Unemployment and work sharing in an efficiency wage model

This paper accounts for work sharing and unemployment in an efficiency wage model. The Solow condition holds when working hours are exogenous. Under the assumption of endogeneity and using general forms for the effort and cost functions, we prove that work sharing may have a reducing impact on unemployment.efficiency wage

Giant cystic lymphangioma of the small bowel mesentery: case report

Cystic lymphangioma is an uncommon mesenteric tumor which is usually reported in children. We describe a case of a 12-years old girl who was admitted in our hospital with abdominal distension and pain. Physical examination showed an abdomino-pelvic mass. Preoperative studies including abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography failed to determine the cause of the pain. Laparotomy found a giant cystic tumor of the small bowel mesentery. Histological studies confirm the diagnosis of cystic lymphangioma. Based on this case, a review of the literature is suggested

Enorme kyste hydatique cérébral révélé par un coma

La localisation cérébrale du kyste hydatique est rare (2%), nous rapportons le cas d'une fille de 6 ans, admise aux urgences pour un coma d'installation progressive et dont le bilan radiologique a montré un énorme kyste cérébral fronto-pariétal, le diagnostic de kyste hydatique a été retenu après traitement chirurgical. C'est le premier cas du kyste hydatique, à notre connaissance, qui a été révélé par un coma, la malade a bien évolué après le traitement chirurgicale sans récidive après deux ans de recul. Pan African Medical Journal 2012; 13:6

Primary omental torsion in children: case report

Primary omental torsion is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain, we report a case of 10-year-old boy admitted with crampy abdominal pain, routine laboratory tests and plain abdominal radiography was normal, the patient underwent surgical exploration with the initial diagnosis of appendicitis, primary omental torsion was confirmed and the omentum was untwisted, with good postoperative evolution.Pan African Medical Journal 2013; 14:5

Giant cystic lymphangioma of the mesentery: varied clinical presentation of 3 cases

Giant cystic lymphangioma is an uncommon mesenteric tumor which is usually reported in children. In this paper, we describe 3 cases, that was admitted in our department, two with abdominal distension, pain, and an abdominopelvic mass; the other present an acute abdomen. Preoperative studies including abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography failed to determine the cause of the pain for the female patients. The laparotomy found a giant cystic tumor of the small bowel mesentery. The histological study showed a tumor that was diagnosed as a cystic lymphangioma. Based on those three cases a review of the literature is suggested.Pan African Medical Journal 2012; 12:

Une scoliose révélant un ostéome ostéoïde

L’ostéome ostéoïde rachidien est une lésion rare. Nous rapportons un cas d’ostéome ostéoïde rachidien chez une fille, qui consultait pour une scoliose raide douleureuse partiellement calmée par la prise de salicylés. La tomodensitométrie (TDM) centrée sur la région dorsolombaire montrait une lésion typique d’ostéome ostéoïde. Un curetage biopsique de la tumeur a été realisé par voie postérieure. L’anatomo-pathologie confirmait le diagnostic d’ostéome ostéoïde. L’évolution était favorable au recul de 3 ans.Pan African Medical Journal 2013; 14:5

Meckel’s diverticulum causing intestinal obstruction in the newborn

The causes of neonatal bowel obstruction are variable and dominated by malformations and the Meckel diverticulum must remain exceptional. We report a case of neonatal bowel obstruction in a six day old male neonate admitted on account of inability to pass stool, abdominal distension and bilious vomiting. The radiologic additional examinations are non-specific. Exploratory laparotomy found obstruction at the site of a Meckel's diverticulum

German-Algerian university exchange from the perspective of students and teachers results of an intercultural survey

Academic exchange programs provide students and teachers with the opportunity to study or work temporarily at educational institutions abroad. For exchange programs to be successful in promoting intercultural education, they must be designed with their participants in mind. The present study constitutes an investigation of attitudes and expectations of students and teachers with respect to a German–Algerian university exchange program. Germany and Algeria belong to separate cultural spheres—the Western/European and the Arabic/Islamic—and almost no academic exchange has taken place between them to date. The survey’s four participant groups were German (n = 270) and Algerian students (n = 214), and German (n = 24) and Algerian teachers (n = 43). The study revealed large differences in the hopes and fears that German and Algerian university students and teachers attach to reciprocal academic exchange. The study’s ramifications for the future planning of a German–Algerian university exchange program are discussed

Péritonite sur corps étranger intra rectal: à propos d’un cas

Abstract La présence de corps étrangers intra rectaux est peu courante dans les pays en développement et surtout chez l’enfant, les praticiens qui y exercent y sont rarement confrontés. Nous en rapportons un cas observé chez une fille de 10 ans qu’on avait admis en péritonite et chez qui le diagnostic d’un corps étranger intra rectal a été fait en peropératoire. On discutera à partir de cette observation les circonstances de survenu, les moyens diagnostiques et les particularités de prise en charge avec revue de littérature