scholarly journals Editorial Introduction to the First Issue

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (01) ◽  
pp. 01-01
Keyword(s):  
Disease Model ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Model Organisms ◽  
North African ◽  
African Countries ◽  
The North ◽  
Nutrition Research ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
Health And Disease ◽  
North African Countries

On behalf of the Board, I am delighted to announce the launch of the inaugural issue of the first journal dedicated to the North African countries and Mediterranean region "The North African Journal of Food and Nutrition Research (NAJFNR) ". A new open access and international peer-reviewed journal, which publishes original (not previously published) work of exceptional quality and interest and which intends to give a wide-ranging coverage of research, views, and reviews on nutrition and its effects in relation to human health and disease. The NAJFNR will include all nutrition field research in humans and various disease model organisms and will be of interest to the basic researcher as well as to physician scientists and clinicians.

scholarly journals Editorial introduction to the first issue

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Meghit Boumediene Khaled
Keyword(s):  
Disease Model ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Model Organisms ◽  
North African ◽  
African Countries ◽  
The North ◽  
Nutrition Research ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
Health And Disease ◽  
North African Countries

On behalf of the Board, I am delighted to announce the launch of the inaugural issue of the first journal dedicated to the North African countries and Mediterranean region "The North African Journal of Food and Nutrition Research (NAJFNR) ". A new open access and international peer-reviewed journal, which publishes original (not previously published) work of exceptional quality and interest and which intends to give a wide-ranging coverage of research, views, and reviews on nutrition and its effects in relation to human health and disease. The NAJFNR will include all nutrition field research in humans and various disease model organisms and will be of interest to the basic researcher as well as to physician scientists and clinicians.

scholarly journals The nexus between foreign direct investment and environmental sustainability in North Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-68
Author(s):  
Marwa Lazreg ◽  
Ezzeddine Zouari
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Granger Causality ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Granger Causality Test ◽  
North African ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Causality Test ◽  
The North ◽  
North African Countries

This paper provides a study of the relationship between sustainable development and foreign direct investment (FDI) from an empirical point of view in the case of the North African countries during the period from 1985 to 2005. We use the cointegration test, the FMOLS (Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squares) model and the Granger causality test to examine this relationship. According to the empirical results, we confirm the existence of a cointegration relationship between the different series studied in this paper. Based on the cointegration test we can use the error correction model. Also, to test the effect of FDI on sustainable development in the North African countries, we make an estimate by FMOLS method. We found that the foreign direct investment has a positive impact on CO2 emissions. Also, the Granger Causality test confirms the presence of a bidirectional relationship between FDI and CO2 emissions (Carbon dioxide). That is to say, the FDI can cause CO2 emissions and CO2 emissions can cause FDI based on the Granger causality.

scholarly journals Modeling the Impact of Unreported Cases of the COVID-19 in the North African Countries

Biology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 373
Author(s):  
Salih Djilali ◽  
Lahbib Benahmadi ◽  
Abdessamad Tridane ◽  
Khadija Niri
Keyword(s):  
Population Movement ◽  
Population Mobility ◽  
North African ◽  
Active Infection ◽  
African Countries ◽  
The North ◽  
North African Countries ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Second Wave ◽  
Epidemic Wave

In this paper, we study a mathematical model investigating the impact of unreported cases of the COVID-19 in three North African countries: Algeria, Egypt, and Morocco. To understand how the population respects the restriction of population mobility implemented in each country, we use Google and Apple’s mobility reports. These mobility reports help to quantify the effect of the population movement restrictions on the evolution of the active infection cases. We also approximate the number of the population infected unreported, the proportion of those that need hospitalization, and estimate the end of the epidemic wave. Moreover, we use our model to estimate the second wave of the COVID-19 Algeria and Morocco and to project the end of the second wave. Finally, we suggest some additional measures that can be considered to reduce the burden of the COVID-19 and would lead to a second wave of the spread of the virus in these countries.

scholarly journals North African dust intrusions and increased risk of respiratory diseases in Southern Portugal

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Silva ◽  
M. Fragoso ◽  
R. Almendra ◽  
J. Vasconcelos ◽  
A. Lopes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
Statistical Association ◽  
North African ◽  
African Countries ◽  
African Dust ◽  
Distributed Lag ◽  
The North ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
North African Countries

AbstractThe study of dust intrusions in Portugal is still a subject on which little investigation has been made, especially in terms of their effects. Thus, this work aims to achieve two goals: firstly, to characterize the dust intrusions in the study area; and secondly, to evaluate the possible statistical association between the dust intrusion days and hospital admissions due to respiratory diseases. Dust intrusions in Portugal are prevalent during the summer season. During this season, the dust plumes tend to cover broader areas than in the other seasons and they have origin in the North African countries. In the study area for the period between 2005 and 2015, the relative risk of urgent hospitalizations due to respiratory diseases was 12.6% higher during dust intrusion days. In order to obtain this statistical association, a Distributed Lag Nonlinear Model was developed. With this work, we expect to help the development of further studies regarding North African dust intrusions in Portugal, more precisely their effects on human health.

scholarly journals Does the Arab spring wave affect outward foreign direct investment (FDI)? Empirical evidence from the Mideast and North Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 411-430
Author(s):  
Aymen Hraiba ◽  
Mehmed Ganić ◽  
Azra Branković
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Arab Spring ◽  
Trade Openness ◽  
North African ◽  
African Countries ◽  
The North ◽  
North African Countries ◽  
The Arab Spring ◽  
The Impact

The paper aims to empirically explore the impact of the Arabic Spring on the outflow of FDI in twelve selected countries in the North Africa region (Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Libya, Egypt and Mauritania) and the Mideast region (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Lebanon, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates). The paper employs a panel data approach to exploit the time series nature of the relationship between FDI Outwards and its determinants (the market size, trade openness, government effectiveness, inflation and three dummy variables related to the Arab Spring) between 2000 and 2016. The findings revealed that the impact of the Arab Spring estimator is negatively correlated with FDI Outflows in the countries that witnessed the Arab Spring. It implies that conflicts and instability negatively affect FDI outflows. The findings of this study reveal that countries that have been affected by the Arab Spring directly (the North Africa region) experienced a greater decline of FDI outflows than countries that have been indirectly affected (the Mideast region). When the sample is restricted to North Africa it is shown that the FDI outflows may be influenced by the post Arab Spring effect, while there is no such statistically significant effect in the Mideast region. Thus, the study finds that FDI outflows in the North African countries are more determined by the effects of Arabic Spring countries than in the Mideastern countries.

scholarly journals Instructions for authors

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-10
Keyword(s):  
Case Reports ◽  
Research Review ◽  
Original Research ◽  
North African ◽  
Online Journal ◽  
The North ◽  
Nutrition Research ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
Source Of Information ◽  
African Journal

The North African Journal of Food and Nutrition Research (NAJFNR) ISSN : 2588-1582 is an international, peer-reviewed, open access, online journal with no publication charges, costs or fees. The journal is committed to the rapid publication of the latest research and studies in all fields of human nutrition and food sciences. NAJFNR is dedicated to publishing innovative and high-quality papers providing a better understanding of the advances in nutrition fields as original research, review, short communication, correspondence, case reports, hypothesis formation, expert opinion, and commentaries. The primary purpose of NAJFNR is to act as a source of information usable by researchers and practitioners to increase their knowledge about nutrition and its development among developing countries and the international scientific community.

scholarly journals Foreign Financial Flows, Human Capital and Economic Growth in North African Countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-371
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
North African ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Financial Flows ◽  
The North ◽  
Absorptive Capacities ◽  
North African Countries ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between foreign financial flows (i.e., FDI inflows and remittances), human capital, and its effects on economic growth in 4 North African countries. Annual panel data from 2000 to 2018 are examined using the system GMM. First, we found strong evidence of a positive link between FDI and economic growth. Moreover, the results indicate that the complementarity between FDI and human capital positively influences economic growth. Second, the remittances are found to be positive factors for economic growth. In fact, higher human capital accumulation of receiving countries increases these positive impacts. Overall, the results indicate that foreign financial flows are positively correlated with human capital in influencing economic growth in the North African countries. Therefore, it becomes pertinent for policymakers to pursue a human capital policy to improve their absorptive capacities to exploit full benefits of foreign financial flows.

Russia's return to Africa: a comparative study of Egypt, Algeria and Morocco

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 367-390
Author(s):  
Tereza Němečková ◽  
Lea Melnikovová ◽  
Natalia Piskunova
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Nuclear Energy ◽  
Foreign Minister ◽  
Trade Volume ◽  
North African ◽  
African Region ◽  
African Countries ◽  
The North ◽  
Bilateral Relations ◽  
North African Countries

AbstractThe article analyses Russia's recent return to Africa. It attempts to answer the question to what extent Russia has abandoned its traditional tools of cooperation such as nuclear energy and military cooperation and engaged in new ‘smart’ ones as indicated by former Foreign Minister Ivanov in 2011. The paper builds on three case studies of African countries having the largest trade volume with Russia in 2018, i.e. Egypt, Algeria and Morocco, and analyses their changing relationship with Russia over the last decade. The results show that Russia has not abandoned its traditional tools but has intensified the use of new ones. The North African region as such has regained significance in Russia's foreign policy. Bilateral relations with all three North African countries have increased at both political and economic levels recently.

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