Member Publications

Year 2024

Lecvturer Hend Elfiky from Cairo University published her newest research in June 2024 called ” Mapping the paleo-landscape features and middle or/and later Stone Age settlements
of Tokar region, North-eastern Sudan using Radar Sentinel-1 (GRD) imagery” (CICOPS Member 2021)

The research aims to identify and reconstruct several potential Stone Age sites using radar satellite (Sentinel1SAR GRD C-band) images in the Tokar region, North Eastern Sudan, on the western plain of the Red Sea. The data were processed utilizing the advantages of the Google Earth Engine platform and Snap software.

Mapping the paleo-landscape features and middle or/and later Stone Age settlementsof Tokar region, North-eastern Sudan usingRadar Sentinel-1 (GRD) imagery”

Researcher Justin Ombeni recently published his study carried out with Hellas Cena and Maria Vittoria Conti at the Laboratory of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine of the University of Pavia and Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Service, Unit of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology at Maugeri Hospital.

The study aims to assess the nutritional value of dried edible caterpillars with an exclusive focus on mineral content. They focused on two dried edible caterpillars currently commercialized in Bukavu town, South Kivu province (eastern DR Congo) central market

Potential of Dried Edible Caterpillars (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) Vending on Local Markets to Improve Mineral Suitability in the Diet of the Population in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Year 2022

Lecturer and researcher Olumayova Mary Olowe from North-West University published her joint research with Michael Dare Asemoloye carried out at the Laboratory of Mycology, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences of University of Pavia. (CICOPS Member 2021)

Her research investigates the role of Trichoderma, well-proven as biopesticides, biofertilizers, and biostimulants, in managing plant diseases in Africa. Specifically, the focus of the research is on tomato cultivation in Africa, which accounts the 11,8 % of the global production of tomatoes.

Trichoderma: Potential bio-resource for the management of tomato root rot diseases in Africa

Year 2021

Professor Mouldi Lahmar from the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies published numerous studies during his career in the field of sociology and anthropology. Here, there are a few of them.

Islamists and Politics in Tunisia Today: Is the Foundation of a Democratic Islamic Party Possible?

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Revolution in Sidi Bouzid and Kasserine: The Deterioration of the Terms of Exchange in a Skewed Political Market

Year 2020

Lecturer and researcher Olanrewaju Sam Olayeriju from the Ondo State University of Science and Technology published his joint research with Adele Papetti, Raffaella Colombo, Barbara Mannucci, Mary Tolulope Olaleye and Akintunde Afolabi Akindahunsi carried out at the department of drug sciences, at the University of Pavia. (CICOPS Member 2018)

He conducted an experiment on Triclisia gilletii leaf extract to elucidate phytochemical constituents. The identified constituents have possible contributively effect on the acclaimed pharmacological potential of Triclisia gilletii against ethane-1,2-diol induced nephrolithiasis.

Phytochemical profiling of aqeous methanolic leaf extract of Triclisia gilletii by gas chromatography (GC/MS) and liquid chromatography (HPLC-PDA–ESI/MSⁿ) tandem mass spectroscopy (MS): a pointer to its nephroprotection

Year 2015

Assistant professor Oliver Mutanga from Nazarbayev University published various studies in the Political and Social Science field. Mostly his works aim to investigate Ubuntu culture and philosophy and the i

nclusive education for students with disabilities in South Africa and Sub_Saharan Africa. He is also an expert of UN Sustainable Development Goals.