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-s2.0-79960823797	Performance of growing cockerel chickens fed diets containing graded levels of processed horse ey...	Effiong O.O., Umoren U.E., Akpan I.A.	2011	Global Veterinaria	6	4	None	University of Calabar, Nigeria	Effiong, O.O., University of Calabar, Nigeria; Umoren, U.E., University of Calabar, Nigeria; Akpa...	The study was designed to determine the optimum replacement level of processed horse eye bean mea...	Cooking; Horse eye bean; Soaking; Toasting cockerels	Equidae; Gallus gallus; Glycine max; Mucuna; Mucuna urens	None	View
WoS	WOS:000226082700001	Knowledge base system for human resource evaluation in a university environment	Akinyokun, OC,Uzoka, FME	2005	JOURNAL OF TESTING AND EVALUATION	33	1	None	University of Calgary, Fed Univ Technol Akure	None	The statutory objectives of a university include teaching. research. and community development. T...	"ACADEMIC STAFF","cognitive filter","emotional filter",evaluation,"HUMAN RESOURCES","INFERENCE EN...	None	None	View
WoS	WOS:000296164100006	Impact of learning HIV status on contraceptive use in the MIRA trial	Blanchard, Kelly,Bostrom, Alan,Chipato, Tsungai,de Bruyn, Guy,Holt, Kelsey,Montgomery, Elizabeth ...	2011	JOURNAL OF FAMILY PLANNING AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE	37	4	10.1136/jfprhc-2011-0109	University of California Berkeley, University of California San Francisco, University of Californ...	"Bostrom, Alan: University of California San Francisco","Bostrom, Alan: University of California ...	Background and methodology We examined the effect of becoming HIV-positive on contraceptive pract...	,WOMEN	None	None	View
None	None	Performance evaluation of an enhanced fruit solar dryer using concentrating panels	Stiling J., Li S., Stroeve P., Thompson J., Mjawa B., Kornbluth K., Barrett D.M.	2012	Energy for Sustainable Development	16	2	10.1016/j.esd.2012.01.002	University of California Davis, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA...	Stiling, J., University of California Davis, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 1 Shields Aven...	Concentrating solar panels (CSP) improve the process of solar drying Roma tomatoes. This paper pr...	Concentrators; Drying; Hazy; Humidity; Solar; Tomato	humidity; performance assessment; solar power; vegetable; Lycopersicon esculentum	None	View
None	None	Board Composition and Outreach Performance of Microfinance Institutions: Evidence from East Africa	Mori N., Golesorkhi S., Randøy T., Hermes N.	2015	Strategic Change	24	1	10.1002/jsc.2000	University of Dar es Salaam Business School, Tanzania; Norwegian Center for Microfinance Research...	Mori, N., University of Dar es Salaam Business School, Tanzania, Norwegian Center for Microfinanc...	The attributes of microfinance's board members have an impact on attainment of their social objec...	None	None	None	View
WoS	WOS:000270095200001	Evaluation of Berhane Hewan: A Program To Delay Child Marriage in Rural Ethiopia	Erulkar, Annabel S.,Muthengi, Eunice	2009	INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH	35	1	None	University of California Los Angeles, University of California System	"Muthengi, Eunice: University of California Los Angeles","Muthengi, Eunice: University of Califor...	CONTEXT. Early marriage limits girls' opportunities and compromises their health, yet in Sub-Saha...	,HIV,YOUNG-WOMEN	None	None	View
WoS	WOS:000336385000012	Animal source foods have a positive impact on the primary school test scores of Kenyan schoolchil...	Bwibo, Nimrod O.,Drorbaugh, Natalie,Galal, Osman M.,Hulett, Judie L.,Neumann, Charlotte G.,Weiss,...	2014	BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION	111	5	10.1017/S0007114513003310	University of California Los Angeles, University of California System, University of Nairobi	"Bwibo, Nimrod O.: University of Nairobi","Drorbaugh, Natalie: University of California Los Angel...	Micronutrient deficiencies and suboptimal energy intake are widespread in rural Kenya, with detri...	"animal source foods",KENYA,SCHOOLCHILDREN,"School test scores",ACADEMIC-PERFORMANCE,CHILD-DEVELO...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79957638886	Discrete fracture in high performance fibre reinforced concrete materials	Denneman E., Wu R., Kearsley E.P., Visser A.T.	2011	Engineering Fracture Mechanics	78	10	10.1016/j.engfracmech.2011.04.008	University of California Pavement Research Center, 1353 South 46th Street, Bldg. 452, Richmond, C...	Denneman, E., University of California Pavement Research Center, 1353 South 46th Street, Bldg. 45...	In this paper a simple, but effective methodology to simulate opening mode fracture in high perfo...	Civil engineering structures; Concrete; Crack tip singularity; Embedded discontinuity method; Fib...	Civil engineering structures; Discrete fractures; Embedded discontinuity; Embedded discontinuity ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84954485995	Limitations of using conventional unpaired road specifications for understanding unpaired road pe...	Jones D., Paige-Green P.	2015	Transportation Research Record	2474	None	10.3141/2474-04	University of California Pavement Research Center, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineer...	Jones, D., University of California Pavement Research Center, Department of Civil and Environment...	Numerous specifications exist for selecting materials for n n pa Mil roads. The basis for them is...	None	Blending; Grading; Roads and streets; Specifications; Transportation; Analysis of various; Approp...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84943257313	Performance comparison of three rapid tests for the diagnosis of drug-resistant tuberculosis	Catanzaro A., Rodwell T.C., Catanzaro D.G., Garfein R.S., Jackson R.L., Seifert M., Georghiou S.B...	2015	PLoS ONE	10	8	10.1371/journal.pone.0136861	University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States; University of Arkansas, Fayette...	Catanzaro, A., University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States; Rodwell, T.C., U...	Background: The aim of this study was to compare the performance of several recently developed as...	None	amikacin; capreomycin; isoniazid; kanamycin; moxifloxacin; ofloxacin; rifampicin; aged; antibioti...	U01-AI082229, NIAID, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84926137605	Benchmarking health system performance across districts in Zambia: A systematic analysis of level...	Colson K.E., Dwyer-Lindgren L., Achoki T., Fullman N., Schneider M., Mulenga P., Hangoma P., Ng M...	2015	BMC Medicine	13	1	10.1186/s12916-015-0308-5	University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), Berkeley, CA, United States; University of Wash...	Colson, K.E., University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), Berkeley, CA, United States; Dwye...	Background: Achieving universal health coverage and reducing health inequalities are primary goal...	Coverage; Indicators; Inequalities; Maternal and child health; Subnational benchmarking; Zambia	Rotavirus vaccine; BCG vaccine; diphtheria pertussis tetanus vaccine; measles vaccine; poliomyeli...	None	View
None	None	Impact of vaccination against chicken Newcastle disease on food intake and food security in rural...	Knueppel D., Cardona C., Msoffe P., Demment M., Kaiser L.	2010	Food and Nutrition Bulletin	31	3	None	University of California, Davis, Department of Nutrition, Davis CA 95616, United States; College ...	Knueppel, D., University of California, Davis, Department of Nutrition, Davis CA 95616, United St...	Background. Small-scale poultry production has the potential to increase animal-source food consu...	Agricultural development; Animal-source food; Food security; Impact assessment; Newcastle disease...	agricultural development; avian influenza; disease prevalence; egg; food consumption; food intake...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-76149107192	Evaluation of embedded discontinuity method for finite element analysis of cracking of hot-mix as...	Wu R., Denneman E., Harvey J.	2009	Transportation Research Record	None	2127	10.3141/2127-10	University of California, Pavement Research Center, Building 452, 1353 South 46th Street, Richmon...	Wu, R., University of California, Pavement Research Center, Building 452, 1353 South 46th Street,...	Cracking is a major source of distress in hot-mix asphalt (HMA) pavements. Various approaches hav...	None	Beam bending; Crack initiation and propagation; Crack model; Embedded discontinuity; Finite eleme...	None	View
None	None	Impact of malaria and helminth infections on immunogenicity of the human papillomavirus-16/18 AS0...	Brown J., Baisley K., Kavishe B., Changalucha J., Andreasen A., Mayaud P., Gumodoka B., Kapiga S....	2014	Vaccine	32	5	10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.11.061	University of California, San Francisco, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, San Franci...	Brown, J., University of California, San Francisco, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics,...	Background: Endemic malaria and helminth infections in sub-Saharan Africa can act as immunologica...	Helminth; HPV; Human papillomavirus; Immunogenicity; Malaria; Parasitic infection; Sub-Saharan Af...	placebo; virus antibody; Wart virus vaccine; adolescent; adult; antibody response; antibody titer...	None	View
WoS	WOS:000292356900002	Evaluation of a Service Provider Short Course for Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome	Jacobs, Rosemary,London, Leslie,Mwansa-Kambafwile, Judith,Nel, Elmarie,Rendall-Mkos, Kirstie	2011	JOURNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS	72	4	None	University of Cape Town	"Jacobs, Rosemary: University of Cape Town","London, Leslie: University of Cape Town","Mwansa-Kam...	Objective: South Africa has among the highest reported rates of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) glob...	,COMMUNITY,"EXPOSED PREGNANCIES",HEALTH,INTERVENTION,RECOGNITION,RISK,SETTINGS,SOUTH-AFRICA,WESTE...	None	None	View
WoS	WOS:000282842000006	A Retrospective Evaluation of a Community-Based Physical Activity Health Promotion Program	Draper, Catherine E.,Kolbe-Alexander, Tracy L.,Lambert, Estelle V.	2009	JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH	6	5	None	University of Cape Town	"Draper, Catherine E.: University of Cape Town","Kolbe-Alexander, Tracy L.: University of Cape To...	Background: The Community Health Intervention Programmes (CHIPs) is a physical activity-based hea...	"chronic disease prevention","disadvantaged communities",CATCH-ON,CHILDREN,ELEMENTARY-SCHOOLS,"EX...	None	None	View
WoS	WOS:000246542000007	A multivariate evaluation of mainstream and academic development courses in first-year microecono...	Edwards, Lawrence,Smith, Leonard	2007	SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS	75	1	None	University of Cape Town	None	This paper analyses the impact of the University of Cape Town's first-year microeconomics academi...	"ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT","economic education","SOUTH AFRICA","student performance",ACHIEVEMENT,"COL...	None	None	View
WoS	WOS:000228804800024	Evaluation of an HlV/AlDS peer education programme in a South African workplace	MYERS, JE,Sloan, NM	2005	SAMJ SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL	95	4	None	University of Cape Town	None	Objectives. To evaluate a South African workplace HIV/AIDS peer-education programme running since...	,HIV,HIV/AIDS	None	None	View
WoS	WOS:000263476600004	An evaluation of the implementation of the new Language-in-Education Policy (LiEP) in selected se...	Mabiletja, Matome,Madiba, Mbulungeni	2008	LANGUAGE MATTERS	39	2	10.1080/10228190802579601	University of Cape Town	"Mabiletja, Matome: University of Cape Town","Madiba, Mbulungeni: University of Cape Town"	Language policy implementation evaluation constitutes an important component of language planning...	evaluation,"language-in-education policy","LANGUAGE PLANNING",POLICY	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-68049091124	Infrastructure and Growth in South Africa: Direct and Indirect Productivity Impacts of 19 Infrast...	Fedderke J.W., Bogetić Z.	2009	World Development	37	9	10.1016/j.worlddev.2009.01.008	University of Cape Town and ERSA, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa; World Bank, Washington, DC...	Fedderke, J.W., University of Cape Town and ERSA, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa; Bogetić, Z...	Empirical explorations of the growth and aggregate productivity impacts of infrastructure have be...	Africa; growth; infrastructure; productivity; South Africa	capital; economic growth; infrastructure; manufacturing; productivity; Africa; South Africa; Sout...	None	View

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