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...

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...

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...

A recent catalogue of the rich ant fauna of Morocco included 214 species, with later studies adding an additional 12 species. Following recent fieldwork in the north of Morocco, we report five new records for the country (Plagiolepis pygmaea Latreille, 1798, Ponera testacea Emery, 1895, Strumigenys tenuipilis Emery, 1915, Temnothorax pardoi Tinaut, 1987, and Tetramorium parvioculum Guillem & Be...

TheSternocoelis marseulii species group is proposed based on antennal and prosternal characters. Five species are included in the group:Sternocoelis marseulii (Brisout de Barneville, 1866)(Spain), Sternocoelis viaticus Lewis, 1892 (Algeria), Sternocoelis vaucheri Lewis, 1896 (Morocco), Sternocoelis berberus Lackner & Yélamos, 2001 (Morocco)and Sternocoelis yelamosisp. n. (Morocco). The external...

behçet’s disease (bd) which is classified among vasculitides is a systemic disease with various manifestations. its clinical course is characterized by attacks and remissions. till now, two nationwide surveys of bd from iran and japan and 4 major case series from turkey, korea, morocco and england have been reported. clinical picture of bd is dominated by mucous membrane manifestations, includi...

Data from 183 animals raised in 61 flocks were collected to investigate the morphological characteristics of the Northern Morocco goat. Nine zoometric measures and seven combined indices were obtained. Three zones were defined  based on geo-climatic characteristics and environmental influences: Mediterranean, Atlantic and Dual. The morphological variables showed the absence of sexual dimorphism...