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-s2.0-84926523813	Examining the impact of shade on above-ground biomass and normalized difference vegetation index ...	Barnes P., Wilson B.R., Reid N., Bayerlein L., Koen T.B., Olupot G.	2015	Grass and Forage Science	70	2	10.1111/gfs.12118	School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia; N...	Barnes, P., School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, ...	Previous investigations have detected a directional trend in the normalized difference vegetation...	Grass phenology; NDVI; Scattered trees; Shade experiment	Austrodanthonia richardsonii; Chloris ventricosa; Microlaena stipoides; Viridiplantae	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84928565834	What is the role of impact assessment in the long term?	Bond A.	2015	Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management	17	1	10.1142/S1464333215500064	School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom; Research Unit for En...	Bond, A., School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom, Research U...	This short paper makes the case that most impact assessment (IA) has sustainable development as t...	cost effectiveness; impact assessment; Inter-generational equity; long-term prediction; sustainab...	cost-benefit analysis; decision making; environmental impact assessment; sustainable development;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84922678616	Managing uncertainty, ambiguity and ignorance in impact assessment by embedding evolutionary resi...	Bond A., Morrison-Saunders A., Gunn J.A.E., Pope J., Retief F.	2015	Journal of Environmental Management	151	None	10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.12.030	School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom; School of Geo and Sp...	Bond, A., School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, United Kingdom, School of ...	In the context of continuing uncertainty, ambiguity and ignorance in impact assessment (IA) predi...	Adaptive management; Ambiguity; Evolutionary resilience; Ignorance; Post-normal science; Uncertainty	adaptive management; environmental impact assessment; environmental planning; numerical model; pa...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84927521520	Impact of socioeconomic status and medical conditions on health and healthcare utilization among ...	Saeed B.I., Xicang Z., Yawson A.E., Nguah S.B., Nsowah-Nuamah N.N.N.	2015	BMC Public Health	15	1	10.1186/s12889-015-1603-y	School of Finance and Economics, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China; Mathematics and Statistics...	Saeed, B.I., School of Finance and Economics, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China, Mathematics a...	Background: This study attempts to examine the impact of socioeconomic and medical conditions in ...	Aged Ghanaians; Functioning assessment; Healthcare utilization; Socioeconomic status; Subjective ...	adolescent; adult; age; aged; chronic disease; female; geriatric assessment; Ghana; health care d...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84921927008	The south African code of corporate governance. The relationship between compliance and financial...	Tshipa J.	2015	Corporate Ownership and Control	12	2	None	School of Financial Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa	Tshipa, J., School of Financial Management, University of Pretoria, South Africa	The paper examines corporate governance compliance by South African listed firms. The study seeks...	Compliance; Corporate governance; Firm performance; JSE; South Africa	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84922554546	Performance of coupled enzymatic hydrolysis and membrane separation bioreactor for antihypertensi...	Qu W., Ma H., Li W., Pan Z., Owusu J., Venkitasamy C.	2015	Process Biochemistry	50	2	10.1016/j.procbio.2014.11.010	School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu...	Qu, W., School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang,...	To develop more efficient methods for production of antihypertensive peptides from Porphyra yezoe...	Antihypertensive peptides; Enzymatic hydrolysis; Kinetic; Membrane bioreactor; Porphyra yezoensis	Biological water treatment; Bioreactors; Coupled circuits; Enzyme activity; Enzymes; Feeding; Hyd...	31301423, NSFC, National Natural Science Foundation of China; 31471698, NSFC, National Natural Sc...	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84923096068	Testing the performance of state-of-the-art dust emission schemes using DO4Models field data	Haustein K., Washington R., King J., Wiggs G., Thomas D.S.G., Eckardt F.D., Bryant R.G., Menut L.	2015	Geoscientific Model Development	8	2	10.5194/gmd-8-341-2015	School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; University...	Haustein, K., School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingd...	Within the framework of the Dust Observations for Models (DO4Models) project, the performance of ...	None	atmospheric pollution; data set; dust; emission; magnitude; meteorology; numerical model; paramet...	NE/H021841/1, NERC, Natural Environment Research Council	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84941206934	Towards an Explicit Justice Framing of the Social Impacts of Conservation	Martin A., Akol A., Gross-Camp N.	2015	Conservation and Society	13	2	10.4103/0972-4923.164200	School of International Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom; Departme...	Martin, A., School of International Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingd...	This paper proposes that biodiversity conservation practice will benefit from assessment of envir...	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park; ecosystem services; environmental justice; recognition; revenu...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84928765295	Cerebellar gray and white matter volume and their relation with age and manual motor performance ...	Koppelmans V., Hirsiger S., Mérillat S., Jäncke L., Seidler R.D.	2015	Human Brain Mapping	36	6	10.1002/hbm.22775	School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States; International Normal...	Koppelmans, V., School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States; Hirs...	Objectives: Functional neuroimaging and voxel-based morphometry studies have confirmed the import...	Cerebellum; Gray matter; Motor function; MRI; Volume; White matter	age; aged; Article; behavior; brain; brain size; dexterity test; female; gray matter; grip streng...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84936745532	Impacts of fish on phosphorus budget dynamics of some SA reservoirs: Evaluating prospects of ‘bot...	Hart R.C., Harding W.R.	2015	Water SA	41	4	10.4314/wsa.v41i4.01	School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Pietermaritzburg Campus, S...	Hart, R.C., School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Pietermaritzbu...	Data on fish standing stocks in 7 South African reservoirs were used to assess prospects of reduc...	Biomanipulation; Biomass sinks; Bioturbation; Eutrophication management; Excretion; Fish; Phospho...	Biomass; Bioremediation; Budget control; Eutrophication; Nutrients; Phosphorus; Physiology; Recyc...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84930044435	Impact of land use on occupancy and abundance of terrestrial mammals in the Drakensberg Midlands,...	Ramesh T., Downs C.T.	2015	Journal for Nature Conservation	23	None	10.1016/j.jnc.2014.12.001	School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, Pietermaritzb...	Ramesh, T., School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, P...	Better management and knowledge regarding the effect of land use intensification on mammal abunda...	Camera trapping; Detection; Farmland mosaics; Relative abundance index; Site occupancy; Terrestri...	abundance index; agricultural land; agricultural practice; anthropogenic effect; detection method...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84930817131	The impact of willingness to engage in negative electronic word-ofmouth on brand attitude: A stud...	Beneke J., Mill J., Naidoo K., Wickham B.	2015	Journal of Business and Retail Management Research	9	2	None	School of Management Studies, University of Cape Town, South Africa	Beneke, J., School of Management Studies, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Mill, J., School...	Electronic word of mouth (eWOM) has provided consumers with the opportunity to offer their experi...	Airline; Brand attitude; Negative eWOM; Purchase intent; South africa; Travel	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84937861738	Evaluation of social marketing objectives: A case study of the effectiveness of operation gcin’am...	Phiri M.A., Khumalo D.	2015	Corporate Ownership and Control	12	4CONT5	None	School of Management, Information Technology and Governance, College of Law and Management Studie...	Phiri, M.A., School of Management, Information Technology and Governance, College of Law and Mana...	This study was aimed at investigating the effectiveness of the social marketing goal in the imple...	Project Management; Service Delivery; Social Marketing	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84924339798	The effects of healthcare governance and ownership structure on the performance of hospitals in G...	Abor P.A.	2015	International Journal of Law and Management	57	2	10.1108/IJLMA-04-2014-0031	School of Management, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; Department of Publi...	Abor, P.A., School of Management, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, Departm...	Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of health-care governance and owner...	Health-care governance; Hospital; Ownership structure; Performance	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84921545699	Executive compensation, corporate governance and corporate performance: A simultaneous equation a...	Ntim C.G., Lindop S., Osei K.A., Thomas D.A.	2015	Managerial and Decision Economics	36	2	10.1002/mde.2653	School of Management, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; School of Managemen...	Ntim, C.G., School of Management, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; Lindop,...	This paper investigates the association between executive compensation and performance. It unique...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84924757628	On the performance of new local search heuristics for annual crop planning: Case study of the Vaa...	Chetty S., Adewumi A.O.	2015	Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Artificial Intelligence	27	2	10.1080/0952813X.2014.924582	School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, University ...	Chetty, S., School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal,...	This paper investigates the capabilities of three new local search (LS) metaheuristic algorithms ...	annual crop planning; best performance algorithm; iterative best performance algorithm; largest a...	Crops; Heuristic algorithms; Irrigation; Iterative methods; Local search (optimization); Optimiza...	UKZN, Inyuvesi Yakwazulu-Natali	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84928951624	Evaluation of the Berman-Olander Long-Bowl Gas Centrifuge Solution	du Toit C.G., Mercurio G.	2015	Separation Science and Technology (Philadelphia)	50	8	10.1080/01496395.2014.967409	School of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa;...	du Toit, C.G., School of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, North-West University, Potchefstroom...	The hydrodynamic equations for a long-bowl gas centrifuge can be simplified to obtain a one-dimen...	finite element method; gas centrifuge; long-bowl solution	Centrifuges; Differential equations; Axial velocity; Finite element solution; Flow function; Gas ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84939825679	Evaluation of trends of drug-prescribing patterns based on WHO prescribing indicators at outpatie...	Summoro T.S., Gidebo K.D., Kanche Z.Z., Woticha E.W.	2015	Drug Design, Development and Therapy	9	None	10.2147/DDDT.S83588	School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sod...	Summoro, T.S., School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo Universi...	Background: Rational prescribing is a primary step to ensure rational drug use. Often, half of th...	Ethiopia; Hospitals; Medicines; Prescribing indicators; Rational prescribing	amoxicillin; ampicillin; cefalexin; ceftriaxone; chloramphenicol; ciprofloxacin; cloxacillin; cot...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84922424155	The relationship between mycobacterium tuberculosis mgit time to positivity and cfu in sputum sam...	Bowness R., Boeree M.J., Aarnoutse R., Dawson R., Diacon A., Mangu C., Heinrich N., Ntinginya N.E...	2015	Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy	70	2	10.1093/jac/dku415	School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom; Radboud University Medical Ce...	Bowness, R., School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom; Boeree, M.J., Ra...	Objectives: The relationship between cfu and Mycobacterial Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT) time to p...	M. tuberculosis; TB; TTP	ethambutol; isoniazid; pyrazinamide; rifampicin; tuberculostatic agent; add on therapy; antibioti...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84927132794	Bioconversion of wastes (Khat leaf leftovers and eucalyptus twigs) into vermicompost and assessin...	Mekonnen E., Argaw A.	2015	Journal of Agronomy	14	1	10.3923/ja.2015.37.42	School of Natural Resources Managemen and Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Envi...	Mekonnen, E., School of Natural Resources Managemen and Environmental Sciences, College of Agricu...	The major rural land use system in Eastern Ethiopia is cultivation of khat (Catha edulis Forsk), ...	Bioconversion; Ethiopia; Municipal waste; Potato; Vermicompost	Catha edulis; Eisenia fetida; Eucalyptus; Solanum tuberosum	None	View

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