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-s2.0-77956325523	The role and impact of Non-Academics Staff Union (NASU) in two Nigerian universities	Adeniji M.A., Adekunjo O.A.	2010	Library Philosophy and Practice	2010	MAR	None	College Librarian, College of Engineering and Technology, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State...	Adeniji, M.A., College Librarian, College of Engineering and Technology, Olabisi Onabanjo Univers...	[No abstract available]	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-80052775609	Thermo-mechanical fatigue damage and failure of modern high performance diesel pistons	Floweday G., Petrov S., Tait R.B., Press J.	2011	Engineering Failure Analysis	18	7	10.1016/j.engfailanal.2011.02.002	Sasol Advanced Fuels Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Cape Town, S...	Floweday, G., Sasol Advanced Fuels Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University o...	This study resulted from an engineering failure investigation related to diesel engine piston fai...	Cracking; Failure; Fatigue; Fracture; Piston	Air temperature; Cylinder head; Damage and failure; Engine durability; Engineering failures; Fuel...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-25444492944	Thermodynamic evaluation of viscosity in In-Zn and Sn-Zn liquid alloys	Ilo-Okeke E.O., Anusionwu B.C., Popoola O.	2005	Physics and Chemistry of Liquids	43	4	10.1080/00319100500087964	Department of Physics, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria; Department of Physics, ...	Ilo-Okeke, E.O., Department of Physics, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria; Anusio...	A theoretical formalism that links thermodynamic properties to transport properties has been used...	Liquid alloys; Phase-segregation; Viscosity	Diffusion in liquids; Indium alloys; Phase separation; Segregation (metallography); Thermal effec...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84902662804	Thermodynamic evaluation of a 42MW gas turbine power plant	Egware H., Obanor A., Itoje H.	2014	International Journal of Engineering Research in Africa	12	None	10.4028/www.scientific.net/JERA.12.83	Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Benin, P.M.B 1154, Benin City, Nigeria	Egware, H., Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Benin, P.M.B 1154, Benin City, Ni...	Energy and exergy analyses were carried out on an active 42MW open cycle gas turbine power plant....	Energy; Exergy; Performance; Power plant; Turbine	Atmospheric temperature; Combustion chambers; Energy dissipation; Fossil fuel power plants; Gas t...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84928343486	Thermodynamic analysis of the performance of a vapour compression refrigeration system, working w...	Bolaji B.O., Huan Z.	2013	Scientia Iranica	20	6	None	Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Agriculture, PMB 2240, Abeokuta, Nige...	Bolaji, B.O., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Agriculture, PMB 2240, ...	Environmentally benign natural refrigerants have recently attracted considerable attention due to...	Alternative refrigerants; Hydrocarbon mixtures; R134a; R290; R600a; Thermodynamic	Computer software; Global warming; Hydrocarbons; Mixtures; Ozone layer; Refrigerants; Thermoanaly...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84931843490	Thermodynamic analysis and performance optimization of organic rankine cycles for the conversion ...	Yekoladio P.J., Bello-Ochende T., Meyer J.P.	2015	International Journal of Energy Research	39	9	10.1002/er.3326	Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, Rondebosch, South ...	Yekoladio, P.J., Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X3, R...	The present study considers a thermodynamic analysis and performance optimization of geothermal p...	Exergy; Geothermal energy; Irreversibility analysis; Optimization; Organic rankine cycle	Atmospheric pressure; Atmospheric temperature; Bins; Boiling point; Exergy; Geothermal fields; Op...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84869988258	Thermochemical evaluation of hydroxyl and peroxyl radical precursors in the formation of troposph...	Igbafe A.I., Umukoro S.E.	2010	International Journal of Engineering Research in Africa	3	None	10.4028/www.scientific.net/JERA.3.74	Air Pollution Climatology and Energy Research Unit, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universit...	Igbafe, A.I., Air Pollution Climatology and Energy Research Unit, Department of Chemical Engineer...	The thermochemical properties of varieties of species needed to assess the most prominent pathway...	Chemical equilibrium; Nitrogen dioxide; Peroxyl acetyl nitrate; Thermochemical properties; Tropos...	Atmospheric reactions; Chemical equilibriums; Chemical species; Complete basis sets; Computationa...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84920936422	Thermal treatment, Jelly processing and sensory evaluation of cactus pear fruit juice	de Wit M., Bothma C., Swart P., Frey M., Hugo A.	2014	Journal of the Professional Association for Cactus Development	16	None	None	Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, University of the Free State, P.O. B...	de Wit, M., Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, University of the Free S...	Fruit juice plays an important role in human health. In an attempt to increase the use, other tha...	Cactus pear fruit; Free choice profiling; Jelly; Juice; Sensory analysis	Animalia; Cactaceae; Pyrus	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-68149134852	Thermal tolerance of the coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei: Predictions of climate change im...	Jaramillo J., Chabi-Olaye A., Kamonjo C., Jaramillo A., Vega F.E., Poehling H.-M., Borgemeister C.	2009	PLoS ONE	4	8	10.1371/journal.pone.0006487	Institute of Plant Diseases and Plant Protection, University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany; Inte...	Jaramillo, J., Institute of Plant Diseases and Plant Protection, University of Hannover, Hannover...	Coffee is predicted to be severely affected by climate change. We determined the thermal toleranc...	None	article; beetle; climate change; Colombia; developmental stage; environmental temperature; Ethiop...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-38149139296	Thermal tolerance in a south-east African population of the tsetse fly Glossina pallidipes (Dipte...	Terblanche J.S., Clusella-Trullas S., Deere J.A., Chown S.L.	2008	Journal of Insect Physiology	54	1	10.1016/j.jinsphys.2007.08.007	Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Private B...	Terblanche, J.S., Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch Uni...	For tsetse (Glossina spp.), the vectors of human and animal trypanosomiases, the physiological me...	Climate change; Cold tolerance; Fitness costs; Geographic distribution; Insect vector; Phenotypic...	climate change; fly; geographical distribution; phenotypic plasticity; population dynamics; popul...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77956123586	Thermal state of permafrost and active-layer monitoring in the antarctic: Advances during the int...	Vieira G., Bockheim J., Guglielmin M., Balks M., Abramov A.A., Boelhouwers J., Cannone N., Ganzer...	2010	Permafrost and Periglacial Processes	21	2	10.1002/ppp.685	University of Lisbon, Institute of Geography and Territorial Planning, Portugal; University of Wi...	Vieira, G., University of Lisbon, Institute of Geography and Territorial Planning, Portugal; Bock...	Results obtained during the International Polar Year (IPY) on the thermal state of permafrost and...	Active layer; Antarctica; ANTPAS; IPY; Permafrost temperature	active layer; freeze-thaw cycle; frozen ground; monitoring system; nunatak; patterned ground; per...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84865541913	Thermal performance of four types of water heating flat plate solar collectors for providing proc...	Wayua F.O., Okoth M.W., Wangoh J.	2012	Journal of Applied Sciences Research	8	5	None	National Arid Lands Research Centre, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box 147 (60500),...	Wayua, F.O., National Arid Lands Research Centre, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box...	Thermal performance tests were carried out on four water heating flat plate solar collectors with...	Flat-plate solar collectors; Thermal performance	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34547196839	Thermal performance of a solar oven with augmented sunlight concentration	Brooks M.J.	2007	Journal of Energy in Southern Africa	18	2	None	School of Mechanical Engineering, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	Brooks, M.J., School of Mechanical Engineering, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	This paper describes the thermal performance of a novel solar oven that incorporates a compact re...	Ring array concentrator; Solar irradiance; Solar oven; Thermal efficiency	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-67349105019	Thermal performance of a small oil-in-glass tube thermal energy storage system during charging	Mawire A., McPherson M., van den Heetkamp R.R.J.	2009	Energy	34	7	10.1016/j.energy.2009.02.016	Department of Physics and Electronics, North West University (Mafikeng Campus), Priv. Bag X2046, ...	Mawire, A., Department of Physics and Electronics, North West University (Mafikeng Campus), Priv....	A very small oil-in-glass tube thermal energy storage (TES) system is designed to allow for rapid...	Charging; Energy; Exergy; Oil-in-glass tube; Thermal energy storage; Thermal performance	Charging; Energy; Energy and exergy; Energy delivery; Glass tubes; Heat transfer rate; Hot plate ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-41949140269	Thermal performance in building without shading devices	Kadiri K.O., Okosun J.	2006	Journal of Applied Sciences	6	6	None	Department of Architecture, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria	Kadiri, K.O., Department of Architecture, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeri...	Most of the buildings in Ile-Ife were not designed with shading devices to shield the building in...	Building; Heat gain; Shading devices; Solar radiation; Thermal comfort	Building interiors; Direct solar radiation; Exposed to; Heat gains; In-buildings; Shading devices...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84900417099	Thermal performance considerations for intelligent video	Alves R.	2014	EngineerIT	None	APRIL	None	Axis Communications, South Africa	Alves, R., Axis Communications, South Africa	[No abstract available]	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84880045913	The rivers of Africa: Witness of climate change and human impact on the environment	Mahe G., Lienou G., Descroix L., Bamba F., Paturel J.E., Laraque A., Meddi M., Habaieb H., Adeaga...	2013	Hydrological Processes	27	15	10.1002/hyp.9813	HydroSciences Montpellier, IRD, Université Mohamed V-Agdal, Rabat, Morocco; Université de Yaoundé...	Mahe, G., HydroSciences Montpellier, IRD, Université Mohamed V-Agdal, Rabat, Morocco; Lienou, G.,...	In this paper, we study the impact of climate change on river regimes in several parts of Africa,...	Africa; Climate change; Dams; Land cover; River regime; Rivers	Africa; Agricultural areas; Ground water table; Impact on the environment; Land cover; Land-cover...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-72649090190	The risk-adjusted performance of responsible investment funds in South Africa	Viviers S., Bosch J.K., Smit E.M., Buijs A.	2008	Investment Analysts Journal	68	1	None	Respectively Department of Business Management, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, PO Box 77...	Viviers, S., Respectively Department of Business Management, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Universi...	[No abstract available]	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-60849127577	The risk-adjusted performance of companies with female directors: A South African case	Msweli-Mbanga P., Mkhize H.	2007	South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences	10	2	None	School of Management Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; School of Economics and ...	Msweli-Mbanga, P., School of Management Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; Mkhiz...	The objective of this research was to examine the effects of female directors on the risk-adjuste...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84898596877	The rise of assertive community interventions in South Africa: A randomized control trial assessi...	Botha U.A., Koen L., Galal U., Jordaan E., Niehaus D.J.H.	2014	BMC Psychiatry	14	1	10.1186/1471-244X-14-56	Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, PO...	Botha, U.A., Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Ste...	Background: Many countries have over the last few years incorporated mental health assertive inte...	Assertive interventions; Days in hospital; Developing countries; Readmission rates	adult; article; assertiveness; clinical article; community; control group; controlled study; deve...	None	View

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