Publications (10713)
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Genetic analysis and heterotic potential of onion (Allium cepa L.) for some physiological and agronomic traits under rainy-season cultivation
Alpha SidyTraore, Jean Baptiste De La SalleTignegre, Zakaria Kiebre, Mathieu Anatole TeleAyenan, Mahamadou Sawadogo and Roland Schafleitner
Introduction:
Onion (Allium cepa L.) is the second most commonly produced and consumed vegetable worldwide. In West Africa, high heat and moisture are key constraints for onion productivity during the rainy-season. This study aimed to assess the combining ability, heterosis, and genetic variability of five onion genotypes and 10 F1 hybrids(...)
Allium cepaL, combining ability, heterosis, hybrid performance, onion breeding, rainyseason
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The enduring burden of short birth intervals on child survival: A 28-year trend analysis in Burkina Faso
Hervé Bassinga
Child survival has improved considerably over the past decades in sub-Saharan Africa, yet preventable risk factors such as closely spaced births continue to threaten progress, especially in fragile contexts. This study examines the association between interbirth intervals and under-five survival in Burkina Faso using data from five rounds of D(...)
Under-five; mortality; Birth spacing; Determinants; Burkina Faso
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Phytochemical Profile and in vitro Antiplasmodial Activity of Ximenia americana L. (Olacaceae) and Waltheria indica L. (Sterculiaceae)
Vincent Rouamba, Alphonsine Ramde-Tiendrebeogo, Nabere Ouattara, Harouna Sore, Ibrahim Ouedraogo, Moussa Compaore, Martin Kiendrebeogo and Innocent Pierre Guissou
Ximenia americana and Waltheria indica are used in traditional medicine in Burkina Faso for treating malaria in children aged 0–5 years. This study evaluated their phytochemical profiles, antioxidant properties, mineral contents, and in vitro antiplasmodial activities. Leaf and bark extracts of X. americana and whole-plant extracts of W. indic(...)
Ximenia americana; Waltheria indica; Plasmodium falciparum; antiplasmodial activity; phytochemical screening; phenolic compounds; flavonoids; terpenoids; antioxidant activity; medicinal plants.
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Glass bottles powder’s impact on the technological characteristics of clay mixtures used for porcelain stoneware tiles
Joël Samba , Youssouf Sawadogo, Moussa Ouedraogo, Moustapha Sawadogo, Mohamed Seynou, Philippe Blanchart, Lamine Zerbo
This study aims to enhance porcelain’s physicochemical properties by adding glass powder as flux. Kaolinitic clay, sand, and glass powder were used to formulate six grades, fired between 1140–1260 °C for 2 h. Specimens were tested for shrinkage, mass loss, water absorption, density, porosity, and mechanical strength (three-point bending). Phas(...)
mineral glass, waste, environment, clay minerals, porcelain
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Ethnopharmacological approaches in mood and anxiety disorders. The relevance of the oxidative stress status 1
Simplice Harquin Foyet, Ioana-Miruna Balmus, Ngatanko Abaïssou Hervé Hervé, Asongalem Acha Emmanuel, Samson Guenné, Martin Kiendrebéogo, Alin Ciobica
Neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric disorders are one of the most important pathologies that lead to increased morbidity in populations. Both mood and anxiety disorders include mental disorders not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain. At the molecular level, affective spectrum symptomatology is due to neurotransmitte(...)
Antioxidant enzymes; anxiety; depression; panic disorder; plant extracts
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Security constraints, logistical challenges, and coverage of NGO food and nutrition assistance during the 2021–2023 security crisis in Yatenga Province, Burkina Faso
DIALLO Abdoulaye, ZONGO Martine,BAKYONO/NABALOUM Rasmata, ZOMA Vincent
The security crisis affecting Burkina Faso since 2015 has considerably complicated humanitarian organizations’ access to vulnerable populations, particularly in the rural areas of Yatenga province in the north of the country. Mobilizing the literature on humanitarian access negotiation and the political economy of aid delivery in conflict sett(...)
humanitarian access; security constraints; logistics; access negotiation; food assistance coverage; Burkina Faso
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Hygiene Practices and Quality Evaluation of Artisanal Juices from Kaya, Burkina Faso
Boureima Kagambèga*, Nicolas Ouédraogo, Alain Gustave Yaguibou, Edwige Rosine Somé/Tiodjio, Tarnagda Bakary, François Tapsoba, Ckeikna Zongo and Savadogo Aly
Aims: This study aimed to assess the quality of artisanal fruit juices produced in Kaya, the capital city of the Kulsé region in Burkina Faso, through an evaluation of production practices and physicochemical and microbiological characterisation.
Design: A cross-sectional experimental study was conducted.
Setting and Duration: The research w(...)
Fruit juices; microbiological quality; physico-chemical parameters; hygiene audit; Kaya Burkina Faso.
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APPLICATION OF THE GALERKIN-SBA METHOD TO NONLINEAR PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS WITH DIRICHLET BOUNDARY CONDITIONS
Sawadogo Salomond, Bamogo Hamadou, Bayalla Bazoboué Laurent et Francis Bassono
In this article, we propose a numerical framework referred to as the Galerkin-SBA method, obtained by coupling the Galerkin projection technique with the SBA iterative approach. The method reduces a nonlinear partial differential equation to a finite-dimensional system governing the time-dependent coefficients in a Galerkin expansion of the so(...)
Galerkin method, SBA method, nonlinear partial differential equations
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Nutritional, physicochemical, and antioxidant properties of kernel oil and cake from Lannea microcarpa landraces
Wendpanga Leïla Soré, Judicaël Thomas Ouilly, Bokuena Sanon, Adjima Bougma, Souleymane Bado, Philippe Augustin Nikiéma & Imaël Henri Nestor Bassolé
Lannea microcarpa is an underutilized oleaginous tree found throughout Burkina Faso.
This study evaluated the nutritional composition, physicochemical properties, and antioxidant properties of kernel oil and cake from six Lannea microcarpa landraces in
Burkina Faso. Proximate composition and physicochemical parameters were determined using s(...)
Lannea microcarpa, cake, oil, nutritional composition, physicochemical parameters, antioxidant property
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Spatial Distribution and Bioclimatic Factors of Sudano-Sahelian Agroforestry Tree Species: The Case of African Locust Bean (Parkia Biglobosa) and Shea (Vitellaria Paradoxa) in the Province of Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso
Boureima Yo, Joseph Yaméogo, Pawendkisgou Isidore Yanogo
African locust bean (Parkia biglobosa) and shea (Vitellaria paradoxa) are emblematic species of West African agroforestry parklands. They play a major role in food security, rural livelihoods and the structuring of agricultural landscapes. However, their spatial distribution is insufficiently documented at the local level, particularly in a co(...)
Parkia biglobosa, Vitellaria paradoxa, spatial distribution, climate change, Burkina Faso
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Acute Encephalitis and Meningoencephalitis in Children in University Teaching Hospitals of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Arielle Rita Belem a* , Djingri Labodi Lompo b,c , Abdoulaye Sawadogo d,e, Issouf Tiendrebéogo c , Zeinab Mélody Gnampa c , Wedminère Noélie Zoungrana-Yaméogo f , Éric Arnaud Diendéré b,g, Mamoudou Savadogo b,h , Kongnimissom Apoline Sondo b,h and Ismaël Diallo
Introduction: Acute encephalitis and meningoencephalitis (AEM) are important causes of morbidity,
mortality, and neurological sequelae in children, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, where access to advanced
diagnostic tools remains limited. Local multicentre data describing their clinical presentation, aetiological
profile, and outcome(...)
Acute encephalitis and meningoencephalitis; children; University Teaching Hospitals of Ouagadougou
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Effect of growth hormones on micropropagation of a farmers referred local cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cultivar from nodal explants in Burkina Faso
Wendpang-yidé I. Caleb Ouédraogo, Koussao. Somé, Monique Soro, Fidèle Tiendrébéogo, Djiakaria Tiama, Aboubacar Sory and Rasmata Nana
Adopting micropropagation methods to propagate local cassava (Manihot esculenta) cultivars of Burkina Faso could greatly enhance farmers’ access to high-quality cassava cuttings. However, the optimal composition of the growth medium may vary depending on the cassava genotype. This study aimed to assess the individual effects of 1-naphthaleneac(...)
Manihot esculenta, micropropagation, nodal explant, auxin, cytokinin
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Resistance Evaluation of Pearl Millet- Male-Sterility Maintainer Populations against Downy Mildew Disease in Burkina Faso
Mady Sawadogo; Inoussa Drabo; Armel Rouamba; Nerbéwendé Sawadogo
Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum [L.] R. Br.) is an important cereal crop in semi-arid regions, but its production is constrained by downy mildew caused by Sclerospora graminicola. The development of resistant male-sterility maintainer lines is important for improving the resistance of pearl millet hybrids. This study aimed to develop and scr(...)
Pennisetum glaucum [L.] R. Br.; male-sterility maintainer; downy mildew; Sclerospora graminicola; backcrossing; disease incidence; pearl millet hybrid; host resistance; Kamboinse pathotype.
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Open External Genitalia Trauma by Fall from a Tree in a Young Boy
YONLI Diataga Sylvestre¹, LOMPO Yemboado Dieudonné¹, KAMBOU S Yélé Pierre¹, TOUHOGOBOU Aboul-Azize¹, KABORE Fasnéwindé Aristide²
Introduction: Injuries to the external genitalia are the most frequent type of genitourinary trauma.
Case Presentation: We present a case of open trauma to the external genitalia in a 10-year-old boy who fell
from a tree. He underwent surgical management consisting of scrotal reconstruction. The postoperative course
was uneventful.
Conclus(...)
Keywords: Open, Externa Genitalia Trauma, Young Boy.
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OXIDATIVE STRESS REDUCTION AND ANTI-FATIGUE EFFECTS OF MEDICINAL PLANTS FROM BURKINA FASO USED TO ENHANCE PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE
MODESTE TRAORE, SAMSON GUENNE, GÉRARD COULIBALY, ADAMA HILOU
Objective: Oxidative stress plays a central role in fatigue development and exercise-induced physiological dysfunction. This study aimed to evaluate the phytochemical profiles, antioxidant properties, and exercise-induced anti-fatigue and stress-management activities of extracts from six African medicinal plants (Gardenia sokotensis Hutch, Cas(...)
Phytochemicals, Antioxidant, Oxidative stress, Anti-fatigue.