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-s2.0-84895928752	Evaluation of a universal long-lasting insecticidal net (LLIN) distribution campaign in Ghana: Co...	Smith Paintain L., Awini E., Addei S., Kukula V., Nikoi C., Sarpong D., Kwesi Manyei A., Yayemain...	2014	Malaria Journal	13	1	10.1186/1475-2875-13-71	Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygi...	Smith Paintain, L., Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, L...	Background: Between May 2010 and October 2012, approximately 12.5 million long-lasting insecticid...	None	article; bed net; child death; cost control; cost effectiveness analysis; female; Ghana; househol...	None	View
None	None	Modified veranda-trap hut for improved evaluation of vector control interventions	Oxborough R.M., Kitau J., Mosha F.W., Rowland M.W.	2015	Medical and Veterinary Entomology	29	4	10.1111/mve.12123	Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London, Un...	Oxborough, R.M., Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (L...	Experimental huts with veranda traps have been used in Tanzania since 1963 for the study of resid...	Anopheles arabiensis; Biting times; Eave baffles; Exiting; Experimental hut; Insecticide evaluation	disease control; disease vector; experimental study; insecticide; mosquito; trap (equipment); Tan...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34548837460	Evaluation of three serological tests for brucellosis in naturally infected cattle using latent c...	Muma J.B., Toft N., Oloya J., Lund A., Nielsen K., Samui K., Skjerve E.	2007	Veterinary Microbiology	125	02-Jan	10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.05.012	Department of Disease Control, University of Zambia, School of Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box 3237...	Muma, J.B., Department of Disease Control, University of Zambia, School of Veterinary Medicine, P...	Serological methods are traditionally used in diagnosis of brucellosis. However, the comparative ...	Brucellosis; c-ELISA; FPA; RBT; Sensitivity; Specificity	rose bengal; article; brucellosis; cattle disease; enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; fluorescenc...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84932169132	Evaluation of herbal medicines: Value addition to traditional medicines through metabolism, pharm...	Thelingwani R., Masimirembwa C.	2014	Current Drug Metabolism	15	10	10.2174/1389200216666150206125727	Department of DMPK and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Drug Metabolism, Pharmacokinetics and Bioanalytic...	Thelingwani, R., Department of DMPK and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Drug Metabolism, Pharmacokinetic...	The safety and efficacy of herbal medicines remain major issues of concern especially in the deve...	ADME; Herbal medicines; Pharmacokinetics; Value addition	antiretrovirus agent; herbaceous agent; plant medicinal product; acquired immune deficiency syndr...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84856431067	The Difference of Performance as Research	Fleishman M.	2012	Theatre Research International	37	1	10.1017/S0307883311000745	Department of Drama, University of Cape Town, South Africa	Fleishman, M., Department of Drama, University of Cape Town, South Africa	This article considers the proposition that performance as research is a series of embodied repet...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84938751855	A cross-sectional evaluation of the correlation between disease severity and quality of life in c...	Olowosusi O.Z., Asoegwu C.N., Olagunju A.T., Nwawolo C.C.	2015	European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology	272	9	10.1007/s00405-014-3348-0	Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Lagos, Nig...	Olowosusi, O.Z., Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (...	Quality of Life (QoL) studies are increasingly being used as the primary outcome measure in chron...	Africans; Chronic rhinosinusitis; Quality of life; Rhinosinusitis disability index	adult; aged; Article; chronic rhinosinusitis; correlational study; cross-sectional study; disease...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84865738671	Environmental impact and vulnerability of the surface and ground water system from municipal soli...	Haile T., Abiye T.A.	2012	Environmental Earth Sciences	67	1	10.1007/s12665-011-1480-3	Department of Earth Sciences, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Schoo...	Haile, T., Department of Earth Sciences, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethi...	Geo-environmental assessment and geophysical investigations were carried out over the only functi...	Environmental pollution; Koshe-Addis Ababa; Leachate; Open dump	Aesthetic value; Biological oxygen demand; Deep groundwaters; Disposal sites; Domestic water supp...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-78149497773	Impact of prolonged rainy seasons on food crop production in Cameroon	Yengoh G.T., Tchuinte A., Armah F.A., Odoi J.O.	2010	Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change	15	8	10.1007/s11027-010-9241-2	Department of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Division of Physical Geography and Ecosystems Analysi...	Yengoh, G.T., Department of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences, Division of Physical Geography and Ecos...	This study set out to examine why agricultural production in differing agro-ecological zones of t...	Agriculture; Agro-ecological zones; Effects; Rainfall; Seasons; Small-scale farming	commodity; crop damage; crop production; ecological impact; economic analysis; farming system; le...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84866512350	The performance of DGT versus conventional soil phosphorus tests in tropical soils - An isotope d...	Six L., Pypers P., Degryse F., Smolders E., Merckx R.	2012	Plant and Soil	359	02-Jan	10.1007/s11104-012-1192-9	Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Division of Soil and Water Management, K.U.Leuven...	Six, L., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Division of Soil and Water Management, K...	Background and aims: A soil test that samples nutrients only from fractions that are accessible t...	Isotopically exchangeable phosphate; Phosphorus deficiency; Soil fertility	chloride; dilution; fractionation; growth rate; ion exchange; isotopic analysis; maize; oxalate; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84921507729	Impact of papyrus wetland encroachment on spatial and temporal variabilities of stream flow and s...	Ryken N., Vanmaercke M., Wanyama J., Isabirye M., Vanonckelen S., Deckers J., Poesen J.	2015	Science of the Total Environment	511	None	10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.12.048	Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium; Department of Soil Management...	Ryken, N., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium, Department of Soil...	During the past decades, land use change in the Lake Victoria basin has significantly increased t...	Gully; Riparian vegetation; Riverbank erosion; Runoff; Suspended sediment yield; Uganda	Catchments; Forestry; Lakes; Land use; Rain; Runoff; Stream flow; Suspended sediments; Vegetation...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84897569197	Evaluation of groundwater recharge estimates in a partially metamorphosed sedimentary basin in a ...	Oteng Mensah F., Alo C., Yidana S.M.	2014	The Scientific World Journal	2014	None	10.1155/2014/419508	Department of Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ 07043, U...	Oteng Mensah, F., Department of Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, Mont...	This study tests the representativeness of groundwater recharge estimates through the chloride ma...	None	deuterium; ground water; oxygen 18; rain; stable isotope; surface water; article; calibration; ch...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-70349242255	Monitoring of the physical parameters and evaluation of the chemical composition of river and gro...	Edet A., Worden R.H.	2009	Environmental Monitoring and Assessment	157	04-Jan	10.1007/s10661-008-0532-y	Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Liverpool, 4 Brownlow Street, Liverpool L69...	Edet, A., Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Liverpool, 4 Brownlow Street, Liv...	A 12-month study was carried to assess the seasonal and tidal effects on the physical parameters ...	Calabar; Chemical composition; Coastal aquifer; Drinking water quality; Groundwater; Physical pro...	Calabar; Chemical composition; Coastal aquifer; Drinking water quality; Season; Aquifers; Biochem...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84891627675	Impacts of convection schemes on simulating tropical-temperate troughs over southern Africa	Tozuka T., Abiodun B.J., Engelbrecht F.A.	2014	Climate Dynamics	42	42371	10.1007/s00382-013-1738-4	Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7...	Tozuka, T., Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, The University...	This study examines southern African summer rainfall and tropical temperate troughs (TTTs) simula...	Atmospheric general circulation model; Convection scheme; El Niño-Southern Oscillation; Southern ...	atmospheric convection; atmospheric general circulation model; precipitation (climatology); preci...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-73849141686	Geoelectric evidence for centripetal resurge of impact melt and breccias over central uplift of A...	Tong C.H., Lana C., Marangoni Y.R., Elis V.R.	2010	Geology	38	1	10.1130/G30459.1	Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Birkbeck, University of London, Malet Street, London W...	Tong, C.H., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Birkbeck, University of London, Malet Stre...	We present five profiles from electrical resistivity tomography (ERT), with surface constraints a...	None	Electrical resistivity; Electrical resistivity tomography; Empirical evidence; Geoelectric; Gravi...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84891698724	Simulation of groundwater flow in a crystalline rock aquifer system in Southern Ghana - An evalua...	Yidana S.M., Alfa B., Banoeng-Yakubo B., Obeng Addai M.	2014	Hydrological Processes	28	3	10.1002/hyp.9644	Department of Earth Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana; Ghana Water Resources Commission,...	Yidana, S.M., Department of Earth Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana; Alfa, B., Ghana Wat...	Monitored groundwater level data, well logs, and aquifer data as well as the relevant surface hyd...	Densu Basin; Groundwater abstraction; Hydraulic conductivity; Recharge	Densu Basin; Ground water recharge; Groundwater abstraction; Hydrogeological properties; Level of...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33847337381	Impact of water overexploitation on highland lakes of eastern Ethiopia	Alemayehu T., Furi W., Legesse D.	2007	Environmental Geology	52	1	10.1007/s00254-006-0468-x	Department of Earth Sciences, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Oromi...	Alemayehu, T., Department of Earth Sciences, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, ...	The eastern Ethiopian highland is endowed with large potential of water resources in terms of rai...	Evaporation; Groundwater; Surface water; Water resources	Deforestation; Evapotranspiration; Irrigation; Lakes; Surface waters; Weathering; Lake water; Wat...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33746513104	Geophysical and geotechnical evaluation of foundation conditions of a site in Ago-Iwoye area, sou...	Adebisi N.O., Oloruntola M.O.	2006	Journal of Mining and Geology	42	1	None	Department of Earth Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria	Adebisi, N.O., Department of Earth Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, ...	Geophysical and geotechnical studies were carried out to investigate the foundation conditions of...	None	electrical resistivity; foundation; geotechnical engineering; lithology; vertical electrical soun...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79952258408	New zircon shock phenomena and their use for dating and reconstruction of large impact structures...	Moser D.E., Cupelli C.L., Barker I.R., Flowers R.M., Bowman J.R., Wooden J., Hart J.R.	2011	Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences	48	2	10.1139/E11-011	Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada; Depa...	Moser, D.E., Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B7,...	Integrated electron nanobeam (EBSD, CL, EDS) and isotopic measurements (U-Pb, (U-Th)/He) of zirco...	None	Cold shock; Elevated temperature; Host rocks; Igneous activity; Impact basins; Impact events; Imp...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-27644469154	Gold mineralization within the Witwatersrand Basin, South Africa: Evidence for a modified placer ...	Hayward C.L., Reimold W.U., Gibson R.L., Robb L.J.	2005	Geological Society Special Publication	248	None	10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.248.01.02	Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EQ, United ...	Hayward, C.L., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge C...	The chemical composition of gold within the Archaean metasedimentary rocks of the Witwatersrand S...	None	gold; impact structure; mineralization; ore deposit; Africa; Eastern Hemisphere; Free State; Sout...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-80051470936	Geochemical evaluation of Niger Delta sedimentary organic rocks: A new insight	Akinlua A., Torto N.	2011	International Journal of Earth Sciences	100	6	10.1007/s00531-010-0544-z	Department of Earth Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, Cape Town, South Af...	Akinlua, A., Department of Earth Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, Cape T...	A geochemical evaluation of Niger Delta organic matter was carried out using supercritical fluid ...	Extraction; Niger Delta; Organic matter; Supercritical fluid	extraction method; gas chromatography; lithostratigraphy; organic matter; oxidation; pyrolysis; s...	None	View

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