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-s2.0-84937869806	Laboratory evaluation of a specimen transport medium for downstream molecular processing of sputu...	Omar S.V., Peters R.P.H., Ismail N.A., Dreyer A.W., Said H.M., Gwala T., Ismail N., Fourie P.B.	2015	Journal of Microbiological Methods	117	None	10.1016/j.mimet.2015.07.010	Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria,...	Omar, S.V., Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Pretori...	Background: Modern molecular-based approaches for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in ...	DNA stability; Molecular detection; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Specimen transport medium	Article; bacterium culture; bacterium detection; clinical laboratory; controlled study; DNA extra...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84908238636	The progressive effects of a high-fat diet on erythrocyte osmotic fragility, growth performance a...	Donaldson J., Dangarembizi R., Mtetwa B., Madziva M.T., Erlwanger K.H.	2014	Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition	98	5	10.1111/jpn.12149	Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Physiology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, ...	Donaldson, J., Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Physiology, University of the Witwatersrand,...	To investigate the progressive effects of a high-fat diet on erythrocyte osmotic fragility, growt...	Avian; High-fat diet; Osmotic fragility	Aves; Cairina moschata; Numida meleagris; cholesterol; fat intake; triacylglycerol; administratio...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84924198271	The effect of different high-fat diets on erythrocyte osmotic fragility, growth performance and s...	Donaldson J., Pillay K., Madziva M.T., Erlwanger K.H.	2015	Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition	99	2	10.1111/jpn.12250	Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Physiology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, ...	Donaldson, J., Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Physiology, University of the Witwatersrand,...	Summary: Poultry diets are formulated with additional animal fat or vegetable oils to improve gro...	High-fat diets; Japanese quail; Osmotic fragility	fat intake; lipid; administration and dosage; animal; blood; body weight; controlled study; Cotur...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84902740981	Economic support to improve tuberculosis treatment outcomes in South Africa: A qualitative proces...	Lutge E., Lewin S., Volmink J.	2014	Trials	15	1	10.1186/1745-6215-15-236	Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Francie van Zijl Drive, Tygerberg 7505, Sout...	Lutge, E., Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Francie van Zijl Drive, Tygerberg...	Background: Poverty undermines the adherence of patients to tuberculosis treatment. A pragmatic c...	Economic; Enablers; Incentives; Qualitative process evaluation; RCT; Support; Tuberculosis	adult; article; clinical article; controlled study; female; health economics; human; male; patien...	Wellcome Trust	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84897134312	Perceptions of knowledge management processes, strategies, implementation and impact: Biographica...	Ngcamu B.S., Parumasur S.B.	2011	Corporate Ownership and Control	8	3 E	None	Human Resources and Development, Mangosuthu University of Technology, 37 Dagwood Crescent, Kingsb...	Ngcamu, B.S., Human Resources and Development, Mangosuthu University of Technology, 37 Dagwood Cr...	The study aims to provide recommendations with strategic direction and an improvement as far as k...	Biographical influences; Corporation; Management strategies	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84927958067	Evaluation of the impact of a simple hand-washing and water-treatment intervention in rural healt...	Sreenivasan N., Gotestrand S.A., Ombeki S., Oluoch G., Fischer T.K., Quick R.	2015	Epidemiology and Infection	143	4	10.1017/S095026881400082X	Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Epidemic Intelligence Service, Cen...	Sreenivasan, N., Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Epidemic Intellig...	Many clinics in rural western Kenya lack access to safe water and hand-washing facilities. To add...	Hand hygiene; hospital-acquired (nosocomial) infections; water (safe)	water; adult; aged; Article; attitude to health; controlled study; female; hand washing; health c...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84861665553	Profile of stress factors associated with mental disorders in children and adolescents referred f...	Heckler H., Taute C.E., Krüger G.H.J., de Wet D., Calitz F.J.W., van der Merwe L.M., Raubenheimer...	2012	South African Journal of Psychiatry	18	2	None	Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa; Department ...	Heckler, H., Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa...	Introduction: South African children and adolescents face serious challenges. Over the past decad...	None	adjustment disorder; adolescent; adult; anxiety disorder; article; attention deficit disorder; be...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77958113181	The impact of the choice on termination of pregnancy act of 1996 (act 92 of 1996) on criminal abo...	Meel B.L., Kaswa R.P.	2009	African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine	1	1	10.4102/phcfm.v1i1.36	Faculty of Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa	Meel, B.L., Faculty of Health Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa; Kaswa, R.P., Facu...	Background: The Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act of 1996 (Act 92 of 1996) allows abortions ...	Choice on termination of pregnancy act of 1996 (Act 92 of 1996); Criminal abortion; Foetuses; Sou...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84872326699	Where is my daddy? an exploration of the impact of absentee fathers on the lives of young people ...	Thupayagale-Tshweneagae G., Mgutshini T., Nkosi Z.Z.	2012	Africa Development	37	3	None	Faculty of Human Sciences, University of South Africa, South Africa	Thupayagale-Tshweneagae, G., Faculty of Human Sciences, University of South Africa, South Africa;...	A substantial body of research has consistently concluded that children growing up with absentee ...	Absentee fathers; Co-parenting; Youth personhood	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84926340975	Impact of firm-specific characteristics on managers' identity disclosure	Asien E.N.	2014	Accounting Research Journal	27	2	10.1108/ARJ-03-2013-0010	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Federal University Otuoke, Otuoke, Nigeria	Asien, E.N., Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Federal University Otuoke, Otuoke, Nigeria	Purpose - This paper aims to examine the impact of firm-specific characteristics on managers' ide...	Corporate governance; Duality role; GCC countries; Managers' identity; State-related enterprises;...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84930665037	Evaluation of universal newborn hearing screening in South African primary care	Khoza-Shangase K., Harbinson S.	2015	African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine	7	1	10.4102/phcfm.v7i1.769	Faculty of Humanities, Department of Audiology, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa	Khoza-Shangase, K., Faculty of Humanities, Department of Audiology, University of the Witwatersra...	Background: Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHC) is the gold standard toward early hearing ...	None	None	None	View
None	None	Performance of HRP-2 based rapid diagnostic test for malaria and its variation with age in an are...	Laurent A., Schellenberg J., Shirima K., Ketende S.C., Alonso P.L., Mshinda H., Tanner M., Schell...	2010	Malaria Journal	9	1	10.1186/1475-2875-9-294	Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Lond...	Laurent, A., Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical M...	Background. The use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) has been widely advocated to improve...	None	histidine rich protein 2; protozoal protein; unclassified drug; HRP 2 antigen, Plasmodium falcipa...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84859943490	Plasmodium falciparum, anaemia and cognitive and educational performance among school children in...	Halliday K.E., Karanja P., Turner E.L., Okello G., Njagi K., Dubeck M.M., Allen E., Jukes M.C.H.,...	2012	Tropical Medicine and International Health	17	5	10.1111/j.1365-3156.2012.02971.x	Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Unit...	Halliday, K.E., Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropica...	Objectives Studies have typically investigated health and educational consequences of malaria amo...	Anaemia; Cognition; Educational achievement; Kenya; Malaria; Plasmodium; School children; Sustain...	anemia; baseline conditions; baseline survey; child health; coastal zone; cognition; disease prev...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-78651543017	Benefits and impacts of THRIP-supported applied research projects	Dassah M.O., Uken E.	2010	Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology	8	3	10.1108/17260531011086171	Faculty of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Afri...	Dassah, M.O., Faculty of Informatics and Design, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape To...	Purpose: The aim of this paper is to highlight the benefits, impacts and spin-offs of 52 THRIP-su...	Human resource development; Research and development; South Africa	Applied research; Design/methodology/approach; Doctoral degrees; Empirical research; Human resour...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-78649727315	The impact of colonial agreements on the regulation of the waters of the river nile	Kasimbazi E.B.	2010	Water International	35	6	10.1080/02508060.2010.533642	Faculty of Law, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda	Kasimbazi, E.B., Faculty of Law, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda	This paper assesses how the Nile Basin agreements that were signed during the colonial period con...	Colonial agreements; Cooperative framework agreement; Nile river; Regulation water; Riparian	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-66349115310	Evaluation of growth and carbon storage as influenced by soil chemical properties and moisture on...	Watanabe Y., Masunaga T., Owusu-Sekyere E., Buri M.M., Oladele O.I., Wakatsuki T.	2009	Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment	7	2	None	Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Shimane University, Matsue 690-8504, Japan; Forest Res...	Watanabe, Y., Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Shimane University, Matsue 690-8504, Jap...	This study was conducted to assess the growth and carbon storage of Tectona grandis (Verbenaceae)...	Biomass; Carbon storage; Growth class; K; N; Plantation; Soil chemical properties; Soil moisture;...	carbon; nitrogen; potassium; water; article; biomass; carbon storage; comparative study; controll...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33749343809	Performance of rice cultivars in various Sawah ecosystems developed in Inland valleys, Ashanti re...	Ofori J., Hisatomi Y., Kamidouzono A., Masunaga T., Wakatsuki T.	2005	Soil Science and Plant Nutrition	51	4	10.1111/j.1747-0765.2005.tb00054.x	Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Shimane University, Matsue, 690-8504, Japan; Faculty ...	Ofori, J., Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Shimane University, Matsue, 690-8504, Japa...	Experiments were conducted in 2001 and 2002 to evaluate the agronomic responses of 23 rice cultiv...	Ecosystem; Farming system; Input regimes; Interspecific; Sawah	Oryza sativa	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84884739741	The impact of regulation on risk perception: Evidence from the zimbabwean banking industry	Ojiako U., Manungo T., Chipulu M., Johnson J.	2013	African Development Review	25	3	10.1111/j.1467-8268.2013.12029.x	Faculty of Management, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park 2000, South Africa; School of Ma...	Ojiako, U., Faculty of Management, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park 2000, South Africa; ...	This paper explores the impact of regulations on the perceptions and management of risk. The stud...	None	banking; numerical model; policy approach; questionnaire survey; regulatory framework; risk perce...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84925449627	Performance evaluation of poly (methacrylic acid) as corrosion inhibitor in the presence of iodid...	Solomon M.M., Umoren S.A.	2015	Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology	29	11	10.1080/01694243.2015.1017436	Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Uyo, P.M.B. 1017, Uyo, Nigeria; Centre...	Solomon, M.M., Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Uyo, P.M.B. 1017, Uyo, ...	The inhibition performance of poly (methacrylic acid) (PMAA) and the effect of addition of iodide...	corrosion inhibition; iodide ions; mild steel; poly (methacrylic acid); synergism	Adsorption; Carbon steel; Contact angle; Corrosion; Ions; Scanning electron microscopy; Steel; St...	KFUPM, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84883482993	Evaluation of the maximized power of a regenerative endoreversible Stirling cycle using the therm...	Ahmadi M.H., Mohammadi A.H., Dehghani S.	2013	Energy Conversion and Management	76	None	10.1016/j.enconman.2013.07.082	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, K.N Toosi University, Tehran, Iran; Institut de Recherche en G...	Ahmadi, M.H., Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, K.N Toosi University, Tehran, Iran; Mohammadi, A...	In this communication, the optimal power of an endoreversible Stirling cycle with perfect regener...	Ideal regenerative; Multi-objective optimization; Power; Stirling engine; Thermal efficiency	Design parameters; Endoreversible cycles; External heat transfer; Ideal regenerative; Optimal tem...	None	View

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