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-s2.0-84862162307	Calibration and performance testing of sodium iodide, NaI (Tl), detector at the food and environm...	Faanu A., Emi-Reynolds G., Darko E.O., Awudu R., Glover E.T., Adukpo O.K., Otoo F., Kpeglo D.O., ...	2012	West African Journal of Applied Ecology	19	1	None	Radiation Protection Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P. O. Box LG 80, Legon-Accra, Gha...	Faanu, A., Radiation Protection Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P. O. Box LG 80, Legon...	The performance testing of a newly acquired sodium iodide detector (NaI), (Tl)) at Ghana Atomic E...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84885576797	Evaluation of indigenous fungal pathogens from horse purslane (trianthema portulacastrum) for the...	Ray P., Vijayachandran L.S.	2013	Weed Science	61	4	10.1614/WS-D-12-00076.1	Amrita Center for Nanomedicine and Molecular Medicine, AIMS, Ponekkara, Kochi, 41, Kerala, India;...	Ray, P., Amrita Center for Nanomedicine and Molecular Medicine, AIMS, Ponekkara, Kochi, 41, Keral...	Periodic surveys were conducted to seek potential indigenous fungal agents for development as myc...	indigenous fungal pathogen	biological control; dicotyledon; field; fungal disease; fungus; greenhouse ecosystem; host range;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84899056568	Testing the performance of registered herbicides on the control of Campuloclinium macrocephalum (...	Goodall J.M., Witkowski E.T.F.	2014	Weed Research	54	3	10.1111/wre.12071	Restoration and Conservation Biology, School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, Univers...	Goodall, J.M., Restoration and Conservation Biology, School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sc...	We report on the performance of the registered herbicides picloram and metsulfuron-methyl on the ...	Disease; Drought; Environmental factors; Fire; Mortality; Pompom weed; Recruitment; Regrowth; See...	chemical control; dicotyledon; disease treatment; drought; environmental factor; fire; gas chroma...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-78650440404	Impact of Parthenium hysterophorus on grazing land communities in north-eastern Ethiopia	Nigatu L., Hassen A., Sharma J., Adkins S.W.	2010	Weed Biology and Management	10	3	10.1111/j.1445-6664.2010.00378.x	Department of Plant Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia; School of Land, Crop and ...	Nigatu, L., Department of Plant Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia; Hassen, A., D...	An investigation into the impact of Parthenium hysterophorus infestation was conducted in 2007 in...	Biodiversity; Cover abundance; Dry weight; Grazing lands; Parthenium hysterophorus; Species evenness	Andropogon; Chloris gayana; Cynodon dactylon; Datura stramonium; Eragrostis; Hyparrhenia hirta; P...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84904745861	Quantifying the impact of weather extremes on global food security: A spatial bio-economic approach	Gbegbelegbe S., Chung U., Shiferaw B., Msangi S., Tesfaye K.	2014	Weather and Climate Extremes	4	None	10.1016/j.wace.2014.05.005	International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Kenya Office, PO Box 1041, Village Mar...	Gbegbelegbe, S., International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Kenya Office, PO Box ...	This study uses a spatial bio-economic modelling framework to estimate the impact of the 2012 wea...	Developing world; Food security; IMPACT; Spatial bio-economic modelling; Weather extreme	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84940943140	Impact of soil moisture on extreme maximum temperatures in Europe	Whan K., Zscheischler J., Orth R., Shongwe M., Rahimi M., Asare E.O., Seneviratne S.I.	2015	Weather and Climate Extremes	9	None	10.1016/j.wace.2015.05.001	The Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium, The University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada; Max Pla...	Whan, K., The Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium, The University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canad...	Land-atmosphere interactions play an important role for hot temperature extremes in Europe. Dry s...	Extreme temperatures; Extreme value theory; Generalized extreme value; Land-atmosphere interactio...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84937953954	Effect of laser surface texturing (LST) on tribochemical films dynamics and friction and wear per...	Olofinjana B., Lorenzo-Martin C., Ajayi O.O., Ajayi E.O.	2015	Wear	None	None	10.1016/j.wear.2015.02.050	Energy Systems Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, United States; Department of P...	Olofinjana, B., Energy Systems Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, United States,...	Surface texturing or topographical design is one of the primary techniques to control friction an...	Friction; LST; Lubrication regimes; Oil additives; Tribochemical films; Wear	Durability; Friction; Laser beams; Lubrication; Wear of materials; Boundary lubrications; Frictio...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84879141616	Performance of diamond inserts in ultra-high precision turning of Cu3Cr3Zr alloy	Abou-El-Hossein K., Olufayo O., Mkoko Z.	2013	Wear	302	42371	10.1016/j.wear.2013.01.062	Precision Engineering Laboratory, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth 6031, So...	Abou-El-Hossein, K., Precision Engineering Laboratory, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Po...	Copper-chrome-zirconium (Cu3Cr3Zr) alloys can be used in the optics industry to make mould insert...	Cu3Cr3Zr alloy; Diamond tool wear; Ultra-high precision machining	Acoustic signals; Diamond tool wears; Dominant mechanism; Machining parameters; Material removal ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77953128439	Changes in tribological performance of high molecular weight high density polyethylene induced by...	Pettarin V., Churruca M.J., Felhös D., Karger-Kocsis J., Frontini P.M.	2010	Wear	269	42371	10.1016/j.wear.2010.03.006	Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Tecnología de Ma...	Pettarin, V., Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencia y Te...	Through this work, the effect of the addition of commercial molybdenum disulphide on the tribolog...	Fracture toughness; Lubricant additives; Polymer-matrix composite; Sliding wear; Stress-strain be...	Abrasive wears; Adhesive wears; Coefficient of frictions; Dynamic condition; Fracture behavior; F...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84906887788	Potential impacts of climate change on precipitation over lake Victoria, East Africa, in the 21st...	Akurut M., Willems P., Niwagaba C.B.	2014	Water (Switzerland)	6	9	10.3390/w6092634	Department of Civil Engineering, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 40, bus 2448, Leuven 3001, Belgi...	Akurut, M., Department of Civil Engineering, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 40, bus 2448, Leuven...	Precipitation over Lake Victoria in East Africa greatly influences its water balance. Over 30 mil...	Climate change; General circulation models (GCMs); Lake Victoria; Precipitation; Representative c...	Climate models; Computer simulation; Lakes; Mean square error; Potable water; Precipitation (chem...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84928670357	Impact of population growth and climate change on the freshwater resources of Lamu Island, Kenya	Okello C., Tomasello B., Greggio N., Wambiji N., Antonellini M.	2015	Water (Switzerland)	7	3	10.3390/w7031264	Integrated Geoscience Research Group (I.G.R.G.), University of Bologna, Sant'Alberto 163, Ravenna...	Okello, C., Integrated Geoscience Research Group (I.G.R.G.), University of Bologna, Sant'Alberto ...	Demand for freshwater is rising with factors, such as population growth, land use change and clim...	Climate change; Freshwater; Groundwater; Population growth; Water stress	Aquifers; Groundwater; Groundwater resources; Industrial emissions; Land use; Landforms; Populati...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77955079958	The impact of Moringa oleifera as a coagulant aid on the removal of trihalomethane (THM) precurso...	Kalibbala H.M., Wahlberg O., Hawumba T.J.	2009	Water Science and Technology: Water Supply	9	6	10.2166/ws.2009.671	Department of Civil Engineering, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda; Department ...	Kalibbala, H.M., Department of Civil Engineering, Makerere University, P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Ug...	Chlorine is used as a disinfectant and an oxidant in drinking water treatment to protect the publ...	Coagulant aid; Iron; Moringa oleifera; Pre-chlorination; Taste; THM precursors	Chlorination byproducts; Drinking water; Drinking water treatment; Halogenated organic compounds;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84960896156	Calibration of a passive, in situ, integrative sampler for monitoring of microbial biotoxins in a...	Nyoni H., Mamba B.B., Msagati T.A.M.	2015	Water Science and Technology: Water Supply	15	6	10.2166/ws.2015.080	University of South Africa, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Nanotechnology and Wa...	Nyoni, H., University of South Africa, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Nanotechno...	In this work, an integrative passive sampler based on a silicone membrane filled with a suspensio...	Iron-oxide-nanoparticle; Microcystins; Passive sampling; Silicone membrane	Calibration; Chromatography; Flow velocity; High performance liquid chromatography; Iron compound...	None	View
None	None	Wastewater treatment performance efficiency of constructed wetlands in African countries: A review	Mekonnen A., Leta S., Njau K.N.	2015	Water Science and Technology	71	1	10.2166/wst.2014.483	Center for Environmental Science, College of Natural Science, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 33...	Mekonnen, A., Center for Environmental Science, College of Natural Science, Addis Ababa Universit...	In Africa, different studies have been conducted at different scales to evaluate wastewater treat...	Constructed wetland; Horizontal subsurface flow; Removal efficiency; Surface flow	Biochemical oxygen demand; Chemical oxygen demand; Efficiency; Oxygen; Wastewater treatment; Cons...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79958214641	Pilot scale evaluation of SANI® process for sludge minimization and greenhouse gas reduction in s...	Lu H., Wu D., Tang D.T.W., Chen G.H., Van Loosdrecht M.C.M., Ekama G.	2011	Water Science and Technology	63	10	10.2166/wst.2011.342	Department of Civil Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay,...	Lu, H., Department of Civil Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Wa...	This study reports on a pilot trial of the SANI® process (Sulfate reduction, Autotrophic denitrif...	CO2 emission; Energy consumption; Pilot scale; Saline sewage; SANI® process; Sludge reduction	Aerobic bioreactors; Autotrophic denitrification; Biological nutrient removal; Dissolved sulfide;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84918811269	Impact of ozone pre-treatment on the performance of upflow anaerobic sludge blanket treating pre-...	Robertson L., Britz T.J., Sigge G.O.	2014	Water Science and Technology	70	10	10.2166/wst.2014.435	Department of Food Science, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, South Africa	Robertson, L., Department of Food Science, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, So...	Two 2 L laboratory-scale upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors were operated for 277 da...	Anaerobic digestion; Coagulant; Distillery wastewater; Ozone; Pre-treatment	Anaerobic digestion; Chemical oxygen demand; Coagulation; Effluents; Methane; Oils and fats; Ozon...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-57149095641	Development of a water state index to assess the severity of impacts on and changes in natural wa...	Suridge A.K.J., Brent A.C.	2008	Water Science and Technology	58	8	10.2166/wst.2008.741	Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; ...	Suridge, A.K.J., Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, University of Pretoria, Pretori...	Lifecycle assessment (LCA) is a standardised methodology that is used to assess the impact of tec...	16S rDNA; Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE); Environmental impact; Lifecycle assessm...	ground water; surface water; accuracy; article; biodegradation; environmental impact assessment; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84880024279	Biosurfactants as demulsifying agents for oil recovery from oily sludge -Performance evaluation	Chirwa E.M.N., Mampholo T., Fayemiwo O.	2013	Water Science and Technology	67	12	10.2166/wst.2013.207	Environmental Engineering Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Pretoria, Pret...	Chirwa, E.M.N., Environmental Engineering Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, University o...	The oil producing and petroleum refining industries dispose of a significant amount of oily sludg...	Biosurfactant; Demulsification; Oily sludge simulation; Pickering emulsion; Sodium dodecyl sulphate	Bio surfactant; Commercial surfactants; Complex compositions; Demulsifying agents; Oily sludges; ...	FA2006031900007, NRF, National Research Foundation	View
None	None	The impact of cost recovery and sharing system on water policy implementation and human right to:...	Kibassa D.	2011	Water Science and Technology	63	11	10.2166/wst.2011.482	Institute of Human Settlement Studies (IHSS), Ardhi University (ARU), P.O. Box 35124, Dar es Sala...	Kibassa, D., Institute of Human Settlement Studies (IHSS), Ardhi University (ARU), P.O. Box 35124...	In Tanzania, the National Water Policy (NAWAPO) of 2002 clearly stipulates that access to water s...	Affordability; Cost recovery; Human right to water; Water policy; Willingness to pay	Affordability; Cost recovery; Human rights; Water policy; Willingness to pay; Depreciation; Econo...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-58849134329	Long-term impacts of pasture irrigation with treated sewage effluent on shallow groundwater quality	Gwenzi W., Munondo R.	2008	Water Science and Technology	58	12	10.2166/wst.2008.583	Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, School of Earth and Geographical Sciences, University of Wester...	Gwenzi, W., Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, School of Earth and Geographical Sciences, Universi...	The study investigated the effects of 26 years of effluent irrigation on chemical and bacteriolog...	Effluent irrigation; Groundwater; Loading rates; Wastewater	Bacteriological quality; Control sites; Effluent irrigation; Enhanced mobility; Groundwater conta...	None	View

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