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-s2.0-79956313431	Maximising the Local Pro-Poor Impacts of Dive Tourism: Sodwana Bay, South Africa	Mograbi J., Rogerson C.M.	2007	Urban Forum	18	2	10.1007/s12132-007-9002-9	School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Joha...	Mograbi, J., School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwat...	This article examines the local impacts of dive tourism in a South African case study, namely Sod...	Local development; Small business development	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84861556100	On the burrowing impacts of ice rats Otomys sloggetti robertsi at a wetland fringe in the Afro-al...	Grab S.	2012	South African Geographical Journal	94	1	10.1080/03736245.2012.678174	School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, P/Ba...	Grab, S., School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwaters...	Recent work has indicated that the southern African ice rat (Otomys sloggetti robertsi) is respon...	burrowing; cover change; ice rat; Lesotho	burrowing organism; environmental degradation; environmental impact; environmental monitoring; fo...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-78149385986	Community-based tourism as a sustainable solution to maximise impacts locally? the tsiseb conserv...	Lapeyre R.	2010	Development Southern Africa	27	5	10.1080/0376835X.2010.522837	School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Sout...	Lapeyre, R., School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwat...	Based on an in-depth field study in a rural area of Namibia, this article assesses the potential ...	Community-based tourism; Global commodity chains; Institutional arrangements; Livelihoods	ecotourism; empowerment; poverty alleviation; rural area; Namibia	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84856399269	The importance of preferential flow in controlling groundwater recharge in tropical Africa and im...	Cuthbert M.O., Tindimugaya C.	2010	Journal of Water and Climate Change	1	4	10.2166/wcc.2010.040	School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmi...	Cuthbert, M.O., School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, ...	An improved water table fluctuation technique for estimating recharge is applied to a sustained (...	Climate change; Groundwater recharge; Soil moisture balance model; Uganda; Water table fluctuatio...	Ground water recharge; Moisture balance; Preferential flows; Recharge estimation; Soil moisture d...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33645886054	Icelandic jökulhlaup impacts: Implications for ice-sheet hydrology, sediment transfer and geomorp...	Russell A.J., Roberts M.J., Fay H., Marren P.M., Cassidy N.J., Tweed F.S., Harris T.	2006	Geomorphology	75	1-2 SPEC. ISS.	10.1016/j.geomorph.2005.05.018	School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, University of Newcastle, Daysh Building, Newcastle u...	Russell, A.J., School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, University of Newcastle, Daysh Buildi...	Glaciers and ice sheets erode, entrain, and deposit massive quantities of debris. Fluxes of subgl...	Englacial and Subglacial deposition; Ice sheets; Iceland; Jökulhlaups; Outwash; Proglacial; Sedim...	geomorphology; glacial hydrology; glacier; ice sheet; sediment transport	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-51549092291	Environmental resources and recent impacts in the Awassa collapsed caldera, Main Ethiopian Rift	Alemayehu Abiye T.	2008	Quaternary International	189	1	10.1016/j.quaint.2007.10.006	School of Geosciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, P.O. Box Wits, 2050 ...	Alemayehu Abiye, T., School of Geosciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand,...	The Awassa closed basin is formed by collapsed caldera of acidic volcano and is located within th...	None	biochemical oxygen demand; caldera; dissolved oxygen; environmental impact; groundwater resource;...	None	View
None	None	The Impacts of Tanzania's Natural Resource Management Programmes for Ecosystem Services and Pover...	Patenaude G., Lewis K.	2014	International Forestry Review	16	4	10.1505/146554814813484077	School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Drummond Library, Surgeon's Square, Edinburgh, Un...	Patenaude, G., School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Drummond Library, Surgeon's Square...	For Tanzania's emerging REDD+ policy to successfully build on existing community based natural re...	Community Based Forest Management (CBFM); Community Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM); ec...	ecosystem service; forest management; natural resource; policy approach; poverty alleviation; Tan...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84897389553	Monitoring infrastructure policy reforms and rural poverty reduction in Ghana: The case of keta s...	Ile I.U., Garr E.Q., Ukpere W.I.	2014	Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences	5	3	10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n3p633	School of Government, University of the Western Cape, South Africa; Department of Industrial Psyc...	Ile, I.U., School of Government, University of the Western Cape, South Africa; Garr, E.Q., School...	Over the years Ghana has adopted many policy reforms with the aim of reducing poverty. Though off...	Financing infrastructure; Impact assessment; Implementation; Infrastructure; Integrated developme...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77749308485	The prevalence and functional impact of musculoskeletal conditions amongst clients of a primary h...	Parker R., Jelsma J.	2010	BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders	11	None	10.1186/1471-2474-11-2	School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa	Parker, R., School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Sou...	Background. The extent of disease burden of musculoskeletal conditions (MSC) not due to injury ha...	None	adult; aged; arthritis; article; backache; community; comorbidity; controlled study; cross-sectio...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84866172781	The impact of pensions on health and wellbeing in rural South Africa: Does gender matter?	Schatz E., Gómez-Olivé X., Ralston M., Menken J., Tollman S.	2012	Social Science and Medicine	75	10	10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.07.004	School of Health Professions and Department of Women's and Gender Studies, University of Missouri...	Schatz, E., School of Health Professions and Department of Women's and Gender Studies, University...	Unique to Africa, a means-tested non-contributory pension is available to South Africans. In 2006...	Aging; Gender; Health and demographic surveillance system; Pension; Quality of life; Social wellb...	gender relations; health impact; health insurance; pension system; quality of life; rural society...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84859985827	The impact of first year adherence to antiretroviral therapy on long-term clinical and immunologi...	Kiwuwa-Muyingo S., Walker A.S., Oja H., Levin J., Miiro G., Katabira E., Kityo C., Hakim J., Todd J.	2012	Tropical Medicine and International Health	17	5	10.1111/j.1365-3156.2012.02974.x	School of Health Sciences, University of Tampere, Finland; MRC Uganda Virus Research Institute, E...	Kiwuwa-Muyingo, S., School of Health Sciences, University of Tampere, Finland, MRC Uganda Virus R...	Objectives To describe associations between different summaries of adherence in the first year on...	Adherence; Africa; Antiretroviral therapy; Markov chain; Mortality	abacavir; lamivudine plus zidovudine; nevirapine; tenofovir; antimicrobial activity; health risk;...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-54349120831	Evaluation of breast cancer awareness among women presenting with newly diagnosed breast disease ...	Matatiele P.R., Van den Heever W.M.J.	2008	South African Family Practice	50	4	None	School of Health Technology, Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, South Af...	Matatiele, P.R., School of Health Technology, Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloem...	Background: This study aimed at assessing breast cancer awareness among women presenting with new...	None	adult; article; awareness; breast cancer; breast examination; breast self examination; cancer inc...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84880941308	Psychological resources as predictors of academic performance of first-year students in higher ed...	Kotzé M., Niemann R.	2013	Acta Academica	45	2	None	School of Higher Education Studies, University of the Free State, P O Box 339, Bloemfontein 9300,...	Kotzé, M., School of Higher Education Studies, University of the Free State, P O Box 339, Bloemfo...	This article aims to determine whether psychological resources (hope, optimism and resilience) ca...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-69949095265	Level of maternal education and performance of Black, South African infants on the 1996 Griffiths...	Cockcroft K., Amod Z., Soellaart B.	2008	African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)	11	1	None	School of Human and Community Development, Discipline of Psychology, University of the Witwatersr...	Cockcroft, K., School of Human and Community Development, Discipline of Psychology, University of...	Objective: The study compared the performance on the Griffiths Mental Development Scales of Black...	Developmental assessment; Griffiths mental development scales; Maternal level of education	academic achievement; Africa south of the Sahara; article; auditory system function; child; child...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84866376592	Those Easily Forgotten: The Impact of Emigration on Those Left Behind	Marchetti-Mercer M.C.	2012	Family Process	51	3	10.1111/j.1545-5300.2012.01407.x	School of Human and Community Development, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South A...	Marchetti-Mercer, M.C., School of Human and Community Development, University of the Witwatersran...	Much has been written about the experiences and stresses of those who emigrate. By contrast, litt...	None	adaptive behavior; adult; aged; article; bereavement; family relation; friend; human; interview; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34547226519	Home-based care for parents with AIDS: Impact on children's psychological functioning	Gwandure C.	2007	Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health	19	1	None	School of Human and Community Development, University of the Witwatersrand, PO Box 3, Johannesbur...	Gwandure, C., School of Human and Community Development, University of the Witwatersrand, PO Box ...	Objective: This study explored the concept of home-based care for people living with full-blown A...	None	acquired immune deficiency syndrome; adolescent; adult; Africa; article; caregiver; child advocac...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84864804213	The impact of health behaviour change intervention on indoor air pollution indicators in the rura...	Barnes B., Mathee A., Thomas E.	2011	Journal of Energy in Southern Africa	22	3	None	School of Human and Community Development, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa; Faculty...	Barnes, B., School of Human and Community Development, University of the Witwatersrand, South Afr...	Indoor air pollution has been associated with a number of health outcomes including child lower r...	Child respiratory health; Health behaviour; Indoor air pollution; North West Province; South Africa	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84903301490	Efficacy evaluation of a leadership development assessment centre for managers	Jorgensen L.I., Els B.	2013	Journal of Psychology in Africa	23	1	10.1080/14330237.2013.10820603	School of Human Resource Management Sciences, Workwell Research Unit, Economic and Management Sci...	Jorgensen, L.I., School of Human Resource Management Sciences, Workwell Research Unit, Economic a...	This study evaluated the efficacy of a leadership development intervention using an assessment ce...	Development assessment centre; Efficacy; Intervention; Leadership; Manager	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84903203974	Psychometric evaluation of the utrecht work engagement scale (UWES) and oldenburg burnout invento...	Lekutle M., Nel J.A.	2012	Journal of Psychology in Africa	22	4	10.1080/14330237.2012.10820580	School of Human Resource Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa	Lekutle, M., School of Human Resource Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, 2520, South...	This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) and ...	Burnout; Cement industry; Oldenburg Burnout Inventory; Psychometric evaluation; Utrecht Work Enga...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84859358368	Wavelets for ICU monitoring	Salatian A., Adepoju F.	2012	International Journal of Bio-Science and Bio-Technology	4	1	None	School of Information Technology and Communications, American University of Nigeria, Yola Bypass ...	Salatian, A., School of Information Technology and Communications, American University of Nigeria...	The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) bedside monitors present the medical staff with large amounts of co...	Clinical decision support; Data compression; Data wavelets; Quality of service; Telemedicine	None	None	View

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