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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53377#.VMBouSzQrzE Author(s)   D. Cisse 1 , M. Diouf 1 , A. Faye 2 , M. F. Diadhiou 3 , A. Tal-Dia 2   Affiliation(s) 1 Service de Santé Publique Dentaire, Département d’Odontologie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Sénégal . 2 Service de Santé Publique et Médecine Préventive, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Sénégal . 3 Service de Gynécologie Obstétrique, Hospital Le Dantec, Dakar, Sénégal . ABSTRACT The aim of this work was to study the connection between periodontal diseas of women during their pregnancy and the weight of newborn infants the women gave birth to. Method: It was a case-control study and carried out on the outskirts of Dakar (Senegal). The sample consisted of 129 mothers with infants of weight < 2500 g (case) and 258 mothers with infants of weight ≥ 2500 g (control). The socio-demographic variables, patterns of life, history and...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53341#.VL3KqyzQrzE Author(s)     Seybatou Diop 1 , Meissa Fall 2 , Adama Dione 2 , Moshood N. Tijani 3   Affiliation(s) 1 Institut des Sciences de la Terre, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Dakar, Sénégal . 2 Laboratoire de Mécanique et Modélisation, UFR Sciences de l’Ingénieur, Université of Thiès, Thiès, Sénégal . 3 Department of Geology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria . ABSTRACT The degree of structural damage of the Louga-Ouarack-Ndoyene R31 regional road was surveyed using Lacroix deflectographe and geotechnical testing, in order to recommend possible rehabilitation measures aimed at maintaining the high level of service over the projected life span of the road. The data processing and interpretation were essentially based on the French standards and specifications, through which synthetic va...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52793#.VKNnOcnQrzE Author(s)      Seybatou Diop 1* , Moshood N. Tijani 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Institute of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Dakar, Senegal . 2 Department of Geology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria . ABSTRACT This study was to clarify the main mechanisms of shallow groundwater mineralization in the Dindefello Plain Area. Water composition data obtained in this study were subjected to aqueous speciation calculations together with data plotting on key diagrams so as to create work assumptions. Hypothesized reaction models of the processes of ch...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52784 Author(s)     Seybatou Diop 1* , Fary Diome 1 , Momar Samb 1 , Raphael Sarr 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Institute of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Dakar, Senegal . 2 Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Dakar, Senegal . ABSTRACT The analytical results of water samples collected from the Dindefello Plain area revealed the dominant major ions of bicarbonate, silica, calcium, magnesium and sodium, in order of decreasing relative abundance. Spring water exhibited a very low, i.e . similar to rainwater, mi...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52645#.VJzMHcCAM4 Affiliation(s) Clinique médicale I-H.A.L.D-Dakar, Dakar étoile, Senegal . ABSTRACT Background: Rheumatoid arthritis is predominant in women. In men certain clinical signs can delay diagnosis. Methods: A cross-section study of the epidemio-clinical and immunobiological features of rheumatoid arthritis in a male, black African population was carried out at the Aristide Le Dantec, University hospital of Dakar. Results: we studied 35 male subjects with rheumatoid arthritis. Their mean age was 42 years and the average time between the onset of symptoms to diagnosis was 44 months. In 70% of these patients, at least one joint deformation was present, most frequently an ulnar deviation of the fingers (34.3%). Extra-articular symptoms were dominated b...