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-s2.0-79953094758	Development and evaluation of a patient centered cardiovascular health education program for insu...	Odusola A.O., Hendriks M., Schultsz C., Stronks K., Lange J., Osibogun A., Akande T., Alli S., Ad...	2011	BMC Public Health	11	None	10.1186/1471-2458-11-171	Dept of Global Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Pietersbergweg 17, Amste...	Odusola, A.O., Dept of Global Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Pietersbe...	Background: In Sub Saharan Africa, the incidence of hypertension and other modifiable cardiovascu...	None	adolescent; adult; article; cardiovascular disease; evaluation; female; health care quality; heal...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84919463088	The influence of livelihood dependency, local ecological knowledge and market proximity on the ec...	Steele M.Z., Shackleton C.M., Uma Shaanker R., Ganeshaiah K.N., Radloff S.	2015	Forest Policy and Economics	50	None	10.1016/j.forpol.2014.07.011	Dept. of Environmental Science, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa; Ashoka Trust for Re...	Steele, M.Z., Dept. of Environmental Science, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa; Shack...	It is well established that non-timber forest products make significant contributions to rural in...	Communal; Direct-use value; Governance; Management; Open access; South Africa	Commerce; Developing countries; Forestry; Harvesting; Management; Surveys; Sustainable developmen...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84891360015	Evaluation of solar disinfection of E. coli under Sub-Saharan field conditions using a 25L borosi...	Nalwanga R., Quilty B., Muyanja C., Fernandez-Ibañez P., McGuigan K.G.	2014	Solar Energy	100	None	10.1016/j.solener.2013.12.011	Dept. of Physiology and Medical Physics, Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland; School of Bi...	Nalwanga, R., Dept. of Physiology and Medical Physics, Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland...	The bacterial inactivation efficacy of a solar water disinfection (SODIS) reactor consisting of a...	Compound parabolic collector (CPC); Enhancement technologies; Point of use water treatment; Solar...	Bacterial inactivation; Borosilicate glass batches; Compound parabolic collector; Enhancement tec...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84920895474	Using provider performance incentives to increase HIV testing and counseling services in Rwanda	de Walque D., Gertler P.J., Bautista-Arredondo S., Kwan A., Vermeersch C., de Dieu Bizimana J., B...	2015	Journal of Health Economics	40	None	10.1016/j.jhealeco.2014.12.001	Development Research Group, The World Bank, United States; Haas School of Business, University of...	de Walque, D., Development Research Group, The World Bank, United States; Gertler, P.J., Haas Sch...	Paying for performance provides financial rewards to medical care providers for improvements in p...	Africa; Couple testing; Health human resources; HIV testing and counseling; Performance-based fin...	acquired immune deficiency syndrome; health services; human immunodeficiency virus; incentive; ac...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84938424022	The more the merrier? Network portfolio size and innovation performance in Nigerian firms	Egbetokun A.A.	2015	Technovation	None	None	10.1016/j.technovation.2015.05.004	DFG Research Training Program 'The Economics of Innovative Change', Friedrich Schiller Universitä...	Egbetokun, A.A., DFG Research Training Program 'The Economics of Innovative Change', Friedrich Sc...	Abstract A positive relationship between firms' networking activities and innovativeness has been...	Collaboration; External knowledge; Innovative success; Networking; Nigeria; Open innovation	Developing countries; Collaboration; External knowledge; Innovative success; Networking; Nigeria;...	DFG, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft	View
None	None	Optimization of a reversed-phase-high-performance thin-layer chromatography method for the separa...	Shewiyo D.H., Kaale E., Risha P.G., Dejaegher B., Smeyers-Verbeke J., Vander Heyden Y.	2012	Journal of Chromatography A	1260	None	10.1016/j.chroma.2012.08.044	Directorate of Laboratory Services, Tanzania Food and Drugs Authority, P.O. Box 77150, Dar es Sal...	Shewiyo, D.H., Directorate of Laboratory Services, Tanzania Food and Drugs Authority, P.O. Box 77...	This paper presents the development of a new RP-HPTLC method for the separation of pyrazinamide, ...	Ethambutol; Isoniazid; Mobile phase optimization; Pyrazinamide; Reversed-phase HPTLC; Rifampicin	Ethambutol; Isoniazid; Mobile-phase optimization; Pyrazinamide; Reversed phase; Rifampicin; Aceti...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34447262797	Evaluation of a learner-designed course for teaching health research skills in Ghana	Bates I., Ansong D., Bedu-Addo G., Agbenyega T., Akoto A.Y.O., Nsiah-Asare A., Karikari P.	2007	BMC Medical Education	7	None	10.1186/1472-6920-7-18	Disease Control Strategy Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom; Department...	Bates, I., Disease Control Strategy Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom;...	Background. In developing countries the ability to conduct locally-relevant health research and h...	None	article; behavior; clinical article; competence; controlled study; course evaluation; curriculum;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84880254078	Impact of sociodemographic factors on cognitive function in school-aged HIV-infected Nigerian chi...	Boyede G.O., Lesi F.E.A., Ezeaka V.C., Umeh C.S.	2013	HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care	5	None	10.2147/HIV.S43260	Division of Developmental Paediatrics, School of Child and Adolescent Health, Red Cross War Memor...	Boyede, G.O., Division of Developmental Paediatrics, School of Child and Adolescent Health, Red C...	Background: In this study, we sought to evaluate the influence of sociodemographic factors, ie, a...	Cognitive assessment; Nigeria; Pediatric human immunodeficiency virus; Raven's progressive matric...	adolescent; age; article; child; cognition; controlled study; demography; developmental stage; di...	None	View
WoS	WOS:000334717100001	Kenya's emergency-hire nursing programme: a pilot evaluation of health service delivery in two di...	Friedman, Michael,Kimani, Francis,Kiriinya, Rose,Osumba, Martin,Rakuom, Chris,Riley, Patricia L.,...	2014	HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HEALTH	12	None	10.1186/1478-4491-12-16	Emory University, University of Washington, University of Washington Seattle, Centers for Disease...	"Rogers, Martha: Emory University",	Objective: To assess the feasibility of utilizing a small-scale, low-cost, pilot evaluation in as...	"Emergency-hire programme","health management information systems","human resource information sy...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-19344373478	Impact of HIV-1 subtype and antiretroviral therapy on protease and reverse transcriptase genotype...	Kantor R., Katzenstein D.A., Efron B., Carvalho A.P., Wynhoven B., Cane P., Clarke J., Sirivichay...	2005	PLoS Medicine	2	None	10.1371/journal.pmed.0020112	Division of Infectious Disease, Center for AIDS Research, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, Unit...	Kantor, R., Division of Infectious Disease, Center for AIDS Research, Stanford University, Stanfo...	Background: The genetic differences among HIV-1 subtypes may be critical to clinical management a...	None	antiretrovirus agent; proteinase; RNA directed DNA polymerase; antiretrovirus agent; peptide hydr...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84937953954	Effect of laser surface texturing (LST) on tribochemical films dynamics and friction and wear per...	Olofinjana B., Lorenzo-Martin C., Ajayi O.O., Ajayi E.O.	2015	Wear	None	None	10.1016/j.wear.2015.02.050	Energy Systems Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, United States; Department of P...	Olofinjana, B., Energy Systems Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, United States,...	Surface texturing or topographical design is one of the primary techniques to control friction an...	Friction; LST; Lubrication regimes; Oil additives; Tribochemical films; Wear	Durability; Friction; Laser beams; Lubrication; Wear of materials; Boundary lubrications; Frictio...	None	View
WoS	WOS:000256216700001	Impact of five years of peer-mediated interventions on sexual behavior and sexually transmitted i...	Barasa, Mary-Stella,Bosire, Wilkister,Chersich, Matthew F.,King'ola, Nzioki,Luchters, Stanley,Man...	2008	BMC PUBLIC HEALTH	8	None	10.1186/1471-2458-8-143	Ghent University, Coast Prov Gen Hosp, Family Hlth Int, Int Ctr Reprod Hlth	"Temmerman, Marleen: Ghent University",	Background: Since 2000, peer-mediated interventions among female sex workers (FSW) in Mombasa Ken...	,"CONDOM PROMOTION",DISEASE,ENROLLMENT,"HIV PREVENTION",POPULATION,"PRESUMPTIVE TREATMENT","PREVE...	None	None	View
None	None	The impact of endemic and epidemic malaria on the risk of stillbirth in two areas of Tanzania wit...	Wort U.U., Hastings I., Mutabingwa T.K., Brabin B.J.	2006	Malaria Journal	5	None	10.1186/1475-2875-5-89	Division of International Health (IHCAR), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Child and Rep...	Wort, U.U., Division of International Health (IHCAR), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; H...	Background: The impact of malaria on the risk of stillbirth is still under debate. The aim of the...	None	article; birth weight; controlled study; endemic disease; epidemic; human; major clinical study; ...	None	View
None	None	Field and laboratory evaluation of bioefficacy of an insect growth regulator (Dimilin) as a larvi...	Msangi S., Lyatuu E., Kweka E.J.	2011	Journal of Tropical Medicine	None	None	10.1155/2011/394541	Division of Livestock and Human Health Disease, Vector Control Tropical Pesticides Research Insti...	Msangi, S., Division of Livestock and Human Health Disease, Vector Control Tropical Pesticides Re...	The inhibitory function of Dimilin (Diflubenzuron), mostly a chitin synthesis regulator, on the e...	None	diflubenzuron; larvicidal agent; Anopheles gambiae; article; Culex quinquefasciatus; disease carr...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84902537145	Evaluation of cryoanalysis as a tool for analyzing elemental distribution in "live" tardigrades u...	Nilsson E.J.C., Pallon J., Przybylowicz W.J., Wang Y.D., Jönsson K.I.	2014	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials ...	332	None	10.1016/j.nimb.2014.02.057	Division of Nuclear Physics, Department of Physics, Lund University, Box 118, SE-221 00 Lund, Swe...	Nilsson, E.J.C., Division of Nuclear Physics, Department of Physics, Lund University, Box 118, SE...	Although heavy on labor and equipment, thus not often applied, cryoanalysis of frozen hydrated bi...	Cryoanalysis; Cryosectioning; Elemental distribution; Micro-PIXE; PIXE; Tardigrades	Nuclear instrumentation; Nuclear physics; Cryoanalysis; Cryosectioning; Elemental distribution; M...	SNSB, Swedish National Space Board	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84920150697	The Air Liberalisation Index as a tool in measuring the impact of South Africa's aviation policy ...	Surovitskikh S., Lubbe B.	2015	Journal of Air Transport Management	42	None	10.1016/j.jairtraman.2014.09.010	Division Tourism Management, Department of Marketing Management, University of Pretoria, Private ...	Surovitskikh, S., Division Tourism Management, Department of Marketing Management, University of ...	In Africa, the Yamoussoukro Decision (YD) to date remains the single most important air transport...	Africa; ALI; Aviation policy; Market access features; South Africa; Yamoussoukro Decision	air transportation; panel data; policy implementation; policy reform; regression analysis; traffi...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84893595420	Evaluation of quality of TB control services by private health care providers in Plateau state, N...	Ibrahim L.M., Oleribe O.O., Nguku P., Tongwong G.C., Mato L.G., Longkyer M.I., Ogiri S., Nsubuga P.	2014	Pan African Medical Journal	17	None	10.11604/pamj.2014.17.77.3412	E and F Management Consult, Abuja, Nigeria; World Health Organization, Nigeria; Global Public Hea...	Ibrahim, L.M.; Oleribe, O.O., E and F Management Consult, Abuja, Nigeria; Nguku, P.; Tongwong, G....	Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is public health concern in Nigeria. The country uses the Directl...	Logframe approach; Monitoring and evaluation; Private facilities; Tuberculosis	tuberculostatic agent; directly observed therapy; epidemiology; health care delivery; health care...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84901653003	Changes in prey availability impact the foraging behaviour and fitness of Cape gannets over a decade	Cohen L.A., Pichegru L., Grémillet D., Coetzee J., Upfold L., Ryan P.G.	2014	Marine Ecology Progress Series	505	None	10.3354/meps10762	DST/NRF Centre of Excellence, Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, University of C...	Cohen, L.A., DST/NRF Centre of Excellence, Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, Un...	Seabirds respond to environmental changes by adjusting their breeding and foraging strategies, bu...	Chick growth; Fishery discards; Foraging effort; Pelagic fish; Seabirds	body condition; breeding season; decadal variation; diet; fish; fitness; foraging behavior; overf...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84936874996	Development and evaluation of a rapid multiplex-PCR based system for Mycobacterium tuberculosis d...	Mutingwende I., Vermeulen U., Steyn F., Viljoen H., Grobler A.	2015	Journal of Microbiological Methods	116	None	10.1016/j.mimet.2015.06.007	DST/NWU Preclinical Drug Development Platform, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University,...	Mutingwende, I., DST/NWU Preclinical Drug Development Platform, Faculty of Health Sciences, North...	Global tuberculosis (TB) control and eradication is hampered by the unavailability of simple, rap...	NWU-TB system; PCR; Rapid diagnosis; Sputum; Tuberculosis	adult; Article; bacterium culture; controlled study; device safety; diagnostic accuracy; diagnost...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84894340009	Development and evaluation of woven fabric microfiltration membranes impregnated with silver nano...	Mecha C.A., Pillay V.L.	2014	Journal of Membrane Science	458	None	10.1016/j.memsci.2014.02.001	Durban University of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, P.O. Box 1334, 4001, Steve B...	Mecha, C.A., Durban University of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, P.O. Box 1334, ...	Access to clean and safe drinking water is a fundamental human need, which is commonly lacking in...	Disinfection; Drinking water; E. coli; Membranes; Silver nanoparticles	None	None	View

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