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Source | Electronic ID | Title | Authors | Publication Year | Source Title | Volume | Issue | DOI | Affiliations | Authors with Affiliations | Abstract▲ | Author Keywords | Index Keywords | Funding Details | |
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Scopus | 2-s2.0-84940876199 | Evaluation of landfill cover design options for waste disposal sites in the coastal regions of Ghana | Keelson K.B. | 2015 | International Journal of Engineering and Technology Innovation | 5 | 1 | None | Department of Civil Engineering, Kaaf University College, Accra, Ghana | Keelson, K.B., Department of Civil Engineering, Kaaf University College, Accra, Ghana | Uncontrolled leachate generation from operational and closed waste disposal sites is a major envi... | Ghana; Groundwater; HELP model; Landfill cover; Leachate; Waste disposal | None | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-70049108688 | Impact of drought-related vaccination on livestock mortality in pastoralist areas of Ethiopia | Catley A., Abebe D., Admassu B., Bekele G., Abera B., Eshete G., Rufael T., Haile T. | 2009 | Disasters | 33 | 4 | 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2009.01103.x | Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Feinstein International Center... | Catley, A., Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Feinstein Internat... | Under a national Livestock Policy Forum in Ethiopia the impact of livestock vaccination during dr... | Drought; Livestock vaccination; Mortality; Participatory epidemiology | drought; epidemiology; livestock; mortality; vaccination; agriculture; animal; article; cattle; c... | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-79952953159 | Ecological and financial impacts of illegal bushmeat trade in Zimbabwe | Lindsey P.A., Romañach S.S., Tambling C.J., Chartier K., Groom R. | 2011 | ORYX | 45 | 1 | 10.1017/S0030605310000153 | Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria... | Lindsey, P.A., Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pre... | Under conditions of political instability and economic decline illegal bushmeat hunting has emerg... | Fences; game ranching; land reform; poaching; private land; Savé Valley Conservancy; snaring; Zim... | bushmeat; conservation management; ecological approach; economic analysis; endangered species; es... | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84857931469 | Evaluation of ventilated underground pit structures for yam (Dioscorea Spp) storage | Nwakonobi T.U., Obetta S.E., Iorwtsav H. | 2012 | Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology | 4 | 5 | None | Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Ben... | Nwakonobi, T.U., Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, University of Agricult... | Underground pit structures are commonly employed by farmers for on farm storage of yam (Dioscorea... | Air-vent; Nigeria; Pit air - thermal properties; Sprouting index; Underground structure; Yam storage | Air exchanges; Air vents; Air-vent; Cumulative weight; Developing world; Dioscorea spp; Nigeria; ... | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84870778474 | Simulating impact of seasonal climatic variation on the response of maize (Zea mays L.) to inorga... | Fosu-Mensah B.Y., MacCarthy D.S., Vlek P.L.G., Safo E.Y. | 2012 | Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems | 94 | 42403 | 10.1007/s10705-012-9539-4 | Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Walter-Flex Strasse 3, 53113 Bonn, Ger... | Fosu-Mensah, B.Y., Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Walter-Flex Strasse... | Under low input subsistence farming systems, increased pressure on land use and decreased fallow ... | Maize; Modelling; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Productivity; Simulation | agricultural production; cultivar; ecological modeling; farming system; fertilizer application; h... | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-70349648781 | The influence of second language teaching on undergraduate mathematics performance | Gerber A., Harding A.F., Engelbrecht J., Rogan J. | 2005 | Mathematics Education Research Journal | 17 | 3 | 10.1007/BF03217419 | Arcus GIBB, PO Box 35007, Menlo Park, 0102, Pretoria, South Africa; Department of Mathematics and... | Gerber, A., Arcus GIBB, PO Box 35007, Menlo Park, 0102, Pretoria, South Africa; Harding, A.F., De... | Understanding abstract concepts and ideas in mathematics, if instruction takes place in the first... | None | None | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-33745726538 | Impact of bacterial genetics on the transmission of isoniazid-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Gagneux S., Burgos M.V., DeRiemer K., Enciso A., Muñoz S., Hopewell P.C., Small P.M., Pym A.S. | 2006 | PLoS Pathogens | 2 | 6 | 10.1371/journal.ppat.0020061 | Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stan... | Gagneux, S., Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford University Medical... | Understanding the ecology of drug-resistant pathogens is essential for devising rational programs... | None | isoniazid; adult; aged; allele; antibiotic resistance; article; bacterial genetics; bacterial str... | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84888134062 | Pervasive, long-lasting impact of historical logging on composition, diversity and above ground c... | Adie H., Rushworth I., Lawes M.J. | 2013 | Forest Ecology and Management | 310 | None | 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.09.037 | School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, P/Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa; ... | Adie, H., School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, P/Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, Sout... | Understanding the rate and extent of forest recovery from major disturbance events enable forest ... | Above ground biomass; Degradation; Forest recovery; Podocarpaceae; Primary forest; Secondary forest | Above ground biomass; Forest recovery; Podocarpaceae; Primary forest; Secondary forests; Carbon; ... | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-79952311578 | Impact of blood processing variations on natural killer cell frequency, activation, chemokine rec... | Naranbhai V., Bartman P., Ndlovu D., Ramkalawon P., Ndung'u T., Wilson D., Altfeld M., Carr W.H. | 2011 | Journal of Immunological Methods | 366 | 42371 | 10.1016/j.jim.2011.01.001 | HIV Pathogenesis Programme, Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, Nelson R Mandela School of Med... | Naranbhai, V., HIV Pathogenesis Programme, Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, Nelson R Mandel... | Understanding the role of natural killer (NK) cells in human disease pathogenesis is crucial and ... | Activation; Chemokine receptor; Flow cytometry; Natural killer cells; PBMC; Whole blood | chemokine receptor CCR4; chemokine receptor CCR7; gamma interferon; lysosome associated membrane ... | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-34250658557 | Evaluation of the phytoestrogenic activity of Cyclopia genistoides (honeybush) methanol extracts ... | Verhoog N.J.D., Joubert E., Louw A. | 2007 | Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry | 55 | 11 | 10.1021/jf063588n | Department of Biochemistry, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa; Department ... | Verhoog, N.J.D., Department of Biochemistry, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7600, South Af... | Unfermented C. genistoides methanol extracts of different harvestings and selected polyphenols we... | Cyclopia genistoides; ERα; ERβ; Honeybush; MCF-7-BUS cell proliferation; MDA-MB-231 cell prolifer... | estrogen receptor alpha; estrogen receptor beta; flavonoid; phenol derivative; phytoestrogen; pla... | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-38749084212 | Impact of food and nutrition interventions on poverty in an informal settlement in the Vaal Regio... | Oldewage-Theron W.H., Slabbert T.J.C. | 2008 | Proceedings of the Nutrition Society | 67 | 1 | 10.1017/S002966510800606X | Vaal University of Technology, Institute of Sustainable Livelihoods, Private Bag X021, Vanderbijl... | Oldewage-Theron, W.H., Vaal University of Technology, Institute of Sustainable Livelihoods, Priva... | UNICEF has stated that urban poverty is primarily found in squatter settlements. At present 13.5%... | Household food insecurity; Informal settlements; Malnutrition; Poverty; Socio-demographics | article; caregiver; community care; dietary intake; food intake; health care policy; health care ... | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84866172781 | The impact of pensions on health and wellbeing in rural South Africa: Does gender matter? | Schatz E., Gómez-Olivé X., Ralston M., Menken J., Tollman S. | 2012 | Social Science and Medicine | 75 | 10 | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.07.004 | School of Health Professions and Department of Women's and Gender Studies, University of Missouri... | Schatz, E., School of Health Professions and Department of Women's and Gender Studies, University... | Unique to Africa, a means-tested non-contributory pension is available to South Africans. In 2006... | Aging; Gender; Health and demographic surveillance system; Pension; Quality of life; Social wellb... | gender relations; health impact; health insurance; pension system; quality of life; rural society... | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84892579921 | The impact of students financial aid on demand for higher education in South Africa: An econometr... | Mosikari T.J., Marivate H.E. | 2013 | Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences | 4 | 3 | 10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n3p555 | Economics Department, North West University (NWU), Mafikeng campus, South Africa; Economics Depar... | Mosikari, T.J., Economics Department, North West University (NWU), Mafikeng campus, South Africa;... | University is paramount in producing graduates who can think critically and who can solve problem... | Cointegration; Financial aid; Higher education; South Africa | None | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-77952508849 | Towards assessing the social sustainability performance of the petroleum industry in the Niger De... | Bubou G.M., Brent A.C., Tredoux C. | 2009 | South African Journal of Industrial Engineering | 20 | 1 | None | Graduate School of Technology Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Resource Based Su... | Bubou, G.M., Graduate School of Technology Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Bren... | Unresolved social issues between the local community and the petroleum industry plague the Niger ... | None | Greenfield project; Key performance indicators; Local community; Niger Delta; Periodic assessment... | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84941078348 | The relationship between capital structure and financial performance of firms listed on the nairo... | Otieno O.L., Ngwenya S. | 2015 | Corporate Ownership and Control | 13 | 1CONT2 | None | Department of Accounting and Finance, University of Nairobi, PO Box 30197, Nairobi, Kenya; Depart... | Otieno, O.L., Department of Accounting and Finance, University of Nairobi, PO Box 30197, Nairobi,... | Until now, researchers are not in consensus, whether it is the capital structure that influences ... | Capital structure; Financial performance; General linear model; NSE; Ordinary least regression | None | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84867313610 | Dietary supplementation with recombinant lactoferrampin-lactoferricin improves growth performance... | Tang X., Fatufe A.A., Yin Y., Tang Z., Wang S., Liu Z., Xinwu, Li T.-J. | 2012 | Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances | 11 | 14 | 10.3923/javaa.2012.2548-2555 | Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center of Healthy Livestock, Key Laboratory of Agro-Ecologi... | Tang, X., Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center of Healthy Livestock, Key Laboratory of Ag... | Up to thirty piglets with an average live body weight of 5.9±0.5 kg were challenged using enterot... | Antimicrobial peptide; Bovine lactoferrampin-lactoferricin; China; Growth performance; Piglet | None | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-79959618835 | Evaluation of Themeda triandra as an indicator for monitoring theeffects of grazing and firein th... | Novellie P., Kraaij T. | 2010 | Koedoe | 52 | 1 | 10.4102/koedoe. v52i1.977 | South African National Parks, Conservation Services, Pretoria, South Africa; South African Nation... | Novellie, P., South African National Parks, Conservation Services, Pretoria, South Africa; Kraaij... | Up until 2004, the burning regime applied in the Bontebok National Park was aimed at maintaining ... | Defoliation; Fynbos; Grass cover; Heterogeneity; Renosterveld; Threshold of potential concern | bioindicator; defoliation; forest fire; grass; grazing; heterogeneity; nature conservation; plant... | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84916886012 | Nutrient balances and economic performance in urban and peri-urban vegetable production systems o... | Abdulkadir A., Sangaré S.K., Amadou H., Agbenin J.O. | 2015 | Experimental Agriculture | 51 | 1 | 10.1017/S0014479714000180 | Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ahmadu Bello University, P.M.B 1044, Zaria, N... | Abdulkadir, A., Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ahmadu Bello University, P.M.... | Urban and peri-urban (UPA) cultivation supplies fresh vegetables and employment for the increasin... | None | Joturus pichardi | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84949514438 | The impact of urbanization on pattern of physical development in emerging urban fringes of Ado-Ek... | Olugbenga T.D., Ifesanya K. | 2015 | Jurnal Teknologi | 77 | 14 | 10.11113/jt.v77.64520 | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia UTM, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia; Department of Architectural Tech... | Olugbenga, T.D., Universiti Teknologi Malaysia UTM, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia; Ifesanya, K., D... | Urban fringe development has become a global concern in the last decade, especially as cities con... | Ado-Ekiti; Environment; Urban fringe; Urbanisation | None | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84943228551 | The hustle and bustle of city life: Monitoring the effects of urbanisation in the African lesser ... | Scheun J., Bennett N.C., Ganswindt A., Nowack J. | 2015 | Science of Nature | 102 | 9 | 10.1007/s00114-015-1305-4 | Endocrine Research Laboratory, Department of Anatomy and Physiology, University of Pretoria, Onde... | Scheun, J., Endocrine Research Laboratory, Department of Anatomy and Physiology, University of Pr... | Urbanisation has become a severe threat to pristine natural areas, causing habitat loss and affec... | Anthropogenic disturbance; Faecal glucocorticoids; Increased weight; Provisioned food | aggregation behavior; behavioral ecology; body condition; body mass; environmental disturbance; e... | DA1031/3-1/2, DFG, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft |