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Science and Technology in a Caribbean Environment
Proceedings of the 15th Meeting & Conference
hosted by
The DFA Chapter of the Caribbean Academy of Sciences
Venue
Creole Beach Hotel - Gosier, Guadeloupe
May 21 – 23, 2006
Edited by
D. Himmel, GTSI,
Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, Guadeloupe, France
The proceedings and papers presented in Guadeloupe are available as PDF files for download, collected together under the conference themes.
General
Computer Science/ Mathematics
Chemistry / Physics of Materials
Energy / Environment / Pollution
Environment / Climate / Natural Hazards / Simulation
Agriculture / Plant Biology
Agriculture / Animal Biology
Marine Biology / Bacteriology
Health / Social Sciences
The full set of paper titles is given below:
Computer Science and Maths
The Interdisciplinary Importance of Computer Science
C. Posthoff
Parallel Mining of Association Rules
W. Thomas
Boundary controllability with constraints on the state
G. Massengo and O. Nakoulima
Characteristic Cauchy Problem for Nonlinear Unidirectional Wave Equation
J.A. Marti
The sentinel method for mixed boundary condition dissipative problem with incomplete data
A. Omrane
Angles and Logarithms
A. Torrens
Estimation of the Large Multifractal Deviation Spectrum
M. Abadi, E. Grandchamp
A Variant of Newton's Method for Generalized Equations
C. Jean Alexis and A. Pietrus
An Accurate Projection Method for Incompressible Flows
C. Févrière, P. Angot, J. Laminie and P. Poullet
Introduction to and Implication of Emergent Global Internet Protocols and Policies for the Caribbean Region
J. Crain
Kernel Theorems in Spaces of Colombeau Generalized Functions
A. Delcroix
Chemistry / Physics of Materials
The Diels Alder Reaction, a Useful Synthetic Methodology
R.C. Jagessar and J.J. Hingree.
The Sol-Gel Process: a Method to Prepare Synthetic Materials and to Understand Natural Materials
T. Woignier, P. Dieudonné, J. Primera and A. Charlier de Chilly
Extraction and Isolation of Natural Products From Momordica Charantia
R.C. Jagessar and A. Mohamed
Ground and Excited States Vibrational Frequencies of 3-Amino-2-Chloropyridine
V.N. Verma
Effect of Processing Method on Shelf Stability of Coconut Water
H. G. Arscott and I. A. Lambert
Introduction of Electron Microscopy to The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
D. Hinds and R. Saunders
Analytical Scanning Electron Microscopy approach for Caribbean Ceramics Identification
B. Vicens, J.S. Guibert, D. Himmel and J.L. Mansot
High Spatial Resolution Raman Spectroscopic Mappings in Dynamic Lubricated Sphere - Plane Contacts: Application to Pressure and Thickness Profile Measurements
D. Himmel, Y. Bercion and J.L. Mansot
Band Structure Calculations Applied to Structural Determination of Graphite Intercalation Compounds: the Case Of CaC6
K. Delbé, Ph. Thomas, N. Emery, C. Hérold, F. Boucher, J.-P. Buisson, P. Lagrange and J.L. Mansot
Development and Applications of a Flash Test Using High Powered Ultrasounds for the Fast Evaluation of the Durability of Painted Galvanized
J. Pigerre, P. Rodriguez , Y. Bercion and J.L. Mansot
Nano Friction of Low Dimensional Compounds Using Atomic and Lateral Force Microscopy: Toward An Atomic Interpretation
P. Bilas, L. Romana, F. Bade, K. Delbe, P. Thomas and J.L. Mansot
Nanomechanical Characterizations of Submicrometer Thick-Tribologic Films
L. Romana, P. Bilas, V. Golabkan and J.L. Mansot
Theoretical Approach of Nanocristallized Graphite Phases: Influence of Cluster Size Electronic Band Structure-Correlation to EELS Near Edges Structures
T. Césaire, V. Jeanne-Rose, N. Nomède Martyr, L.Largitte and J.L. Mansot
Antiwear and Antifriction Action Mechanisms of Colloidal Lubricant Additives
V. Golabkan, P. Bilas, L. Romana, J. Pigerre and J.L. Mansot
Tribological Properties of Room Temperature Graphite Fluorides Heat-Treated Under Fluorine Atmosphere
P. Thomas, K. Delbé, D. Himmel, J.L. Mansot, C. Delabarre, M. Dubois, K. Guérin and A. Hamwi
Kinetic Study of Sulfation of Natural Limestones from Guadeloupe
N. Passé-Coutrin and A. Ouensanga
Experimental Aqueous Phase Adsorbents Made From Purple heart (Peltogyne venosa) Sawdust And Rice Husk
D. I. Fox and R. Singh
Organic Electronics: From Molecules to Devices
L. Hirsch, G. Wantz, N. Huby, M. Urien, L. Vignau and J.P. Parneix
Characterization of Vetiver Roots Activated Carbon and Absorption Of Phenolic Compounds
S. Altenor, B. Carene, J. Lambert, J.J Ehrhardt, A. Ouensanga and S. Gaspard
A Comparative Study of Biological Indigenous Products Used to Increase Surface Hardness of Low Plain Carbon Steel
D. Gossett and A. Oliver
Industrial Production of Value-Added Chemicals From Sugarcane Bagasse
G.B. Isabelle
Multi technique approach of chemical and mechanical properties of hotmelts
N. Nomede Martyr, A. Gruda,S. Radegonde , T. Cesaire, D. Himmel and J.L. Mansot
Energy / Environment / Pollution
A Day - Night Solar Air Dryer with the Temperature and Flow Rate Controls: Numerical Simulation and Experimental Results
O. Tamarin, J.L. Bernard, F. Dupont, H. Clergeot and M. Dupont
Lack of Significance of Usual Ecological Indicators in Predicting Pesticides Contamination: Specificities of Tropical Islands Freshwaters
S. Coat and D. Monti
A Reactor for the Decontamination of Water Using Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles and Solar Energy
S. Ali Shah, R. Saunders and R. Clarke.
Metallic Contaminations in Two Bays of Guadeloupe - Set Up of a Biomonitoring Survey by Using a Biomarker of Genotoxicity on the Mangrove Oyster (Crassostrea rhizophorae)
G. Ramdine, D. Fichet and S. Lemoine
Short-Time Scales Variability of the Global Solar Radiation in Guadeloupe
T. Soubdhan, F. Dupont, R. Calif and B. Deshaies
Acceptance, Applicability and Efficiency of Batch Disinfection of Rainwater for Human Consumption in Rural Communities of Trinidad Using Solar Radiation
W.A. Mellowes and K.D. Thomas
Retrieval of Aerosol Optical Thickness from Solar Radiation Data: Study of a Saharan Dust Event In Guadeloupe
T. Feuillard, R. Bonhomme, J. Molinié, S. Jacoby-Koaly, R.H. Petit and F. Brute
High Particles Concentration Levels and Relationship with Air Conditioning: Study of Three Cases of Intoxication in Public Offices
J. Molinié, R.H. Petit, S. Jacoby-Koaly and A. Roussas
Measurement and Analysis of Wind Velocity and short Time Scale Wind Speed Forecast
R. Blonbou, R. Calif, F. Dupont, T. Soubdhan and B. Deshaies
Simulation of Rainfall Interception Processes for Pollution Hazards Estimation Under Banana Plants
C. Bassette and F. Bussière
Molasse Spentwash Treatment by Two Processes: Adsorption on AC and Biodegradation
S. Figaro, C. Jean-Marius, O. Gros, L. Farhasmane, B. Ganou, F. Bazile, W. Achouack, M.A. Roncato, A. Ouensanga and S. Gaspard
Measurement and Computer Representation of Banana Plants for Environmental Studies
S. Dufour-Kowalski, and F. Bussière
Energy Production and Pollutant Mitigation from Broiler Houses on Poultry Farms in Pennsylvania and Jamaica
N. M. Brown and C.E. Mortley
Root Growth Responses of a wheat Cropland Weed, Melilotus indicus(L.) All., Papilionaceae to Air Pollution
Mohammad Saquib
Environment / Climate / Naural Hazards / Simulation
Mathematical Tools for Modeling Natural Risks
M.F. Hasler
Climatological Analysis of Deep Convective Days in Guadeloupe
N. Nathou and E. Hicks
Modelling of The Wind Field Produced During a Hurricane Passage in the Vicinity of an Island. A Case Study: The Island of Guadeloupe (FWI)
K. Elise. and C. Asselin de Beauville
Behavioral Change: an Original Application of Health Belief Models for the Prevention of Natural Hazards
N. Michalon
Two Numerical Experiments for the Investigation of Possible Influences of a Climate Change on the Global Atmospheric Electrical Circuit
N. Michalon
Facing Natural Hazards: Policies, Strategies, role of Basic Sciences
L. Alvarez-Diaz
CDSA: A New Seismological Data Center for French West Indies
M. Bengoubou-Valérius, D. Bertil, S. Bazin, A. Bosson, F. Beauducel and A. Randrianasolo
Seismogenic Potential of Fore-Arc Tectonic Structures: Onshore - Offshore Geology Helps to Understand the Tectonic Activity at the Marie-Galante Basin - Lesser Antilles
J.F. Lebrun, J.L. Léticée, S. Bes de Berc, J.J. Cornée, P. Munch, A. Randrianasolo, I. Thinon and M. Villeneuve
Evaluation of the Tsunami Risk for Guadeloupe (Lesser Antilles)
N. Zahibo, E. Pelinovsky and I. Nikolkina
North Atlantic Hurricanes Trajectories; Important Forecast Parameters: a Case Study, 2006 Hurricane Season
G. Lequellec and C. Asselin de Beauville
A Method of Analysis and Identification of Clouds of Satellite Images Coming from GOES Satellite
J. Nagau and J-L Henry
Initialization of an Atmospheric Mesoscale Model for the Prediction of the Track and Intensity of Hurricanes
W. Sicot
Climatology of African Dust using Meteosat IR throughout the Period 1984-1998
M. Legrand, O. Pancrati, N. J. Brooks and L. J. Shipman
Evaluation of Rainfall Over Guadeloupe by Four Cumulus Parameterization Schemes: Case of the Tropical Depression Jeanne
C. Jean-Charles and C. Asselin De Beauville
Estimation of Downward Longwave Radiation in Guadeloupe
A. Fouéré, R. Bonhomme, F. Busière and S. Dufour-Kowalski
Early Observations of the Blazar OJ 287: Further Evidence for the Binary Black Hole Model
H. Rampadarath, M.J. Valtonen, R. Saunders and H.J. Lehto
Agriculture / Plant Biology
Statistical Study of Spatio-Temporal Evolution of Plant Infection by SCYLV in a Disease Free Plot
O. Jacquet, C. Edon, J. Vaillant and J.H. Daugrois
Tentative Estimates of Carbon Storage Ability Within Coastal Forested Wetlands in The Caribbean
J.M. Flower
Evaluation of a Direct Field Method of Soil Salinity Appraisal
G. Eudoxie
Paddy Cultivation in Sodic Soil through Vermitech
A. A. Ansari
Soil Texture and Organic Matter Effects on Structural Stability, Infiltration, Runoff and Seal Formation
M.N. Wuddivira, R.J. Stone and E.I. Ekwue
Effects Of Musa x paradisiaca Plant Extracts on the Digestive Parasitic Nematode Haemonchus contortus in the French West Indies
C. Marie-Magdeleine, M. Mahieu, H. Hoste and H. Archimède
The Ectomycorrhizal Fungus Scleroderma bermudense Improves Water Status and Limits Sodium and Chloride in Seagrape (Coccoloba uvifera L.) Seedlings
E. Bandou, F. Lebailly, F. Muller, M. Dulormne, A. Toribio, J. Chabrol, R. Courtecuisse, Y. Prin, B. Dreyfus and A. Bâ
Leaf Allometry in Long and Short Shoots of Betula papyrifera
J. C. Caesar
Biodiversity in Rain Forests of the Lesser Antilles
E. Ingadassamy and A. Rousteau
Agriculture / Animal Biology
A Low Cost Mechanism for Restraint and Handling of the Collared Peccary
(Tayassu tajacu; Pecari tajacu), applied in Kourou, French Guiana
G. Young, A. Steil and G. Garcia
The Ability of Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS) to Assess Quality and Level of
Tropical Grass Intake by Creole Sheep
A. Fanchone, M. Boval, P. Lecomte and H. Archimede
Influence of a Sugar Cane Diet on Growth Performance, Carcass Traits and Meat Quality in Creole Growing Pigs
X. Xandé, D. Renaudeau, E. Despois, M. Giorgi and B. Bocage
How to Produce Heavy Goat Carcass With Lean Meat?
L. Limea, G. Alexandre, R. Arquet, G. Gravillon, B. Bocage
Marine Biology / Bacteriology
Marine Biotechnology in the Caribbean: Study of Codakia orbicularis Gill Proteins
J.P.F. Gourdine and E.J. Smith-Ravin
The Post Larval Settlement of Fishes on a Coral Reef of Guadeloupe (FWI)
Y. Frejaville, Y. Bouchon-Navaro, M. Louis and C. Bouchon
Antimicrobial Substances from Marine Bacteria
C. Walters
The CHALOUPE Project: Global Change, Dynamics of Exploited Marine Diversity, and Viability of Fisheries
F. Blanchard and O. Thèbaud
A Spatial and Temporal Study of the Benthic Communities in the Coral Reefs of the Bay Islands, Honduras
P. Portillo, Y. Bouchon-Navaro, M. Louis and C. Bouchon
Significance of Environmental Variables for the Structure of Fish Assemblages in the Lagoon of the Grand Cul-De-Sac Marin (Guadeloupe - FWI)
A. Vaslet, C. Bouchon, Y. Bouchon-Navarro and M. Louis
Seagrass Beds as Important Habitats for Juvenile Fishes in the Bay of the Grand Cul-De-Sac Marin (Guadeloupe, F.W.I.)
D. Kopp, Y. Bouchon-Navarro, C. Bouchon and M. Louis
Colonization of Sunken Wood in the Caribbean Area: Influence of the Environment
M.C.Z. Laurent and O. Gros
Bacterial Symbiosis in Wood Fall Bivalves
M.C.Z. Laurent and O. Gros
Description of the Extracellular Bacterial Interactions in Marine Nematodes From thalassia testudinum Environment
L.C. Maurin and O. Gros
Observation of Marine Nematodes Along a Transect Beach-Seagrass Beds of thalassia testudinum: a SEM Analysis
L.C. Maurin, C. Grateloup, M. Delannay and O. Gros
Health / Social Sciences
The Design and Application of a Biomedical Sensor for Blood Volume Pulsations
S. Cornwall, K. De Souza and R. Saunders
Modeling Economic Impact of Changes in Tourism for the French Overseas Region: the Guadeloupean Case
S. Mathouraparsad, A. Maurin and J.G. Montauban
Evaluation of Intensive Care in Trinidad - a Comparison with the Developed World
S. Hariharan, D. Chen
Fighting Against Sedentarity in the Caribbean Area: on the Interest of a Pluridisciplinar Approach
S. Antoine-Jonville, S. Sinnapah, S. Ruffié, S. Jacquelin, J.P. Donnet and O. Hue
Impact of Science on Gender Ideology in Society
K. Philip, N. Badrie and G. Sirju-Charran
Sickle Cell Trait Carriers: are they Comparable to Subjects with Normal Haemoglobin? From Cellular Biology to the Cardiovascular Approach
F. Sara, P. Connes, M.D. Hardy-Dessources, L. Marlin, M. Montout-Hedreville, J. Tripette, M. Etienne-Julan, C. Saint-Martin, J.C. Barthélémy and O. Hue
Comparing Physical Behaviors and Dietary Habits of Guadeloupeans Originating and Not Originating From India: Need for a Multidimensional Approach
S. Sinnapah, S. Antoine-Jonville, J.P. Donnet, S. Ruffié, and O. Hue
Factors influencing food choices by secondary school children with specific reference to health and nutrition in Trinidad, West Indies
N. Badrie, V. Leith, C. Serrette and T. Marie Rousseau
An Example of Applied Underwater Archaeological Studies in the West Indies
B. Vicens and J.S. Guibert
HLA Alleles Distribution Among a French Caribbean Population
M.O. Joannes, F. Agis and R. Chout
Neuroprotection: Activation of Novel Endogenous Pathways?
F.F. Youssef
Women in Sciences in the Caribbean: Some Data and Reflections
L. Alvarez-Diaz
Social Sciences, an Indispensable View on West Indian Health
J. Dumont, J. Pruneau, S. Ruffié, S. Laupa and G. Villoing
Social Dialogue in Conflictual Settings : The Case of Guadeloupe
F. Alvarez and H. Ernatus
Risk Factors of Acute Chest Syndrome in Guadeloupean Sickle Cell Anemia Children
V. Tarer, V. Chaar, M. Etienne-Julan, J.P. Diara, L. Doumdo, J. Elion and M. Romana
Sickle Red Cells Dynamic Behavior Under Venular Blood Flow
C. Allayous, A. Bruel, D. Schoëvaërt, R. Emilion and T. Marianne-Pepin
Sport and Sickle Cell Disease in 12-19 Years Old Adolescents in Guadeloupe: Best Enemies
J. Pruneau, F. Maillard and B. Philippon
The Effect of Tropical Environment on Sports Performances
S. Blonc, E. Senatus, C. Robin, M. Le Her and O. Hue
Modern Biotechnology and Biosafety Policy Issues for Guyana
J. C. Caesar
Elements de Prospective et l'Environnement
M. Castellanos, J.G. Montauban, A. Rodrigue and L. Alvarez
Climate Change and Caribbean Economic Development: an Opportunity for Convergence of the Sciences
M. Attzs
A New Recombinant Geminivirus Infecting Sida in Jamaica
C.S. Stewart and M.E. Roye
Setting up of a Pet - Ct Center in Martinique: Interest and Feasibility
H. Azaloux, J. Baudin-Veronique, J.M. Caignon, C. Draganescu, M. Dieye and J. Smith-Ravin
Revitalizing Science and Technology Policy for Sustainable Development in Guyana: Leveraging
Lessons from the Developing World
J. C. Caesar
Low brain cytochrome c oxydase activityIn two rabbit models of Alzheimer's Disease
T. Alleyne, J. Joseph, N. Mohan and A. Adogwa
The effect of Apium graveolens and Momordica charantia on plasma lipids and blood pressure in laboratory rats
E. Cummings and M. Varswyk
The Effects of Apium graveolens and Trigonella foenumgraecum on Plasmolipids in Laboratory Rats
E. Cummings and G. Coopsammy
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