Publications (513)
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Impacts of land use and abiotic factors on fruit, seed, and leaf morphology of the desert date Balanites aegyptiaca in Benin: Implications for management
Amandine Dohoue Martinienne Akakpo , Moustapha Arèmou Kolawole , Kangbéni Dimobe , Kolawolé Valère Salako, Edmond Sacla Aide, Flora Josiane Chadare, Clement Agbangla, Achille Ephrem Assogbadjo
Preserving intraspecific phenotypic variation within socio-economically important but declining species is fundamental in the current context of rapid change in land use and environmental conditions. Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile is a valuable seed oil tree species native to the arid and semi-arid regions of Africa. Notable morphological va(...)
Croplands, Intraspecific variation, Biotic and abiotic factors, Domestication, Wild edible fruits, Semi-arid climate
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Placement profond du NPK : une solution durable pour assurer la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle des populations dans un contexte de crise sécuritaire.
SAWADOGO Achille1, OUEDRAOGO Jean, YE Lambiénou, OUEDRAOGO Moctar, COULIBALY Dofinita, OUEDRAOGO Adama, SERME Idriss.
La sécurité alimentaire reste un défi crucial, face à une population mondiale croissante et des
ressources naturelles limitées. Parmi les cultures fondamentales pour la sécurité alimentaire,
le riz joue un rôle central. L’objectif de cette étude était d’évaluer l’effet des briquettes de
NPK sur la production du riz et la rentabilité écon(...)
Sécurité alimentaire, Placement profond d’engrais, rentabilité économique, Burkina Faso.
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Statements on Open Science for Sustainable Development Goals
Boon-How Chew, Lauren Maxwell, Felix Emeka Anyiam, Aziza Menouni, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Kangbéni Dimobe, Til Prasad Pangali Sharma, Gomaa A. M. Ali, Ram Devi Tachamo Shah, Rabia Saleem, Mohamed Majeed Mashroofa, Maha Nasr, Babar Abbas, Anjana J. Atapattu, Mohamed Mahmoud, Nidhi Singh? Mizanur Rahman Sarker
This article attempts to practicalise Open Science (OS) to promote ideas and enhance efforts for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It delineates General Statements (n = 20) as guiding beacons and the Specific Statements (n = 70) that act as precision tools in OS orientated policymaking, research, innovations, and public engagement, and(...)
Open Science, Sustainable Development Goals, Policymaking, Research, Innovations, Public engagement
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Nutritional Composition, Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Capacity of Seedsfrom A Collection of Ricebean [Vigna umbellata (Thumb.) Ohwi et Ohashi]Introduced in Burkina Faso
Coulibaly Zinmanké, Barro Antoine, Dabiré Amana Mètuor, Sama Hemayoro, Nanama Tuwendsida Joseph
Recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in under-utilized legumes with high nutritional and therapeutic properties. Ricebean are an appropriate option for inclusion in the list of existing legumes. Ricebean seeds are a well-balanced source of constituents that are beneficial to health and combat malnutrition. Although very important fr(...)
Ricebean, Vigna umbellate, nutritional, phenolic, antioxidant, Burkina Faso
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Vulnerability to Climate Variability and Anthropogenic Actions in Burkina Faso: A Case Study of the Neighboring Communities of Dinderesso and Peni Classified Forest
Alphonse Maré David Millogo, Oblé Neya, Kangbéni Dimobe, Aline Naawa, Fousseni Folega, Kperkouma Wala, Boalidioa Tankoano, Guibien Cleophas Zerbo and Atato Abalo
Protected areas' vulnerability assessments of neighboring communities fail to fully account for the relationship among climate, protected areas, and human activities, making it challenging to manage biodiversity sustainably and preserve neighboring communities' livelihoods. This study aims to evaluate the vulnerability of eight neighboring com(...)
Vulnerability, neighboring communities, classified forest, Dinderesso and Peni, Burkina Faso
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Two decades of land cover change and anthropogenic pressure around Bontioli Nature Reserve in Burkina Faso.
Razak Kiribou , Kangbéni Dimobe, Lassane Yameogo , Huiyi Yang, Truly Santika, Sintayehu W. Dejene
Protected areas (PAs) are critical for ecosystem maintenance and providing services that benefit both wildlife and people. Nevertheless, climate change and anthropogenic pressures are posing an increasing challenge. Surrounded by high human population densities, there is still a paucity of information on how the land cover in Burkina Faso's PA(...)
Anthropogenic pressure, Bontioli, Conservation, Landsat, Protected area, Nature-based solutions, Burkina Faso
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Geochemical Modeling and Quality Assessment of the Surface Waters from the Mouhoun River System, Burkina Faso: Implications of Water–Rock Interactions and Anthropogenic Activities
Pélagie Wend Bénedo Korsaga, Aboubakar Sako and Césard Millogo
Major ion and heavy metal geochemistry was used to investigate the factors that control the Mouhoun River water quality in western Burkina Faso. Major cation concentrations was in the following decreasing order: Ca2+> Na+> K+> Mg2+, reflecting silicate weathering. However, relatively high HCO3- and SO42- concentrations could be related to diss(...)
Surface water; hydrogeochemistry; major ions; heavy metals; geochemical modeling
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Exploring antibiotic-induced persister formation and bacterial persistence genesin clinical isolates from Burkina Faso
Augustin Konkobo, Abdoul Karim Ouattara, Amana Mètuor Dabiré, Jacques Simporé
Background : In addition to antibiotic resistance, persistence is another cause of treatment failure in bacterial infections, representing a significant public health concern. Due to a lack of adequate data on clinical isolates, thisstudy was initiated to investigate persistence in clinical isolates in Burkina Faso.
Methods : Eighty (80) clin(...)
Persisters, Clinical isolates, Bacterial persistence genes, Burkina Faso
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Understanding the motivations behind deliberate lightening of skin among burkinabe women through a socio-anthropological analysis
Abdramane Berthé
Deliberate lightening of skin among African women is a complex phenomenon that intersects with cultural identity, health, beauty, and societal influence. The scientific literature has scarcely explored a comprehensive approach by interviewing users of skin lightening products. This article aims to analyze, through a comprehensive approach, the(...)
skin lightening, skin whitening products, beauty standards, social capital, cultural identity, social pressure, Bobo-Dioulasso
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Living With Hyraxes: Biogeography and Comparative Ecology of West African Fornasinius Beetles
Stephanie N. Ajong, Luca Luiselli, Thomas Francis Lado, Gift Simon Demaya, Edem A. Eniang, Gabriel Hoinsoudé Segniagbeto, Guillaume Koffivi Ketoh, Olivier Le Duc, Michele De Palma, Giovanni Amori, Julia E. Fa, Mathias Behangana, Emmanuel M. Hema, Daniele Dendi
ABSTRACT Among the flower beetles (Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae), the Goliathini comprise several genera of medium‐ and large‐sized beetles widely distributed in sub‐Saharan Africa. In this tribe, the genus Fornasinius Bertoloni, 1853, includes two species found in West Africa: F. higginsi (Westwood) and F. klingbeili Zöller, Fiebig,and Schulze. I(...)
Ecology, Scarabaeidae, Biology, Habitat, Population, Parapatric speciation, Geography
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Freshwater Turtles in an Arid Land: Population Ecology, Habitat and Ecological Niche Modelling of Pelomedusa subrufa olivacea in the Sahel
Ardjima Lankoande, Sidiki Konate, Djidama Sirima, Wendata Francis Dayama, Emmanuel M. Hema
ABSTRACT Turtle ecology and conservation have been poorly explored in the West African Sahel regions, and this scarce information has produced a suboptimal management of their populations in the wild. In order to enhance the knowledge on the Sahelian turtle ecology, a field study was carried out in Burkina Faso on the ecology of Pelomedusa sub(...)
Ecology, Habitat, Arid, Geography, Niche, Ecological niche, Population, Population ecology, Environmental niche modelling, Biology
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Hydrogeochemical Characterization and Multivariate Analysis of Groundwater in Pala, Burkina Faso: Implications for Sustainable Water Management
Césard Millogo, Corneille Bakouan, Aboubakar Sako and Samuel Nakolendoussé
The quality of groundwater and spring water in the Pala locality, influenced by both natural processes and human activities, is a major issue in the supply of drinking water to the city of Bobo Dioulasso. The geological context is mainly composed of Sotouba sandstone. This influences the chemical composition of the aquifers through water-rock(...)
Hydrochemical; PC; HCA; FA; pollution; spring; groundwater
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Phenotypic analysis of the diversity of nine (9) tepary bean (Phaseolus acutifolius) lines by agronomic performance evaluation in Burkina Faso
Antoine Barro, Yobi Hamidou DIALLO, Zinmanké COULIBALY, Joseph NANAMA, Mahamadou Sawadogo
Tepary bean is a neglected and underutilized grain legume. Tepary bean has a greater potential to cope with the effects of climate change and contribute to food and nutritional security in Burkina Faso. Although it is a versatile legume, its use in human food and as fodder remains poorly understood. It is in this context that this study was in(...)
Biology, Phaseolus, Diversity (politics), Phenotype, Biotechnology, Agronomy, Genetics, Gene, Political science
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The classified peri-urban forest of Kua from Burkina Faso must not be declassified for ecological reasons
Larba Hubert Balima, Henry Kiemtoré, Philippe Bayen, Issouf Zerbo, Moussa Ganamé, Mohamed Cissé, Adjima Thiombiano
Abstract Densification of urban areas and rapid urbanization result in land scarcity in the Sahelian cities of West Africa. Therefore, urban greenspaces are increasingly coveted for socio-economic development. This is the case of the peri-urban forest of Kua in Burkina Faso which has been subject of controversies between ecologists and decisio(...)
Geography, Urban forest, Urbanization, Forestry, Carbon stock, Agroforestry, Ecology, Environmental science, Biology, Climate change.
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Impact of blood meals taken on ivermectin- treated livestock on survival and egg production of the malaria vector Anopheles coluzzii under laboratory conditions
Pooda SH, Hien DFdS, Pagabeleguem S, Heinrich AP, Porciani A, Sagna AB, Zela L, Percoma L, Lefèvre T, Dabiré KR, Koffi AA, Düring R-A, Pennetier C, Moiroux N, Mouline K
Treatment of livestock with endectocides such as ivermectin is viewed as a complementary vector control approach to address residual transmission of malaria. However, efficacy of this treatment may vary between animal species. Hence, our purpose was to investigate the effects of ivermectin treatments of common livestock species on life history(...)
Ivermectin, Malaria vector, Anopheles coluzzii, survival, egg production