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-s2.0-34548146570	Flow features resulting from shock wave impact on a cylindrical cavity	Skews B.W., Kleine H.	2007	Journal of Fluid Mechanics	580	None	10.1017/S0022112007005757	School of Mechanical, Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, J...	Skews, B.W., School of Mechanical, Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering, University of the Wit...	The complex flow features that arise from the impact of a shock wave on a concave cavity are dete...	None	Cylinders (shapes); Imaging techniques; Jets; Numerical methods; Shear flow; Shock waves; Flow fe...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84924985594	The effectiveness of lean manufacturing audits in measuring operational performance improvements	Taggart P., Kienhöfer F.	2013	South African Journal of Industrial Engineering	24	2	None	School of Mechanical, Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, S...	Taggart, P., School of Mechanical, Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering, University of the Wit...	The hypothesis that lean manufacturing audits are an effective way to measure improvements in ope...	None	Agile manufacturing systems; Manufacture; Continuous improvements; Cultural awareness; Lean manuf...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-60649112261	Evaluation of risk of rock fall accidents in gold mine stopes based on measured joint data	Stacey T.R., Gumede H.	2007	Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy	107	5	None	School of Mining Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa	Stacey, T.R., School of Mining Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa; Gumede...	Rock fall accidents continue to be the main causes of fatalities in the mining industry. The occu...	None	Engineering designs; Ethical issues; Mining companies; Mining industries; Rock falls; Support des...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34547770708	Sampling: The impact on costs and decision making	Minnitt R.C.A.	2007	Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy	107	7	None	School of Mining Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa	Minnitt, R.C.A., School of Mining Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa	The simple act of taking a sample implies that someone will use the information contained in the ...	None	Capital commitments; Mineralized rock; Variance effect; Costs; Decision making; Errors; Informati...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79961027574	Investigative studies on effect of reflector thickness on the performance of low enriched uranium...	Odoi H.C., Akaho E.H.K., Anim-Sampong S., Jonah S.A., Nyarko B.J.B., Abrefah R.G., Ampomah-Amoako...	2011	Nuclear Engineering and Design	241	8	10.1016/j.nucengdes.2011.05.019	School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana; Ghana Atomic Energy Com...	Odoi, H.C., School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana; Akaho, E.H....	Neutronics analyses were performed on the 30 kW(th) GHARR-1 facility to investigate the effects o...	None	Core configuration; Experimental channels; Irradiation channels; Miniature neutron source reactor...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77957707822	Evaluation of a protocol to control methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a surgi...	Kindness K., Brysiewicz P.	2010	Southern African Journal of Critical Care	26	1	None	School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa	Kindness, K., School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban,...	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major health care problem in intensive ca...	None	article; awareness; chi square test; coronary care unit; hospital hygiene; human; infection contr...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84915821858	Development and evaluation of a pilot nurse case management model to address multidrug-resistant ...	Farley J.E., Kelly A.M., Reiser K., Brown M., Kub J., Davis J.G., Walshe L., Van Der Walt M.	2014	PLoS ONE	9	11	10.1371/journal.pone.0111702	School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States; College of Nursing, Mi...	Farley, J.E., School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States; Kelly, A...	Setting: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) unit in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Objective...	None	cotrimoxazole; adolescent; adult; adverse outcome; aged; Article; case management; case manager; ...	None	View
None	None	Evaluation of a health setting-based stigma intervention in five African countries	Uys L., Chirwa M., Kohi T., Greeff M., Naidoo J., Makoae L., Dlamini P., Durrheim K., Cuca Y., Ho...	2009	AIDS Patient Care and STDs	23	12	10.1089/apc.2009.0085	School of Nursing, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa; College of Medicine, U...	Uys, L., School of Nursing, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa; Chirwa, M., C...	The study aim is to explore the results of an HIV stigma intervention in five African health care...	None	acquired immune deficiency syndrome; adult; Africa; article; clinical evaluation; controlled stud...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-30944468171	Evaluation of the buffering capacity of powdered cow's, goat's and soy milk and non-prescription ...	Lutchman D., Pillay S., Naidoo R., Shangase N., Nayak R., Rughoobeer A.	2006	South African Medical Journal	96	1	None	School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa	Lutchman, D., School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Afr...	Background. Non-ulcer dyspepsia (NUD) is the term most commonly used to describe a heterogeneous ...	None	alginic acid; aluminum hydroxide; aluminum hydroxide plus magnesium trisilicate; antacid agent; b...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84861894251	Impact of pharmacists' intervention on the knowledge of HIV infected patients in a public sector ...	Govender S., Esterhuizen T., Naidoo P.V.	2011	African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine	3	1	10.4102/phcfm.v3i1.258	School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; Programme of Bios...	Govender, S., School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; Est...	Background: The study site started its roll-out of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevent...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84946935236	Preparation and Evaluation of Pralidoxime-Loaded PLGA Nanoparticles as Potential Carriers of the ...	Chigumira W., Maposa P., Gadaga L.L., Dube A., Tagwireyi D., Maponga C.C.	2015	Journal of Nanomaterials	2015	None	10.1155/2015/692672	School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box A 178, Avondale,...	Chigumira, W., School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box A...	Pralidoxime is an organophosphate antidote with poor central nervous system distribution due to a...	None	Efficiency; Emulsification; Encapsulation; Evaporation; Nanoparticles; Neurophysiology; Particle ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84873828442	The impact of herbal drug use on adverse drug reaction profiles of patients on antiretroviral the...	Mudzviti T., Maponga C.C., Khoza S., Ma Q., Morse G.D.	2012	AIDS Research and Treatment	2012	None	10.1155/2012/434171	School of Pharmacy, University of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box MP167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe; Sch...	Mudzviti, T., School of Pharmacy, University of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box MP167, Mount Pleasant, Harare,...	Background. The main objective was to determine the impact of herbal drug use on adverse drug rea...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-57949084113	Coupled-channel evaluations of cross sections for scattering involving particle-unstable resonances	Fraser P., Amos K., Canton L., Pisent G., Karataglidis S., Svenne J.P., Van Der Knijff D.	2008	Physical Review Letters	101	24	10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.242501	School of Physics, University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia; Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nuc...	Fraser, P., School of Physics, University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia; Amos, K., School of ...	How does the scattering cross section change when the colliding bound-state fragments are allowed...	None	Resonance; Targets; Cross sections; Low energies; Multi channels; Scattering cross sections; Scat...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84863520366	Social Risk and Attribution: How Considering the Social Risk of Attributions Can Improve the Perf...	Quayle M., Naidoo E.	2012	Journal of Applied Social Psychology	42	7	10.1111/j.1559-1816.2012.00915.x	School of Psychology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa; International ...	Quayle, M., School of Psychology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa; Na...	Classic models of attribution are increasingly used, despite serious problems with their empirica...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84859762024	Community-specific evaluation of tool affordances in wild chimpanzees	Gruber T., Muller M.N., Reynolds V., Wrangham R., Zuberbühler K.	2011	Scientific Reports	1	None	10.1038/srep00128	School of Psychology, University St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9JP, United Kingdom; Budongo Conser...	Gruber, T., School of Psychology, University St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9JP, United Kingdom, Bu...	The notion of animal culture, defined as socially transmitted community-specific behaviour patter...	None	animal; article; cognition; comparative study; evaluation; human; learning; Pan troglodytes; psyc...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84902540275	What works best and when: Accounting for multiple sources of pureselection bias in program evalua...	Jung H., Pirog M.A.	2014	Journal of Policy Analysis and Management	33	3	10.1002/pam.21764	School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, 1315 E. 10th Street, Bloomington,...	Jung, H., School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, 1315 E. 10th Street, Bl...	Most evaluations are still quasi-experimental and most recent quasi-experimental methodological r...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84903700542	Systematic monitoring of male circumcision scale-up in Nyanza, Kenya: Exploratory factor analysis...	Omondi Aduda D.S., Ouma C., Onyango R., Onyango M., Bertrand J.	2014	PLoS ONE	9	7	10.1371/journal.pone.0101235	School of Public Health and Community Development, Maseno University, Maseno, Kenya; Department o...	Omondi Aduda, D.S., School of Public Health and Community Development, Maseno University, Maseno,...	Background: Considerable conceptual and operational complexities related to service quality measu...	None	article; circumcision; controlled study; exploratory research; factorial analysis; health care de...	USAID, United States Agency for International Development	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-66149102488	The mental health impact of AIDS-related mortality in South Africa: A national study	Myer L., Seedat S., Stein D.J., Moomal H., Williams D.R.	2009	Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health	63	4	10.1136/jech.2008.080861	School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; De...	Myer, L., School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South ...	Background: Few data exist on how the HIV/AIDS epidemic may influence population mental health. T...	None	acquired immune deficiency syndrome; adult; disease prevalence; drug user; epidemiology; health s...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-67651219109	Impact of common mental disorders during childhood and adolescence on secondary school completion	Myer L., Stein D.J., Jackson P.B., Herman A.A., Seedat S., Williams D.R.	2009	South African Medical Journal	99	5	None	School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; De...	Myer, L., School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South ...	There are few data from South Africa and other low- and middle-income countries on how mental dis...	None	academic achievement; adolescent; alcohol abuse; anxiety disorder; article; child; drug dependenc...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-69849099187	Impact of social stigma on the process of obtaining informed consent for genetic research on podo...	Tekola F., Bull S., Farsides B., Newport M.J., Adeyemo A., Rotimi C.N., Davey G.	2009	BMC Medical Ethics	10	1	10.1186/1472-6939-10-13	School of Public Health, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Brighton and Sussex Medic...	Tekola, F., School of Public Health, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Brighton and ...	Background. The consent process for a genetic study is challenging when the research is conducted...	None	adult; aged; article; community medicine; consensus; controlled study; Ethiopia; fear; female; fi...	None	View

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