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-s2.0-84956597471	Decreasing the burden of type 2 diabetes in South Africa: The impact of taxing sugar-sweetened be...	Manyema M., Veerman J.L., Chola L., Tugendhaft A., Labadarios D., Hofman K.	2015	PLoS ONE	10	11	10.1371/journal.pone.0143050	PRICELESS SA-MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), Schoo...	Manyema, M., PRICELESS SA-MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agin...	Introduction Type 2 diabetes poses an increasing public health burden in South Africa (SA) with o...	None	Article; beverage; body mass; caloric intake; cost of illness; disability; disability adjusted li...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84928400347	Triple return on investment: The cost and impact of 13 interventions that could prevent stillbirt...	Michalow J., Chola L., McGee S., Tugendhaft A., Pattinson R., Kerber K., Hofman K.	2015	BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth	15	1	10.1186/s12884-015-0456-9	Priority Cost-Effective Lessons for Systems Strengthening-South Africa (PRICELESS SA), Medical Re...	Michalow, J., Priority Cost-Effective Lessons for Systems Strengthening-South Africa (PRICELESS S...	Background: The time of labor, birth and the first days of life are the most vulnerable period fo...	Child health; Cost analysis; Maternal health; South Africa; Stillbirths	magnesium sulfate; tetanus toxoid; antibiotic therapy; Article; case management; child care; cort...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84929497624	Low parasitemia in submicroscopic infections significantly impacts malaria diagnostic sensitivity...	Lo E., Zhou G., Oo W., Afrane Y., Githeko A., Yan G.	2015	PLoS ONE	10	3	10.1371/journal.pone.0121763	Program in Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of California at Irvine, Irvine,...	Lo, E., Program in Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of California at Irvine,...	Asymptomatic malaria infections represent a major challenge in malaria control and elimination in...	None	adolescent; adult; age; Article; child; controlled study; diagnostic test accuracy study; disease...	D43TW001505, NIH, National Institutes of Health; R01 A1050243, NIH, National Institutes of Health...	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84937199630	Dynamics, impact, and feasibility of self-monitoring of blood glucose in the rural, resource-cons...	Pastakia S.D., Cheng S.Y., Kirui N.K., Kamano J.H.	2015	Clinical Diabetes	33	3	10.2337/diaclin.33.3.136	Purdue University College of Pharmacy, Purdue Kenya Partnership, Eldoret, Kenya; Academic Model P...	Pastakia, S.D., Purdue University College of Pharmacy, Purdue Kenya Partnership, Eldoret, Kenya, ...	[No abstract available]	None	glucose; hemoglobin A1c; insulin; insulin lispro; isophane insulin; adolescent; adult; Article; b...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84939791011	The impact of corporate governance on firm performance in the Zimbabwean manufacturing sector	Siwadi P., Miruka C., Ogutu F.A.	2015	Corporate Ownership and Control	12	4Cont7	None	Qraduate School of Business and Government Leadership, North West University, Mafikeng Campus, So...	Siwadi, P., Qraduate School of Business and Government Leadership, North West University, Mafiken...	Corporate governance studies in Zimbabwe have concentrated on existence of frameworks that contro...	Corporate governance; Firm performance; Significant factors	None	None	View
None	None	Impact of malaria preexposure on antiparasite cellular and humoral immune responses after control...	Obiero J.M., Shekalaghe S., Hermsen C.C., Mpina M., Bijker E.M., Roestenberg M., Teelen K., Billi...	2015	Infection and Immunity	83	5	10.1128/IAI.03069-14	Radboud University Medical Center, Department of Medical Microbiology, Nijmegen, Netherlands; Ifa...	Obiero, J.M., Radboud University Medical Center, Department of Medical Microbiology, Nijmegen, Ne...	To understand the effect of previous malaria exposure on antiparasite immune responses is importa...	None	gamma interferon; ionomycin; parasite antigen; phorbol 13 acetate 12 myristate; antibody response...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84939789783	Impact of patient-selected care buddies on adherence to HIV care, disease progression, and conduc...	Nakigozi G., Makumbi F.E., Bwanika J.B., Atuyambe L., Reynolds S.J., Kigozi G., Nalugoda F., Chan...	2015	Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes	70	1	10.1097/QAI.0000000000000710	Rakai Health Sciences Program, Kalisizo, Uganda; School of Public Health, Makerere University, Co...	Nakigozi, G., Rakai Health Sciences Program, Kalisizo, Uganda; Makumbi, F.E., School of Public He...	Background: Data are limited on effects of household or community support persons ("care buddies"...	HIV; patient-selected care buddy; pre-ART; randomized controlled trial; Uganda	anti human immunodeficiency virus agent; CD4 antigen; cotrimoxazole; adolescent; adult; Article; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84942501614	Using a dual kernel density estimate as a preliminary evaluation of the spatial distribution of d...	Oviasu O.I.	2015	GeoJournal	80	5	10.1007/s10708-014-9590-6	Regional Centre for Training in Aerospace Surveys (RECTAS), Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria	Oviasu, O.I., Regional Centre for Training in Aerospace Surveys (RECTAS), Ile-Ife, Osun State, Ni...	Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a growing problem in Nigeria, presenting challenges to the nation...	Chronic kidney disease; Dual kernel density estimate; Edo State; Spatial analysis	Decision making; Hospitals; Areas of concerns; Chronic kidney disease; Edo State; Kernel density ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84933035582	Earth observation in support of malaria control and epidemiology: MALAREO monitoring approaches	Franke J., Gebreslasie M., Bauwens I., Deleu J., Siegert F.	2015	Geospatial Health	10	1	10.4081/gh.2015.335	Remote Sensing Solutions GmbH, Baierbrunn, Germany; School of Agricultural, Earth and Environment...	Franke, J., Remote Sensing Solutions GmbH, Baierbrunn, Germany; Gebreslasie, M., School of Agricu...	Malaria affects about half of the world’s population, with the vast majority of cases occuring in...	Disease monitoring; Health; Malaria risk; Remote sensing; Vector control	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84937728099	Performance of Cervical Cancer Screening Techniques in HIV-Infected Women in Uganda	Bansil P., Lim J., Byamugisha J., Kumakech E., Nakisige C., Jeronimo J.A.	2015	Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease	19	3	10.1097/LGT.0000000000000090	Reproductive Health Global Program, PATH, Seattle, WA, United States; Department of Gynaecology a...	Bansil, P., Reproductive Health Global Program, PATH, Seattle, WA, United States; Lim, J., Reprod...	Objective: Women infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have a higher risk of HPV infec...	cervical cancer; HIV; human papillomavirus (HPV); screening tests; Uganda	acetic acid; adolescent; adult; Article; cancer screening; cervical care human papilloma virus; c...	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-s2.0-84929299666	The impact of high temperatures on foraging behaviour and body condition in the Western Australia...	Edwards E.K., Mitchell N.J., Ridley A.R.	2015	Ostrich	86	42371	10.2989/00306525.2015.1034219	School of Animal Biology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia; Centre for Evo...	Edwards, E.K., School of Animal Biology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia;...	High temperatures can pose significant thermoregulation challenges for endotherms, and determinin...	Australian Magpie; body condition; body mass; Cracticus tibicen dorsalis; foraging effort; heat d...	Animalia; Cracticus; Gymnorhina tibicen; Tibicen	None	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-s2.0-84932122751	Population density modifies the ecological impacts of invasive species	Jackson M.C., Ruiz-Navarro A., Britton J.R.	2015	Oikos	124	7	10.1111/oik.01661	School of Applied Sciences, Bournemouth Univ., Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom; Centre for Invasion...	Jackson, M.C., School of Applied Sciences, Bournemouth Univ., Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom, Cent...	In assessments of ecological impact in invasion ecology, most studies compare un-invaded sites wi...	None	abundance; biomass; body mass; cyprinid; diet; ecological impact; invasive species; life history ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84925070811	Ethnopharmacological evaluation of a traditional herbal remedy used to treat gonorrhoea in Limpop...	Mulaudzi R.B., Ndhlala A.R., Van Staden J.	2015	South African Journal of Botany	97	None	10.1016/j.sajb.2014.12.007	Research Centre for Plant Growth and Development, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-...	Mulaudzi, R.B., Research Centre for Plant Growth and Development, School of Life Sciences, Univer...	The indigenous people from Limpopo regard herbal remedies as the most effective way of treating S...	Antimicrobial; Gonorrhoea; Herbal remedy; HIV-type 1 reverse transcriptase; Mutagenicity	antimicrobial activity; bacterium; bioassay; drug; efficiency measurement; enzyme activity; fungu...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84939626138	Assessment of the Potential Impact and Cost-effectiveness of Self-Testing for HIV in Low-Income C...	Cambiano V., Ford D., Mabugu T., Napierala Mavedzenge S., Miners A., Mugurungi O., Nakagawa F., R...	2015	Journal of Infectious Diseases	212	4	10.1093/infdis/jiv040	Research Department of Infection and Population Health, Rowland Hill St, London, United Kingdom; ...	Cambiano, V., Research Department of Infection and Population Health, Rowland Hill St, London, Un...	Background. Studies have demonstrated that self-testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is...	cost-effectiveness; diagnostic; HIV; mathematical modeling; self-testing	antiretrovirus agent; anti human immunodeficiency virus agent; adolescent; adult; aged; Article; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84930014569	Some impacts of south African FDI flows on the current account balance	De Beer B., Rangasamy L.	2015	Journal for Studies in Economics and Econometrics	39	1	None	Research Department, South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria, South Africa; International Economic R...	De Beer, B., Research Department, South African Reserve Bank, Pretoria, South Africa; Rangasamy, ...	There has been a significant surge in capital flows to emerging market economies over the last de...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84943513859	The impact of Ghana's R3M programme on the provision of safe abortions and postabortion care	Sundaram A., Juarez F., Ahiadeke C., Bankole A., Blades N.	2015	Health Policy and Planning	30	8	10.1093/heapol/czu105	Research Division, Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY, United States; Centro de Estudios Demográf...	Sundaram, A., Research Division, Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY, United States; Juarez, F., R...	In 2006, in response to the high maternal mortality, driven largely by unsafe abortions, the gove...	Abortion; Ghana; programme evaluation; propensity score analysis	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84955664781	The language issue and academic performance at a South African University	van Rooy B., Coetzee-Van Rooy S.	2015	Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies	33	1	10.2989/16073614.2015.1012691	Research Focus Area: Understanding and Processing Language in Complex Settings (UPSET), North-Wes...	van Rooy, B., Research Focus Area: Understanding and Processing Language in Complex Settings (UPS...	Academic performance at universities in South Africa is a cause of concern. It is widely acknowle...	None	None	NRF, National Research Foundation	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84942921309	JMS: An open source workflow management system and web-based cluster front-end for high performan...	Brown D.K., Penkler D.L., Musyoka T.M., Bishop O.T.	2015	PLoS ONE	10	8	10.1371/journal.pone.0134273	Research Unit in Bioinformatics (RUBi), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rhodes Unive...	Brown, D.K., Research Unit in Bioinformatics (RUBi), Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology,...	Complex computational pipelines are becoming a staple of modern scientific research. Often these ...	None	analytical parameters; Article; bioinformatics; cluster analysis; computer interface; computer pr...	93690, National Research Foundation	View

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