PUBLICATIONS DU LABORATOIRE

Assessment of microalgae diversity in relation to hydrocarbon pollutants in port sediments: Case study of Sfax port-Tunisia

Feki, N., Keskes, F. A., Chaabane, A., & Affouri, H. Journal of Sedimentary Environments, 2025, 1-15.

Beneficiation of low-grade carbonated phosphate ore by reverse flotation technics using anionic and cationic collectors, Sra Ouertane region, Northwest Tunisia

Ahmadi, N., Felhi, M., El Bahri, D., Molina-Piernas, E., Chebbi, N., & Tlili, A. Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration, 2025, 10(1), 347-358.

Changes in the deep-water masses of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea during the last interglacial maximum-New constraints from neodymium isotopes in foraminifera.

Gao, G., Colin, C., Siani, G., Sepulcre, S., Liu, Z., Wu, J., ... & Montagna, P. Quaternary Science Reviews, 2025, 360, 109391.

Comparison of charging phenomena under electron beam of m-ZrO2 and yttria stabilized zirconia

Boughariou, A., Jaber, H. H., & Blaise, G. Russian Physics Journal, 2025, 68(2), 276-281.

Middle–upper Eocene sediments and sea-level dynamics in central Tunisia. Mediterranean

Haj Messaoud, J., & Yaich, C. Geoscience Reviews, 2025, 7(1), 51-67.

Sedimentary environment and sequence stratigraphy of the Serravallian–Tortonian Saouaf Formation in the Cap Bon area (Northeastern Tunisia)

Haj Ali, H., Belghithi, H., Touir, J., Da Silva, A. C., Yaich, C., & Boulvain, F. Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration, 2025, 10(5), 4415-4424.

Short-term effects of exogenous organic inputs for soil organic matter improvement in Mediterranean region: Rock–Eval pyrolysis and spectroscopic approaches

Mahmoud, I. B., Baraket, F., Affouri, H., Mbarek, H. B., Medhioub, M., & Gargouri, K. Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration, 2025, 10(5), 4467-4486.

The phosphorus negotiation game (P-Game): first evaluation of a serious game to support science-policy decision making played in more than 20 countries worldwide

Haneklaus, N., Kaggwa, M., Misihairabgwi, J., Abu El-Magd, S., Ahmadi, N., Ait Brahim, J., Felhi M, Tlili A. ... & Lee, T. R. Discover sustainability, 2025, 6(1), 1-16.

Computer aided diagnoses for detecting the severity of Keratoconus

Abdullah, O. Q., Boughariou, A., Al-Azawi, F. W., Al-Araji, A. M. K. A., & Mehdy, M. M. Journal of Intelligent Systems, 2024, 33(1), 20240287.

Calculation of Precision Measure and Effect of the Sample Crystallographic Orientation on the Charge Kinetics of MgO Single Crystals Subjected to keV Electron Irradiation

Boughariou, A., Abdullah, O. Q., & Blaise, G. MAPAN, 2024, 39(2), 427-433.

Geological setting, geochemical, textural, and genesis of palygorskite in Eocene carbonate deposits from Central Tunisia

Allouche, F., Ammous, A., Tlili, A., & Kallel, N. Carbonates and Evaporites,2024, 39(2), 31.

Rietveld Refinement and Vibrational Spectroscopic Study of U-Bearing Natural Celestine

Allouche, F., Ettoumi, H., Ammous, A., & Toumi, M. Brazilian Journal of Physics, 2024, 54(5), 183.

Quartz grain microtextures of Holocene Sebkhas sediments in southeast Tunisia: implications for sedimentary processes and depositional environments

Ameur, M. B., Omar, H., Masmoudi, S., & Yaich, C. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2024, 217, 105329.

Stratigraphic Distribution, Geochemical, and Mineralogical Characterization of the Middle Jurassic in Châabet El Attaris, North–South Axis, Tunisia.

Ammous A, Allouche F, Affouri H. (2024). In: Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions (4th Edition), Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, M. Ksibi et al. (eds.). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51904-8_85

"Geochemical and mineralogical characterizations of Silurian “Hot” shales: Implications for shale gas/oil reservoir potential in Jeffara basin-southeastern Tunisia, North Africa."

Arfaoui, Imen, Omar Hamdi, and Frédéric Boulvain. Journal of African Earth Sciences 212 (2024): 105213

Centennial-scale flood cyclicity in the second half of Holocene in the southeast Tunisian sediments: paleoenvironmental region gauge between the western and eastern Mediterranean

Ben Ameur, M., Masmoudi, S., Omar, H., & Yaich, C. Journal of Sedimentary Environments, 2024, 9(3), 625-644.

Study of MgO (111) Charging Phenomena Using Scanning Electron Microscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy

Boughariou, A., Abdullah, O. Q., & Blaise, G. Physics of the Solid State, 2024 66(1), 20-23.

Incidence Angle Effect on Oxide Charge Kinetics

Boughariou, A., Jaber, H. H., & Blaise, G. Russian Physics Journal,2024, 67(9), 1483-1491.

The Ain Dibba and Ain Kissa phosphorites, Tebessa (NE Algeria): REE depletion versus shallow, open depositional environment during the Paleocene-Eocene phosphogenesis in North Africa

Diab, I., Laouar, R., Bosch, D., Tlili, A., Degaichia, A., Bruguier, O., ... & Kechiched, R. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2024,220, 105433.

Middle–upper eocene sediments and sea-level dynamics in central Tunisia

Haj Messaoud, J., & Yaich, C. Mediterranean Geoscience Reviews,2025, 7(1), 51-67.

Integrated surface-subsurface reservoir zonation of the early Bartonian nummulitic limestone in central Tunisia and eastern Tunisian offshore

Haj Messaoud, J., Thibault, N., Bomou, B., Adatte, T., Aljahdali, M. H., & Yaich, C. (2024). Frontiers in Earth Science, 12, 1452977.

Experimental data and modeling of sulfadiazine adsorption onto raw and modified clays from Tunisia

Samiha Hamdi, Mohamed Mosbahi, Manel Issaoui, Ana Barreiro, Raquel Cela-Dablanca, Jihen Brahmi, Ali Tlili, Faker Jamoussi, María J. Fernández-Sanjurjo, Avelino Núñez-Delgado, Esperanza Álvarez-Rodríguez, Hakima Gharbi-Khelifi. Environmental Research, 2024, 248, 118309.

Influence of laser energy on spectroacopic analysis and structural and optical properties of (CdTe) 1− x: Snx thin films

Jaber, H. H., Aadim, K. A., & Boughariou, A. Journal of Optics, 2024, 1-10.

Environmental and climatic significance of the Pliocene-Pleistocene calcretes in North Africa

Jarraya, F., Rogerson, M., Kallel, N., Mauz, B., Elmejdoub, N., & Sghari, A. Catena, 2024, 244, 108236.

Palaeontological and sedimentological studies of dated cores from the coast of Thyna (Sfax, Gulf of Gabes, Tunisia): multiproxy evidence for a high-energy extreme event and palaeoenvironmental reconstructions

Kamoun, M., Zaïbi, C., Khalifa, K. B., da Conceição Freitas, M., Langer, M. R., Costa, A. M., ... & Kamoun, F. Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration, 2024, 1-28.

Geochemistry of Bled El Hadba phosphorites (NE Algeria): Glauconitization process versus REE-enrichment

Laouar, K., Laouar, R., Bruguier, O., Bosch, D., Kechiched, R., Bouhlel, S., & Tlili, A. Journal of Geochemical Exploration,2024, 258, 107398.

Calcareous nannoplankton response to middle-late Eocene climate and sea-level changes in the SW Neo-Tethys.

Messaoud, J. H., Thibault, N., Aljahdali, M. H., Yaich, C., & Gu, Y. G. Marine Micropaleontology, 2024, 187, 102329.

The East Asian monsoon variability in the Nihewan Basin, northern China, during the Early Pleistocene: A grain size end-member modelling analysis

Ahmed H. Moghazi, Hailong Zhao, Chengjun Zhang, Hamdi Omar, Abdelrhim Eltijani, Steffen Mischke. Quaternary Science Reviews,2024, 346, 109022.

Nutritional and pharmacological potentials of the medicinal mushroom Ganoderma adspersum (Schulz.) Donk

Sana Hamrouni Zahmoul, Rim Ladhar Chaabouni, Ameny Srih, Hasan Husseyin Dogan, Elif Varıcıoğlu, Imed Sbissi, Ursula Kües, Lamjed Toumi, Ali Tlili, Gregorio Peron, Nacim Louhichi, Mohamed Trigui, Karama Zouari Bouassida. South African Journal of Botany, 2024, 166, 360-374.

Tsunami deposits in Tunisia contemporaneous of the large 365 CE Crete earthquake and Mediterranean Sea catastrophic event

Bahrouni, N., Meghraoui, M., Bayraktar, H. B., Lorito, S., Zagrarni, M. F., Polonia, A., ... & Kamoun, F. Scientific Reports, 2024,14(1), 4537.

Late Holocene paleoclimatic reconstruction inferred from El Bibane lagoon in southeast Tunisia

Affouri, A., Boussetta, S., Dezileau, L., & Kallel, N. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2023, 204, 104961.

Uranium-bearing celestine and barite in the Upper- Paleocene deposits of the Siouf-Cherahil sector: stratigraphic distribution, geochemical, and mineralogical characterization.

Allouche, F., Ammous, A., Tlili, A., & Kallel, N. Carbonates and Evaporites,2023, 38(2), 1-21.

Study of the internal electric field effect on charge phenomena in the case of MgO (110).

Boughariou, A., & Blaise, G. Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena, 2023, 262, 147282.

Tectonic inversion of Late Miocene extensional deformations in northeastern Tunisia (Cap Bon Peninsula–Sahel area)

Ghribi, R., Affouri, H., & Bouaziz, S. Geologica Carpathica, 2023, 74(3), 261-277.

Distribution patterns of living benthic foraminifera in Mahrés Bay (Gulf of Gabes, Tunisia): Linking habitats and faunal components Kamoun, M., Trubin, Y. S., Ben Khalifa, K., Zaïbi, C., & Langer, M. R. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie-Abhandlungen, 2023,13-24.

Middle Eocene to early Oligocene biostratigraphy in the SW Neo-Tethys (Tunisia): Large-scale correlations using calcareous nannofossil events and paleoceanographic implications

Messaoud, J. H., Thibault, N., Aljahdali, M. H., & Yaich, C. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2023, 198, 104805.

“Impacts and complications of anisometropia on human’s eye and vision”.

Osama Qays Abdullah, Aicha boughariou, & Ahmed Mohammed Khadum Abdulamer Al-Araji. “World Bulletin of Public Health, 2023, 24, 68-73.

Environmental Signatures Preserved in Extremely Shallow-Water Benthic Foraminiferal Assemblages From Oman, Arabian Sea.

Trubin, Y. S., Kamoun, M., & Langer, M. R. Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 2023, 53(4), 362-377.

Microstructure and activation volume of a Cu-6 wt% Zn brass processed by equal channel angular pressing

Turki, A., Guelorget, B., Optasanu, V., François, M., Herbst, F., & Njah, N. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2023, 968, 171974.

Geochemistry of the Saouaf Formation lignite levels (Serravalian-Tortonian) in Zeramedine basin, central-eastern Tunisia

Affouri, A., Ahmed, S., Ghribi, R., & Affouri, H. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022, 15(18), 1536.

Middle to late Holocene sedimentary filling history of the Sebkha el Melah in south­eastern Tunisia

Ben Ameur, M., Masmoudi, S., Omar, H., Ouameni, I., Medhioub, M., & Yaich, C. Sedimentology,2022, 69(5), 2348-2366.

Scanning Electron Microscopy Study of Charging Phenomena on Insulating Materials

Bougharioua A., and Blaise G. Instruments and Experimental Techniques, 2022, Vol. 65, No. 5, pp. 782–786

Atomistic Descriptors for Machine Learning Models of Solubility Parameters for Small Molecules and Polymers.

Chi, M.; Gargouri, R.; Schrader, T.; Damak, K.; Maâlej, R.; Sierka, M. Polymers 2022, 14, 26. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14010026

Characterization of oxyfluoride glasses doped with rare-earth ions through structural, thermal, and optical application thereof.

Damak, K., Charfi, B., Algarni, H., Alqahtani, M. S., Alshari, A. M., Reben, M., & Abd-Rabboh, H. S. Results in Physics, 2022, 34, 105255.

Characterization of iron-modified natural clay for textile dye retention by sono-adsorption technology

Eloussaief, M., Hamza, W., Fakhfakh, N., Tlili, A., Kallel, N., Lambert, S., ... & Benzina, M. Arabian Journal of Geosciences,2022, 15(11), 1109.

Feasibility of the flux calcined porcelanite used in cake filtration process for wastewater treatment

Essid , J., Ahmeda, A. H., Enneilia, A., Saidib, R., & Tlili, A.. Desalination And Water Treatment, 2022, 247, 195-205.

Paleoenvironmental control of mineralogical geochemical composition and thickness of the evaporite sequence of the upper Lutetian–Priabonian series, Tamerza region, southwest Tunisia.

Euchi, S., Felhi, M., Amami, M., Ahmadi, R., & Tlili, A. Carbonates and Evaporites, 2022, 37(4), 70.

Meghalayan environmental evolution of theThapsus coast (Tunisia) as inferred from sedimentological and micropaleontological proxies.

Kamoun, M., Langer, M. R., Zaibi, C., & Ben Youssef, M. Journal of Micropalaeontology, 2022, 41(2), 129-147.

Geochemical and sedimentological constraints on paleoclimate and paleoenvironment over the past 4000 years in the Thapsus coast, Tunisia

Kamoun, M., Langer, M. R., Zaibi, C., Tlili, A., Mokni, A., Armstrong-Altrin, J. S., & Youssef, M. B. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022, 15(17), 1434.

Middle Eocene to early Oligocene biostratigraphy in the SW Neo-Tethys (Tunisia): Large-scale correlations using calcareous nannofossil events and paleoceanographic implications

Messaoud, J. H., Thibault, N., Aljahdali, M. H., & Yaich, C. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2023, 198, 104805.

Activation volume and the role of solute atoms in Al-Mg-Si alloy processed by equal channel angular extrusion.

Soula, A., Couzinié, J. P., Heni, H., Bourgon, J., Champion, Y., & Njah, N. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2022, 899, 163334.

Ostracod Response to a Major Middle Jurassic Sea-Level Fall: A Case Study from Southern Tunisia (North Gondwana) with Implications on Regional Stratigraphy and Palaeoenvironmental Reconstruction

Trabelsi, K.; Tiss, L.; Sames, B.; Houla, Y.; Hanini, A.; Elferhi, F.; Skanji, A.; Kamoun, F.; Zagrarni, M.F., Wagreich, M. Geosciences,2022, 12, 93. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences12020093

Flood and sandstorm events recorded in holocene sebkha deposits in Southeastern Tunisia: Evidence from magnetic and geochemical properties Ben Ameur, M. B., Masmoudi, S., & Yaich, C. Quaternary International, 2021, 571, 46-57

Atomistic descriptors for machine learning models of solubility parameters for small molecules and polymers

Chi, M., Gargouri, R., Schrader, T., Damak, K., Maâlej, R., & Sierka, M. Polymers, 2021, 14(1), 26.

Spectroscopic properties in simple cost glasses with alkaline oxides doped with Sm2O3 for display laser emission

Elkhoshkhany, N., Marzouk, S., El–Sherbiny, M., Atef, M., Damak, K., Alqahtani, M. S., ... & Reben, M. Results in Physics, 2021, 31, 104955.

Fe-rich aragonite concretion applied to industrial dye purification using Fenton and photo-Fenton technologies

Eloussaief, M., Hamza, W., Ghorbali, G., Kallel, N., & Benzina, M. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 2021, 12, 3303-3313.

Contribution of the geochemical, physico- chemical, mineralogical, and statistical approaches to the reconstructing of the Holocene depositional environments along South-Eastern Tunisia. Gammoudi, A., Tlili, A., Essefi, E., El Feki, H., & Rigane, H. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021,14, 1-20.

Coastal dynamics and the evolution of the Acholla lagoon (Gulf of Gabes, Tunisia): a multiproxy approach.

Kamoun, M., Zaïbi, C., Langer, M. R., Carbonel, P., & Ben Youssef, M. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021, 14, 1-26.

Extreme marine events revealed by lagoonal sedimentary records in Ghar El Melh during the last 2500 years in the northeast of Tunisia.

Kohila, B. S., Dezileau, L., Boussetta, S., Melki, T., & Kallel, N. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2021, 21(12), 3645-3661.

Green emitting rare earth Gd2O3: Tb3+ nanoparticles for rapid imaging of latent fingerprint

Maalej, N. M., Qurashi, A., Bennour, I., Haddada, L. R., Shaikh, M. N., Ilyas, M., ... & Gondal, M. A. Methods and Applications in Fluorescence, 2021, 9(2), 025002.

Integrated stratigraphy of the middle-upper Eocene Souar Formation (Tunisian dorsal): Implications for the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum (MECO) in the SW Neo-Tethys

Messaoud, J. H., Thibault, N., Bomou, B., Adatte, T., Monkenbusch, J., Spangenberg, J. E., ... & Yaich, C. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2021,581, 110639.

Linking the variation of sediment accumulation rate to short term sea-level change using cyclostratigraphy: case study of the Lower Berriasian hemipelagic sediments in central Tunisia (Southern Tethys)

Omar, H., Da Silva, A. C., & Yaich, C. Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021, 9, 638441.

Luminescent Sm- doped aluminosilicate glass as a substrate for enhanced photoresponsivity of MoS2 based photodetector.

Turki, R., Ghimire, G., Damak, K., Song, H. Y., Boandoh, S., Kim, J., ... & Maalej, R. Applied Surface Science, 2021, 565, 150342.

The Structure of Gd3+-Doped Li2O and K2O Containing Aluminosilicate Glasses from Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Materials (Basel)

ZEKRI, Mohamed, HERRMANN, Andreas, ERLEBACH, Andreas, et al. Materials, 2021, vol. 14, no 12, p. 3265.

Mediterranean faunal evolution and biochronological events during the last 24 kyr.

Zouari, S., Boussetta, S., Siani, G., Tisnerat-Laborde, N., Thil, F., Kallel, A., ... & Kallel, N. (2021). Marine Micropaleontology, 2021, 165, 101997.

1. Spectroscopic characterization of Er, Yb: Y2Ti2O7 phosphor for latent fingerprint detection.

Gouiaa, M., Bennour, I., Haddada, L. R., Toncelli, A., Xu, J., Mbarek, A., ... & Maalej, R. (2020). Physica B: Condensed Matter, 582, 412009.

An appraisal of natural fluorine contamination of paleogroundwater in Tozeur oases, southern Tunisia, with emphasis on the anthropogenic impact.

Tarki, M., Enneili, A., & Dassi, L. Applied Geochemistry,2020, 120, 104661.

Clay Material of AN Eocene Deposit (khanguet Rheouis, Tunisia): Identification Using Geochemical and Mineralogical Characterization.

Allouche, F., Eloussaief, M., Ghrab, S., & Kallel, N. Clays and Clay Minerals, 2020, 68(3), 262-272.

Efficiency of clay materials collected from Ain Jeloula (Central Tunisia) in sunflower oil decolorization

Eloussaief, M., Chakroun, S., Kallel, N., & Benzina, M. Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration, 2020, 5(2), 1-10.

Environmental evolution of the Acholla coast (Gulf of Gabes, Tunisia) during the past 2000 years as inferred from palaeontological and sedimentological proxies

Kamoun, M., Zaibi, C., Langer, M. R., Khadraoui, A., Ben Hamad, A., Ben Khalifa, K., ... & Ben Youssef, M. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie-Abhandlungen,2020, 217-235.

Exfoliated 2D-MoS2 nanosheets on carbon and gold screen printed electrodes for enzyme-free electrochemical sensing of tyrosine

Zribi, R., Maalej, R., Messina, E., Gillibert, R., Donato, M. G., Maragò, O. M., ... & Neri, G. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2020, 303, 127229.

7. Fitting optical properties of metals by Drude-Lorentz and partial-fraction models in the [0.5; 6] eV range

Gharbi, T., Barchiesi, D., Kessentini, S., & Maâlej, R. Optical Materials Express, 2020, 10(5), 1129-1162.

8 . Photoinduced enhanced Raman spectroscopy with hybrid Au@ WS2 nanosheets

Abid, K., Belkhir, N. H., Jaber, S. B., Zribi, R., Donato, M. G., Di Marco, G., ... & Maalej, R. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2020,124(37), 20350-20358.

9. Simultaneous and selective determination of dopamine and tyrosine in the presence of uric acid with 2D-MoS2 nanosheets modified screen-printed carbon electrodes

Zribi, R., Maalej, R., Gillibert, R., Donato, M. G., Gucciardi, P. G., Leonardi, S. G., & Neri, G. FlatChem, 2020, 24, 100187.

10. The Anthropocene and great acceleration as controversial epoch of human-induced activities: case study of the Halk El Menjel Wetland, Eastern Tunisia Gharsalli.

N., Essefi, E., Baydoun, R., & Yaich, C. Applied Ecology & Environmental Research,2020, 18(3).

11. The effect of rare earth element (Er, Yb) doping and heat treatment on suspension stability of Y2O3 nanoparticles elaborated by sol-gel method

Benammar, I., Salhi, R., Deschanvres, J. L., & Maalej, R. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2020, 9(6), 12634-12642.

12.The Eocene‐Oligocene Transition in the South‐Western Neo‐Tethys (Tunisia): Astronomical Calibration and Paleoenvironmental Changes.

Haj Messaoud, J. H., Thibault, N., Yaich, C., Monkenbusch, J., Omar, H., Jemai, H. F. B., & Watkins, D. K. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, 2020, 35(8), e2020PA003887.

Changes in intermediate circulation in the Bay of Bengal since the Last Glacial Maximum as inferred from benthic foraminifera assemblages and geochemical proxies.

Ma, R., Sépulcre, S., Licari, L., Bassinot, F., Liu, Z., Tisnérat‐Laborde, N., Kallel. N. & Colin, C. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2019, 20(3), 1592-1608.https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GC008179

Characterization, nomenclature and factors controlling the stability of quartz and opal-CT of Burdigalian and Ypresian siliceous rocks from Tunisia.

Jalila Essid, Raja Saidi, Amel Haj Ahmed, Mongi Felhi, Nabil Fattah, Ali Tlili. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2019 155, 151-160, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2019.04.01

EBSD, XRD and SRS characterization of a casting Al-7wt%Si alloy processed by equal channel angular extrusion: Dislocation density evaluation.

Zahra Zribi, Hassan Houcin Ktari, Frédéric Herbst, Virgil Optasanu, Nabil Njah Materials Characterization, 2019, 153, 190-198, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2019.04.044

Elemental systematics of the calcitic skeleton of Corallium rubrum and implications for the Mg/Ca temperature proxy

Sonia Chaabane, Matthias López Correa, Patrizia Ziveri, Julie Trotter, Nejib Kallel, Eric Douville, Malcolm McCulloch, Taviani Marco, Cristina Linares, Paolo Montagna , Chemical Geology, 2019, 524, 237-258

5. Experimental and theoretical studies of Dy3+ doped alkaline earth aluminosilicate glasses

M. Zekri, A. Herrmann, R. Turki, C. Rüssel, R. Maâlej, K. Damak. Journal of Luminescence, 2019, 212, 354-360, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2019.04.041

6. Holocene environment changes in the Hachichina Wetland (Gulf of Gabes, Tunisia) evidenced by Foraminifera and Ostracoda, geochemical proxies and sedimentological analyses

BEN KHALIFA, K. B., Zaibi, C., Bonnin, J., Carbonel, P., Zouari, K., Mnif, T., & Kamoun, F. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, 2019, 125(2).

7. Middle Jurassic charophytes from southern Tunisia: Implications on evolution and paleobiogeography.

Tiss, L., Trabelsi, K., Kamoun, F., Soussi, M., Houla, Y., Sames, B., & Martín-Closas, C. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 2019, 263, 65-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2019.01.011

8. Mineralogical and geochemical behavior of heated natural carbonate-apatite of the Ypresian series, Maknassy-Mezzouna basin, central Tunisia

Jaballi, F., Felhi, M., Khelifi, M., Fattah, N., Zayani, K., Abbes, N., ... & Tlili, A.  Carbonates and Evaporites, 2019, 34(4), 1689-1702. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13146-019-00519-x

9.Optical properties of peralkaline aluminosilicate glasses doped with Sm3+. Turki, R., Zekri, M., Herrmann, A., Rüssel, C., Maalej, R., & Damak, K. (2019). Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 806, 1339-1347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.07.255

Ostracods and mollusks in northern Sfax coast: reconstruction of Holocene paleoenvironmental changes and associated forcing

Khadraoui, A., Zaïbi, C., Carbonel, P., Bonnin, J., & Kamoun, F. Geo-Marine Letters, 2019, 39(4), 313-336. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00367-019-00576-0

11. Relationship between granulometric distribution and compressive strength of heat-treated Toarcian-Bajocian gypsum, Tunisia: implications for casting teeth in molds.

Hassaïri-Krid, F., Felhi, M., Fattah, N., & Tlili, A. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2019,12(16), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-019-4688-2

Use of the magnetic, geochemical, and sedimentary records in establishing paleoclimate change in the environment of Sebkha: Case of the Sebkha Mhabeul in southeastern Tunisia

Ben Ameur, M. B., Masmoudi, S., Abichou, A., Medhioub, M., & Yaich, C. Comptes Rendus Geoscience,2019, 351(7), 487-497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crte.2019.10.003

13. Spectroscopic characterization of Er, Yb: Y2Ti2O7 nanoparticles for forensic applications

Toncelli, A., Xu, J., Gouiaa, M., & Maalej, R. In The European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2019, (p. ce_p_22). Optical Society of America.

Tb3+ as a probe for the molecular structure of mixed barium magnesium alumino silicate glasses

A.A. Assadi, A. Herrmann, M. Tewelde, K. Damak, R. Maalej, C. Rüssel, Journal of Luminescence, 2018, 199, 384-390, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2018.03.012.

2 . Thermal and Spectroscopic Properties of High Dense Optical Glasses TeO2–Bi2O3–WO3 (TBW) Doped with Er2O3 as Laser Material

Algarni, H. Reben, Manuela. Aboudeif, Y. Damak, Kamel. Assadi, Ashraf. Maalej, Ramzi. Yousef, El. Science of Advanced Materials 2018, 10, 818-826. DOI: 10.1166/sam.2018.3267

Luminescence emission of TmDy ions codoped tellurite glasses under visible light excitation.

Algarni, H. , M. Reben, Sharefah Almoeed, Ramzi Maâlej, El Sayed Yousef. Optik - International Journal for Light and Electron Optics, 2018 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2018.02.001

Green and near infrared emission of Er3+ doped PZS and PZC glasses,

Afef, B. , Moteb M. Alqahtani, H.H. Hegazy, E. Yousef, K. Damak, R. Maâlej. Journal of Luminescence, 2018, 194, 706-712, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2017.09.040

Judd–Ofelt analysis and experimental spectroscopic study of erbium doped phosphate glasses

Lachheb, R. , A. Herrmann, A.A. Assadi, J. Reiter, J. Körner, J. Hein, C. Rüssel, R. Maâlej, K. Damak., Journal of Luminescence, 2018, 201, 245-254, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2018.03.087

Stabilization of clayey soils with Tunisian phosphogypsum: effect on geotechnical properties.

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Valorization of Aluminum Chips into γ-Al2O3 and η-Al2O3 with High Surface Areas via the Precipitation Route

Jraba, N., Tounsi, H. & Makhlouf, T . Waste Biomass Valor, 2018,  9, 1003–1014. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-016-9786-8

Structure Prediction of Rare Earth Doped BaO and MgO Containing Aluminosilicate Glasses⁻the Model Case of Gd₂O₃

Zekri M, Erlebach A, Herrmann A, Damak K, Rüssel C, Sierka M, Maâlej R. Materials (Basel), 2018, 11(10):1790. doi: 10.3390/ma11101790.

The Albian oceanic anoxic events record in central and northern Tunisia: Geochemical data and paleotectonic controls.

Khalifa Z, Affouri H, Rigane A, Jacob J. Marine and Petroleum Geology 93 (2018) 145–165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2018.03.016

Antarctic Intermediate Water penetration into the Northern Indian Ocean during the last deglaciation

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Extreme flood event reconstruction spanning the last century in the El Bibane Lagoon (southeastern Tunisia): a multi-proxy approach.

Affouri, A., Dezileau, L. and Kallel N. Clim. Past, 13, 711–727, 2017

2. The sedimentary organic matter from a Lake Ichkeul core (far northern Tunisia): Rock-Eval and biomarker approach.

Affouri, H. and Sahraoui O. Journal African Earth Sciences, 2017, 129, 248-259.

3. Spectroscopic properties of Yb2+ in aluminosilicate glass .

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4. Methodology for tracing a costal flood risk card in the coastal area of Hammam Lif.

Baklouti, A., Rekhis, Z., Bejaoui, M., Medhioub, S. and Yaich, C. Journal of Applied Research, 2017, 3(11)

5. Spectroscopic analysis of trivalent Nd3+/Yb3+ ions codoped in PZS host glasses as a new laser material at 1.06 μm

Belguith, B., Hegazy, H. H., Algarni, H., Yang, Y., Damak, K., Yousef, E., & Maâlej, R. Journal of Rare Earths, 2017, 35(4), 361-367. Doi: 10.1016/S1002-0721(17) 60920-7

6. The effect of solvents and rare earth element (Er, Yb) doping on suspension stability of sol-gel titania nanoparticles

Benammar, I., Salhib, R., Deschanvresc, J. -L. and Maalej, R. IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience 11/2017; PP (99):1-1., DOI:10.1109/TNB.2017.2771302

7. Hydrological variations of the intermediate water masses of the western Mediterranean Sea during the past 20 ka inferred from neodymium isotopic composition in foraminifera and cold-water corals

Dubois-Dauphin, Q., Montagna, P., Siani, G., Douville, E., Wienberg, C., Hebbeln, D., Liu, Z., Kallel, N., Dapoigny, A., Revel, M., Pons-Branchu, E. and Colin, C. Clim. Past, 13, 17–37, 2017.

8. Pollen distribution in surface sediments of the northern Lower Medjerda valley (northeastern Tunisia).

Gaceur, E., Desprat, S., Rouis-Zargouni, I., Hanquiez, V., Lebreton, V., Combourieu Nebout, N. and Kallel, N. Review of Palaeobotany and palynology, 2017, 247: 13-25

10. Efficient temperature sensing using photoluminescence of Er/Yb implanted GaN thin films. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical

9. Hamza, N. Toncelli, A., Parchur, A., Alves, E. and Maalej, R. (2017) 09/2017; 248:769-776., DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2017.04.042

Hu, F., Liu, X., Chen, R., Liu, Y., Mai, Y., Maalej, R. and Yang, Y. Judd-Ofelt parameters of the upconversion phosphors: Er 3+ doped BaGd 2 ZnO 5 /PMMA and NaYF 4 /PMMA. Journal of Rare Earths 10/2017; 35(10):964-969., DOI:10.1016/S1002-0721(17) 61000-7

High-resolution Holocene climate and hydrological variability from two major Mediterranean deltas (Nile and Rhone)

Jalali, B., Sicre, M.-A., Kallel, N., Azuara, J., Combourieu-Nebout, N., Bassetti, M.-A. and Klein, V. The Holocene,2017, 27(8): 1158-1168.

Annealing Effects in Nanograined Al-Cu-Mg Alloy Processed by Equal Channel Angular Pressing

Ktari, H.-H., Couzinie J.-P., Bourgon, J., Champion, Y. and Njah, N. Key Engineering Materials, 2017, 748: 240-244.

Optical absorption and photoluminescence properties of chromium in different host glasses.

Lachheb, R., Herrmann, A., Damak, K., Rüssel, C. and Maâlej, R. Journal of Luminescence, 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.jlumin.2017.02.030

Valorization of Coniacian-middle Campanian clay minerals of the Meknassy-Mezzouna region (centerwestern Tunisia) in the clinker manufacturing.

Mosbahi, M., Khlifi, M., Jamoussi, F. and Tlili, A. Arab J Geosci, 2017, 10:349

Basic activation of lower Eocene clay from Meknassy-Mezzouna basin (centerwestern Tunisia), synthesis of zeolite and clarification of soybean oils.

Mosbahi, M., Tlili, A., Khlifi, M. and Jamoussi, F. Applied Clay Science, 2017, 138: 1–11

Phosphoric acid purification through different raw and activated clay materials (Southern Tunisia)

Trabelsi, W. and Tlili, A. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2017, 129: 647-65

Experimental and Theoretical Spectroscopic Study of Erbium Doped Aluminosilicate Glasses

Assadi, A. A., Herrmann, A., Lachheb, R., Damak, K., Rüssel, C. and Maâlej R. Journal of Luminescence. 08, 176. DOI:10.1016/j.jlumin.2016.02.022

A study of densification and phase transformations of nanocomposite Cu-Fe prepared by mechanical alloying and consolidation process.

Azabou M., Makhlouf T., Saurina, J., Escoda, L., Sunol, J.J. and Khitouni, M. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2016, 87(1) : 981–987

Risk Assessment and Remedial Solutions of Coastal Flooding: Case Study of Hammam Lif Coastline, Northern Tunisia.

Baklouti, A., Bejaoui, M., Medhioub, S., and Yaich, C. J Geol Geophys, 2016, 5(4), 251.

The development and rehabilitation of the Hammam Lif costaline: A geotechnical study.

Baklouti, A., Bejaoui, M., Medhioub, S. and Yaich, C. J Civil Environ Eng, 2016, 6: 206.

Holocene hydrological changes of the Rhone River (NW Mediterranean) as recorded in the marine mud belt.

Bassetti, M.-A., Berné, S., Sicre, M.-A, Dennielou, B., Alonso, Y., Buscail, R., Jalali, B., Hebert, B. and Menniti, C. Climate of the Past, 2016, 12: 1539-1553, doi:10.5194/cp-12-1539-2016.

Exploring the oxygen and carbon isotopic composition of the Mediterranean red coral (Corallium rubrum) for seawater temperature reconstruction.

Chaabane, S., López Correa, M., Montagna, P., Kallel, N., Taviani, M., Linares, C., and Ziveri, P. Marine Chemistry, 2016, 186, 11–23.

Structural and thermal characterizations of the solid-state reaction between Ni, Al, and Ti powders during mechanical alloying.

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Textural evidences for dissolution of silica-rich rocks of the Ypresian phosphatic series, Gafsa-Metlaoui basin, southwestern Tunisia: implication of biogenic silica supply on genesis of fibrous clays.

Felhi, M., Saidi, R., Fattah, N. and Tlili, A. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2016, 9: 695.

Magnetic and microstructural properties of nanocrystalline Fe-25 at% Al and Fe-25 at% Al +0.2 at%B alloys prepared by mechanical alloying process.

Gharsallah, H.Ibn., Makhlouf, T., Escoda, L. and Khitouni M. European Physical Journal Plus, 2016, 131(4) 119.

Effect of boron addition on structural and magnetic properties of nanostructured Fe75Al25 alloy prepared by high energy ball milling.

Gharsallah, H.Ibn., Makhlouf, T., Saurina, J., Escoda, L., Suñol, J.J., Llorca-Isern, N. and M. Khitouni. Materials Letters,2016, Volume 181, 21-24.

Holocene climate variability in the North-Western Mediterranean Sea (Gulf of Lions).

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Environmental changes, climate and anthropogenic impact in south-east Tunisia during the last 8 kyr .

Jaouadi, S., Lebreton, V., Bout-Roumazeilles, V., Siani, G., Lakhdar, R., Boussoffara, R., Dezileau, L., Kallel, N., Mannai-Tayech, B. and Combourieu-Nebout, N. (2016)., Clim. Past, 12, 1339-1359, doi:10.5194/cp-12-1339-2016.

The effect of heating on mineral composition and grain size distribution of flux calcined porcelanites from the Gafsa-Metlaoui basin, southwestern Tunisia

Saidi, R., Tlili, A. and Jamoussi F. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2016, 124:189-198

Sea surface temperature variability in the North Western Mediterranean Sea (Gulf of Lions) during the Common Era.

Sicre, M.-A., Jalali, B., Martrat, B., Schmidt, S., Bassetti, M.-A. and Kallel, N. Earth Planet. Sc. Lett., 2016 10.1016/j.epsl.2016.09.032.

The Development and Rehabilitation of the Hammam lif Coastline: A Geotechnical Study

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2. Spectroscopic and luminescence characteristics of erbium doped TNZL glass for lasing materials.

Assadi, A.A., Damak, K., Lachheb, R., Herrmann, A., Yousef, E., Rüssel, C., and Maalej, R. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 01/2015; 620:129. DOI:10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.09.120

Growth rate induced high efficient light trapping/photon conversion ZnO:Nd3+ nanodisk shaped thin films deposited by AACVD process.

Elleuch, R., Salhi, R., Deschanvres, J-L., Gucciardi, PG., and Maalej, R. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 12/2015; 651:756−763. DOI:10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.08.157

Highly efficient NIR to visible upconversion in ZnO:Er,Yb thin film deposited by AACVD atmospheric pressure process.

Elleuch, R., Salhi, R., Deschanvres, J.L., and Maalej, R. RSC Advances 07/2015; 5(74):60246–60253. DOI:10.1039/C5RA10442D

Antireflective downconversion ZnO:Er3+,Yb3+ thin film for Si solar cell applications.

Elleuch, R., Salhi, R., Deschanvres, J.L., and Maalej, R. Journal of Applied Physics 02/2015; 055301(5):055301. DOI:10.1063/1.4906976

Cyclicity of grain size parameters along a core from the Gleysol of Sebkha Ennoual, Southeastern Tunisia.

Essefi, E., Gharsalli, N., Salhi, S., and Yaich, C. Journal of Basic and applied research international, 2015(5&3):124−134.

Climatic significance of grain size parameters of the wet eolian sedimentary filling of Sebkha Mhabeul, southeast Tunisia: Contribution of the genetic approach

Essefi, E., Gharsalli, N., and Yaich, C. Journal of Basic and Applied Research International, 2015, 4:140−152.

Geophysical and geochemical study of the silico−evaporitic sedimentary are filling of Boujmal wetland, Eastern Tunisia: inferring the climatic signal within groundwater noise

Essefi, E., Gharsalli, N., and Yaich, C. Journal of Basic and Applied Research International, 2015:14−25.

Spectral analysis of a core from the Sebkha of Sidi Mansour, Southern Tunisia: The Holocene Cyclostratigraphy.

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Origin of the groundwater salinity and geochemical processes in detrital and carbonate aquifers: Case of Chougafiya basin (Central Tunisa).

Farid, I., Zouari, K., Rigane, A., and Beji, R . Journal of Hydrology,2015 530:503−532. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.10.009

Fossil diatoms from endogangue of the Ypresian phosphatic pellets of the Gafsa/Metlaoui basin: Implication on the origin of biogenic silica and depositional environment.

Haj Ahmed, A., Tlili, A., Zalat, A. A., and Jedoui, Y. Arabian Journal of Geosciences,2015, 8(2):1077−1087. DOI 10.1007/s12517−013−1253−2.

Pr3+: BaY2F8 Crystal Nanoparticles (24 nm) Produced by High−Energy Ball Milling: Spectroscopic Characterization and Comparison with Bulk Properties.

Hakim, R., Damak, K., Gemmi, M., Luin, S., Maalej, R., and Toncelli, A. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 01/2015; 119(5):2844–2851. DOI:10.1021/jp510851w.

13. Spectroscopic properties of cerium−doped aluminosilicate glasses

Herrmann, A., Othman, H.A., Assadi, A.A., Tiegel, M., Kuhn, S., and Rüssel, C. (2015)., Optical Materials Express 5 (4), 04/2015, 720−732. DOI: 10.1364/OME.5.000720

Orientation imaging− ASTAR investigation of the grain and precipitate morphology in Al−Cu−Mg alloy processed by Equal Channel Angular Pressing

Ktari, H. H., Couzinie, J. P., Bourgon, J., Champion, Y., and Njah, N. Journal of Alloys and Compounds,2015, 647:152−158.

Characterization of Tm3+ doped TNZL glass laser material.

Lachheb, R., Damak, K., Assadi, A.A., Herr-Mann, A., Yousef, E., Rüssel, C., and Maâlej, R. Journal of Luminescence 05/2015; 161:281. DOI: 10.1016/j.jlumin.2014.12.069.

Synthesis of Gd2O3: Eu nanoplatelets for MRI and fluorescence imaging

Maalej, N.M., Qurashi, A., Assadi, A.A., Maalej, R., Shaikh, M.N., Ilyas, M., and Gondal, MA, Nanoscale Research Letters 05/2015; 10:215.

Introduction to the Special Section on Engineering Sciences for Biology and Medicine Conference (ESBM 2015).

Maalej, R. IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience 10/2015; 14(7):686.

Growth and Properties of Amorphous Erbium−doped Aluminum−yttrium Oxide Films Deposited by Aerosol−UV−Assisted MOCVD.

Salhi, R., Jimenez, C., Deschanvres, J.L., Maâlej, R., and Fourati, M. Chem. Vap. Deposition, 03/2015; 21(1−3):26. DOI:10.1002/cvde.201407068

Depositional environment and stability of the porcelanitewithin the Ypresian phosphatic series of the Gafsa/Metlaoui basin,southwesternTunisia.

Saidi, R., Felhi, M., Tlili, A., Khlil, L., Fourati, A., Kamoun, L., and Jamoussi, F. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2015, 8(7):5223−5237. DOI 10.1007/s12517−014−1552−2.

Novel Non−toxic and Red Luminescent sensor based on Eu3+: Y2Ti2O7/SiO2 Nano−powder for Latent Fingerprint detection.

Saif, M., Shebl, M., Nabeel, A.I., Shokry, R., Hafez, H., Mbarek, A., Damak, K., Maalej, R., and Abdel-Mottaleb M.S.A. 1.Sensors and Actuators B:Chemical, 12/2015; 220:162−170. DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2015.05.040

Synthesis of non−toxic phosphor material based on pyrochlore−type dititanate (Eu3+/Y2Ti2O7).

Saif, M., Shebl, M., Mbarek, A., Nabeel, A.I., Maalej, R., and Shokry. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry 03/2015; volume 301:1. DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2014.12.014

Thermal stability and spectroscopic properties of Ho3+ doped tellurite−borate glasses

Yang, Y., Liu, Y., Cai, P., Maalej, R., And Seo H.J. Journal of Rare Earths 09/2015; 33(9):939−945. DOI:10.1016/S1002−0721(14)60509−3

Organic matter appraisal of the Lower Eocene (Ypresian) Bou Dabbous Formation in Tunisia.

Affouri, H., and Montacer, M.. Arab. J. Geosci. , 2014, 7:5509–5542. DOI 10.1007/s12517−013−1197−6.

Models of Formation and Activity of Spring Mounds in the Mechertate−Chrita−Sidi El Hani System, Eastern Tunisia: Implications for the Habitability of Mars.

Essefi, E., Komatsu, G., Fairén, A. G., Chan, M. A., and Yaich, C. Life, 2014, 4, 1−x manuscripts; doi: 10.3390/life40x000x.

3.Magnetic Study of the Heated and Unheated Sedimentary Fillings of Sebkha Mhabeul, Southeast Tunisia: a Geophysical Method for Paleoclimatic Investigation and Tephrochronological Dating.

Essefi, E., Mefteh, S., Medhioub, M., Yaich, C. International Journal of Geophysics, 2014 (1), 908395.

Past human life in the vicinities of saline systems in Tunisia: the geoarcheological approach to link paleoclimatology, paleoepidemiology, and populations dynamics.

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Geodynamic framework of saline systems in eastern Tunisia: saline depressions inherited from the Triassic intrusions and/or the Messinian Salinity Crisis.

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Groundwater influence on the aeolian sequence stratigraphy of the Mechertate−Chrita− Sidi El Hani system, Tunisian Sahel: Analogies to the wet−dry aeolian sequence stratigraphy at Meridiani Planum, Terby crater, and Gale crater, Mars.

Essefi, E., Komatsu, G., Fairén, A. G., Chan, M. A., and Yaich, C. Planetary and Space Science, 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2014.05.004.

Quantifying Raman and emission gain coefficients of Ho3+ doped TeO2}ZnO}PbO}PbF2}Na2O (TZPPN) tellurite glass.

Damak, K., El Sayed, Y., Al-Shihri, A.S., Seo, H.J., Rüssel, C., and Maâlej, R . Solid State Sciences 02/2014; 28:74−80.

Raman, green and infrared emission cross− sections of Er 3+ doped TZPPN tellurite glass.

Damak, K., El Sayed, Y., Alfaify, S., Rüssel, C., and Maâlej, R. Optical Materials Express 04/2014; 4(4):597−612.

White light generation from Dy 3+ doped tellurite glass.

Damak, K., El Sayed, Y., Rüssel, C., and Maâlej, R. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 02/2014; 134:55−63.

Efficient antireflective down− conversion Er3+ doped ZnO/Si thin film.

Elleuch, R., Salhi, R., Al-Quraishi, S.I., Deschanvres, J.-L., and Maalej, R. Physics Letters A 05/2014.

Antireflection and downconversion response of Nd3+ doped Y2O3/Si thin film deposited by AACVD process.

Elleuch, R., Salhib, R., Deschanvresc, J.-L., and Maalej R. Chemical Physics Letters, 2014, 612, 1−7.

Corrosion properties of anodized aluminum: Effects of equal channel angular pressing prior to anodization.

Jilani, O., Njah, N., and Ponthiaux, P. Corrosion Science, 2014, 89:163−170.

Transition from intergranular to pitting corrosion in fine grained aluminum processed by equal channel angular pressing.

Jilani, O., Njah, N., and Ponthiaux, P. Corrosion Science, 2014, 87 :259−264.

Metal contamination of surface sediments of the Sfax–Chebba coastal line, Tunisia.

Ghannem, N., Gargouri, D., Sarbeji, M. M., Yaich, C., and Azri, C. Environmental Earth Sciences, 2014. 1−9.

Genesis and Evolution of A Beach−Ridge Plain Reflecting Relative Sea−Level Rise: A Case Study From Trab El Makhadha Gulf of Gabes, Southeastern Tunisia

Gzam, M., Elmejdoub, N., Boussetta, S., and Jedoui, Y. Journal of Sedimentary Research, 2014, 84(3), 183−191.

Formulation of blended cement by the combination of two pozzolans: Calcined clay and finely ground sand.

Mechti, W., Mnif, T., Chaabouni, M., and Rouis, J. Construction and Building Materials. Volume 50, 15 January 2014, Pages 609–616.

Effect of the diagenesis on the clay mineralogy and the organic matter in the Tunisian southern subsurface.

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Influence of the halokinesis on the clay mineral repartition of upper Maastrichtian–Ypresian in the Meknassy−Mezzouna basin, centerwestern Tunisia.

Mosbahi, M., Khlifi, M., Tlili, A., and Jammousi, F. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2014. 7(9):3881−3899. DOI 10.1007/s12517−013−1050−y.

Enhanced up−conversion and temperature−sensing behaviour of Er3+ and Yb3+ co−doped Y2Ti2O7 by incorporation of Li+ ions.

Singh, B. P., Parchur, A. K., Ningthoujam, R. S., Ramakrishna, P. V., Singh, S., Singh, P., Rai S. B. and Maalej R. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2014, 16 (41), 22665−22676.

Organic Geochemistry of the Cenomanian–Turonian Bahloul Formation Petroleum Source Rock, Central and Northern Tunisia.

Affouri, H. Montacer, M. and Disnar J-R . The Society of Resource Geology. Volume 63, Issue 3, pages 262–287, July 2013. DOI: 10.1111/rge.12008.

Analogue modelling of Late Miocene–Early Quaternary continental crustal extension in the Tunisia–Sicily Channel area.

Belguith Y., Geoffroy L., Mourgues R. and Rigane A . Tectonophysics, 608, p.576−585, Nov 2013, doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2013.08.023

Tracking atmospheric and riverine terrigenous supplies variability during the Holocene and last glacial in central Mediterranean.

Bout-Roumazeilles, V., Combourieu-Nebout, N., Desprat, S., Siani, G., Turon, J.L., and Essallami L. Climate of the Past, 2013, 9, (3) : 1065−1087 .

Deglacial and Holocene vegetation and climatic changes in the southern Central Mediterranean from a direct land−sea correlation.

Desprat, S., Combourieu-Nebout, N., Essallami, L., Sicre, M. A., Dormoy, I., Peyron, O., Siani, G., Bout Roumazeilles, V., and Turon, J. L. Climate of the Past, 2013, Volume 9, Issue 2, pp.767−787.

Burial history determination of the Triassic succession of Central and Northern Tunisia using clay minerals.

Mahdi, D., Ben Abdallah, R., Nouri, H., Tlili, A., Chaftar, H.R., and Jamoussi, F. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2013, Volume 6, Issue 11, pp 4347−4355.

Structural and luminescence correlation of annealed Er−ZnO/Si thin films deposited by AACVD process.

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Effect of the groundwater contribution, the climatic change, and the human induced activities on the hydrological behavior of discharge playas: a case study Sidi El Hani discharge playa, Tunisian Sahel.

Essefi, E., Touir, J., Tagorti, M. A., and Yaich, C. Arabian Journal of Geoscience, 2013, 6:3997–4009. DOI 10.1007/s12517−012−0659−6.

4. 1.55 μm emission and upconversion luminescence of Er3+−doped strontium borate glasses.

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Growth, optical spectroscopy and Judd−Ofelt analysis of Pr−doped BaY2F8 monocrystals.

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North–south palaeohydrological contrasts in the central Mediterranean during the Holocene: tentative synthesis and working hypotheses.

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11.Preparation and microstructural properties of erbium doped alumina–yttria oxide thin films deposited by aerosol MOCVD. Salhi, R., Jimenez, C., Deschanvres, J.L., Guyot, Y., Chaix-Pluchery, O., Rapenne, L., Maâlej, R., and Fourati, M. Journal of Luminescence 01/2013; 142:52.

12.Glacial fluctuations of the Indian monsoon and their relationship with North Atlantic climate: new data and modelling experiments.

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