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-s2.0-84941313442	Performance of concrete-filled double-skin circular tubes in compression	Essopjee Y., Dundu M.	2015	Composite Structures	133	None	10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.08.033	University of Johannesburg, Department of Civil Engineering Science, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park,...	Essopjee, Y., University of Johannesburg, Department of Civil Engineering Science, P.O. Box 524, ...	Tests were conducted on 32 concrete-filled double-skin circular tube (CFDSCT) columns. The CFDSCT...	Axial compression; Concrete-filled double-skin tubes; Confinement effect; Overall buckling; Slend...	Axial compression; Concretes; Tubular steel structures; Confinement effects; Double skin; Over-al...	None	View
None	None	Evaluation of the influence of lipophilic extractive residues on dissolving pulp quality paramete...	Kilulya K.F., Mamba B.B., Ngila C., Bush T., Msagati T.A.M.	2015	Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal	30	3	None	University of Dar Es Salaam, Chemistry Department, PO Box 35061, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Univers...	Kilulya, K.F., University of Dar Es Salaam, Chemistry Department, PO Box 35061, Dar es Salaam, Ta...	Dissolving pulp samples collected from the various pulping stages of the acid-bisulphite process ...	Chemometric methods; Dissolving pulp; Lipophilic extractives; Partial least squares (PLS)	Alcohols; Dissolution; Fatty acids; Lipids; Pulp materials; Quality control; Regression analysis;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84944674410	Decision tools for coral reef managers: Using participatory decision support to integrate potenti...	Fletcher P.J., Spranger M., Hendee J.C., Li Y., Clark M., Kiker G.A.	2015	Global Ecology and Conservation	4	None	10.1016/j.gecco.2015.09.003	University of Florida, Florida Sea Grant College Program, 803 McCarty Drive, Gainesville, FL, Uni...	Fletcher, P.J., University of Florida, Florida Sea Grant College Program, 803 McCarty Drive, Gain...	The decline in coral reef health presents a complex management issue. While several causes of dec...	Coral reef management; Participatory decision support; Southeast Florida	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84949120794	Impacts of conservation agriculture-based farming systems on optimizing seasonal rainfall partiti...	Araya T., Nyssen J., Govaerts B., Deckers J., Cornelis W.M.	2015	Soil and Tillage Research	148	None	10.1016/j.still.2014.11.009	University of Fort Hare, Department of Agronomy, PBX 1314, Alice, South Africa; Mekelle Universit...	Araya, T., University of Fort Hare, Department of Agronomy, PBX 1314, Alice, South Africa, Mekell...	Field water conservation practices are a way to build resilience against drought by increasing pr...	Conservation agriculture; Crop residue; Permanent bed; Soil-water balance; Vertisols	Agricultural machinery; Agricultural wastes; Agriculture; Crops; Cultivation; Evapotranspiration;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84938510013	The effects of knowledge sharing and knowledge application on service recovery performance	Boateng H., Agyemang F.G.	2015	Business Information Review	32	2	10.1177/0266382115587852	University of Ghana Business School, Ghana; Spiritan University College, Ghana	Boateng, H., University of Ghana Business School, Ghana; Agyemang, F.G., Spiritan University Coll...	This study set out to discover the effects of knowledge sharing (KS) and knowledge application (K...	Hospitality sector; knowledge application; knowledge management; knowledge sharing; service recov...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84928988140	Does learning orientation matter for nonprofit organization performance? Empirical evidence from ...	Baba Y.	2015	Leadership and Organization Development Journal	36	3	10.1108/LODJ-05-2013-0056	University of Ghana Business School, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana	Baba, Y., University of Ghana Business School, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana	Purpose – Many changes taking place in the nonprofit sector have created an environment in which ...	Ghana; Learning orientation; Nonprofit organizations; Organizational learning; Organizational per...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84930659701	Impact of the Use of a Rapid Diagnostic Test for Visceral Leishmaniasis on Clinical Practice in E...	Diro E., Lynen L., Assefa M., Takele Y., Mengesha B., Adem E., Mohammed R., Kimutai R., Hailu A.,...	2015	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases	9	5	10.1371/journal.pntd.0003738	University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia; Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium; Yale Un...	Diro, E., University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgiu...	Diagnostic guidelines for Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) in the East African region are complex. Pat...	None	adult; Article; aspiration; bicytopenia; blood cell count; bone marrow biopsy; Ethiopia; female; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84926163030	Evaluation of elastix-based propagated align algorithm for VOI- and voxel-based analysis of longi...	Kerner G.S.M.A., Fischer A., Koole M.J.B., Pruim J., Groen H.J.M.	2015	EJNMMI Research	5	1	10.1186/s13550-015-0089-z	University of Groningen and Department of Pulmonary Diseases, University Medical Center Groningen...	Kerner, G.S.M.A., University of Groningen and Department of Pulmonary Diseases, University Medica...	Background: Deformable image registration allows volume of interest (VOI)- and voxel-based analys...	Elastix; Image deformation; NSCLC; PET/CT	fluorodeoxyglucose f 18; adult; aged; algorithm; Article; clinical article; computer assisted emi...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84923195923	Jellyfish outbreak impacts on recreation in the Mediterranean Sea: Welfare estimates from a socio...	Ghermandi A., Galil B., Gowdy J., Nunes P.A.L.D.	2015	Ecosystem Services	11	None	10.1016/j.ecoser.2014.12.004	University of Haifa, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, Mount Carmel, ...	Ghermandi, A., University of Haifa, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management,...	Jellyfish outbreaks in the Mediterranean Sea are part of an anthropogenic alteration of the marin...	Coastal recreation; Contingent behavior; Mediterranean ecosystems; Rhopilema nomadic; Welfare eco...	Rhopilema; Rhopilema nomadica; Scyphozoa	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84925393985	Pregnancy related breast diseases in a developing african country: Initial sonographic evaluation	Adeniji-Sofoluwe A.T., Obajimi G.O., Obajimi M.O.	2015	Pan African Medical Journal	20	None	10.11604/pamj.2015.20.239.4830	University of Ibadan, College of Medicine, Department of Radiology and University College Hospita...	Adeniji-Sofoluwe, A.T., University of Ibadan, College of Medicine, Department of Radiology and Un...	Benign diseases are more common than malignant diseases in pregnant and lactating women. Fibroade...	African country; Breast; Pregnancy; Sonographic	adult; Africa; Article; body height; body weight; breast carcinoma; breast discharge; breast dise...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84929709341	Impact of a participatory cyber crime prevention programme on secondary school students’ attainme...	Amosun P.A., Ige O.A., Choo K.-K.R.	2015	Education and Information Technologies	20	3	10.1007/s10639-013-9298-0	University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria; Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Nigeria; Univer...	Amosun, P.A., University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria; Ige, O.A., Adekunle Ajasin University, Akung...	Nigeria is considered by many to be a cyber crime hot spot, and is often ranked among the world’s...	Action cyber crime prevention programme; Civic education; Cyber crime education; Learning outcome...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84927746312	Building resilience to climate change impacts after the 2011 flood disaster at the University of ...	Adewole I.F., Agbola S.B., Kasim O.F.	2015	Environment and Urbanization	27	1	10.1177/0956247814547679	University of Ibadan, Nigeria; Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Ibadan, I...	Adewole, I.F., University of Ibadan, Nigeria; Agbola, S.B., Department of Urban and Regional Plan...	This paper describes how the University of Ibadan has sought to build greater resilience to flood...	climate change adaptation; community-based adaptation; disaster response; disaster risk; flooding...	adaptive management; climate change; climate effect; disaster management; flooding; university se...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84958688672	Identification of key performance areas in the southern African surface mining delivery environment	Dougall A.W., Mmola T.M.	2015	Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy	115	11	10.17159/2411-9717/2015/v115n11a3	University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa	Dougall, A.W., University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa; Mmola, T.M., University of...	The global resources and commodities market has become highly competitive. While southern Africa'...	Delivery; Key performance areas; Performance measurement	Fleet operations; Sustainable development; Commodities market; Critical success factor; Delivery;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84944039009	Requiem for a Dream? The Impact of Kiobel on Apartheid Reparations in South Africa	Swart M.	2015	Journal of International Criminal Justice	13	2	10.1093/jicj/mqv025	University of Johannesburg, South Africa	Swart, M., University of Johannesburg, South Africa	The Khulumani case, in which victims of Apartheid sued multinationals alleged to have profited fr...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84943223681	Performance and control of a pulse thermal loop heat transport system	Du Clou S., Brooks M.J., Lear W.E., Sherif S.A., Khalil E.E.	2015	Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer	29	4	10.2514/1.T4240	University of Kwa Zulu-Natal, Kwa Zulu-Natal, South Africa; University of Florida, Gainesville, F...	Du Clou, S., University of Kwa Zulu-Natal, Kwa Zulu-Natal, South Africa, Mechanical Engineering, ...	Thermal management on space vehicles is dominated by passive systems, including materials, coatin...	None	Heat flux; Heat pipes; Heat pump systems; Heat transfer; Thermal variables control; Automated con...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84940901717	Exploration of information literacy skills status and impacts on the quality of life of artisans ...	Ukachi N.B.	2015	New Library World	116	10-Sep	10.1108/NLW-01-2015-0006	University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria	Ukachi, N.B., University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria	Purpose – The purpose of the study is to establish the information literacy skills status, medium...	Artisans; Information literacy skills; Lagos; Nigeria; Quality of life	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84929430951	Evaluation of artisan training in metal silo construction for grain storage in Africa: Impact on ...	Ndegwa M.K., De Groote H., Gitonga Z.M.	2015	International Journal of Educational Development	43	None	10.1016/j.ijedudev.2015.04.012	University of Nairobi, College of Education and External Studies, Nairobi, Kenya; International M...	Ndegwa, M.K., University of Nairobi, College of Education and External Studies, Nairobi, Kenya, I...	This study assesses the impact of training sheet metal workers in Kenya on their uptake of learne...	Africa; Artisan; Impact; Metal silos; Vocational training	construction; entrepreneur; food storage; income; silo; skilled labor; training; vocational educa...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84937840733	Lack of quality financial reporting systems and its impact on the growth of small and medium scal...	Wadesango O.V.	2015	Corporate Ownership and Control	12	4CONT5	None	University of Limpopo, South Africa	Wadesango, O.V., University of Limpopo, South Africa	The importance of quality accounting records cannot be overlooked. Complete and accurate record k...	Financial Reporting Systems; Impact; Medium Scale Enterprises; Quality; Small Scale Enterprises	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84924567176	The welfare impact of land redistribution: Evidence from a quasi-experimental initiative in Malawi	Mendola M., Simtowe F.	2015	World Development	72	None	10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.02.010	University of Milano Bicocca, Italy; IZA, Germany; International Livestock Research Institute, Na...	Mendola, M., University of Milano Bicocca, Italy, IZA, Germany; Simtowe, F., International Livest...	Land reform may be an effective means of reducing poverty in many developing countries where poli...	Community-based rural land development program; Land reform; Malawi; Program evaluation	community development; developing world; land reform; poverty alleviation; welfare impact; Malawi	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84938590827	Evaluation of Fingerstick Cryptococcal Antigen Lateral Flow Assay in HIV-Infected Persons: A Diag...	Williams D.A., Kiiza T., Kwizera R., Kiggundu R., Velamakanni S., Meya D.B., Rhein J., Boulware D.R.	2015	Clinical Infectious Diseases	61	3	10.1093/cid/civ263	University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States; Infectious Diseases Institute, P.O. Box 2241...	Williams, D.A., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States, Infectious Diseases Institut...	Background. Cryptococcus neoformans is the most common cause of adult meningitis in sub-Saharan A...	cryptococcal meningitis; cryptococcus; HIV; lateral flow assay; point-of-care systems	adult; Article; cerebrospinal fluid; clinical evaluation; clinical trial; cost effectiveness anal...	K24AI096925, NIAID, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; R01NS086312, NIAID, Na...	View

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