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Seasonal diet shift of the most important fish species in a sahelo-soudanian reservoir (Burkina Faso)
Oueda Adama, Guenda Wendengoudi, Ouattara Allassane, Gourène Germain, Hugueny Bernard et Kabré Gustave B.
Fish diet, feeding patterns and trophic interactions were studied according to seasonina Sahelo-Soudanian man-made lake (Loumbila, Burkina Faso). Some food resources (zooplankton and benthic fauna) were also sampled. An examination of 425 non-empty stomachs belonging to 6 species showed hsAAuchenoglanis occidentalism Clarias anguillaris and Sc(...)
West Africa, Sahelo-soudanian reservoir, fish diet, feeding, diet overlap
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"Controlling the Readers’ Responses: An Approach to the ‘Femme Fatale’ in Elechi Amadi’s The Concubine” in Women’s Studies, Diasporas and Cultural Diversity"
KIEMA, Alfred
l'article traite du thème de la fa femme fatale dans The Concubine d'Elechi Amadi et démontre comment à partir d'un récit fantastique le narrateur parvient à manipuler, à contrôler et à maintenir dans un état où le doute et la certitude, la crédulité et l'incrédulité, le naturel et le surnaturel coexistent .
Femme fatale, , fantastic, , narrative, , supernatural
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Monoolein–water liquid crystalline gels of gentamicin as bioresorbable implants for the local treatment of chronic osteomyelitis: in vitro characterization
Moustapha Ouédraogo , Rasmané Semdé , Issa Touridomon Somé , Rasmata Traoré/Ouédraogo, , Innocent Pierre Guissou , Viviane Henschel and Jacques Dubois
To maximize the efficacy of chronic osteomyelitis antibiotherapy while reducing antibiotic systemic toxicity, as well as time and costs of hospitalizations, it has been thought that monoolein–water gels incorporating gentamicin sulfate could be used as local, bioresorbable, and sustained-release implants. For this purpose, four formulations we(...)
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La première décennie du VIH/SIDA au Burkina Faso (1986-1995)
Banhoro Yacouba
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Tréponématoses et MST au Burkina Faso de 1960 à l’expansion du VIH/SIDA
Banhoro Yacouba
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Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphisms in Burkina Faso: impact on plasma fasting homocysteine and after methionine loading test
Andrea Angius, Jacques Simporé, Ivana Persico, Alessandro Sassu, Dionigio Antonio Prodi, Salvatore Musumeci
In Burkina Faso the levels of plasma homocysteine (Hcy) are lower and the methionine loading tests suggest a more effective Hcy metabolism. The polymorphisms of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) showed a relevant difference in the allele frequencies of T MTHFR-677 in young and in old subjects, while the allele frequency of C MTHFR-12(...)
MTHFR gene polymorphism, Homocysteine, Methionine loading test, Burkina Faso, Genetic epidemiology, Plasma biomarkers
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Sida acuta Burm. f.: a medicinal plant with numerous potencies
SD Karou, WMC Nadembega, DP Ilboudo, D Ouermi, M Gbeassor, C De Souza, J Simpore
Sida acuta is shrub belonging to Malvaceae family. The plant is widely distributed in the subtropical regions where it is found in bushes, in farms and around habitations. Surveys conducted in indigenous places revealed that the plant had many traditional usages that varied from one region to another. The most cited illnesses are fever, headac(...)
Ethnomedicine, medicinal plants, natural substances
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Haemoglobin C and S in natural selection against Plasmodium falciparum malaria: a plethora or a single shared adaptive mechanism?
F. Verra, G. Bancone, P. Avellino, I. Blot, J. Simporé, D. Modiano
Conclusive evidence exists on the protective role against clinical Plasmodium falciparum malaria of Haemoglobin S (beta 6Glu-->Val) and HbC (HbC; beta 6Glu-->Lys), both occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the mechanism/s of the protection exerted remain/s debated for both haemoglobin variants, HbC and HbS. Recently, an abnormal display o(...)
Haemoglobin S, Haemoglobin C, Plasmodium falciparum, Malaria, Natural selection, PfEMP1, Cytoadherence, Immunity, Variant surface antigens, Burkina Faso
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Mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Andrea Angius, Jacques Simpore, Ivana Persico, Alessandro Sassu, Dionigio Antonio Prodi, Salvatore Musumeci
In Burkina Faso the levels of plasma homocysteine (Hcy) are lower and the methionine loading tests suggest a more effective Hcy metabolism. The polymorphisms of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) showed a relevant difference in the allele frequencies of T MTHFR-677 in young and in old subjects, while the allele frequency of C MTHFR-12(...)
Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, gene polymorphisms, homocysteine, methionine loading test, Burkina Faso
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CADMIUM ELECTRODEPOSITION FROM AN AQUEOUS 0.1 M CdSO4 SOLUTION PART 1: ELECTROCHEMICAL AND IN SITU AFM STUDIES IN THE CASE OF n-Si(100)
Boubié GUEL
Electrochemical and in situ AFM studies of cadmium electrodeposition from an aqueous 0.1 M CdSO4 solution have been carried out in the case of (100) n-type silicon single crystal. The mechanisms related to the initial stages of the nucleation and growth mechanism of cadmium have been studied as a function of different potential steps. Within(...)
electrodeposition; n-Si(100); nucleation and growth, mechanism; anodic stripping curves.
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Prevalence of rotavirus, adenovirus and enteric parasites among pediatric patients attending Saint Camille Medical Centre in Ouagadougou
Ouermi Djeneba, Karou Damintoti, Ilboudo Denise, Nadembega W. Marie Christelle, Pietra Virgilio, Belem Adrien, Simpore Jacques, Kabre Gustave, Pignatelli Salvatore, Sawadogo Laya
The present study carried out in the Saint Camille Medical Centre of Ouagadougou and related to the prevalence of Rotaviruses, Adenoviruses and enteric parasites infections among HIV-seropositive and HIV-seronegative children allowed to include 66 children aged from 2 to 60 months presenting acute diarrhea. The results revealed that 10.60% wer(...)
Rotavirus, Adenovirus, Enteric parasites, Pediatric diarrhea, HIV, Burkina Faso
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Volatile components, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of Dacryodes buettneri H. J. Lam. essential oil from Gabon
Louis-Clément Obame , Jean Koudou , Jean-Claude Chalchat , Ismael Bassolé , Prosper Edou , Aboubakar S. Ouattara and Alfred S. Traore
The water-distilled oil obtained from resin of Dacryodes buettneri H.J.Lam, Burseraceae from Gabon was examined by GC and GC/MS. The analysis led to the identification of 28 components. The essential oil is characterized by a high proportion of terpinen-4-ol (27.33%) along with p-cymene (19%), -pinene (13.23%), sabinene (4.40%) and isoascarid(...)
Dacryodes buettneri, Burseraceae, essential oil, antioxidant
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beta-Endorphin concentration in colostrums of Burkinabe and Sicilian women
Maria Neve Ombra, Maria Musumeci, Jacques Simporé, Grazia Maria Palano, Salvatore Musumeci
Objective: Endorphins (EPs) present in human colostrum may be relevant for immediate postnatal fetal adaptation because this compound is involved in stress response and adaptation mechanisms. Endorphin levels in human colostrum are two-fold greater than corresponding maternal plasma levels; however, the high endorphin levels in human milk decr(...)
Beta-endorphin, Colostrum, Burkinabe women, Sicilian women, Lactation, Newborn adaptation, Stress response, Labor stage II, Immunoreactive material
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The age-related pattern of infectiousness with Plasmodium falciparum assessed by membrane feeding assays: Association with sexual stage-specific antibodies of p...
A. GNEME
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The effects of spiruline on the immune functions of HIV-infected undernourished children
Jacques Simporé, Salvatore Pignatelli, Salvatore Musumeci
Background: Malnutrition is a public health problem in the entire world, particularly in the developing countries. The effect of Spiruline supplement in the weight recovery of HIV-negative and HIV-infected undernourished children has been largely demonstrated. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of Spiruline on the immune status o(...)
Spiruline, CD4 lymphocytes, undernourished children, HIV