Publications (8051)
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Traditional plant use in Burkina Faso (West Africa): a national-scale analysis with focus on traditional medicine
Alexander Zizka, Adjima Thiombiano, Stefan Dressler, Blandine MI Nacoulma, Amadé Ouédraogo, Issaka Ouédraogo, Oumarou Ouédraogo, Georg Zizka, Karen Hahn, Marco Schmidt
The West African country of Burkina Faso (BFA) is an example for the enduring importance of traditional plant use today. A large proportion of its 17 million inhabitants lives in rural communities and strongly depends on local plant products for their livelihood. However, literature on traditional plant use is still scarce and a comprehensive(...)
Ethnobotany, Medicinal plants, Traditional medicine, Economic botany, Usefulness, Relative importance index, West Africa
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Traditional plant use in Burkina Faso (West Africa): a national-scale analysis with focus on traditional medicine.
Alexander Zizka1, Adjima Thiombiano, Stefan Dressler, Blandine MI Nacoulma, Amadé Ouédraogo, Issaka Ouédraogo, Oumarou Ouédraogo, Georg Zizka, Karen Hahn, Marco Schmidt
Background: The West African country of Burkina Faso (BFA) is an example for the enduring importance of traditional plant use today. A large proportion of its 17 million inhabitants lives in rural communities and strongly depends on local plant products for their livelihood. However, literature on traditional plant use is still scarce and a
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Ethnobotany, Medicinal plants, Traditional medicine, Economic botany, Usefulness, Relative importance index, West Africa
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Evaluation of a PfHRP-2 based rapid diagnostic test versus microscopy method among HIV-positive and unknown serology patients in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Arianna Andreoli, Pier Francesco Giorgetti, Virginio Pietra, Alessia Melzani, Wetien Seni, Francesco Castelli, Jacques Simporé
We evaluated the performance of a malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT; Malaria Quick Test(®); Cypress Diagnostic) compared with the standard thick-smear microscopy method using blood samples from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals and individuals of unknown HIV status collected in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Our results show(...)
PfHRP-2 ; Rapid diagnostic test ; Malaria ; HIV ; Burkina Faso ; Sensitivity ; Specificity ; Microscopy
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Physicochemical and parasitological quality of vegetables irrigation water in Ouagadougou city, Burkina-Faso
Winkom Kpoda Noellie, Oueda Adama, Stephane Corentin Some Yelezouomin, Cisse Gueladio, Hama Maiga Amadou, Bouraima Kabre Gustave
The quality of irrigation water from different sources used by urban vegetable producers, the watered soils and vegetables in Ouagadougou was investigated. From December 2012 to December 2013, samples of water (97), lettuces heads (20), manure (10) and soil (9) were collected and analyzed for their parasitological quality using modified Bailen(...)
Waterbornes parasites, Vegetables, Urban farming, Ouagadougou
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Fabrication of Amorphous Silver Nanowires by Helium Ion Beam Irradiation
Shehla, Ali A., Zongo S., Javed I, Ishaq A., Khizar H., Naseem S., Maaza M.
Amorphous silver nanowires (a-Ag NWs) are fabricated from crystalline Ag NWs by using 5 MeV helium (He+) ion beam irradiation. At low dose (5×1015 ion/cm2), few defects are created in Ag NWs. As dose increases, more damage to the crystalline structure of Ag NWs is observed. Finally at high dose (8×1016 ion/cm2), the face-centered cubic structu(...)
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Cervical spine disc herniation at C2-C3 level: Study of a Clinical Observation and Literature Review
NDRI OKA Dominique; KOAKOU Fulbert; HARO Yacouba; SARKI Souleymane
Cervical C2-C3 herniated disc is rare. It is characterized by its clinical polymorphism. Several surgical approaches have been described for the discectomy of a herniated disc. This work aims at discussing through personal observations and literature review clinical semiology and surgical treatment. Key words: C2-C3 herniated disc/ clinical pr(...)
C2-C3 herniated disc/ clinical presentation / surgical treatment
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Caractérisations physico-chimiques des eaux souterraines de la localité de Yamtenga (Burkina Faso)
Abdoulkadri Mahamane AYOUBA, B. GUEL
Dans la localité de Yamtenga au Burkina Faso, les eaux souterraines constituent les ressources hydriques primordiales pour l’alimentation en eau de boisson de la population rurale et pour l’irrigation des terres agricoles. Ce travail visait à étudier la qualité physico-chimique des eaux de forages et de puits de cette localité. Pour y parvenir(...)
Yamtenga, eaux souterraines, analyses physico-chimiques
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Fertility Decline and Child Schooling in Urban Settings of Burkina Faso
Bougma Moussa, Thomas K. LeGrand et Jean-François Kobiané
As evidenced in Western rich countries, Asia, and Latin America, lower fertility allows couples to invest more in each of their children's schooling. This postulate is the key rationale of family planning policies in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet, most studies on Africa have found no correlation or even a positive relationship between the number of(...)
Endogeneity, Fertility, Family networks, Schooling, Burkina Faso
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Understanding inequities in child vaccination rates among the urban poor: Evidence from Nairobi and Ouagadougou health and demographic surveillance systems
B. SOURA
Studies on informal settlements in sub-Saharan Africa have questioned the health benefits of urban residence, but this should not suggest that informal settlements (within cities and across cities and/or countries) are homogeneous. They vary in terms of poverty, pollution, overcrowding, criminality, and social exclusion. Moreover, while some i(...)
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La relation à plaisanterie dans le roman burkinabè analyse sociocritique
SARE/MARE Honorine
Les écrivains africains s'inspirent souvent du substrat culturel pour produire des œuvres littéraires. C'est ainsi que de nombreux hommes de lettres ont choisi de s'inspirer de la parenté/ relation à plaisanterie pour donner un ancrage culturel à leurs œuvres. Notre analyse part des romans "La défaite du Yargha" de É. SAWADOGO , &quo(...)
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Vergangenheitsbewältigung in Bernhard Schlinks Der Vorleser (1995)
SOME Kaggwa André
Cet article est issu d’une communication lors du Colloque sur la Paix tenu à Abidjan en 2013, dans un contexte de réconciliation après la forte crise politique de 2010-2011. A travers une exploration du phénomène de prise de conscience, sinon de la maîtrise du passé nazi dans l’ouvrage de Berhard Schlink intitulé Der Vorleser (Le Lecteur), cet(...)
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Histoire du Burkina Faso
Magloire Somé
La construction de l’État moderne qui est un fait colonial a précédé la construction de la nation. Si on dit souvent que la diversité est une richesse, notamment en matière de culture, elle pose cependant le problème de l’unité et de l’identité nationales. La colonisation a été une rude épreuve pour les populations livrées aux prestations de t(...)
Burkina Faso, histoire générale, origine, histoire contemporaine
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Prevention of mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission in Burkina Faso: evaluation of vertical transmission by PCR, molecular characterization of subtypes and determination of antiretroviral drugs resistance
Tani Sagna, Cyrille Bisseye, Tegewende R Compaore, Therese S Kagone, Florencia W Djigma, Djeneba Ouermi, Catherine M Pirkle, Moctar TA Zeba, Valerie JT Bazie, Zoenabo Douamba, Remy Moret, Virginio Pietra, Adjirita Koama, Charlemagne Gnoula, Joseph D Sia, Jean-Baptiste Nikiema, Jacques Simpore
Background
Vertical human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission is a public health problem in Burkina Faso. The main objective of this study on the prevention of mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission was to determine the residual risk of HIV transmission in infants born to mothers receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Moreo(...)
pregnant; women; HAART; sequencing; genotypes; mutations
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Epidemiology and characterization of high-risk genotypes of human Papillomavirus in a population of sexually active adolescents in Ouagadougou
CM Ouedraogo, RM Rahimy, TM Zohoncon, FW Djigma, AT Yonli, D Ouermi, A Sanni, J Lankoande, J Simpore
Objective
This cross-sectional study was to determine the prevalence and characterization of high-risk HPV genotypes circulating among adolescents in Ouagadougou.
Methods
From September to December 2013, 200 adolescents recruited from a youth counseling center have voluntarily accepted a swab of the endocervical canal. The identification of(...)
HPV; Adolescents; Burkina Faso
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The vascular plant diversity of Burkina Faso (West Africa)—A quantitative analysis and implications for conservation
Alexander Zizka, Adjima Thiombiano, Stefan Dressler, Blandine M. I. Nacoulma, Amadé Ouédraogo, Issaka Ouédraogo, Oumarou Ouédraogo, Georg Zizka, Karen Hahn & Marco Schmidt
Abstract Zizka, A., A. Thiombiano, S. Dressler, BMI Nacoulma, A. Ouédraogo, I. Ouédraogo, O. ouédraogo, G. Zizka, K. Hahn & M. Schmidt (2015). The vascular plant diversity of Burkina Faso (West Africa)—a quantitative analysis and implications for conservation. Candollea 70: 9–20 In English, English and French abstracts. Based on a species inve(...)
Chorological types – Neophytes – Phytogeography – Plant conservation – Rare species – Sahel – Sudanian zone