Particularities of smoking cessation in elderly

S Aouadi, A Bayoudh, H Gharsalli, WB Hamad… - 2013 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background: The aging of the Tunisian population is causing an increase in the number of
older smokers. Thus, we diagnose, increasingly, tobacco-related diseases in elderly. Aim of …

A Tunisian case–control association study of a 6q polymorphism in rheumatoid arthritis

M Ben Hamad, F Cornelis, A Maalej… - Rheumatology …, 2012 - Springer
… The rare allele rs6920220-A was reported to have a risk effect on RA in several genome-wide
association studies. Our results revealed a trend of an association of rs6920220-A allele …

Wavelets investigation for computer aided detection of microcalcification in breast cancer

NB Hamad, M Ellouze… - … Conference on Multimedia …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
… With more than 10 million new cases every year, cancer has become one of the most
devastating diseases world-wide [1]. Early detection of breast cancer provides successful treatment…

Association of IRF5 gene polymorphisms with rheumatoid arthritis in a Tunisian population

A Maalej, MB Hamad, A Rebai… - Scandinavian journal …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
… The protein tyrosine phosphatase N22 (PTPN22) gene was discovered as a risk factor for
RA by genome‐wide association scanning of functional single‐nucleotide polymorphisms (…

[PDF][PDF] Mammographic microcalcifications detection using discrete wavelet transform

NB Hamad, K Taouil, MS Bouhlel - International Journal of Computer …, 2013 - academia.edu
… The blocks which do not present a strong variance or wide amplitude of the gray level are
put at zero. We obtain a matrix of zeros and ones which we call matrix of the blocks. We carry …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review of microencapsulated phase change materials synthesis for low-temperature energy storage applications

GB Hamad, Z Younsi, H Naji, F Salaün - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
… The organic types are considered more adapted for energy storage applications thanks
to their wide range of temperature transitions. They are recommended due to their satisfying …

A single-phase multilevel inverter with reduced switch count for solar PV application

…, S Alatai, M Kamarol, KB Hamad - … IEEE Conference on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
… These newly developed topologies are becoming more appropriate for usage in a wide
range of applications and they are also been recommended for grid-tied and independent …

Association study of CARD8 (p.C10X) and NLRP3 (p.Q705K) variants with rheumatoid arthritis in French and Tunisian populations

M Ben Hamad, F Cornélis, S Marzouk… - International journal …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of the study was to investigate the association of caspase activating and
recruitment domain 8 (CARD8) and nucleotide‐binding oligomerization domain, leucine‐rich …

An exploratory and analytical study of a sample of control and audit professionals' opinions on green audit techniques and methods

AZ Khalaf, SB Hamad - Revenue Journal: Management and …, 2023 - journal.assyfa.com
The purpose of the research is to identify the concepts related to green auditing because of
the great importance of the environment in which we live. By producing a commodity or …

Pricing of European currency options considering the dynamic information costs

W Dammak, SB Hamad, C de Peretti, H Eleuch - Global Finance Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Dynamic costs arising from the variable impact of information on asset pricing present a
challenge for accurate European currency option pricing. The Garman and Kohlhagen model, …