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-s2.0-84939635274	Impact of the energy-loss spatial profile and shear-viscosity to entropy-density ratio for the Ma...	Ayala A., Castaño-Yepes J.D., Dominguez I., Tejeda-Yeomans M.E.	2015	Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics	92	2	10.1103/PhysRevC.92.024910	Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-543,...	Ayala, A., Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Pos...	We compute the energy and momentum deposited by a fast-moving parton in a quark-gluon plasma usin...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84938151874	The CIB-lensing bispectrum: Impact on primordial non-gaussianity and detectability for the Planck...	Curto A., Tucci M., Kunz M., Martínez-González E.	2015	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	450	4	10.1093/mnras/stv849	Instituto de Física de Cantabria, CSIC, Universidad de Cantabria, Avda. de los Castros s/n, Santa...	Curto, A., Instituto de Física de Cantabria, CSIC, Universidad de Cantabria, Avda. de los Castros...	We characterize the cosmic infrared background (CIB)-lensing bispectrum which is one of the contr...	Infrared: diffuse background; Methods: data analysis; Methods: statistical; Radio continuum: gala...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84930271101	Evaluation of biochemical and quality attributes to monitor the application of heat and cold trea...	Polenta G., Budde C., Sivakumar D., Nanni M., Guidi S.	2015	Journal of Food Quality	38	3	10.1111/jfq.12139	Instituto de Tecnologi{dotless}a de Alimentos, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INT...	Polenta, G., Instituto de Tecnologi{dotless}a de Alimentos, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agro...	The study was accomplished to optimize the application of stress treatment to prevent chilling in...	None	Cold storage; Ethylene; Food storage; Fruits; Plants (botany); Proteins; Vegetables; Fruits and v...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84947486022	Temporal changes in the impacts on plant communities of an invasive alien tree, Acacia longifolia	Marchante H., Marchante E., Freitas H., Hoffmann J.H.	2015	Plant Ecology	216	11	10.1007/s11258-015-0530-4	Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Bencanta, Coimbra, Portugal...	Marchante, H., Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Bencanta, Co...	Studies on the impacts of invasive plants are common but most are short term and fail to consider...	Acacia longifolia; Coastal ecosystems; Indicator species analysis; Invasion chronology; Long-term...	biological invasion; chronology; coastal zone; community dynamics; ecological impact; invasive sp...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84928577469	Postharvest evaluation of Goldfinger banana (FHIA-01) at different storage temperatures followed ...	Gutiérrez-Martínez P., Avila-Peña R.C., Sivakumar D., Bautista-Baños S.	2015	Fruits	70	3	10.1051/fruits/2015008	Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic, Laboratorio Integral de Investigación en Alimentos, Av. Tecnológi...	Gutiérrez-Martínez, P., Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic, Laboratorio Integral de Investigación en ...	Introduction. Banana fruit is one of the major staple crops grown in the humid tropical areas of ...	Banana; Fruit maturity; Mexico; Musa spp.; Postharvest ripening	Musa; Musa acuminata	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-s2.0-84938153218	Combination Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV in Rwandan Adults: Clinical Outcomes and Impact on Rep...	Asiimwe-Kateera B., Veldhuijzen N., Balinda J.P., Rusine J., Eagle S., Vyankandondera J., Mugabek...	2015	AIDS Research and Treatment	2015	None	10.1155/2015/740212	INTERACT Program, Kigali, Rwanda; College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, ...	Asiimwe-Kateera, B., INTERACT Program, Kigali, Rwanda, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, U...	Adult women (n=113) and men (n=100) initiating combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) and wome...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84949460160	The Impact of Trachomatous Trichiasis on Quality of Life: A Case Control Study	Habtamu E., Wondie T., Aweke S., Tadesse Z., Zerihun M., Zewudie Z., Gebeyehu W., Callahan K., Em...	2015	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases	9	11	10.1371/journal.pntd.0004254	International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United...	Habtamu, E., International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, L...	Background: Trachomatous trichiasis is thought to have a profound effect on quality of life (QoL)...	None	adult; Article; case control study; clinical feature; clinical trial (topic); contrast sensitivit...	098481/Z/12/Z, Wellcome Trust	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84947460103	The invasive American weed parthenium hysterophorus can negatively impact malaria control in Africa	Nyasembe V.O., Cheseto X., Kaplan F., Foster W.A., Teal P.E.A., Tumlinson J.H., Borgemeister C., ...	2015	PLoS ONE	10	9	10.1371/journal.pone.0137836	International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya; Center for Medi...	Nyasembe, V.O., International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya;...	The direct negative effects of invasive plant species on agriculture and biodiversity are well kn...	None	alkaloid; parthenin; phenylheptatriyne; plant toxin; ricinine; unclassified drug; adult; Africa; ...	ARS, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; RO1A1077722, NIAID, National Institut...	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84947563361	Technical and institutional attributes constraining the performance of small-scale irrigation in ...	Amede T.	2015	Water Resources and Rural Development	6	None	10.1016/j.wrr.2014.10.005	International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Nairobi, Kenya	Amede, T., International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Nairobi, K...	Small-scale irrigation is playing an important role in adapting to climate change, achieving food...	Communities; Incentives; Irrigation management; Productivity; Water	agricultural application; crop production; incentive; infrastructural development; irrigation sys...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84938574028	The impact of multimorbidity on adult physical and mental health in low- and middle-income countr...	Arokiasamy P., Uttamacharya U., Jain K., Biritwum R.B., Yawson A.E., Wu F., Guo Y., Maximova T., ...	2015	BMC Medicine	13	1	10.1186/s12916-015-0402-8	International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India; Department of Community Health, U...	Arokiasamy, P., International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India; Uttamacharya, U.,...	Background: Chronic diseases contribute a large share of disease burden in low- and middle-income...	Activities of daily living; Low- and middle-income countries; Mental health; Multimorbidity; Non-...	ADL disability; adult; age; aged; aging; angina pectoris; arthritis; Article; asthma; cerebrovasc...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84939634484	Health risk and insurance: Impact of ethiopia's community based health insurance on household eco...	Yilma Z., Mebratie A., Sparrow R., Dekker M., Alemu G., Bedi A.S.	2015	World Bank Economic Review	29	None	10.1093/wber/lhv009	International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands; Crawford Sc...	Yilma, Z., International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands; ...	In 2011, in an attempt to increase access to health care and reduce household vulnerability to ou...	None	health care; health insurance; health risk; household income; welfare economics; Ethiopia	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84911091737	Genetic diversity of tropical early-maturing maize inbreds and their performance in hybrid combin...	Oyekunle M., Badu-Apraku B., Hearne S., Franco J.	2015	Field Crops Research	170	None	10.1016/j.fcr.2014.10.005	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), IITA (UK) Ltd, Carolyn House, 26 Dingwall...	Oyekunle, M., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), IITA (UK) Ltd, Carolyn Hous...	Hybrid development is enhanced by the assessment and understanding of genetic diversity and dista...	Drought stress; Drought tolerance; Heterosis; Inbred lines; Simple sequence repeat markers	drought resistance; drought stress; genetic marker; genetic resource; genetic variation; heterosi...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84945538270	Consistency of performance of early-maturing maize cultivars in striga-infested and striga-free e...	Badu-Apraku B., Yallou C., Oyekunle M., Akinwale R., Aweke G., Kamara A.	2015	Canadian Journal of Plant Science	95	6	10.4141/CJPS-2015-056	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), IITA (UK) Ltd, Carolyn House, 26 Dingwall...	Badu-Apraku, B., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), IITA (UK) Ltd, Carolyn H...	Despite the immense potential of maize (Zea mays L.) in savannas of West and Central Africa (WCA)...	Early-maturing cultivar; Genotype × environment interaction; Host plant resistance; Savanna; Stab...	crop yield; cultivar; dicotyledon; disease resistance; genotype-environment interaction; host pla...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84964826206	Evaluating testcross performance and genetic divergence of lines derived from reciprocal tropical...	Menkir A., Kling J.G., Anjorin B., Ladejobi F., Gedil M.	2015	Maydica	60	2	None	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Oyo Road, PMB 5320, Ibadan, Nigeria; Oreg...	Menkir, A., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Oyo Road, PMB 5320, Ibadan, N...	The development of hybrids with enhanced expression of heterosis depends on the genetic backgroun...	Agronomic performance; Maize; Reciprocal composites; S4 lines; SNP; SSR; Testcrosses	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84914665086	Exploitation of beneficial alleles from maize (Zea mays L.) landraces to enhance performance of a...	Meseka S., Menkir A., Obeng-Antwi K.	2015	Euphytica	201	1	10.1007/s10681-014-1214-1	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PMB 5320 Oyo Road, Ibadan, Nigeria; Crops Resear...	Meseka, S., International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, PMB 5320 Oyo Road, Ibadan, Nigeria; ...	Yield losses of maize due to drought stress (DS) in environments with limited rains can reach 100...	Backcross; Beneficial alleles; Drought stress; Introgression; Maize landrace	Zea mays	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84947867679	Impact of the productive safety net program on farmers' investments in sustainable land managemen...	Adimassu Z., Kessler A.	2015	Environmental Development	16	None	10.1016/j.envdev.2015.06.015	International Water Management Institute (IWMI), PO Box: 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Wageningen ...	Adimassu, Z., International Water Management Institute (IWMI), PO Box: 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopi...	This study assesses the impact of the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) on farmers' investment...	Central Rift Valley; Food security; Productive Safety Net; Propensity score matching; Sustainable...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84938602560	Maize systems under climate change in sub-Saharan Africa: Potential impacts on production and foo...	Tesfaye K., Gbegbelegbe S., Cairns J.E., Shiferaw B., Prasanna B.M., Sonder K., Boote K., Makumbi...	2015	International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management	7	3	10.1108/IJCCSM-01-2014-0005	International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; International M...	Tesfaye, K., International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Gb...	Purpose - The purpose of this study is to examine the biophysical and socioeconomic impacts of cl...	Bioeconomic modeling; Climate change; Climate change impact; Food security; Maize production; Sub...	agricultural intensification; climate change; crop yield; economic analysis; food production; foo...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84946220074	Impact of gender participation in non-farming activities on household income and poverty levels i...	Ali A., Erenstein O., Rahut D.B.	2015	Work	52	2	10.3233/WOR-152103	International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), NARC, Park Road, Islamabad, Pakistan; ...	Ali, A., International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), NARC, Park Road, Islamabad, P...	BACKGROUND: In the rural areas of Pakistan, the majority of farm households have small landholdin...	Non-farming opportunities; propensity score matching; rural areas	None	None	View
None	None	Evaluation of pooled ocular and vaginal swabs by the Cepheid GeneXpert CT/NG assay for the detect...	Dize L., West S.K., Mkocha H., Quinn T.C., Gaydos C.A.	2015	Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease	81	2	10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2014.11.010	International Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research Laboratory, Division of Infectious Diseases,...	Dize, L., International Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research Laboratory, Division of Infectious...	Ocular swabs from Tanzania were tested for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), and self-collected vaginal...	Chlamydia trachomatis; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Pooling; Trachoma	Aptima Combo 2 Assay; Article; bacterium detection; Chlamydia trachomatis; controlled study; cost...	None	View

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