Kaouther Majouli, Malek Besbes Hlila, Guido Flamini, Hichem Ben Jannet, Abderraouf Kenani Laboratory of Biochemistry: Research Unit 12ES08, Cell Signaling and Pathologies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Monastir, Tunisia Laboratory of Transmissible Diseases and Biologically Active Substances, MDT01, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Monastir, Tunisia Department of Pharmacy, University of P...

The purpose of this paper is to determine those factors that influence the adoption of internet banking services in Tunisia. A theoretical model is provided that conceptualizes and links different factors influencing the adoption of internet banking. A total of 253 respondents in Tunisia were sampled for responding: 95 were internet bank users, 158 were internet bank non users. Factor analyses ...

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...

The total area used for fruit cultivation in Tunisia is approximately 470,000 ha, producing mainly citrus, grapevine, stone and pome fruits. Stone fruits are cultivated on some 380,000 ha. Among the stone fruits traditionally grown in Tunisia, almond is the most important and widespread crop (310,000 ha). Peach ranks second with about 22,000 ha, while apricot and plum rank third and fourth, bei...

BACKGROUND Exploring cultural differences may improve understanding about the social processes underlying the stigmatisation of people with mental illness. AIMS To compare public beliefs and attitudes about schizophrenia in Central Europe and North Africa. METHOD Representative national population surveys conducted in Germany (2011) and in Tunisia (2012), using the same interview mode (face...

1 Department of Biology, School of Medicine, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Rabta Hospital, Jebbari, 1007 Tunis, Tunisia 2 Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Molecular Biology and Metabolic Diseases, CHRU, 57039 Lille, France 3 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Metabolic Diseases, CHRU, 57039 Lille, ...

Fahmi Nasrallah, Hanene Benrhouma, Ichraf Kraoua, Gilbert Briand, Souheil Omar, Ilhem Turki Ben Youssef, Naziha Kaabachi 1 Department of Biology, School of Medicine, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Rabta Hospital, Jebbari, 1007 Tunis, Tunisia 2 Department of Child and Adolescent Neurology, School of Medicine, Mongi Ben Hmida Institute of Neurology, 1700 Tunis, Tunisia 3 Department of Biochemistry a...

Anouar Abidi1*, Alexandre Robbe2, Nadia Kourda3, Alexandre Legrand2 and Saloua Ben Khamsa1 1Research Unit 03/UR/08-05 Pulmonary Fibrosis Prevention and Treatment, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis Al Manar, Tunis, Tunisia 2Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine of Mons, University of Mons-Hainaut, Belgium 3Service of Anatomo-Pathology, Hospital Charle...

Micro-­‐blogging through Twitter has made information short and to the point, and more importantly systematically searchable. This work is the first of a series in which quotidian observations about Tunisia are obtained using the micro-­‐blogging site Twitter. Data was extracted using the open source Twitter API v1.1. Specific tweets were obtained using functional search operators in particular...