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-s2.0-84925970724	Recycled aluminium cans/eggshell composites: Evaluation of mechanical and wear resistance properties	Agunsoye J.O., Bello S.A., Talabi I.S., Yekinni A.A., Raheem I.A., Oderinde A.D., Idegbekwu T.E.	2015	Tribology in Industry	37	1	None	Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, University of Lagos, Akoka Yaba Lagos, Nig...	Agunsoye, J.O., Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, University of Lagos, Akoka...	Aluminium based metal matrix composites have been produced from recycled aluminium cans and 150μm...	Aluminium can; Mechanical properties; Recycling; Rugged; Waste	None	None	View
WoS	WOS:000344700300001	Evaluation of a community health worker intervention and the World Health Organization's Option B...	Baernighausen, Till W.,Chalamilla, Guerino,Ekstrom, Anna Mia,Fawzi, Wafaie W.,Geldsetzer, Pascal,...	2014	TRIALS	15	None	10.1186/1745-6215-15-359	Harvard University, Karolinska Institutet, Management & Dev Hlth, Muhimbili Univ Hlth & Allied Sc...	"Fawzi, Wafaie W.: Harvard University","Geldsetzer, Pascal: Harvard University","Li, Nan: Harvard...	Background: Mother-to-child transmission of HIV remains an important public health problem in sub...	"ANTENATAL CARE","COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS",HIV,"prevention of mother-to-child transmission",RETE...	None	None	View
WoS	WOS:000315119400002	The impact of hotspot-targeted interventions on malaria transmission: study protocol for a cluste...	Baidjoe, Amrish,Bayoh, Nabie,Bousema, Teun,Cox, Jonathan,Desai, Meghna,Drakeley, Chris,Griffin, J...	2013	TRIALS	14	None	10.1186/1745-6215-14-36	Imperial College London, Radboud University Nijmegen, University of London, Biomed Primate Res Ct...	"Baidjoe, Amrish: Radboud University Nijmegen","Cox, Jonathan: University of London","Drakeley, C...	Background: Malaria transmission is highly heterogeneous in most settings, resulting in the forma...	ANOPHELES,ELIMINATION,EPIDEMIOLOGY,ERADICATION,falciparum,HETEROGENEITY,IMMUNOLOGY,MALARIA,MOLECU...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84880335035	Evaluation of the impact of immediate versus WHO recommendations-guided antiretroviral therapy in...	Iwuji C.C., Orne-Gliemann J., Tanser F., Boyer S., Lessells R.J., Lert F., Imrie J., Bärnighausen...	2013	Trials	14	1	10.1186/1745-6215-14-230	Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Somkhele, KwaZulu-N...	Iwuji, C.C., Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Somkhe...	Background: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) suppresses HIV viral load in all body compartments and s...	Antiretroviral therapy; HIV infections; Prevention; South Africa	nevirapine; zidovudine; anemia; article; CD4 lymphocyte count; controlled study; cost effectivene...	Wellcome Trust	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84884369563	Impact of retreatment with an artemisinin-based combination on malaria incidence and its potentia...	Muhindo Mavoko H., Nabasumba C., Tinto H., D'Alessandro U., Grobusch M.P., Lutumba P., Van Geertr...	2013	Trials	14	1	10.1186/1745-6215-14-307	Département de Médecine Tropicale, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Kinshasa, B.P. 747 Kin XI, ...	Muhindo Mavoko, H., Département de Médecine Tropicale, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Kinshas...	Background: Artemisinin-based combination therapy is currently recommended by the World Health Or...	Artemether-lumefantrine; Artemisinin-based combination treatment; Artesunate-amodiaquine; Clindam...	amodiaquine plus artesunate; artemether plus benflumetol; clindamycin; co arsucam; doxycycline; h...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84878708464	Impact of a novel molecular TB diagnostic system in patients at high risk of TB mortality in rura...	Lessells R.J., Cooke G.S., McGrath N., Nicol M.P., Newell M.-L., Godfrey-Faussett P.	2013	Trials	14	1	10.1186/1745-6215-14-170	Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, L...	Lessells, R.J., Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, ...	Background: Tuberculosis control in sub-Saharan Africa has long been hampered by poor diagnostics...	Clinical trial; HIV; Molecular diagnostics; Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis; Point-of-care syste...	adult; article; binomial distribution; cluster analysis; comparative study; controlled study; hea...	090999/Z/09/Z, Wellcome Trust	View
None	None	Evaluation of a community health worker intervention and the World Health Organization's Option B...	Sando D., Geldsetzer P., Magesa L., Lema I.A., Machumi L., Mwanyika-Sando M., Li N., Spiegelman D...	2014	Trials	15	1	10.1186/1745-6215-15-359	Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health, Huntington Avenue, B...	Sando, D., Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health, Huntingto...	Background: Mother-to-child transmission of HIV remains an important public health problem in sub...	Antenatal care; Community health workers; HIV; Prevention of mother-to-child transmission; Retent...	Article; birth; clinical protocol; controlled study; cost effectiveness analysis; economic evalua...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84897376940	Evaluation of a tailored intervention to improve management of overweight and obesity in primary ...	Krause J., Agarwal S., Bodicoat D.H., Ring A., Shepherd D., Rogers S., Wensing M., Baker R.	2014	Trials	15	1	10.1186/1745-6215-15-82	Department of Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology, Universit...	Krause, J., Department of Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psycholog...	Background: In the UK around 22% of men and 24% of women are obese, and there are varying but wor...	Obesity; Overweight; Primary care teams; Tailored implementation of chronic diseases; TICD	adolescent; article; clinical effectiveness; clinical evaluation; controlled study; health care p...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84894076039	HPTN 071 (PopART): Rationale and design of a cluster-randomised trial of the population impact of...	Hayes R., Ayles H., Beyers N., Sabapathy K., Floyd S., Shanaube K., Bock P., Griffith S., Moore A...	2014	Trials	15	1	10.1186/1745-6215-15-57	Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Ke...	Hayes, R., Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical M...	Background: Effective interventions to reduce HIV incidence in sub-Saharan Africa are urgently ne...	None	Adolescent; Adult; Anti-HIV Agents; Circumcision, Male; Clinical Protocols; Cost-Benefit Analysis...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77954057124	NEWHINTS cluster randomised trial to evaluate the impact on neonatal mortality in rural Ghana of ...	Kirkwood B.R., Manu A., Tawiah-Agyemang C., ten Asbroek G., Gyan T., Weobong B., Lewandowski R.E....	2010	Trials	11	None	10.1186/1745-6215-11-58	Department of Nutrition and Public Health Intervention Research, London School of Hygiene and Tro...	Kirkwood, B.R., Department of Nutrition and Public Health Intervention Research, London School of...	Background: Tackling neonatal mortality is essential for the achievement of the child survival mi...	None	article; clinical trial; community care; controlled clinical trial; controlled study; cost effect...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84902740981	Economic support to improve tuberculosis treatment outcomes in South Africa: A qualitative proces...	Lutge E., Lewin S., Volmink J.	2014	Trials	15	1	10.1186/1745-6215-15-236	Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Francie van Zijl Drive, Tygerberg 7505, Sout...	Lutge, E., Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Francie van Zijl Drive, Tygerberg...	Background: Poverty undermines the adherence of patients to tuberculosis treatment. A pragmatic c...	Economic; Enablers; Incentives; Qualitative process evaluation; RCT; Support; Tuberculosis	adult; article; clinical article; controlled study; female; health economics; human; male; patien...	Wellcome Trust	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84927155291	Evaluation of a point-of-care tuberculosis test-and-treat algorithm on early mortality in people ...	Fielding K.L., Charalambous S., Hoffmann C.J., Johnson S., Tlali M., Dorman S.E., Vassall A., Chu...	2015	Trials	16	1	10.1186/s13063-015-0650-0	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Ke...	Fielding, K.L., London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease ...	Background: Early mortality for HIV-positive people starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) remains...	HIV infections; Mortality; Pragmatic clinic trials; Treatment; Tuberculosis	efavirenz; hemoglobin; lipoarabinomannan; tuberculostatic agent; antiretrovirus agent; biological...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84929297666	Evaluating the effect of innovative motivation and supervision approaches on community health wor...	Källander K., Strachan D., Soremekun S., Hill Z., Lingam R., Tibenderana J., Kasteng F., Vassall ...	2015	Trials	16	1	10.1186/s13063-015-0657-6	Malaria Consortium, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London, United Kingdom; Karolinska I...	Källander, K., Malaria Consortium, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London, United Kingdo...	Background: If trained, equipped and utilised, community health workers (CHWs) delivering integra...	community health worker; diarrhoea; integrated community case management; malaria; pneumonia	Article; case management; child death; childhood disease; clinical supervision; controlled study;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77953429305	Impact of malaria parasitaemia on haematologic parameters in pregnant women at booking in Ilorin,...	Adesina K.T., Balogun O.R., Babatunde A.S., Sanni M.A., Fadeyi A., Aderibigbe S.	2009	Trends in Medical Research	4	4	10.3923/tmr.2009.84.90	Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, P.M.B. 1459, Il...	Adesina, K.T., Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, ...	We determined the pattern of haematological parameters in malaria in pregnancy. Five hundred preg...	Booking; Haematological; Malaria; Nigeria; Parameters; Pregnancy	adult; article; blood examination; blood sampling; controlled study; disease association; disease...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-38349107054	Can GM sorghum impact Africa?	Botha G.M., Viljoen C.D.	2008	Trends in Biotechnology	26	2	10.1016/j.tibtech.2007.10.008	GMO Testing Facility, University of the Free State, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein, 9300, South Africa	Botha, G.M., GMO Testing Facility, University of the Free State, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein, 9300, ...	It is said that genetic modification (GM) of grain sorghum has the potential to alleviate hunger ...	None	Costs; Food products; Genetic engineering; Sustainable development; Africa; Genetic modification;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84928806204	The impact of SNP fingerprinting and parentage analysis on the effectiveness of variety recommend...	Padi F.K., Ofori A., Takrama J., Djan E., Opoku S.Y., Dadzie A.M., Bhattacharjee R., Motamayor J....	2015	Tree Genetics and Genomes	11	3	10.1007/s11295-015-0875-9	Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, Box 8, New-Tafo Akim, Ghana; Central Biotechnology Laboratory,...	Padi, F.K., Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, Box 8, New-Tafo Akim, Ghana; Ofori, A., Cocoa Rese...	Evidence for the impact of mislabeling and/or pollen contamination on consistency of field perfor...	Diversity; Fingerprinting; Genetic structure; Mislabelling; Theobroma	Theobroma; Theobroma cacao	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-78651314444	Truck productivity, efficiency, energy use, and carbon dioxide output: Benchmarking of internatio...	Woodrooffe J., Glaeser K.-P., Nordengen P.	2010	Transportation Research Record	None	2162	10.3141/2162-08	Transportation Research Institute, University of Michigan, 2901 Baxter Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-...	Woodrooffe, J., Transportation Research Institute, University of Michigan, 2901 Baxter Road, Ann ...	The Joint Transport Research Centre of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development...	None	Cargo volume; Energy use; Heavy vehicle; High-capacity; International transport; Organisation for...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34547619591	Development of performance-based tests for nontraditional road additives	Jones D.	2007	Transportation Research Record	2	1989	10.3141/1989-58	Transported, CSIR, P.O. Box 395, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa	Jones, D., Transported, CSIR, P.O. Box 395, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa	Nontraditional road additives (chemical stabilizers and dust palliatives) are applied to unsealed...	None	Climate change; Decision making; Dust; Gravel; Roads and streets; Gravel loss; Laboratory tests; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84954485995	Limitations of using conventional unpaired road specifications for understanding unpaired road pe...	Jones D., Paige-Green P.	2015	Transportation Research Record	2474	None	10.3141/2474-04	University of California Pavement Research Center, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineer...	Jones, D., University of California Pavement Research Center, Department of Civil and Environment...	Numerous specifications exist for selecting materials for n n pa Mil roads. The basis for them is...	None	Blending; Grading; Roads and streets; Specifications; Transportation; Analysis of various; Approp...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-76149107192	Evaluation of embedded discontinuity method for finite element analysis of cracking of hot-mix as...	Wu R., Denneman E., Harvey J.	2009	Transportation Research Record	None	2127	10.3141/2127-10	University of California, Pavement Research Center, Building 452, 1353 South 46th Street, Richmon...	Wu, R., University of California, Pavement Research Center, Building 452, 1353 South 46th Street,...	Cracking is a major source of distress in hot-mix asphalt (HMA) pavements. Various approaches hav...	None	Beam bending; Crack initiation and propagation; Crack model; Embedded discontinuity; Finite eleme...	None	View

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