Publications (8045)
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Schoolteachers for Action Against HIV/AIDS-related Oral Disease of Children in Africa
Poul Erik Petersen / Febronia Kahabuka / Seydou Ouattara
Purpose: The intention of the study was to evaluate whether Sub-Saharan schoolteachers may play a key role in oral
health promotion of primary schoolchildren, particularly in terms of prevention of HIV/AIDS-related oral health problems.
Materials and Methods: The study examined the level of knowledge about oral disease and the prevention o(...)
Key words: HIV/AIDS oral lesions, oral disease prevention, schoolteachers, public health
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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Early Initiation of Breastfeeding (EIBF) in Rural Areas of Burkina Faso
Abdoulaye Hama Diallo, Seydou Ouattara, Jocelyne Valérie Gare, Salifou Bissala Saguirou, Jeoffray Diendéré, Blaise Siézanga Gnoumou, Maimouna Roseline Bamouni, Souleymane Ouédraogo
Abstract
Background/Objectives: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends
early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF) as a beneficial practice for newborns
and their mothers. We conducted a breastfeeding study to estimate
prevalence of EIBF and to evaluate its associated factors in rural Burkina Faso.
Methods: We conducted a secondary a(...)
Early Initiation of Breastfeeding, Prevalence, Risk Factors, Burkina Faso
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Effets d’intrants innovants sur les sols et la production de l’aubergine (solanum melongena l.) Au Burkina Faso
Harouna Ouédraogo, Adama Ilboudo, Daouda Guébré, Der Somé, Aminata Ganeme, Koulibi Fidèle Zongo, Aboubacar Coulibaly, Céline Sanou, Edmond Hien
La faible fertilité du sol et les séquences de sécheresse sont des contraintes pour le développement de la production végétale au Burkina Faso. Une étude a été réalisée pour déterminer les effets du polyter et du turbo-bio sur deux types contrastés de sols et la production de l’aubergine. L’essai a été installé selon un dispositif en blocs com(...)
aubergine, biomasse végétale, fertilité du sol, polyter, stress hydrique, turbo-bio.
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Acceptance, hesitancy, and ethical challenges of the COVID-19 vaccine in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Denise P. Ilboudo, Abibou Simpore, Joseph Sawadogo, Abdoul Karim Ouattara, Alice R. Ouedraogo, Luc Zongo, Albert T. Yonli, Abdou Azaque Zoure, Theodora M. Zohoncon, Florencia W. Djigma, Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah, Charlemagne M. Ouedraogo, Jacques Simpore
Background: In light of the public health emergency brought about by the novel coronavirus, health authorities
actively promoted vaccination against SARS-CoV-2. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the forefront critical
questions concerning individual freedoms and the right to consent or decline vaccination. To better anticipate
and man(...)
COVID-19; vaccine; Acceptance; Hesitancy; Green pass; Ethic; Sub-Saharan Africa
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Assessment of the humidity tolerance of onion (Allium cepa L.) cultivars grown in the field during the wet season
Alpha Sidy Traore, Jean Baptiste De La Salle Tignegre, Zakaria Kiebre, Sory Sissoko, John Rusagara Nzungize and Mahamadou Sawadogo
The study investigated how seasonal humidity patterns in 2020 influenced the survival, growth, and yield of different onion (Allium cepa L.) varieties. Relative humidity showed strong seasonal variation, starting at low and unstable levels from January to April (minimum 10 to 40%, maximum 40 to 80%), rising steadily from May to nearly 100%, an(...)
Humid season, humidity-tolerant, onion varieties, productivity, breeding programs, high-yielding.
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A Hybrid Optimization Framework for Emergency Resource Allocation in Low-Resource Settings: Application to Burkina Faso
Tougma Manegaouindé Roland, Zerbo Boureima, Guel Désiré, Traore Salah Idriss Seif, Napon Salifou
The overuse of hospitals in Burkina Faso, especially during emergencies, is largely due to chronic underfunding and weak coordination among health centers. These challenges create critical bottlenecks in emergency care, where resources are limited and demand is often unpredictable. Motivated by the need for improved management of emergency pat(...)
Adaptation Models, Uncertainty, Hospitals, Decision Making, Urban Areas, Artificial Neural Networks, Linear Programming, Mathematical Models, Resource Management, Particle Swarm Optimization, Linear Programming, Particle Swarm Optimization, Artificial Neural Networks, Emergency Resource Allocation, Healthcare Optimization, Burkina Faso
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Impact of African American Slave Narratives on Contemporary Readers’ Empathy
Wôkoudo Marcel MASSIMBO
Slave narratives were one of the main forms of expression used by former African American slaves for denouncing the cruel nature of slavery. A key objective of these narratives was to elicit empathy from 19th-century readers, moving them emotionally and encouraging them to defend the plight of slaves. Despite being written centuries ago, our s(...)
Emotion, Empathy, Narratives, Slaves, Transportation
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Artère carotide interne aberrante et hypoplasique : à propos d'un cas
OUEDRAOGO Pakisba Ali, BAGAYABoureima, TANKOANO Aïda Ida, KIENDREBEOGO Benoit, OUEDRAOGO Nina-Astrid
Introduction : L'hypoplasie de l'artère carotide interne (ACI) est une malformation congénitale rare. son incidence est de 0.01%. Son association avec un trajet aberrant du vaisseau réalise une association lésionnelle rare.
Observation : Nous rapportons un cas d'ACI gauche hypoplasique avec un trajet aberrant chez un garçon de 10 ans présent(...)
ACI aberrante, hypoplasie, angioscanner, Ouagadougou
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Optimal control analysis of a mathematical model of malaria and COVID-19 co-infection dynamics
Abou Bakari Diabaté, Boureima Sangaré, Ousmane Koutou
In this paper, we analyze a deterministic model of malaria and Corona Virus Disease 2019 co-infection within a homogeneous population. We first studied the single infection model of each disease and then the co-infection dynamics. We calculate the basic reproduction number of each model and study the existence and stability of the steady state(...)
Co-infection model; bifurcation; sensibility analysis; optimal strategies; numerical simulations
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Agrophysiology and productivity of maize and sorghum in response to pedoclimatic factors in agroforestry parkland systems in Burkina Faso
Vigiles Ade-Bayo Ahamadah, Abraham Sotongo Ouédraogo, Paulin Bazié, Pepin Patrice Some, Badoua Fidel Badiel, Hugues Roméo Bazié and Gérard Zombré
Numerous production factors influence crop productivity, though their contributions are not equally significant. This ecophysiological work evaluated the impact of soil and climate factors on the physiological functions that influence the productivity of maize and sorghum on ten plots of 400 m² in agroforestry parklands located in the central-(...)
Abiotic stress, responses, crops, growth, yield, parklands.
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Cassava mosaic disease in Burkina Faso: epidemiological aspects and disease management perspectives
Seydou Sawadogo, Fidèle Tiendrébéogo, Ezechiel B Tibiri, Florencia Djigma, Lassina Traoré, Justin S Pita, Angela O Eni
Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) is the main biotic constraint to cassava production in West Africa. In Burkina Faso, efforts are underway to manage it sustainably using classical surveillance, including field monitoring and laboratory diagnosis. However, this method has significant limitations that make it difficult to address early management. T(...)
Cassava mosaic; begomoviruses; Classical surveillance; Surveillance limitations; Incidence; Burkina faso
COMMUNICATION
A Structured Metamodel for Architecture Debt Management
Flavien Hervé SOMDA, Desire GUEL
Architecture debt in information systems poses significant challenges, leading to increased maintenance costs, reduced performance, and compromised quality. Effective management of architecture debt is crucial for the sustainability and efficiency of software systems. This paper proposes a comprehensive metamodel to support managing architectu(...)
Architecture Debt, Metamodel, Impact Analysis, Traceability, Model-Driven Engineering.
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5G-NR PUSCH Receiver Optimization in Context of Intra/Inter Cell Interference
Désiré Guel, Flavien Hervé Somda, P. Justin Kouraogo, Boureima Zerbo
As 5G New Radio (5G-NR) networks evolve, managing intracell and inter-cell interference, especially during uplink transmissions on the Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) becomes increasingly challenging. This paper presents a novel approach to optimizing User Equipment (UE) and cell configuration parameters to mitigate interference and imp(...)
5G-NR PUSCH, Intra/Inter-Cell Interference, Quality of Service (QoS), Block Error Rate (BLER)
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Effects of Agroecological Practices (Za¨ı and Stone-Rows) on Soil Fertility and Sorghum Yield in Response to Effects of Climate Change to Achieve Food Security
Aboubacar Coulibaly; Fidele Zongo; Cheick Oumar Zoure; Pascal Bazongo; Issoufou Ouedraogo; Edmond Hien and Mikael Motellica
The adoption of sustainable agricultural practices can slow down the degradation of arable land and enhance agricultural productivity, particularly land in the context of climate change. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of agroecological practices, specifically zaï and stone-rows (SR), on soil fertility and sorghum (kapelga variety) pro(...)
Burkina Faso; Central Plateau; organic manure; soil fertility; stone-rows; zaï
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Caractérisation morphologique d’une collection et évaluation de l’effet des tiges aériennes et des tubercules sur de la production de fabirama « Solenostemon rotundifolius » au Burkina Faso
Djakaridia TIAMA, Mounirou YOLOU, Siédou SORY, Caleb OUEDRAOGO, Noura Djamilatou TRAORE, Koussao SOME,t Nerbéwendé SAWADOGO
L’obtention de la semence du fabirama « Solenostemon rotundifolius » est fastidieuse, cela est due aux conditions de sa conservation. L’objectif général de notre travail est de contribuer à améliorer la production ou la culture du fabirama par l’utilisation des boutures et de tiges aériennes au Burkina Faso. Il vise spécifiquement à évaluer la(...)
Solenostemon rotundifolius, tige, bouture, tubercule, rendement.