sp. nov., isolated from infected rodents () in Senegal.

species are involved in various human diseases, causing a range of clinical manifestations; animals are considered as the main reservoirs, transmitting diverse species of through direct contact and haematophagous insects. Here, we characterize a new species, sp. nov.

Hydrothermal Synthesis of TiO Aggregates and Their Application as Negative Electrodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries: The Conflicting Effects of Specific Surface and Pore Size.

TiO aggregates of controlled size have been successfully prepared by hydrothermal synthesis using TiO nanoparticles of different sizes as a building unit. In this work, different techniques were used to characterize the as-prepared TiO aggregates, e.g.

Molecular Characterization and Genetic Diversity of Haplogroup E Human Lice in Guinea, West Africa.

, the head louse, is an obligate blood-sucking ectoparasite that occurs in six divergent mitochondrial clades (A, D, B, F, C and E). Several studies reported the presence of different pathogenic agents in head lice specimens collected worldwide. These findings suggest that head louse could be a dangerous vector and a serious public health problem.

A new approach for blood pressure estimation based on phonocardiogram.

Continuous and non-invasive measurement of blood pressure (BP) is of great importance particularly for patients in critical state. To achieve continuous and cuffless BP monitoring, pulse transit time (PTT) has been reported as a potential parameter. Nevertheless, this approach remains very sensitive, cumbersome and disagreeable in ambulatory measurement.

Short-Term Health Impact Assessment of Urban PM10 in Bejaia City (Algeria).

We used Health Impact Assessment (HIA) to analyze the impact on a given population's health outcomes in terms of all-causes mortality and respiratory and cardiovascular hospitalizations attributable to short-term exposure to particulate matter less than 10 μm diameter (PM10) in Bejaia city, for which health effects of air pollution have never been investigated. Two scenarios of PM10 reduction were considered: first, a scenario where the PM10 annual mean is decreased by 5 µg/m(3), and then a scenario where this PM10 mean is decreased to 20 µg/m(3) (World Health Organization annual air quality guideline (WHO-AQG)). Annual mean level of PM10 (81.

The study of potable water treatment process in Algeria (boudouaou station) -by the application of life cycle assessment (LCA).

Environmental impact assessment will soon become a compulsory phase in future potable water production projects, in algeria, especially, when alternative treatment processes such sedimentation ,coagulation sand filtration and Desinfection are considered. An impact assessment tool is therefore developed for the environmental evaluation of potable water production. in our study The evaluation method used is the life cycle assessment (LCA) for the determination and evaluation of potential impact of a drink water station ,near algiers (SEAL-Boudouaoua).

Linearization of the full activated sludge model No 1 for interaction analysis.

This paper deals with the linearization of the full activated sludge model No 1 (ASM1) in the scope of interaction analysis. For consistency, the linearization procedure is developed and validated within the BSM1 simulation benchmark framework. It is based on reaction rate approximation by linear combinations of states.