Publications (10550)
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Technology Packages for Small‐Scale Irrigation: What Do Growers Prefer? A Choice Experiment Application in Burkina Faso
Sidnoma Abdoul Aziz TRAORE, Mamadou SANOGO, Razega Constant CONSEIBO & Bruno BARBIER
Small-scale irrigation (SSI) technologies are essential for boosting agricultural production, reducing drought risks, and enhancing climate resilience in the Sahel. This study examines vegetable growers’ preferences for irrigation technology packages in Kadiogo Province, Burkina Faso, using a discrete choice experiment conducted with 208 farme(...)
irrigation technologies, farmers’ preferences, sustainable agriculture, choice experiment, climate resilience
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Influence of the Aerothermal Parameters of an Indirect Solar Dryer on the Intermittency of Bioproduct Drying: The Case of Fruits and Tubers
Emmanuel Sidwaya Sawadogo, Salmwendé Eloi Tiendrebeogo , Guy Christian Tubreoumya , Alfa Oumar Dissa , André Luc Batiana , Windnigda Zoungrana , Desire Zerbo , Antoine Béré
This study examines the impact of the aerothermal factors of an indirect solar dryer on the intermittent and continuous drying dynamics of four crops: mango, banana, potato, and sweet potato. The experiment was conducted under sustained global solar radiation reaching 1000 W?m?2, with drying temperatures ranging from 55?C and controlled forced(...)
Intermittent Drying, Continuous Drying, Effective Diffusivity, Drying Kinetics, Aerothermal Parameters,
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Les morphèmes homophones et homographes bɔ̀r du bisa barka
TARNADGA Issifou, TIROGO Issoufou François et DIO Adama
This article examines the word form bɔ ̀ r in Bisa Barka, a minority language spoken in Burkina Faso. It is necessary to determine whether this is a case of polysemy or homophony. Our analysis leads us to conclude that Bisa Barka possesses several morphemes with the signi®er bɔ ̀ r, whose signifieds are unrelated; they are therefore homophone(...)
Bisa barka, homonymy, South Mande, polysemy, lexical item.
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Hémodialyse pédiatrique au Burkina Faso, où en est-on?
Savadogo H, Bonzi J, Sangara DW, Tamini Toguyeni L, Lengani A, Ouermi AS, Traoré H, Coulibaly G
Introduction : L'hémodialyse chez l'enfant a bénéficié de progrès importants au cours des 20 dernières années. L'objectif de la présente étude était de faire l'état des lieux de l'hémodialyse pédiatrique à Ouagadougou au Burkina Faso. Patients et Méthodes: Il s'est agi d'une étude rétrospective sur une période de cinq ans allant du ler janvier(...)
hémodialyse, enfants, maladie rénale chronique, Burkina Faso
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Socioeconomic and contextual determinants of cervical cancer screening uptake in West Africa: a multilevel analysis of recent DHS data from five countries
Aristide Romaric Bado, Hervé Bassinga, Douba Nabié
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Cervical cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality among women in sub-Saharan Africa, despite effective screening methods. This study examined individual- and household-level predictors of ever having been screened for cervical cancer in 5 West African countries and residual between-cluster variation(...)
Uterine cervical neoplasms; Early detection of cancer; Socioeconomic factors; Health services accessibility; Multilevel analysis
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Molecular Identification of Pectinolytic Bacteria Isolated from Rotten Fruit and Optimization of Pectinase Production Using Response Surface Methodology
Tienbnoma Sandrine Ouedraogo, Mamounata Diao, Boureima Kaboré, Iliassou Mogmenga, Fréderic Anderson Konkobo, Roger Dakuyo, Poussian Raymond Barry, Hemayoro Sama, Samson Guenné, Crépin Ibingou Dibala, Kiessoun Konaté and Mamoudou Hama Dicko
Pectinases are enzymes of major industrial interest. This study aimed to isolate and characterize pectinolytic bacteria obtained from decomposing fruit and optimize the composition of the culture medium. Bacteria were isolated on a reconstituted, selective pectin-enriched medium. Active colonies were characterized by morphological observations(...)
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Cashew apple, Molecular identification, Optimization, Pectinolytic bacteria, Rotten fruit, Response surface methodology
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Independence day infrastructure and local development in the town of Ziniaré, Burkina Faso
ZOMA Vincent, TARPAGA Adama Jules
Urban infrastructure plays a crucial role in the socio-economic development of regions, especially in Africa, where rapid urban growth is creating pressing demands for infrastructure. Against this backdrop, Burkina Faso has introduced the rotating celebration of 11 December to stimulate the development of secondary towns. In Ziniaré, this init(...)
Infrastructures, développement local, 11 Décembre, Ziniaré, Burkina Faso
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LES INÉGALITÉS EN MATIÈRE DE TRANSFERTS DE FONDS ET LEURS RÉPERCUSSIONS SUR LES CONDITIONS DE VIE DES MÉNAGES LEFT BEHIND
Gabriel SANGLI; Souhoude OUEDRAOGO
L'originalité de cet article réside dans la cible de l'étude, à savoir les enfants left behind, autrement dit, les enfants restés au pays d’origine des parents au moment de leur départ ou renvoyé dans ce pays après la migration de leurs parents biologiques. L'objectif est d'analyser les effets des transferts ou envois d’argent/ de fonds dans l(...)
Migration, Enfant left behind, Inégalités, Transfert de fonds, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso
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Governance deficits in urban mobility systems: Institutional coordination, capacity gaps and planning challenges in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
Mohamed Ibrahim BALLO, Houd KANAZOE, Joseph YAMEOGO
Rapid urbanisation in African cities has intensified pressures on urban mobility systems. In Ouagadougou, sustained population growth, urban sprawl, and rising travel demand continue to challenge the efficiency of urban transport despite ongoing investments in infrastructure and services. This study examines the institutional, organisational,(...)
Urban Mobility; Governance; Urban Transport; Institutional Coordination; Urbanisation; Ouagadougou; Burkina Faso
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Spatio-temporal analysis of extreme rainfall indices in Burkina Faso using RClimDex
Joseph Yaméogo, Boureima Yo, Alimata Zorom and Pawendkisgou Isidore Yanogo
This study examines extreme precipitation trends across Burkina Faso’s Sahelian, Sudano-Sahelian, and Sudanian zones from 1991 to 2023, amid growing hydro-climatic variability in West Africa. The aim is to determine whether changes in rainfall extremes reflect gradual trends, structural shifts, or both. Three indices were analyzed: maximum 1-d(...)
Extreme precipitation; climate change; hydro- climatic variability; Burkina Faso
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DONALD J. TRUMP’S POLITICAL SLOGAN, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN: A BLENDING OF POPULISM, NOSTALGIA, AND NATIONALISM
Abdoulaye DRABO; Harrouna MALGOURI; Wôkoudo Marcel MASSIMBO; Aouia BADJIOU
This paper addresses the lack of a comprehensive analysis of the ideological components of Donald J. Trump’s “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) slogan by
examining how it served as a rhetorical tool to win the 2016 presidential election. In this paper we qualitatively and conceptually analyze Trump’s campaign materials from 2015–2016 using Cas(...)
American identity, Nationalism, Nostalgia, Political rhetoric, Populism
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Ethnovariety Diversity, Endogenous Sustainable Management Strategies, and Socio-Cultural Services of Calabash [Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.] in Burkina Faso: An Ethnobotanical Study
Abel Sawadogo, Karim Abdou Traoré , Fanta Reine Sheirita Tietiambou, Mariam Kiébré, Hamid El Bilali, and Zakaria Kiébré
Calabash (Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.) has long been an essential species for communities in Africa. Over the past decades, its production has gradually declined. Developing knowledge of existing ethnovarieties and the causes of their decline, as well of the socio-cultural services associated with the ethnovarieties and the chosen loc(...)
biodiversity conservation; endogenous knowledge; management strategies; sustainable resource use; neglected and underutilized species; West Africa
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Ethnobotanical study and safety assessment of medicinal plants from Guiriko region of Burkina Faso used for their doping properties
Clarisse Ouédraogo, Nabéré Ouattara, Samson Guenné, Benjamin K. Koama, Emmanuel Zongo, Zacharia Kabré, Eliasse Zongo , Sami E. Kam, Sonia M. B. M'Po, Franck Le Sage Téounviel Somda, Isaac Saamou Boni, Hadidiatou Belem, Windmi Kagambéga and Roland N.T. Meda
The use of medicinal plants remains an essential practice in sub-Saharan Africa, where they constitute a major therapeutic and socio-cultural resource objective of the study was to investigate medicinal plants used for doping in the city of Bobo-Dioulasso. Methods: To do this, a semi-structured ethnobotanical survey was first conducted among t(...)
Ethnobotany, Performance-enhancing plants, Phytochemistry, Safety, Burkina Faso
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Urban resilience under pressure: Forced displacement, territorial reconfiguration and the challenges of planning, mobility and infrastructure in Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso
Mohamed Ibrahim Ballo & Joseph Yaméogo
Security crises affecting the Sahel over the past several years have profoundly transformed theurban dynamics of cities hosting displaced populations. In Burkina Faso, the city of Ouahigouya hasbecome one of the principal refuge centres for internally displaced persons (IDPs), resulting in rapidpopulation growth and increasing pressure on urba(...)
urban resilience, internally displaced persons (IDPs), crisis-induced urbanization, secondary cities, urban mobility, spatial planning, Urban Resilience Stress Index (URSI), Burkina Faso
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Cost analysis of a nationwide typhoid conjugate vaccine campaign in Burkina Faso.
Koulidiati J-L, Zoma RL, Nebié EI, Yameogo S, Neya Ouedraogo C, Kiendrébéogo JA, Debellut F
Background
In Burkina Faso, typhoid fever remains a major public health concern, particularly among children under 15. In January 2025, a nationwide campaign introduced the typhoid
conjugate vaccine targeting children aged 9 months to 14 years. This study aimed to estimate the cost of typhoid conjugate vaccine delivery during the national ca(...)
Typhoid conjugate Vaccine, Immunization campaign, delivery cost, Burkina Faso