Petit-Bourg (Guadeloupe). Roujol

A comparison of two fractal models for describing whole tree structure

4th International Workshop on Functional-Structural Plant Models, 7-11 june 2004 –Montpellier, France Edited by C. Godin et al., pp. 110-114 A comparison of two fractal models for describing whole tree structure Pekka Nygren, Harry Ozier-Lafontaine and Miaoer Lu Department of Forest Ecology, PO Box 27, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland Unité Agropédoclimatique, INRA Antilles-Guyane, Domaine...

Petit Mal or Pyknolepsy

[Spontaneous bilateral Petit hernia].

Petit's lumbar hernia is an uncommon defect of the posterior abdominal wall that represents less than 1% of all abdominal wall hernias. It is more often unilateral and founded in young females, rarely containing a real herniated sac. There are two different approaches to repair: laparoscopy and open surgery. The goal of this article is to report one case of spontaneous bilateral lumbar Petit's ...

West Nile Virus, Guadeloupe

To determine whether West Nile virus (WNV) had reached the archipelago of Guadeloupe, a serologic study in horses and birds was conducted in 2002. Immunoglobulin (Ig) G, IgM, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and seroneutralization tests identified WNV infection in horses and chickens. Six months later, a high rate of seroconversion was observed in horses.

Profile of Christine Petit

Over the last 20 years, geneticist and neurobiologist Christine Petit has written the canticle of the cochlea from scratch, revealing the long-shrouded machinery of the auditory system molecule by molecule. Along the way, she has identified more than 20 genes responsible for hearing impairments, with each of these cochlear deficits accounting for the observed sensory impairment, a succinct stor...