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-s2.0-84897652168	Impact of dielectric parameters on the reflectivity of 3C-SiC wafers with a rough surface morphol...	Engelbrecht J.A.A., Janzén E., Henry A., Van Rooyen I.J.	2014	Physica B: Condensed Matter	439	None	10.1016/j.physb.2013.10.058	Physics Department, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, PO Box 77000, Port Elizabeth 6031, So...	Engelbrecht, J.A.A., Physics Department, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, PO Box 77000, Po...	A layer-on-substrate model is used to obtain the infrared reflectance for 3C-SiC with a rough sur...	Infrared reflectance; Reststrahlen region; SiC	Damaged surfaces; Dielectric parameters; High-frequency dielectrics; Infrared reflectance; Phonon...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84942195174	Toxicopathological Evaluation of Hydroethanol Extract of Dianthus basuticus in Wistar Rats	Ashafa A.O.T., Kazeem M.I.	2015	Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine	2015	None	10.1155/2015/348519	Phytomedicine and Phytopharmacology Research Group, Department of Plant Sciences, University of t...	Ashafa, A.O.T., Phytomedicine and Phytopharmacology Research Group, Department of Plant Sciences,...	Background. Dianthus basuticus is a commonly used medicinal plant in Basotho traditional medicine...	None	alanine aminotransferase; albumin; alcohol; alkaline phosphatase; aspartate aminotransferase; bil...	NRF, National Research Foundation	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84930622585	Toxicological evaluations of Stigma maydis (corn silk) aqueous extract on hematological and lipid...	Saheed S., Oladipipo A.E., Abdulazeez A.A., Olarewaju S.A., Ismaila N.O., Emmanuel I.A., Fatimah ...	2015	Toxicology Reports	2	None	10.1016/j.toxrep.2015.04.001	Phytomedicine, Food Factors and Toxicology Research Laboratory, Biochemistry Unit, Department of ...	Saheed, S., Phytomedicine, Food Factors and Toxicology Research Laboratory, Biochemistry Unit, De...	Despite the acclaimed phytotherapeutic attributes of Stigma maydis in folkloric medicine, there i...	Anti-lipidemic; Hematotoxic; Lymphocyte; Metabolic; Phytotherapeutic; Thrombopoiesis	low density lipoprotein cholesterol; plant extract; Stigma maydis extract; unclassified drug; ani...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84936950843	Limits on Pluto's ring system from the June 12 2006 stellar occultation and implications for the ...	Throop H.B., French R.G., Shoemaker K., Olkin C.B., Ruhland T.R., Young L.A.	2015	Icarus	246	None	10.1016/j.icarus.2014.05.020	Planetary Science Institute, 1700 E Fort Lowell Rd. #106, Tucson, AZ, United States; Physics Depa...	Throop, H.B., Planetary Science Institute, 1700 E Fort Lowell Rd. #106, Tucson, AZ, United States...	The Pluto system passed in front of a 15th magnitude star on 12 June 2006. We observed this occul...	Occultations; Planetary rings; Pluto	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84899845225	Which farmers benefit most from sustainable intensification? An ex-ante impact assessment of expa...	Franke A.C., van den Brand G.J., Giller K.E.	2014	European Journal of Agronomy	58	None	10.1016/j.eja.2014.04.002	Plant Production Systems, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 430, 6700 AK Wageningen, Netherlands; S...	Franke, A.C., Plant Production Systems, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 430, 6700 AK Wageningen, ...	Legume technologies are widely promoted among smallholders in southern Africa, providing an oppor...	Crop model; Farm typologies; Groundnut; Maize; Soybean	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84945492640	Fuelwood collection and its impacts on a protected tropical mountain forest in Uganda	Sassen M., Sheil D., Giller K.E.	2015	Forest Ecology and Management	354	None	10.1016/j.foreco.2015.06.037	Plant Production Systems, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 430, Wageningen, Netherlands; UNEP-Worl...	Sassen, M., Plant Production Systems, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 430, Wageningen, Netherland...	Local communities who live close to protected tropical forests often depend on them for woodfuel,...	Forest conservation; Fuelwood; Human impacts; Mt Elgon; Tree species; Uganda	Biodiversity; Charcoal; Conservation; Extraction; Fuels; Tropics; Wood; Wood fuels; Wood products...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84934270632	High-performance towards removal of toxic hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution using graphen...	Chauke V.P., Maity A., Chetty A.	2015	Journal of Molecular Liquids	211	None	10.1016/j.molliq.2015.06.044	Polymers and Composites, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)Pretoria, South Afr...	Chauke, V.P., Polymers and Composites, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)Preto...	Abstract Graphene oxide (GO) was functionalized with alpha cyclodextrin (αCD) through a covalent ...	Adsorption; Cr(VI) removal; Cyclodextrin; Graphene oxide; Nanocomposite; Polypyrrole	Adsorption isotherms; Chemicals removal (water treatment); Chromium compounds; Cyclodextrins; Gra...	CSIR, Department of Science and Technology, Republic of South Africa; DST, Department of Science ...	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-80052023718	Evaluation of the impact of the voucher and accreditation approach on improving reproductive beha...	Bellows B., Warren C., Vonthanak S., Chhorvann C., Sokhom H., Men C., Bajracharya A., Rob U., Rat...	2011	BMC Public Health	11	None	10.1186/1471-2458-11-667	Population Council, General Accident House, Ralph Bunche Road, Nairobi, Kenya; National Institute...	Bellows, B., Population Council, General Accident House, Ralph Bunche Road, Nairobi, Kenya; Warre...	Background: Cost of delivering reproductive health services to low income populations will always...	Output based approach; Vouchers	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84922781289	Isolation of aspalathin and nothofagin from rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) using high-performance ...	de Beer D., Malherbe C.J., Beelders T., Willenburg E.L., Brand D.J., Joubert E.	2015	Journal of Chromatography A	1381	None	10.1016/j.chroma.2014.12.078	Post-Harvest and Wine Technology Division, Agricultural Research Council (ARC) Infruitec-Nietvoor...	de Beer, D., Post-Harvest and Wine Technology Division, Agricultural Research Council (ARC) Infru...	Aspalathin and nothofagin, the major dihydrochalcones in rooibos (Aspalathus linearis), are valua...	Aspalathin; Countercurrent chromatography; Nothofagin; Rooibos; Sample stability; Semi-preparativ...	Chromatography; Emulsification; Liquid chromatography; Aspalathin; Countercurrent chromatography;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84929353059	Economic evaluation of hybrid energy systems for rural electrification in six geo-political zones...	Olatomiwa L., Mekhilef S., Huda A.S.N., Ohunakin O.S.	2015	Renewable Energy	83	None	10.1016/j.renene.2015.04.057	Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Research Laboratory (PEARL), Department of Electrical Engi...	Olatomiwa, L., Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Research Laboratory (PEARL), Department of ...	Rural electrification improves the quality of life of rural dwellers having limited or non-access...	Economic evaluation; Hybrid system; Nigeria; Optimization; Rural electrification	Computer software; Cost effectiveness; Costs; Economic analysis; Electric power transmission netw...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79955832040	Palliative care making a difference in rural Uganda, Kenya and Malawi: Three rapid evaluation fie...	Grant L., Brown J., Leng M., Bettega N., Murray S.A.	2011	BMC Palliative Care	10	None	10.1186/1472-684X-10-8	Primary Palliative Care Research Group, Medical School, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Ed...	Grant, L., Primary Palliative Care Research Group, Medical School, University of Edinburgh, Tevio...	Background: Many people live and die in pain in Africa. We set out to describe patient, family an...	None	morphine; analgesia; article; bath; care and caring; caregiver; death; evaluation; family; feedin...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77951939854	Monitoring the wave function by time continuous position measurement	Konrad T., Rothe A., Petruccione F., Diósi L.	2010	New Journal of Physics	12	None	10.1088/1367-2630/12/4/043038	Quantum Research Group, School of Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X54001, Durba...	Konrad, T., Quantum Research Group, School of Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X...	Motivated by the technical requirements of quantum information processing and nanotechnology, the...	None	Initial state; Numerical simulation; Of quantum-information; Quantum particles; Quantum system; R...	None	View
None	None	The impact of buffer zone size and management on illegal extraction, park protection, and enforce...	Robinson E.J.Z., Albers H.J., Busby G.M.	2013	Ecological Economics	92	None	10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.06.019	Reader in Environmental Economics, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of R...	Robinson, E.J.Z., Reader in Environmental Economics, School of Agriculture, Policy and Developmen...	Many protected areas or parks in developing countries have buffer zones at their boundaries to ac...	Buffer zone management; Costly enforcement; Forest reserves; Protected area management; Spatial e...	buffer zone; developing world; environmental degradation; nature reserve; neighborhood; numerical...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84908657963	Residents’ perception of tourism impact on the physical environment of Redemption Camp, Ogun Stat...	Adeleke B.O.	2014	Quality - Access to Success	15	None	None	Redeemer’s University, Nigeria	Adeleke, B.O., Redeemer’s University, Nigeria	Researchers had generally observed that inappropriate tourism development often leads to increase...	Environment; Natural resources; Redemption Camp; Sustainable; Tourism	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77954569604	The impact of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) on the clinical features of HIV - rela...	Taiwo O.O., Hassan Z.	2010	AIDS Research and Therapy	7	None	10.1186/1742-6405-7-19	Regional Centre for Oral Health Research and Training Initiatives (RCORTI) for Africa, Jos, Niger...	Taiwo, O.O., Regional Centre for Oral Health Research and Training Initiatives (RCORTI) for Afric...	Background: This study aimed to determine the therapeutic effects of highly active anti-retrovira...	None	efavirenz; emtricitabine plus tenofovir disoproxil; nevirapine; acquired immune deficiency syndro...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84925815778	The impact of providing rapid diagnostic malaria tests on fever management in the private retail ...	Ansah E.K., Narh-Bana S., Affran-Bonful H., Bart-Plange C., Cundill B., Gyapong M., Whitty C.J.M.	2015	BMJ (Online)	350	None	10.1136/bmj.h1019	Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Service, PO Box MB-190, Accra, Ghana; Dodowa Heal...	Ansah, E.K., Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Service, PO Box MB-190, Accra, Ghana...	Objective To examine the impact of providing rapid diagnostic tests for malaria on fever manageme...	None	antibiotic agent; antimalarial agent; antipyretic agent; artemisinin; antibiotic therapy; Article...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84910661234	Lot Quality assurance sampling to monitor supplemental immunization activity quality: An essentia...	Brown A.E., Okayasu H., Nzioki M.M., Wadood M.Z., Chabot-Couture G., Quddus A., Walker G., Sutter...	2014	Journal of Infectious Diseases	210	None	10.1093/infdis/jit816	Research and Product Development, Global Polio Eradication Initiative, WHO, Ave Appia 20, Geneva-...	Brown, A.E., Research and Product Development, Global Polio Eradication Initiative, WHO, Ave Appi...	Monitoring the quality of supplementary immunization activities (SIAs) is a key tool for polio er...	independent monitoring; lot quality assurance sampling; mobile phones; poliovirus	Article; clinical protocol; endemic disease; health care delivery; health care quality; health pr...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84879365996	Evaluation of antidiabetic activity and associated toxicity of artemisia afra aqueous extract in ...	Sunmonu T.O., Afolayan A.J.	2013	Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine	2013	None	10.1155/2013/929074	Research Center for Phytomedicine, Department of Botany, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, Sou...	Sunmonu, T.O., Research Center for Phytomedicine, Department of Botany, University of Fort Hare, ...	Artemisia afra Jacq. ex Willd. is a widely used medicinal plant in South Africa for the treatment...	None	alanine aminotransferase; albumin; alkaline phosphatase; Artemisia afra extract; aspartate aminot...	National Research Foundation	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84907992931	Evaluation of catalytic activity of Ag and Au dendrimer-encapsulated nanoparticles in the reducti...	Bingwa N., Meijboom R.	2015	Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical	396	None	10.1016/j.molcata.2014.09.019	Research Center for Synthesis and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, University of Johannesburg,...	Bingwa, N., Research Center for Synthesis and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, University of J...	LangmuirHinshelwood parameters were determined with the use of gold and silver dendrimer-encapsul...	4-Nitrophenol; Kinetics; Langmuir-Hinshelwood; Silver and gold nanoparticles	Catalyst activity; Dendrimers; Enzyme kinetics; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Gold; Hi...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84877823410	Mutagenic evaluation of 10 long-term stored medicinal plants commonly used in south africa	Aremu A.O., Moyo M., Amoo S.O., Van Staden J.	2013	South African Journal of Botany	87	None	10.1016/j.sajb.2013.03.002	Research Centre for Plant Growth and Development, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-...	Aremu, A.O., Research Centre for Plant Growth and Development, School of Life Sciences, Universit...	The use of medicinal plants is an increasing phenomenon among the majority of people in many deve...	Ames test; Conservation; Safety; Toxicity; Traditional medicine	concentration (composition); genetic analysis; harvesting; medicinal plant; metabolism; mutagenic...	None	View

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