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-s2.0-84870512131	Evaluation of demodulation algorithms for robust self-sensing active magnetic bearings	Van Schoor G., Niemann A.C., Du Rand C.P.	2013	Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical	189	None	10.1016/j.sna.2012.10.033	Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, North-West University, Potchefstro...	Van Schoor, G., Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, North-West Univers...	Active magnetic bearings (AMBs) play a key role in various industrial applications. In the ongoin...	Active magnetic bearing (AMB); Amplitude modulation; Demodulation; Position estimation, Direct cu...	Active Magnetic Bearing; Active magnetic bearings; Air-gaps; Coil current; Current signal; Demodu...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84952970756	Evaluation of the Khula enterprise in the promotion of SMMEs in South Africa	van Scheers L., Radipere S.	2008	Journal for Global Business Advancement	1	4	10.1504/JGBA.2008.019938	School of Business Management, University of South Africa, PO Box 329, Unisa 0003, South Africa	van Scheers, L., School of Business Management, University of South Africa, PO Box 329, Unisa 000...	The research indicated that accessing funds for SMMEs is not a problem but the procedures and the...	black economic empowerment; business failure; business skills; educational background; entreprene...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-21744451534	Evaluation of subjectively assessed nodule traits of ostrich skins as influenced by slaughter age	Van Schalkwyk S.J., Cloete S.W.P., Hoffman L.C., Meyer A.	2005	South African Journal of Animal Sciences	35	1	None	Department of Animal Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South ...	Van Schalkwyk, S.J., Department of Animal Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, M...	Ostrich skins (n = 214) were assessed by 28 participants involved in the ostrich leather producti...	Linear scale; Nodule acceptability; Nodule distribution; Repeatability	Aves; Struthio camelus	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84879767059	The impact of revised PMTCT guidelines: A view from a public sector ARV clinic in Cape Town, Sout...	Van Schalkwyk M., Andersson M.I., Zeier M.D., La Grange M., Taljaard J.J., Theron G.B.	2013	Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes	63	2	10.1097/QAI.0b013e31828bb721	Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerbe...	Van Schalkwyk, M., Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch ...	Background: In April 2010, revised Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission guidelines were imp...	Antenatal; Antiretroviral therapy; HIV; Mother-to-child transmission; South Africa	adult; article; CD4 lymphocyte count; female; follow up; highly active antiretroviral therapy; hu...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84885837652	Evaluation of a natural preservative in a boerewors model system	Van Schalkwyk C.P.B., Hugo A., Hugo C.J., Bothma C.	2013	Journal of Food Processing and Preservation	37	5	10.1111/j.1745-4549.2012.00706.x	Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, University of the Free State, PO Box...	Van Schalkwyk, C.P.B., Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, University of...	Boerewors is a fresh sausage preserved with 450mg/kg sulfur dioxide (450S). The preservative effe...	None	Aerobic plate counts; Different treatments; Natural preservatives; Natural-antimicrobials; Sensor...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84880851566	Outcomes and Impact of HIV Prevention, ART and TB Programs in Swaziland - Early Evidence from Pub...	van Schalkwyk C., Mndzebele S., Hlophe T., Garcia Calleja J.M., Korenromp E.L., Stoneburner R., P...	2013	PLoS ONE	8	7	10.1371/journal.pone.0069437	South African Department of Science and Technology, National Research Foundation Centre of Excell...	van Schalkwyk, C., South African Department of Science and Technology, National Research Foundati...	Introduction:Swaziland's severe HIV epidemic inspired an early national response since the late 1...	None	antiretrovirus agent; CD4 antigen; nevirapine; acquired immune deficiency syndrome; adolescent; a...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-53949114420	Performance trends of an air-cooled steam condenser under windy conditions	van Rooyen J.A., Kröger D.G.	2008	Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power	130	2	10.1115/1.2771567	Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602,...	van Rooyen, J.A., Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X...	Air-cooled steam condensers (ACSCs) are increasingly employed to reject heat in modern power plan...	Air-cooled steam condensers; Distorted air flow; Performance; Recirculation; Windy conditions	Air; Condensers (liquefiers); Cooling; Cooling systems; Electric power plants; Flow patterns; Num...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84867141830	The Impact of Microfinance in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review of the Evidence	van Rooyen C., Stewart R., de Wet T.	2012	World Development	40	11	10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.03.012	University of Johannesburg, Aucklandpark, South Africa; Institute of Education, University of Lon...	van Rooyen, C., University of Johannesburg, Aucklandpark, South Africa; Stewart, R., University o...	Microfinance is seen as a key development tool, and despite the current deepening crisis within t...	Impact; Micro-credit; Micro-savings; Microfinance; Poverty; Sub-Saharan Africa	crisis management; economic development; economic growth; low income population; microfinance; po...	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-s2.0-84908701402	Impact of three empirical anti-tuberculosis treatment strategies for people initiating antiretrov...	Van Rie A., Westreich D., Sanne I.	2014	International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease	18	11	10.5588/ijtld.14.0153	Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, 2104F McGavran Greenberg Hall, Chapel H...	Van Rie, A., Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, 2104F McGavran Greenberg H...	BACKGROUND: Early mortality in people initiating antiretroviral treatment (ART) remains high. Emp...	Health systems; HIV; Population impact; Simulation; South Africa	anti human immunodeficiency virus agent; tuberculostatic agent; adult; comparative study; epidemi...	674-A-00-08-00007-00, USAID, United States Agency for International Development	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77950284082	Design and evaluation of a dual impedance-adapting power-line communications coupler	Van Rensburg P.A.J., Ferreira H.C.	2010	IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery	25	2	10.1109/TPWRD.2009.2031648	Department of Electrical Engineering, Walter Sisulu University, East London 5200, South Africa; D...	Van Rensburg, P.A.J., Department of Electrical Engineering, Walter Sisulu University, East London...	Historically, the unpredictable on-off switching of loads has been a major obstacle to low-voltag...	Coupling circuits; Impedance matching; Modems; Transformers	Data transmission; Home automation; Impedance matching; Impedance matchings; Low-voltage; Power l...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-78650907952	Comparative evaluation of the roche cobas AmpliPrep/Cobas TaqMan HIV-1 version 2 test using the T...	Van Rensburg E.J., Tait K., Watt A., Schall R.	2011	Journal of Clinical Microbiology	49	1	10.1128/JCM.01285-10	Quintiles Global Central Laboratories, Alba Campus, Rosebank, Livingston EH54 7EG, United Kingdom...	Van Rensburg, E.J., Quintiles Global Central Laboratories, Alba Campus, Rosebank, Livingston EH54...	Acceptable precision was achieved in a comparison study of the Abbott RealTime (RT) and Roche CAP...	None	Africa; analyzer; article; cohort analysis; human; Human immunodeficiency virus 1; intermethod co...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84929273115	Does forgiveness mediate the impact of school bullying on adolescent mental health?	Van Rensburg E.J., Raubenheimer J.	2015	Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health	27	1	10.2989/17280583.2014.955502	Department of Psychology, University of Pretoria, Humanities Building, Lynnwood Road, Pretoria, S...	Van Rensburg, E.J., Department of Psychology, University of Pretoria, Humanities Building, Lynnwo...	Objective: The link between both bullying and victimisation and psychopathology has been well est...	None	adolescent; Article; bullying; female; forgiveness; high school; human; male; mental disease; men...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84899504136	Impact of routine sputum cytology in a population at high risk for bronchial carcinoma	Van Rensburg A., Neethling G.S., Schubert P.T., Koegelenberg C.F.N., Wright C.A., Bolliger C.T., ...	2014	International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease	18	5	10.5588/ijtld.13.0806	Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa...	Van Rensburg, A., Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Stellenbosch University, Cape ...	SETTING: Sub-Saharan Africa carries a high burden of lung cancer, with limited access to speciali...	Cytodiagnosis; Lung cancer; Screening	adult; aged; article; bronchoscopy; bronchus obstruction; bronchus tumor; cancer cell; cancer ris...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-67650227057	The effect of molecular composition and heterogeneity on the environmental stress cracking resist...	van Reenen A.J., Shebani A.N.	2009	Polymer Degradation and Stability	94	9	10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.04.018	Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matielan...	van Reenen, A.J., Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science, University of Stellenbosch, Privat...	The ESCR of three propylene impact copolymers in the presence of isopropanol was investigated and...	Fraction removal; Propylene copolymers; Stress crack resistance; Temperature rising elution fract...	Crystallinity; Environmental stress crackings; Fraction removal; Impact copolymers; Iso-propanol;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84858056595	Molecular composition and properties of impact propylene copolymers	van Reenen A.J., Basson N.C.	2012	Express Polymer Letters	6	5	10.3144/expresspolymlett.2012.45	Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science, University of Stelenbosch, Provate Bag X1, 7602 Mati...	van Reenen, A.J., Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science, University of Stelenbosch, Provate...	Impact polypropylene copolymers (IPCs) are important commercial materials, but their morphology a...	Impact propylene copolymers; Mechanical properties; Molecular composition; Morphology; Temperatur...	Commercial materials; Copolymer fractions; Crystalline morphologies; Impact polypropylene copolym...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84865960841	The relationship between the bunkie-test and physical performance in rugby union players	Van Pletzen D., Venter R.E.	2012	International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching	7	3	10.1260/1747-9541.7.3.543	Department of Sport Science, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa	Van Pletzen, D., Department of Sport Science, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland,...	It is suggested that restrictions in the fascia along the kinetic chains could inhibit muscle fun...	Bunkie Test; Fascia; Isometric Exercise; Kinetic Chain; Muscle Function; Rugby Union	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84920437223	Towards collective circum-antarctic passive acoustic monitoring: The southern ocean hydrophone ne...	Van Opzeeland I., Samaran F., Stafford K.M., Findlay K., Gedamke J., Harris D., Miller B.S.	2014	Polarforschung	83	2	None	Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany; PELAGIS Observatory...	Van Opzeeland, I., Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany; ...	The Southern Ocean Research Partnership (SORP) is an international research program initiated wit...	None	abundance; autonomous underwater vehicle; bioacoustics; biomonitoring; cetacean; hydrophone; popu...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-56049123222	Diet quality, intake and growth performance of South African Mutton Merino sheep on Triticum x Se...	Van Niekerk W.A., Hassen A., Coertze R.J.	2008	Tropical Grasslands	42	1	None	Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; Depar...	Van Niekerk, W.A., Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, ...	This study was undertaken to determine the influence of 3 grazing pressures [20 (HGP), 33 (MGP) a...	None	Animalia; Lolium; Lolium multiflorum; Ovis aries; Triticosecale; Triticum aestivum	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84922321935	Evaluation of the 5 and 8 pH point titration methods for monitoring anaerobic digesters treating ...	Vannecke T.P.W., Lampens D.R.A., Ekama G.A., Volcke E.I.P.	2015	Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)	36	7	10.1080/09593330.2014.964334	Department of Biosystems Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Water Research Group, Dep...	Vannecke, T.P.W., Department of Biosystems Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Lampens...	Simple titration methods certainly deserve consideration for on-site routine monitoring of volati...	Alkalinity; anaerobic digestion; monitoring; multiple pH-point titration; volatile fatty acids	acetic acid; bicarbonate; butyric acid; isobutyric acid; propionic acid; alkalinity; anoxic condi...	None	View

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