Sewage is a kind of ideal low-temperature heat sources. Sewage heat source pump system uses heat energy in sewage, and it is a method of utilizing sewage resources. In this article we analyze sewage’s characteristics and sewage source heat pump system; introduce its practical applications in sewage treatment plants in China, analyze its technical and economic characteristics, and discuss its ap...

Infernão Lake, located within the Jataí Ecological Station in Luiz Ant nio Municipal district (São Paulo State, Brazil), is one of the most typical ox-bow lake of the Mogi-Guaçu River, and it presents, as the main feature, its great quantity of aquatic macrophytes, whose intensive development, in the last years practically covered the whole mirror of water. With the purpose to point out the com...

BACKGROUND German cockroach or Blattella germanica is commonly found in homes across the inter-tropical region. The contribution of sensitisation to Blattella germanica in people with asthma in sub-Saharan Africa has not received attention. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and investigate the predicting factors of sensitisation to Blattella germanica in patients with asthma in...

Objective: To investigate the effects of the methylene chloride:methanol (CH 2 Cl 2 :MeOH, Animal Physiology and 1:1) extract of the dried roots of Mondia whitei Linn and its hexane and methanol fractions on Phytopharmacology potassium chloride (KCl) and adrenaline (Adr)-induced contractions of rat vas deferens. Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Materials and Methods: Isolated strips of normal ad...

The Cardiac Centre Shisong organizes an open door day in Hilton Hotel Yaounde Tantchou Tchoumi Jacques Cabral, Appolonia Budzee, Ambassa Jean Claude, Fanka Marcel, Mbidzenyuy Julius Peter, Ngoran Henry St. Elizabeth Catholic General Hospital, Cardiac Centre Shisong, Kumbo, Cameroon Corresponding author: Tantchou Tchoumi Jacques Cabral, St. Elizabeth Catholic General Hospital, Cardiac Centre Shi...

Objectives High rates of antituberculosis treatment discontinuation have been reported in some areas of Africa. The aim of this study was to determine the rate, time to and determinants of antituberculosis treatment default in Yaounde. Design This was a retrospective cohort study based on hospital registers. Tuberculosis treatment default or antituberculosis treatment discontinuation was defin...

Considering the proliferation of information technology (IT), growing IT divides are still proven to exist today. Although some argue the broadband technology could be the platform for universal ubiquity, the benefits are still debatable for municipalities providing access. The authors discuss how public officials have decided to lead, support and usher in an era of rapid IT development by way ...

K. TRIQUES,* J. COSTE, J. L. PERRET, C. SEGARRA, E. MPOUDI, J. REYNES, E. DELAPORTE, A. BUTCHER, K. DREYER,† S. HERMAN, J. SPADORO, AND M. PEETERS Laboratoire Rétrovirus, ORSTOM, Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire, ETS Languedoc-Rousillon, and Hôpital Gui de Chauliac, Montpellier, and Hôpital Laveran, Marseille, France; Hôpital Militaire, Yaounde, Cameroon; and Roche Molecular Systems, Branchb...

BACKGROUND The impact of HIV infection on the evolution of acute community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is still controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate possible differences in the clinical presentation and in-hospital outcomes of patients with CAP with and without HIV infection in a specialised service in Yaounde. METHODS Medical files of 106 patients (51 men) aged 15 years and a...

BACKGROUND Diabetes is a growing health concern in developing countries, with Cameroon population having an estimated 6% affected. Of note, hospital attendees appear to be increasing all over the country, with fluctuating numbers throughout the annual calendar. The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between diabete hospitalization admission rates and climate variations in Yaou...