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-s2.0-84942817362	Performance Analysis of Cross QAM with MRC Over Dual Correlated Nakagami-m, -n, and -q Channels	Kamdar M.W., Xu H.	2015	Wireless Personal Communications	84	4	10.1007/s11277-015-2780-9	School of Engineering, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa	Kamdar, M.W., School of Engineering, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa; Xu, H., S...	An approximation of the symbol error probability (SEP) of the cross QAM (XQAM) signal in a single...	Correlated; Cross QAM; Nakagami; Performance analysis	Blind equalization; Fading channels; Probability; Correlated; Maximal ratio combining (MRC); Mome...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84906253269	Climate change impacts and adaptation in South Africa	Ziervogel G., New M., Archer van Garderen E., Midgley G., Taylor A., Hamann R., Stuart-Hill S., M...	2014	Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change	5	5	10.1002/wcc.295	Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South A...	Ziervogel, G., Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, University of Cape Town, Cap...	In this paper we review current approaches and recent advances in research on climate impacts and...	None	adaptive management; climate change; environmental planning; environmental policy; socioeconomic ...	None	View
None	None	Impact of crop cycle on movement patterns of pest rodent species between fields and houses in Africa	Monadjem A., Mahlaba T.A., Dlamini N., Eiseb S.J., Belmain S.R., Mulungu L.S., Massawe A.W., Maku...	2011	Wildlife Research	38	7	10.1071/WR10130	Department of Biological Sciences, University of Swaziland, Private Bag 4, Kwaluseni, Swaziland; ...	Monadjem, A., Department of Biological Sciences, University of Swaziland, Private Bag 4, Kwalusen...	Context Rodent pests can have severe impacts on crop production in sub-Saharan Africa. In particu...	agricultural fields; houses; movement patterns	agricultural land; agroecology; bait; biological control; capture method; crop; crop production; ...	None	View
None	None	Evaluation of short-, mid- and long-term effects of toe clipping on a wild rodent	Borremans B., Sluydts V., Makundi R.H., Leirs H.	2015	Wildlife Research	42	2	10.1071/WR14109	University of Antwerp, Evolutionary Ecology Group, Groenenborgerlaan 171, Antwerpen, Belgium; Ins...	Borremans, B., University of Antwerp, Evolutionary Ecology Group, Groenenborgerlaan 171, Antwerpe...	Context Toe clipping is a widely used method for permanent marking of small mammals, but its effe...	Animal ethics; Animal welfare; Capture-mark-recapture; Individual identification; Mastomys natale...	animal welfare; biological control; body condition; clipping; decision making; mark-recapture met...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33746454751	Impact of land use on vegetation composition, diversity, and selected soil properties of wetlands...	Walters D.J.J., Kotze D.C., O'Connor T.G.	2006	Wetlands Ecology and Management	14	4	10.1007/s11273-005-4990-5	Mondi Wetlands Project, Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa, WWF-South Africa, P.O. ...	Walters, D.J.J., Mondi Wetlands Project, Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa, WWF-So...	Wetlands provide the ecosystem services of enhancing water quality, attenuating floods, sequestra...	Carbon; Communal; Cultivation; DCA; Invasives; Oxbows; Plant diversity; South Africa	community composition; grazing pressure; land use; ordination; plant community; soil carbon; soil...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-31744438443	Evaluation of two novel Ziehl-Neelsen methods for tuberculosis diagnosis	Frimpong E.H., Adukpo R., Owusu-Darko K.	2005	West African Journal of Medicine	24	4	None	Department of Bacteriology, Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research, Legon, Ghana; Departm...	Frimpong, E.H., Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medical Sciences, KNUST, Kumasi, G...	Background: Currently, the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) in Ghana relies on direct sputum smear,...	Laboratory infection; Sputum microscopy; Tuberculosis	hypochlorite sodium; xylene; acid fast bacterium; adolescent; adult; aged; article; clinical tria...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-80052335530	Malocclusion and its impact on quality of life of school children in Nigeria [La malocclusion den...	Anosike A.N., Sanu O.O., da Costa O.O.	2010	West African Journal of Medicine	29	6	None	Department of Child Dental Health, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, PMB 12003, Idi-Araba...	Anosike, A.N., Department of Child Dental Health, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, PMB 1...	BACKGROUND: Malocclusion, though not life-threatening, is an important public health issue, which...	Dental aesthetic; Impact; Malocclusion; Quality of life; School-children; Treatment need	adolescent; article; child; clinical assessment tool; clinical examination; cross-sectional study...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-76349120879	Underutilization of vaginal hysterectomy and its impact on residency training	Ocheke A.N., Ekwempu C.C., Musa J.	2009	West African Journal of Medicine	28	5	None	Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, P MB 2076, Jos, Plate...	Ocheke, A.N., Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, P MB 20...	BACKGROUND: The advantages of vaginal hysterectomy over abdominal hysterectomy include lower morb...	Abdominal hysterectomy; Hysterectomy; Nigeria; Residency training; Vaginal hysterectomy	abdominal hysterectomy; adult; article; benign tumor; bladder injury; female; fistula; human; int...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-23044449510	The ultrastructure of the peri-articular osteophytes - An evaluation by scanning electron microscopy	Alonge T.O., Rooney P., Oni O.O.A.	2005	West African Journal of Medicine	24	2	None	Department of Orthopaedics, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria; Department of Trauma an...	Alonge, T.O., Department of Orthopaedics, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria; Rooney, P...	Objective: Osteophytes are intra-articular osteochondral tissues, which are usually found at the ...	Cartilage mantle; Critical point drying scanning electron microscope; Osteoarthritis; Osteophyte	collagen; article; articular cartilage; cell differentiation; cell proliferation; cell structure;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33646825236	Laboratory evaluation of pyriproxifen treated bednets on mosquito fertility and fecundity. A prel...	Aiku A.O., Yates A., Rowland M.	2006	West African Journal of Medicine	25	1	None	Department of Physiology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria; Department of Infectious Tropica...	Aiku, A.O., Department of Physiology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria; Yates, A., Departmen...	Aim: The study evaluated the effect of pyriproxifen treated bednets on mosquito fertility and fec...	Fecundity; Fertility; Mosquito; Pyriproxifen	chemosterilant; pyrethroid; pyriproxyfen; Anopheles stephensi; article; bed net; breeding; clinic...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-23044452978	Risk of nosocomial bacteria transmission: Evaluation of cleaning methods of probes used for routi...	Bello T.O., Taiwo S.S., Oparinde D.P., Hassan W.O., Amure J.O.	2005	West African Journal of Medicine	24	2	None	Department of Radiology, Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Nigeria; Departmen...	Bello, T.O., Department of Radiology, Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Niger...	Background: There exists a small but definite risk of nosocomial infection transmission attributa...	Nosocomial infection; US probes	article; bacterial colonization; bacterial infection; bacterium isolate; cleaning; clinical artic...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34848846123	Evaluation of male anterior urethral strictures by ultrasonography compared with retrograde ureth...	Akano A.O.	2007	West African Journal of Medicine	26	2	None	Department of Radiology, National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria	Akano, A.O., Department of Radiology, National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria	Background: Abnormality of the male anterior urethra is common and is routinely assessed by contr...	Male urethra; Retrograde urethrography; Sonourethrograph; Stricture	adult; age distribution; aged; article; clinical article; clinical effectiveness; clinical trial;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84908897402	Ultrasound evaluation of intima-media thickness of carotid arteries in adults with primary hypert...	Umeh E.O., Agunloye, Adekanmi A.J., Adeyinka A.O.	2013	West African Journal of Medicine	32	1	None	Department of Radiology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria	Umeh, E.O., Department of Radiology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria; Agu...	BACKGROUND: Ultrasound measured Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT) is a simple and inexpensive...	Carotid; Hypertension; Intima-media thickness; Ultrasound	adult; aged; arterial wall thickness; Article; B scan; case control study; controlled study; corr...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-38049184766	Evaluation of Alvarado score as an admission criterion in patients with suspected diagnosis of ac...	Tade A.O.	2007	West African Journal of Medicine	26	3	None	Department of Surgery, Olabisi Onabanjo, University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeri...	Tade, A.O., Department of Surgery, Olabisi Onabanjo, University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun S...	Background: Patients with right iliac fossa pain present a diagnostic challenge to emergency room...	Admission criterion; Alvarado score; Appendicitis; Diagnosis	abdominal pain; acute appendicitis; adult; Alvarado score; article; clinical trial; controlled cl...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84857091316	Impact of cypermethrin on selected enzymes in tissues of heterobranchus bidorsalis	Gabriel U.U., Jack I.R., Egobueze E., Edori O.S.	2011	West African Journal of Applied Ecology	18	None	None	Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Environment, Rivers State University of Science and Technolog...	Gabriel, U.U., Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Environment, Rivers State University of Scienc...	Heterobranchus bidorsalis (mean total length 31.50 ± 2.32 cm SD; mean weight 241.25 ± 30.39 g SD)...	None	Heterobranchus bidorsalis	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-70349931435	Impact of gold mining on soil and some staple foods collected from selected mining communities in...	Hayford E.K., Amin A., Osae E.K., Kutu J.	2009	West African Journal of Applied Ecology	14	None	None	Department of Geology, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana; Department of Environmental Scie...	Hayford, E.K., Department of Geology, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana; Amin, A., Departm...	The principle of neutron activation was used to investigate the presence of toxic elements and po...	None	Manihot esculenta	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84884950437	Evaluation of an integrated approach involving chemical and biological processes for the detoxifi...	Osei B.A., Ahmed R.M.	2013	West African Journal of Applied Ecology	21	1	None	Department of Soil Science, School of Agriculture, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana; D...	Osei, B.A., Department of Soil Science, School of Agriculture, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coa...	Chemical and bio-remediation measures for the detoxification of pollutants such as cyanide and he...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84886026763	Impact of land use on river systems in Ghana	Ayivor J.S., Gordon C.	2012	West African Journal of Applied Ecology	20	None	None	Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana	Ayivor, J.S., Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra...	Rivers play significant roles in the provision of water for domestic and industrial purposes. Nev...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84958049125	The impact of harvest frequency on herbage yield and quality of cynodon nlemfuensis	Timpong-Jones E.C., Adjorlolo L.K., Ayizanga R.A.	2015	West African Journal of Applied Ecology	23	2	None	Livestock and Poultry Research Centre, School of Agriculture, College of Basic and Applied Scienc...	Timpong-Jones, E.C., Livestock and Poultry Research Centre, School of Agriculture, College of Bas...	Ruminants in Ghana experience feed deficit in the dry season leading to loss of weight and condit...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84884940483	Impact of urban effluents on the macroinvertebrates of a Creek in Accra, Ghana	Baa-Poku J., Asante F., Amakye J.S.	2013	West African Journal of Applied Ecology	21	1	None	P. O. Box Os 943 Osu, Accra, Ghana; Koforidua Polytechnic, P. O. Box KF 981, Koforidua Eastern Re...	Baa-Poku, J., P. O. Box Os 943 Osu, Accra, Ghana; Asante, F., Koforidua Polytechnic, P. O. Box KF...	The impact of effluents on the macroinvertebrate communities of an urban creek in Accra was studi...	None	None	None	View

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