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Studies on the Biodiversity of Halophilic Microorganisms Isolated from El-Djerid Salt Lake (Tunisia) under Aerobic Conditions
Bacterial and archaeal aerobic communities were recovered from sediments from the shallow El-Djerid salt lake in Tunisia, and their salinity gradient distribution was established. Six samples for physicochemical and microbiological analyses were obtained from 6 saline sites in the lake for physico-chemical and microbiological analyses. All samples studied were considered hypersaline with NaCl concentration ranging from 150 to 260 g/L. A specific halophilic microbial community was recovered from each site, and characterization of isolated microorganisms was performed via both phenotypic and phylogenetic approaches. Only one extreme halophilic organism, domain Archaea, was isolated from site 4 only, whereas organisms in the domain Bacteria were recovered from the five remaining sampling sites that contained up to 250 g/L NaCl. Members of the domain Bacteria belonged to genera Salicola, Pontibacillus, Halomonas, Marinococcus, and Halobacillus, whereas the only member of domain Archaea isolated belonged to the genus Halorubrum. The results of this study are discussed in terms of the ecological significance of these microorganisms in the breakdown of organic matter in Lake El-Djerid and their potential for industry applications
SiOxNy thin films with variable refraction index: Microstructural, chemical and mechanical properties
Biological control of Fusarium foot rot of wheat using fengycin-producing Bacillus subtilis isolated from salty soil
Relapsed cholangitis revealing hepatic distomatosis in western Algeria apropos of a case
Fascioliasis is a worldwide but unevenly distributed zoonosis caused by the trematode Fasciola hepatica that infects domesticated herbivores. Fascioliasis also occurs accidentally in humans through ingestion of freshwater or aquatic plants laden with metacercariae. Human infections are common in developing countries and not uncommon in Europe, and rare in Algeria. The clinical evolution has been classically described in two phases: an acute phase of hepatic parenchymal invasion of an immature worm larva (parenchymal phase) and a stationary phase after stay in the bile duct and egg production (ductal phase). We report a case of a 50-year-old man from Tlemcen, western Algeria, with cholangitis (liver disorder, abdominal pain and jaundice). The diagnosis was confirmed by serology. The serological examination (Western Blot) was positive and the results of magnetic resonance imaging were compatible with fascioliasis.</jats:p
Etude structurale, optique et électrique de couches minces d'oxynitrure de silicium déposées par pulvérisation cathodique radiofréquence réactive
The aim of this work is to study the structural, optical and electrical properties of silicon oxynitride deposited by reactive radiofrequency sputtering. The elaboration of this ternary compound by sputtering a silicon target in plasma containing at once argon, oxygen and nitrogen is complex because of the presence of an instability region of the reactive process. The analysis of the plasma by optical emission spectroscopy and monitoring of some characteristics (total pressure, bias voltage) as function of sputtering parameters (flow and composition of the gas mixture, discharge power) allowed us to determine the suitable conditions to deposit SiOxNy thin films. By only varying the reactive gas flow rates ratio, we have deposited silicon oxynitride layers with composition varying, quite linearly, between those of silicon nitride and silicon oxide. We obtained amorphous layers whose structure is described by a mixture of SiO2 and Si3N4 nanophases incorporated in an amorphous SiOxNy phase. Silicon dangling bonds were also detected. The films showed interesting optical properties (refractive index, optical gap) and dielectrical properties (permittivity, resistivity) which were found to vary with their composition and structure.Cette étude concerne les propriétés structurales, optiques et électriques des couches minces d'oxynitrure de silicium ( SiOxNy) élaborées par pulvérisarion cathodique radiofréquence d'une cible de silicium dans un plasma argon-oxygène-azote. La zone d'instabilité de ce procédé réactif a été précisée par spectroscopie d'émission optique et par le suivi de la pression totale et du potentiel d'autopolarisation. Les conditions adéquates d'élaboration qui ont été définies, ont permis de déposer des films dont la composition varie presque linéairement, entre celles du nitrure et de l'oxyde de silicium. Ces couches sont formées par un mélange de nanophases de type SiO2 et Si3N4 incorporées dans une phase de SiOxNy amorphe. Des liaisons pendantes ont aussi été détectées sur les atomes de silicium. Les dépôts présentent des propriétés optiques (indice de réfraction, gap optique) et des propriétés diélectriques très intéressantes et variables en fonction de leur composition et de leur structur
Preparation of high absorptance and high emissivity coatings on Mg-Li alloy by plasma electrolytic oxidation
Commande et supervision de la station de pré-filtration de Lalla Khedidja par fibre optique
69 f. : ill. ; 30 cm. (+ CD-Rom)Dans ce mémoire nous avons étudie deux stations station de forage et station de pré-filtration au sein de l’unité de production d’eau minéral lalla khedidja (CEVITAL). La station de forage contient deux forages qui sert a alimenté l’entreprise en eau La station de pré-filtration contient deux lignes qui sert a éliminé les impuretés de l’eau Notre travail consistait à automatiser ces deux stations et développer une plate forme de supervision, pour cela nous avons commencé par la matérialisation des deux stations. Par la suite nous avons élaboré le modèle Grafcet décrivant le fonctionnement de la station de forage, et nous avons donné la boucle de régulation pour la station de pré-filtration. Puis nous avons proposé une solution de commande en logique programmée qui assure son Fonctionnement à l’aide du logiciel step7. En fin nous avons construit une plate forme de supervision pour que l’operateur commende et visualise son fonctionnement en temps réel. En cas d’erreur, l’operateur est directement Informé sur l’origine de cette dernière ainsi il pourra intervenir rapidement
