Publications (10459)
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Verbal Abuse Critical Metaphors in Game Of Thrones
Lallé Michaël ZOUBA
Abstract: This paper explores verbal abuse in the television series Game of Thrones through the metaphorical language it contains. It is grounded on Critical Metaphor Analysis and its three-level analysis of metaphors: linguistic, conceptual and pragmatic. The data consist in dialogue excerpts. They are taken from the first two episodes of the(...)
abuse, critical, insults, metaphorical, threats.
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The Commonwealth Contribution to Democracy in Ghana from 1992 to 2022: A Focus on Election Observation
Djamal Dine DIASSO
Despite the significant role of the Commonwealth in advancing democracy in Ghana through election observation, its contribution has been overlooked in the existing literature. The primary goal of this article is to highlight the role of the organisation in Ghana’s record performance in organising free, fair, and peaceful elections. To achieve(...)
Commonwealth, democracy, Ghana, Election Observation, Organisation.
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Evaluation and prioritization of food safety risks in the Nigerian red meat industry
Ismail Ayoade Odetokun, Damilola Christiana Olawoye, Akeem Adebola Bakare, Tajudeen Opeyemi Isola, Nma Bida Alhaji, Oluwadamilola Olawumi Abiodun-Adewusi, Taiwo Adeniyi Adewoye, Hama Cissé, Ibraheem Ghali-Mohammed
Food safety is a global concern, particularly in developing countries like Nigeria. Hence, this study aims to identify and rank food safety priorities in the red meat industry in Ilorin, Northcentral Nigeria, as a first step towards targeting interventions and resource allocation. A cross-sectional study involved 496 participants in various ro(...)
Food safety; Red meat industry; Antemortem inspection; Sanitation; Nigeria
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ANORCHIDIE BILATERALE CONGENITALE ET ASPERMIE : ETUDE DE CAS AU CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE BOGODOGO, BURKINA FASO
AWEH Adjongba Bruno1 , OUEDRAOGO Rakissida Alfred2 , SEWADOUNO Daniel3 , OUEDRAOGO Rakiswendé Alexis , AZONBAKIN Simon , KONSEGRE Valentin , SANOU/LAMIEN Assita
L’anorchidie bilatérale congénitale ou syndrome de régression testiculaire fait partie des anomalies du
développement sexuel. Cette anomalie est caractérisée par l’absence des testicules chez un individu
de sexe chromosomique masculin 46, XY. C’est une pathologie rare dont la cause exacte n’est pas
élucidée. Cependant des mutations génét(...)
aspermie, anorchidie bilatérale congénitale, CHU de Bogodogo
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HYPERPLASIE CONGENITALE DES SURRENALES CHEZ L’ENFANT : DE LA CLINIQUE A LA BIOLOGIE
AWEH Adjongba Bruno , OUEDRAOGO Rakiswendé Alexis , N’BOUKE Essi Delali , OUEDRAOGO Rakisssida Alfred , OUEDRAOGO Halidou , AOUE Abnondjoua Achille , OUEDRAOGO Sidziguin , KONSEGRE Valentin , HAMADOU Ibrahim KOUTANGNI Morel , AZONBAKIN Simon , LOMPO Olga Mélanie
L’hyperplasie congénitale des surrénales est une pathologie génétique à transmission autosomique
récessive qui regroupe un ensemble de maladies dont les manifestations sont diverses. Le déficit en
21-hydroxylase est la cause la plus fréquente d’hyperplasie congénitale des surrénales et est dans 75%
des cas secondaire à la mutation du gèn(...)
hyperplasie congénitale des surrénales, 17-hydroxyprogestérone, Burkina Faso
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Real Profiles of the Temperature and the Photovoltaic Parameters in an Uncooled Silicon PV cell Submitted to an Increasing Light Concentration
Idrissa Sourabie, Mahamadi Savadogo, Amadou Konfe, Assane Diouf, Lamine Zida, Issa Zerbo and Martial Zoungrana
The main objective of this study is to determine the real impact of light concentration increase on the parameters of an uncooled PV cell. To obtain results close to the reality, this study takes into consideration the effect of the PV cell heating inherent to light concentration and which is characterized by temperature increase. On the Basis(...)
Thermal model, Temperature profile, Concentration ratio, Photo-voltage, Conversion efficiency, operating point.
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Impacts des changements climatiques et stratégies d’adaptation des femmes de la Commune rurale de Koubri (Burkina Faso)
SAWADOGO Bee Nékre Wend-Yam Elody - KABORE Ramané
Les changements climatiques impactent durablement la vie des populations vulnérables
notamment les femmes, fortement dépendantes des ressources sensibles au climat. Les femmes de
la Commune rurale de Koubri en plus de subir les conséquences des changements climatiques,
connaissent une rareté foncière engendrée par la marchandisation des(...)
Changement climatique – Femmes - Marchandisation foncière - Stratégies d’adaptation Koubri
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Analysis of Burkina Faso’s Institutional Framework and Budget Allocations for NCDs Control and Monitoring
Moussa Ouedraogo, Dia Sanou, Mahamadé Goubgou, Estelle Aissa Bambara, Souleymane Tirogo, Aly Savadogo
Diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a major public health issue and a global development challenge today. However, governance responses to these diseases remain in their infancy in most low-income countries, including Burkina Faso. How Burkina Faso organizes itself institutionally and financially to adequately address NCDs is sti(...)
Governance, Institutional Framework, Financial Allocation, Non-Communicable Diseases
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Male Infertility at the University Teaching Hospital of Bogodogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Epidemiological, Clinical and Paraclinical Profile of 278 Cases
Ouattara Adama1,2*, Koné Madina2, Sawadogo Yobi Alexi1,2, Kiemtoré Sibraogo1,3, Ouédraogo Issa4, Ouédraogo Charlemagne
Context: Infertility is a public health problem. Although in our society, infertility is usually attributed to the female gender, current knowledge also incriminates the male. Few studies have looked at the male profile in particular. The aim of our study is to investigate the profile of male infertility during the campaign initiated in the De(...)
Male Infertility, Spermogram, Spermocytogram, Hormones, Testicular Ultrasound, Assisted Reproduction, UTH-B, Ouagadougou
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Profile of premature ovarian failure in a cohort of hypofertile couples at Bogodogo University Teaching Hospital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso,
Ouattara Adama, Ouédraogo Charlemagne, Sawadogo Yobi Alexi, Kiemtoré Sibraogo, Sandwidi Léa, Ouédraogo Issa
Introduction: Premature ovarian insufficiency (P.O.I). is not an uncommon phenomenon among patients who consulted during the assisted reproduction campaign.
Objective: The aim of our study was to investigate the frequency and factors associated with premature ovarian failure (POI) in a cohort of women during the campaign for assisted reproduc(...)
Risk factors, premature ovarian failure, campaign, UTH-B, Ouagadougou
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EPIDÉMIOLOGIE DES CANCERS ORO-MAXILLO-FACIAUX AU BURKINA FASO : ÉTUDE RÉALISÉE DANS DEUX SERVICES DE STOMATOLOGIE ET CHIRURGIE MAXILLO-FACIALE DE OUAGADOUGOU
IDANI M, YANOGO WAA, MILLOGO M, BOUGOUM S, BADINI SAP, ZANGO A, TABOUDOU I, KONSEM T
Introduction : Les cancers oro-maxillo-faciaux, pathologies potentiellement graves, sont relativement fréquentes dans notre contexte. L’objet de ce travail est de décrire l’épidémiologie de ces cancers au Burkina Faso afin d’en améliorer la prise en charge.
Méthodes : Il s’est agi d’une étude transversale, descriptive et analytique à collecte(...)
cancers Maxillo-faciaux ; carcinoMe ; sarcoMes ; facteurs de risque ; Prévention.
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Assessment of Health Risks Associated with the Presence of Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Attiéké Consumed in Burkina Faso
Ibonyé Diéni, Touwendsida Serge Bagré, Boureima Kagambèga, Oumarou Zongo, François Tapsoba, Nicolas Barro
Attiéké, a popular food in Burkina Faso, is often produced under variable hygienic conditions, which favors the proliferation of pathogenic microorgan- isms such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a growing threat to the health of consumers. This study assessed the health risks asso- ciated with the presence of MRSA in atti(...)
Attiéké, Staphylococcus aureus, Health Risks, Public Health, Risk Factors
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Performance Assessment of Queuing Networks with Intermittently Accessible Servers, Failed Servers, Corrective Maintenance, Feedback, and Customer Abandonment.
FAYAMA, Finyori, Abdoul Karim DRABO, Abel ZONGO, and S. Pierre Clovis NITIEMA.
The aim of this work is to evaluate the performance of M/M/K (K > 2) multiserver queuing networks with
intermittently accessible servers, failed servers, corrective maintenance, feedback and client dropouts. We first
studied the two-server heterogeneous M/M/2 model, in which Server 1 is considered to be subject to outages
with corrective ma(...)
Queue networks; M/M/K model; PSO algorithm; intermittent servers; servers down; corrective maintenance; aborting; operational costs.
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IoT Devices Security Improvement Based on Collaborative Intrusion Detection System and Blockchain Technology
Yempabou Yves Stéphans Loari; Didier Bassole; Leonard M. Sawadogo; Gouayon Koala; Oumarou Sié
IoT is one of today's major growth areas. With its low computing power and massively exchanged heterogeneous data, it is vulnerable to numerous at-tacks. In this paper, we proposed a collaborative system based on hybrid intrusion detection and blockchain technology to improve IoT devices security. Thus, we simulated a federated learning using(...)
IoT security, federated learning, CIDS, Blockchain
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Isolation, identification and Antibiotic Resistance Profile of Bacterial Strains Isolated from Charmout, a Dried Meat Sold in Chad
Ali Haroun Hissein, Edwige R. Somé Tiodjio, Abdoullahi Hissein Ousman, François Tapsoba, Hassan Mahamat Ali , Dénis Erbi, Brahim Adoum Ahmat, Kadidja Gamougam, Oumar Ouchar, Cheikna Zongo, Abdessalam Tidjani and Aly Savadogo
Cette étude visait à rechercher la présence de bactéries pathogènes dans le charmout et à évaluer la résistance aux antibiotiques des souches isolées. Un total de 50 échantillons de charmout ont été collectés auprès de vendeurs dans cinq provinces du Tchad, puis analysés à l’aide de méthodes appropriées pour l’énumération, la caractérisation d(...)
Charmout; pathogenic bacteria; microbiological quality; antibiotic resistance