Taif University

Teacher accountability and educational reform: Exploring Saudi EFL teachers’ well-being, professional practice and identity

Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 reform agenda emphasises teacher accountability to improve education and provide students with future skills. Despite its policy significance, there is a lack of research on how English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers in Saudi Arabia perceive the a...

Improving Autism Diagnosis Across Ages Using Eye-Tracking and Temporal Transformer Models

Variation in gaze behavior due to age is currently a considerable challenge in building reliable eye-tracking systems for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnosis. However, existing strategies often focus on static gaze representation or dataset-based information, which can lead...

Circular Economy and Sustainable Development: Evidence From Green Innovation, Energy Transition, and Green Investment on Ecological Footprint in G7 Countries

ABSTRACT Achieving sustainable development in advanced economies requires accelerating the transition toward a circular economy while mitigating escalating ecological pressures. Despite growing policy attention, evidence remains limited on the joint effects of green finance, gree...

Modeling and experimental validation of an indirect active hybrid solar dryer for mint leaves: Coupled thermal and moisture-transfer analysis

A mathematical model was developed and experimentally validated to predict the thermal performance and drying behavior of an indirect active solar dryer (IAHSD) for mint leaves. The distinctive contribution of the proposed approach is its integration of solar-energy input, auxili...

Evaluation of relative safety and therapeutic efficacy of antihyperlipidemic drug regimens used alone or in combination in cardiovascular disease: randomized controlled study

Abstract Background Statin monotherapy is a cornerstone of lipid-lowering therapy for reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and cardiovascular risk in patients with dyslipidemia. However, many patients at moderate-to-high cardiovascular risk fail to achieve recomme...

Environmental sustainability and thermodynamic evaluation of a solar dryer with zigzag airflow during henna leaf drying

Abstract This study developed and evaluated a solar dryer with a zigzag airflow pathway for drying henna leaves under Egyptian climatic conditions. The system was designed to improve air‐product contact in tray drying by directing heated air alternately above and below the drying...

Physiological and transcriptional regulation of cadmium stress tolerance in ornamental pepper by silicon nanoparticles and melatonin

Nanotechnology has been established as a promising approach to improve heavy metal stress tolerance in horticultural crops. Melatonin (MT) is an emerging biostimulant for inducing stress resistance in plants. In this study, we evaluated the individual and combined effects of sili...

A sensitive and green spectrofluorimetric method for determination of guanfacine hydrochloride based on NBD-Cl derivatization

A sensitive and environmentally friendly spectrofluorimetric method was developed for the determination of guanfacine in pharmaceutical formulations. The method is based on derivatization of guanfacine with 4-chloro-7-nitrobenzofurazan in alkaline medium to yield a highly fluores...

Evaluating large language model performance in US FDA regulatory science

Abstract Background Clinical and population decision-making relies on the systematic evaluation of extensive regulatory evidence. The FDA drug reviews provide detailed information on clinical trial design, enrollment criteria, sample size, randomization, comparators, endpoints, a...

Spatially-integrated Ancestry Polygenic Risk Mapping for Diabetes: A Geographic-adjusted Genetic Scoring Framework

Abstract Background: Conventional polygenic risk scores (PRSs) often fail to capture geographic and ancestry-specific variation, limiting their predictive accuracy in admixed and globally diverse populations. This study aims to develop a spatially-aware PRS (SA-PRS) framework tha...

A clinical and experimental investigation of liraglutide effects on the brain-kidney axis

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists elicit diuresis and natriuresis in humans and rodents. However, little is known about their interactions with the bodies hormonal systems that control fluid homeostasis. We performed a single center, open-label, before-and-after study and...