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-s2.0-84919832722	Performance evaluation of TCP congestion control algorithms throughput for CVE based on cloud com...	Gital A.Y., Ismail A.S., Chiroma H.	2014	Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology	70	1	None	Department of Computer Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia; Department of Co...	Gital, A.Y., Department of Computer Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia, Dep...	Collaborative Virtual Environment (CVE) is becoming popular in the last few years; this is becaus...	Cloud computing; CVE architecture; TCP variants (congestion control algorithm)	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-83955164254	Using Competitive Population Evaluation in a differential evolution algorithm for dynamic environ...	Du Plessis M.C., Engelbrecht A.P.	2012	European Journal of Operational Research	218	1	10.1016/j.ejor.2011.08.031	Department of Computer Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa	Du Plessis, M.C., Department of Computer Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa;...	This paper proposes two adaptations to DynDE, a differential evolution-based algorithm for solvin...	Differential evolution; Dynamic environments; Evolutionary computation; Optimization	Competitive population; Differential Evolution; Differential evolution algorithms; Dynamic enviro...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79954506535	Impact of the South African Construction Regulations on construction health and safety: Architect...	Smallwood J.J., Haupt T.C.	2007	Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology	5	1	10.1108/17260530710746588	Department of Construction Management, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, So...	Smallwood, J.J., Department of Construction Management, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, P...	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to consider the impact on architects of recently introduced...	Architecture; Construction industry; Health and safety; South Africa	Architectural education; Construction regulation; Design/methodology/approach; Health and safety;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84904686677	Impact of the Gautrain on property development around station precincts	Mushongahande R., Cloete C.E., Venter C.J.	2014	Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering	56	1	None	Department of Construction Economics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa; Box 5...	Mushongahande, R., Department of Construction Economics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002, ...	The paper assesses the impact of the recently completed Gautrain Rapid Rail link in Gauteng on pr...	Land use planning; Property development; Transit-oriented development; Transportation planning	Civil engineering; Aerial Photographs; Land Use Planning; Property development; Public transport ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-43949115556	Female consumers' evaluation of apparel quality: Exploring the importance of aesthetics	De Klerk H.M., Lubbe S.	2008	Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management	12	1	10.1108/13612020810857934	Department of Consumer Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa	De Klerk, H.M., Department of Consumer Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; L...	Purpose - The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of aesthetics in female consumers'...	Clothing; Consumers; Decision making; Quality assessment; Women	apparel fabric; consumer research; decision making; esthetic property; quality; retailing; womens...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84894103859	Evaluation of organic mulch on the growth and yield of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) in a ...	Ahmed M., Baiyeri K.P., Echezona B.C.	2014	Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences	24	1	None	Department of Crop Production, College of Agriculture, Mokwa, Niger state, Nigeria; Department of...	Ahmed, M., Department of Crop Production, College of Agriculture, Mokwa, Niger state, Nigeria; Ba...	Sustainability in crop production could be achieved using agricultural wastes which litter the en...	Agricultural waste; Chewing and industrial cane; Cropping system; Regular and ratoon crops	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-44349115603	Evaluation of the yield components and yield of onion (Allium cepa L.)-pepper (Capsicum annuum L....	Kabura B.H., Musa B., Odo P.E.	2008	Journal of Agronomy	7	1	10.3923/ja.2008.88.92	Department of Crop Production, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria	Kabura, B.H., Department of Crop Production, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Maiduguri, Nig...	Field studies were conducted during the 2002/2003 and 2004/2005 cool dry seasons to assess the ef...	Crop yield; Intercrop; LER; Onion; Pepper; Sudan savanna	Allium cepa; Capsicum annuum	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-68749112615	Performance of some tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) varieties under heat period in Norther...	Kabura B.H., Odo P.E., Abubakar A.	2009	Journal of Agronomy	8	1	10.3923/ja.2009.45.48	Department of Crop Production, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria	Kabura, B.H., Department of Crop Production, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria; Odo, P.E., Departm...	An experiment to evaluate the performance of five different varieties of tomato (Lycopersicon esc...	Dry season tomato; Heat tolerance; Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.; Tomato varieties; Tomato yield	Lycopersicon esculentum	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33745477598	Evaluation of botanical mixtures for insect pests management on cowpea plants	Oparaeke A.M., Dike M.C., Amatobi C.I.	2005	Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics	106	1	None	Department of Crop Protection, Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, P. M...	Oparaeke, A.M., Department of Crop Protection, Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello ...	Studies were conducted at the Research Farm of the Institute for Agricultural Research, Zaria in ...	Biopesticides; Cowpea; Extracts; Insect pests; Management; Mixtures; Synergism	Allium sativum; Anacardium occidentale; Capsicum annuum var. annuum; Insecta	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84856928867	Okra performance and soil and water conservation as influenced by poultry manure and organic mulc...	Uwah D.F., Ukoha G.O., Iyango J.	2012	Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment	10	1	None	Department of Crop Science, University of Calabar, P. M. B. 1115, Calabar, Nigeria	Uwah, D.F., Department of Crop Science, University of Calabar, P. M. B. 1115, Calabar, Nigeria; U...	There is growing interest in intensive dry season vegetable crop cultivation by peasant farmers i...	Okra; Organic mulch; Poultry manure; Soil properties; Weed density; Yield	calcium; magnesium; nitrogen; organic matter; phosphorous acid; potassium; article; bulk density;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-38049072176	Irrigation suitability evaluation of Asu River Basin soils, south eastern Nigeria	Fasina A.S.	2008	International Journal of Soil Science	3	1	None	Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria	Fasina, A.S., Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria	A detailed soil survey of about 120.89 ha of land in Asu River Basin was carried out to evaluate ...	Asu River Basin; Irrigation; Nigeria; Suitability evaluation	calcium carbonate; irrigation; soil survey; soil water; Africa; Asu Basin; Nigeria; Sub-Saharan A...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34249932972	Influence of sawdust ash on soil chemical properties and cowpea performance in Southwest Nigeria	Awodun M.A.	2007	International Journal of Soil Science	2	1	None	Department of Crop, Soil and Pest Management, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 704, Akure...	Awodun, M.A., Department of Crop, Soil and Pest Management, Federal University of Technology, P.M...	Field trials were carried out at two locations in fairly acidic soils in Southwest Nigeria to tes...	Cowpea; Grain yield; Nutrients pod weight; Sawdust ash; Soil	crop yield; fieldwork; legume; soil chemistry; soil organic matter; soil property; wood ash; Afri...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-27644597711	Effects of watering regimes on aphid infestation and performance of selected varieties of cowpea ...	Agele S.O., Ofuya T.I., James P.O.	2006	Crop Protection	25	1	10.1016/j.cropro.2005.03.005	Department of Crop, Soil and Pest Management, Federal University of Technology, PMB 704, Akure, N...	Agele, S.O., Department of Crop, Soil and Pest Management, Federal University of Technology, PMB ...	Host plant drought stress affects plant productivity (growth and reproduction) and insect perform...	Aphid; Cowpea; Infestation; Tropics; Watering regimes; Yield	aphid; drought stress; host plant; pest resistance; trend analysis; Africa; Eastern Hemisphere; N...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-82555193627	The effect of different cereal aphid species on the performance of two coccinellid predators	Nyaanga J.G., Kamau A.W., Pathak R.S., Tuey R.K.	2012	Journal of Entomology	9	1	10.3923fle.2012.41.49	Department of Crops, Horticulture and Soils, Egerton University, P.O. Box 536, Egerton, Kenya; Ke...	Nyaanga, J.G., Department of Crops, Horticulture and Soils, Egerton University, P.O. Box 536, Ege...	Coccinellid beetles have been studied worldwide for integration with biological aphid control sys...	Adonia variegata; Biocontrol; Biology; Chelomenes lunata; Prey suitability	None	None	View
WoS	WOS:000285389600009	A quasi-experimental evaluation of a community-based art therapy intervention exploring the psych...	Alie, Collin,Brown, Elizabeth,Jonas, Beatrice,Mueller, Joanne,Sherr, Lorraine	2011	TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH	16	1	10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02682.x	University College London, University of London, Mad Art	"Sherr, Lorraine: University College London","Sherr, Lorraine: University of London",	Objectives To evaluate the efficacy of the Make A Difference about Art programme, a community art...	"Afrique du Sud",CHILDREN,enfants,Evaluacion,evaluation,HIV,intervencion,INTERVENTION,ninos,"SOUT...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-70350513609	Evaluation of Hanifin and Rajka atopic eczema diagnostic guidelines for reduced minor Criteria	Hiletework M.	2009	Ethiopian Medical Journal	47	1	None	Department of Dermatology, Addis Ababa University, Medical Faculty, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Hiletework, M., Department of Dermatology, Addis Ababa University, Medical Faculty, Addis Ababa, ...	Background: Different atopic eczema diagnostic guidelines have been proposed for the diagnosis of...	None	adolescent; adult; age distribution; aged; article; atopic dermatitis; child; differential diagno...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33845749576	Evaluation of the diethylcarbamazine patch to evaluate onchocerciasis endemicity in Central Africa	Ozoh G., Boussinesq M., Bissek A.-C.Z.-K., Kobangue L., Kombila M., Mbina J.-R.M., Enyong P., Nom...	2007	Tropical Medicine and International Health	12	1	10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01750.x	Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria; Départemen...	Ozoh, G., Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria; ...	Objective: As part of a baseline data collection for assessing the impact of the African Programm...	African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control; Central Africa; Diagnosis; Diethylcarbamazine patch...	diethylcarbamazine; baseline survey; disease control; drug; endemism; epidemiology; nematode; par...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-13244273800	Evaluation of syphilis in patients with HIV infection in Nigeria	Nnoruka E.N., Ezeoke A.C.J.	2005	Tropical Medicine and International Health	10	1	10.1111/j.1365-3156.2004.01344.x	Department of Dermatology, Univ. of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria; Department of Chem...	Nnoruka, E.N., Department of Dermatology, Univ. of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria, Dep...	OBJECTIVE: To document the manifestations of syphilis among patients with concurrent HIV infectio...	HIV/AIDS; Serology; Syndromic management; Syphilis associations; West Africa	benzathine penicillin; tuberculin; disease prevalence; disease transmission; human immunodeficien...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77951615444	Umgidi at the Mabambas': Gender, practice and performance among farm workers in the Sundays River...	Connor T.	2010	Journal of Southern African Studies	36	1	10.1080/03057071003607345	Department of Development Studies, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Campus, Summerst...	Connor, T., Department of Development Studies, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Camp...	This article describes and analyses an umgidi, a celebratory feast that usually accompanies the f...	None	agricultural worker; cultural identity; cultural tradition; gender; kinship; memory; Eastern Cape...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84893671228	The impact of legislative framework governing waste management and collection in South Africa	Sentime K.	2014	African Geographical Review	33	1	10.1080/19376812.2013.847253	Department of Development Studies, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa	Sentime, K., Department of Development Studies, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa	The legislative framework governing waste management defines the state as the key player and does...	Informal waste collection; Legislative framework; Urban poverty; Waste management	None	None	View

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