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-s2.0-33846848105	Evaluation of Athrixia bush tea for cytotoxicity, antioxidant activity, caffeine content and pres...	McGaw L.J., Steenkamp V., Eloff J.N.	2007	Journal of Ethnopharmacology	110	1	10.1016/j.jep.2006.08.029	Phytomedicine Programme, Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Priv...	McGaw, L.J., Phytomedicine Programme, Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary ...	In South Africa, Athrixia phylicoides DC. (bush tea) is widely used as a beverage, cough remedy a...	Antioxidant; Asteraceae; Athrixia; Caffeine; Cytotoxicity; Pyrrolizidine alkaloids	antioxidant; Athrixia extract; berberine; caffeine; cytotoxic agent; podophyllotoxin; pyrrolizidi...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84872489237	Monitoring Perceptions of the Causes of Poverty in South Africa	Davids Y.D., Gouws A.	2013	Social Indicators Research	110	3	10.1007/s11205-011-9980-9	Population Health, Health Systems and Innovation (PHHSI), Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC),...	Davids, Y.D., Population Health, Health Systems and Innovation (PHHSI), Human Sciences Research C...	This study explored how people perceive the causes of poverty. Literature revealed that there are...	Causes of poverty; Fatalistic; Individualistic; Perceptions of poverty; South Africa; Structural	least squares method; perception; poverty; regression analysis; South Africa	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84896914550	The first-year augmented programme in Physics: A trend towards improved student performance	Chetty N.	2014	South African Journal of Science	110	42371	10.1590/sajs.2014/20120096	School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, PO Box X01 Scottsville 3209, South ...	Chetty, N., School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, PO Box X01 Scottsville ...	Amidst a critical national shortage of qualified Black graduates in the pure and applied sciences...	Access; Extended curriculum; Language; Problem-based learning; Study techniques	curriculum; government; learning; mechanics; physics; student; teaching; KwaZulu-Natal; South Africa	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-78649773344	Estimating expenditure impacts without expenditure data using asset proxies	Wittenberg M.	2011	Economics Letters	110	2	10.1016/j.econlet.2010.11.009	School of Economics, University of Cape Town, South Africa	Wittenberg, M., School of Economics, University of Cape Town, South Africa	When asset indices are used in regressions the coefficients obtained are typically difficult to i...	Asset index; Attenuation; Obesity; Proxy variables	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84897468923	Impact of lower stratospheric ozone on seasonal prediction systems	Mathole K., Ndarana T., Beraki A., Landman W.A.	2014	South African Journal of Science	110	42433	10.1590/sajs.2014/20130161	South African Weather Service - Research, Pretoria, South Africa; Council for Scientific and Indu...	Mathole, K., South African Weather Service - Research, Pretoria, South Africa; Ndarana, T., South...	We conducted a comparison of trends in lower stratospheric temperatures and summer zonal wind fie...	Eddy-driven jet; ENSO; Ozone depletion; Polar vortex; Stratosphere	accuracy assessment; annual variation; atmospheric general circulation model; climate modeling; c...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77953701394	Neuropsychological performance of South African treatment-naïve adolescents with alcohol dependence	Ferrett H.L., Carey P.D., Thomas K.G.F., Tapert S.F., Fein G.	2010	Drug and Alcohol Dependence	110	42371	10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.01.019	Stellenbosch University, Department of Psychiatry, 7505 Cape Town, Tygerberg, South Africa; Unive...	Ferrett, H.L., Stellenbosch University, Department of Psychiatry, 7505 Cape Town, Tygerberg, Sout...	Background: Alcohol dependence (AD) in developmentally vulnerable adolescents is ubiquitous and c...	Adolescents; Alcohol; Health effects; Neuropsychology	adolescent; alcoholism; article; clinical article; cognition; comorbidity; controlled study; educ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-29844456882	Determination of trace levels of dinitrophenolic compounds in environmental water samples using h...	Berhanu T., Liu J.-F., Romero R., Megersa N., Jönsson J.Å.	2006	Journal of Chromatography A	1103	1	10.1016/j.chroma.2005.10.082	Department of Analytical Chemistry, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden; Departm...	Berhanu, T., Department of Analytical Chemistry, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, SE-22100 Lund, Sw...	A hollow fiber supported liquid membrane extraction method for the liquid chromatographic determi...	Dinitrophenols; Environmental waters; Hollow fiber; HPLC; Phenolic herbicides; Supported liquid m...	Extraction; High performance liquid chromatography; Liquid membranes; pH effects; Trace analysis;...	None	View
WoS	WOS:000282735100003	Impact of ALSO training on the management of prolonged labor and neonatal care at Kagera Regional...	Elsass, Peter,Massawe, Siriel,Nielsen, Birgitte Bruun,Nyakina, Juma,Rasch, Vibeke,Sorensen, Bjark...	2010	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS	111	1	10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.04.031	Aarhus University, University of Copenhagen, Kagera Reg Hosp, Muhimbili Univ Hlth & Allied Sci, O...	"Elsass, Peter: University of Copenhagen","Nielsen, Birgitte Bruun: Aarhus University","Sorensen,...	Objective: To evaluate the management of prolonged labor and neonatal care before and after Advan...	"Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO)","clinical skills training","emergency obstetric and ...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-67650573158	Evaluation of the performance of CareStart™ Malaria Pf/Pv Combo and Paracheck Pf® tests for the d...	Bekele Sharew, Mengistu Legesse, Abebe Animut, Daddi Jima, Girmay Medhin, Berhanu Erko	2009	Acta Tropica	111	3	10.1016/j.actatropica.2009.05.014	Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethio...	Bekele Sharew, Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176, Add...	Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of CareStart™ Malaria Pf/Pv Combo test relative...	CareStart™ Malaria RDT; Diagnosis; Ethiopia; Malaria; Plasmodium species	disease treatment; malaria; medicine; microscopy; sensitivity analysis; adolescent; adult; aged; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84856588612	Testing stemming performance, possible or not?	Boshoff D., Webber-Youngman R.C.W.	2011	Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy	111	12	None	Anglo American, Johannesburg, South Africa; University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa	Boshoff, D., Anglo American, Johannesburg, South Africa; Webber-Youngman, R.C.W., University of P...	The ability of an explosive to break rock is influenced considerably by the extent of confinement...	Blasthole; Break rock; Confinement; Explosive; Stemming performance testing.	Blasthole; Effective tool; Gas pressures; Hard rock mines; High-pressure condition; High-pressure...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-59349089045	The Roodekraal Complex as a constraint on the size of the Vredefort impact crater, South Africa	de Waal S.	2008	South African Journal of Geology	111	42403	10.2113/gssajg.111.2-3.305	Centre for Research on Magmatic Ore Deposits, Department of Geology, University of Pretoria, Pret...	de Waal, S., Centre for Research on Magmatic Ore Deposits, Department of Geology, University of P...	The volcanic Roodekraal Complex, situated about 40 km from the proposed center of the ∼2.02 Ga Vr...	None	astrobleme; crater; cratering; normal fault; numerical model; paleosurface; thrust fault; unconfo...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-50349102618	Trophallactic activities in the honeybee brood nest - Heaters get supplied with high performance ...	Basile R., Pirk C.W.W., Tautz J.	2008	Zoology	111	6	10.1016/j.zool.2007.11.002	BEEgroup, Department of Zoology II, Behavioral Physiology and Sociobiology, Biocenter, Julius-Max...	Basile, R., BEEgroup, Department of Zoology II, Behavioral Physiology and Sociobiology, Biocenter...	Honeybees actively regulate their brood temperature by heating between 33 and 36 °C if ambient te...	Apis mellifera; Brood heating; Food exchange; Trophallaxis	animal; article; bee; body temperature; feeding behavior; heat; honey; nesting; physiology; socia...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84879036965	The impact of particle size and maceral segregation on char formation in a packed bed combustion ...	Malumbazo N., Wagner N.J., Bunt J.R.	2013	Fuel	111	None	10.1016/j.fuel.2013.03.056	Council for Geoscience, Mineral Resources Development, 280 Pretoria Street, Silverton, Pretoria 0...	Malumbazo, N., Council for Geoscience, Mineral Resources Development, 280 Pretoria Street, Silver...	Highveld parent coal was crushed into three size fractions, namely: 5 mm-75 mm, 5 mm-53 mm, and 5...	Char morphology; Highveld coal; Maceral segregation; Reactivity	Coal particle size; Large particle sizes; Maceral distribution; Macerals; Packed bed reactor; Par...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84929932856	Particle boards produced from cassava stalks: Evaluation of physical and mechanical properties	Aisien F.A., Amenaghawon A.N., Bienose K.C.	2015	South African Journal of Science	111	06-May	10.17159/sajs.2015/20140042	Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Benin, PMB 1154, Ugbowo...	Aisien, F.A., Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Benin, PM...	We investigated the potential use of cassava stalks for the production of bonded particle boards....	Cassava stalks; Dimensional stability; Particle board; Thickness swelling; Urea-formaldehyde	absorption; cassava; mechanical property; physical property; swelling; variance analysis; wood; M...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79960564561	Evaluation of the antibiotic biosynthetic potential of the genus Amycolatopsis and description of...	Everest G.J., Meyers P.R.	2011	Journal of Applied Microbiology	111	2	10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05058.x	Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa	Everest, G.J., Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Sout...	Aims: To describe three new Amycolatopsis strains and assess the antibiotic biosynthetic potentia...	Antibiotic biosynthetic potential; Family Pseudonocardiaceae; Fynbos; gyrB genetic distance; Noca...	ansamycin derivative; antibiotic agent; avoparcin; DNA topoisomerase (ATP hydrolysing) B; genomic...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84918592939	Impact of HLA-driven HIV adaptation on virulence in populations of high HIV seroprevalence	Payne R., Muenchhoff M., Mann J., Roberts H.E., Matthews P., Adland E., Hempenstal A., Huang K.-H...	2014	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America	111	50	10.1073/pnas.1413339111	Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; HIV Pathogenesis Program...	Payne, R., Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Muenchhoff, M...	It is widely believed that epidemics in new hosts diminish in virulence over time, with natural s...	None	HLA antigen; HLA B antigen; HLA B39 antigen; HLA B42 antigen; HLA B57 antigen; HLA B58 antigen; H...	R01AI46995, NIH, National Institutes of Health; National Institutes of Health	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34247216261	Evaluation of anti-diarrhoeal and anti-ulcerogenic potential of ethanol extract of Carpolobia lut...	Nwafor P.A., Bassey A.I.L.	2007	Journal of Ethnopharmacology	111	3	10.1016/j.jep.2007.01.019	Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Uyo, PMB 1017, Uyo,...	Nwafor, P.A., Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Uyo, ...	The effect of ethanol extract of Carpolobia lutea leaves on experimentally induced diarrhoea and ...	Anti-diarroheal; Anti-ulcerogenic; Carpolobia lutea leaves; Ethanol extract; Rodents	alcohol; alpha 2 adrenergic receptor; anthraquinone derivative; cardiac glycoside; Carpolobia lut...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34247235241	Evaluation of antiplasmodial activity of ethanolic seed extract of Picralima nitida	Okokon J.E., Antia B.S., Igboasoiyi A.C., Essien E.E., Mbagwu H.O.C.	2007	Journal of Ethnopharmacology	111	3	10.1016/j.jep.2006.12.016	Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria; ...	Okokon, J.E., Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Uyo, ...	The in vivo antiplasmodial activity of the ethanol seed extract of Picralima nitida grown particu...	Antiplasmodial; Malaria; Picralima nitida	chloroquine; Picralima nitida extract; plant extract; unclassified drug; animal experiment; anima...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84856663066	The evaluation of whole-body vibration in a South African opencast mine	Aye S.A., Heyns P.S.	2011	Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy	111	11	None	Dynamic Systems Group, Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of Preto...	Aye, S.A., Dynamic Systems Group, Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, Universi...	Vibration levels on a variety of equipment in a South African opencast mine were measured in this...	Excavators; LHDs; Opencast mine; Other equipment; Whole-body vibration	Exposure level; Exposure limit value; LHDs; Main parameters; Opencast mine; Root Mean Square; Vib...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79960412281	Evaluation of reductants used for ilmenite smelting based on CO2 reactivity (Boudouard reaction) ...	Jordan P.	2011	Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy	111	6	None	Exxaro Resources, Pretoria, South Africa	Jordan, P., Exxaro Resources, Pretoria, South Africa	The practice of ilmenite smelting in electric arc furnaces has been researched and published over...	Boudouard reaction; Carbon reactivity; Ilmenite smelting; Reductants	Boudouard reaction; Carbon reactivity; Electric arc furnace; Ilmenite smelting; Reductants; Reduc...	None	View

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