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-s2.0-84920111703	Identifying talented young soccer players: Conditional, anthropometrical and physiological charac...	Bidaurrazaga-Letona I., Lekue J.A., Amado M., Santos-Concejero J., Gil S.M.	2015	RICYDE: Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte	11	39	10.5232/ricyde2015.03906	Departamento de Educación Física y Deportiva, Universidad del País Vasco, UPV/EHU, Spain; Athleti...	Bidaurrazaga-Letona, I., Departamento de Educación Física y Deportiva, Universidad del País Vasco...	The aim of this study was to provide the profile of elite young soccer players. Fifty-five player...	Maturation; Position; Talent identification; Youth soccer	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84942526399	Performance of high resolution satellite rainfall products over data scarce parts of eastern ethi...	Gebere S.B., Alamirew T., Merkel B.J., Melesse A.M.	2015	Remote Sensing	7	9	10.3390/rs70911639	Department for Geology, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Gustav-Zeuner-Str. 12, Frei...	Gebere, S.B., Department for Geology, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Gustav-Zeuner...	Accurate estimation of rainfall in mountainous areas is necessary for various water resource-rela...	GSMaP_MVK+; PERSIANN; Rain gauge; Satellite rainfall; TRMM 3B42	Gages; Neural networks; Precipitation (meteorology); Rain gages; Satellites; Soil moisture; Time ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84941078348	The relationship between capital structure and financial performance of firms listed on the nairo...	Otieno O.L., Ngwenya S.	2015	Corporate Ownership and Control	13	1CONT2	None	Department of Accounting and Finance, University of Nairobi, PO Box 30197, Nairobi, Kenya; Depart...	Otieno, O.L., Department of Accounting and Finance, University of Nairobi, PO Box 30197, Nairobi,...	Until now, researchers are not in consensus, whether it is the capital structure that influences ...	Capital structure; Financial performance; General linear model; NSE; Ordinary least regression	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84944684024	Debt capital, firm performance and change of CEO in firms listed on the Nairobi securities exchange	Otieno O.L., Ngwenya S.	2015	Corporate Ownership and Control	13	1CONT6	None	Department of Accounting and Finance, University of Nairobi, PO Box 30197, Nairobi, Kenya; Depart...	Otieno, O.L., Department of Accounting and Finance, University of Nairobi, PO Box 30197, Nairobi,...	It is generally accepted that boards of directors play a fundamental role in corporate governance...	Change of CEO; Debt capital; Firm performance; NSE	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84923300411	Impact of fuel price increaseon the Nigerian economy	Ocheni S.I.	2015	Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences	6	1S1	10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n1s1p560	Department Of Accounting, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Nigeria	Ocheni, S.I., Department Of Accounting, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Nigeria	Everybody appreciates the fact that when motorists pay more for fuel, the transport fare increase...	Economy; Fuel scarcity; Fuel subsidy; Nigeria	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84939551486	Governing boards and perceived performance of secondary schools: Preliminary evidence from a deve...	Nkundabanyanga S.K., Tauringana V., Muhwezi M.	2015	International Journal of Public Sector Management	28	3	10.1108/IJPSM-10-2014-0135	Department of Accounting, Makerere University Business School, Kampala, Uganda; Department of Acc...	Nkundabanyanga, S.K., Department of Accounting, Makerere University Business School, Kampala, Uga...	Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report the results of a study carried out to determine ...	Boards; Education; Performance; Public sector; Secondary schools; Uganda	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84944387190	Impact of evaporative cooling preservation on the shelf life of fruits and vegetable in South Wes...	Ndukwu M.C., Manuwa S.I.	2015	Research in Agricultural Engineering	61	3	10.17221/54/2013-RAE	Department of Agricultural and Bio Resources Engineering, College of Engineering and Engineering ...	Ndukwu, M.C., Department of Agricultural and Bio Resources Engineering, College of Engineering an...	Maintaining the freshness of vegetables and fruits even for a short period in a tropical environm...	Cold storage; Environmental friendly; Food quality; Freshness; Refrigeration	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84908541613	Design, construction, and evaluation of a mixed mode solar kiln with black-painted pebble bed for...	Ugwu S.N., Ugwuishiwu B.O., Ekechukwu O.V., Njoku H., Ani A.O.	2015	Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews	41	None	10.1016/j.rser.2014.09.033	Department of Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria; ...	Ugwu, S.N., Department of Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukk...	Different designs and improvements on solar kiln for drying different types of products have been...	Drying; Kiln; Moisture content; Solar; Timber; Wood	Kilns; Moisture; Timber; Wood; Mixed mode; Pebble beds; Solar; Solar kiln; Drying; Forests; Kilns...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84951124529	Factors affecting forage chopper performance	Ajav E.A., Yinusa B.	2015	International Agricultural Engineering Journal	17	3	None	Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Ib...	Ajav, E.A., Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Univ...	The performance of a forage chopper is greatly dependent on some factors such as cutting knife an...	Cutting knife parameters; Forage chopper; Moisture content; Operating time	Agriculture; Efficiency; Moisture; Moisture determination; Cutting knives; Guinea grass; Independ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84941646622	Trend analysis in climatic variables and impacts on rice yield in Nigeria	Akinbile C.O., Akinlade G.M., Abolude A.T.	2015	Journal of Water and Climate Change	6	3	10.2166/wcc.2015.044	Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure...	Akinbile, C.O., Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of T...	The effects of changes in meteorological parameters on rice yield variations were considered. Wea...	Nigeria; Rice yield; Trend analysis; Weather parameters	Climate change; Meteorological parameters; Meteorological variables; Multiple regressions; Nigeri...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84951006349	Environmental impact assessment of two polluting sources on stream in Nigeria	Akinbile C.O., Olugbojo W.O., Olubanjo O.O.	2015	International Agricultural Engineering Journal	17	3	None	Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure...	Akinbile, C.O., Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of T...	The environmental impact of locating two polluting sources of landfill (refuse dump) and petroche...	Akure; Landfill; Microbiological parameters; Petrochemical; Physico-chemical parameters; Pollutio...	Alkalinity; Biochemical oxygen demand; Chemical analysis; Chlorine compounds; Dissolved oxygen; E...	None	View
None	None	Impact of agricultural technology adoption on asset ownership: the case of improved cassava varie...	Awotide B.A., Alene A.D., Abdoulaye T., Manyong V.M.	2015	Food Security	7	6	10.1007/s12571-015-0500-7	Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria; International Instit...	Awotide, B.A., Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria; Alene...	Using household survey data from a sample of about 850 households selected from six States in sou...	Adoption; Assets; Cassava; Farmer; Impact; Nigeria; Poverty; PSM	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84943147298	The effect of diet and feeding system on the on-farm performance of local chickens during the ear...	Nakkazi C., Kugonza D.R., Kayitesi A.	2015	Livestock Research for Rural Development	27	10	None	Department of Agricultural Production, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, (CAES)...	Nakkazi, C., Department of Agricultural Production, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sci...	This study evaluated the performance of local chickens on three diets and two feeding systems und...	Chicks; Dietary-energy; Growth rate; Semi-scavenging	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84960366261	Evaluation of rice genotypes for resistance to brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens stål) popula...	Sreewongchai T., Worede F., Phumichai C., Sripichitt P.	2015	Kasetsart Journal - Natural Science	49	4	None	Department of Agronomy, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand; Amhara Regional Agricultural Res...	Sreewongchai, T., Department of Agronomy, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand; Worede, F., De...	Intensive cultivation of rice is believed to be one of the factors responsible for the outbreak o...	Brown planthopper; Nilaparvata lugens stål; Resistance; Rice	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84928943380	Evaluation of nitrogen fertilizer rates on growth and yield of commercially grown maize genotypes...	Olaniyan A.B.	2015	Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment	13	2	None	Department of Agronomy, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria	Olaniyan, A.B., Department of Agronomy, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria	Experiments were designed to estimate the nitrogen requirements of some commercially grown maize ...	Genotypes; Grain yield; Maize; Nitrogen fertilizer	nitrogen fertilizer; agricultural parameters; Article; biomass production; chlorophyll content; e...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84942258758	The appropriateness of preoperative blood testing: A retrospective evaluation and cost analysis	Buley H.E., Bishop D., Rodseth R.	2015	South African Medical Journal	105	6	10.7196/SAMJ.9318	Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, School of Clinical Medicine, College of Health S...	Buley, H.E., Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, School of Clinical Medicine, Colleg...	Background. Inappropriate preoperative blood testing can negatively contribute to healthcare cost...	None	albumin; C reactive protein; calcium; creatinine; electrolyte; magnesium; phosphate; urea; adult;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84928697233	Impact of alcohol on male reproductive hormones, oxidative stress and semen parameters in Sprague...	Oremosu A.A., Akang E.N.	2015	Middle East Fertility Society Journal	20	2	10.1016/j.mefs.2014.07.001	Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria; Department...	Oremosu, A.A., Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos State, Nige...	Objective To investigate the impact of alcohol on the reproductive hormones, oxidative stress and...	Alcohol; Infertility; Luteinizing hormone; Oxidative stress; Sperm count; Sperm motility; Testost...	alcohol; estrogen; follitropin; glutathione; gonadorelin; luteinizing hormone; malonaldehyde; sup...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84922985341	Radiologic Evaluation of the Orbital Index among the Igbo Ethnic Group of Nigeria	Ezeuko V.C., Om'Iniabohs F.A.E.	2015	European Journal of Anatomy	19	1	None	Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University ...	Ezeuko, V.C., Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medical Science...	The two orbits in the human face serve as sockets for the eyeball and other visual apparatus. It ...	Igbo ethnic group; Orbital height; Orbital index; Orbital width; Radiology	adolescent; adult; aged; Article; child; ethnic group; female; human; Igbo (people); infant; infe...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84940875454	Impact of response criteria (tibia ash weight vs. percent) on phytase relative non phytate phosph...	Li W., Angel R., Kim S.-W., Jiménez-Moreno E., Proszkowiec-Weglarz M., Plumstead P.W.	2015	Poultry Science	94	9	10.3382/ps/pev156	Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, United States;...	Li, W., Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, United...	The current study was conducted to evaluate the impacts of using tibia ash percentage or ash weig...	ash percentage; ash weight; broiler chicken; nPP relative phytase equivalence; tibia ash	bone ash; mineral; phosphate intake; phytase; administration and dosage; analysis; animal; animal...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84925453374	The impact of firm size and liquidity on the cost of external finance in africa	Hearn B., Piesse J.	2015	South African Journal of Economics	83	1	10.1111/saje.12062	Department of Business, Management and Economics, University of Sussex, Jubilee Building, Brighto...	Hearn, B., Department of Business, Management and Economics, University of Sussex, Jubilee Buildi...	Established illiquidity measures are constructed for emerging markets in Africa and used to deter...	Africa; emerging financial markets; G11; G12; G15; Liquidity; O55; portfolio diversification	equity; financial market; financial system; firm size; governance approach; industrial investment...	None	View

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