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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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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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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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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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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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Isolation, characterization and antibiotic susceptibility of Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. isolated from local beverages (bissap, gnamakoudji) sold in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Gertrude Bsadjo Tchamba, Hadiza Ibrahim Bawa, Ariane Nzouankeu, Touwendsida Serge Bagré, Alfred S. Traoré, Nicolas Barro

Bissap» and «gnamakoudjii» are two local beverages highly produced and consumed in Burkina Faso, but potential hazard related to unhygienic contamination can cause a major risk to the health of consumers. This study was performed to assess the prevalence and antibiotic resistance of Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli in 150 samples of «gnama(...)

Local beverages, Escherichia coli, EPEC, Salmonella spp., antibiotic resistance

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Sia Yatabéré entre mythe, théâtre et cinéma

SANOU Fatou Ghislaine

Cet article s’intéresse aux questions d’adaptation des œuvres littéraires, notamment celle des personnages de la littérature au cinéma. Si cette pratique n’est pas récente en Afrique francophone, elle a le plus souvent concerné les romans et les contes. Ainsi, l’étude s’appuie sur l’exemple du film Sia, le rêve du python de Dani Kouyaté (2001)(...)

mythe, théâtre, cinéma, Kouyaté, Sia

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Frontoethmoidal Cephalocele: Our Experience of Eleven Cases Managed Surgically

ZABSONRE D Sylval; KABRE Abel; HARO Yacouba

Introduction: Frontoethmoidal or sincipital cephaloceles are congenital malformations characterized by externalization of the meninges and/or brain tissue through a congenital bone defect between the frontal and ethmoid bones. These sincipital cephaloceles are very infrequent. While in developed countries the measures taken have brought about(...)

Cephalocele · Craniofacial surgery · Hydrocephalus

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Fertility and Schooling in Ouagadougou: The Role of Family Networks

Bougma Moussa, Laure Pasquier-Doumer, Thomas K. LeGrand et Jean-François Kobiané

The importance of family solidarity networks is routinely cited in the literature to explain why the relationship between number of children and schooling in sub-Saharan Africa does not follow the predicted theoretical pattern. The dilemma between "quantity" and "quality" of children may be less acute for parents if they ca(...)

Family Networks, Schooling, "quantity-quality" Model, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

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Highlighting of a local non-equilibrium thermodynamics during the transfer of trichlorethylene (TCE) in the superficial layers of arid soils

Samuel Ouoba, Bruno Cousin, David Y. Toguyeni, Salifou K. Ouiminga, Fabien Cherblanc, Jean Koulidiati & Jean-Claude Bénet

In this paper, we analyse and model the mass transfer of trichloroethylene in the surface layer of soil. Our study essentially focuses on arid soils taking into account the phase change liquid–vapour. We have then examined the validity of the assumption of local equilibrium by comparing the values of instantaneous pressure of the trichlo- roet(...)

Transfer, non-equilibrium, trichloroethylene, arid soil