BACKGROUND The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing dramatically in the Middle East and North Africa region. However, there are few trials that have determined the effect of antidiabetic treatment in an observational setting in these countries. METHODS This was a noninterventional study performed in Morocco in 2006-2007 and in the Middle East in 2005-2006 to observe the efficacy and sa...

In order to contribute to the knowledge of beetles (Coleoptera) of the mountainous region of Morocco, Talassemtane National Park (Western Rif, Chefchaouen district, Morocco) was surveyed. This is an exceptional protected area of the Mediterranean Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve (RIBM). The checklist was made using different traps combined with active periodical searches during 2013-2015. A t...

Received 12 Dec., 2013 Accepted 21 Apr., 2014 (006240) 1 Transdisciplinary Team of Analytical Science for Sustainable Development, Faculty of Science and Technologies, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco 2 Laboratory of Biological Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technologies, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco, e-mail: [email protected] 3 Labo...

SUMMARY Morocco is a privileged partner of the European Union. The EU is Morocco's most important export market, its leading public and private external investor and its most important tourist market. Morocco also contributes to the EU's energy security as a strategic transit country for Algerian gas and as an exporter of electricity to Spain. Human exchanges are constantly expanding: the EU is...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of skin cancers is constantly increasing in Morocco, and they have gradually become more aggressive due to a significant delay in the diagnosis. Our aim was to assess the levels of awareness and the influencing factors related to skin cancer knowledge in Morocco. METHODS This cross-sectional study was carried out in Morocco through the medium of a validated questionn...

Newcastle disease (ND) also known as Ranikhit disease (RD) is a highly contagious viral disease that attacks many species of domestic and wild birds [1]. Several species of birds are affected by ND with chickens and turkeys being readily susceptible. It was reported that more than 250 species of free living and caged birds have been infected with NDV therefore; it is probable that most avian sp...

BACKGROUND Little is known about HIV-1 subtype distribution in Morocco. Some data suggest an emergence of new HIV subtypes. We conducted phylogenetic analysis on a nationally representative sample of 60 HIV-1 viral specimens collected during 2004-2005 through the Morocco national HIV sentinel surveillance survey. RESULTS While subtype B is still the most prevalent, 23.3% of samples represente...

The aim of this prospective study in Morocco was to investigate the causes of invasive bacterial diseases in children in order to inform antibiotic therapy and vaccine choices. Of 238 children aged < or = 5 years admitted to the Children's Hospital of Casablanca for invasive diseases over a 12-month period, 185 were diagnosed with bacterial infection: 76 had chest-X-ray-confirmed pneumonia, 59 ...

1 Laboratoire d’Electronique, Signaux, Systemes et Informatique (LESSI), Département de Physique, Faculté des Sciences Dhar El Mehraz, B.P. 1796, 30000 Fes-Atlas, Morocco 2 Research Unit, Constrained and Robust Regulation, Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, B.P. 2390, 40000 Marrakech, Morocco 3Departamento de Ingenieria de Sistemas y Automática, Universidad de Valladolid, 4700...

RESEARCH ARTICLE Hardware and Software Co-Design of Arabic Alphabets Recognition Platform for Blind and Visually Impaired Persons Brahim Sabir, Yassine Khazri, Mohamed Moussetad and Bouzekri Touri LIMAT Lab, Physics Department, Faculty of Science Ben M'Sik Physics Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco LAPSTICE Lab, Language and Communication Department, Faculty of Science Ben M'Sik Physics Casablanca...