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Source | Electronic ID | Title | Authors | Publication Year | Source Title▲ | Volume | Issue | DOI | Affiliations | Authors with Affiliations | Abstract | Author Keywords | Index Keywords | Funding Details | |
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Scopus | 2-s2.0-84862086247 | A case study evaluation of the impacts of optimised waste bin locations in a developing city | Aremu A.S., Sule B.F. | 2012 | Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems | 29 | 2 | 10.1080/10286608.2012.672411 | Department of Civil Engineering, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria | Aremu, A.S., Department of Civil Engineering, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria;... | This study was undertaken to evaluate the impacts of placing waste bins at optimal locations in t... | developing country; impact; optimised location; solid waste; waste bin | Collection vehicles; Developing cities; impact; Multi Criteria Analysis; Municipal authorities; N... | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-72849151026 | Impact of discharged wastewater final effluent on the physicochemical qualities of a receiving wa... | Osode A.N., Okoh A.I. | 2009 | Clean - Soil, Air, Water | 37 | 12 | 10.1002/clen.200900098 | Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group (AEMREG), University of Fort Hare, Alice, S... | Osode, A.N., Applied and Environmental Microbiology Research Group (AEMREG), University of Fort H... | Failures of sewage treatment systems, both within and outside South Africa, are most commonly asc... | References | discharge; dissolved oxygen; effluent; nitrite; pH; physicochemical property; salinity; sewage tr... | None | |
WoS | WOS:000302027500004 | Climate Change Impacts in the Developing World: Implications for Sustainable Development | Brainard, L,Jones, A,Nyong, Anthony,Purvis, N | 2009 | CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBAL POVERTY: A BILLION LIVES IN THE BALANCE | None | None | None | University of Jos, Int Dev Res Ctr | None | None | ,AFRICA,"HEALTH SECTOR",MODEL,RISK,VARIABILITY | None | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84946474311 | The impact of ENSO on Southern African rainfall in CMIP5 ocean atmosphere coupled climate models | Dieppois B., Rouault M., New M. | 2015 | Climate Dynamics | 45 | 42623 | 10.1007/s00382-015-2480-x | African Climate and Development Initiative, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Dep... | Dieppois, B., African Climate and Development Initiative, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Sou... | We study the ability of 24 ocean atmosphere global coupled models from the Coupled Model Intercom... | CMIP5; Coupled model; El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO); Rainfall; Southern Africa; Teleconnection | atmosphere-ocean coupling; atmospheric convection; atmospheric dynamics; climate modeling; El Nin... | NRF, Water Research Commission; WRC, Water Research Commission | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84901988360 | Performance assessment of three convective parameterization schemes in WRF for downscaling summer... | Ratna S.B., Ratnam J.V., Behera S.K., Rautenbach C.J.W., Ndarana T., Takahashi K., Yamagata T. | 2014 | Climate Dynamics | 42 | 42686 | 10.1007/s00382-013-1918-2 | Application Laboratory, Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences, JAMSTEC, 3173-25 Showa-machi, Kana... | Ratna, S.B., Application Laboratory, Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences, JAMSTEC, 3173-25 Show... | Austral summer rainfall over the period 1991/1992 to 2010/2011 was dynamically downscaled by the ... | Convective parameterization schemes; Downscaling; ENSO; Seasonal rainfall; South Africa; WRF regi... | boundary condition; convective system; downscaling; El Nino-Southern Oscillation; ensemble foreca... | JST, Japan Science and Technology Agency | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84879555890 | Potential impacts of afforestation on climate change and extreme events in Nigeria | Abiodun B.J., Salami A.T., Matthew O.J., Odedokun S. | 2013 | Climate Dynamics | 41 | 2 | 10.1007/s00382-012-1523-9 | Climate System Analysis Group, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, University o... | Abiodun, B.J., Climate System Analysis Group, Department of Environmental and Geographical Scienc... | Afforestation is usually thought as a good approach to mitigate impacts of warming over a region.... | Afforestation; Climate change; Extreme events; Geo-engineering; Monsoon; Nigeria | afforestation; climate change; climate modeling; extreme event; global warming; monsoon; rainfall... | NRF, National Research Foundation | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84891627675 | Impacts of convection schemes on simulating tropical-temperate troughs over southern Africa | Tozuka T., Abiodun B.J., Engelbrecht F.A. | 2014 | Climate Dynamics | 42 | 42371 | 10.1007/s00382-013-1738-4 | Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7... | Tozuka, T., Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, The University... | This study examines southern African summer rainfall and tropical temperate troughs (TTTs) simula... | Atmospheric general circulation model; Convection scheme; El Niño-Southern Oscillation; Southern ... | atmospheric convection; atmospheric general circulation model; precipitation (climatology); preci... | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84894311378 | Impact of Mascarene High variability on the East African 'short rains' | Manatsa D., Morioka Y., Behera S.K., Matarira C.H., Yamagata T. | 2014 | Climate Dynamics | 42 | 42496 | 10.1007/s00382-013-1848-z | Department of Geography, Bindura University of Science, Bindura, Zimbabwe; Department of Ocean Te... | Manatsa, D., Department of Geography, Bindura University of Science, Bindura, Zimbabwe, Departmen... | The interannual variability of East African 'short rains' (EASR) and its link with the Mascarene ... | Droughts; East Africa 'short rains'; Mascarene High eastern ridge; South East trade winds; South ... | None | JSPS, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science London | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84871926559 | The impact of climate change on the Niger River Basin hydroclimatology, West Africa | Oguntunde P.G., Abiodun B.J. | 2013 | Climate Dynamics | 40 | 42371 | 10.1007/s00382-012-1498-6 | Institute of Landscape Hydrology, Leibniz Center for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), 1537... | Oguntunde, P.G., Institute of Landscape Hydrology, Leibniz Center for Agricultural Landscape Rese... | Climate change has the potential to reduce water availability in West Africa. This study aims to ... | Climate change; Hydroclimatology; Moisture recycling ratios; Niger River Basin; Water balance | atmospheric moisture; climate change; climate effect; evaporation; general circulation model; gre... | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84894359286 | Evaluation of the CORDEX-Africa multi-RCM hindcast: Systematic model errors | Kim J., Waliser D.E., Mattmann C.A., Goodale C.E., Hart A.F., Zimdars P.A., Crichton D.J., Jones ... | 2014 | Climate Dynamics | 42 | 42496 | 10.1007/s00382-013-1751-7 | JIFRESSE, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States; Jet Propulsion La... | Kim, J., JIFRESSE, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States; Waliser,... | Monthly-mean precipitation, mean (TAVG), maximum (TMAX) and minimum (TMIN) surface air temperatur... | Africa; CORDEX; Impact assessments; IPCC; RCM evaluation; Regional climate; Systematic model biases | None | NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; 1125798, NSF, National Science Foundation; 2... | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-17444385257 | Performance of NCEP-NCAR reanalysis variables in statistical downscaling of daily precipitation | Cavazos T., Hewitson B.C. | 2005 | Climate Research | 28 | 2 | None | Departmento de Oceanografia Fisica, CICESE, Km 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, Ensenada, Baja Cal... | Cavazos, T., Departmento de Oceanografia Fisica, CICESE, Km 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, Ensen... | The urgent need for realistic regional climate change scenarios has led to a plethora of empirica... | Artificial neural networks; Climate downscaling; Daily precipitation; Skill of predictors | climate modeling; downscaling; precipitation (climatology); prediction | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-34250777275 | Ex ante impact assessment and seasonal climate forecasts: Status and issues | Thornton P.K. | 2006 | Climate Research | 33 | 1 | None | International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), PO Box 30709, Nairobi 00100, Kenya | Thornton, P.K., International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), PO Box 30709, Nairobi 00100, K... | The field of ex ante impact assessment has been receiving increasing attention in recent years, d... | Climate forecast; Evaluation; Ex ante; Impact assessment; Innovation; Risk; Targeting | Agriculture; Environmental impact; Innovation; Risk assessment; Weather forecasting; climate pred... | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84918771116 | The household economy approach. managing the impact of climate change on poverty and food securit... | Seaman J.A., Sawdon G.E., Acidri J., Petty C. | 2014 | Climate Risk Management | 4 | None | 10.1016/j.crm.2014.10.001 | Evidence for Development, South Bank House, Black Prince Rd., London, United Kingdom; Dept. Of Ge... | Seaman, J.A., Evidence for Development, South Bank House, Black Prince Rd., London, United Kingdo... | Climate change is expected to have severe effects on the populations of developing countries beca... | Climate change; Food security; Livelihoods; Poverty; Vulnerability assessment | None | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84873740371 | Climate change impacts on sugarcane attainable yield in southern Brazil | Marin F.R., Jones J.W., Singels A., Royce F., Assad E.D., Pellegrino G.Q., Justino F. | 2013 | Climatic Change | 117 | 42371 | 10.1007/s10584-012-0561-y | Embrapa Agricultural Informatics, Av. André Tosello, 209 - Barão Geraldo, CP 6041- 13083-886 Camp... | Marin, F.R., Embrapa Agricultural Informatics, Av. André Tosello, 209 - Barão Geraldo, CP 6041- 1... | This study evaluated the effects of climate change on sugarcane yield, water use efficiency, and ... | None | Air temperature; Average yield; Climate change impact; Climate condition; Field experiment; Futur... | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84919876992 | Dissecting indices of aridity for assessing the impacts of global climate change | Girvetz E.H., Zganjar C. | 2014 | Climatic Change | 126 | 04-Mar | 10.1007/s10584-014-1218-9 | International Center for Tropical Agriculture, PO Box 823-00621, Nairobi, Kenya; University of Wa... | Girvetz, E.H., International Center for Tropical Agriculture, PO Box 823-00621, Nairobi, Kenya, U... | There is great interest in understanding how climate change will impact aridity through the inter... | None | Climate models; Dissection; Evapotranspiration; Moisture; Aridity index; Future climate; General ... | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84925881632 | Modeling high-impact weather and climate: lessons from a tropical cyclone perspective | Done J.M., Holland G.J., Bruyère C.L., Leung L.R., Suzuki-Parker A. | 2015 | Climatic Change | 129 | 42433 | 10.1007/s10584-013-0954-6 | NCAR Earth System Laboratory, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO, United States; Environmental Sciences a... | Done, J.M., NCAR Earth System Laboratory, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO, United States; Holland, G.J... | Although the societal impact of a weather event increases with the rarity of the event, our curre... | None | Hurricanes; Meteorology; Storms; Current modeling; Impact-parameter; Physical process; Regional c... | DE-AC02-06CH11357, DOE, U.S. Department of Energy | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-84878514240 | Evaluation of four different equations for calculating LDL-C with eight different direct HDL-C as... | Oliveira M.J.A., van Deventer H.E., Bachmann L.M., Warnick G.R., Nakajima K., Nakamura M., Sakura... | 2013 | Clinica Chimica Acta | 423 | None | 10.1016/j.cca.2013.04.009 | Department of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Driv... | Oliveira, M.J.A., Department of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Heal... | Background: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is often calculated (cLDL-C) by the Fried... | Cardiovascular disease; Cholesterol; Friedewald equation; Low-density lipoproteins | high density lipoprotein cholesterol; low density lipoprotein cholesterol; triacylglycerol; very ... | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-47149086230 | Proximal great saphenous vein cut down: An evaluation of techniques and anatomical considerations | Briers N., Morris I., Boon J.M., Meiring J.H., Franz R.C. | 2008 | Clinical Anatomy | 21 | 5 | 10.1002/ca.20643 | Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Department of Su... | Briers, N., Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Pretoria, South Africa, Depa... | Cut-down techniques by which emergency venous access can be achieved are important, particularly,... | Clinical anatomy; Cut-down techniques; Emergency venous access; Great saphenous vein; Valves | adult; aged; article; cadaver; cut down technique; dissection; dronen 2 method; dronen method; ex... | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-77957875582 | Field evaluation of the efficacy of Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin against bovine t... | Ameni G., Vordermeier M., Aseffa A., Young D.B., Hewinson R.G. | 2010 | Clinical and Vaccine Immunology | 17 | 10 | 10.1128/CVI.00222-10 | Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethio... | Ameni, G., Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176, Addis A... | In developing countries, the conventional test and slaughter strategy for the control of bovine t... | None | BCG vaccine; culture filtrate protein 10; early secretory antigenic target 6; gamma interferon; a... | None | |
Scopus | 2-s2.0-55449093312 | CD4 stabilization tubes provide improved accuracy of absolute CD4 T-cell counts compared to stand... | Shott J.P., Iga B., Makumbi F., Luswata C., Kagulire C., Nammanda J., Mills L.A., Serwadda D., Qu... | 2008 | Clinical and Vaccine Immunology | 15 | 10 | 10.1128/CVI.00176-08 | Clinical Monitoring Research Program, SAIC-Frederick, Inc., NCI-Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702, U... | Shott, J.P., Clinical Monitoring Research Program, SAIC-Frederick, Inc., NCI-Frederick, Frederick... | CD4 stabilization tubes have the ability to ensure internal quality control in the human immunode... | None | CD4 antigen; edetic acid; accuracy; article; CD4 lymphocyte count; comparative study; female; hum... | None |