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-s2.0-84890669317	Ceramic water filters impregnated with silver nanoparticles as a point-of-use water-treatment int...	Abebe L.S., Smith J.A., Narkiewicz S., Oyanedel-Craver V., Conaway M., Singo A., Amidou S., Mojap...	2014	Journal of Water and Health	12	2	10.2166/wh.2013.185	Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Virginia, Thornton Hall, 351 McC...	Abebe, L.S., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Virginia, Thornton ...	Waterborne pathogens present a significant threat to people living with the human immunodeficienc...	Ceramic water filters; Cryptosporidium parvum; HIV; Point-of-use; South Africa	drinking water; silver nanoparticle; ceramics; diarrheal disease; drinking water; human immunodef...	NSF, National Science Foundation	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84942984865	Water Delivery Performance at Metahara Large-Scale Irrigation Scheme, Ethiopia	Dejen Z.A., Schultz B., Hayde L.	2015	Irrigation and Drainage	64	4	10.1002/ird.1917	UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, Netherlands; Water Resources and Irrigation Engi...	Dejen, Z.A., UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, Netherlands, Water Resources and Ir...	Water distribution, delivery and hydrodynamics in manually operated gravity irrigation schemes ar...	Ethiopia; Gravity irrigation; Metahara; Performance; Water delivery	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84890134988	Evaluation of oil recovery and economics of waterflooding in Nigeria	Muonagor C.M., Anyadiegwu C.I.C.	2013	Petroleum and Coal	55	4	None	Department of Petroleum Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Nigeria	Muonagor, C.M., Department of Petroleum Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Nigeria; A...	Waterflooding helps in the recovery of great amount of oil that would have otherwise been abandon...	Areal sweep; Displacement; Efficiency; Factor, production; Fractional flow; Injection; Secondary ...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84859507579	Digestibility and performance of water hyacinth meal in the diets of African Catfish (Clarias gar...	Sotolu A.O., Sule S.O.	2011	Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems	14	1	None	Nasarawa State University Keffi, Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries Shabu-Lafia Campu...	Sotolu, A.O., Nasarawa State University Keffi, Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries Sha...	Water hyacinth meal (WHM) as an alternative protein source was investigated in this study. Whole ...	Catfish; Fish feed; Fish production; Water hyacinth; Water purification	Clarias gariepinus; Eichhornia crassipes; Glycine max	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84901585540	Impacts of variable energy prices on the financial sustainability of water facilities: Case from ...	Tenkorang S.J., Odai S.N., Adjei K.A., Annor F.O., Kwarteng S.O., Nyarko K.B., Abu-Madi M.O.	2014	International Journal of Water	8	2	10.1504/IJW.2014.060966	C/o Ghana Water Company Limited, PPD Department, P.O. Box M194, Head Office, Accra, Ghana; C/o Ci...	Tenkorang, S.J., C/o Ghana Water Company Limited, PPD Department, P.O. Box M194, Head Office, Acc...	Water is conveyed to consumers through systems that generally rely heavily on energy. The depende...	Diesel prices; Electricity prices; Ghana; Sustainability; Water facilities	Electricity; Sustainable development; Water supply; Waterworks; Diesel prices; Electricity prices...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-67650970361	Impacts of micro-basin water harvesting structures in improving vegetative cover in degraded hill...	Derib S.D., Assefa T., Berhanu B., Zeleke G.	2009	Rangeland Journal	31	2	10.1071/RJ09012	Sirinka Agricultural Research Center, PO Box 74, Woldia, Ethiopia; Global Mountain Program (GMP),...	Derib, S.D., Sirinka Agricultural Research Center, PO Box 74, Woldia, Ethiopia; Assefa, T., Sirin...	Water is one of the most important entry points to improve rural livelihoods in drought affected ...	Biomass production; Seedling performance	Acacia; Acacia saligna	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34548565629	Evaluation of community-driven smallholder irrigation in dryland South Pare Mountains, Tanzania: ...	Makurira H., Mul M.L., Vyagusa N.F., Uhlenbrook S., Savenije H.H.G.	2007	Physics and Chemistry of the Earth	32	None	10.1016/j.pce.2007.07.020	Department of Civil Engineering, University of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box MP, Mount Pleasant, 167 Harare,...	Makurira, H., Department of Civil Engineering, University of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box MP, Mount Pleasan...	Water is the main limiting factor for crop production in semi-arid sub-Saharan Africa. This paper...	Communal irrigation; Irrigation efficiency; Micro dams; Supplemental irrigation	Catchments; Crops; Cultivation; Dams; Resource allocation; Water management; Water supply; Commun...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84859015262	Evaluation of produced water discharge in the Niger-Delta	Isehunwa S.O., Onovae S.	2011	Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences	6	8	None	Department of Petroleum Engineering, University of Ibadan, Nigeria; Nigerian National Petroleum C...	Isehunwa, S.O., Department of Petroleum Engineering, University of Ibadan, Nigeria; Onovae, S., N...	Water produced during petroleum production often contain chemicals, oil and sometimes, naturally ...	Chemical analysis; Niger delta; Oil terminals; Petroleum production; Produced water	None	None	View
None	None	Stream biomonitoring using macroinvertebrates around the globe: a comparison of large-scale programs	Buss D.F., Carlisle D.M., Chon T.-S., Culp J., Harding J.S., Keizer-Vlek H.E., Robinson W.A., Str...	2015	Environmental Monitoring and Assessment	187	1	10.1007/s10661-014-4132-8	Laboratório de Avaliação e Promoção da Saúde Ambiental, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de J...	Buss, D.F., Laboratório de Avaliação e Promoção da Saúde Ambiental, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCR...	Water quality agencies and scientists are increasingly adopting standardized sampling methodologi...	Biological assessment; Biomonitoring protocols; River management; Standardization; Subsampling ta...	Climate change; Digital storage; Ecosystems; Standardization; Water quality; Biological assessmen...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-21244432664	Impact of refined petroleum spills on water quality, macro-invertebrate and microbial communities...	Chukwu L.O., Nwachukwu S.C.U.	2005	Journal of Environmental Biology	26	3	None	Department of Marine Sciences, University of Lagos, Akoka-Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria; Department of Bot...	Chukwu, L.O., Department of Marine Sciences, University of Lagos, Akoka-Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria; Nwa...	Water quality characteristics, benthic macro-invertebrates and microbial communities of three fir...	Petroleum spill; Toxicity; Tropical river	hydrocarbon; petroleum; petroleum; water quality; aquatic environment; arthropod; article; bentho...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77953880443	Evaluation of water demand scenarios for the Olifants River catchment, South Africa	Mccartney M., Arranz R.	2009	International Journal of River Basin Management	7	4	10.1080/15715124.2009.9635396	International Water Management Institute, P. O Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Colorado State Un...	Mccartney, M., International Water Management Institute, P. O Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Ar...	Water resource development has played a key role in the expansion of agriculture, mining and indu...	Infrastructure; Modeling; Olifants River; Scenarios; South Africa; Water demand; Water resource m...	catchment; modeling; water demand; water management; water planning; water resource; water supply...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77955778908	The impact of the water rights system on smallholder irrigators' willingness to pay for water in ...	Speelman S., Farolfi S., Frija A., D'Haese M., D'Haese L.	2010	Environment and Development Economics	15	4	10.1017/S1355770X10000161	Department of Agricultural Economics, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium; CI...	Speelman, S., Department of Agricultural Economics, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000 Gen...	Water rights are currently receiving increased attention from scholars and policymakers due to th...	None	None	None	View
None	None	Formalization of water allocation systems and impacts on local practices in the Hingilili sub-cat...	Komakech H.C., van der Zaag P., Mul M.L., Mwakalukwa T.A., Kemerink J.S.	2012	International Journal of River Basin Management	10	3	10.1080/15715124.2012.664774	Department of Integrated Water Systems and Governance, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, ...	Komakech, H.C., Department of Integrated Water Systems and Governance, UNESCO-IHE Institute for W...	Water scarcity caused by increased demands often leads to competition and conflict over water in ...	Bricolage; Canal irrigation; Conflicts; Cooperation; Property right; Water allocation	canal; catchment; innovation; irrigation; river water; water management; water resource; Tanzania	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77957016718	Assessment of the performance of a public water utility: A case study of Blantyre Water Board in ...	Kalulu K., Hoko Z.	2010	Physics and Chemistry of the Earth	35	None	10.1016/j.pce.2010.07.017	The Polytechnic, University of Malawi, P/Bag 303, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi; Civil Engineering...	Kalulu, K., The Polytechnic, University of Malawi, P/Bag 303, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi; Hoko,...	Water scarcity, deteriorating water quality and financial limitations to the development of new w...	Best practice; Blantyre Water Board; Customers; Utility performance; Water supply	Best-practices; Blantyre Water Board; Capital costs; Collection efficiency; Customers; Ideal valu...	None	View
None	None	Understanding watershed dynamics and impacts of climate change and variability in the Pangani Riv...	Lalika M.C.S., Meire P., Ngaga Y.M., Chang'a L.	2015	Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology	15	1	10.1016/j.ecohyd.2014.11.002	Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Campus Drie Eiken, Universiteitsplein 1, Antwerp, B...	Lalika, M.C.S., Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Campus Drie Eiken, Universiteitsple...	Watersheds and rivers are vital ecological features for the provision of hydrological services fo...	Basin; Climate change; Ecosystem services; Pangani; River; Water; Watershed degradation	climate change; climate effect; climate variation; ecosystem service; environmental degradation; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-78651242373	Using performance indicators as a water loss management tool in developing countries	Mutikanga H., Sharma S., Vairavamoorthy K., Cabrera Jr. E.	2010	Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA	59	8	10.2166/aqua.2010.066	National Water and Sewerage Corporation, PO Box 7053, Kampala, Uganda; UNESCO-IHE Institute for W...	Mutikanga, H., National Water and Sewerage Corporation, PO Box 7053, Kampala, Uganda, UNESCO-IHE ...	Water utilities in developing countries are facing the challenges of substantial water losses in ...	Developing countries; Indicators; Performance assessment; Water losses	Computational tools; Indicators; Management objectives; Performance assessment; Performance indic...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84920066410	Epilepsy-related stigma in European people with epilepsy: Correlations with health system perform...	Brigo F., Igwe S.C., Ausserer H., Tezzon F., Nardone R., Otte W.M.	2015	Epilepsy and Behavior	42	None	10.1016/j.yebeh.2014.11.015	Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences, Section of Clinical Neurology, University of Ve...	Brigo, F., Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences, Section of Clinical Neurology, Unive...	We aimed to relate the percentages of encountered epilepsy-related stigma in people with epilepsy...	Epilepsy; Health expenditure; Health system performance; Stigma	Article; controlled study; Czech Republic; Denmark; epilepsy; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; h...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79957574914	Housing and construction finance, deposit mobilisation and bank performance in Ghana	Ametefe F., Aboagye A.Q.Q., Sarpong-Kumankoma E.	2011	Journal of Property Research	28	2	10.1080/09599916.2010.538478	Department of Banking and Finance, University of Ghana Business School, P.O. Box LG 78, Legon, Ghana	Ametefe, F., Department of Banking and Finance, University of Ghana Business School, P.O. Box LG ...	We analyse bank performance in Ghana over the period 2001-2007. We posit a two-equation simultane...	Bank performance; Deposits; Equity; Loans; Return on assets; Volatility of earnings	banking; finance; housing market; income; least squares method; lending behavior; performance ass...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33749044246	The impact of parental death on school outcomes: Longitudinal evidence from South Africa	Case A., Ardington C.	2006	Demography	43	3	10.1353/dem.2006.0022	Research Program in Development Studies, Princeton University, 367 Wallace Hall, Princeton, NJ 08...	Case, A., Research Program in Development Studies, Princeton University, 367 Wallace Hall, Prince...	We analyze longitudinal data from a demographic surveillance area (DSA) in KwaZulu-Natal to exami...	None	adolescent; article; child; death; educational status; female; human; infant; longitudinal study;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33745685571	Production, acceptability and microbiological evaluation of weaning food formulations	Badau M.H., Jideani I.A., Nkama I.	2006	Journal of Tropical Pediatrics	52	3	10.1093/tropej/fmi079	Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B. 1069, Maiduguri, Niger...	Badau, M.H., Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B. 1069, Mai...	Weaning food formulations were produced from pearl millet cultivar (SOSAT C-88), cowpea and groun...	None	article; Aspergillus niger; baby food; controlled study; cowpea; cultivar; food processing; food ...	None	View

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