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  • Safe Mining Assessment of Artisanal Barite Mining Activities in Nigeria 
    Afolayan, David Oluwasegun; Onwualu, Azikiwe Peter; Eggleston, Carrick McAfee; Adetunji, Adelana Rasak; v, Mingjiang; Amankwah, Richard Kwasi (Mining, 2021-09-18)
    Barite, used in mud formulation, is mined in several places to support the industry. However, there is insufficient literature on the downside of mining and associated hazards, especially in the artisanal barite mining ...
  • Salinity Stress Effect on the Germination of Three Cereals: Maize (Zea mays), Millet (Pennisetum glaucum) and Rice (Oriza sativa) 
    Souleymane, Sanogo; Brahima, Camara; Tchoa, Kone; Seydou, Tuo; Adjata, Kamara; Daouda, Kone; Michel, Zouzou (International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, 2020-05)
    In Africa, cereals are major staple foods for the majority of the population. The cereal crop is not immune to the problem of salinity, which could threaten 10% of its world harvest. This work was undertaken to study the ...
  • Seed system and seed quality of Kersting’s groundnut in Benin 
    H.S., Sossou; E.E., Agoyi; K.M., Kafoutchoni; F.A.K., Sodedji; S., Agbahoungba; Fl.J.B., Quenum; R., Sikirou; A.E., Assogbadjo; B.A., Sinsin (African Crop Science Journal, 2022-05-25)
    Swift delivery of quality seeds to farming communities is a fundamental step in mainstreaming the value chain of orphan crops. The objective of this study was to characterise seed production and delivery systems of the ...
  • Self-Powered Smart Beehive Monitoring and Control System (SBMaCS) 
    Ntawuzumunsi, Elias; Kumaran, Santhi; Sibomana, Louis (Sensors, 2021-05-19)
    Beekeeping in Africa has been practiced for many years through successive generations and along inherited patterns. Beekeepers continue to face challenges in accessing consistent and business-driven markets for their bee ...
  • A Semantic Measure for Outlier Detection in Knowledge Graph 
    Diop, Bara; Diop, Cheikh Talibouya; Diop, Lamine (Revue Africaine de La Recherche En Informatique et Mathématiques Appliquées, 2022-04-11)
    owadays, there is a growing interest in data mining and information retrieval applications from Knowledge Graphs (KG). However, the latter (KG) suffers from several data quality problems such as accuracy, completeness, and ...
  • Simulation of the mucosal environment in the re-construction of the synthetic gut microbial ecosystem 
    A.Mabwi, Humphrey; Hitayezu, Emmanuel; Rizki Mauliasari, Intan; Samson Mwaikono, Kilaza; Shin Yoon, Hyo; V.G. Komba, Erick; Pan, Cheol-Ho; Hyun Cha, Kwang (Journal of Microbiological Methods, 2021-10-26)
    Human gut surface-attached mucosal microbiota plays significant roles in human health and diseases. This study sought to simulate the mucosal environment using mucin-agar gel and synthetic mucosal microbial community in ...
  • Simultaneous cyclisation and coordination of dithizone to the fac-[Re(CO)3]+ core 
    Mukiza, J.; Habarurema, G.; Gerber, T.I.A.; Hosten, E.; Nkuranga, J.B.; Habinshuti, J.B.; Betz, R. (Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2020-01-21)
    The reaction of dithizone (H2dtz) with an organometallic rhenium(I) precursor; [Re(CO)5Cl] in ethanol led to the isolation of the octahedral organometallic fac-[Re(CO)3]+ core complex fac-[Re(CO)3(Hdtz)(dttz)] (1). The ...
  • Smallholder farmer-centric integration of IoT and Chatbot for early Maize diseases detection and management in pre-visual symptoms phase 
    Maginga, Theofrida; Nsenga, Jimmy; Bakunzibake, Pierre; Masabo, Emmanuel (IEEE, 2022-10-11)
    Crop diseases are responsible for more than 50% of worldwide yield loss. Therefore, detecting crop diseases as soon as possible is important to limit both yield loss and costs involved in interrupting the disease cycles. ...
  • Spatio-temporal prediction of climate and wildfire in Hugumbrda Grat-Kahsu forest, Tigray: priority for early warning 
    Abrha, Haftu; Dodiomon, Soro; Ongoma, Victor; Hagos, Haftom; Birhane, Emiru (2023-08-28)
    Ethiopia’s forest fires are causing biodiversity loss and ecosystem destruction, highlighting the need for preventative measures. However, there is limited knowledge regarding the future impact of climate on forest fires ...
  • Spatio‐temporal characteristics of meteorological drought under changing climate in semi‐arid region of northern Ethiopia 
    Yisehak, Biniyam; Shiferaw, Henok; Abrha, Haftu; Gebremedhin, Amdom; Hagos, Haftom; Adhana, Kelali; Bezabh, Temesgen (Environmental Systems Research, 2021-03-17)
    Background: Below-normal availability of water for a considerable period of time induces occurrence of drought. This paper investigates the Spatio-temporal characteristics of meteorological drought under changing climate. ...
  • Strategy to achieve Gender Responsiveness in the Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (Rsif): 2020-2025 
    Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (Rsif) (2020-09-07)
  • Structural diversity consistently mediates species richness effects on aboveground carbon along altitudinal gradients in northern Ethiopian grazing exclosures 
    Noulèkoun, Florent; Birhane, Emiru; Mensah, Sylvanus; Kassa, Habtemariam; Berhe, Alemayehu; Mulaw Gebremichael, Zefere; Mohammed Adem, Nuru; Seyoumh, Yigremachew; Mengistu, Tefera; Lemma, Bekele; Hagazi, Nigussie; Abrha, Haftu (Science of The Total Environment, 2021-02-14)
    Grazing exclosures have been promoted as an effective and low-cost land management strategy to recover vegetation and associated functions in degraded landscapes in the tropics. While grazing exclosures can be important ...
  • A study of the effects of a thermally evaporated nanoscale CsBr layer on the optoelectronic properties and stability of formamidinium-rich perovskite solar cells 
    Koech, Richard; Ichwani, Reisya; Martin, Julia L.; Oyewole, Deborah O.; Oyelade, Omolara V.; Olanrewaju, Yusuf A.; Sanni, Dahiru M.; Adeniji, Sharafadeen A.; Grimm, Ronald L.; Bello, Abdulhakeem; Oyewole, Oluwaseun K.; Ntsoenzok, Esidor; Soboyejo, Winston O. (AIP Advances, 2021-09-15)
    Incorporation of cesium (Cs) into the perovskite layer has become a good strategy to boost the stability and power conversion efficiency (PCE) of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). However, a suitable and scalable method of ...
  • Studying Abroad during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Experiences of Three African Women PhD Students 
    Munganyinka, Jeanne Pauline; Thiam, Fatoumata; Wairimu, Sylvia; Fisher, Monica; Skilton, Robert; Osiru, Moses; Achoka, Pauline; Abdulle, Sagal (The Advance Journal, 2020-12-04)
    International students have faced unique challenges during the COVID-19 Pandemic. This essay shares three stories from African women doctoral studentswho are scholarship recipients under the Regional Scholarship and ...
  • A superior technology to control Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) in Rwanda 
    Rietveld, Anne; P, Dusingizimana; Guy, Blomme; S.V., Gaidashova; W., Ocimati; J., Ntamwira (CGIAR - CGSpace, 2020-10)
    In this brief we discuss a new and promising technology to control xanthomonas wilt of banana, commonly referred to as BXW. We describe why this disease is a threat and what has been done to control it in the past. We also ...
  • A Survey on Digital Agriculture in Five West African Countries 
    Degila, Jules; Tognisse, Ida Sèmévo; Honfoga, Anne-Carole; Houetohossou, Sèton Calmette Ariane; Sodedji, Fréjus Ariel Kpedetin; Avakoudjo, Hospice Gérard Gracias; Tahi, Souand Peace Gloria; Achille, Ephrem Assogbadjo (Agriculture, 2023-05-16)
    This study focuses on agriculture, which is the main source of economic growth in many West African countries. In recent years, conventional agriculture has undergone a remarkable evolution and digital technologies are ...
  • Susceptibility of Campylobacter Strains to Selected Natural Products and Frontline Antibiotics 
    Gahamanyi, Noel; Song, Dae-Geun; Hyun Cha, Kwang; Yoon, Kye-Yoon; E.G. Mboera, Leonard; I. Matee, Mecky; Mutangana, Dieudonné; G. Amachawadi, Raghavendra; V.G. Komba, Erick; Pan, Cheol-Ho (Antibiotics, 2020)
    Campylobacter species have developed resistance to existing antibiotics. The development of alternative therapies is, therefore, a necessity. This study evaluates the susceptibility of Campylobacter strains to selected ...
  • Synthetic gut microbiome: Advances and challenges 
    A.Mabwi, Humphrey; Kim, Eunjung; Song, Dae-Geun; ShinYoon, Hyo; Pan, Cheol-Ho; Komba, Erick.V.G.; Ko, GwangPyo; HyunCha, Kwang (Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 2020-12-24)
    An exponential rise in studies regarding the association among human gut microbial communities, human health, and diseases is currently attracting the attention of researchers to focus on human gut microbiome research. ...
  • Tin Oxide Modified Titanium Dioxide as Electron Transport Layer in Formamidinium-Rich Perovskite Solar Cells 
    R. K., Koech; Reisya, Ichwani; D. O., Oyewole; M., Kigozi; D., Amune; D. M., Sanni; S. A., Adeniji; O. K., Oyewole; A., Bello; E., Ntsoenzok; W. O., Soboyejo (Energies, 2021-11-24)
    The design of electron transport layers (ETLs) with good optoelectronic properties is one of the keys to the improvement of the power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) and stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Titanium ...
  • Tools for East African Lakes (TEAL) 
    Vodacek, Anthony; Rushingabigwi, Gerard; Sibomana, Louis (IEEE, 2022-09-28)
    There is a great need for improved monitoring of the numerous lakes in East Africa. These lakes are important resources that are facing serious threats from climate change and human development and exploitation. A new ...

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