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-s2.0-77954865417	Effects of acclimation temperature on thermal tolerance, locomotion performance and respiratory m...	Lachenicht M.W., Clusella-Trullas S., Boardman L., Le Roux C., Terblanche J.S.	2010	Journal of Insect Physiology	56	7	10.1016/j.jinsphys.2010.02.010	Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch Universi...	Lachenicht, M.W., Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Ste...	The effects of acclimation temperature on insect thermal performance curves are generally poorly ...	Acclimation; Chill coma; Climate change; Critical thermal tolerance; Heat knockdown; House cricke...	acclimation; adaptation; body mass; climate variation; cricket; enzyme activity; locomotion; meta...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84858153937	Importance of using many taxa and having adequate controls for monitoring impacts of fire for art...	Pryke J.S., Samways M.J.	2012	Journal of Insect Conservation	16	2	10.1007/s10841-011-9404-9	Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matie...	Pryke, J.S., Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch University, Private ...	Fire is a key natural and anthropogenic disturbance factor across many ecosystems, and also an im...	Arthropods; Cape Floristic Region; Conservation; Fire; Insects; Invertebrates; Responses	abundance estimation; anthropogenic effect; biodiversity; biomonitoring; conservation management;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84942874405	Exploring the use of financial capacity as a predictor of construction company corporate performa...	Tucker G.C., Windapo A., Cattell K.S.	2015	Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology	13	4	10.1108/JEDT-10-2013-0074	Department of Construction Economics and Management, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Af...	Tucker, G.C., Department of Construction Economics and Management, University of Cape Town, Cape ...	Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the resilient operational variables that impact...	Capability; Construction industry; Construction management; Corporate performance; Entrepreneursh...	Construction; Construction industry; Contractors; Grading; Information management; Knowledge mana...	NRF, National Research Foundation	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34547207041	Evaluation of the effect of suretyship on rapid delivery public sector construction projects	Nemato T., Maritz M.J.	2007	Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering	49	2	None	Department of Construction Economics, South Africa	Nemato, T.; Maritz, M.J., Department of Construction Economics, South Africa	Suretyship is one of the performance risk management measures used in modern construction contrac...	Construction contract; Guarantee; Insurance; Rapid delivery; Suretyship	Construction contract; Guarantee; Rapid delivery; Suretyship; Construction industry; Contracts; P...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84904686677	Impact of the Gautrain on property development around station precincts	Mushongahande R., Cloete C.E., Venter C.J.	2014	Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering	56	1	None	Department of Construction Economics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa; Box 5...	Mushongahande, R., Department of Construction Economics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002, ...	The paper assesses the impact of the recently completed Gautrain Rapid Rail link in Gauteng on pr...	Land use planning; Property development; Transit-oriented development; Transportation planning	Civil engineering; Aerial Photographs; Land Use Planning; Property development; Public transport ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84892589655	Identification of health and safety performance improvement indicators for small and medium const...	Agumba J.N., Haupt T.C.	2012	Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences	3	3	10.5901/mjss.2012.v3n3p545	Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, University of Johannesburg, Doornfo...	Agumba, J.N., Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, University of Johanne...	This study sought to identify and validate a comprehensive set of health and safety (H&S) leading...	Experts; Health and safety; Performance improvement; Proactive indicators	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84867374919	The role of environmental knowledge in young female consumers' evaluation and selection of appare...	Momberg D., Jacobs B., Sonnenberg N.	2012	International Journal of Consumer Studies	36	4	10.1111/j.1470-6431.2011.01061.x	Department of Consumer Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa	Momberg, D., Department of Consumer Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; Jaco...	The harmful impact of the apparel supply chain on the environment is becoming a global reality. H...	Consumer behaviour; Eco-friendly apparel; Environmental knowledge; Sustainability	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84907167089	The Role of Information Exposure in Female University Students’ Evaluation and Selection of Eco-F...	Sonnenberg N., Jacobs B., Momberg D.	2014	Clothing and Textiles Research Journal	32	4	10.1177/0887302X14541542	Department of Consumer Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa	Sonnenberg, N., Department of Consumer Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; J...	Increasing consumption in the South African emerging economy necessitates stringent effort toward...	advertisement; apparel industry; consumer behavior; environment; green products; information; inf...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34547104035	The early-adolescent female clothing consumer: Expectations, evaluation and satisfaction with fit...	de Klerk H.M., Tselepis T.	2007	Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management	11	3	10.1108/13612020710763146	Department of Consumer Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa	de Klerk, H.M., Department of Consumer Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; T...	Purpose - The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the early-adolescent female consu...	Clothing; Customer satisfaction; Women; Young adults	buying; consumer research; data processing; decision making; market; marketing	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-43949115556	Female consumers' evaluation of apparel quality: Exploring the importance of aesthetics	De Klerk H.M., Lubbe S.	2008	Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management	12	1	10.1108/13612020810857934	Department of Consumer Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa	De Klerk, H.M., Department of Consumer Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; L...	Purpose - The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of aesthetics in female consumers'...	Clothing; Consumers; Decision making; Quality assessment; Women	apparel fabric; consumer research; decision making; esthetic property; quality; retailing; womens...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84894103859	Evaluation of organic mulch on the growth and yield of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) in a ...	Ahmed M., Baiyeri K.P., Echezona B.C.	2014	Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences	24	1	None	Department of Crop Production, College of Agriculture, Mokwa, Niger state, Nigeria; Department of...	Ahmed, M., Department of Crop Production, College of Agriculture, Mokwa, Niger state, Nigeria; Ba...	Sustainability in crop production could be achieved using agricultural wastes which litter the en...	Agricultural waste; Chewing and industrial cane; Cropping system; Regular and ratoon crops	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-65749184492	Experiences of discrimination and the impact on the identity development of a group of incarcerat...	Peacock R.	2008	Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice	6	2	10.1080/15377930802096520	Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Monash South Africa, Monash University (Melbourne...	Peacock, R., Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Monash South Africa, Monash Universi...	The purpose of the study was to assess the relationship between discrimination and identity devel...	Adolescent identity; Discrimination; Incarceration	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77953789602	The effect of rice yellow mottle virus infection on the performance of rice (oryza sativa l.) rel...	Onwughalu J.T., Abo M.E., Okoro J.K., Onasanya A., Sere Y.	2010	Journal of Applied Sciences	10	13	None	Department of Crop and Environmental Protection, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria; Nat...	Onwughalu, J.T., Department of Crop and Environmental Protection, University of Agriculture, Maku...	The study on the resistance of Gigante, Moroberekan and Bouake 189 rice varieties was investigate...	Growth stages; Indica; Japonica; Resistance; Rice variety; Rice yellow mottle virus	Breeding programmes; Controlled conditions; Different growth stages; Growth stages; Indica; Japon...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84927178733	Impact of Different Systems of Manure Management on the Quality of Cow Dung	Ewusi-Mensah N., Logah V., Akrasi E.J.	2015	Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis	46	2	10.1080/00103624.2014.967854	Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST),...	Ewusi-Mensah, N., Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and T...	The use of cow dung as a source of plant nutrients is widespread among many smallholder farmers i...	Cow dung; immobilization; manure management; mineralization; quality	Acrisol; agricultural management; ammonium; cattle; crop production; decomposition; immobilizatio...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77954935610	Field and storage evaluations of 'Spuntag2' for resistance to potato tuber moth and agronomic per...	Douches D., Pett W., Visser D., Coombs J., Zarka K., Felcher K., Bothma G., Brink J., Koch M., Qu...	2010	Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science	135	4	None	Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University, A499B Plant and Soil Science Bui...	Douches, D., Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University, A499B Plant and Soi...	'SpuntaG2' is a transgenic potato (Solanum tuberosum) cultivar that contains the cry1Ia1 gene for...	Bacillus thuringiensis; Cry1Ia1 gene; Deregulation; Phthorimaea operculella; Quality; South Afric...	Bacillus thuringiensis; Lepidoptera; Phthorimaea operculella; Solanum tuberosum	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34548550291	Short-term impact of sulphate mine dump rehabilitation on the quality of surrounding groundwater ...	Nyamadzawo G., Mapanda F., Nyamugafata P., Wuta M., Nyamangara J.	2007	Physics and Chemistry of the Earth	32	None	10.1016/j.pce.2007.07.043	Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University, Johnson Hall, Pullman, WA 9916...	Nyamadzawo, G., Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University, Johnson Hall, ...	Disposal of wastes from sulphate mining operations has been a perennial problem to the environmen...	Electrical conductivity and water pollution; Mine dump; Sulphates (pyrite)	Electric conductivity; Groundwater; Iron mines; pH; Pyrites; Rivers; Water quality; Acid mine dra...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34548828031	Evaluation of seed quality in long-staple cotton (Gossypium barbadense)	Obasi M.O., Msaakpa T.S.	2007	Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences	77	6	None	Department of Crop Production, College of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria; ...	Obasi, M.O., Department of Crop Production, College of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Makur...	An experiment was conducted during 2000 and 2001 cropping seasons to study the variability among ...	Cotton cultivars; Gossypium barbadense; Quality traits; Seed quality	Gossypium barbadense; Gossypium hirsutum	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-78049454307	Evaluation of yields of seven upland rice (Oryzae sativa) cultivars sown by three methods in Anyi...	Oyewole C.I., Ajayi O., Ojuekaiye R.O.	2010	African Journal of Agricultural Research	5	16	None	Department of Crop Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Kogi State University, P. M. B. 1008, Anyi...	Oyewole, C.I., Department of Crop Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Kogi State University, P. M...	Yield is the characteristic by which a cultivar is commonly judge. A cultivar may be considered s...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-44349115603	Evaluation of the yield components and yield of onion (Allium cepa L.)-pepper (Capsicum annuum L....	Kabura B.H., Musa B., Odo P.E.	2008	Journal of Agronomy	7	1	10.3923/ja.2008.88.92	Department of Crop Production, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria	Kabura, B.H., Department of Crop Production, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Maiduguri, Nig...	Field studies were conducted during the 2002/2003 and 2004/2005 cool dry seasons to assess the ef...	Crop yield; Intercrop; LER; Onion; Pepper; Sudan savanna	Allium cepa; Capsicum annuum	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84954553994	Evaluation of Animal Dungs and Organomineral Fertilizer for the Control of Meloidogyne incognita ...	Osunlola O.S., Fawole B.	2015	International Journal of Agronomy	2015	None	10.1155/2015/725363	Department of Crop Production, Kwara State University, Malete, PMB 1530, Ilorin, Nigeria; Departm...	Osunlola, O.S., Department of Crop Production, Kwara State University, Malete, PMB 1530, Ilorin, ...	Root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, is an important animate pathogen causing major damage ...	None	None	None	View

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