Publications (174)
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Detection of High Prevalence of TEM/SHV/CTX-M Genes in ESBL Producing and Multidrug Resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae and Klebsiella Oxytoca
Diagbouga S, Salah F D, Sadji A Y, Dabire A M, Nadembega C, Kere A B, Soubeiga S T, Ouattara A K, Zohoncon T, Belemgnegre M, Karou S, and Simpore J
Background: Klebsiella spp. are Enterobacteriaceae frequently isolated from pathological specimens during urinary tract infections, bloodstream infection, and pus. They are becoming more and more resistant to antibiotics and challenging treatment options. β-lactamases are a great variety of enzymes capable of inducing resistance to βlactams. T(...)
Klebsiella spp; Antimicrobial resistance; ESBL; TEM; SHV; CTX-M; Togo
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First Detection of Resistance Genes Encoding Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producing Escherichia coli at Lome, Togo
Fortune D Salah, Serge Diagbouga, Amana Metuor Dabire, Adodo Y Sadji, Christelle Nadembega, Aissatou Moumouni, Serge Théophile Soubeiga, Abdoul Karim Ouattara, Theodora Zohoncon, Abiba Banla Kere, Simplice Karou and Jacques Simpore
Background: Extended Spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) are enzymes produced by some bacteria that inactivate oxyimino-cephalosporins, a class of β-lactam antibiotics family. They are mainly encoded by the β-lactamase gene families TEM, SHV and CTX-M. The Enterobacteriaceae expressing these genes, in particular Escherichia coli are widely expanded(...)
E. coli, ESBL, blaTEM, blaSHV, blaCTX-M1, Togo
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Foreign Aid in Education and Gender Equality in Developing Countries
Eugénie MAIGA
This paper examines the impact of foreign aid on gender equality in education
outcomes in developing countries. Heterogeneity effects by type of aid received
and by type of recipients are investigated using system GMM methods. The results
indicate that aggregate aid disbursements to the education sector negatively affect
gender parity in e(...)
Education, Foreign Aid, Gender
COMMUNICATION
Vulnerabilities of Government Websites in a Developing Country – the Case of Burkina Faso
Tegawendé François Bissyandé, Jonathan Ouoba, Daouda Ahmat, Frédéric Ouédraogo, Cédric Béré, Moustapha Bikienga, Abdoulaye Séré, Mesmin Dandjinou, Oumarou Sié
Slowly, but consistently, the digital gap between developing and developed countries is being closed. Everyday, there are initiatives towards relying on ICT to simplify the interaction between citizens and their governments in developing countries. E-government is thus becoming a reality: in Burkina Faso, all government bodies are taking part(...)
government websites, web application security, e-government, content management systems, web vulnerabilities, database access, impersonation attacks, Burkina Faso, developing countries, digital divide, CMS, Vulnerabilities, Security, Websites
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PREPARATION D’UNE POUZZOLANE A BASE D’UNE MATIERE PREMIERE ARGILEUSE DU BURKINA FASO
François Ganon, Adama Yameogo, Brahima Sorgho, Lamine Zerbo, Mohamed Seynou, Younoussa Millogo, Raguilnaba Ouedraogo
A raw clay material from Burkina Faso has been characterized for pozzolan elaboration. The analysis showed that SiO2 (45.91 wt. %), Al2O3 (28.29 wt. %) and Fe2O3 (9.75 wt. %) are the main oxides and kaolinite (71 wt. %) is the principle mineral. The sample has been activated at 680 °C during 2 or 5 hours. The pozzolanic activity has been acces(...)
Burkina Faso, carbon dioxide, cement, kaolinite, pozzolan
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The Big Question: Satisfying Needs: How Will Your Country Satisfy Its Food Needs in the Future
Eugenie Maiga; Zahra Babar; Josef Janning; Pablo Lapegna; Salwa Tohmé Tawk; Wayne Roberts; Dominique Anid; Joy Ngeuamboupha; Caroline Gaylard
With the world’s population soaring past the 7 billion mark, a host of countries are finding it increasingly difficult to feed their people today, while laying the foundation for a future that promises to be even more crowded—and hungrier. Accordingly, we chose to ask our panel of global experts, weighing in from five continents, how their nat(...)
Foods needs, satsifying needs, future
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Biological activities of four essential oils against Anopheles gambiae in Burkina Faso and their in vitro inhibition of acetylcholinesterase
Dimitri Wendgida WANGRAWA, Athanase BADOLO, Wamdaogo Moussa GUELBÉOGO, Martin KIENDRÉBEOGO, Roger Charles Honorat NÉBIÉ, N’Falé SAGNON and Antoine SANON
The control of malaria is still a challenge partly due to mosquito’s resistance to current available insecticides. The aim of this work was to evaluate the ovicidal, larvicidal and repellent activities of Lantana camara, Hyptis suaveolens, Hyptis spicigera and Ocimum canum essential oils against Anopheles gambiae s.l. according to the World He(...)
Anopheles gambiae s.l., malaria, essential oil, acetylcholinesterase, insecticidal activity
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is associated with asymptomatic malaria in a rural community in Burkina Faso.
Abdoul Karim Ouattara, Cyrille Bisseyé, Bapio Valery Jean Télesphore Elvira Bazie, Birama Diarra, Tégwindé Rébeca Compaore, Florencia Wendkuuni Djigma, Virginio Pietra, Rémy Moret, Jacques Simporé
OBJECTIVE: To investigate 4 combinations of mutations responsible for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency in a rural community of Burkina Faso, a malaria endemic country. METHODS: Two hundred individuals in a rural community were genotyped for the mutations A376G, G202A, A542T, G680T and T968C using TaqMan single nucleotide pol(...)
glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, asymptomatic malaria, Plasmodium falciparum, G6PD variants, malaria prevention, sex differences in prevalence, Burkina Faso
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The Contribution of Education to Economic Growth: A Review of the Evidence, with Special Attention and an Application to Sub-Saharan Africa
Paul Glewwe, Eugénie Maïga, Haochi Zheng
This paper examines recent studies that estimate the impact of education on economic growth. It explains why cross-country regressions face formidable econometric problems. Recent studies are reviewed: some show strong impacts of education on economic growth; others show little effect. All have multiple estimation problems, which may explain t(...)
education, economic growth, Sub-Saharan Africa, school quality
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Version féminine du malaise juvénile en milieu urbain africain. Réflexions cliniques et anthropologiques sur un nouveau phénomène social
BARRY Aboubacar
Une situation qui apparaît actuellement (en 2013) et qui doit interroger les travailleurs du champ de la santé mentale est celui des crises d’hystérie des jeunes filles dans les établissements scolaires. En effet, depuis bientôt six ans, des jeunes filles de collèges et lycées de différents pays africains sont tour à tour ou simultanément suj(...)
Crise d'hystérie collective, transe, collégiennes et lycéennes, Afrique Noire
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Passion de l'étrange et fantasmes ethnopsychiatriques
BARRY Aboubacar
Tobie Nathan prétend, au cours de ses différentes et multiples interventions, traiter les patients africains en France dans le respect de leur authenticité culturelle et en conformité avec les manières de penser et de faire propres à ces populations. Or, un examen de ces écrits montre qu'il a de ces cultures une connaissance des plus sommaires(...)
Ethnopsychiatrie, affabulation, réductionnisme, exotisme, goût du folklore
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Observation tools for effective schedules in a RTOS
Moustapha Bikienga, Dominique Geniet, Annie Choquet‐Geniet
Real-time scheduling validation usually stands on emulators: the scheduling policy is validated, not the effective scheduler. We propose a strategy to calibrate scheduling observers, that aim to validate effective implementations of schedules.
real-time operating systems, real-time scheduling, observer calibration
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The Impacts of School Management Reforms in Madagascar: Do the Impacts Vary by Teacher Type?
Paul Glewwe & Eugenie W. H. Maïga
This paper exploits a recently implemented randomised control trial in Madagascar that focused on management reforms. It investigates whether the impact of the reforms varies by the type of teacher. This is an important issue because Madagascar, like many other developing countries, has recently hired a large number of contract or temporary te(...)
education, school management, developing countries,Madagascar
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Doctor, my Tooth Hurts: The Cost of Incomplete Dental Care in the Emergency Room
Davis, E.E., Deinard, A.S. and Maïga, E.W.H.
Objectives: This study aims to examine the charges and frequency of return visits for treating dental health problems in hospital emergency rooms (ERs) in order to provide a basis for policy discussion concerning cost-effective and appropriate treatment for those without access to private dental services.
Methods: Records were abstracted fr(...)
dental care, costs, insurance, emergency room
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Modernité africaine et enfants des rues
BARRY Aboubacar
Une des réalités que l’on rencontre actuellement dans les villes africaines, c’est celle des enfants des rues, que j’examine ici à partir d’une recherche effectuée sur ce phénomène entre 1996 et 1998. En Afrique Noire, les transformations actuelles des structures sociales et le déficit des outils de symbolisation et d’intégration produisent de(...)
Villes africaines, enfants des rues, délinquance juvénile, déliquescence des liens familiaux