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-s2.0-84879527838	Assessing urban water sustainability in South Africa - Not just performance measurement	Carden K., Armitage N.P.	2013	Water SA	39	3	10.4314/wsa.v39i3.1	Department of Civil Engineering, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch 7700, South ...	Carden, K., Department of Civil Engineering, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch ...	Urban water management - and the impacts that rapid population growth, industrialisation and clim...	Performance measurement; Sustainability index; Urban water management	Economic transformation; Integrated urban water management; Key performance indicators; Performan...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84930526201	The impact of vitamin D on the innate immune response to uropathogenic Escherichia coli during pr...	Ramos N.L., Sekikubo M., Kironde F., Mirembe F., Sääf M., Brauner A.	2015	Clinical Microbiology and Infection	21	5	10.1016/j.cmi.2014.12.010	Department of Microbiology, Tumour and Cell Biology, Division of Clinical Microbiology, Karolinsk...	Ramos, N.L., Department of Microbiology, Tumour and Cell Biology, Division of Clinical Microbiolo...	Urinary tract infections are highly common during pregnancy, and can cause serious complications ...	25-hydroxyvitamin D; Escherichia coli; Interleukin-8; LL-37; Pregnancy; Urinary tract infection	25 hydroxyvitamin D; beta defensin 2; calcitriol; cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide LL 37; CD14 ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34548029706	Evaluation of water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) germplasm for reaction to yam anthracnose and virus ...	Egesi C.N., Odu B.O., Ogunyemi S., Asiedu R., Hughes J.	2007	Journal of Phytopathology	155	9	10.1111/j.1439-0434.2007.01273.x	National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, PMB 7006, Umuahia, Nigeria; International Instit...	Egesi, C.N., National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, PMB 7006, Umuahia, Nigeria, Nationa...	Use of genetic resistance is the most practical and economic way to manage major diseases of yams...	AUDPC; Germplasm; Resistance; Yam anthracnose disease; Yam viruses; Yield	disease control; disease resistance; disease severity; fungal disease; germplasm; monocotyledon; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84868582364	Concomitant herbal medicine and Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) use among HIV patients in Western Ug...	Lubinga S.J., Kintu A., Atuhaire J., Asiimwe S.	2012	AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV	24	11	10.1080/09540121.2011.648600	Department of Pharmacy, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda; Clinical T...	Lubinga, S.J., Department of Pharmacy, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uga...	Use of herbal medicines among patients receiving Anti-retroviral Therapy (ART) remains by far an ...	adherence; Antiretroviral Therapy; herbal medicine; Uganda	adolescent; adult; adverse drug reaction; Aloe vera; antiretroviral therapy; antiviral therapy; a...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77956534382	Intelligent-well completions in Agbami: Value added and execution performance	Adeyemo A.M., Aigbe C., Chukwumaeze I., Meinert D., Shryock S.	2010	JPT, Journal of Petroleum Technology	62	5	None	SPE, Chevron Nigeria, Nigeria	Adeyemo, A.M., SPE, Chevron Nigeria, Nigeria; Aigbe, C., SPE, Chevron Nigeria, Nigeria; Chukwumae...	Use of intelligent-well-completion (IWC) technology has grown, even with perceived risks associat...	None	Development wells; Execution performance; Intelligent well completion; Nigeria; Perceived risk; V...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79960006982	Risk evaluation for production-injection recompletion and sidetrack	Orodu O., Tang Z.	2011	Energy Exploration and Exploitation	29	3	10.1260/0144-5987.29.3.235	Department of Petroleum Engineering, Covenant University, Ota PMB 1023, Ogun State, Nigeria; Facu...	Orodu, O., Department of Petroleum Engineering, Covenant University, Ota PMB 1023, Ogun State, Ni...	Using a decision tree and stochastic parameters, expected monetary value is calculated to evaluat...	Expected Monetary Value; Sidetrack; Uncertainty; Waterflood	Analytical approach; Displacement efficiency; Expected monetary values; High confidence; Material...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84861391148	The use of a Marshallian macroeconomic model for policy evaluation: Case of Aouth Africa	Ngoie J.K., Zellner A.	2012	Macroeconomic Dynamics	16	3	10.1017/S1365100510000519	University of Chicago, United States; Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, Lynwood Rd...	Ngoie, J.K., University of Chicago, United States, Department of Economics, University of Pretori...	Using a disaggregated Marshallian macroeconomic model, this paper investigates how the adoption o...	Disaggregation; Macroeconomic Policy Analysis; Marshallian Macroeconomic Model; Transfer Functions	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84928826910	Semi-analytic solutions for the triangular points of double white dwarfs in the ER3BP: Impact of ...	Umar A., Singh J.	2015	Advances in Space Research	55	11	10.1016/j.asr.2015.01.042	Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria	Umar, A., Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria; ...	Using an analytic/numerical approach, we investigate the effects of oblateness and eccentricity o...	Celestial mechanics; Double white dwarfs; ER3BP; Triangular points	Astrophysics; Mass transfer; Supernovae; Analytic solution; Celestial mechanics; Dwarf binaries; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84865957348	FDI flows to sub-saharan Africa: The impact of finance, institutions, and natural resource endowment	Ezeoha A.E., Cattaneo N.	2012	Comparative Economic Studies	54	3	10.1057/ces.2012.18	Department of Banking and Finance, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State 09234, Nigeri...	Ezeoha, A.E., Department of Banking and Finance, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State...	Using a panel data from 38 Sub-Sahara African (SSA) countries and a dynamic system GMM model, thi...	Africa; FDI; financial development; institutions; resources	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84855226718	Evaluating the performance of shared memory parallel computer system using recursive models	Oguike O.E., Ebem D.U., Agu M.N., Echezona S.C., Longe H.O.D., Abass O.	2010	International Journal of Simulation: Systems, Science and Technology	11	6	None	Department of Computer Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria; Department o...	Oguike, O.E., Department of Computer Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria...	Using a queuing approach to describe a shared memory parallel computer system, it can be consider...	Compute intensive applicationr; Parallel computer queuing system; Performance metrics; Recursive ...	Compute intensive applicationr; Parallel computer; Parallel computer systems; Parallel servers; P...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-41949114832	China & India as Africa's new donors: The impact of aid on development	McCormick D.	2008	Review of African Political Economy	35	1	10.1080/03056240802011501	Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya	McCormick, D., Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya	Using a two-analytical framework and drawing on a wide range of secondary data, this article atte...	None	aid dependency; aid flow; analytical framework; conditionality; development aid; international ai...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79953656769	Impact of climate and predation on autumn migration of the Curlew Sandpiper	Barshep Y., Hedenström A., Underhill L.G.	2011	Waterbirds	34	1	10.1675/063.034.0101	Animal Demography Unit, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa; Theoretical Ecolo...	Barshep, Y., Animal Demography Unit, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa, A. P...	Using constant-effort catch data, causes of annual variation in the timing of migration of Curlew...	Arctic; breeding success; Calidris ferruginea; Curlew Sandpiper; June temperature; migration; Ott...	adult; annual variation; autumn; breeding site; climate change; climate effect; food availability...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84868703048	The impact of cooperatives on agricultural technology adoption: Empirical evidence from Ethiopia	Abebaw D., Haile M.G.	2013	Food Policy	38	1	10.1016/j.foodpol.2012.10.003	Ethiopian Economics Association, Ethiopian Economic Policy Research Institute, P.O. Box 34282, Ad...	Abebaw, D., Ethiopian Economics Association, Ethiopian Economic Policy Research Institute, P.O. B...	Using cross-sectional data and a propensity score matching technique, this paper investigates the...	Africa; Agricultural technology adoption; Cooperatives; Ethiopia; Impact evaluation	agricultural extension; agricultural technology; cooperative sector; farmers attitude; fertilizer...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-78650169956	The impact of conservation on the status of the world's vertebrates	Hoffmann M., Hilton-Taylor C., Angulo A., Böhm M., Brooks T.M., Butchart S.H.M., Carpenter K.E., ...	2010	Science	330	6010	10.1126/science.1194442	IUCN SSC Species Survival Commission, c/o United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation...	Hoffmann, M., IUCN SSC Species Survival Commission, c/o United Nations Environment Programme Worl...	Using data for 25,780 species categorized on the International Union for Conservation of Nature R...	None	assessment method; biodiversity; conservation status; endangered species; extinction; invasive sp...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77957238662	Gender differentials in the impact of parental death: Adolescent's sexual behaviour and risk of H...	Nyirenda M., McGrath N., Newell M.-L.	2010	Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies	5	3	10.1080/17450128.2010.507804	Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, University of KwaZulu Natal, PO Box 198, Mtubatu...	Nyirenda, M., Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, University of KwaZulu Natal, PO Bo...	Using data from a longitudinal surveillance study from rural South Africa, we investigated the od...	Adolescent; HIV/AIDS; Maternal; Orphanhood; Paternal; Sexual behaviour; Vulnerability	None	None	View
None	None	Impact of agricultural technology adoption on asset ownership: the case of improved cassava varie...	Awotide B.A., Alene A.D., Abdoulaye T., Manyong V.M.	2015	Food Security	7	6	10.1007/s12571-015-0500-7	Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria; International Instit...	Awotide, B.A., Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria; Alene...	Using household survey data from a sample of about 850 households selected from six States in sou...	Adoption; Assets; Cassava; Farmer; Impact; Nigeria; Poverty; PSM	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-25444448818	Impact and mechanisms of action of neurotensin on cardiac contractility in the rat left ventricle	Osadchii O., Norton G., Deftereos D., Badenhorst D., Woodiwiss A.	2005	European Journal of Pharmacology	520	42372	10.1016/j.ejphar.2005.07.014	Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, University of th...	Osadchii, O., Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Un...	Using immunoassay measurements, neurotensin was identified in rat ventricular tissue and in coron...	Inotropic effect; Neurotensin; Ventricular contractility	2 [[1 (7 chloro 4 quinolinyl) 5 (2,6 dimethoxyphenyl) 3 pyrazolyl]carbonylamino] 2 adamantanecarb...	None	View
None	None	First-generation undergraduate students and the impacts of the first year of college: Additional ...	Padgett R.D., Johnson M.P., Pascarella E.T.	2012	Journal of College Student Development	53	2	None	Co-Curricular Assessment and Research, Northern Kentucky University, Division of Student Affairs,...	Padgett, R.D., Co-Curricular Assessment and Research, Northern Kentucky University, Division of S...	Using longitudinal data from the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education, our findings su...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79955003761	Business re-engineering and organisational performance in Nigeria: A case study of First Bank Nig...	Aregbeyen O.	2011	International Business Management	5	3	10.3923/ibm.2011.151.158	Department of Economics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria	Aregbeyen, O., Department of Economics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria	Using paired data samples between 1986 and 2008, this study evaluates the impact of the re-engine...	Bank; Growth; Nigeria; Performance; Profitability; Re-engineering	None	None	View
WoS	WOS:000344435700005	How effective are countercyclical policy tools in mitigating the impact of financial and economic...	Bandara, Amarakoon	2014	JOURNAL OF POLICY MODELING	36	5	10.1016/j.jpolmod.2014.08.003	United Nations Dev Programme	None	Using panel vector auto regression (PVAR) and GMM estimates we provide evidence for the transmiss...	"financial crisis","fiscal stimulus","MONETARY POLICY",TRANSMISSION,"DYNAMIC HETEROGENEOUS PANELS...	None	None	View

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