This article contributes to the analysis of local media and democratic transformation in Tunisia since Arab Uprisings. It aims assess extent which pluralism, freedom expression, participation—central tenets democratisation—are evident at level. Tunisian media, unlike national is relatively free governmental control. Local also decentralised. this autonomy from government makes fundamentally imp...

The objective of this paper is to provide a measure deprivation in Tunisia. focus will be on non-monetary which complement the profile poor country. work carried out Tunisian data from national survey budget, consumption, and household’s standard living (2015). study tries explore, addition monetary dimension, deprivations Tunisia essential dimensions dignified respectable human life: housing, ...

conclusions although hdv had low prevalence in our area, it is vital to plan preventive strategies for hdv spread as well as hbv prevention. it is particularly important to suspect hdv infection in active hbv carriers to manage a particularly severe dual infection. hdv infection should be suspected even in negative hbsag patients having “isolated anti-hbc” profile. results prevalence of hdv was...

eight selected heavy metals (cu, zn, pb, cd, cr, mn, fe and al) in surface and sub-surfacesediments in the northern coast of sfax (tunisia) were studied in order to assess the sediment quality and tohighlight the anthropogenic contributions to heavy metal distributions in the two study sediment levels.multiple chemometric approaches based on geographic information system (gis), enrichment facto...

Background: Ochratoxin A (OTA) and Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) are toxic secondary  metabolites produced by certain mold species. In this primarily survey, we examined the OTA and AFB1 contamination of pearl millet grains distributed in Tunisia. Methods: Twenty-five pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) samples from different regions of Tunisia were analyzed by High Performance Liquid Chromatography co...

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is the second most common neoplasm of head and neck in Tunisia. The distribution is bimodal with a first period occurrence between 15 and 20 years old and a second peak at around 50 years of age. Undifferentiated carcinoma of nasopharynx type III (UCNT) is the predominant histological type (93.4%). Data of cancer registry of North Tunisia confirmed that it is an i...

The current spread of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL) throughout arid areas of Central Tunisia is a major public health concern. The main objective of this study is to investigate whether the development of irrigation in arid bio-geographical areas in Central Tunisia have led to the establishment of a stable cycle involving sand flies of the subgenus Larroussius and Leishmania infantum, a...

BACKGROUND In 1986, a report of the U.S. Surgeon General concluded that second hand smoke is a cause of disease in healthy non smokers. Subsequent many nations including Tunisia implement smoke-free worksite regulations. The aim of our study is to test air quality in indoor ambient air venues in Tunisia. METHODS A TSI SidePak AM510 Personal Aerosol Monitor was used to sample, record the level...