scholarly journals Relationship Between Scorpion Stings Events and Environmental Conditions in Mainland France

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jules-Antoine Vaucel ◽  
Sébastien Larréché ◽  
Camille Paradis ◽  
Magali Labadie ◽  
Arnaud Courtois ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North Africa ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Mediterranean Coast ◽  
Poison Control ◽  
Flow Temperature ◽  
The World ◽  
Scorpion Stings ◽  
Multi Center Study ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Amazonian Region

Abstract In the world, the impact of environmental conditions on the number of scorpion events was evaluated in North Africa,Middle East, and the Amazonian region but not in Europe. In mainland France, scorpion species described are Buthus occitanus (Amoreux, 1789), Belisarius xambeui (Simon, 1879) and 4 Euscorpiidae: Euscorpius concinnus (Koch, 1837), Euscorpius italicus (Herbst, 1800), Euscorpius tergestinus (Koch, 1837), and Tetratrichobothrius flavicaudis (De Geer, 1778). We aimed to describe the impact of environmental conduction on the number of scorpion events. For this, a retrospective multi-center study was conducted with data from the French poison control centers files about scorpion events between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2020. During the study period, 975 incoming calls for scorpion events were recorded and 574 were related to scorpions native to mainland France and Corsica: B. occitanus (n = 86), Euscorpiidae species (n = 222), B. xambeui (n = 1), and undetermined species (n = 265). Cases were mostly reported along the Mediterranean coast, along rivers, and in cities with a trading port. The number of scorpion events was linked to the rivers' water level, rivers' flow, temperature, sunshine, and pluviometry (P < 0.05 for all variables). B. occitanus need warmest and driest environment than Euscorpiidae spp. A link between the severity of the envenoming and climatic condition or seasonality was not demonstrated.

TV Series in Turkish Foreign Policy: Aspects of Hegemony and Resistance

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Constantinos Constantinou ◽  
Zenonas Tziarras
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Popular Culture ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Pop Culture ◽  
Soap Operas ◽  
The Balkans ◽  
Turkish Foreign Policy ◽  
The World ◽  
Tv Shows ◽  
The Impact

This article examines the ways in which (pop or) popular culture may fall within the context of foreign policy. More specifically, it situates our analysis against such backdrop by delving into how Turkey effectively exports pop culture, propaganda and positive images of itself via the use of television (TV) shows. To that end, notable Turkish soap operas market its ancient glorious past. Admittedly, these telenovelas form a salient cultural product export for Turkey as they reach diverse and far-away audiences – from Latin America to Russia, Central Asia, North Africa, the Middle East, and the Balkans, to merely name a few. Paradoxically, the frenzy has even reached places like Greece. Not to mention, Serbia or Israel, with the latter’s phenomenal success accompanied also with some backlash. Therefore, the current study seeks to better understand the magnitude alongside the impact of Turkey’s achievement given how it comprises a multi-million-dollar industry, by partially unearthing what makes Turkish TV series so powerful the world over. Further, this research firstly presents an analysis of the hegemonic efforts before presenting the limitations to its success by thoroughly covering the empirical data while, theoretically framing it.  

Sudan after Al-Turabi

Hawwa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-19
Author(s):  
Nada Mustafa Ali
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Gendered Politics ◽  
Congress Party ◽  
The World ◽  
National Congress ◽  
The Impact

The death of Sudanese Islamist ideologue Hassan Al-Turabi (1932–2016) warrants an examination of Al-Turabi’s and Islamism’s legacy in Sudan and in the broader Middle East and Africa regions. This article outlines the reasons for the rise of Islamism and extremism in these regions, and argues that this rise is rooted, among other factors, in local and global processes that exacerbated inequalities within and between countries in the two regions; and between these regions and other parts of the world. The article further examines the gendered politics of the National Islamic Front (nif)/National Congress Party (ncp) within a wider discussion of the rise of politicised Islam in the Middle East and North Africa. I highlight Islamist discourses and practices and the impact on women in Sudan.

Urbanism and Urbanization

1978 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 23-29
Author(s):  
Yohannis Abate
Keyword(s):  
North Africa ◽  
Flood Plain ◽  
Mediterranean Coast ◽  
Nile Valley ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Mediterranean

Africa is now the least urbanized of the continents but is becoming more so at one of the fastest rates in the world. The history of urbanization in Africa predates the birth of Christ; it may have developed as early as 3500 B.C. in the flood plain of the lower Nile for control and administration of the Nile Valley by the Pharaohs, though most of the ancient and pre-colonial African urban centers are now insignificant towns and some have become extinct. Between 1500 B.C. and 500 A.D., the Mediterranean coast of North Africa saw the creation of many cities, which flourished because of trade between the Phoenicians and Carthaginians.

THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 IN THE AGRI-FOOD COMPANIES IN EXTREMADURA (SPAIN)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatriz Corchuelo ◽  
◽  
Pedro E. López-Salazar ◽  
Celia Sama-Berrocal ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Behavior ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
World Economy ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Autonomous Community ◽  
Technology Center ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact ◽  
New Situation

The coronavirus pandemic is having an economic impact, previously non-existent, on the world economy. The objective of this study is to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on agri-food companies in the Autonomous Community of Extremadura (Spain). A qualitative methodology is used through interviews with 15 managers of agri-food companies and a technology center for the period February 2020 - January 2021. The results reveal the existence of differentiated impacts, both financial and operational, depending, principally, on the nature of the products, the changes generated in consumer behavior, and mobility problems. Likewise, changes were observed in the processes and procedures in the companies to overcome the obstacles imposed by the new situation. In conclusion, the change in environmental conditions, as well as the characteristics of the spread of the pandemic, has impacted the strategies, behavior, processes, dynamics and results of organizations regardless of their size and the nature of their work product or service.

scholarly journals The Fragility-Grievances-Conflict Triangle in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA): An Exploration of the Correlative Associations

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 120
Author(s):  
Timo Kivimäki
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Political Legitimacy ◽  
Mena Region ◽  
Conceptual Foundation ◽  
Post Cold War ◽  
State Fragility ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact

The intention of this special issue of Social Sciences is to study state fragility and its relationship with conflict and grievances in the post-Cold War Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This article will lay the foundation for such a study by offering a conceptual foundation, data and the identification of the correlative associations that are specific to the MENA region. This article suggests that the relationship between political legitimacy, factionalism of the state, and conflict needs special, MENA-specific emphasis, as this relationship seems more prominently different in the MENA region, compared to the rest of the world. While in the rest of the world, different aspects of state fragility all relate to grievances and conflict dynamics, in the MENA region political factionalism has a disproportionate role in the explanation of conflict grievances and violence. Moreover, the role of oil dependence, and the impact of external intervention requires attention of specialists of the region.

scholarly journals Sustainable Coastal Cities between Theory and Practice (Case Study: Egyptian Coastal Cities)

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingy M. El Barmelgy ◽  
Sarah E. Abdel Rasheed
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Nile Delta ◽  
Mediterranean Coast ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Coastal Cities ◽  
Northern Areas ◽  
The World ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The Impact

<p>Climate change is no longer considered an environmental or scientific issue but rather a developmental challenge that requires urgent, dynamic policy and technical responses at the regional, national and local levels. Its actions and responses impact sustainable development, ensuring the integrity of all ecosystems and the protection of biodiversity. There has been an intensive discussion and research about sea level rise (S.L.R) one of the most negative impacts of climate change which affects many coastal cities around the world. Egypt is considered one of the top five countries expected to be impacted with S.L.R in the world, especially northern areas of the Nile Delta and cities located on the Mediterranean coast.</p>This paper aims to evaluate the impact of S.L.R on the urban development strategies of the Egyptian northern coastal cities; highlighting the national response to global efforts regarding this problem in order to enhance the capacity for the adaptation and mitigation of potential impacts in the long term. Finally, it suggests some recommendations and framework actions to be taken to help Egyptian coastal cities in dealing with climate change over different timescales.

scholarly journals Dissecting human North African gene-flow into its western coastal surroundings

2019 ◽  
Vol 286 (1902) ◽  
pp. 20190471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lara R. Arauna ◽  
Garrett Hellenthal ◽  
David Comas
Keyword(s):  
Roman Empire ◽  
Gene Flow ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Canary Islands ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Mediterranean Coast ◽  
North African ◽  
The North ◽  
Geographical Regions ◽  
The Impact

North African history and populations have exerted a pivotal influence on surrounding geographical regions, although scant genetic studies have addressed this issue. Our aim is to understand human historical migrations in the coastal surroundings of North Africa. We built a refined genome-wide dataset of North African populations to unearth the fine-scale genetic structure of the region, using haplotype information. The results suggest that the gene-flow from North Africa into the European Mediterranean coast (Tuscany and the Iberian Peninsula) arrived mainly from the Mediterranean coast of North Africa. In Tuscany, this North African admixture date estimate suggests the movement of peoples during the fall of the Roman Empire around the fourth century. In the Iberian Peninsula, the North African component probably reflects the impact of the Arab expansion since the seventh century and the subsequent expansion of the Christian Kingdoms. By contrast, the North African component in the Canary Islands has a source genetically related to present-day people from the Atlantic North African coast. We also find sub-Saharan gene-flow from the Senegambia region in the Canary Islands. Specifically, we detect a complex signal of admixture involving Atlantic, Senegambian and European sources intermixing around the fifteenth century, soon after the Castilian conquest. Our results highlight the differential genetic influence of North Africa into the surrounding coast and show that specific historical events have not only had a socio-cultural impact but additionally modified the gene pool of the populations.

scholarly journals EFFECTS OF POLITICAL INSTABILITY ON THE VOLATILITY OF PALESTINIAN FOOD PRICES

New Medit ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 59-76
Author(s):  
Rico Ihle ◽  
Mahmoud Khader El-Jafari ◽  
Stephan von Cramon-Taubadel
Keyword(s):  
North Africa ◽  
Political Instability ◽  
Political Conflict ◽  
Food Prices ◽  
The West ◽  
Animal Products ◽  
The World ◽  
Food Commodities ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Political instabilities and violent political conflict have in recent years risen substantially throughout the world. Especially in the Middle East and North Africa they have grown to decisive factors permanently challenging the livelihoods of millions. We assess whether and to what extent varying intensities of conflict impact economic activity in Palestine which has been subject to substantial violent political conflict for decades. In particular, we analyse the relationship between various intensity levels of political instability measured by conflict-caused fatalities and uncertainty of weekly food prices in the West Bank between 2004 and 2011 using a GARCH model. We consider four food commodities covering vegetables, fruits and animal products. Banana and milk prices are found not to show clustered volatility while onion and pear prices do. The impact of varying conflict intensities on weekly average prices appears to be modest. This might suggest that effects happen on a temporally and geographically more disaggregated scale.

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