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-s2.0-54449101622	Global decomposition experiment shows soil animal impacts on decomposition are climate-dependent	Wall D.H., Bradford M.A., St. John M.G., Trofymow J.A., Behan-Pelletier V., Bignell D.E., Dangerf...	2008	Global Change Biology	14	11	10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01672.x	Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Colli...	Wall, D.H., Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Colorado State University...	Climate and litter quality are primary drivers of terrestrial decomposition and, based on evidenc...	Climate decomposition index; Decomposition; Litter; Mesofauna; Soil biodiversity; Soil carbon; So...	biodiversity; decomposition; grass; leaf litter; mineralization; soil carbon; soil organic matter...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84923658847	Biomonitoring and evaluation of metal concentrations in sediment and crab samples from the North-...	Somerset V., Van Der Horst C., Silwana B., Walters C., Iwuoha E.	2015	Water, Air, and Soil Pollution	226	3	10.1007/s11270-015-2329-2	Natural Resources and the Environment (NRE), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR...	Somerset, V., Natural Resources and the Environment (NRE), Council for Scientific and Industrial ...	In this study, various metal concentrations were determined in environmental samples from rivers ...	Bioaccumulation; Bioavailability; Freshwater crab; Heavy metals; Potamonautes warreni; Precious m...	Bioaccumulation; Biochemistry; Cadmium; Heavy metals; Lead; Metals; Nickel; Palladium; Platinum; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84945363835	Synthesis, characterisation and electrochemical evaluation of reduced graphene oxide modified ant...	Silwana B., Van Der Horst C., Iwuoha E., Somerset V.	2015	Thin Solid Films	592	None	10.1016/j.tsf.2015.09.010	Natural Resources and the Environment (NRE), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR...	Silwana, B., Natural Resources and the Environment (NRE), Council for Scientific and Industrial R...	This paper demonstrates some aspects on the synthesis and characterisation of nanoparticles of me...	Adsorptive stripping voltammetry; Antimony nanoparticles; Bi-metallic film; Electrochemical imped...	Carbon films; Charge transfer; Electrochemical electrodes; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy...	University of the Western Cape	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84856821594	Potential Impacts of Biofuels on Deforestation in Southern Africa	von Maltitz G., Setzkorn K.	2012	Journal of Sustainable Forestry	31	42371	10.1080/10549811.2011.566114	Natural Resources and the Environment, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), PO ...	von Maltitz, G., Natural Resources and the Environment, Council for Scientific and Industrial Res...	Southern Africa has been identified globally as one of the areas with high potential for extensiv...	biofuel; deforestation; southern Africa	Agricultural sector; Biofuel production; Certification requirements; Food security; Foreign inves...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-42449110670	The impact of scientific information on ecosystem management: Making sense of the contextual gap ...	Van Wyk E., Roux D.J., Drackner M., McCool S.F.	2008	Environmental Management	41	5	10.1007/s00267-008-9084-8	Natural Resources and the Environment, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria 0...	Van Wyk, E., Natural Resources and the Environment, Council for Scientific and Industrial Researc...	Scientific information is not always effectively incorporated into decision-making processes. Thi...	Culture; Ecosystem management; Learning; Scientific information; Shared understanding	Cultural diversity; Ecosystem management; Decision making; Environmental management; Information ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34948881107	Managing the hydrological impacts of South African plantation forests: An overview	Dye P., Versfeld D.	2007	Forest Ecology and Management	251	42371	10.1016/j.foreco.2007.06.013	Natural Resources and the Environment, CSIR, Agrometeorology, P. Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South...	Dye, P., Natural Resources and the Environment, CSIR, Agrometeorology, P. Bag X01, Scottsville 32...	South Africa is poorly endowed with natural forests, and is heavily dependent on plantations of e...	Forest plantations; Hydrological impacts; Legislation; Licensing; South Africa	Catchments; Ecology; South Africa; Timber; Vegetation; Water resources; Forest plantations; Hydro...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79961144752	Impacts of invasive Australian acacias: Implications for management and restoration	Le Maitre D.C., Gaertner M., Marchante E., Ens E.-J., Holmes P.M., Pauchard A., O'Farrell P.J., R...	2011	Diversity and Distributions	17	5	10.1111/j.1472-4642.2011.00816.x	Natural Resources and the Environment, CSIR, P. O. Box 320, Stellenbosch 7599, South Africa; Cent...	Le Maitre, D.C., Natural Resources and the Environment, CSIR, P. O. Box 320, Stellenbosch 7599, S...	Aim The biophysical impacts of invasive Australian acacias and their effects on ecosystem service...	Acacia; Biodiversity loss; Biological invasions; Degradation ecology; Ecosystem functions; Ecosys...	biological invasion; ecological impact; ecosystem function; ecosystem resilience; ecosystem respo...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84883630339	Impacts of land-cover change on the water flow regulation ecosystem service: Invasive alien plant...	Le Maitre D.C., Kotzee I.M., O'Farrell P.J.	2014	Land Use Policy	36	None	10.1016/j.landusepol.2013.07.007	Natural Resources and the Environment, CSIR, P.O. Box 320, Stellenbosch 7599, South Africa	Le Maitre, D.C., Natural Resources and the Environment, CSIR, P.O. Box 320, Stellenbosch 7599, So...	Land and water resource issues typically fall under separate governance systems. For example, agr...	Fire severity; Flood risk; Flow regulation; Invasive plants; Land-use policy; Water repellency	ecosystem service; flood damage; flooding; hydrological modeling; hydrological response; introduc...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-39649119639	Hakea sericea: Development of a model of the impacts of biological control on population dynamics...	Le Maitre D.C., Krug R.M., Hoffmann J.H., Gordon A.J., Mgidi T.N.	2008	Ecological Modelling	212	42433	10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.11.011	Natural Resources and the Environment, CSIR, PO Box 320, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa; Depart...	Le Maitre, D.C., Natural Resources and the Environment, CSIR, PO Box 320, Stellenbosch, 7599, Sou...	This paper reports on the development and testing of a simulation model to assess the impacts of ...	Biological control; Fire frequency; Hakea sericea; Population dynamics; Seed banks; Seed dispersa...	Biocontrol; Biodiversity; Plants (botany); Seed; Weibull distribution; Fire frequency; Hakea seri...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-5744226295	Urban consumer preferences and sensory evaluation of locally produced and imported rice in West A...	Tomlins K.I., Manful J.T., Larwer P., Hammond L.	2005	Food Quality and Preference	16	1	10.1016/j.foodqual.2004.02.002	Natural Resources Institute, The Univ. of Greenwich at Medway, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, ...	Tomlins, K.I., Natural Resources Institute, The Univ. of Greenwich at Medway, Central Avenue, Cha...	Parboiled rice produced in Ghana is of poor quality and is being overtaken by imported rice. This...	Africa; Consumer acceptability; Ghana; Rice; Sensory evaluation	adult; Africa; aged; article; color; controlled study; female; food intake; food processing; food...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-77954037660	Health and environmental impacts of pesticide use practices: A case study of farmers in Ekiti Sta...	Oluwole O., Cheke R.A.	2009	International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability	7	3	10.3763/ijas.2009.0431	Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich at Medway, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime,...	Oluwole, O., Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich at Medway, Central Avenue, Chat...	Commonly used pesticides and handling practices which might expose farmers and their environment ...	Agriculture; Environment; Health; Nigeria; Pesticides; Safety	Animalia; Hexapoda	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-34249788992	Study of sensory evaluation, consumer acceptability, affordability and market price of rice	Tomlins K., Manful J., Gayin J., Kudjawu B., Tamakloe I.	2007	Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture	87	8	10.1002/jsfa.2889	Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich at Medway, Chatham Maritime, Central Avenue,...	Tomlins, K., Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich at Medway, Chatham Maritime, Ce...	The purpose of the study was to evaluate consumer acceptance, affordability and market value of a...	Consumer acceptability; Ghana; Market price; Oryza sativa; Parboiled; Rice; Sensory evaluation; W...	Oryza sativa	None	View
None	None	Evaluation of Spodoptera exempta nucleopolyhedrovirus (SpexNPV) for the field control of African ...	Grzywacz D., Mushobozi W.L., Parnell M., Jolliffe F., Wilson K.	2008	Crop Protection	27	1	10.1016/j.cropro.2007.04.005	Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 ...	Grzywacz, D., Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Marit...	The African armyworm Spodoptera exempta is a major episodic migratory crop pest over much of East...	Africa; African armyworm; Baculovirus; Biological control; IPM; Migratory pest; Nucleopolyhedrovi...	biological control; crop pest; insecticide; mortality; moth; pest control; pest outbreak; viral d...	None	View
None	None	Sensory evaluation and consumer acceptability of pale-fleshed and orange-fleshed sweetpotato by s...	Tomlins K., Ndunguru G., Stambul K., Joshua N., Ngendello T., Rwiza E., Amour R., Ramadhani B., K...	2007	Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture	87	13	10.1002/jsfa.2931	Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 ...	Tomlins, K., Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Mariti...	The purpose of this study was to evaluate the flavour profile and consumer acceptability of four ...	β-carotene; Consumer acceptability; Ipomea batatas; Sensory evaluation; Sweetpotato; Vitamin A	Ipomoea; Ipomoea batatas	None	View
None	None	On-farm evaluation of methods for storing fresh sweet potato roots in East Africa	Tomlins K., Ndunguru G., Kimenya F., Ngendello T., Rwiza E., Amour R., Van Oirschot Q., Westby A.	2007	Tropical Science	47	4	10.1002/ts.214	Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Chatham Maritime, Central Avenue, Kent ME4 ...	Tomlins, K., Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Chatham Maritime, Central Aven...	Methods for sweet potato storage, previously developed at a research station, were tested on-farm...	East Africa; Farmer participation; Heap; Ipomoea batatas; On-farm; Pit; Storage; Sweet potato; Ta...	Ipomoea batatas	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84928818404	Pyrethroid Treatment of Cattle for Tsetse Control: Reducing Its Impact on Dung Fauna	Vale G.A., Hargrove J.W., Chamisa A., Grant I.F., Torr S.J.	2015	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases	9	3	10.1371/journal.pntd.0003560	Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Chatham, United Kingdom; South African Cent...	Vale, G.A., Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Chatham, United Kingdom, South ...	African trypansomiases of humans and animals can be controlled by attacking the vectors, various ...	None	deltamethrin; deltamethrin; insecticide; nitrile; pyrethroid; Article; bioassay; bullock; cattle ...	R7539, DFID, Department for International Development; R7987, DFID, Department for International ...	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-80055087811	Is the even distribution of insecticide-treated cattle essential for tsetse control? modelling th...	Torr S.J., Vale G.A.	2011	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases	5	10	10.1371/journal.pntd.0001360	Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, London, United Kingdom; South African Centr...	Torr, S.J., Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, London, United Kingdom; Vale, G...	Background: Eliminating Rhodesian sleeping sickness, the zoonotic form of Human African Trypanoso...	None	African trypanosomiasis; article; cattle; chemical pest control; computer model; controlled study...	None	View
WoS	WOS:000324164000001	Use of anchoring vignettes to evaluate health reporting behavior amongst adults aged 50 years and...	Blomstedt, Yulia,Debpuur, Cornelius,Gomez-Olive, Xavier,Hirve, Siddhivinayak,Juvekar, Sanjay,Ng, ...	2013	GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION	6	None	10.3402/gha.v6i0.21064	Navrongo Health Research Center, Umea University, University of Witwatersrand, African Populat & ...	"Blomstedt, Yulia: Umea University","Debpuur, Cornelius: Navrongo Health Research Center","Gomez-...	Background: Comparing self-rating health responses across individuals and cultures is misleading ...	"anchoring vignettes",COGNITION,MOBILITY,"reporting heterogeneity","RESPONSE CONSISTENCY",SELF-RA...	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84925881632	Modeling high-impact weather and climate: lessons from a tropical cyclone perspective	Done J.M., Holland G.J., Bruyère C.L., Leung L.R., Suzuki-Parker A.	2015	Climatic Change	129	42433	10.1007/s10584-013-0954-6	NCAR Earth System Laboratory, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO, United States; Environmental Sciences a...	Done, J.M., NCAR Earth System Laboratory, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO, United States; Holland, G.J...	Although the societal impact of a weather event increases with the rarity of the event, our curre...	None	Hurricanes; Meteorology; Storms; Current modeling; Impact-parameter; Physical process; Regional c...	DE-AC02-06CH11357, DOE, U.S. Department of Energy	View
None	None	Transmission Assessment Surveys (TAS) to Define Endpoints for Lymphatic Filariasis Mass Drug Admi...	Chu B.K., Deming M., Biritwum N.-K., Bougma W.R., Dorkenoo A.M., El-Setouhy M., Fischer P.U., Gas...	2013	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases	7	12	10.1371/journal.pntd.0002584	Neglected Tropical Diseases Support Center, Task Force for Global Health, Decatur, GA, United Sta...	Chu, B.K., Neglected Tropical Diseases Support Center, Task Force for Global Health, Decatur, GA,...	Background:Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is targeted for global elimination through treatment of enti...	None	albendazole; diethylcarbamazine; article; Brugia; child; female; health survey; human; immunoaffi...	None	View

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