Publications (169)
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Impacts of climatic factors on radial growth of selected Fabaceae woody species from West African dry savannas
Larba Hubert Balima1,2 · Kapoury Sanogo3 · Aster Gebrekirstos4,5 · Blandine Marie Ivette Nacoulma2 ·Adjima Thiombiano2 · Achim Bräuning5
West Africa constitutes a hotspot region for both land use change and climate change. Land use change, and highclimate variability in this region negatively affect tree growth dynamics, ecosystem functioning and services. In the presentstudy, we assessed the impacts of climate variability on tree growth of Detarium microcarpum Guill. & Perr. a(...)
Savanna trees · Growth patterns · Climatic factors · Rainfall variation · Sudanian region · West Africa
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First contribution to taxonomic study of macromycetes in the genus Agaricus from the Kou classified forest in western Burkina Faso
Ragnaguenewinde Sylvie Nana , Samson Nankone , Benovana Bakiono , Andjèrèyir Kusiele Somda , Kounbo Dabire , Sanon Elise , K. Marie Laure Guissou
The classified Kou forest is one of the densest plant formations in Burkina Faso. It covers
an area of 117 hectares and is inhabited by a diversity of species. Indeed, inventories conducted
in the forest indicate a floristic wealth of around 277 species (Guinko, 2005) and a diversity of
fauna (Ouédraogo et al., 2011). Mycological studies ha(...)
Agaricus impudicus, Agaricus trisulphuratus, Morphological characterization, Kou Forest, Burkina Faso
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Local knowledge on population structure and conservation of Lannea species in Burkina Faso (West Africa)
Soumaїla Savadogo, Blandine Marie Ivette Nacoulma, Anne Mette Lykke, Larba Hubert Balima, Adjima Thiombiano
Fruit trees occupy an important place in the daily life of people in West Africa, but the most valuable species are often overexploited and undergo severe threats. This study focused on three Lannea species (Lannea macrocarpa, Lannea acida, and Lannea velutina) with the aim to assess local ecological knowledge on habitats, population dynamics,(...)
Biodiversity; Climatic conditions; Ecological factors; Fruit trees; Lannea; Sustainable management
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Studying multiple causes of death through verbal autopsies: Contribution of an index of similarity
Ariane Sessogo, Géraldine Duthé, Bruno Lankoandé, Kassoum Dianou
Background: The analysis of multiple causes of death was developed in high-income countries to study complex morbid processes leading to death. In other countries, such studies are severely limited by the lack of death certificates. Some cause-of-death statistics are produced at the local level through verbal autopsies (VAs): the collecting of(...)
Multimorbidity, HDSS, Verbal autoposy, cause of death, Ouagadougou
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Challenges and opportunities of developing bioinformatics platforms in Africa: the case of BurkinaBioinfo at Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Burkina Faso
Ezechiel B. Tibiri, Palwende R. Boua, Issiaka Soulama, Christine Dubreuil-Tranchant, Ndomassi Tando, Charlotte Tollenaere, Christophe Brugidou, Romaric K. Nanema, Fidèle Tiendrebeogo
Bioinformatics, an interdisciplinary field combining biology and computer science, enables meaningful information to be extracted from complex biological data. The exponential growth of biological data, driven by high-throughput omics technologies and advanced sequencing methods, requires robust computational resources. Worldwide, bioinformati(...)
Bioinformatics, BurkinaBioinfo, Challenges, Training
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Corps, traditions et éducation. Questionner les pratiques culturelles en Afrique
GANOU Souleymane
L’éducation est une institution qui retire l’individu de l’état de nature et le place dans l’état de culture. La différence fondamentale entre nature et culture se trouve dans le fait que ce qui est naturel est inné et le culturel est acquis. L’éducation permet de transmettre des valeurs voulues par la communauté à un individu. Le lien entre c(...)
Corps, tradition, sociétés, éducation, Afrique
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Effects of Agro-Ecological Practices on Soil Health and Sorghum Yield as Influenced by Climate Change in the Sudan-Sahelian Zone of Burkina Faso
Harouna Ouédraogo, Edmond Hien, Yacouba Diallo, Poulouma Louis Yaméogo, Udo Nehren
Drought and low soil fertility remain significant constraints to agricultural production in Burkina Faso. Agro-ecological practices like stone rows (SR), zaï (Z), and ridge tillage (RT) have been developed to cope with these challenges. This study aimed to determine the influence of SR, Z, zaï combined with stone rows (Z_SR), and RT on soil he(...)
Agro-ecological practices; Soil fertility; zaï; Ridge tillage; Stone rows
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Fire behavior of polymers: comparative study of Tek wood and Fraké wood on a small scale
BAGUIAN Abdoul Faycal, KOUDOUGOU Mathilde, KOALA Lucmane , DABILGOU Téré , TIENDREBEOGO Olivier, TASSEMBEDO Rodolphe, ZAIDA Justin, SAM Raguilignaba, OUIMINGA Salifou Koucka5
Parameters representing the thermal properties of materials are considered to be specific to thermal inertia, and parameters modulating surface heat transfer are considered to be related to thermal inertia. The fire behavior of materials depends on the chemical processes involved in their thermal degradation. For our study of the thermal degra(...)
calorimeter, Fraké and Tek, combustion, materials
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Gestion des déchets plastiques à Koudougou, une ville moyenne du Burkina Faso
Nebilma P. NAGALO, Fulgence T. IDANI, Sidiki ZONGO
Autrefois, considéré comme une source de revenu, les déchets plastiques sont perçus aujourd’hui comme un danger par les écologistes au niveau mondial. A l’instar des grandes villes africaines, la ville de Koudougou fait face à des défis majeurs en matière de préservation de l’environnement. L’objectif de cette étude est d’analyser le(...)
déchets plastiques-gestion-ville moyenne-Koudougou-Burkina Faso.
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Inequalities and Trends in Under-Five Mortality Between Formal and Informal Areas in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Bruno Yempabou Lankoande, Yacouba Compaoré, Kassoum Dianou, Souleymane Sanogo, Abdramane Soura, Abdoulaye Maïga, Agbessi Amouzou
The physical expansion of the city of Ouagadougou, the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso, subsided in 2015 after the government banned land speculation that contributed to the growth and entrenchment of informal areas. The government subsequently implemented social policies such as free health care for pregnant women and children under(...)
Under five mortality, Cause-specific mortality, Ouagadougou HEalth and Demographic Surveillance System, Free health policy, Informal areas
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A qualitative exploration to inform an oral health training for disability care workers in Burkina Faso
Ave Põld, Dan Filwendé Kientega, Jocelyne Valérie Garé, Michael Lorenz
Aim: To explore enablers and barriers to the creation of an oral health training for care workers at specialized centres for children with disabilities in Ouagadougou.
Design: This was a formative study informed by the Theoretical Domains Framework using qualitative methods.
Methods: Qualitative observations and 14 semi- structured intervie(...)
caregiver burden, disability, education, health promotion, oral health
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Evaluation des connaissances locales dans la restauration écologique des paysages forestiers dégradés au Burkina Faso: Titre courant: Perception paysanne de la protection de l’environnement
Sata DIAWARA, Arguita DAO, Minata OUATTARA, Patrice SAVADOGO
La dégradation des écosystèmes et la perte de la biodiversité sont toujours en hausse, avec de graves conséquences pour les populations du monde entier. Pour stopper et inverser le déclin de la biodiversité, le Burkina Faso s’est engagé à restaurer 5 millions d’hectares de terres dégradées d’ici 2030. Cependant, le pays peine à atteindre son o(...)
Biodiversité, Stratégies de conservation, Défi de Bonn, Perception paysanne
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Kontrolle der Macht oder Macht der Kontrolle in Kleist Lustspiel Der zerbrochene Krug
YAMEOGO Mohamed
Die Weltgeschichte ist eine Geschichte der Kontestation. Machthaber wurden immer wieder von Personen oder Institutionen herausgefordert: Kapitalisten durch Proletarier, Gewerkschafter, Regierende durch Regierte und so weiter. Diese Personen und ihre Institutionen, die man als Gegenmächte bezeichnen kann, üben Einfluss auf die Entscheidungsträg(...)
iterarische Verarbeitung, Macht, Machtgebrauch und Machtmissbrauch
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Warba Dance Step of Ganzourgou: conflict, prévention and resolution in Burkina Fsao
OUEDRAOGO Boukaré OUEDRAOGO , Brigitte NANA, OUEDRAOGO& Mamoudou
In the province of Ganzourgou, an ancestral ludomotor activity is practised: the warba, a traditional dance on which Moaga society has engraved its mechanisms for preventing and resolving conflicts that often pit its members against each other. It is a dance that uses bodily gestures to convey profound messages whose objectives include the que(...)
warbaarbaarbaarba dance, local knowledge, prdance, pr dance, prevention, regulations, conflict evention, conflictevention
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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Pregnant Women on Oral Health in the University Hospitals of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Gare Jocelyne Valerie Wendkouni, Diallo Abdoulaye Hama, Ouedraogo Ladifatou, Kientega Filwendé Dan, Kabore Wendpoulomde Aime Desire, Kanoute Aida
Knowledge of the relationship between pregnancy and oral health is a public health issue. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of pregnant women regarding oral health in the University Hospital Centers (UHC) of Ouagadougou in 2023. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study from July to September 2023. D(...)
Oral Health, Pregnancy, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices