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
None	None	Modelling the impacts of new diagnostic tools for tuberculosis in developing countries to enhance...	Langley I., Doulla B., Lin H.-H., Millington K., Squire B.	2012	Health Care Management Science	15	3	10.1007/s10729-012-9201-3	Clinical Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom; National Tuberc...	Langley, I., Clinical Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom; Do...	The introduction and scale-up of new tools for the diagnosis of Tuberculosis (TB) in developing c...	Cost effectiveness; Developing Countries; Simulation; Transmission modelling; Tuberculosis	algorithm; article; clinical pathway; cost benefit analysis; decision making; developing country;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84893597433	Evaluation of the allelopathic potential of five South African mesic grassland species	Ghebrehiwot H.M., Aremu A.O., van Staden J.	2014	Plant Growth Regulation	72	2	10.1007/s10725-013-9847-y	Research Centre for Plant Growth and Development, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-...	Ghebrehiwot, H.M., Research Centre for Plant Growth and Development, School of Life Sciences, Uni...	The recent success of Aristida junciformis Trin. and Rupr. and Eragrostis curvula Schrad. Nees in...	Allelopathy; Bioassay; Leaf extract; Lettuce seed; Perennial grasses; Seedling growth	None	Claude Leon Foundation	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84873523097	Global analysis of Coffea canephora Pierre ex Froehner (Rubiaceae) from the Guineo-Congolese regi...	Cubry P., de Bellis F., Pot D., Musoli P., Leroy T.	2013	Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution	60	2	10.1007/s10722-012-9851-5	CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-34398, Montpellier, France; NARO, Coffee Research Centre, P.O. Box 185, Mukono...	Cubry, P., CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-34398, Montpellier, France; de Bellis, F., CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-34398...	As the second species used for commercial coffee, evaluation of Coffea canephora Pierre ex Froehn...	Coffea canephora; Genetic diversity; Guineo-Congolese region; Population structure; Refuge zone	breeding; climate variation; genetic isolation; genetic structure; genetic variation; genotype; L...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33645987566	Evaluation of morpho-agronomic variability of wild and cultivated kola (Cola species Schott et En...	Adebola P.O., Morakinyo J.A.	2006	Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution	53	4	10.1007/s10722-004-3558-1	Plant Breeding Group, Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, PMB 5244, Ibadan, Nigeria; Plant Scien...	Adebola, P.O., Plant Breeding Group, Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, PMB 5244, Ibadan, Niger...	As part of a breeding programme, exploration and systematic selection exercise of kola (Cola spp....	Cola species; Genetic improvement; Germplasm evaluation; Morphological variability; Utilization p...	agronomy; breeding; cultivation; perennial plant; plant community; Africa; Nigeria; Sub-Saharan A...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84924755802	Impact of anisotropic stresses during dissipative gravitational collapse	Reddy K.P., Govender M., Maharaj S.D.	2015	General Relativity and Gravitation	47	4	10.1007/s10714-015-1880-x	Astrophysics and Cosmology Research Unit, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science,...	Reddy, K.P., Astrophysics and Cosmology Research Unit, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Comp...	We employ a perturbative scheme to study the evolution of a spherically symmetric stellar body un...	Anisotropic stresses; Causal thermodynamics; Dissipative collapse	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33751545050	Investigation of El Niño and La Niña effects and the impact of Atlantic sea surface temperatures ...	Okeke F.N., Marengo J.A., Nobre C.	2006	Surveys in Geophysics	27	5	10.1007/s10712-006-9009-0	Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria; Centro de Previsão d...	Okeke, F.N., Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria; Marengo...	Monthly precipitation data from meteorological stations in Nigeria are analysed from 1950 to 1992...	Atlantic Ocean; El Nino; Interannual variability; Nigeria; Pacific Ocean; Precipitation anomaly; ...	Atmospheric temperature; Climatology; Correlation methods; Oceanography; El Nino; La Nina; Sea su...	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-s2.0-70349985255	The impact of political transformation on employment in the Transkei bureaucracy and civil servic...	Siyongwana P.Q.	2009	GeoJournal	74	4	10.1007/s10708-008-9237-6	Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Siyongwana, P.Q., Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa	The demise of South African Apartheid Planning in 1994 and subsequent lost of Umtata's capital st...	Apartheid planning; Impact political transformation; Transkei bureaucracy; Umtata	Apartheid planning; Civil service; Impact political transformation; Paper documents; South Africa...	None	View
None	None	Weed species diversity on arable land of the dryland areas of central Tanzania: Impacts of contin...	Shemdoe R.S., Mbago F.M., Kikula I.S., Van Damme P.L.	2008	GeoJournal	71	42403	10.1007/s10708-008-9147-7	Institute of Human Settlements Studies, Ardhi University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Department of ...	Shemdoe, R.S., Institute of Human Settlements Studies, Ardhi University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania;...	This paper presents findings from a study that assessed influence of continuous application of a ...	Land uses; Semiarid areas; Tillage systems; Weed flora diversity; Weed species richness	Crops; Ecosystems; Weed control; Semiarid areas; Tillage systems; Weed flora diversity; Weed spec...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84858278466	Geotechnical Evaluation of Reddish Brown Tropical Soils	Bello A.A.	2012	Geotechnical and Geological Engineering	30	2	10.1007/s10706-011-9482-1	Department of Civil Engineering P. M. B. 4494, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria	Bello, A.A., Department of Civil Engineering P. M. B. 4494, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria	Laboratory investigations were carried out on reddish brown tropical soils from Moniya, Ibadan So...	Clay mineralogy; Compactive efforts; Engineering tests; Reddish brown tropical soils; Unconfined ...	Clay mineralogy; Compactive effort; Engineering tests; Reddish brown tropical soils; Unconfined c...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33644799663	Evaluation and prediction of the swelling characteristics of Nigerian black clays	Nwaiwu C.M.O., Nuhu I.	2006	Geotechnical and Geological Engineering	24	1	10.1007/s10706-004-1928-2	Department of Civil and Water Resources Engineering, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri 600004 Bo...	Nwaiwu, C.M.O., Department of Civil and Water Resources Engineering, University of Maiduguri, Mai...	The swelling characteristics of black clays from two major areas of occurrence in Borno State, Ni...	Free swell; Regression analysis; Swell percent; Swelling pressure; Tropical black clays	Clay deposits; Composition; Density measurement (specific gravity); Electric conductivity measure...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-19544379146	Comparative reliability evaluation of lateritic soils as hydraulic barriers	Afolayan J.O., Nwaiwu C.M., Osinubi K.J.	2005	Geotechnical and Geological Engineering	23	5	10.1007/s10706-004-1199-y	Department of Civil Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria; Departmen...	Afolayan, J.O., Department of Civil Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Ni...	A numerical investigation to determine the existence or otherwise of congruence between laborator...	Compactor weights; Congruence of laboratory and field models; Hydraulic conductivity; Laboratory ...	Clay; Compaction; Hydraulic conductivity; Mathematical models; Parabolic antennas; Probability di...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84930083290	Minjingu phosphate rock applications increase the population of phosphate solubilising microorgan...	Ndungu-Magiroi K.W., Waswa B., Bationo A., Okalebo J.R., Othieno C., Herrmann L., Lesueur D.	2015	Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems	102	1	10.1007/s10705-014-9661-6	Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI-Kitale), P.O. Box 450, Kitale, Kenya; International C...	Ndungu-Magiroi, K.W., Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI-Kitale), P.O. Box 450, Kitale, ...	Soil microbes such as plant growth promoting rhizobacteria play significant roles in the solubili...	Fungal and bacterial diversity; Minjingu phosphate rock; PCR–DGGE; Phosphate solubilising bacteria	crop rotation; crop yield; Ferralsol; microbial activity; phosphate rock; soil microorganism; sol...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84930192887	Impact of season, fuel load and vegetation cover on fire mediated nutrient losses across savanna ...	Kugbe J., Fosu M., Vlek P.L.G.	2015	Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems	102	1	10.1007/s10705-014-9635-8	Division of Ecology and Natural Resources, Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of B...	Kugbe, J., Division of Ecology and Natural Resources, Center for Development Research (ZEF), Univ...	In the subsistence-based, nutrient-poor soils, and fertilizer-limited agriculture of northern Gha...	Burn season; Bush fire; Fire-mediated nutrient losses; Food security; Savanna	agricultural ecosystem; fertilizer application; food production; food security; fuelwood; nutrien...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84870778474	Simulating impact of seasonal climatic variation on the response of maize (Zea mays L.) to inorga...	Fosu-Mensah B.Y., MacCarthy D.S., Vlek P.L.G., Safo E.Y.	2012	Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems	94	42403	10.1007/s10705-012-9539-4	Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Walter-Flex Strasse 3, 53113 Bonn, Ger...	Fosu-Mensah, B.Y., Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Walter-Flex Strasse...	Under low input subsistence farming systems, increased pressure on land use and decreased fallow ...	Maize; Modelling; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Productivity; Simulation	agricultural production; cultivar; ecological modeling; farming system; fertilizer application; h...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77954029865	Impacts of heterogeneity in soil fertility on legume-finger millet productivity, farmers' targeti...	Ebanyat P., de Ridder N., de Jager A., Delve R.J., Bekunda M.A., Giller K.E.	2010	Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems	87	2	10.1007/s10705-009-9329-9	Department of Soil Science, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda; Plant Production...	Ebanyat, P., Department of Soil Science, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda, Pla...	Targeting of integrated management practices for smallholder agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa is...	Benefit cost ratios; Farmers acceptance; Field type; Landscape position; Legume biomass productiv...	agricultural management; cereal; cost-benefit analysis; crop production; crop rotation; crop yiel...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77955768302	Interactive effects of selected nutrient resources and tied-ridging on plant growth performance i...	Nyamangara J., Nyagumbo I.	2010	Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems	88	1	10.1007/s10705-009-9282-7	Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, University of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box MP167, ...	Nyamangara, J., Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, University of Zimbabwe, ...	Crop production in sub-Saharan Africa is constrained by numerous factors including frequent droug...	Conventional tillage; Maize; Nutrient resources; Post-emergence tied ridging; Soybean	crop production; crop yield; fertilizer application; growth rate; growth response; leaf litter; m...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-67349149123	Nitrogen rhizodeposition from soybean (Glycine max) and its impact on nutrient budgets in two con...	Laberge G., Franke A.C., Ambus P., Høgh-Jensen H.	2009	Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems	84	1	10.1007/s10705-008-9225-8	Department of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Højbakke...	Laberge, G., Department of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenha...	Nitrogen (N) rhizodeposition by grain legumes such as soybean is potentially a large but neglecte...	15N; Glycine max; Guinean savannah; Leaf labelling; Legumes; Nitrogen; Promiscuous soybean; Rhizo...	belowground biomass; cropping practice; nitrogen cycle; nutrient budget; root system; savanna; so...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-53249145765	Long-term impacts of pasture irrigation with treated sewage effluent on nutrient status of a sand...	Gwenzi W., Munondo R.	2008	Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems	82	2	10.1007/s10705-008-9181-3	Department of Civil Engineering, University of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box MP167, Mt. Pleasant, Harare, Zi...	Gwenzi, W., Department of Civil Engineering, University of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box MP167, Mt. Pleasant...	Declining freshwater resources and the need to safely dispose wastewater have led to a rapid incr...	Effluent irrigation; Nutrients; Pasture; Wastewater	accumulation; effluent; electrical conductivity; irrigation; nutrient availability; pasture; recy...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-39549120675	Smallholder farmer management impacts on particulate and labile carbon fractions of granitic sand...	Mtambanengwe F., Mapfumo P.	2008	Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems	81	1	10.1007/s10705-007-9136-0	Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, University of Zimbabwe, Box MP 167, Moun...	Mtambanengwe, F., Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, University of Zimbabwe...	Crop production in maize-based smallholder farming systems of Southern Africa is hampered by lack...	Maize yields; Organic matter management; Oxidizable carbon; Resource endowment; Smallholder farmers	agricultural management; crop production; crop yield; farming system; maize; resource allocation;...	None	View

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