6 research outputs found
Vertebral cryptococcosis in an immunocompetent patient - a case report
We report an unusual case of 70 years old, immunocompetent woman who was diagnosed with vertebral cryptococcosis. The diagnosis was made on the basis of radiological and histological findings. The outcome was favorable under antifungal treatment
Conduite à tenir devant la découverte d’une gammapathie monoclonale à l’électrophorèse des protéines
La découverte d’un pic monoclonal lors d’une électrophorèse des protéines sanguines impose de réaliser un bilan biologique et radiologique afin d’éliminer en priorité une hémopathie maligne. Lorsque ce bilan complémentaire est négatif, on parle alors de gammapathie monoclonale de signification indéterminée (GMSI). Le diagnostic de GMSI implique une surveillance régulière afin d’identifier précocement les signes de transformation maligne
Electronic structure, first and second order physical properties of MPS4: a theoretical study
SpoÄŤĂtali jsme elektronickou strukturu a fyzikálnĂ vlastnosti kovu thiofosfátu InPS4 a AlPS4 pomocĂ pseudo potenciálu hustoty funkÄŤnĂ teorie (DFT), spojenĂ© s modernĂ teorii polarizaceWe have calculated the electronic structure and physical properties of metal thiophosphate compounds InPS4 and AlPS4 by means of pseudopotential density functional theory (DFT) coupled with the modern theory of polarizatio
Morocco’s First Biobank: Establishment, Ethical Issues, Biomedical Research Opportunities, and Challenges
Background. Biobanks are highly organized infrastructures that allow the storage of human biological specimens associated with donors’ personal and clinical data. These infrastructures play a key role in the development of translational medical research. In this context, we launched, in November 2015, the first biobank in Morocco (BRO Biobank) in order to promote biomedical research and provide opportunities to include Moroccan and North African ethnic groups in international biomedical studies. Here, we present the setup and the sample characteristics of BRO Biobank. Methods. Patients were recruited at several departments of two major health-care centers in the city of Oujda. Healthy donors were enrolled during blood donation campaigns all over Eastern Morocco. From each participant, personal, clinical, and biomedical data were collected, and several biospecimens were stored. Standard operating procedures have been established in accordance with international guidelines on human biobanks. Results. Between November 2015 and July 2020, 2446 participants were recruited into the BRO Biobank, of whom 2013 were healthy donors, and 433 were patients. For healthy donors, the median age was 35 years with a range between 18 and 65 years and the consanguinity rate was 28.96%. For patients, the median age was 11 years with a range between 1 day and 83 years. Among these patients, 55% had rare diseases (hemoglobinopathies, intellectual disabilities, disorders of sex differentiation, myopathies, etc.), 13% had lung cancer, 4% suffered from hematological neoplasms, 3% were from the kidney transplantation project, and 25% had unknown diagnoses. The BRO Biobank has collected 5092 biospecimens, including blood, white blood cells, plasma, serum, urine, frozen tissue, FFPE tissue, and nucleic acids. A sample quality control has been implemented and suggested that samples of the BRO Biobank are of high quality and therefore suitable for high-throughput nucleic acid analysis. Conclusions. The BRO Biobank is the largest sample collection in Morocco, and it is ready to provide samples to national and international research projects. Therefore, the BRO Biobank is a valuable resource for advancing translational medical research
Abstracts of 1st International Conference on Computational & Applied Physics
This book contains the abstracts of the papers presented at the International Conference on Computational & Applied Physics (ICCAP’2021) Organized by the Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films Laboratory (LASICOM), Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University Saad Dahleb Blida 1, Algeria, held on 26–28 September 2021. The Conference had a variety of Plenary Lectures, Oral sessions, and E-Poster Presentations.
Conference Title: 1st International Conference on Computational & Applied PhysicsConference Acronym: ICCAP’2021Conference Date: 26–28 September 2021Conference Location: Online (Virtual Conference)Conference Organizer: Surfaces, Interfaces, and Thin Films Laboratory (LASICOM), Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University Saad Dahleb Blida 1, Algeria