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Cosavirus, Salivirus and Bufavirus in Diarrheal Tunisian Infants
2016
International audience; Three newly discovered viruses have been recently described in diarrheal patients: Cosa-virus (CosV) and Salivirus (SalV), two picornaviruses, and Bufavirus (BuV), a parvovirus. The detection rate and the role of these viruses remain to be established in acute gastroen-teritis (AGE) in diarrheal Tunisian infants. From October 2010 through March 2012, stool samples were collected from 203 children <5 years-old suffering from AGE and attending the Children's Hospital in Monastir, Tunisia. All samples were screened for CosV, SalV and BuV as well as for norovirus (NoV) and group A rotavirus (RVA) by molecular biology. Positive samples for the three screened viruses were …
Tunisian Milk Thistle: An Investigation of the Chemical Composition and the Characterization of Its Cold-Pressed Seed Oils
2017
In this study, milk thistle seeds growing in different areas in Tunisia were cold pressed and the extracted oils were examined for their chemical and antioxidant properties. The major fatty acids were linoleic acid (C18:2) (57.0%, 60.0%, and 60.3% for the milk thistle seed oils native to Bizerte, Zaghouan and Sousse, respectively) and oleic acid (C18:1) (15.5%, 21.5%, and 22.4% for the milk thistle seed oils originating from Bizerte, Zaghouan and Sousse, respectively). High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis showed the richness of the milk thistle seed oils (MTSO) in α-tocopherol. The highest content was recorded for that of the region of Zaghouan (286.22 mg/kg). The total ph…
Entre Trapani et Tunis. De la période du Risorgimento à la fin du Protectorat français: parcours de travailleurs et d’entrepreneurs au-delà du Canal …
2019
Sin dai tempi più antichi, il Canale di Sicilia e la città di Trapani hanno costituito un ponte naturale fra il Maghreb e la Sicilia. Il saggio mette a sistema alcuni studi sugli architetti ed imprenditori di origine trapanese che emigrarono in Tunisia fra il XVIII e XIX secolo e ne propone una lettura inedita. Il fil rouge che lega Giuseppe Abita, la famiglia di imprenditori Canino e Domenico Basciano riguarda sia la loro provenienza dalla città siciliana, ma soprattutto l'importante contributo che essi hanno trasferito nell'architettura del periodo coloniale e post-coloniale francese nel Maghreb.
The A allele of cluster of differentiation 36 (CD36) SNP 1761667 associates with decreased lipid taste perception in obese Tunisian women.
2015
Recent studies have suggested that excessive intake of dietary fat is associated with obesity. Some obese subjects have been reported to exhibit high thresholds for the gustatory detection of lipids via lipid receptors, such as cluster of differentiation 36 (CD36). We studied lingual detection thresholds for emulsions containing oleic acid in obese Tunisian women (n203) using a three-alternative forced choice (3-AFC) method. Genotyping of theTNF-α(rs1800629),IL-6(rs1800795) andCD36(rs1761667) genes was performed to associate with lipid taste perception thresholds. TheCD36genotype distribution was as follows: GG (n42), AG (n102) and AA (n59). Women with theCD36GG genotype exhibited oral dete…
Immunohistochemical analysis of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and p53 expression in pterygium from Tunisian patients.
2009
A pterygium is characterized by abnormal fibrovascular corneoconjunctival tissue. A number of investigations have attempted to elucidate this incompletely understood pathology. Since vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and p53 are known to participate in tumor vascularization, our purpose was to study VEGF and p53 expression in active primary and recurrent pterygium from Tunisian patients. To this end, 15 cases of active primary pterygium and five cases of recurrent pterygium from Tunisia were studied by immunohistochemistry. Antibodies raised against VEGF and p53 were used to analyze the distribution and expression of these markers in pterygium and normal human conjunctiva were used …
Growth factor concentrations and their placental mRNA expression are modulated in gestational diabetes mellitus: possible interactions with macrosomia
2009
Abstract Background Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a form of diabetes that occurs during pregnancy. GDM is a well known risk factor for foetal overgrowth, termed macrosomia which is influenced by maternal hypergycemia and endocrine status through placental circulation. The study was undertaken to investigate the implication of growth factors and their receptors in GDM and macrosomia, and to discuss the role of the materno-foeto-placental axis in the in-utero regulation of foetal growth. Methods 30 women with GDM and their 30 macrosomic babies (4.75 ± 0.15 kg), and 30 healthy age-matched pregnant women and their 30 newborns (3.50 ± 0.10 kg) were recruited in the present study. Serum …
Le mode de financement et l'efficacité de la formation initiale des enseignants du primaire en Tunisie
1999
Actes des XIXè journées de l'AES; International audience; Depuis la réforme de 1991, la formation initiale des enseignants du primaire en Tunisie dure deux années au cours desquelles les élèves-enseignants sont astreints à un régime d'internat. Le financement de la formation des maîtres est assuré par les fonds publics, d'importantes aides sont octroyées aux élèves-enseignants. Leurs performances pédagogiques sont satisfaisantes, mais l'insertion des diplômés commence à être plus difficile.
Nuove ricerche tuniso-italiane al teatro romano di Althiburos
2017
Il progetto di rilievo, scavo, studio e valorizzazione del teatro romano di Althiburos (El M’deïna, Tunisia) vede coinvolti l’Institut National du Patrimoine, l’Università di Macerata ed il Politecnico di Bari. Nelle tre campagne sinora svolte è stato iniziato il programma di rilievo del monumento e catalogo degli elementi architettonici e sono stati iniziati alcuni saggi stratigrafici che hanno permesso di indagare le fasi più tarde della vita dell’edificio, da quando cioè, in età bizantina, il teatro venne trasformato in fortezza sino all’età moderna. Il progetto della missione congiunta tuniso-italiana prevede di riprendere quest’anno lo studio del monumento e del materiale già scavato e…
Il teatro romano di Althiburos (M’deina, el Kef). Tunisia
2015
Il contributo delinea brevemente le attività della missione archeologica dell'università di Macerata ad Althiburos, svolta in collaborazione con l'Institut National du Patrimoine di tunisi e con il Politecnico di Bari. La missione ha per oggetto lo studio, lo scavo e la valorizzazione del teatro romano di Althiburos.
Architecture et communauté italienne en Tunisie pendant les vingt ans du fascisme
2011
Segmentato in cicli formalmente eterogenei, e però omologabili in base al comune denominatore della facies mediterranea, il filone delle architetture costruite negli anni Trenta dagli italiani a Tunisi, a Biserta, a Sousse, a Sfax e a Ferryville si mostra, dunque, principalmente tributario dei modi Déco della costa meridionale della Francia (con apprezzabili riferimenti all’edilizia coeva di Marsiglia e di Nizza). Succede pure che questo generale orientamento, limitatamente ad una ridotta aliquota di esempi di architetture ideate con maggiore respiro culturale, possa contemplare mediazioni con le espressioni più innovative di quella modernità accademizzante che nella Parigi di quegli anni a…