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-s2.0-33747817988	Comparing trophic flows and fishing impacts of a NW Mediterranean ecosystem with coastal upwellin...	Coll M., Shannon L.J., Moloney C.L., Palomera I., Tudela S.	2006	Ecological Modelling	198	42371	10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2006.04.009	Institute of Marine Science (CMIMA-CSIC), Passeig Maritim la Barceloneta 37-49, 08003 Barcelona, ...	Coll, M., Institute of Marine Science (CMIMA-CSIC), Passeig Maritim la Barceloneta 37-49, 08003 B...	The NW Mediterranean has a number of structural features in common with upwelling ecosystems. The...	Ecological modelling; Ecosystem indicators; Fishing impact; Mediterranean; Trophic flows; Upwelli...	Biodiversity; Biomass; Ecology; Environmental impact; Mathematical models; Principal component an...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33745178484	Effects of impeller speed and aeration rate on flotation performance of sulphide ore	Yang X.-S., Aldrich C.	2006	Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition)	16	1	10.1016/S1003-6326(06)60033-2	Institute of Mineral Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, China; Department of ...	Yang, X.-S., Institute of Mineral Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110004, China; A...	The effects of aeration rate and impeller speed on the concentrate sulfur grade and recovery for ...	Aeration rate; Impeller speed; Solid entrainment; Water recovery	Bubbles (in fluids); Froth flotation; Impellers; Ore treatment; Recovery; Sulfur deposits; Aerati...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33746459406	Large scale evaluation of WHO's ultrasonographic staging system of schistosomal periportal fibros...	Berhe N., Geitung J.T., Medhin G., Gundersen S.G.	2006	Tropical Medicine and International Health	11	8	10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01665.x	Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia; Institute for International Health, ...	Berhe, N., Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, Institute for Internation...	OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the recent WHO's ultrasonographic diagnostic staging system of schistosom...	Ethiopia; Periportal fibrosis; Schistosoma mansoni; Schistosomiasis; Ultrasound; WHO staging system	comparative study; disease control; disease prevalence; health services; schistosomiasis; World H...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33646245176	Post-harvest evaluation of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides f. sp. manihotis on cassava genotypes	Fokunang C.N., Dixon A.G.O.	2006	Plant Pathology Journal	5	1	10.3923/ppj.2006.60.66	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Oyo Road, Ibadan, Nigeria; 65 Fordwich Place, Sa...	Fokunang, C.N., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Oyo Road, Ibadan, Nigeria, 65 Fo...	The aim of this study was to evaluate the post-harvest survival of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides...	Anthracnose; Cassava; Colletotrichum gloeosporioides f. sp. manihotis; Post-harvest	Colletotrichum; Fungi; Glomerella cingulata; Manihot esculenta	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33845695435	Genetic analysis of performance of maize inbred lines selected for tolerance to drought under low...	Meseka S.K., Menkir A., Ibrahim A.E.S., Ajala S.O.	2006	Maydica	51	04-Mar	None	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Oyo Road, Ibadan, Nigeria; Faculty of Agricultur...	Meseka, S.K., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Oyo Road, Ibadan, Nigeria; Menkir,...	Low soil nitrogen (low N) limits maize (Zea mays L.) production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Know...	Dosage effects; Drought tolerance; Gene action and gene effects; Inbred lines; Low nitrogen	Zea mays	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33747838015	'My eyes went wide open' - An evaluation of the special needs education awareness course at Molep...	Dart G.	2006	British Journal of Special Education	33	3	10.1111/j.1467-8578.2006.00428.x	Molepolole College of Education, Private Bag 008, Molepolole, Botswana	Dart, G., Molepolole College of Education, Private Bag 008, Molepolole, Botswana	This article is an evaluation of the special needs education awareness course run at Molepolole C...	Attitudes; Disabilities; Inclusion; Special educational needs; Teacher education	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33746454751	Impact of land use on vegetation composition, diversity, and selected soil properties of wetlands...	Walters D.J.J., Kotze D.C., O'Connor T.G.	2006	Wetlands Ecology and Management	14	4	10.1007/s11273-005-4990-5	Mondi Wetlands Project, Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa, WWF-South Africa, P.O. ...	Walters, D.J.J., Mondi Wetlands Project, Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa, WWF-So...	Wetlands provide the ecosystem services of enhancing water quality, attenuating floods, sequestra...	Carbon; Communal; Cultivation; DCA; Invasives; Oxbows; Plant diversity; South Africa	community composition; grazing pressure; land use; ordination; plant community; soil carbon; soil...	None	View
None	None	Difference in blood pressure readings with mercury and automated devices: Impact on hypertension ...	Chiolero A., Gervasoni J.-P., Rwebogora A., Balampama M., Paccaud F., Bovet P.	2006	European Journal of Epidemiology	21	6	10.1007/s10654-006-9015-z	Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; Minis...	Chiolero, A., Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Swit...	Objectives: (1) To compare blood pressure (BP) readings with an automated arm cuff oscillometric ...	Blood pressure measurement; Hypertension; Tanzania; Validation protocol	mercury; adult; age; arm circumference; article; automation; blood pressure measurement; body mas...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33748685240	Variation of the genomic proportion of the recurrent parent in BC 1 and its relation to yield per...	Uptmoor R., Wenzel W., Ayisi K., Donaldson G., Gehringer A., Friedt W., Ordon F.	2006	Plant Breeding	125	5	10.1111/j.1439-0523.2006.01270.x	Institute of Vegetable and Fruit Science, University of Hannover, Herrenhäuser Straße 2, D-30419 ...	Uptmoor, R., Institute of Vegetable and Fruit Science, University of Hannover, Herrenhäuser Straß...	In order to define the variation of the genomic proportion of the recurrent parent [G(RP)] and it...	AFLP; BC1; Genomic proportion of the recurrent parent; Sorghum bicolor; SSR; Yielding ability	Sorghum bicolor	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-32044466935	Participatory on-farm evaluation of the performance of drought-tolerant maize varieties in the Gu...	Kamara A.Y., Kureh I., Menkir A., Kartung P., Tarfa B., Amaza P.	2006	Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment	4	1	None	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria; C/o L.W. Lambourn and Co...	Kamara, A.Y., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria, C/o L.W. L...	Maize is an important food crop in the Guinea savannas of Nigeria where it is gradually replacing...	Drought; Drought-tolerant maize; Farmer preference; Participatory evaluation	Zea mays	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33645238466	Impact of a new source of resistance to fusarium wilt in pigeonpea	Gwata E.T., Silim S.N., Mgonja M.	2006	Journal of Phytopathology	154	1	10.1111/j.1439-0434.2005.01062.x	International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, P.O. Box 39063, Nairobi 000623,...	Gwata, E.T., International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, P.O. Box 39063, Na...	Pigeonpea is an important grain legume grown by smallholder farmers in Southern Africa. Fusarium ...	Fusarium wilt disease; Genotype; Pigeonpea	disease resistance; fungal disease; genotype; wilt; Africa; Southern Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33646572205	Investments in ICT-capital and economic performance of small and medium scale enterprises in East...	Chowdhury S.K.	2006	Journal of International Development	18	4	10.1002/jid.1250	International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), 2033 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006, Uni...	Chowdhury, S.K., International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), 2033 K Street NW, Washingt...	In this paper, we focused on whether investments in ICTs could cause any increases in a firm's pe...	East Africa; Enterprises; ICT capital; ICTs; Investments	information and communication technology; investment; small and medium-sized enterprise; Africa; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33845447744	Comparative assessment of yield potentials of improved cowpea breeding lines using performance in...	Ajeigbe H.A., Mohammed S.G., Singh B.B.	2006	Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment	4	04-Mar	None	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Kano Station, Sabo Bakin Zuwo Road, Kano,...	Ajeigbe, H.A., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Kano Station, Sabo Bakin Z...	Identification of the best variety from a variety trial is often done using the least significant...	Cowpea breeding lines; Performance index; Ranking total; Variety trial	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33745182897	Assessment of testcross performance and genetic diversity of yellow endosperm maize lines derived...	Menkir A., Olowolafe M.O., Ingelbrecht I., Fawole I., Badu-Apraku B., Vroh B.I.	2006	Theoretical and Applied Genetics	113	1	10.1007/s00122-006-0275-5	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Oyo Road, 5320 Ibadan, Nigeria; Department of Cr...	Menkir, A., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Oyo Road, 5320 Ibadan, Nigeria; Olow...	Introduction of exotic maize (Zea mays L.) into adapted tropical germplasm may enhance genetic va...	None	Genes; Genetic engineering; Plant cell culture; Endosperm maize; Genetic variability; Germplasm; ...	None	View
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	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33646800816	Modelling natural conditions and impacts of consumptive water use and sedimentation of Lake Abaya...	Awulachew S.B.	2006	Lakes and Reservoirs: Research and Management	11	2	10.1111/j.1440-1770.2006.00293.x	International Water Management Institute, PO Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Awulachew, S.B., International Water Management Institute, PO Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	There is few available information regarding the water resource systems of Abaya Lake and Chamo L...	Abaya Lake; Chamo Lake; Ethiopia; GIS; Lifeexpectancy; Model; Sedimentation; Water balance	GIS; hydrometeorology; lake water; modeling; sedimentation; water budget; water use; Africa; East...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33646246162	Impact assessment of Mtera and Kidatu reservoirs on the annual maximum floods at Stiegler's Gorge...	Yawson D.K., Kongo V.M., Kachroo R.K.	2006	Water International	31	1	10.1080/02508060608691919	International Water Management Institute, Pretoria, South Africa; University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, P...	Yawson, D.K., International Water Management Institute, Pretoria, South Africa, IUCN-West Africa ...	The impoundment of any river causes changes in the downstream flow regime. The effect of a dam on...	Annual maximum floods; Impact assessment; Linear transfer function; Mathematical modeling; Mtera-...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33646812241	Evaluation of a low-cost method, the Guava EasyCD4 assay, to enumerate CD4-positive lymphocyte co...	Spacek L.A., Shihab H.M., Lutwama F., Summerton J., Mayanja H., Ronald A., Margolick J.B., Nilles...	2006	Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes	41	5	10.1097/01.qai.0000214807.98465.a2	Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, United States; Academic Alliance for AIDS Care...	Spacek, L.A., Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, United States, Johns Hopkins Sch...	Objective: To evaluate the EasyCD4 assay, a less expensive method to enumerate CD4+ lymphocytes, ...	Antiretroviral therapy resource-limited setting; CD4-positive lymphocyte counts; Monitoring and e...	analytic method; article; bioassay; bland altman method; CD4 lymphocyte count; clinical trial; co...	None	View
WoS	WOS:000240681100014	Impact of a communication programme on female genital cutting in eastern Nigeria	Agbasimalo, Ada,Babalola, Stella,Brasington, Angela,Helland, Anna,Nwanguma, Edith,Onah, Nkechi	2006	TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH	11	10	10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01701.x	Johns Hopkins University, HCP FGC, Natl Assoc Women Journalists, Save Children, Women Act Res Org	None	This study describes a female genital cutting (FGC) elimination communication programme in Enugu ...	COMMUNICATION,"community action cycle","female genital cutting",ideation,NIGERIA,BEHAVIOR,BURKINA...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33846299251	The socio-economic impact of important camel diseases as perceived by a pastoralist community in ...	Mochabo M.O.K., Kitala P.M., Gathura P.B., Ogara W.O., Eregae E.M., Kaitho T.D., Catley A.	2006	Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research	73	4	None	KARI-Trypanosomiasis Research Centre (KARI-TRC), P.O. Box 362, Kikuyu, 00902, Kenya; Department o...	Mochabo, M.O.K., KARI-Trypanosomiasis Research Centre (KARI-TRC), P.O. Box 362, Kikuyu, 00902, Ke...	This paper presents the results of a study conducted in a pastoral community in Kenya using parti...	Camel trypanosomosis; Participatory approach; Surra; Turkana pastoralists	animal; animal disease; animal husbandry; article; camel; cost; diarrhea; economics; female; fert...	None	View

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