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-s2.0-84903704043	Hotspots of climate change impacts in sub-Saharan Africa and implications for adaptation and deve...	Müller C., Waha K., Bondeau A., Heinke J.	2014	Global Change Biology	20	8	10.1111/gcb.12586	Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, PO-Box 601203, Potsdam, D-14412, Germany; Aix Mars...	Müller, C., Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, PO-Box 601203, Potsdam, D-14412, Germa...	Development efforts for poverty reduction and food security in sub-Saharan Africa will have to co...	Adaptation; Climate change; Development; Impacts; Modeling; Sub-Saharan Africa	adaptive management; climate change; climate effect; development strategy; environmental impact a...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84927746312	Building resilience to climate change impacts after the 2011 flood disaster at the University of ...	Adewole I.F., Agbola S.B., Kasim O.F.	2015	Environment and Urbanization	27	1	10.1177/0956247814547679	University of Ibadan, Nigeria; Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Ibadan, I...	Adewole, I.F., University of Ibadan, Nigeria; Agbola, S.B., Department of Urban and Regional Plan...	This paper describes how the University of Ibadan has sought to build greater resilience to flood...	climate change adaptation; community-based adaptation; disaster response; disaster risk; flooding...	adaptive management; climate change; climate effect; disaster management; flooding; university se...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84939790411	Impacts of land tenure arrangements on the adaptive capacity of marginalized groups: The case of ...	Antwi-Agyei P., Dougill A.J., Stringer L.C.	2015	Land Use Policy	49	None	10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.08.007	Department of Environmental Science, College of Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and ...	Antwi-Agyei, P., Department of Environmental Science, College of Science, Kwame Nkrumah Universit...	Climate change and variability continue to adversely impact the livelihoods of many agriculture-d...	Climate change and variability; Gender; Land tenure; Livelihoods; Migrant farmers; Participatory ...	adaptive management; climate change; dryland farming; gender; land tenure; land use planning; lan...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84906253269	Climate change impacts and adaptation in South Africa	Ziervogel G., New M., Archer van Garderen E., Midgley G., Taylor A., Hamann R., Stuart-Hill S., M...	2014	Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change	5	5	10.1002/wcc.295	Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South A...	Ziervogel, G., Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, University of Cape Town, Cap...	In this paper we review current approaches and recent advances in research on climate impacts and...	None	adaptive management; climate change; environmental planning; environmental policy; socioeconomic ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84907330626	A framework for monitoring social process and outcomes in environmental programs	Chapman S.	2014	Evaluation and Program Planning	47	None	10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2014.07.004	Institute for Monitoring and Evaluation, Section of Organisational Psychology, University of Cape...	Chapman, S., Institute for Monitoring and Evaluation, Section of Organisational Psychology, Unive...	When environmental programs frame their activities as being in the service of human wellbeing, so...	Adaptive co-management; Collaborative adaptive management; Community based natural resource manag...	adaptive management; comanagement; community resource management; conceptual framework; conservat...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84897073950	Incentivizing Monitoring and Compliance in Trophy Hunting	Bunnefeld N., Edwards C.T.T., Atickem A., Hailu F., Milner-Gulland E.J.	2013	Conservation Biology	27	6	10.1111/cobi.12120	Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park, Ascot, SL5 7PY, United Kingdo...	Bunnefeld, N., Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park, Ascot, SL5 7PY...	Conservation scientists are increasingly focusing on the drivers of human behavior and on the imp...	Adaptive management; Conflict; Harvesting; Natural resources; Social-ecological system; Socioecon...	adaptive management; compliance; conservation management; decision making; deer; environmental mo...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84922678616	Managing uncertainty, ambiguity and ignorance in impact assessment by embedding evolutionary resi...	Bond A., Morrison-Saunders A., Gunn J.A.E., Pope J., Retief F.	2015	Journal of Environmental Management	151	None	10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.12.030	School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom; School of Geo and Sp...	Bond, A., School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom, School of ...	In the context of continuing uncertainty, ambiguity and ignorance in impact assessment (IA) predi...	Adaptive management; Ambiguity; Evolutionary resilience; Ignorance; Post-normal science; Uncertainty	adaptive management; environmental impact assessment; environmental planning; numerical model; pa...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84870265731	Using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) for proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC...	Rezazadeh S., Mehrabi M., Pashaee T., Mirzaee I.	2012	Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology	26	11	10.1007/s12206-012-0844-2	Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran; Depa...	Rezazadeh, S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Urmia University, Ur...	In this paper, an adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) is used for modeling proton excha...	ANFIS; Fuel cell performance; PEM fuel cells; Relative humidity	Adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system; ANFIS; Fuel cell performance; Inlet air; Membrane thicknes...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84900523660	Linking microhabitat structure, morphology and locomotor performance traits in a recent radiation...	Da Silva J.M., Herrel A., Measey G.J., Vanhooydonck B., Tolley K.A.	2014	Functional Ecology	28	3	10.1111/1365-2435.12210	Applied Biodiversity Research Division, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Private Ba...	Da Silva, J.M., Applied Biodiversity Research Division, South African National Biodiversity Insti...	Summary: Evidence that morphological traits associated with particular environments are functiona...	Chamaeleonidae; Lizards; Morphometrics; Perch diameter; South Africa	adaptive radiation; ecomorphology; functional role; habitat structure; habitat use; life history ...	NRF, National Research Foundation	View
None	None	Performance analyses of adaptive IIR notch filters using a PSD-based approach	Mvuma A., Nishimura S., Hinamoto T.	2006	IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences	None	7	10.1093/ietfec/e89-a.7.2079	Department of Telecommunications Engineering, University of Dar Es Salaam, P.O. Box 35131, Dar es...	Mvuma, A., Department of Telecommunications Engineering, University of Dar Es Salaam, P.O. Box 35...	In this letter we present steady-state analyses of a gradient algorithm (GA) for second-order ada...	Adaptive IIR notch filters; Bias; Gradient algorithm (GA); Mean square error (MSE); Power spectra...	Adaptive systems; Algorithms; Computer simulation; Error analysis; IIR filters; Poles and zeros; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33644558725	Management of sickle cell anemia in Nigeria with medicinal plants: Cationic evaluation of extract...	Folasade S.I., Olukemi O.A., Jones M.O.	2006	Journal of Biological Sciences	6	1	10.3923/jbs.2006.100.102	Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria; Departme...	Folasade, S.I., Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, N...	Eleven aqueous plant extracts from 8 traditionally used Nigerian medicinal plants Adasonia digita...	Cationic evaluation; Nigerian medicinal plants; Sickle cell management	Adasonia digitata extract; bryophyllum pinnatum extract; Cajanus cajan extract; calcium ion; Cari...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-55549133586	Substance use and sexual risk prevention in Cape Town, South Africa: An evaluation of the HealthW...	Smith E.A., Palen L.-A., Caldwell L.L., Flisher A.J., Graham J.W., Mathews C., Wegner L., Vergnan...	2008	Prevention Science	9	4	10.1007/s11121-008-0103-z	Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, United States; University of Cape Town, Cape To...	Smith, E.A., Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, United States, S-109 Henderson Bui...	Sexual behavior and substance use represent major threats to the health and well-being of South A...	Adolescence; Adolescent sexual behavior; Adolescent substance use; HIV prevention; Intervention; ...	addiction; adolescent; article; child behavior; condom; evaluation; female; health promotion; hum...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79960775021	Impact of HealthWise South Africa on polydrug use and high-risk sexual behavior	Tibbits M.K., Smith E.A., Caldwell L.L., Flisher A.J.	2011	Health Education Research	26	4	10.1093/her/cyr024	Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health, University of Nebraska Medical Cent...	Tibbits, M.K., Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health, University of Nebras...	This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of the HealthWise South Africa HIV and substance...	None	addiction; adolescent; article; clinical trial; controlled clinical trial; controlled study; ethn...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84939966442	Synthesis, characterization and cytotoxicity evaluation of an oleic acid derived novel bicephalou...	Kalhapure R.S., Akamanchi K.G.	2015	Journal of Surfactants and Detergents	18	3	10.1007/s11743-015-1678-6	Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga, ...	Kalhapure, R.S., Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Institute of Chemical Tech...	A novel oleic acid derived bicephalous dianionic surfactant disodium (Z) 3,3′-(oleoylazanediyl)di...	Bicephalous; Critical micelle concentration; Cytotoxicity; Hydrophilic-lipophilic balance; Oleic ...	Addition reactions; Alcohols; Biocompatibility; Chlorine compounds; Critical micelle concentratio...	UGC, University Grants Commission	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84964890438	Performance analysis of a WCDMA system model in a low mobility and indoor environments with chann...	Ombongi F.O., Kibet P.L., Musyoki S.	2015	International Journal of Engineering Research in Africa	15	None	10.4028/www.scientific.net/JERA.15.123	Department of Telecommunication and Information Engineering, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agricult...	Ombongi, F.O., Department of Telecommunication and Information Engineering, Jomo Kenyatta Univers...	This paper has analyzed the performance a Wireless Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) system model ...	16-QAM; Additive white Gaussian noise; Bit Error Rate; Data Rate; Quadrature Phase Shift Keying; ...	Additive noise; Amplitude modulation; Bit error rate; Channel capacity; Code division multiple ac...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84940056879	Effect of short chain iodoalkane solvent additives on photovoltaic performance of poly(3-hexylthi...	Hailegnaw B., Adam G., Yohannes T.	2015	Thin Solid Films	589	None	10.1016/j.tsf.2015.05.038	Bahir Dar University, College of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 79, Bahir Dar, Ethio...	Hailegnaw, B., Bahir Dar University, College of Sciences, Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 79, B...	In this work the effect of short chain iodoalkane solvent additives such as iodobutane, iodoethan...	Bulk heterojunction; Iodoalkane; Phase separation; Selective dissolution; Solvent additive	Additives; Butyric acid; Carrier mobility; Chains; Esters; Heterojunctions; Phase separation; Pho...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84871165053	Performance of block codes using the eigenstructure of the code correlation matrix and soft-decis...	Oduol V.K., Ardil C.	2009	World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology	33	None	None	Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; Nati...	Oduol, V.K., Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi, Nairobi...	A method is presented for obtaining the error probability for block codes. The method is based on...	Bit error rate; Block codes; Code correlation matrix; Eigenstructure; Soft-decision decoding; Wei...	Additive White Gaussian noise; Correlation matrix; Eigen-structure; Eigen-value; Error probabilit...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84899643646	Impact of an adherence intervention on the effectiveness of tenofovir gel in the CAPRISA 004 trial	Mansoor L.E., Karim Q.A., Werner L., Madlala B., Ngcobo N., Cornman D.H., Amico K.R., Fisher J., ...	2014	AIDS and Behavior	18	5	10.1007/s10461-014-0752-9	Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu...	Mansoor, L.E., Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, Univer...	High adherence is important in microbicide trials, but no adherence interventions to date have de...	Adherence support; HIV prevention; Motivational interviewing; Tenofovir gel	adenine; anti human immunodeficiency virus agent; gel; phosphonic acid derivative; tenofovir; top...	USAID, United States Agency for International Development	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33750491291	Evaluation of uridine metabolism in human and animal spermatozoa	Niemeyer T., Dietz C., Fairbanks L., Schroeder-Printzen I., Henkel R., Löeffler M.	2006	Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids	25	42624	10.1080/15257770600894584	Institute for Physiological Chemistry, Philipps-University, Marburg, Denmark; Purine Research Uni...	Niemeyer, T., Institute for Physiological Chemistry, Philipps-University, Marburg, Denmark; Dietz...	The objective of this study was to elucidate the role of uridine for spermatozoa, since this pyri...	CASA; Kinase; Nucleotide pools; Spermatozoa; Uridine phosphorylase	adenine; hypoxanthine; pyrimidine nucleoside; uridine; uridine kinase; uridine phosphorylase; art...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84955609882	Histopathological evaluation of H. Pylori associated gastric lesions in benin city, Nigeria	Udoh M.O., Obaseki D.E.	2012	East African Medical Journal	89	12	None	Department of Pathology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, PMB 1111, Benin-city, Nigeria	Udoh, M.O., Department of Pathology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, PMB 1111, Benin-city,...	Background: Endoscopic biopsy of the gastric mucosa allows early diagnosis, grading, staging and ...	Endoscopic biopsies; Gastric lesions; Helicobacter pylori	adenocarcinoma; adolescent; adult; age distribution; aged; biopsy; cancer staging; child; chronic...	None	View

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