Publications (10472)
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A Comparison of AI Methods for Groundwater Level Prediction in Burkina Faso
Abdoul Aziz Bonkoungou, Souleymane Zio, Aminata Sabané, Rodrique Kafando, Abdoul Kader Kaboré, Tegawendé F. Bissyandé
Groundwater serves as a valuable resource to supplement surface water, and its extensive utilization underscores the importance of precise groundwater level predictions. Burkina Faso confronts a critical challenge in the domain of sustainable groundwater resource management, underscoring the need for accurate forecasts of groundwater levels to(...)
Groundwater, Environmental science, Water resource management, Geography, Geology, Geotechnical engineering
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Fruits of Prosopis chilensis and Tetrapleura tetraptera as an alternative against multi-resistant bacteria in lower respiratory tract infections
Jotham Yhi-pênê N’do, Dramane Paré, Issa Karama, Adama Hilou, Martin Kiendrébéogo
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a bacterium whose global spread poses a significant threat to human health due to its multidrug resistance (MDR). As a result, it is crucial to explore alternative treatments, particularly plant-based drugs, that are considered safe. The fruits of two plants, Tetrapleura tetraptera, and Prosopis chilensis, have been t(...)
Prosopis chilensis, Tetrapleura tetraptera, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Fruits, Antioxidant, Antibacterial
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Evaluation de la qualité des eaux de forage de la commune de Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Adama Sawadogo, Hama Cissé, François Tapsoba, Boureima Kagambèga, Oumarou Zongo, Laurencia Ouedraogo, Cheikna Zongo, Aly Savadogo
L’eau est un élément vital pour tous les êtres vivants. Elle peut provenir de plusieurs sources dont les forages. Les eaux de forage sont souvent exposées à de nombreuses contaminations, elles peuvent donc présenter un risque pour la santé des consommateurs. Ainsi, cette étude s’était fixée pour objectif d’évaluer la qualité physico-chimique e(...)
Forage, Geography, Forestry, Biology, Agronomy
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Therapeutic effect of aqueous extract from <i>Ampelocissus africana</i> (Lour) Merr rhizomes on testosterone-induced benign prostatic hyperplasia in Wistar rats
Wendkouni Leila Marie Esther Belem-Kabré, Ollo Da, Ernest Nogma Sombié, Raïnatou Boly, Geoffroy Gueswindé Ouédraogo, Windingoudi Rimwagna Christian Ouédraogo, Zakaline Yabré, Jean Noël Dado Koussé, Lazare Belemnaba, Assita Sanou-Lamien, Noufou Ouédraogo
Introduction: Ampelocissus africana is a medicinal plant used to treat several diseases, including those affecting the prostate. This study investigated the effects of the aqueous extract of rhizomes from Ampelocissus africana (AAA) on a testosterone propionate (TP)-induced benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) model. Methods: The effect of the e(...)
Malondialdehyde, Superoxide dismutase, Oxidative stress, Testosterone propionate, Hyperplasia, Traditional medicine, Antioxidant, Catalase, Rhizome, Testosterone (patch), Medicine, Prostate, Pharmacology, Chemistry, Endocrinology, Internal medicine, Biochemistry, Androgen, Hormone
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Growth, Population Parameters and Stock Status of <i>Sarotherodon galilaeus</i> in Samandeni Reservoir, Burkina Faso
Nomwine Da, Raymond Ouédraogo, Mahamoudou Minoungou, Adama Ouéda
Mango tilapia, Sarotherodon galilaeus is one of the most caught fish species in the Samandeni multi-species fishing sites of which, few data on its biology and exploitation are available. The study aimed to Assess the stock status of S. galilaeus. Sampling was conducted from March, 2021 to February 2022 based on commercial fish catches to anal(...)
Stock (firearms), Biology, Fishery, Zoology, Geography
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AI-driven Generation of News Summaries Leveraging GPT and Pegasus Summarizer for Efficient Information Extraction
Issiaka Faissal Compaoré, Rodrique Kafando, Aminata Sabané, Abdoul Kader Kaboré, Tegawendé F. Bissyandé
The surge of online information makes it challenging to access relevant news quickly. This necessitates automated methods to effectively extract and summarize information. Our research focuses on designing an online press synthesis tool using advanced AI models. We investigate the feasibility of emp
Computer science, Information extraction, Automatic summarization, Extraction (chemistry), Information retrieval, Natural language generation, Artificial intelligence, Natural language processing, Natural language
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“L’expression de la résilience dans les contes et proverbes moose et sã du Burkina Faso”
Alain Joseph Sissao
Au Burkina Faso, la résilience est une pratique transversale qui se vit
au quotidien selon les circonstances et les contextes. Les contes et proverbes
moose et sã se font le creuset de la résilience. Les difficultés de la vie y sont
abordées et les moyens de résolution proposés. Il est donc question de la problématique
de la résilience dan(...)
conte, résilience
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La contribution sociale des espaces verts à la durabilité de la ville : la spécificité de Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
ZABRÉ Nanawindin Gustave, SAWADOGO Boureima, BONKOUNGOU Joachim, OUEDRAOGO Ibrahim
Le caractère dominant de la fonction économique des villes des pays développés, les besoins prioritaires
en équipements des pays en transition démographique inachevée, remet au second plan la prise en
compte des aménagements et de l’entretien des espaces verts. Ce qui compromet la durabilité des villes.
L’article traite de la réponse des(...)
Ouagadougou, Espace vert, accessibilité, attractivité, Ville durable.
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Factors associated with COVID-19 in children aged 0 to 15 in Niger, 2020
Habibatou Idé Amadou, Herman Yoda, Dieudonné Tialla, Pauline Kiswendsida Yanogo, Djibril Barry, Maman Laminou Ibrahim, Samaila Aboubacar, Abdoul Salam Youssoufou Souley, Abdoulaye Ousmane, Nicolas Méda
On January 30, 2020, the WHO declared COVID-19 a global health emergency. Children were affected in less severe forms. Niger had implemented measures in a context where children were a source of contamination. The aim was to determine the factors associated with COVID-19 in children in Niger from February to August 2020 through an analysis of(...)
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Betacoronavirus, Pandemic, Virology, Medicine, Environmental health, Outbreak, Internal medicine, Infectious disease (medical specialty)
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International review of blood donation nucleic acid amplification testing
Helen M. Faddy, Carla Osiowy, Brian Custer, Michael P. Busch, Susan L. Stramer, Opeyemi Adesina, Thijs van de Laar, Wai‐Chiu Tsoi, Claire E. Styles, Phil Kiely, Angelo R. Margaritis, So‐Yong Kwon, Yan Qiu, Xuelian Deng, Antoine Lewin, Signe Winther Jørgensen, Christian Erikstrup, David Juhl, Sílvia Sauleda, Bernardo Camacho, Lisbeth Jennifer Catherine Soto Coral, Paula Andrea Gaviria García, Sineenart Oota, Sheila F. O’Brien, Silvano Wendel, Emma Castro, Laura Navarro, Heli Harvala, Katy Davison, Claire Reynolds, Lisa Jarvis, Piotr Grabarczyk, Aneta Kopacz, Magdalena Łętowska, Niamh O’Flaherty, Fiona Young, Pádraig Williams, Lisa Burke, Sze Sze Chua, An Muylaert, Isabel Page, Ann Jones, Christoph Niederhauser, Marion Vermeulen, Syria Laperche, Pierre Gallian, Salam Sawadogo, Masahiro Satake, Ahmad Gharehbaghian, Marcelo Addas‐Carvalho, Sebastián Blanco, Sandra Gallego, Axel Seltsam, Marijke Weber‐Schehl, Arwa Z. Al‐Riyami, Khuloud Al Maamari, Fatma Ba Alawi, Hem Chandra Pandey, Dora Mbanya, Rochele Azevedo França, Richard Charlewood, the Virology and Surveillance; Risk Assessment and Policy subgroups of the ISBT Working Party on Transfusion‐transmitted Infectious Diseases
This survey captures current use of blood donation NAT globally. There has been increased NAT usage over the last decade. It is clear that NAT contributes to improving blood transfusion safety globally; however, there is a need to overcome economic barriers for regions/countries not performing NAT.
Nucleic acid, Blood donor, Donation, Medicine, Biology, Genetics, Immunology, Political science, Law
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Special Issue of PPAP 2013: Preface
Surafel Lemma Abebe, Venera Arnaoudova, Laleh Mousavi Eshkevari, Aminata Sabané, Wei Wu
On the 5th of March, 2013, the first workshop on Patterns Promotion and Anti-patterns Prevention (PPAP 2013) took place in Genova, Italy. PPAP 2013 was co-located with the 17th European Conference on Software Maintenance and Reengineering (CSMR'2013), the premier European conference on the theory and practice of maintenance, reengineering and(...)
Business process reengineering, Computer science, Promotion (chess), Software engineering, Engineering, Political science, Operations management
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Searching for Needles in a Haystack: Exploring Alternative Operational Approaches to Classify the Safety of Induced Abortions Using Respondent‐Driven Sampling Data From Two Sub‐Saharan African Settings
Onikepe Owolabi, Clémentine Rossier, Rachidatou Compaoré, Caron Kim, Bela Ganatra, Ramatou Ouédraogo, Moussa Lonkila Zan, Martin Bangha, Adama Baguiya, the N‐MAS team
This study aims to describe the circumstances under which women obtained abortions in two sites, explore more nuanced approaches to classify abortion safety and examine the relationship between safety and self-reported health outcomes. We analyze data on the most recent abortion or only abortion reported by 551 women in Nairobi slums and 479 w(...)
Abortion, Respondent, Medicine, Pill, Family medicine, Developing country, Demography, Environmental health, Pregnancy, Nursing, Economic growth, Political science, Sociology
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Cyclopia Associated with Microcephaly, Hydrocephaly and Clubfoot: A Case Report from Burkina Faso, West Africa
L. Dieudonne, Sibraogo Kiemtoré, Solo Traoré, S. Zakaria, Ouedraogo Mahamoudou, Blami Dao
Cyclopia is the most severe form of alobar holoprosencephaly, characterized by the fusion of the two orbits into one. It is a genetic disease incompatible with life. It is most often associated with other craniofacial malformations such as microcephaly, cleft lip and palate, nasal agenesis and facial dysmorphia. The incidence of cyclopia varie(...)
Cyclopia, Microcephaly, Clubfoot, Pediatrics, Medicine, Holoprosencephaly, Surgery, Biology, Pregnancy, Genetics
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Insight from Lithostructural and Aeromagnetic Data from the Léo Square Degree, Central-Western Burkina Faso
Adama Ouédraogo Yaméogo, Pascal Ouiya, Gounwendmanaghré Hubert Zongo, Omar Akonyiré, Abraham Seydoux Traoré, Saga Sawadogo, Séta Naba
This study, carried out in the Léo square degree (west-central Burkina Faso) in the Palaeoproterozoic domain of the Man/Léo ridge, aims to define the shapes and positions of granitic plutons and the organisation of deformation structures using aeromagnetic data. These data have shown that there are small sub-circular granitic bodies to the nor(...)
Burkina Faso, Lineaments, Belts Rocks, Leo’s Leaf, Granitoïd
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Improving Health Information Systems Data Quality in Sub-Saharan Africa
Bry Sylla, Léon Savadogo, Gayo Diallo
Data quality in health information systems (HIS) is essential for informed decision-making in the health sector, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where these systems face many challenges like resource limitations and weak infrastructure. This systematic review assessed the quality of HIS data in the region, focusing on the dimensions,(...)
Data quality, Quality (philosophy), Health care, Knowledge management, Resource (disambiguation), Data science, Information quality, Information system, Computer science, Health informatics, Health data, Digital health, Risk analysis (engineering), Business, Engineering, Marketing, Economic growth