Fungus as a source of carotenoids

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Strategic Choices of Moroccan Agri-food SME Exporters

Purpose This study aims to ascertain whether or not there is an ultimate strategy for improving the export performance of Moroccan SMEs operating in the agri-food sector. Methods Performance is apprehended in this research by two variables (export performance and the evolution of export turnover). At the same time, strategic choices are split into six orientations: differentiation, cost leadership, focus, marketing diversification, innovation, and alliance. Data are collected from a sample of 25 SMEs. Chi-square (Chi) and FCA (Factorial correspondence analysis) determine the relationship between two variables in a population by plotting statistical maps of the contingency table. Results Based on the survey, the commercial performance of Moroccan SME exporters operating in the agri-food sector remains unaffected by the selection and implementation of a particular strategy. Implications The result implies that no single strategy can be deemed superior to another. Instead, hybrid strategies are adopted and integrated based on individual companies' unique requirements, objectives, and limitations

Ortho­rhom­bic polymorph of (6,7-dimeth­oxy-1,2,3,4-tetra­hydro­isoquinolin-1-yl)methanol

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C12H17NO3, contains two mol­ecules with different conformations. It is a polymorph of the monoclinic form [El Antri et al. (2004 ▶). Mol­ecules, 9, 650–657]; the samples were crystallized at different temperatures from the same solvent. In both structures, mol­ecules are linked by O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds, forming chains. The conformations of the chains and their packing differ markedly in the two polymorphs

KYSTE DERMOÏDE DU CONE MEDULLAIRE

Les auteurs rapportent une observation de kyste dermoïde du cône médullaire sans lésion dysraphique associée chez un jeune patient de 19 ans, révélé par l’installation insidieuse depuis environ 06 ans de lombo-sciatalgies gauches tronquées au niveau du genou puis devenu bilatérales 02 mois avant son hospitalisation et associées à des troubles génito-sphinctériennes. L’I.R.M lombaire a montré un processus occupant le canal lombaire s’étendant de L1 à L3 responsable d’un effacement des espaces périmédullaires et un scalloping vertébral en regard. Le patient a été opéré par voie postérieure et a bénéficié d’une exérèse totale de sa tumeur. L’examen anatomopathologique a confirmé le diagnostic. Les suites opératoires ont été favorables

Phytochemical constituents from the seeds of Calycotome villosa subsp. intermedia

AbstractA new dihydroisoquinoline-N-oxide alkaloid 1 together with the previously known methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate 2 were isolated for the first time from the seeds of Calycotome villosa subsp. intermedia. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis and in the case of the new alkaloid 1-hydroxymethyl-6,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-N-oxide 1 by X-ray diffraction analysis

A Rare Case of Adult Medulloblastoma with Spinal Metastasis

Medulloblastoma is a relatively common malignant brain tumor of childhood and relatively rare in adulthood, with a propensity for neuraxial spread via cerebrospinal fluid pathways. Osseous extraneural metastasis is uncommon and when it happens, radiologic findings are of sclerotic (60%), lytic (35%), and mixed patterns (5%) (Algra et al. (1992)). In this paper, we present a case of medulloblastoma metastiaszing to the lumbar spine and describe the magnetic resonance appearance, with emphasis on the image findings mimicking spondylodiscitis

Phytochemical constituents from the seeds of Calycotome villosa subsp. intermedia

International audienceA new dihydroisoquinoline-N-oxide alkaloid 1 together with the previously known methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate 2 were isolated for the first time from the seeds of Calycotome villosa subsp. intermedia. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analysis and in the case of the new alkaloid 1-hydroxymethyl-6,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-N-oxide 1 by X-ray diffraction analysis