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
None	None	Impact of training traditional birth attendants on maternal mortality and morbidity in Sub-Sahara...	Kayombo E.J.	2013	Tanzania Journal of Health Research	15	2	10.4314/thrb.v15i2.7	Institute of Traditional Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 6...	Kayombo, E.J., Institute of Traditional Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Scien...	This paper presents discussion on impact of training traditional birth attendants (TBAs) on overa...	Maternal and child health; Sub-Saharan Africa; Traditional birth attendants; Training	Africa; article; case study; cultural anthropology; delivery; education program; follow up; healt...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77956994445	Is the bus transport contracting system in South Africa leading to trusting relationships between...	Walters J.	2010	Research in Transportation Economics	29	1	10.1016/j.retrec.2010.07.046	Institute of Transport and Logistics Management (Africa), Department of Transport and Supply Chai...	Walters, J., Institute of Transport and Logistics Management (Africa), Department of Transport an...	The 1996 South African White Paper on National Transport policy provided the guidelines for the r...	Funding issues; Trusting partnerships	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34548103853	Field evaluation of a rota- and adenovirus immunochromatographic assay using stool samples from c...	Weitzel T., Reither K., Mockenhaupt F.P., Stark K., Ignatius R., Saad E., Seidu-Korkor A., Bienzl...	2007	Journal of Clinical Microbiology	45	8	10.1128/JCM.00562-07	Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Charité, University Medicine Berlin, Ber...	Weitzel, T., Institute of Tropical Medicine and International Health, Charité, University Medicin...	We evaluated the Rida Quick rotavirus/adenovirus Combi rapid immunochromatographic test (ICT) und...	None	acute diarrhea; Adenovirus; article; childhood disease; chromatography; device; evaluation; feces...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84884135073	Impact of metal silos on households' maize storage, storage losses and food security: An applicat...	Gitonga Z.M., De Groote H., Kassie M., Tefera T.	2013	Food Policy	43	None	10.1016/j.foodpol.2013.08.005	International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), PO Box 1041-00621, Nairobi, Kenya	Gitonga, Z.M., International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), PO Box 1041-00621, Nair...	Maize is the most important food staple in Eastern and Southern Africa, with a highly seasonal pr...	Food security; Loss abatement; Metal silo technology; Propensity score matching; Storage cost; St...	food policy; food production; food provisioning; food security; food storage; maize; Central Amer...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33748685240	Variation of the genomic proportion of the recurrent parent in BC 1 and its relation to yield per...	Uptmoor R., Wenzel W., Ayisi K., Donaldson G., Gehringer A., Friedt W., Ordon F.	2006	Plant Breeding	125	5	10.1111/j.1439-0523.2006.01270.x	Institute of Vegetable and Fruit Science, University of Hannover, Herrenhäuser Straße 2, D-30419 ...	Uptmoor, R., Institute of Vegetable and Fruit Science, University of Hannover, Herrenhäuser Straß...	In order to define the variation of the genomic proportion of the recurrent parent [G(RP)] and it...	AFLP; BC1; Genomic proportion of the recurrent parent; Sorghum bicolor; SSR; Yielding ability	Sorghum bicolor	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-62349092577	Performance of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 prepared by solid-state reaction	Chen Z., Zhu H., Ji S., Linkov V., Zhang J., Zhu W.	2009	Journal of Power Sources	189	1	10.1016/j.jpowsour.2008.11.001	Institution of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Physics and Electronic Sciences, ...	Chen, Z., Institution of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Physics and Electronic ...	LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 was prepared through a solid-state reaction using various Ni precursors. The effec...	Cathode materials; LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4; Lithium ion battery; Spinel	Ball milling; Cathodes; Lithium; Lithium alloys; Lithium batteries; Manganese; Nickel; Cathode ma...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-35348947921	Performance assessment and monitoring of water infrastructure: An empirical case study of benchma...	Mugisha S.	2007	Water Policy	9	5	10.2166/wp.2007.022	Institutional Development and External Services Division, National Water and Sewerage Corporation...	Mugisha, S., Institutional Development and External Services Division, National Water and Sewerag...	Performance monitoring and benchmarking are increasingly becoming vital performance drivers espec...	Benchmarking; Commercial orientation; Customer orientation; Monitoring; Stochastic frontier analy...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34250323557	Using internal incentive contracts to improve water utility performance: The case of Uganda's NWSC	Mugisha S., Berg S.V., Muhairwe W.T.	2007	Water Policy	9	3	10.2166/wp.2007.010	Institutional Development and Performance Management Expert, National Water and Sewerage Corporat...	Mugisha, S., Institutional Development and Performance Management Expert, National Water and Sewe...	The achievement of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015 requires significant managerial in...	Contracts; Incentives; Performance; Uganda; Water utility	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84939635274	Impact of the energy-loss spatial profile and shear-viscosity to entropy-density ratio for the Ma...	Ayala A., Castaño-Yepes J.D., Dominguez I., Tejeda-Yeomans M.E.	2015	Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics	92	2	10.1103/PhysRevC.92.024910	Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-543,...	Ayala, A., Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Pos...	We compute the energy and momentum deposited by a fast-moving parton in a quark-gluon plasma usin...	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84938151874	The CIB-lensing bispectrum: Impact on primordial non-gaussianity and detectability for the Planck...	Curto A., Tucci M., Kunz M., Martínez-González E.	2015	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society	450	4	10.1093/mnras/stv849	Instituto de Física de Cantabria, CSIC, Universidad de Cantabria, Avda. de los Castros s/n, Santa...	Curto, A., Instituto de Física de Cantabria, CSIC, Universidad de Cantabria, Avda. de los Castros...	We characterize the cosmic infrared background (CIB)-lensing bispectrum which is one of the contr...	Infrared: diffuse background; Methods: data analysis; Methods: statistical; Radio continuum: gala...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-74849140813	Evaluation of Lumax® for preemergence weed control in maize in Nigeria	Chikoye D., Lum A.F., Ekeleme F., Udensi U.E.	2009	International Journal of Pest Management	55	4	10.1080/09670870902862693	Instituto de Investigacao de Agraria de Mozambique, Nampula, Mozambique; University of Buea, Came...	Chikoye, D., Instituto de Investigacao de Agraria de Mozambique, Nampula, Mozambique; Lum, A.F., ...	The efficacy of various herbicides against weeds of maize was studied in field trials at Ibadan, ...	Atrazine; Herbicide formulation; Maize; Mesotrione; Smallholder farms; Weed competition	atrazine; biomass; herbicide; maize; pest control; smallholder; weed control; Ibadan; Nigeria; Oy...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84930271101	Evaluation of biochemical and quality attributes to monitor the application of heat and cold trea...	Polenta G., Budde C., Sivakumar D., Nanni M., Guidi S.	2015	Journal of Food Quality	38	3	10.1111/jfq.12139	Instituto de Tecnologi{dotless}a de Alimentos, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INT...	Polenta, G., Instituto de Tecnologi{dotless}a de Alimentos, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agro...	The study was accomplished to optimize the application of stress treatment to prevent chilling in...	None	Cold storage; Ethylene; Food storage; Fruits; Plants (botany); Proteins; Vegetables; Fruits and v...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-46849114323	Evaluation of physical properties and soil carbon and nitrogen stocks as affected by burning or g...	De Luca E.F., Feller C., Cerri C.C., Barthès B., Chaplot V., Campos D.C., Manechini C.	2008	Revista Brasileira de Ciencia do Solo	32	2	None	Instituto Florestal de São Paulo - IF, Horto Navarro de Andrade, CEP13500-970 Rio Claro (SP), Bra...	De Luca, E.F., Instituto Florestal de São Paulo - IF, Horto Navarro de Andrade, CEP13500-970 Rio ...	Brazil is the world's largest sugarcane producer, so changes in sugarcane management in Brazil ca...	Aggregate stability; Burning; Mechanized harvest; Soil cover	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84947486022	Temporal changes in the impacts on plant communities of an invasive alien tree, Acacia longifolia	Marchante H., Marchante E., Freitas H., Hoffmann J.H.	2015	Plant Ecology	216	11	10.1007/s11258-015-0530-4	Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Bencanta, Coimbra, Portugal...	Marchante, H., Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Bencanta, Co...	Studies on the impacts of invasive plants are common but most are short term and fail to consider...	Acacia longifolia; Coastal ecosystems; Indicator species analysis; Invasion chronology; Long-term...	biological invasion; chronology; coastal zone; community dynamics; ecological impact; invasive sp...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84928577469	Postharvest evaluation of Goldfinger banana (FHIA-01) at different storage temperatures followed ...	Gutiérrez-Martínez P., Avila-Peña R.C., Sivakumar D., Bautista-Baños S.	2015	Fruits	70	3	10.1051/fruits/2015008	Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic, Laboratorio Integral de Investigación en Alimentos, Av. Tecnológi...	Gutiérrez-Martínez, P., Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic, Laboratorio Integral de Investigación en ...	Introduction. Banana fruit is one of the major staple crops grown in the humid tropical areas of ...	Banana; Fruit maturity; Mexico; Musa spp.; Postharvest ripening	Musa; Musa acuminata	None	View
WoS	WOS:000304290300010	Impact of modern agricultural technologies on smallholder welfare: Evidence from Tanzania and Eth...	Asfaw, Solomon,Lipper, Leslie,Shiferaw, Bekele,Simtowe, Franklin	2012	FOOD POLICY	37	3	10.1016/j.foodpol.2012.02.013	Int Crops Res Inst Semi Arid Trop, Int Maize & Wheat Improvement Ctr CIMMYT, UN	None	This paper evaluates the potential impact of adoption of improved legume technologies on rural ho...	"endogenous switching",ETHIOPIA,"household welfare","IMPACT ASSESSMENT","SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA",Tanz...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84871284176	Household-Based HIV Counseling and Testing as a Platform for Referral to HIV Care and Medical Mal...	Tumwebaze H., Tumwesigye E., Baeten J.M., Kurth A.E., Revall J., Murnane P.M., Chang L.W., Celum C.	2012	PLoS ONE	7	12	10.1371/journal.pone.0051620	Integrated Community Based Initiatives, Kabwohe, Uganda; Department of Global Health, University ...	Tumwebaze, H., Integrated Community Based Initiatives, Kabwohe, Uganda; Tumwesigye, E., Integrate...	Background: Combination HIV prevention initiatives incorporate evidence-based, biomedical and beh...	None	antiretrovirus agent; cotrimoxazole; adult; algorithm; article; CD4 lymphocyte count; circumcisio...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84910650351	Field evaluation of natural human odours and the biogent-synthetic lure in trapping Aedes aegypti...	Owino E.A., Sang R., Sole C.L., Pirk C., Mbogo C., Torto B.	2014	Parasites and Vectors	7	1	10.1186/1756-3305-7-451	International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, P.O BOX 30772-00100, Nairobi, Kenya; Depar...	Owino, E.A., International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, P.O BOX 30772-00100, Nairobi,...	Background: Methods currently used in sampling adult Aedes aegypti, the main vector of dengue and...	Aedes aegypti; Chikungunya; Dengue; Human odour; Mosquito; Traps	aldehyde derivative; carbon dioxide; fatty acid derivative; hexanoic acid; ketone derivative; vir...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84928670357	Impact of population growth and climate change on the freshwater resources of Lamu Island, Kenya	Okello C., Tomasello B., Greggio N., Wambiji N., Antonellini M.	2015	Water (Switzerland)	7	3	10.3390/w7031264	Integrated Geoscience Research Group (I.G.R.G.), University of Bologna, Sant'Alberto 163, Ravenna...	Okello, C., Integrated Geoscience Research Group (I.G.R.G.), University of Bologna, Sant'Alberto ...	Demand for freshwater is rising with factors, such as population growth, land use change and clim...	Climate change; Freshwater; Groundwater; Population growth; Water stress	Aquifers; Groundwater; Groundwater resources; Industrial emissions; Land use; Landforms; Populati...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33748963805	Enhancement of GMM speaker identification performance using complementary feature sets	Lerato L., Mashao D.J.	2005	SAIEE Africa Research Journal	96	1	None	Intelleca Voice and Mobile (Pty) Ltd., P O Box 1537, Parklands, 2121, South Africa; Speech Techno...	Lerato, L., Intelleca Voice and Mobile (Pty) Ltd., P O Box 1537, Parklands, 2121, South Africa; M...	This paper describes a way of enhancing speaker identification (SiD) performance using N-best lis...	LPCC; N-best list; PFS; Speaker identification	Linear prediction cepstral coefficients (LPCC); N-best list; Parameterised feature sets (PFS); Sp...	None	View

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