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CFD Investigation of Mutual Interaction between Hull, Propellers, and Rudders for an Inland Container Ship in Deep, Very Deep, Shallow, and Very Shallow Waters by Kaidi, S, Smaoui, H, Sergent, P

“…AbstractA ship is generally characterized by three principal elements: the propulsive system, the steering system, and the hull geometry. The interaction…”
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Seroprevalence of Bordetella pertussis toxin antibodies in children and adolescents in Tunis, Tunisia by Ben Fraj, I, Zghal, M, Hsairi, M, Kechrid, A, Smaoui, H

“…Pertussis remains a public health concern in most countries. This cross-sectional study aims to investigate the distribution of pertussis toxin antibodies…”
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Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of meningococcal isolates in Tunis, Tunisia: High diversity and impact on vaccination strategies by Brik, A., Terrade, A., Hong, E., Deghmane, A., Taha, M.K., Bouafsoun, A., Khmiri, M., Boussetta, K., Boukhir, S., Jaballah, N. Ben, Kechrid, A., Smaoui, H.

“…[Display omitted] •In Tunisia, Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B (MenB) is the leading cause of invasive meningococcal diseases.•We report high rates of…”
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Non-susceptibility trends and serotype coverage by conjugate pneumococcal vaccines in a Tunisian paediatric population: A 10-year study by Charfi, F, Smaoui, H, Kechrid, A

“…Abstract Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the major causative agents of invasive infectious disease in children <5 years old globally. The aim of this study…”
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Impact of a Quayside Floating System on Overtopping by Neuvéglise, S, Perret, G, Smaoui, H, Marin, F, Sergent, P

“…AbstractThis paper reports results of the impact of a quayside floating system on overtopping. The approach is experimental and analytical. Rectangular…”
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Investigation on electrical properties of thermally aged PMMA by combined use of FTIR and impedance spectroscopies by Namouchi, F., Smaoui, H., Fourati, N., Zerrouki, C., Guermazi, H., Bonnet, J.J.

“…Effects of thermal aging on electric properties of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) polymer are reported in this paper. PMMA samples are submitted to successive…”
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Characterization of invasive Neisseria meningitidis strains isolated at the Children's Hospital of Tunis, Tunisia by Saguer, A, Smaoui, H, Taha, M-K, Kechrid, A

“…Neisseria meningitidis, a leading cause of bacterial meningitis and other serious infections, is responsible for approximately one-third of cases of bacterial…”
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Numerical estimation of bank-propeller-hull interaction effect on ship manoeu- vring using CFD method by S. Kaidi H. Smaoui P. Sergent

“…This paper presents a numerical investigation of ship manoeuvring under the combined effect of bank and propeller. The incompressible turbulent flow with free…”
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Meshless method for shallow water equations with free surface flow by Darbani, M., Ouahsine, A., Villon, P., Naceur, H., Smaoui, H.

“…Solving problems with free surface often encounters numerical difficulties related to excessive mesh distortion as is the case of dambreak or breaking waves…”
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867 Epidemiology of Bacterial Meningitis in Tunisian Children (2000–2011) by Smaoui, H, Bouafsoun, A, Kechrid, A

“…Bacterial meningitis is associated with high mortality and neurological squeal world wide. We reported epidemiological characteristics of laboratory confirmed…”
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926 Haemophilus Influenzae in Children: Resistance to Six Other BÊTa-Lactams Among Ampicillin-Resistant Strains by Mzilem, S, Smaoui, H, Kechrid, A

“…Background and Aims Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) is a human pathogen responsible for various infections in both children and adults. We describe in this study…”
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Molecular analysis of community-acquired methicillin-susceptible and resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates recovered from bacteraemic and osteomyelitis infections in children from Tunisia by Kechrid, A., Pérez-Vázquez, M., Smaoui, H., Hariga, D., Rodríguez-Baños, M., Vindel, A., Baquero, F., Cantón, R., Campo, R. del

“…Thirty-six children (27 boys, nine girls) that fulfilled CDC criteria for community-acquired infections were diagnosed with bacteraemia and/or osteomyelitis…”
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Ambient Vibration Based Damage Diagnosis Using Statistical Modal Filtering and Genetic Algorithm: A Bridge Case Study by Bahlous, S. El-Ouafi, Neifar, M., El-Borgi, S., Smaoui, H.

“…The authors recently developed a damage identification method which combines ambient vibration measurements and a Statistical Modal Filtering approach to…”
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An example of probability computations under the IAC assumption: The stability of scoring rules by Diss, Mostapha, Louichi, Ahmed, Merlin, Vincent, Smaoui, Hatem

“…A society facing a choice problem has also to choose the voting rule itself from a set of different possible voting rules. A voting rule is self-selective if…”
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Dynamic stiffness matrix of an axisymmetric shell and response to harmonic distributed loads by Khadimallah, M.A., Casimir, J.B., Chafra, M., Smaoui, H.

“…This paper describes a procedure for taking into account distributed loads in the dynamic stiffness matrix formulation, also known as the continuous element…”
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479 Biological Diagnosis of BordetellaInfections And Determination of their Epidemiological Characteristics in Tunisian Infants < 1 Year of Age by Zouari, A, Smaoui, H, Brun, D, Njamkepo, E, Zouari, E, Menif, K, Jaballah, N Ben, Guiso, N, Kechrid, A

“…Background and Aims Bordetella pertussis and B. parapertussis are the causative agents of whooping cough, a re-emerging infectious disease in spite of…”
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Identification of Mechanical Properties and Damage of Composites at the Mesoscale based on an Inverse Method Coupled with Homogenization by Chafra, M., Smaoui, H., Ben Arfa, D.

“…The purpose of the present study is to propose a strategy for identifying the mechanical characteristics of fibers and the damage in composite materials, based…”
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Experimental validation of an ambient vibration-based multiple damage identification method using statistical modal filtering by El-Ouafi Bahlous, S., Smaoui, H., El-Borgi, S.

“…For civil engineering structures, ambient vibration tests are preferred over forced vibration ones because the artificially excitation of large structures…”
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Ambient Vibration Based Damage Diagnosis Using Statistical Modal Filtering and Genetic Algorithm: A Bridge Case Study by S. El-Ouafi Bahlous, M. Neifar, S. El-Borgi, H. Smaoui

“…The authors recently developed a damage identification method which combines ambient vibration measurements and a Statistical Modal Filtering approach to…”
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1D vertical model for suspended sediment transport in turbulent tidal flow: Application to the English Channel by Smaoui, H., Boughanim, F., Chapalain, G.

“…A 1D dynamic model of a tidal boundary layer flow with suspended sediment is proposed (model of sediment transport and turbulence, MoSeTT). The model includes…”
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