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Boiled yam consumer testing, QDA, instrumental texture dataset for the key quality traits at UAC-FSA, Benin
No full textAcceptance thresholds of key attributes of boiled yam were previously determined at sensory and instrumental levels. Seven or nine yam varieties were used for this purpose in 2022. Some of the models established need to be improved while others with high correlation coefficients are expected to be validated. This study was carried out to consolidate the sensory acceptability thresholds of the texture attributes and to validate instrumental predictors of easiness to break and overall liking. Crumbliness, easiness to break, sweetness of boiled yam from seven yam varieties were scored through quantitative descriptive analysis. Thereafter, Just About Right test and hedonic test were performed. In parallel, dry matter was determined on raw and boiled yam while penetration test was applied on boiled yam. All sensory and instrumental parameters highlighted significant varietal differences. The sensory thresholds of texture attributes of boiled yam were consolidated: thus, the crumbliness was judged acceptable and optimal at the scores above 5.5 and 7.0, respectively while the optimal easiness to break of boiled yam were scored between 6.0 and 8.1, and the acceptable ranged between 4.4 and 9.7. Easiness to break and overall liking models using instrumental parameters were validated with, on the one hand, a significant correlation between the predicted values observed values and, on the other hand, the absence of a significant difference between the correlation coefficients observed for both datasets
Dataset for participatory process diagnosis on pounded plantain-cassava product profile in Ivory Coast
No full textThe quality of local consumer products in West Africa depends on numerous parameters that enable them to meet consumer expectations. To increase the chances of adoption of new genotypes developed by breeders, it is necessary to increasingly deepen the identification of adoption criteria among users of these raw materials. Among the latter, processors play a key role because they are at the interface between raw material producers and consumers; they therefore need varieties that are highly processable while still producing finished products of the quality expected by consumers. This participatory assessment of the plantain and cassava processing process into Foutou (pounded dough product) aimed, through the processing of six contrasting varieties, to i) describe in detail the processing process, particularly the cooking and pounding steps; ii) compare the pounding ability of plantain varieties based on drudgery criteria; and iii) characterize the finished products based on one of their essential textural properties: their extensibility.
In addition to a detailed description of the processing process, this study highlighted i) the importance of the dry matter content of the raw material, which must not be less than 30%; ii) the different pounding behaviors between varieties, with workloads that can vary by as much as twofold depending on the varieties used. This study enabled the development of new approaches to quantify the laboriousness of unit operations through video analysis. The first results presented here will need to be consolidated through additional studies on new genotypes while testing new participatory methods for describing the process of obtaining Foutou
White grub infestation in sugarcane in northern Tanzania and soil analysis from 2022 to 2024
No full textThe damage caused by the white grub Cochliotis melolonthoides Gerst. (Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) has severely reduced sugarcane yields in Northern Tanzania since the establishment of large scale plantations in 1940s. At the TPC sugarcane complex, despite the spread of infestations over the decades, the damage has remained localized in their southern area. This dataset aims to identify the environmental parameters that determine such spatial limitations, focusing on soil health and cultural practices, to propose effective pest management strategies. It comprises 1,856 records from 928 locations (two replications per location) of white grub counts and soil analyses conducted between 2022 and 2024
Ants from the BUG project
No full textUrban Biodiversity of French Guiana - The BUG project aims to better understand French Guiana’s urban biodiversity by combining two innovative approaches : participatory science and metabarcoding. https://umr-ecofog.cirad.fr/projets/bug</a
Variation of the microbiome of Bactrocera dorsalis with temperature and diet
No full textChange of gut microbiota of Bactrocera dorsalis under temperature and diet stress were assessed using 16S rRNA metabarcoding. Experiment were conducted between 2020 and 2021 using La Reunion population of B. dorsalis . (2024-06-20)
Bases de données des pratiques agroécologiques aux Comores, à l'île Maurice, à Madagascar et aux Seychelles
No full textIl s'agit de fichiers de bases de données répertoriant les pratiques agro-écologiques (PAE) des pays de la zone Ouest océan Indien (Maurice, Comores, Madagascar et Seychelles). C'est le résultat d'un travail collectif réalisé lors de 3 ateliers régionaux à La Réunion (Septembre 2023), à l'île Maurice (Mars 2024) et aux Comores (Octobre 2024), complété par des d'entretiens avec les partenaires de chaque territoire et une enquête de terrain menée par l’ONG ID (Initiative Développement) entre mai et août 2024. Les PAE sont classées à dire d'experts en cinq thèmes définis avec les partenaires du projet APTAE-OI : Gestion du sol, Gestion intégrée des maladies et ravageurs, Gestion des adventices, Gestion de l’eau et Gestion de la biodiversité
Weather Station Data from Northern Cameroon (January 2024 - June 2025)
No full textThis dataset contains raw and processed weather measurements from seven stations located in Bamé, Djiddé, Pintchoumba, Douroum, Bang, Gambour and Tolloré in Northern Cameroon. The data spans from January 2024 to June 2025 and includes raw measurements, quality-checked data, and data aggregated at 5-minute and daily intervals. These stations were the first three (Bamé, Djiddé, Pintchoumba), plus four supplementary installed as part of the DeSIRA INNOVACC Project. Data for Bamé, Djiddé, Pintchoumba before 01/06/2024 are available at this permalink.
Weather Stations
Type: METER Group ATMOS41
Datalogger: METER Group ZL6
Quality Check Network: Trans-African Hydro-Meteorological Observatory (TAHMO)
Installation: each station is installed at the top of a 2m mast, enclosed in a fenced area, and positioned in a location free from potential turbulence to ensure measurement accuracy.
Identifiers and Coordinates
Bamé:
ID: z6-22047 / TA00804
Coordinates: 9.08626, 13.5786388
Elevation: 233 m
Measurements: 01/06/2024 – 04/06/2024
Djiddé:
ID: z6-22888 / TA00805
Coordinates: 9.3578753, 13.6525851
Elevation: 207 m
Measurements: 01/06/2024 – 04/06/2024
Pintchoumba:
ID: z6-22048 / TA00803
Coordinates: 8.4886398, 13.453611
Elevation: 359 m
Measurements: 01/06/2024 – 04/06/2024
Douroum:
ID: z6-24353 / TA00817
Coordinates: 10.6856749, 14.1210206
Elevation: 522 m
Measurements: 25/01/2024 – 05/06/2024
Bang:
ID: z6-24355 / TA00818
Coordinates: 9.8724238, 13.9838184
Elevation: 342 m
Measurements: 27/01/2024 – 05/06/2024
Gambour:
ID: z6-24354 / TA00819
Coordinates: 10.2120773, 14.5260412
Elevation: 418 m
Measurements: 26/01/2024 – 04/06/2024
Tolloré:
ID: z6-23635 / TA00820
Coordinates: 8.4487725, 14.2038541
Elevation: 359 m
Measurements: 15/10/2024 – 04/06/2025
Data Organization
Each location archive contains three folders:
Raw and Corrected Records: Folder named with the z6-xxxxx identifier, containing raw data and records corrected by the connectivity network ZentraCloud. May include multiple configuration files for different periods.
5-minute Aggregated Records: Folder named with the TAHMO code ending in "5min", containing quality-checked data at 5-minute intervals.
Daily Aggregated Records: Folder named with the TAHMO code ending in "daily", containing quality-checked data aggregated daily.
Variables
All variables measured by ATMOS41 stations :
atmospheric pressure (kPa),
precipitation (mm),
radiation (W/m2),
relative humidity (-),
temperature (degrees Celsius),
wind direction (degrees),
wind gusts (m/s),
wind speed (m/s),
lightning distance (km),
lightning events (-),
Metadata :
humidity sensor temperature (degrees Celsius),
logger battery percentage (-),
logger reference pressure (kPa),
logger temperature (degrees Celsius),
tilt x axis (degrees),
tilt y axis (degrees)
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Quantitative descriptive analysis and instrumental textural data, for Gari/Eba, at IITA, Nigeria.
No full textGari is a significant, versatile, granular, and convenient product from cassava roots in the West Africa sub-region. The granular product is popular in West African countries due to its long shelf life and ease of preparation. It can be consumed by soaking in water or turned into Eba, produced by briefly cooking and stirring gari in hot water until homogenous dough is formed. The acceptability of Eba by consumers has been reported to be driven by sensory attributes such as appearance, colour, taste, aroma, and other textural parameters such as smoothness, mouldability, hardness, and stretchability. It is essential to establish the relationship between instrumental and quantitative descriptive sensory scores to present instrumental measurement as a mid-throughput and less costly alternative to the sensory approach, which is subjective. Previous studies have established correlations between the sensory and instrumental measurements for sensory textural attributes of Eba, with a low to medium correlation coefficient. In the current study, the instrumental hardness correlated significantly (p<0.001) and positively with sensory hardness (r= 0.8329) and mouldability (r= 0.8085) but negatively with sensory stickiness (r= -0.7355). Sensory stickiness correlated positively and significantly (p<0.001) with instrumental springiness (r= 0.6753) and cohesiveness but negatively with instrumental gumminess (r= -0.5470). The linear regression coefficients have been substantially improved using a new set of cassava genotypes
Comparative evaluation of the attractivity of new polyethylene screens versus West African tiny target for the control of tsetse flies
No full textEntomological data collection from Latin square experiments and script for statistical analyses related to the paper entitled "Comparative evaluation of the attractivity of new polyethylene screens versus West African tiny target for the control of tsetse flies". This study aims to compare the newly developed screens (FlyScreen) being made of polyethylene to the West African Tiny Targets. These data have been obtained along the Comoe river (~09ᴼ54’N, 04ᴼ 36’W) in the protected forest and partial faunal reserve of Comoé-Léraba, close to Folonzo village, Comoe province, southern Burkina Faso between April - May 2017 and 2018
Domain-specific lexicons for enhancing language models through selective masking for thematic and misinformation classification in a One Health context
No full textThis repository provides four domain-specific lexicons designed to enhance the performance of language models on classification tasks by selectively masking in a One Health context.
The lexicons were compiled from specialized dictionaries and glossaries, and each addresses a specific domain from two application areas in the (i) One Health domain, covering the biomedical, phytosanitary, and syndromic surveillance fields, and (ii) epidemic misinformation.
This repository includes the following resources:
Biomedical Lexicon: Glossaries from Oxford Reference and RxList.
Plant Health Lexicon: Glossaries from the British Society for Plant Pathology (BSPP) and the American Phytopathological Society (APS).
Misinformation Lexicon: Vocabulary from Newcastle University, HelpfulProfessor, and Word Raiders.
Syndromic Surveillance Lexicon: Glossaries from the University of Zurich and keywords from PADI-web developed in the Indian Ocean.
Three of these (Biomedical Lexicon, Plant Health Lexicon and Misinformation Lexicon) are available under restricted access, while the Syndromic Surveillance Lexicon is publicly available for research purposes