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-s2.0-58449103798	Sport tourism event impacts on the host community: A case study of red bull big wave Africa	Ntloko N.J., Swart R.	2008	South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation	30	2	None	Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa; Human Sciences Research Council...	Ntloko, N.J., Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa, Human Sciences Re...	The focus of this article is on the management and social impacts of sport tourism events on the ...	Event impacts; Host community; Sport tourism events	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84907294002	Financial performance measures and business objectives attainment in fast food SMMEs in the Cape ...	Ngary C., Smit Y., Bruwer J.-P., Ukpere W.I.	2014	Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences	5	20	10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n20p909	Cape Peninsula University of Technology, P.O.Box 625, Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Indu...	Ngary, C., Cape Peninsula University of Technology, P.O.Box 625, Cape Town, South Africa; Smit, Y...	According to the Small Business Act No. 102 of 1996, Small Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) w...	Business objectives; Fast food industry; Financial performance measures; SMMEs; South Africa	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84944549252	Corporate social responsibility and organisational performance of a professional football club in...	Moyo T., Davies S.E.H., Joubert E.	2015	Corporate Ownership and Control	13	1CONT5	None	Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa	Moyo, T., Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa; Davies, S.E.H., Cape Peninsula U...	This research investigated the relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and org...	Civil law; Common law; Corporate governance; Hedge funds; Shareholder activism	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84885408544	Monitoring outcomes and impacts of capacity development in the water sector: A Cap-Net UNDP exper...	Gunawardana I., Leendertse K., Handoko W.	2013	Water Policy	15	SUPPL.2	10.2166/wp.2013.121	Cap-Net UNDP, Pretoria, South Africa; CK Net, IHE Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia	Gunawardana, I., Cap-Net UNDP, Pretoria, South Africa; Leendertse, K., Cap-Net UNDP, Pretoria, So...	Cap-Net UNDP is an international capacity development network for integrated water resources mana...	Capacity development; Evaluation; Impacts; Monitoring; Outcome	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-23344435343	Performance of the CardioChek™ PA and Cholestech LDX® point-of-care analysers compared to clinica...	Panz V.R., Raal F.J., Paiker J., Immelman R., Miles H.	2005	Cardiovascular Journal of South Africa	16	2	None	Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism Research Unit, Department of Medicine, University of the Witwat...	Panz, V.R., Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism Research Unit, Department of Medicine, University o...	Point-of-care (POC) blood testing is intended to provide results more rapidly than can be obtaine...	None	high density lipoprotein cholesterol; low density lipoprotein cholesterol; triacylglycerol; biolo...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-44449119917	Improving daily production capacity and energy efficiency in sugar refineries and sugar mills wit...	Bushong J.H., Bogari A., González C.A.D., Odipo W., Marroquin J.M.P., Massucato A.L., Sarir E.M.	2008	International Sugar Journal	110	1313	None	CarboUA, Philadelphia, United States; United Sugar Company, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; CarboUA, CaIi, ...	Bushong, J.H., CarboUA, Philadelphia, United States; Bogari, A., United Sugar Company, Jeddah, Sa...	With reference to case studies, this paper describes and discusses the use of CarboUA high perfor...	Efficiency; Energy; Mill; Production; Refinery; Sugar	Conversion rates; Daily production; Energy; Mill; Process efficiency; Process throughput; Refined...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79958069725	Frequency and clinical genetics of familial dilated cardiomyopathy in Cape Town: Implications for...	Ntusi N.B.A., Wonkam A., Shaboodien G., Badri M., Mayosi B.M.	2011	South African Medical Journal	101	6	None	Cardiac Clinic and Cardiovascular Genetics Laboratory, Hatter Institute for Cardiovascular Resear...	Ntusi, N.B.A., Cardiac Clinic and Cardiovascular Genetics Laboratory, Hatter Institute for Cardio...	Background. Studies from Europe and North America suggest that 20 - 50% of patients with dilated ...	None	adult; article; autosomal dominant inheritance; autosomal recessive inheritance; clinical genetic...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84941918872	Performance of re-used pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators compared with new d...	Jama Z.V., Chin A., Badri M., Mayosi B.M.	2015	Cardiovascular Journal of Africa	26	4	10.5830/CVJA-2015-048	Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa; College ...	Jama, Z.V., Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Afri...	Objectives: Little is known about the performance of re-used pacemakers and implantable cardiover...	ICDs; Pacemakers; Performance; Re-used devices; Safety	advanced cancer; aged; arthritis; Article; atherosclerosis; bacterial endocarditis; cancer mortal...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84919339002	Evaluation of the indications and arrhythmic patterns of 24 hour Holter electrocardiography among...	Adebayo R.A., Ikwu A.N., Balogun M.O., Akintomide A.O., Mene-Afejuku T.O., Adeyeye V.O., Bamikole...	2014	Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy	7	None	10.2147/DMSO.S68408	Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, l...	Adebayo, R.A., Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospi...	Background: There are very limited published studies in Nigeria on the use of 24 hour Holter elec...	Arrhythmias; Diabetes mellitus; Holter electrocardiography; Hypertension; Nigerians	adult; aged; Article; autonomic neuropathy; clinical evaluation; controlled study; coronary care ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84898034540	Do other cardiovascular risk factors influence the impact of age on the association between blood...	Vishram J.K.K., Borglykke A., Andreasen A.H., Jeppesen J., Ibsen H., Jørgensen T., Broda G., Palm...	2014	Journal of Hypertension	32	5	10.1097/HJH.0000000000000133	Cardiovascular Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Unit, Denmark; Research C...	Vishram, J.K.K., Cardiovascular Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Unit, De...	OBJECTIVE: To investigate age-related shifts in the relative importance of SBP and DBP as predict...	age; blood pressure; epidemiology; mortality; risk factors	antihypertensive agent; cholesterol; adult; aged; article; blood pressure; body mass; cardiovascu...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84877264025	Rheumatoid arthritis impacts on the independent relationships between circulating adiponectin con...	Dessein P.H., Norton G.R., Badenhorst M., Woodiwiss A.J., Solomon A.	2013	Mediators of Inflammation	2013	None	10.1155/2013/461849	Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University...	Dessein, P.H., Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, Faculty of Health Scien...	Adiponectin and leptin are likely involved in the pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) an...	None	adiponectin; angiotensin receptor antagonist; antidiabetic agent; beta adrenergic receptor blocki...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33751172520	Impact of chronic β-adrenoceptor activation on neurotensin-induced myocardial effects in rats	Osadchii O., Norton G., Deftereos D., Muller D., Woodiwiss A.	2006	European Journal of Pharmacology	553	42372	10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.09.037	Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, University of th...	Osadchii, O., Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Un...	In heart failure chronic sympathetic activation results in contractile dysfunction in part throug...	Cardiac hypertrophy; Myocardial norepinephrine; Neurotensin; Ventricular contractility	2 [[1 (7 chloro 4 quinolinyl) 5 (2,6 dimethoxyphenyl) 3 pyrazolyl]carbonylamino] 2 adamantanecarb...	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
Scopus	2-s2.0-34047112435	Rat strain-related differences in myocardial adrenergic tone and the impact on cardiac fibrosis, ...	Osadchii O., Norton G., Deftereos D., Woodiwiss A.	2007	Pharmacological Research	55	4	10.1016/j.phrs.2006.12.005	Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, University of th...	Osadchii, O., Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Un...	Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats have been reported to have a higher sympathetic activity than Wistar-Kyo...	Adrenergic tone; Contractile function; Sprague-Dawley rats; Wistar-Kyoto rats	beta adrenergic receptor stimulating agent; dobutamine; isoprenaline; noradrenalin; adrenergic ac...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77955980931	Impact of aldosterone receptor blockade on the deleterious cardiac effects of adrenergic activati...	Veliotes D.G.A., Norton G.R., Correia R.J., Strijdom H., Badenhorst D., Brooksbank R., Woodiwiss ...	2010	Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology	56	2	10.1097/FJC.0b013e3181e92a01	Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, University of th...	Veliotes, D.G.A., Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology...	Although in hypertension β-adrenoreceptor activation promotes the transition from cardiac hypertr...	None	collagen; gelatinase A; isoprenaline; spironolactone; tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 2; ad...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84872864509	Obesity markedly attenuates the validity and performance of all electrocardiographic criteria for...	Maunganidze F., Woodiwiss A.J., Libhaber C.D., Maseko M.J., Majane O.H.I., Norton G.R.	2013	Journal of Hypertension	31	2	10.1097/HJH.0b013e32835b8daa	Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, University of th...	Maunganidze, F., Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology,...	Aim: To assess the impact of obesity on the validity and performance of electrocardiographic crit...	electrocardiography; left ventricular hypertrophy; obesity	hemoglobin A1c; area under the curve; article; blood glucose monitoring; body mass; community sam...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84927786822	Relative impact of blood pressure as compared to an excess adiposity on left ventricular diastoli...	Millen A.M.E., Libhaber C.D., Majane O.H.I., Libhaber E., Maseko M.J., Woodiwiss A.J., Norton G.R.	2014	Journal of Hypertension	32	12	10.1097/HJH.0000000000000330	Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, University of th...	Millen, A.M.E., Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, ...	Aim: To determine whether blood pressure (BP) or an excess adiposity, both frequently observed co...	Blood pressure; Left ventricular diastolic function; Obesity	adult; Article; blood flow velocity; blood pressure measurement; body mass; community sample; com...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34748873222	Impact of β2-adrenoreceptor gene variants on cardiac cavity size and systolic function in idiopat...	Badenhorst D., Norton G.R., Sliwa K., Brooksbank R., Essop R., Sareli P., Woodiwiss A.J.	2007	Pharmacogenomics Journal	7	5	10.1038/sj.tpj.6500426	Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, Schools of Physiology, University of t...	Badenhorst, D., Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, Schools of Physiology,...	In heart failure, the Arg16Gly and Gln27Glu polymorphisms of the β2-adrenoreceptor (β2-AR) gene a...	None	beta 2 adrenergic receptor; beta adrenergic receptor blocking agent; digoxin; dipeptidyl carboxyp...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84868197201	Impact of age on the importance of systolic and diastolic blood pressures for stroke risk: The MO...	Vishram J.K.K., Borglykke A., Andreasen A.H., Jeppesen J., Ibsen H., Jørgensen T., Broda G., Palm...	2012	Hypertension	60	5	10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.112.201400	Cardiovascular Research Unit, Cardiovascular Department of Internal Medicine, Denmark; Research C...	Vishram, J.K.K., Cardiovascular Research Unit, Cardiovascular Department of Internal Medicine, De...	This study investigates age-related shifts in the relative importance of systolic (SBP) and diast...	age; blood pressure; epidemiology; risk factors; stroke	cholesterol; adult; age; aged; antihypertensive therapy; article; body mass; cardiovascular risk;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84891623832	The impact of malaria in pregnancy on changes in blood pressure in children during their first ye...	Ayoola O.O., Omotade O.O., Gemmell I., Clayton P.E., Cruickshank J.K.	2014	Hypertension	63	1	10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.113.02238	Cardiovascular Sciences and Paediatric Endocrinology Groups, Manchester Academic Health Sciences ...	Ayoola, O.O., Cardiovascular Sciences and Paediatric Endocrinology Groups, Manchester Academic He...	We established a maternal birth cohort in Ibadan, Nigeria, where malaria is hyperendemic, to asse...	Child development; Malaria; Pregnancy	pyrimethamine plus sulfadoxine; adult; anthropometry; article; birth; blood; blood pressure; bloo...	None	View

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