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Microstructural, physicochemical, thermal, and rheological properties of starches from commonly consumed yam varieties in West Africa

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND This study assessed the starch content of ten yam varieties commonly consumed in West Africa to clarify their structural, thermal, physicochemical, and rheological properties and to support their potential food and industrial applications.
Patrick Olusanmi Adebola, Paterne Agre, Asrat Asfaw, Amani Michel Kouakou, Alexandre Dansi, Jude Obidiegwu, Emmanuel Chamba, Nkosingiphile L. Nzama, Toluwase A. Dada, Eric Oscar Amonsou   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Déterminants de l'insuffisance cardiaque aiguë au cours de l'infarctus du myocarde

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2018
INTRODUCTION l'objectif principal était d'étudier les facteurs associés à la survenue de l'insuffisance cardiaque aiguë (ICA) chez les patients hospitalisés pour un infarctus du myocarde (IDM) au Centre National Hospitalier Universitaire de Cotonou ...
Arnaud Sonou, Léopold Codjo, Murielle Hounkponou, Philippe Mahouna Adjagba, Prudence Wachinou, Rosaire Bognon, Corine Houéhanou, Diane Yaméogo, Jeanne Sacca, Martin Houénassi   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biodiversity science is improved when silent herbaria speak

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Herbaria in the Global South are critical yet underutilized resources for biodiversity science and often absent from international databases and research networks. We highlight the phenomenon of “silent herbaria” using Nigeria as a case study and quantify how these collections fill important gaps in global biodiversity knowledge.
Daniel A. Zhigila, Ryan J. Schmidt‐Knapik, Barbara M. Thiers, Suleiman D. Abdul, Salihu Abdullahi, Abdullahi A. AbdulRahaman, Emmanuel I. Aigbokhan, Gabriel A. Ajibade, Linus B. Ajikah, Ferdinand A. Akomaye, Abiodun E. Ayodele, Joseph J. Azila, Aliyu Babale, Abubakar Bello, Deborah M. Chukwuma, Emmanuel C. Chukwuma, Abubakar M. Dadile, Chimezie Ekeke, Iroka C. Finian, Abayomi E. Folorunso, Akanni T. Gbenga, Mohammed R. Haruna, Jemilat A. Ibrahim, Opeyemi S. Kolawole, Abubakar M. Liman, Ferdinand N. Mbagwu, Sunusi Namadi, Victor S. Njom, George I. Nodza, Felix I. Nwafor, Onyebuchi E. Nwankwo, Caleb D. Obadiah, Bamigboye S. Oloruntoba, Fatima B. J. Sawa, Yohanna C. Tumba, Musa Umar, Elizabeth N. Usen, Maryam M. Wabili, Charles C. Davis   +38 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prospective of indigenous African wild food plants in alleviation of the severe iron deficiency anaemia in Sub‐Saharan Africa

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Iron deficiency anaemia remains a major public health challenge in Sub‐Saharan Africa, where population growth, displacement and limited resources heighten nutritional insecurity. We compiled a list of indigenous African underutilized wild food plants and examined their potential for addressing micronutrient deficiencies.
Eltayb Abdellatef, Yohannes Gedamu Gebre, Petra Bauer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hernie de Littré ombilicale étranglée chez l'enfant: complication rare d'une malformation fréquente de l'intestin grêle

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2018
Le diverticule de Meckel est l'anomalie congénitale la plus fréquente de l'intestin grêle. Bien qu'il s'agisse d'une anomalie courante dans la population générale, sa présence dans un sac herniaire, en particulier au niveau ombilical est une situation ...
Sourou Bruno Noukpozounkou, Ismaïl Lawani, Ogounrila Thomas Armel Elegbede, Djifid Morel Seto, Beaudelaire Romulus Assan, Amoussou Sèdjro Clotaire Roméo Houegban, Houenoukpo Koco, Michel Armand Fiogbe   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Building capacity in vector‐borne plant virus research: The CONNECTED Network

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Plant viruses spread by insects decimate crop yields globally, causing food security challenges in vulnerable areas, including regions of Africa. Interdisciplinary research is needed to protect future crop supplies. CONNECTED, the Community Network for African Vector‐Borne Plant Viruses, increased research capacity in Central, East, West and Southern ...
Nina F. Ockendon‐Powell, Diane L. Hird, Alice Beck, Heather Child, Helen Thomas‐Hughes, Neil Boonham, Gary D. Foster, Bruce Cronin, Andy M. Bailey   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Etude échographique du diamètre de l'enveloppe du nerf optique chez l'enfant noir africain sain

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2014
INTRODUCTION: l'objectif de cette étude était de déterminer le diamètre échographique de l'enveloppe du nerf optique (DENO) dans une population d'enfants sains noirs Africains au Bénin.
Kofi-Mensa Savi de Tové, Olivier Biaou, Julien Didier Adedemy, Olatoundji Holden Fatigba, Patricia Yékpé, Vicentia Boco, Augustin Karl Agossou-Voyeme   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Controlling banana bunchy top disease in Benin: Crop protection strategies with socio‐economic perspectives

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Banana and plantain are vital for food security and income in West Africa, yet banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) threatens production. This study combined remote sensing, field surveys, modelling and socio‐economic analysis to assess BBTV spread and control strategies in Benin.
Renata Retkute, Martine Zandjanakou‐Tachin, Bonaventure Aman Omondi, Ulrich Roland Agoi, Yaovi Marc Vodounou, Hermine Akofodji, Evrard Akpla, Laurence Dossou, Emiline Médénou, Alban Etchiha, Alphonse Attadéou, P. Lava Kumar, John E. Thomas, Christopher A. Gilligan   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Principles of information packaging in Baatonum (Gur) [PDF]

, 2009
This talk presents a study on information structure in the under-documented Gur language Baatonum (Bénin and Nigeria, language code bba)
Schwarz, Anne
core  

Informality, Trade Policies And Smuggling In West Africa [PDF]

, 2015
In West Africa, recorded intra-regional trade is small but informal cross-border trade (ICBT) is pervasive, despite regional integration schemes intended to promote official trade.
Benjamin, N., Golub, Stephen S., Mbaye, A. A.   +2 more
core   +3 more sources