The increasing prevalence of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has posed significant challenges in clinical and environmental settings. MRSA's resistance is attributed to the mecA gene, which encodes the penicillin-binding protein 2a (PBP2a), conferring resistance to β-lactam antibiotics. This study aimed to molecularly detect the mecA gene in MRSA isolates from clinical and environmental samples and identify...

One of the biggest challenges that the world faces today is the availability of fresh and potable water in arid, semi-arid, and deprived regions. This is a challenge that concerns not only economic development but also social development spanning several UN SDGs. This article presents a detailed critical and systematic review of the technologies for producing industrial and potable water. Emphasis is made on direct air capture...

Language matters in shaping perceptions and guiding behaviour. The term stakeholder is widely used, yet little attention is paid to the possibility that its use may inadvertently perpetuate colonial narratives and reinforce systemic inequities. In this article, we critically examine the limitations of the stakeholder concept and its ambiguity, normativity, and exclusionary implications. We emphasise the importance of using lan...

Ischemic stroke represents a significant societal burden across the globe. Rare high penetrant monogenic variants and less pathogenic common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been described as being associated with risk of diseases. Genetic studies in Saudi Arabian patients offer a greater opportunity to detect rare high penetrant mutations enriched in these consanguineous populations. We performed whole exome sequen...