Hb Hope [β136Gly→Asp] and Hb Grady [α119_120insGluPheThr] compound heterozygosity in a Mauritanian patient
Journal Name: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)Issue: Ahead of print (Source: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine)
Source: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine - August 8, 2015 Category: Laboratory Medicine Source Type: research
Hb Hope [β136Gly→Asp] and Hb Grady [α119_120insGluPheThr] compound heterozygosity in a Mauritanian patient
Journal Name: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)Volume: 54Issue: 2Pages: e35-e36 (Source: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine)
Source: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine - August 6, 2015 Category: Laboratory Medicine Source Type: research
Research on psychosocial aspects of asthma in the Arab world: a literature review
Abstract
The importance of psychosocial factors in the management of bronchial asthma has long been recognized. This paper offers a review of research published in the English language related to psychosocial aspects of bronchial asthma in Arab countries. Several databases (PubMed, Science Direct, Springer Link, ERIC, and PsychInfo) were searched using the following keywords: bronchial asthma, Arab countries, Algiers, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine (West Bank, Gaza), Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Sudan, Somalia; United...
Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine - April 15, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth: The Case of Developing African Economies
Abstract
This paper uses annual balanced panel data to examine the Granger causal link between foreign direct investment (FDI) and economic growth (measured by real GDP growth) for 23 African countries covering the period from 1970 to 2011. Using recently developed panel econometric techniques the present paper takes into account non-stationary and cross-section dependency in the dataset when analyzing the growth-FDI nexus. The empirical results indicate two-way Granger causality link between FDI and economic growth. Furthermore, we show that this causal link is not homogeneous among individual countrie...
Source: Social Indicators Research - March 31, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Malaria in Mauritania: retrospective and prospective overview
A useful review of the situation of malaria in Mauritania. (Source: Malaria Journal)
Source: Malaria Journal - March 4, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Khadijetou LekweiryMohamed SalemLeonardo BascoSébastien BriolantJamaleddine HafidAli Boukhary Source Type: research
Species on the rocks: Systematics and biogeography of the rock-dwelling Ptyodactylus geckos (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) in North Africa and Arabia
Publication date: Available online 24 February 2015 Source:Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution Author(s): Margarita Metallinou , Jan Červenka , Pierre-André Crochet , Lukáš Kratochvíl , Thomas Wilms , Philippe Geniez , Mohammed Y. Shobrak , José C. Brito , Salvador Carranza The understanding of the diversity of species in the Palearctic and the processes that have generated it is still weak for large parts of the arid areas of North Africa and Arabia. Reptiles are among their most remarkable representatives, with numerous groups well adapted to the diverse environments. The Ptyodactylus geckos are a st...
Source: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution - February 24, 2015 Category: Molecular Biology Source Type: research
Efficacy of chloroquine for the treatment of Plasmodium vivax in the Saharan zone in Mauritania
A study that provides important data about the chloroquine resistance in Plasmodium vivax malaria in Africa. The methodology used is classical and based on WHO recommendation. (Source: Malaria Journal)
Source: Malaria Journal - January 28, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Mohamed Ahmedou SalemYeslim Mohamed LemineJemila DeidaMohamed LemrabottMohamed OuldabdallahiMamadou BaAli BoukharyMohamed KhairyMohamed Abdel AzizPascal RingwaldLeonardo BascoSaidou NiangSidi Lebatt Source Type: research
Increasing Prevalence of Plasmodium vivax Among Febrile Patients in Nouakchott, Mauritania.
Abstract
The occurrence of Plasmodium vivax malaria was reported in Nouakchott, Mauritania in the 1990s. Several studies have suggested the frequent occurrence of P. vivax malaria among Nouakchott residents, including those without recent travel history to the southern part of the country where malaria is known to be endemic. To further consolidate the evidence for P. vivax endemicity and the extent of malaria burden in one district in the city of Nouakchott, febrile illnesses were monitored in 2012-2013 in the Teyarett health center. The number of laboratory-confirmed P. vivax cases has attained more than...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - January 12, 2015 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Ould Ahmedou Salem MS, Mint Lekweiry K, Mint Deida J, Ould Emouh A, Ould Weddady M, Ould Mohamed Salem Boukhary A, Basco LK Tags: Am J Trop Med Hyg Source Type: research
Radium Isotope Distributions during the US GEOTRACES North Atlantic Cruises
Publication date: Available online 7 January 2015 Source:Marine Chemistry Author(s): Matthew A. Charette , Paul J. Morris , Paul B. Henderson , Willard S. Moore Radium isotopes are produced in sediments via the decay of thorium isotopes and are generally soluble in seawater. As such, isotopes of the radium quartet (224Ra, 223Ra, 228Ra, 226Ra) have been used as tracers of ocean boundary inputs and mixing processes. We measured radium isotopes on the US GEOTRACES North Atlantic cruises in 2010 and 2011, which crossed a number of key ocean boundary features including the Mediterranean outflow, the Mauritanian upwellin...
Source: Marine Chemistry - January 9, 2015 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
The cost of migration: spoonbills suffer higher mortality during trans-Saharan spring migrations only.
Abstract
Explanations for the wide variety of seasonal migration patterns of animals all carry the assumption that migration is costly and that this cost increases with migration distance. Although in some studies, the relationships between migration distance and breeding success or annual survival are established, none has investigated whether mortality during the actual migration increases with migration distance. Here, we compared seasonal survival between Eurasian spoonbills (Platalea leucorodia leucorodia) that breed in The Netherlands and migrate different distances (ca 1000, 2000 and 4500 km) to win...
Source: Biology Letters - January 1, 2015 Category: Biology Authors: Lok T, Overdijk O, Piersma T Tags: Biol Lett Source Type: research
Efficacy of artesunate-amodiaquine for the treatment of acute uncomplicated falciparum malaria in southern Mauritania
A well-described study of ASAQ in 130 patients in Mauritania. Although there are dozens of papers showing that this drug works, including studies in neighbouring countries, this is the first in Mauritania and as such will provide useful background knowledge for future monitoring of efficacy. (Source: Malaria Journal)
Source: Malaria Journal - December 16, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Mohamed OuldabdallahiIsmail AlewMohamed SalemMamadou dit Dialaw BaAli BoukharyMohamed KhairyMohamed AzizPascal RingwaldLeonardo BascoSaidou NiangSid Lebatt Source Type: research
Ngari Virus in Goats during Rift Valley Fever Outbreak, Mauritania, 2010
M. Eiden et al. (Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal)
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal - November 5, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
MtDNA diversity of Ghana: a forensic and phylogeographic view
Publication date: March 2012 Source:Forensic Science International: Genetics, Volume 6, Issue 2 Author(s): Liane Fendt , Alexander Röck , Bettina Zimmermann , Martin Bodner , Thorsten Thye , Frank Tschentscher , Ellis Owusu-Dabo , Tanja M.K. Göbel , Peter M. Schneider , Walther Parson West Africa is characterized by a migration history spanning more than 150,000 years. Climate changes but also political circumstances were responsible for several early but also recent population movements that shaped the West African mitochondrial landscape. The aim of the study was to establish a Ghanaian mtDNA dataset for ...
Source: Forensic Science International: Genetics - November 1, 2014 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research
A new species of the rare buthid scorpion genus Lissothus Vachon, 1948 from Central Algeria (Scorpiones, Buthidae).
Abstract
Taxonomic considerations are given for the genus Lissothus Vachon, 1948 (Scorpiones, Buthidae). Two species are currently known, Lissothus bernardi Vachon, 1948 from Libya and Lissothus occidentalis Vachon, 1950 from Mauritania. In this contribution, a new species, Lissothus chaambi sp. n., is described from the desert of Central Algeria. The new species is most closely related to L. bernardi. The geographical distribution of the genus is discussed.
PMID: 24961562 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Comptes Rendus Biologies)
Source: Comptes Rendus Biologies - June 1, 2014 Category: Biology Authors: Lourenço WR, Sadine SE Tags: C R Biol Source Type: research
Bite the bullet
In many cultures, amulets are common devices worn to protect the wearer against all sorts of diseases and afflictions. At a Primary Health Care center in Mauritania, West Africa, an ex-soldier was prescribed a tetanus vaccination; however, he told us it was impossible because a powerful amulet had made his skin impenetrable and the needle would break. He explained how he had been shot while in the army and to prevent a similar incident he bought a very expensive amulet. Being a sceptic, I suggested that we could just try the injection. My translator helpfully suggested he could remove the amulet for a short time; however, ...
Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - April 30, 2014 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Fearon, D. Tags: JECH Gallery Source Type: research
