African Evaluation Database

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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-s2.0-84938348842	Environmental impact of mining and pedogeochemistry of Agunjin area, southwestern Nigeria	Odewumi Shola C., Aminu Ahmed A., Abuh M., Bulus Joseph A.	2015	International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering	8	2	None	Department of Science Laboratory Technology, University of Jos, P.M.B 2084, Jos, Nigeria; Departm...	Odewumi Shola, C., Department of Science Laboratory Technology, University of Jos, P.M.B 2084, Jo...	Agunjin area occurs in the southwestern sector of the Nigerian Basement Complex along Ajase Ipo- ...	Bioaccumulation; Ecosystem; Toxic elements; Zinc and copper	Absorption spectroscopy; Atomic absorption spectrometry; Bioaccumulation; Biochemistry; Ecosystem...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84940869532	The impacts of integrated youth training farm as a capacity building center for youth agricultura...	Latopa A.-L.A., Rashid S.N.A.S.	2015	Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences	6	5	10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n5p524	Department of Social and Development Science, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia; Department of ...	Latopa, A.-L.A., Department of Social and Development Science, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysi...	Capacity building in agriculture has become imperative in Nigeria due to the high rate of youth u...	Agriculture training; Capacity building; Malete youth farm; Youth empowerment; Youth unemployment	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84930671344	The development of a Simplified, Effective, Labour Monitoring-to-Action (SELMA) tool for Better O...	Souza J.P., Oladapo O.T., Bohren M.A., Mugerwa K., Fawole B., Moscovici L., Alves D., Perdona G.,...	2015	Reproductive Health	12	1	10.1186/s12978-015-0029-4	Department of Social Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Av. Bandei...	Souza, J.P., Department of Social Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paul...	Background: The partograph is currently the main tool available to support decision-making of hea...	Decision-support tool; Labour monitoring; Partograph	Article; clinical assessment tool; clinical trial; cohort analysis; decision support system; diag...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84920102563	Status, emotional displays, and the relationally-based evaluation of criminals and their behavior	Dilks L.M., McGrimmon T.S., Thye S.R.	2015	Social Science Research	50	None	10.1016/j.ssresearch.2014.11.016	Department of Sociology and Anthropology, West Virginia University, PO Box 6326, Morgantown, WV, ...	Dilks, L.M., Department of Sociology and Anthropology, West Virginia University, PO Box 6326, Mor...	This research uses status characteristics theory to expand our knowledge of the effects of status...	Offender dangerousness; Offender-victim dyad; Offense severity; Sentencing; Status characteristic...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84939876734	The Impact of Community Support Initiatives on the Stigma Experienced by People Living with HIV/A...	Masquillier C., Wouters E., Mortelmans D., le Roux Booysen F.	2015	AIDS and Behavior	19	2	10.1007/s10461-014-0865-1	Department of Sociology, Research Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies (CELLO), Univer...	Masquillier, C., Department of Sociology, Research Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Studie...	In the current context of human resource shortages in South Africa, various community support int...	Peer adherence support; South Africa; Stigma; Treatment buddy; Unintended social side effects	anti-retroviral agents; adolescent; adult; community health services; controlled study; Helping B...	NRF, National Research Foundation	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84923171832	The Relational Orientation of the African and Performance Management Practices in Selected Instit...	Amoah S.K., Afranie S.	2015	Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences	6	1S1	10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n1s1p87	Department of Sociology, School of Social Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, South Africa	Amoah, S.K., Department of Sociology, School of Social Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Sout...	It is unsatisfactory to find that in the literature on employee performance appraisal management,...	Performance Management Practices; Relational Orientation; Sociocultural Values	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84916886012	Nutrient balances and economic performance in urban and peri-urban vegetable production systems o...	Abdulkadir A., Sangaré S.K., Amadou H., Agbenin J.O.	2015	Experimental Agriculture	51	1	10.1017/S0014479714000180	Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ahmadu Bello University, P.M.B 1044, Zaria, N...	Abdulkadir, A., Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ahmadu Bello University, P.M....	Urban and peri-urban (UPA) cultivation supplies fresh vegetables and employment for the increasin...	None	Joturus pichardi	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84941362045	In situ evaluation of internal drainage in duplex soils of the Tukulu, Sepane and Swartland forms	Mavimbela S.S.W., Van Rensburg L.D.	2015	South African Journal of Plant and Soil	32	4	10.1080/02571862.2015.1028488	Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South ...	Mavimbela, S.S.W., Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, University of the Free State, B...	Internal drainage is a critical hydrological process in soil water conservation. Pedological and ...	clay soils; drainage flux; drained upper limit; hydraulic conductivity; pedological properties	clay soil; drainage; duplex; hydraulic conductivity; pedology; soil horizon; soil profile; soil t...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84940834960	Impact of modified laboratory learning environment on transformative biology process skills among...	Salami M.O.	2015	Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences	6	5S1	10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n5s1p84	Department of Special Education and Curriculum Studies, Obafemi Awolowo UniversityIle-Ife Osun St...	Salami, M.O., Department of Special Education and Curriculum Studies, Obafemi Awolowo UniversityI...	This study examined the impact a modified laboratory learning environment (MLLE) has on the Biolo...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84941925633	Recall and understanding of feedback by adult patients following diagnostic audiological evaluation	Watermeyer J., Kanji A., Mlambo N.	2015	International Journal of Audiology	54	10	10.3109/14992027.2015.1051667	Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, School of Human and Community Development, Universi...	Watermeyer, J., Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, School of Human and Community Devel...	Objective: Patient recall and understanding of information provided during feedback sessions may ...	audiology; diagnosis; feedback; patient education; Recall; understanding	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84938897783	Performance of EAL learners on a non-South African Articulation Test (GFTA-2)	van Biljon S., Nolte B., van der Linde J., Zsilavecz U., Naude E.	2015	Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies	33	2	10.2989/16073614.2015.1047388	Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, South Africa	van Biljon, S., Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, So...	Research on the various aspects of child language development in South Africa has generally been ...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84955260278	The impact of social media within the sporting industry	Hussain S.B.	2015	Problems and Perspectives in Management	13	4	None	Department of Sport Studies, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Durban University of Technology, South ...	Hussain, S.B., Department of Sport Studies, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Durban University of Tec...	Public Relations within the sporting industry should play a vital role towards an organization's ...	Communication; Public relations; Social media	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84943264672	Relationship among fitness, morphological characteristics, skills and performance in men’s fastpi...	Wentzel M., Travill A.L.	2015	South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation	37	2	None	Department of Sport, Recreation and Exercise Science, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, ...	Wentzel, M., Department of Sport, Recreation and Exercise Science, University of the Western Cape...	Men’s fast pitch softball does not have a specific battery of tests and relies on the tests and n...	Anthropometry; Correlations; Fast-pitch softball; Fitness; Performance; Skills	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84949664163	Decision support for evaluating player performance in rugby union	Calder J.M., Durbach I.N.	2015	International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching	10	1	None	Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa	Calder, J.M., Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Afri...	Many professional rugby teams collect extensive data on player performance, but the synthesis of ...	Performance Analysis; Player Evaluation; Rugby Football; Sport Analytics	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84936849828	Predicting the impact of border control on malaria transmission: a simulated focal screen and tre...	Silal S.P., Little F., Barnes K.I., White L.J.	2015	Malaria Journal	14	1	10.1186/s12936-015-0776-2	Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa;...	Silal, S.P., Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town, ...	Background: South Africa is one of many countries committed to malaria elimination with a target ...	Elimination; Focal screen and treat; Imported infections; Malaria	Article; controlled study; diagnostic procedure; infection control; malaria control; mathematical...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84927160851	The performance of serial correlation preliminary test estimators under asymmetry loss functions	Nakale S.N., Kleyn J., Arashi M., Bekker A.	2015	South African Statistical Journal	49	1	None	Department of Statistics, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, P...	Nakale, S.N., Department of Statistics, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University ...	The risk performances, under the symmetric squared error loss function, of the estimators of the ...	BLINEX loss; LINEX loss; Preliminary test estimation; Risk function.; Serial correlation	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84930181776	Graphical evaluation of the prediction capabilities of partially replicated orthogonal central co...	Ukaegbu E.C., Chigbu P.E.	2015	Quality and Reliability Engineering International	31	4	10.1002/qre.1630	Department of Statistics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria	Ukaegbu, E.C., Department of Statistics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria; Chigbu, P.E., De...	In this work, the performances of the partially replicated-cube and -star (axial) portions of ort...	axial distance; centre point; cube; fraction of design space plots; scaled prediction variance; s...	Design; Dispersions; Geometry; Spheres; Stars; Axial distance; centre point; cube; Fraction of de...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84930182591	Improved phase i control charts for monitoring times between events	Kumar N., Chakraborti S.	2015	Quality and Reliability Engineering International	31	4	10.1002/qre.1623	Department of Statistics, University of Pretoria, Hatfield, South Africa; Department of Informati...	Kumar, N., Department of Statistics, University of Pretoria, Hatfield, South Africa; Chakraborti,...	In many situations, the times between certain events are observed and monitored instead of the nu...	Dixon's statistic; exponential distribution; in-control robustness; performance; phase I and phas...	Control charts; Flowcharting; Graphic methods; Robustness (control systems); Statistical process ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84924611129	Functional assessment of elderly patients with hearing impairment: A preliminary evaluation	Sogebi O.A., Oluwole L.O., Mabifah T.O.	2015	Journal of Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics	6	1	10.1016/j.jcgg.2014.08.004	Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu, Ogun, Nig...	Sogebi, O.A., Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sag...	Background The consequence of hearing impairment in elderly patients may affect daily living acti...	elderly; function; hearing impairment; limitations; Nigeria	adult; aged; aging; Article; audiometry; cognition; comorbidity; comparative study; controlled st...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84931572889	Identifying gaps in the surgical training curriculum in Rwanda through evaluation of operative ac...	Rickard J.L., Ntakiyiruta G., Chu K.M.	2015	Journal of Surgical Education	72	4	10.1016/j.jsurg.2015.01.013	Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwa...	Rickard, J.L., Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwan...	Objective To define the operations performed by surgical residents at a tertiary referral hospita...	global health; internship and residency; Rwanda; surgical education; teaching hospitals	acute abdomen; adolescent; adult; Article; child; cross-sectional study; curriculum; data base; d...	None	View

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