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-s2.0-84857281840	Chemical evaluation of African palm weevil, Rhychophorus phoenicis, larvae as a food source	Elemo B.O., Elemo G.N., Makinde M.A., Erukainure O.L.	2011	Journal of Insect Science	11	None	10.1673/031.011.14601	Biochemistry Department, Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria; Food Technology Division, Federa...	Elemo, B.O., Biochemistry Department, Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria; Elemo, G.N., Food T...	The chemical properties of the African palm weevil, Rhychophorus phoenicis (F.) (Coleoptera: Curc...	Amino acids; Edible insects; Fatty acids; Minerals	Coleoptera; Curculionidae; Dryophthorinae; Hexapoda; Rhynchophorus phoenicis; animal; article; ch...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-60049101030	Impact of solar radiation in disinfecting drinking water contaminated with Giardia duodenalis and...	Mtapuri-Zinyowera S., Midzi N., Muchaneta-Kubara C.E., Simbini T., Mduluza T.	2009	Journal of Applied Microbiology	106	3	10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.04054.x	Biochemistry Department, University of Zimbabwe, PO Box MP 167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe;...	Mtapuri-Zinyowera, S., Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, University...	Aims: To determine the impact of natural sunlight in disinfecting water contaminated with cysts o...	Drinking water at point-of-use; Protozoan parasites; Solar radiation; Treatment	drinking water; fluorescent dye; plastic; polyethylene terephthalate; polypropylene; water; bacte...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84897925657	Evaluation of haemagglutination potentials of lectin isolated from ordeal tree (erythrophleum sua...	Onyeyirichi I., Mario I.H., Sani I., Joshua O., Ogechi N.	2013	International Journal of Research in Ayurveda and Pharmacy	4	6	10.7897/2277-4343.04619	Biochemistry Division, Basic Research Department, National Research Institute for Chemical Techno...	Onyeyirichi, I., Biochemistry Division, Basic Research Department, National Research Institute fo...	Lectin from Erythrophleum suaveolens stem bark was partially purified and evaluated in terms of i...	Bark; Erythrocytes; Erythrophleum suaveolens; Haemagglutinating activity; Lectin; Ordeal tree	lectin; mannose; n acetylglucosamine; agglutination test; animal cell; article; bark; carbohydrat...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79955434124	Evaluation of in vitro activity of essential oils against trypanosoma brucei brucei and trypanoso...	Habila N., Agbaji A.S., Ladan Z., Bello I.A., Haruna E., Dakare M.A., Atolagbe T.O.	2010	Journal of Parasitology Research	2010	None	10.1155/2010/534601	Biochemistry Division, National Research Institute for Chemical Technology, P.M.B, 1052 Zaria, Ni...	Habila, N., Biochemistry Division, National Research Institute for Chemical Technology, P.M.B, 10...	Essential oils (EOs) from Cymbopogon citratus (CC), Eucalyptus citriodora (EC), Eucalyptus camald...	None	acetylcholinesterase; essential oil; antitrypanosomal activity; article; controlled study; Cymbop...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84905995470	Evaluation and quantification of the contributions of damaged shea kernels to the quality of Nige...	Obibuzor J.U., Abigor R.D., Omamor I.B., Omoriyekemwen V.O., Okunwaye T., Okogbenin E.A.	2014	International Journal of Postharvest Technology and Innovation	4	1	10.1504/IJPTI.2014.064140	Biochemistry Division, Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research, NIFOR, PMB 1030, Benin City, Nig...	Obibuzor, J.U., Biochemistry Division, Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research, NIFOR, PMB 1030,...	The objective of the research was to characterise the quality of shea kernel that is whole and in...	Butter; Fatty acids; Microbial; Nigeria; Postharvest.; Proximate composition; Quality; Shea kernel	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-83255175356	Impact of anthropogenic disturbance on a mangrove forest assessed by a id cellular automaton mode...	Obade P.T., Koedam N., Soetaert K., Neukermans G., Bogaert J., Nyssen E., Van Nedervelde F., Berg...	2008	International Journal of Design and Nature and Ecodynamics	3	4	10.2495/D&NE-V3-N4-296-320	Biocomplexity Research Focus, Laboratory of General Botany and Nature Management, Vrije Universit...	Obade, P.T., Biocomplexity Research Focus, Laboratory of General Botany and Nature Management, Vr...	Mangrove forests are ecologically and economically important and frequently dominating protected ...	Forecasting; Gazi; Kenya; Mangrove; Succession trajectory; Vegetation dynamics	Alternative state; Anthropogenic disturbance; Canopy disturbance; Cellular automaton models; Coas...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84865827371	Development and preliminary evaluation of a real-time PCR assay for Halioticida noduliformans in ...	Greeff M.R., Christison K.W., MacEy B.M.	2012	Diseases of Aquatic Organisms	99	2	10.3354/dao02468	Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, So...	Greeff, M.R., Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of Western Cape, Private Bag X17,...	Abalone Haliotis midae exhibiting typical clinical signs of tubercle mycosis were discovered in S...	Abalone; Disease; Halioticida noduliformans; PCR; Tubercle mycosis	bioassay; environmental conditions; fungal disease; histopathology; host-pathogen interaction; ma...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-24344464067	Validation of species-climate impact models under climate change	Araújo M.B., Pearson R.G., Thuiller W., Erhard M.	2005	Global Change Biology	11	9	10.1111/j.1365-2486.2005.01000.x	Biodiversity Research Group, School of Geography and Environment, University of Oxford, Mansfield...	Araújo, M.B., Biodiversity Research Group, School of Geography and Environment, University of Oxf...	Increasing concern over the implications of climate change for biodiversity has led to the use of...	Bioclimatic-envelope models; Breeding birds; Britain; Climate change; Model accuracy; Uncertainty...	biodiversity; bird; breeding population; climate change; extinction risk; Eurasia; Europe; United...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84857373506	The BIOTA Biodiversity Observatories in Africa-a standardized framework for large-scale environme...	Jürgens N., Schmiedel U., Haarmeyer D.H., Dengler J., Finckh M., Goetze D., Gröngröft A., Hahn K....	2012	Environmental Monitoring and Assessment	184	2	10.1007/s10661-011-1993-y	Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology of Plants, Biocentre Klein Flottbek and Botanical Garden, Uni...	Jürgens, N., Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology of Plants, Biocentre Klein Flottbek and Botanica...	The international, interdisciplinary biodiversity research project BIOTA AFRICA initiated a stand...	Diversity; Global change; Permanent plot; Sampling scheme; Transect; Vegetation	Diversity; Global change; Permanent plot; Sampling scheme; Transect; Buildings; Forestry; Observa...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84903847292	The impact of livestock grazing on plant diversity: An analysis across dryland ecosystems and sca...	Hanke W., Böhner J., Dreber N., Jürgens N., Schmiedel U., Wesuls D., Dengler J.	2014	Ecological Applications	24	5	10.1890/13-0377.1	Biodiversity, Evolution, and Ecology of Plants, Biocenter Klein Flottbek and Botanical Garden, Un...	Hanke, W., Biodiversity, Evolution, and Ecology of Plants, Biocenter Klein Flottbek and Botanical...	A general understanding of grazing effects on plant diversity in drylands is still missing, despi...	Alpha diversity; Beta diversity; Biodiversity; Disturbance; Evenness; Fence-line contrast; Functi...	biome; community composition; data set; disturbance; dryland farming; functional group; grazing m...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84906545171	The evaluation of pioneering bioethanol projects in nigeria following the announcement and implem...	Ohimain E.I.	2015	Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy	10	1	10.1080/15567249.2010.512904	Bioenergy and Environmental Biotechnology Unit, Biological Science Department, Niger Delta Univer...	Ohimain, E.I., Bioenergy and Environmental Biotechnology Unit, Biological Science Department, Nig...	Nigeria has joined the bioenergy production bandwagon in an attempt to reduce fossil fuel consump...	bioethanol; biofuel policy; biorefineries; incentives; pioneer	Biomass; Energy utilization; Ethanol; Feedstocks; Bioenergy productions; Biofuel policies; Biomas...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84864068695	Leaf herbivore preference in a tropical mangrove forest impacted by human physical disturbance	Kihia C.M., Mathooko J.M., Ruwa R.K., Shivoga W.A.	2012	International Journal of Ecology and Development	22	2	None	Biological Science Dept, Egerton University, P.O. Box 536, Egerton, Kenya; Kenya Marine and Fishe...	Kihia, C.M., Biological Science Dept, Egerton University, P.O. Box 536, Egerton, Kenya; Mathooko,...	The consumption of mangrove leaves prior to litterfall has received scant attention by most resea...	Attack intensity; Leaf area loss; Species; Tree cutting	Avicennia; Avicennia marina; Rhizophora mucronata	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84855824913	Impact of reproductive activities on the tissues of zonocerus variegatus grasshopper adults (Orth...	Olutoyin Ademolu K., Adewunmi Idowu B., Oke O.A.	2011	Florida Entomologist	94	4	10.1653/024.094.0437	Biological Sciences Department, University of Agriculture, P.M.B 2240, Abeokuta, Nigeria	Olutoyin Ademolu, K., Biological Sciences Department, University of Agriculture, P.M.B 2240, Abeo...	The adult phase of insects' life is primarily for reproduction of young ones that makes continuit...	Copulation; nutrients; oviposition; tissues; Zonocerus variegatus	adult; body size; copulation; glucose; grasshopper; lipid; metabolite; muscle; nutrient limitatio...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-28044456323	Performance of a solar dryer with limited sun tracking capability	Mwithiga G., Kigo S.N.	2006	Journal of Food Engineering	74	2	10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2005.03.018	Biomechanical and Environmental Engineering Department, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture a...	Mwithiga, G., Biomechanical and Environmental Engineering Department, Jomo Kenyatta University of...	A small solar dryer with limited sun tracking capabilities was designed and tested. The dryer had...	Coffee; Drying; Solar dryer; Temperature distribution; Tracking	Drying; Food products; Moisture; Plates (structural components); Polyvinyl chlorides; Steel; Sun;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84949555720	Relationships between physical and biomechanical parameters and golf drive performance: A field-b...	Green A., Dafkin C., Kerr S., McKinon W.	2015	South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation	37	3	None	Biomechanics Laboratory, School of Physiology, University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, Jo...	Green, A., Biomechanics Laboratory, School of Physiology, University of the Witwatersrand Medical...	A proficient golf swing is composed of a sequence of highly complex biomechanical movements and r...	Balance; Biomechanics; Co-ordination; Golf; Performance	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84959542660	Drive performance for able-bodied and disabled golfers	Kenny I.C., Campbell M.J., Surmon S., Bressan L.	2015	International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching	10	4	None	Biomechanics Research Unit, University of Limerick, Ireland; Centre for Human Performance Science...	Kenny, I.C., Biomechanics Research Unit, University of Limerick, Ireland; Campbell, M.J., Biomech...	Golf is a popular leisure and competitive activity for individuals with disabilities. The current...	Amputee; Arthrogryposis; Deaf; Disabled golf; Golf shot performance analysis; Lés Autres; Post-po...	None	None	View
None	None	Development and field evaluation of a synthetic mosquito lure that is more attractive than humans	Okumu F.O., Killeen G.F., Ogoma S., Biswaro L., Smallegange R.C., Mbeyela E., Titus E., Munk C., ...	2010	PLoS ONE	5	1	10.1371/journal.pone.0008951	Biomedical and Environmental Sciences Thematic Group, Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Tanzania...	Okumu, F.O., Biomedical and Environmental Sciences Thematic Group, Ifakara Health Institute, Ifak...	Background: Disease transmitting mosquitoes locate humans and other blood hosts by identifying th...	None	ammonia; carbon dioxide; carboxylic acid; adult; article; controlled study; field experiment; hum...	None	View
None	None	Simplified models of vector control impact upon malaria transmission by zoophagic mosquitoes	Kiware S.S., Chitnis N., Moore S.J., Devine G.J., Majambere S., Merrill S., Killeen G.F.	2012	PLoS ONE	7	5	10.1371/journal.pone.0037661	Biomedical and Environmental Thematic Group, Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Tanzania; Departm...	Kiware, S.S., Biomedical and Environmental Thematic Group, Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Tan...	Background: High coverage of personal protection measures that kill mosquitoes dramatically reduc...	None	article; blood; malaria; malaria control; mosquito; probability; process model; statistical param...	None	View
None	None	Impact of promoting longer-lasting insecticide treatment of bed nets upon malaria transmission in...	Russell T.L., Lwetoijera D.W., Maliti D., Chipwaza B., Kihonda J., Charlwood J.D., Smith T.A., Le...	2010	Malaria Journal	9	1	10.1186/1475-2875-9-187	Biomedical and Environmental Thematic Group, Ifakara Health Institute, P.O. Box 53, Ifakara, Tanz...	Russell, T.L., Biomedical and Environmental Thematic Group, Ifakara Health Institute, P.O. Box 53...	Background. The communities of Namawala and Idete villages in southern Tanzania experienced extre...	None	insecticide; Anopheles arabiensis; Anopheles gambiae; article; bed net; controlled study; Culex; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79960262934	The impact of backboard size and orientation on sternum-to-spine compression depth and compressio...	Cloete G., Dellimore K.H., Scheffer C., Smuts M.S., Wallis L.A.	2011	Resuscitation	82	8	10.1016/j.resuscitation.2011.04.003	Biomedical Engineering Research Group, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, Stel...	Cloete, G., Biomedical Engineering Research Group, Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engin...	Objectives: To explore how backboard orientation and size impact chest compressions during cardio...	Back support; Backboard; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Chest compression rate; Compression stiff...	aluminum; polyvinyl carbonate; polyvinyl derivative; unclassified drug; apparatus; article; audio...	None	View

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