Scholarships [for Africans studying in China] are either fully funded, by the Chinese Government or are joint scholarships that are paid for by African governments and China, with each contributing 62 percent and 3,4,...Scholarships [for Africans studying in China] are either fully funded, by the Chinese Government or are joint scholarships that are paid for by African governments and China, with each contributing 62 percent and 3,4,percent, respectively.展开更多
Background: Recent literature reported a recurrent increase in hemorrhagic stroke (HS) rates in low- and middle-income countries. However, the causes and mechanisms of the rising HS rates are unknown. To address these...Background: Recent literature reported a recurrent increase in hemorrhagic stroke (HS) rates in low- and middle-income countries. However, the causes and mechanisms of the rising HS rates are unknown. To address these issues, the present epidemiological study was carried out in the neurovascular unit of the neurology department at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Cocody in Abidjan (Africa). Methods: The study included 60 patients hospitalized from January 1 to December 31, 2016, who underwent brain CT (computerized tomography) scans. We examined the medical records and survey forms in these patients with acute stroke (within 7 days) admitted to the Neurovascular Unit receiving only stroke patients. In these patients, we explored stroke distribution according to socio-demographic variables: age, gender and socio-professional categories. In addition, common risk factors were assessed. Results: In Côte d’Ivoire, our studies showed an ischemic stroke (IS) rate of 66.67% and a hemorrhagic stroke (HS) rate of 33.33%. Our studies indicated that stroke particularly affects the 40 - 60 age group. Then, stroke frequency has fallen in the 30 - 40 and 60 - 70 age groups, becoming rare in relatively young (70 years) subjects. In the sample analyzed, stroke occurred in women (56.67%) compared with men (43.33%). However, there was no gender-specific predilection for stroke. In addition, 90% of strokes occur in the working population and 10% in the non-working population. Arterial hypertension was the highest medical risk factor among patients (66.13%), compared with the other risk factors i.e. alcohol (17.42%), smoking (12.90%), previous stroke (9.67%), diabetes (6.65%), heart disease (6.65%) and dyslipidemia (3.23%). Specifically, hypertension was the main risk factor causing HS (45%) and IS (21.66%) in patients. Conclusion: Stroke particularly affected socio-economically active subjects (aged 40 - 60) in Africa, which were subjected to high prevalence of hemorrhagic stroke (HS). Chronic stress related to working life and unfavorable socioeconomic conditions would be a triggering event for hemorrhagic stroke.展开更多
In contrast to the United States’relations with neighboring Morocco and Tunisia,those with Algeria are quite complex.Although US-Algerian relations have never reached the level of hostility that characterized US deal...In contrast to the United States’relations with neighboring Morocco and Tunisia,those with Algeria are quite complex.Although US-Algerian relations have never reached the level of hostility that characterized US dealings with Libya until 2003,they have been antagonistic from Algerian independence in 1962 until the past decade.Some of the guarded differences in the views of the United States and Algeria are explained by the determinants of Algerian foreign policy,which is shaped by the regional geopolitical context;the country‘s historical experience,mainly the national liberation war(1954-1962);ideological imperatives;and the economic choices imposed by postcolonial conditions.There is also the fact that Algeria continues to oppose what it perceives as the United States’global hegemonic aims.展开更多
文摘Scholarships [for Africans studying in China] are either fully funded, by the Chinese Government or are joint scholarships that are paid for by African governments and China, with each contributing 62 percent and 3,4,percent, respectively.
文摘Background: Recent literature reported a recurrent increase in hemorrhagic stroke (HS) rates in low- and middle-income countries. However, the causes and mechanisms of the rising HS rates are unknown. To address these issues, the present epidemiological study was carried out in the neurovascular unit of the neurology department at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Cocody in Abidjan (Africa). Methods: The study included 60 patients hospitalized from January 1 to December 31, 2016, who underwent brain CT (computerized tomography) scans. We examined the medical records and survey forms in these patients with acute stroke (within 7 days) admitted to the Neurovascular Unit receiving only stroke patients. In these patients, we explored stroke distribution according to socio-demographic variables: age, gender and socio-professional categories. In addition, common risk factors were assessed. Results: In Côte d’Ivoire, our studies showed an ischemic stroke (IS) rate of 66.67% and a hemorrhagic stroke (HS) rate of 33.33%. Our studies indicated that stroke particularly affects the 40 - 60 age group. Then, stroke frequency has fallen in the 30 - 40 and 60 - 70 age groups, becoming rare in relatively young (70 years) subjects. In the sample analyzed, stroke occurred in women (56.67%) compared with men (43.33%). However, there was no gender-specific predilection for stroke. In addition, 90% of strokes occur in the working population and 10% in the non-working population. Arterial hypertension was the highest medical risk factor among patients (66.13%), compared with the other risk factors i.e. alcohol (17.42%), smoking (12.90%), previous stroke (9.67%), diabetes (6.65%), heart disease (6.65%) and dyslipidemia (3.23%). Specifically, hypertension was the main risk factor causing HS (45%) and IS (21.66%) in patients. Conclusion: Stroke particularly affected socio-economically active subjects (aged 40 - 60) in Africa, which were subjected to high prevalence of hemorrhagic stroke (HS). Chronic stress related to working life and unfavorable socioeconomic conditions would be a triggering event for hemorrhagic stroke.
文摘In contrast to the United States’relations with neighboring Morocco and Tunisia,those with Algeria are quite complex.Although US-Algerian relations have never reached the level of hostility that characterized US dealings with Libya until 2003,they have been antagonistic from Algerian independence in 1962 until the past decade.Some of the guarded differences in the views of the United States and Algeria are explained by the determinants of Algerian foreign policy,which is shaped by the regional geopolitical context;the country‘s historical experience,mainly the national liberation war(1954-1962);ideological imperatives;and the economic choices imposed by postcolonial conditions.There is also the fact that Algeria continues to oppose what it perceives as the United States’global hegemonic aims.
