Publications (8077)
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Influence of seed size and pretreatments on Faidherbia albida (apple‑ring) seed germination in Burkina Faso
Innocent Charles Emmanuel Traoré, Bossila Séraphin Hien, Valaire Séraphin Ouehoudja Yaro, Alhassane Zaré, Marie Louise Kaboré, Blaise Kabré, Loyapin Bondé & Oumarou Ouédraogo
Faidherbia albida (Delile) A. Chev. is a key agroforestry species that provides multiple ecosystem services, including soil fertilization, carbon sequestration, and forage production. Despite its ecological importance in climate change mitigation and its vital role for rural communities, natural populations of F. albida are declining due to po(...)
Dormancy, Germination percentage, Scarification, Seed category, Faidherbia albida, West Africa
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Media campaigns, early diagnosis, isolation and treatment on bacterial meningitis outbreak prevention: A modeling study
Ousmane Koutou, Wendkouni Ouedraogo, Hamidou Ouedraogo, Komi Afassinou, Abou Bakari Diabate
Bacterial meningitis is a severe infection affecting the protective membranes of the brain and spinal cord, with rapidly worsening symptoms that can lead to life-threatening complications. This study presents an autonomous deterministic epidemic model, SIaIsMRS, to explore the dynamics of bacterial meningitis in a community implementing contro(...)
Mathematical analysis, optimal control, bacterial meningitis, early diagnosis, media coverage, numerical results
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Copulas approach for modeling the stochastic dependence of three physico- chemical components of groundwater in the province of Sissili (Burkina Faso)
Fabrice Ouoba, Vini Yves Bernadin Loyara, Sibiri Narcisse Dolemweogo and Diakarya Barro
This study aims to model the stochastic dependence between potassium (K+), iron (F e2+), and ammonium (N H+4 ) concentrations in groundwater from the
Sissili province in Burkina Faso. To achieve this, we rely on the Student, Frank, and H ¨usler–Reiss copulas to capture the full range of hydro-geochemical dependence structures. This statistica(...)
Copulas; stochastic dependence; groundwater; modeling
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Anti-biofilm, anti-quorum sensing potential, cytotoxicity, and UPLC-UV/DAD-MS/MS/QTOF profiling of Prosopis Africana (Guill. & Perr.) Taub. leaves and stems extracts: benefits of a traditional medicine in dental care
Bance Alimata, Rouamba Ablassé, Compaoré Moussa, Compaoré Eli, Kabré W.M.E Leila, Ouedraogo Noufou, Hay A. Emmanuelle, Kiendrebeogo Martin & Dijoux-Franca Marie-Geneviève
Background
Prosopis africana is traditionally used in folk medicine in Burkina Faso for oral diseases. Leaves and stems are used in rural areas to treat dental caries, and the bark is used to treat green diarrhea in infants. In the context of a better understanding of Prosopis africana’s bioactivity and toxicity, the present study deals with(...)
Prosopis africana, UPLC-UV/DAD-ESI-MS/MS, Anti-biofilm, Anti-quorum sensing, Dental care, Polyphenols, Alkaloids
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Effect ofTemperatureandLightonExSituGerminationof Flemingia faginea (Guill. &Perr.)BakerSeedsinBurkinaFaso
Raymond Nana, Hugues Roméo Bazié, Assan Gnoumou, Pale Mini Dah, Martin Sawadogo, and Gerard Zombré
Flemingia faginea is a woody species whose various parts are widely used in traditional medicine. However, this species, which typically grows along waterways, is becoming increasingly rare due to poor seed germination in the wild, possibly resulting from the effects of climate change and human activities. Given the increasing rarity of F. fag(...)
Flemingia faginea; germination; pharmacopoeia; photoblastic; temperature
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Identification of Sources of Resistance in Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] to Vascular Disease Caused by Fusarium solani in Burkina Faso
Kiswendsida Issaka Sam, Pawinde Elisabeth Zida, Benoit Joseph Batieno, Saadon Leandre Poda, Yannick Bassole, Abdou-kader Congo, Zakaria Dieni , Hamadou Zongo, Jean Baptiste Tignegre , Bouma James Neya, Nerbewende Sawadogo
Fusarium solani is a cosmopolitan fungus causing mortality of young cowpea plants and severe wilting at an advanced stage of plant development. As a result, it considerably affects cowpea production, undermining food and nutritional security. The use of resistant varieties combined with appropriate agricultural practices is a very effective an(...)
Burkina Faso; Fusarium solani; genotypes; resistance; Vigna unguiculata
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Assessment of Diversity in Parental and F1 Populations of Pearl Millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] in Burkina Faso
Lardia Ali BOUGMA, Adjima OUOBA, Dieudonné TARO, Nerbéwendé SAWADOGO
Aims: Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) is one of the cross-pollinated cereals in West Africa. It is cultivated for its grains. However, to date, strategies for selecting pearl millet populations and hybrids are low in West Africa. The objective of this study is to characterize the genetic bases of parental and F1 populations of pe(...)
Heterogeneity; F1 populations; genetic base; Burkina Faso; ICRISAT
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A mathematical model study with crowley-Martin functional responses to describe fish and zooplankton dynamics
Wendkouni Ouedraogo, Hamidou Ouedraogo, Ousmane Koutou, Boureima Sangare
In this paper, we consider a reaction-diffusion model with homogeneous Neumann
boundary conditions to describe fish and zooplankton dynamics. This model incorporates
a complex Crowley-Martin functional responses. We also introduce two important
elements: fishing and cannibalism effect in the dynamics. In the mathematical
analysis, global a(...)
Population dynamics, fishing effort, prey-predator system, Crowley-Martin functional response, persistence, stability, Hopf bifurcation, turing instability, zooplankton and fish ecosystem.
COMMUNICATION
BF-WeakWeb-2025: A Novel Dataset and LLM Benchmark for Web Vulnerability Detection in Burkina Faso
Nana Sidwendluian Romaric and Bassolé Didier and Guel Désiré and Sié Oumarou
In a context of increasing digitalisation of administrative processes, cybersecurity has become a strategic issue for states, particularly Burkina Faso. Unfortunately, there is a lack of research into cybersecurity in Burkina Faso. In this article, we present an approach for identifying vulnerabilities in applications and websites from Burkina(...)
Knowledge engineering, Analytical models, Large language models, Cyberspace, Benchmark testing, Aging, Software, Data models, Communications technology, Computer security, OWASP Top 10, Web vulnerablity scanners, Fine-tuning, Large Language Model, Web application attacks
COMMUNICATION
Private Key Fragments Secure Recovery Approach in Passkeys System Based on Blockchain Technology and Error-Correcting Codes
Assane Ilboudo Didier Bassole and Desire Guel
In this paper, we propose an innovative approach to enhance the security and resilience of passkeys. this approach combines Shamir’s Secret Sharing Scheme, Reed–Solomon error-correcting codes, AES-GCM encryption, and decentralized storage systems such as blockchain and IPFS. In this approach, the adopted methodology is structured around three(...)
Solid modeling, Scalability, Computational modeling, Resists, Robustness, Error correction codes, Blockchains, Encryption, Secure storage, Resilience, Passkey System, Blockchain, Error-Correcting Codes, Security
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Evaluation of the biochemical and nutritional profiles of Solanum aethiopicum L. subsp Kumba fruits: implications for diet and health
Kayaba Kaboré , Crépin Ibingou Dibala , Mah Alima Esther Traoré , Roger Dakuyo , Adjaratou Souratié , Tienbnoma Sandrine Ouédraogo , Aïnattou Ouédraogo , Ouaro desiré , Jean Axel Tegwendé Kaboré , Kabakdé Kaboré , Hemayoro Sama , Mamounata Diao & Mamoudou Hama Dicko
African eggplant Solanum aethiopicum L. subsp., is an important vegetable crop in
tropical regions, particularly in Burkina Faso. The present study was initiated with the
aim of carrying out a biochemical characterization of its fruit called “Kumba”. The
macromolecule contents were determined by standard methods. The mineral contents
were(...)
Solanum aethiopicum; nutritional properties; amino acids; fatty acids; Burkina Faso
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The migration experience and mental health in the context of insecurity: evidence from Burkina Faso
Hervé Bassinga, Alexandra Tebkieta Tapsoba, Bruno Yempabou Lankoandé, Nabié Douba, Mamadou Soura, Roch Modeste Millogo, Yacouba Compaoré, Soumaïla Ouedraogo & Daniel Mwanga
Background
Since 2015, recurrent terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso have caused large-scale displacement, impacting the psychological health of affected populations. This study explores the effects of migration forced or voluntary on depression and anxiety among adolescents and young people aged 15–24, in line with SDG 3, which aims to “ensure(...)
Mental health, depression, anxiety, insecurity, forced migration, adolescents and youth, Burkina Faso
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Can permanganate oxidizable carbon, microbial respiration, and carbon mineralization rate reflect carbon dynamics across land use and pedo-climate gradients in West African semi-arid zones?
Gannouka Nadjire, Alimata Arzouma Bandaogo, Amanuel W. Gebremichael, Oumarou Ouédraogo and Joseph Issaka Boussim
Climate variability, soil type, land use, and vegetation structure modulate soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics, but their effects on sensitive soil carbon indicators are not adequately quantified in semi-arid ecosystems. This research examined the independent and synergistic impacts of pedo-climate, land use, and canopy cover on permanganate o(...)
carbon dynamics, soil labile carbon, pedo-climatic conditions, dryland, microbial respiration, mineralization rates
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Optimization and comparison of Deep Learning architectures for multi class classification of DDoS attacks in enterprise networks
Yacouba OUATTARA, Yaya TRAORE and Yves SAVADOGO
This article presents an in-depth study aimed at optimizing and comparing several deep learning architectures for multi-class classification of DDoS attacks in enterprise
networks, using the CIC-DDoS2019 dataset. The methodological approach includes rigorous data preprocessing (normalization, encoding, balancing, stratified split) as well as(...)
DDoS, intrusion detection, multi- class classification, Deep Learning, CNN-1D, CNN-LSTM, CNN-BiLSTM, CIC-DDoS2019.
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Growth dilemmata: The case of African firms
Abdoulganiour Almame Tinta
In this study, we exploit panel data of 2450 manufacturing firms from a sample of 30 African
countries from 2013 to 2023 to examine the link between firm performance and innovation. Focusing
on innovation and firm growth, this study addresses R&D activities, product innovation, process
innovation, and organizational practices. Applying vari(...)
Innovation; R&D; Growth