Constructive techniques for zeros of monotone mappings in certain Banach spaces.

Let E be a 2-uniformly convex real Banach space with uniformly Gâteaux differentiable norm, and [Formula: see text] its dual space. Let [Formula: see text] be a bounded strongly monotone mapping such that [Formula: see text] For given [Formula: see text] let [Formula: see text] be generated by the algorithm: [Formula: see text]where J is the normalized duality mapping from E into [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] is a real sequence in (0, 1) satisfying suitable conditions. Then it is proved that [Formula: see text] converges strongly to the unique point [Formula: see text] Finally, our theorems are applied to the convex minimization problem.

[Acute rheumatic carditis in Ivory Coast: changes in prevalence during the decade 2000-2009].

Background: Rheumatic fever and acute rheumatic carditis (ARC), though now rare in developed countries, are the main cause of acquired heart disease in children and young adults and remain endemic in developing countries. This study aims to establish the current prevalence of ARC in Ivory Coast.

Patients And Methods: A cross-sectional retrospective study was performed between January 2000 and December 2009 in the pediatric wards of the three university hospitals in Abidjan and in the Institute of Cardiology of Abidjan.

Sensory characteristics and consumer preference for chicken meat in Guinea.

This study identified the sensory characteristics and consumer preference for chicken meat in Guinea. Five chicken samples [live village chicken, live broiler, live spent laying hen, ready-to-cook broiler, and ready-to-cook broiler (imported)] bought from different locations were assessed by 10 trained panelists using 19 sensory attributes. The ANOVA results showed that 3 chicken appearance attributes (brown, yellow, and white), 5 chicken odor attributes (oily, intense, medicine smell, roasted, and mouth persistent), 3 chicken flavor attributes (sweet, bitter, and astringent), and 8 chicken texture attributes (firm, tender, juicy, chew, smooth, springy, hard, and fibrous) were significantly discriminating between the chicken samples (P<0.

Total synthesis of a miniferredoxin.

A miniferredoxin has been designed based on the Desulfovibrio gigas ferredoxin II structure and has been successfully synthesized. The 31 amino acid apoprotein was synthesized via standard Fmoc solid phase peptide synthesis and in vitro cluster insertion carried out. The UV-visible spectrum of the miniferredoxin (peak at 300 nm and a shoulder at 405 nm) shows the same features as that of the D.

[Myocardial infarction in Conakry. Apropos of 11 cases with 4 coronarographies].

The authors study 11 cases of myocardial infarction, hospitalized in the Cardiology Department of the University Hospital Ignace Deen in Conakry, between 1981 and 1987 inclusively, in a total of 842 patients. The series includes 9 men and 2 women, with ages varying from 40 to 63 years, mean 52.4 years.

[Valvular cardiopathies in Conakry. Apropos of 182 hospitalized cases].

The cardiovascular pathology is dominated in Guinea, as in most third-world countries, by valve cardiopathies. These valve diseases are particularly severe and affect children and teen-agers, representing a real public health problem. The severity of these cardiopathies is also obvious because of the severe haemodynamic repercussions and the palliative nature of the medical treatment, since most of these patients are in need of a valve replacement procedure, which currently is only available to some of them.

[Chronic pulmonary heart. Apropos of 41 cases at the Cardiology Department of the Ignace-Deen University Hospital in Conakry].

In 5 years, 41 cases of chronic pulmonary heart were observed at the University Hospital Ignace-Deen in Conakry, representing 7.14 p. cent of hospitalized patients, thus ranking 4th after Hypertension, various myocardiopathies, and valvulopathies.

[Etiologic and nosologic considerations apropos of 574 cases of cardiac decompensation in Conakry].

The authors analyze 574 cases of heart failure observed in the Cardiology Department of the University Hospital Ignace-Deen in Conakry, in a period of 5 years (1981-1985), from the etiological and nosological standpoints. The result is that cardiac insufficiency is very frequent in the department and the patients, in most cases, are found in stage IV of the NYHA (64.98%).

[Profile and course of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in Conakry. Apropos of 268 cases seen at the Cardiology Department of the Ignace-Deen University Hospital 1986-1987].

Over a period of two years (1986-1987), the authors have studied the morbidity and mortality of various cardiovascular diseases in a hospital population of 268 patients. By comparing it with a previous similar study conducted over 5 years (1981-1985), they have reached the following conclusions: the prevalence of the main nosological groups is equivalent (H.B.