African Evaluation Database

9120 records found

Source	Electronic ID	Title	Authors	Publication Year	Source Title	Volume	Issue	DOI	Affiliations	Authors with Affiliations	Abstract▲	Author Keywords	Index Keywords	Funding Details
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	View
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	View
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	View
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	View
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	View
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	View
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	View
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	View
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	View
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	View
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	View
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	View
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	View
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	View
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	View
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	View
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	View
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	View
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	View
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	View

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