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-s2.0-84891372864	Performance of tissue-cultured versus sucker-derived East African highland banana (Musa AAA-EA) u...	Niere B., Gold C.S., Coyne D., Dubois T., Sikora R.	2014	Field Crops Research	156	None	10.1016/j.fcr.2013.11.014	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PO Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda; University of Bonn...	Niere, B., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PO Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda, Julius ...	Banana ( Musa spp.) is a vegatatively propagated crop and the type of planting material is of gre...	Helicotylenchus multicinctus; Hot water treatment; Mulch; Paring; Plant parasitic nematodes; Rado...	agronomy; crop yield; cultivar; fruit; mulch; nematode; performance assessment; plantation; produ...	None	View
None	None	Does a cassava research-for-development program have impact at the farm level? Evidence from the ...	Rusike J., Mahungu N.M., Lukombo S.S., Kendenga T., Bidiaka S.M., Alene A., Lema A., Manyong V.M.	2014	Food Policy	46	None	10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.03.012	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-Tanzania, PO Box 34441, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; ...	Rusike, J., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-Tanzania, PO Box 34441, Dar es Salaam...	This paper evaluates the impact of a cassava research-for-development program on farm level outco...	Agricultural research-for-development; Cassava; Democratic Republic of Congo; Selection bias; Tre...	agricultural research; cassava; crop yield; research and development; Democratic Republic Congo	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84873245871	Yield and agronomic performance of maize hybrids resistant to the maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais...	Tefera T., Demissie G., Mugo S., Beyene Y.	2013	Crop Protection	46	None	10.1016/j.cropro.2012.12.010	International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), ICRAF House, UN Avenue, Gigiri, PO Box...	Tefera, T., International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), ICRAF House, UN Avenue, Gi...	This study evaluated improved maize hybrids (Zea mays L.) with varying level of resistance to the...	Grain yield; Host resistance; Maize; Postharvest loss; Sitophilus zeamais	agronomy; beetle; crop damage; crop yield; hybrid; index method; mortality; performance assessmen...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84904745861	Quantifying the impact of weather extremes on global food security: A spatial bio-economic approach	Gbegbelegbe S., Chung U., Shiferaw B., Msangi S., Tesfaye K.	2014	Weather and Climate Extremes	4	None	10.1016/j.wace.2014.05.005	International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Kenya Office, PO Box 1041, Village Mar...	Gbegbelegbe, S., International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Kenya Office, PO Box ...	This study uses a spatial bio-economic modelling framework to estimate the impact of the 2012 wea...	Developing world; Food security; IMPACT; Spatial bio-economic modelling; Weather extreme	None	None	View
None	None	Maize production in a changing climate. impacts, adaptation, and mitigation strategies	Cairns J.E., Sonder K., Zaidi P.H., Verhulst N., Mahuku G., Babu R., Nair S.K., Das B., Govaerts ...	2012	Advances in Agronomy	114	None	10.1016/B978-0-12-394275-3.00006-7	International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), Mexico; International Maize and Wheat ...	Cairns, J.E., International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), Mexico; Sonder, K., Inte...	Plant breeding and improved management options have made remarkable progress in increasing crop y...	Abiotic stress; Adaptation; Biotic stress; Climate change; Climate projections; Maize; Mitigation...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77953076037	Evaluation of current and future water resources development in the Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia	McCartney M., Alemayehu T., Shiferaw A., Awulachew S.B.	2010	IWMI Research Report	2010	None	None	International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; University of Bahir Dar, ...	McCartney, M., International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Alemayehu,...	Lake Tana is valuable for many people, including the communities who live around the lakeshore, t...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84875045560	Revisiting dominant notions: A review of costs, performance and institutions of small reservoirs ...	Venot J.-P., de Fraiture C., Acheampong E.N.	2012	IWMI Research Report	144	None	10.5337/2012.202	International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Land and Water Develo...	Venot, J.-P., International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; de Frai...	Thousands of small reservoirs dot the rural landscape of sub-Saharan Africa. They have long attra...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-49649127472	Impact of urban agriculture on malaria vectors in Accra, Ghana	Klinkenberg E., McCall P.J., Wilson M.D., Amerasinghe F.P., Donnelly M.J.	2008	Malaria Journal	7	None	10.1186/1475-2875-7-151	International Water Management Institute (IWMI), West Africa Office, Ghana; Liverpool School of T...	Klinkenberg, E., International Water Management Institute (IWMI), West Africa Office, Ghana, Live...	To investigate the impact of urban agriculture on malaria transmission risk in urban Accra larval...	None	Anopheles gambiae; article; bioassay; controlled study; Culex quinquefasciatus; disease carrier; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84920079579	Financial viability of groundwater irrigation and its impact on livelihoods of smallholder farmer...	Hagos F., Mamo K.	2014	Water Resources and Economics	7	None	10.1016/j.wre.2014.08.001	International Water Management Institute, Nile Basin and East Africa sub-Regional office, P.O.Box...	Hagos, F., International Water Management Institute, Nile Basin and East Africa sub-Regional offi...	This paper examines the economics of groundwater irrigation and its impact on livelihood of small...	Ethiopia; Gini-coefficient; Groundwater irrigation; NPV; Poverty analysis; Propensity score matching	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-69249122969	Living with dams: Managing the environmental impacts	McCartney M.	2009	Water Policy	11	None	10.2166/wp.2009.108	International Water Management Institute, PO Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	McCartney, M., International Water Management Institute, PO Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Dams, through disruption of physiochemical and biological processes, have water and associated en...	Biodiversity; Ecosystems; Environmental protection; Large dams	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84930377963	Impacts of small built infrastructure in inland valleys in Burkina Faso and Mali: Rationale for a...	Katic P., Lautze J., Namara R.E.	2014	Physics and Chemistry of the Earth	None	None	10.1016/j.pce.2014.11.010	International Water Management Institute, West Africa Office, PMB CT 112, Cantonments, Accra, Gha...	Katic, P., International Water Management Institute, West Africa Office, PMB CT 112, Cantonments,...	The potential to increase agricultural production in inland valleys in West Africa has received a...	Infrastructure; Inland valleys; Irrigation; Water storage; West Africa	Cultivation; Groundwater; Irrigation; Landforms; Planning; Agricultural productions; Development ...	None	View
None	None	Comparative performance of the Mbita trap, CDC light trap and the human landing catch in the samp...	Mathenge E.M., Misiani G.O., Oulo D.O., Irungu L.W., Ndegwa P.N., Smith T.A., Killeen G.F., Knols...	2005	Malaria Journal	4	None	10.1186/1475-2875-4-7	Intl. Ctr. Insect Physiol. and Ecol., Mbita Point Res. and Training Centre, Mbita Point, Kenya; D...	Mathenge, E.M., Intl. Ctr. Insect Physiol. and Ecol., Mbita Point Res. and Training Centre, Mbita...	Background: Mosquitoes sampling is an important component in malaria control. However, most of th...	None	Anopheles; article; Bayes theorem; cdc light trap; comparative study; controlled study; data anal...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84947556170	Performance of small reservoir irrigated schemes in the Upper Volta basin: Case studies in Burkin...	Poussin J.-C., Renaudin L., Adogoba D., Sanon A., Tazen F., Dogbe W., Fusillier J.-L., Barbier B....	2015	Water Resources and Rural Development	6	None	10.1016/j.wrr.2015.05.001	IRD, UMR G-EAU, 361, rue J.F. Breton, B.P. 5095, Montpellier Cedex 5, France; CIRAD, UMR G-EAU, 3...	Poussin, J.-C., IRD, UMR G-EAU, 361, rue J.F. Breton, B.P. 5095, Montpellier Cedex 5, France; Ren...	A major direct use of water from West African small reservoirs is irrigation. Analyzing the perfo...	Irrigated crops; IWRM; Participatory approach; Sub Saharan Africa	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84873722660	Impact of terrain attributes, parent material and soil types on gully erosion	Chaplot V.	2013	Geomorphology	186	None	10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.10.031	IRD-BIOEMCO c/o School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-N...	Chaplot, V., IRD-BIOEMCO c/o School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University...	Gully erosion is a worldwide matter of concern because of the irreversible losses of fertile land...	Digital mapping; Land degradation; Soil erosion; Water movement	digital elevation model; digital mapping; GPS; gully erosion; land degradation; parent material; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84901694376	Impact of spatial input data resolution on hydrological and erosion modeling: Recommendations fro...	Chaplot V.	2014	Physics and Chemistry of the Earth	None	None	10.1016/j.pce.2013.09.020	IRD-LOCEAN c/o SAEES, Center for Water Ressources Research, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Rabie Sa...	Chaplot, V., IRD-LOCEAN c/o SAEES, Center for Water Ressources Research, University of Kwazulu-Na...	The need to precisely describe the characteristics of a landscape is well-known in mathematical m...	Global assessment; Model parameterization; NPS pollution; OAT	Soils; Watersheds; Canonical correlation analysis; Global assessment; Kolmogorov-Smirnov statisti...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84926687213	Galactic production of 138La: Impact of 138,139La statistical properties	Kheswa B.V., Wiedeking M., Giacoppo F., Goriely S., Guttormsen M., Larsen A.C., Bello Garrote F.L...	2015	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics	744	None	10.1016/j.physletb.2015.03.065	IThemba LABS, P.O. Box 722, Somerset West, South Africa; Physics Department, University of Stelle...	Kheswa, B.V., IThemba LABS, P.O. Box 722, Somerset West, South Africa, Physics Department, Univer...	The γ-ray strength functions and nuclear level densities of 138La and 139La have been measured be...	Maxwellian averaged cross-sections; Nuclear level densities; γ-ray strength functions	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84855890730	Evaluation of Capilia TB assay for rapid identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in ...	Muchwa C., Akol J., Etwom A., Morgan K., Orikiriza P., Mumbowa F., Odong P.R., Kateete D.P., Eise...	2012	BMC Research Notes	5	None	10.1186/1756-0500-5-44	JCRC TB Laboratory, Joint Clinical Research Center, Mengo, Kampala, Uganda; Department of Medical...	Muchwa, C., JCRC TB Laboratory, Joint Clinical Research Center, Mengo, Kampala, Uganda; Akol, J.,...	Background: Capilia TB is a simple immunochromatographic assay based on the detection of MPB64 an...	None	Bacilli (class); Bacteria (microorganisms); Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Mycobacterium tuberculosi...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84861847252	Impact on postpartum hemorrhage of prophylactic administration of oxytocin 10 IU via Uniject™ by ...	Stanton C.K., Newton S., Mullany L.C., Cofie P., Agyemang C.T., Adiibokah E., Darcy N., Khan S., ...	2012	BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth	12	None	10.1186/1471-2393-12-42	Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States; Kintampo Health Re...	Stanton, C.K., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States; New...	Background: Hemorrhage is the leading direct cause of maternal death globally. While oxytocin is ...	Oxytocin; Postpartum hemorrhage; Randomized trial; Uterotonics	oxytocin; article; clinical effectiveness; controlled study; female; fetus outcome; follow up; Gh...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84876487831	The nature and prevalence of disability in a ghanaian community as measured by the language indep...	Kelemen B.W., Haig A.J., Goodnight S., Nyante G.	2013	Pan African Medical Journal	14	None	10.11604/pamj.2013.14.103.2142	Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, United States; The University of Michigan, Department of Physic...	Kelemen, B.W., Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, United States; Haig, A.J., The University of Mic...	Introduction: The current study uses the Language Independent Functional Evaluation (L.I.F.E.) to...	Africa; Disability; Epidemiology; Health care policy; Literacy; Rehabilitation	adult; age distribution; aged; article; child; clinical evaluation; community assessment; demogra...	None	View
WoS	WOS:000329277700001	The impact of Fogarty International Center research training programs on public health policy and...	Bennett, Sara,M'Imunya, James M.,Paina, Ligia,Ssengooba, Freddie,Waswa, Douglas	2013	BMC PUBLIC HEALTH	13	None	10.1186/1471-2458-13-770	Johns Hopkins University, Makerere University, University of Nairobi	"Bennett, Sara: Johns Hopkins University","M'Imunya, James M.: University of Nairobi","Paina, Lig...	Background: The Fogarty International Center (FIC) has supported research capacity development fo...	HIV/AIDS,"policy influence","research capacity",CAPACITY,DIAGNOSIS,"HIV-1 DISCORDANT COUPLES","HI...	None	None	View

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