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-s2.0-77950236868	Evaluation of cost-effective total nucleic acids extraction protocols for cultured Mycobacterium ...	Awua A.K., Doe E.D., Gyamfi O.K.	2010	BMC Research Notes	3	None	10.1186/1756-0500-3-48	Cellular and Clinical Research Centre, Radiological and Medical Sciences Research Institute, Ghan...	Awua, A.K., Cellular and Clinical Research Centre, Radiological and Medical Sciences Research Ins...	Background: The emergence of drug resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex has mad...	None	Mycobacterium; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex	None	View
None	None	Potential impact of host immunity on malaria treatment outcome in Tanzanian children infected wit...	Enevold A., Nkya W.M.M.M., Theisen M., Vestergaard L.S., Jensen A.T., Staalsoe T., Theander T.G.,...	2007	Malaria Journal	6	None	10.1186/1475-2875-6-153	Centre for Medical Parasitology, Institute of International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, ...	Enevold, A., Centre for Medical Parasitology, Institute of International Health, Immunology and M...	Background. In malaria endemic areas children may recover from malaria after chemotherapy in spit...	None	amodiaquine; fansidar; immunoglobulin G; protein antibody; glutamate rich protein, Plasmodium; gl...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-80053163686	Impact of aging vs. estrogen loss on cardiac gene expression: Estrogen replacement and inflammation	Pechenino A.S., Lin L., Mbai F.N., Lee A.R., He X.-M., Stallone J.N., Knowlton A.A.	2011	Physiological Genomics	43	18	10.1152/physiolgenomics.00228.2010	Cellular and Molecular Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, U...	Pechenino, A.S., Cellular and Molecular Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Califor...	Despite an abundance of evidence to the contrary from animal studies, large clinical trials on hu...	Cardiovascular disease; Timing hypothesis	calpain 2; caspase 3; caspase 6; caspase 9; CD11b antigen; collagen; collagen I alpha1; estradiol...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84926486534	Effect of multi-enzyme mixtures on performance and nutrient utilization in broilers fed diets con...	Waititu S.M., Rogiewicz A., Slominski B.A., Maina J.G., Ochanda J.O., Nyachoti C.M.	2014	Journal of Poultry Science	51	4	10.2141/jpsa.0130213	Center for Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, University of Nairobi, Kenya; Department of Animal S...	Waititu, S.M., Department of Animal Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada; Rogiewicz,...	The effect of 3 multi-enzyme mixtures (MEM), A, B and C, having equivalent phytase activities but...	Broiler; Multi-enzyme mixtures; Nutrient utilization; Performance	Aves; Brassica napus var. napus; Gallus gallus; Glycine max; Helianthus; Micropus; Triticum aesti...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84870778474	Simulating impact of seasonal climatic variation on the response of maize (Zea mays L.) to inorga...	Fosu-Mensah B.Y., MacCarthy D.S., Vlek P.L.G., Safo E.Y.	2012	Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems	94	42403	10.1007/s10705-012-9539-4	Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Walter-Flex Strasse 3, 53113 Bonn, Ger...	Fosu-Mensah, B.Y., Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Walter-Flex Strasse...	Under low input subsistence farming systems, increased pressure on land use and decreased fallow ...	Maize; Modelling; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Productivity; Simulation	agricultural production; cultivar; ecological modeling; farming system; fertilizer application; h...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79958070993	Evaluation of soil quality identified by local farmers in Mai-Negus catchment, northern Ethiopia	Tesfahunegn G.B., Tamene L., Vlek P.L.G.	2011	Geoderma	163	42433	10.1016/j.geoderma.2011.04.016	Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Walter-Flex-Str. 3, 53113 Bonn, German...	Tesfahunegn, G.B., Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Walter-Flex-Str. 3,...	Though soil quality (SQ) degradation is a serious challenge to national food security, little inf...	Local farmer; Mai-Negus catchment; Northern Ethiopia; Soil attributes; Soil quality; Soil quality...	Catchment scale; Developing regions; Ethiopia; Farmer knowledge; Local farmer; Mai-Negus catchmen...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84898040263	Impact of choice of NRTI in first-line antiretroviral therapy: A cohort analysis of stavudine vs....	Brennan A.T., Shearer K., Maskew M., Long L., Sanne I., Fox M.P.	2014	Tropical Medicine and International Health	19	5	10.1111/tmi.12285	Center for Global Health and Development, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States; Health Ec...	Brennan, A.T., Center for Global Health and Development, Boston University, Boston, MA, United St...	Objective: In April 2010, South Africa replaced stavudine with tenofovir in first-line antiretrov...	Antiretroviral therapy; Drug toxicities; Resource-limited setting; Stavudine; Tenofovir; Treatmen...	stavudine; tenofovir; adenine; anti human immunodeficiency virus agent; phosphonic acid derivativ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84901455920	Impact of mobile phone-based money transfer services in agriculture: Evidence from Kenya	Kirui O.K., Okello J.J., Nyikal R.A., Njiraini G.W.	2013	Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture	52	2	None	Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Walter-Flex-Str. 3, 53113 Bonn, German...	Kirui, O.K., Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Walter-Flex-Str. 3, 53113...	This study contributes to pioneering literature on the impact of mobile phone-based money transfe...	Impact; Kenya; M-PESA; Mobile phones; Money transfer; Smallholder farmers	agricultural economics; agricultural technology; agricultural worker; commercialization; financia...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84930091797	The short-term impact of price shocks on food security-Evidence from urban and rural Ethiopia	Matz J.A., Kalkuhl M., Abegaz G.A.	2015	Food Security	7	3	10.1007/s12571-015-0467-4	Center for Development Research, University of Bonn, Walter-Flex-Str. 3, Bonn, Germany; Ethiopian...	Matz, J.A., Center for Development Research, University of Bonn, Walter-Flex-Str. 3, Bonn, German...	This study investigates the impact of food price changes on food security in urban and rural Ethi...	Ethiopia; Food and nutrition security; Food price inflation	food consumption; food policy; food security; household survey; price dynamics; socioeconomic con...	None	View
None	None	Wastewater treatment performance efficiency of constructed wetlands in African countries: A review	Mekonnen A., Leta S., Njau K.N.	2015	Water Science and Technology	71	1	10.2166/wst.2014.483	Center for Environmental Science, College of Natural Science, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 33...	Mekonnen, A., Center for Environmental Science, College of Natural Science, Addis Ababa Universit...	In Africa, different studies have been conducted at different scales to evaluate wastewater treat...	Constructed wetland; Horizontal subsurface flow; Removal efficiency; Surface flow	Biochemical oxygen demand; Chemical oxygen demand; Efficiency; Oxygen; Wastewater treatment; Cons...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84856804402	Modeling variable river flow velocity on continental scale: Current situation and climate change ...	Verzano K., Bärlund I., Flörke M., Lehner B., Kynast E., Voß F., Alcamo J.	2012	Journal of Hydrology	None	None	10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.01.005	Center for Environmental Systems Research (CESR), University of Kassel, Kurt-Wolters-Str. 3, 3410...	Verzano, K., Center for Environmental Systems Research (CESR), University of Kassel, Kurt-Wolters...	This paper introduces an approach to route discharge with a variable river flow velocity based on...	Climate change; Manning's n; Manning-Strickler; Residence time; River flow velocity; WaterGAP	Climate change impact; Climate change projections; Constant flow; Continental scale; Current situ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84858766258	Early impacts of orphaning: Health, nutrition, and food insecurity in a cohort of school-going ad...	DeSilva M.B., Skalicky A., Beard J., Cakwe M., Zhuwau T., Quinlan T., Simon J.	2012	Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies	7	1	10.1080/17450128.2011.648968	Center for Global Health and Development (CGHD), Boston University School of Public Health, Bosto...	DeSilva, M.B., Center for Global Health and Development (CGHD), Boston University School of Publi...	We recruited a cohort of 157 recent orphans and 480 non-orphans aged 9-15 in a region of high HIV...	food insecurity; health; nutrition; orphans; South Africa	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84866993559	Rapid point-of-care CD4 testing at mobile HIV testing sites to increase linkage to care: An evalu...	Larson B.A., Schnippel K., Ndibongo B., Xulu T., Brennan A., Long L., Fox M.P., Rosen S.	2012	Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes	61	2	10.1097/QAI.0b013e31825eec60	Center for Global Health and Development, Boston University, Department of International Health, ...	Larson, B.A., Center for Global Health and Development, Boston University, Department of Internat...	BACKGROUND: A mobile HIV counseling and testing (HCT) program around Johannesburg piloted the int...	linkage to care; mobile HIV counseling and testing (HTC); point-of-care CD4 testing; South Africa	adult; article; CD4+ T lymphocyte; cost effectiveness analysis; female; follow up; health care de...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84894345479	The impact of a school-based water supply and treatment, hygiene, and sanitation programme on pup...	Freeman M.C., Clasen T., Dreibelbis R., Saboori S., Greene L.E., Brumback B., Muga R., Rheingans R.	2014	Epidemiology and Infection	142	2	10.1017/S0950268813001118	Center for Global Safe Water, Department of Environmental Health, Emory University, CNR 2027 1518...	Freeman, M.C., Center for Global Safe Water, Department of Environmental Health, Emory University...	The impact of improved water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) access on mitigating illness is well...	Diarrhoea; hand hygiene; water (quality); water (safe); waterborne infections	article; child; child health; cluster analysis; controlled study; diarrhea; disease duration; han...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79953069550	Impact of HIV testing on sexual health communication in South Africa	Scott-Sheldon L.A.J., Carey M.P., Carey K.B., Cain D., Vermaak R., Mthembu J., Harel O., Simbayi ...	2011	Sexually Transmitted Infections	87	3	10.1136/sti.2010.045732	Center for Health and Behavior, Syracuse University, 430 Huntington Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244-2340...	Scott-Sheldon, L.A.J., Center for Health and Behavior, Syracuse University, 430 Huntington Hall, ...	Objectives: The South African government recently launched a national campaign to test 15 million...	None	acquired immune deficiency syndrome; adult; article; community; condom; controlled study; explora...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-80052577707	Potential impact of reactive vaccination in controlling cholera outbreaks: An exploratory analysi...	Kim S.-Y., Choi Y., Mason P.R., Rusakaniko S., Goldie S.J.	2011	South African Medical Journal	101	9	None	Center for Health Decision Science, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of...	Kim, S.-Y., Center for Health Decision Science, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harva...	Background. To contain ongoing cholera outbreaks, the World Health Organization has suggested tha...	None	cholera vaccine; article; child; cholera; controlled study; cost control; cost effectiveness anal...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84900403718	Investigation into the mineralogy and flotation performance of oxidised PGM ore	Becker M., Wiese J., Ramonotsi M.	2014	Minerals Engineering	65	None	10.1016/j.mineng.2014.04.009	Centre for Minerals Research, University of Cape Town, Private Bag, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa...	Becker, M., Centre for Minerals Research, University of Cape Town, Private Bag, Rondebosch 7701, ...	The 2.05 Ga Bushveld Complex in South Africa, host to many lucrative ore deposits, is surprisingl...	Oxidation; Platinum ore; Process mineralogy	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-70350333894	Impact of alcoholism on sleep architecture and EEG power spectra in men and women	Colrain I.M., Turlington S., Baker F.C.	2009	Sleep	32	10	None	Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, United States; Department of Psych...	Colrain, I.M., Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, United States, Depa...	Study Objectives: To determine the impact of alcoholism on sleep architecture and sleep EEG power...	Alcoholism; Delta; K-complex; N550; Sex; Sleep	adaptation; alcohol consumption; alcoholism; article; clinical article; controlled study; electro...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84921943604	Magnitude of the impact of hot flashes on sleep in perimenopausal women	De Zambotti M., Colrain I.M., Javitz H.S., Baker F.C.	2014	Fertility and Sterility	102	6	10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.08.016	Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, United States; Melbourne School of...	De Zambotti, M., Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, United States; Co...	Objective: To quantify the impact of objectively recorded hot flashes on objective sleep in perim...	Hot flash; Menopause; Polysomnography; Skin conductance; Sleep	adult; arousal; Article; climacterium; cross-sectional study; electroencephalogram; female; hot f...	HL103688, NIH, National Institutes of Health; U54-HD28934, NICHD, National Institutes of Health	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84939643524	Evaluation of a consumer fitness-tracking device to assess sleep in adults	De Zambotti M., Claudatos S., Inkelis S., Colrain I.M., Baker F.C.	2015	Chronobiology International	32	7	10.3109/07420528.2015.1054395	Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, United States; Melbourne School of...	De Zambotti, M., Center for Health Sciences, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, United States; Cl...	Wearable fitness-tracker devices are becoming increasingly available. We evaluated the agreement ...	Actigraphy; activity trackers; motion; sleep; wristbands	None	HL103688, NIH, National Institutes of Health	View

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