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-s2.0-33846326302	Performance of a parabolic trough solar collector	Brooks M.J., Mills I., Harms T.M.	2006	Journal of Energy in Southern Africa	17	3	None	Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mangosuthu Technikon, South Africa; Department of Mechanica...	Brooks, M.J., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mangosuthu Technikon, South Africa; Mills, I....	The performance of a South African parabolic trough solar collector (PTSC) module has been charac...	Acceptance angle; Optical efficiency; Parabolic trough collector; Time constant	Acceptance angle; Optical efficiency; Parabolic trough collector; Time constants; Heat losses; Pr...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-82455181977	Intrinsic and tomographic evaluation of siemens e.cam® SPECT system at the Korle-Bu teaching hosp...	Sosu E.K., Hasford F., Nani E.K., Amuasi J.H., Otoo F.	2011	Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology	3	10	None	Radiological and Medical Science Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Kwabenya, Ac...	Sosu, E.K., Radiological and Medical Science Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, ...	Intrinsic and tomographic evaluation tests on the Siemens e.cam® Signature Series Single Photon E...	Acceptance testing; Quality control; Radio pharmaceuticals; Radioactivity; Tomography; Uniformity	Acceptance testing; Baseline data; Center of rotation; Count rate performance; Evaluation test; I...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-74349087778	Hall and thermoelectric evaluation of p-type InAs	Wagener M.C., Wagener V., Botha J.R.	2009	Physica B: Condensed Matter	404	23-24	10.1016/j.physb.2009.08.256	Department of Physics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Wagener, M.C., Department of Physics, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, Sou...	This paper compares the galvanometric and thermoelectric evaluation of the electrical characteris...	Hall effect; InAs; p-Doping; Thermoelectric effect	Acceptor density; Conduction paths; Direct determination; Electrical characteristic; InAs; Materi...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-80051564160	Land, landlords and sustainable livelihoods: The impact of agrarian reform on a coconut hacienda ...	Vista B.M., Nel E., Binns T.	2012	Land Use Policy	29	1	10.1016/j.landusepol.2011.06.002	Department of Geography, University of Otago, New Zealand; Research Fellow, University of Johanne...	Vista, B.M., Department of Geography, University of Otago, New Zealand; Nel, E., Department of Ge...	Agrarian reform has been a key theme on the development agenda of many countries in the Global So...	Agrarian reform; Hacienda; Impacts; Land reform; Livelihoods; Philippines	accessibility; agrarian reform; empowerment; land reform; land tenure; landownership; social capi...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-65549105937	Impact of solar photovoltaic lighting on indoor air smoke in off-grid rural Ghana	Obeng G.Y., Akuffo F.O., Braimah I., Evers H.-D., Mensah E.	2008	Energy for Sustainable Development	12	1	10.1016/S0973-0826(08)60419-6	Technology Consultancy Centre, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Kumasi,...	Obeng, G.Y., Technology Consultancy Centre, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (K...	Nearly 75% of the rural households in Ghana depend on kerosene lanterns as the main source of lig...	None	accessibility; atmospheric pollution; crude oil; health impact; health risk; incentive; indoor ai...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34250209073	Nature-based tourism and poverty alleviation: Impacts of private sector and parastatal enterprise...	Spenceley A., Goodwin H.	2007	Current Issues in Tourism	10	42403	10.2167/cit305.0	International Centre for Responsible Tourism, South Africa; Transboundary Protected Areas Researc...	Spenceley, A., International Centre for Responsible Tourism, South Africa, Transboundary Protecte...	International programmes and national policies around the world have identified tourism as an app...	Kruger National Park; Poverty; Private nature reserve; Protected area; Socioeconomic; South Afric...	accessibility; biodiversity; economic impact; ecotourism; poverty alleviation; private sector; pr...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84872867008	The performance evaluation of a spectrum sensing implementation using an automatic modulation cla...	Popoola J.J., Van Olst R.	2013	Expert Systems with Applications	40	6	10.1016/j.eswa.2012.10.047	Centre for Telecommunications Access and Services, School of Electrical and Information Engineeri...	Popoola, J.J., Centre for Telecommunications Access and Services, School of Electrical and Inform...	Based on the inherent capability of automatic modulation classification (AMC), a new spectrum sen...	Cognitive radio; Hierarchical access model; Performance evaluation metrics; Spectrum holes; Spect...	Access models; Automatic modulation; Automatic modulation classification; Cognitive radio engine;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34547785112	Confronting HIV/AIDS in a South African village: The impact of health-seeking behaviour	Golooba-Mutebi F., Tollman S.M.	2007	Scandinavian Journal of Public Health	35	SUPPL. 69	10.1080/14034950701355437	Makerere Institute of Social Research, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; MRC/Wits University ...	Golooba-Mutebi, F., Makerere Institute of Social Research, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, ...	Much social science research on HIV/AIDS focuses on its impact within affected communities and ho...	Allopathic; Diagnosis; HIV/AIDS; Infection; Information; Medicine; South Africa; Therapy; Traditi...	access to information; acquired immune deficiency syndrome; article; attitude to illness; communi...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84890508053	Evaluation of generic medical information accessed via mobile phones at the point of care in reso...	Goldbach H., Chang A.Y., Kyer A., Ketshogileng D., Taylor L., Chandra A., Dacso M., Kung S.-J., R...	2014	Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association	21	1	10.1136/amiajnl-2012-001276	Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States; Botswan...	Goldbach, H., Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United S...	Objective Many mobile phone resources have been developed to increase access to health education ...	None	access to information; adult; application service provider; article; comparative study; computer ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84879668773	Evaluation of spinous process wiring techniques for accidental canal penetration	Adeolu A.A., Azeez A.L.	2013	Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice	4	2	10.4103/0976-3147.112748	Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, P.O. Box 40476, Dugbe, Ibadan, ...	Adeolu, A.A., Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, P.O. Box 40476, D...	Background and Objective: Accidental canal penetration with attendant complications constitutes o...	Canal penetration; spinous process; wiring	accidental canal penetration; adolescent; adult; aged; article; child; clinical article; degenera...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-80051681371	Value and impact of massive blood transfusion protocols in the management of trauma patients	Ortega-Gonzalez M.D.C., Monzon-Torres B.I.	2011	Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia	17	4	None	Department of Anaesthesia, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Soweto, Johannesburg, South ...	Ortega-Gonzalez, M.D.C., Department of Anaesthesia, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Sow...	Trauma-related injuries are the second leading cause of death and disability in South Africa. The...	Coagulopathy; Damage control resuscitation; Damage control surgery; Hypothermia; Massive bleeding...	accidental injury; article; bleeding; blood clotting disorder; blood component therapy; blood tra...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33745962104	Childhood unintentional injuries: The perceived impact of the environment, lack of supervision an...	Munro S.-A., van Niekerk A., Seedat M.	2006	Child: Care, Health and Development	32	3	10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00593.x	University of South Africa, Institute for Social and Health Sciences, Cape Town, South Africa; Me...	Munro, S.-A., University of South Africa, Institute for Social and Health Sciences, Cape Town, So...	Background: Investigations into the context and causation of injury, including injury risks, are ...	Developing countries; Environmental influences; Health; Injury; Parent perceptions; Perceptions	accident prevention; accidental injury; adult; article; caregiver; child; child safety; childhood...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84948765529	Prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal discomfort and its impact on activity: A survey of bev...	Abaraogu U.O., Okafor U.A.C., Ezeukwu A.O., Igwe S.E.	2015	Work	52	3	10.3233/WOR-152100	Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology, College of Medic...	Abaraogu, U.O., Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology, ...	BACKGROUND: Bottling workers maintain awkward postures while performing machine paced repetitive ...	activity limitation; beverage bottling; Bottling tasks; mechanical pain	accident prevention; ankle; beverage; body posture; controlled study; exposure; female; foot; gen...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-57749087742	Health and safety management efforts as correlates of performance in the Nigerian construction in...	Idoro G.I.	2008	Journal of Civil Engineering and Management	14	4	10.3846/1392-3730.2008.14.27	Dept. of Building, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria	Idoro, G.I., Dept. of Building, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria	This study investigates the level of efforts made by Nigerian contractors to maintain a healthy a...	H&S management efforts; Objective H&S performance measurement; Subjective H&S performance measure...	Accidents; Construction industry; Contractors; Employment; Human engineering; Management; Occupat...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77954865417	Effects of acclimation temperature on thermal tolerance, locomotion performance and respiratory m...	Lachenicht M.W., Clusella-Trullas S., Boardman L., Le Roux C., Terblanche J.S.	2010	Journal of Insect Physiology	56	7	10.1016/j.jinsphys.2010.02.010	Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch Universi...	Lachenicht, M.W., Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Ste...	The effects of acclimation temperature on insect thermal performance curves are generally poorly ...	Acclimation; Chill coma; Climate change; Critical thermal tolerance; Heat knockdown; House cricke...	acclimation; adaptation; body mass; climate variation; cricket; enzyme activity; locomotion; meta...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34248524026	The economic impact of climate change on Kenyan crop agriculture: A Ricardian approach	Kabubo-Mariara J., Karanja F.K.	2007	Global and Planetary Change	57	04-Mar	10.1016/j.gloplacha.2007.01.002	School of Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya; Department of Meteorology, University of Nairo...	Kabubo-Mariara, J., School of Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya; Karanja, F.K., Department ...	This paper measures the economic impact of climate on crops in Kenya. We use cross-sectional data...	adaptations; agriculture; climate change; crop revenue	acclimation; climate change; climate modeling; crop production; economic impact; glacial debris; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84881303266	The impact and effectiveness of transparency and accountability initiatives: Freedom of information	Calland R., Bentley K.	2013	Development Policy Review	31	S1	10.1111/dpr.12020	Democratic Governance and Rights Unit (DGRU), University of Cape Town, South Africa; DGRU, South ...	Calland, R., Democratic Governance and Rights Unit (DGRU), University of Cape Town, South Africa,...	Analysis of the impact and effectiveness of Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation has been ham...	Access to information; Effectiveness; Freedom of information; Impact	accountability; civil society; conceptual framework; socioeconomic conditions; India; South Africa	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33845340163	Multiple accountability relationships and improved service delivery performance in Hyderabad City...	Caseley J.	2006	International Review of Administrative Sciences	72	4	10.1177/0020852306070082	Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya	Caseley, J., Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya	This article examines a series of service delivery reforms that were undertaken at the Hyderabad ...	Accountability; India; Public sector reform; Service delivery performance; South Asia; Urban wate...	accountability; organizational change; public sector; service provision; water supply; Andhra Pra...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84908702550	Impact of micro credit and training on efficiency of small-scale entrepreneurs: Evidence from nat...	Akinrinola O.O., Fasoranti M.M., Aturamu O.A.	2014	Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment	12	04-Mar	None	Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Federal University of Technology, PMB 704, Aku...	Akinrinola, O.O., Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Federal University of Techno...	This study analyses the impact of micro-credit and training on efficiency of small-scale entrepre...	Employment; Entrepreneurs; Loan; Micro credit; Small scale	accounting; Article; commercial phenomena; education; enterpreneur; funding; furniture; human; lo...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-81355132889	Impact of international laboratory partnerships on the performance of HIV/sexually transmitted in...	Gaydos C.A., Rizzo-Price P.A., Balakrishnan P., Mateta P., Leon S.R., Verevochkin S., Yin Y.P., Q...	2011	International Journal of STD and AIDS	22	11	10.1258/ijsa.2011.010527	Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States; YRG CARE...	Gaydos, C.A., Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United St...	To review a quality control and quality assurance (QC/QA) model established to ensure the validit...	Biological markers of sexual behavior; Capacity building; Diagnosis; HIV; Laboratory testing; Res...	accreditation; article; bacterium culture; certification; China; Chlamydia; clinical laboratory; ...	None	View

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