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-s2.0-84916920152	Participatory evaluation of chicken health and production constraints in Ethiopia	Sambo E., Bettridge J., Dessie T., Amare A., Habte T., Wigley P., Christley R.M.	2015	Preventive Veterinary Medicine	118	1	10.1016/j.prevetmed.2014.10.014	The Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus, CH64 7TE,...	Sambo, E., The Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Leahurst Campus...	Chicken production has a major role in the economy of developing countries and backyard productio...	Perceived disease risk factors; Poultry diseases; Poultry production constraints	animal; animal husbandry; attitude to health; chicken; Disease Outbreaks; economics; Ethiopia; fe...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84951090072	TrailMaking Test performance contributes to subjective judgment of visual efficiency in older adults	Setti A., Loughman J., Savva G.M., Kenny R.	2015	PeerJ	2015	12	10.7717/peerj.1407	The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; School o...	Setti, A., The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Irelan...	Introduction. The determinant factors that influence self-reported quality of vision have yet to ...	Ocular pathology; Self-report; Trail making test; Visual acuity; Visual search	adult; Article; cognition; cognitive function test; contrast sensitivity; depression; female; hum...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84930642455	Impacts of large-scale farming on local communities' food security and income levels - Empirical ...	Shete M., Rutten M.	2015	Land Use Policy	47	None	10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.01.034	The IS Academy of Land Governance, African Studies Centre, PO Box 9555, RB Leiden, Netherlands; S...	Shete, M., The IS Academy of Land Governance, African Studies Centre, PO Box 9555, RB Leiden, Net...	This article investigates the impact of large-scale agricultural investment on household incomes ...	Food security; Impact; Income; Large-scale farms; Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia; Propensity sco...	agricultural economics; empirical analysis; farming system; food security; income; investment; po...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84892896067	Cheetah cub survival revisited: A re-evaluation of the role of predation, especially by lions, an...	Mills M.G.L., Mills M.E.J.	2014	Journal of Zoology	292	2	10.1111/jzo.12087	The Lewis Foundation, Craighall, South Africa; WildCRU, Zoology Department, University of Oxford,...	Mills, M.G.L., The Lewis Foundation, Craighall, South Africa, WildCRU, Zoology Department, Univer...	Cheetah cub survival on the Serengeti Plains (SP) was found to be exceptionally low, because of h...	Carnivore coexistence; Cheetah; Conservation; Cub survival; Ecosystem functioning; Lion; Predation	biodiversity; carnivore; coexistence; ecosystem function; felid; mortality; predation; species co...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84946910154	Impact of health workers’ strike in august 2014 on health services in mombasa county referral hos...	Njuguna J.	2015	Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved	26	4	None	The Mukurwe-ini sub-County Public Health Office, P.O. Box 83-10103, Mukurwe-ini, Kenya	Njuguna, J., The Mukurwe-ini sub-County Public Health Office, P.O. Box 83-10103, Mukurwe-ini, Kenya	Introduction. Health workers are an essential part of the health system. Health workers in Mombas...	Health workers; Impact; Kenya; Strike	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84940943140	Impact of soil moisture on extreme maximum temperatures in Europe	Whan K., Zscheischler J., Orth R., Shongwe M., Rahimi M., Asare E.O., Seneviratne S.I.	2015	Weather and Climate Extremes	9	None	10.1016/j.wace.2015.05.001	The Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium, The University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada; Max Pla...	Whan, K., The Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium, The University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canad...	Land-atmosphere interactions play an important role for hot temperature extremes in Europe. Dry s...	Extreme temperatures; Extreme value theory; Generalized extreme value; Land-atmosphere interactio...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-69149107469	Factors influencing the breeding performance of the Augur Buzzard Buteo augur in southern Lake Na...	Virani M.Z., Harper D.M.	2009	Ostrich	80	1	10.2989/OSTRICH.2009.80.1.2.760	The Peregrine Fund, 5668 West Flying Hawk Lane, Boise, ID 83709, United States; Department of Bio...	Virani, M.Z., The Peregrine Fund, 5668 West Flying Hawk Lane, Boise, ID 83709, United States, Dep...	The breeding performance of the Augur Buzzard Buteo augur in 1995-1998 was compared between three...	None	Acacia; Buteo augur	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84921867012	Evaluation of the applicability of acid leaching for the 238U-230Th internal isochron method	Tanaka R., Yokoyama T., Kitagawa H., Tesfaye D.B., Nakamura E.	2015	Chemical Geology	396	None	10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.12.025	The Pheasant Memorial Laboratory for Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry, Institute for Study of the ...	Tanaka, R., The Pheasant Memorial Laboratory for Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry, Institute for S...	The 238U-230Th internal isochron method has great potential for determining eruption ages of youn...	238U-230Th internal isochron; Acid leaching; α-Recoil	Basalt; Isotopes; Kinetic energy; Kinetics; Leaching; Radioactivity; Thorium; Volcanic rocks; Vol...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77957016718	Assessment of the performance of a public water utility: A case study of Blantyre Water Board in ...	Kalulu K., Hoko Z.	2010	Physics and Chemistry of the Earth	35	None	10.1016/j.pce.2010.07.017	The Polytechnic, University of Malawi, P/Bag 303, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi; Civil Engineering...	Kalulu, K., The Polytechnic, University of Malawi, P/Bag 303, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi; Hoko,...	Water scarcity, deteriorating water quality and financial limitations to the development of new w...	Best practice; Blantyre Water Board; Customers; Utility performance; Water supply	Best-practices; Blantyre Water Board; Capital costs; Collection efficiency; Customers; Ideal valu...	None	View
WoS	WOS:000268170600001	Conflicting priorities: evaluation of an intervention to improve nurse-parent relationships on a ...	Chandler, Clare I. R.,Manongi, Rachel N.,Mwangi, Rose,Nasuwa, Fortunata R.,Poulsen, Anja,Reyburn,...	2009	HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HEALTH	7	None	10.1186/1478-4491-7-50	University of Copenhagen, University of London, Kilimanjaro Christian Med Ctr	"Chandler, Clare I. R.: University of London",	Background: Patient, or parent/guardian, satisfaction with health care provision is important to ...	,CARE,DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES,"HEALTH WORKERS","MATERNITY SERVICES",MOTIVATION,QUALITY,QUESTIONNAIRE...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84939137644	Regional Integration Models and Africa's Growth in the 21st Century: A Fitness Evaluation	Golit P.D., Adamu Y.	2014	African Development Review	26	S1	10.1111/1467-8268.12096	The Research Department, Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigeria	Golit, P.D., The Research Department, Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigeria; Adamu, Y., The Research D...	The study explores Africa's regional integration models with a view to determining their suitabil...	None	cointegration analysis; economic growth; economic integration; policy approach; regional trade; t...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84860857343	Impacts of livestock grazing on a savanna grassland in Kenya	Kioko J., Kiringe J.W., Seno S.O.	2012	Journal of Arid Land	4	1	10.3724/SP.J.1227.2012.00029	The School for Field Studies, Center for Wildlife Management Studies, Nairobi 27743 - 00506, Keny...	Kioko, J., The School for Field Studies, Center for Wildlife Management Studies, Nairobi 27743 - ...	The dynamics of most rangelands in Kenya remain to be poorly understood. This paper provides base...	Dry season grazing; Grass species composition; Kenya; Livestock grazing; Soil nutrients	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-67649133322	Organizational culture, innovativeness, market orientation and firm performance in South Africa: ...	Farley J.U., Hoenig S., Ismail Z.	2008	Journal of African Business	9	1	10.1080/15228910802052385	The Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, United States; Fox School of B...	Farley, J.U., The Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, United States; H...	For a sample of South African firms, this paper analyzes the relationships of firm performance an...	Business-to-business markets; Firm performance; Innovativeness; Market orientation; Organizationa...	business development; cultural influence; firm size; industrial performance; innovation; interdis...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84893073387	Diversity of aflatoxin-producing fungi and their impact on food safety in sub-Saharan Africa	Probst C., Bandyopadhyay R., Cotty P.J.	2014	International Journal of Food Microbiology	174	None	10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2013.12.010	The University of Arizona, School of Plant Sciences, Tucson 85721, United States; International I...	Probst, C., The University of Arizona, School of Plant Sciences, Tucson 85721, United States; Ban...	Crops frequently contaminated by aflatoxins are important sources of revenue and daily nourishmen...	Aflatoxin; Africa; Aspergillus flavus; Food security; Maize; Mycotoxins	aflatoxin; fumonisin; nitrate reductase; transcription factor; vomitoxin; Africa south of the Sah...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84887192581	The impact of index migrations on share prices: Evidence from the Johannesburg stock exchange	Kruger R., Toerien F.	2013	Journal of Applied Business Research	29	6	None	The University of Cape Town, South Africa	Kruger, R., The University of Cape Town, South Africa; Toerien, F., The University of Cape Town, ...	This article examines the quantum and persistence of abnormal returns (positive and negative) for...	Index migration; Johannesburg stock exchange; Quarterly reviews	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84923109943	The impact of governance on state owned enterprises (SOEs) in Africa	Edoun E.I.	2015	Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences	6	1	10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n1p352	The University of Johannesburg, South Africa	Edoun, E.I., The University of Johannesburg, South Africa	The creation and strengthening of credible institutions is instrumental for any development initi...	Accountability; Decentralisation; Governance; Maladministration; State owned enterprises; Transpa...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-20444480278	Bank privatization and performance: Empirical evidence from Nigeria	Beck T., Cull R., Jerome A.	2005	Journal of Banking and Finance	29	8-9 SPEC. ISS.	10.1016/j.jbankfin.2005.03.018	The World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, United States; Department of Economics, U...	Beck, T., The World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, United States; Cull, R., The Wo...	We assess the effect of privatization on performance in a panel of Nigerian banks for the period ...	Bank performance; Bank privatization; Nigeria	None	None	View
WoS	WOS:000320019700009	Evaluating the effects of community-based organization engagement on HIV and AIDS-related risk be...	Bonnel, Rene,Fruh, Joseph,Godoy-Garraza, Lucas,Kakietek, Jakub,Manteuffel, Brigitte A.,Murithi, P...	2013	AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV	25	None	10.1080/09540121.2013.778383	The World Bank, Amer Canc Soc, ICF Macro, Natl AIDS Control Council	"Bonnel, Rene: The World Bank","N'Jie, N'Della: The World Bank","Rodriguez-Garcia, Rosalia: The W...	International donors have increasingly shifted AIDS funding directly to community-based organizat...	COMMUNITY,"community-based organization",HIV,KENYA,PREVENTION,"NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS"	None	None	View
WoS	WOS:000297213800001	When does rigorous impact evaluation make a difference? The case of the Millennium Villages	Clemens, Michael A.,Demombynes, Gabriel	2011	JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS	3	3	10.1080/19439342.2011.587017	The World Bank, Ctr Global Dev	"Demombynes, Gabriel: The World Bank",	When is the rigorous impact evaluation of development projects a luxury, and when a necessity? Th...	evaluation,"millennium development goals",PACKAGE,VILLAGE,ECONOMICS,KENYA,RANDOMIZATION	None	None	View
WoS	WOS:000300690500019	The World Bank's poverty and social impact analysis	Beddies, Sabine,Dani, Anis,Esteves, AM,Vanclay, F	2011	NEW DIRECTIONS IN SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT: CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ADVANCES	None	None	None	The World Bank, EU, UN	"Dani, Anis: The World Bank",	None	None	None	None	View

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