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-s2.0-84956597471	Decreasing the burden of type 2 diabetes in South Africa: The impact of taxing sugar-sweetened be...	Manyema M., Veerman J.L., Chola L., Tugendhaft A., Labadarios D., Hofman K.	2015	PLoS ONE	10	11	10.1371/journal.pone.0143050	PRICELESS SA-MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), Schoo...	Manyema, M., PRICELESS SA-MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agin...	Introduction Type 2 diabetes poses an increasing public health burden in South Africa (SA) with o...	None	Article; beverage; body mass; caloric intake; cost of illness; disability; disability adjusted li...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33748085679	Statistical monitoring of a grinding circuit: An industrial case study	Groenewald J.W.d.V., Coetzer L.P., Aldrich C.	2006	Minerals Engineering	19	11	10.1016/j.mineng.2006.05.009	Process Control and Instrumentation Department, Anglo Platinum Management Services, P.O. Box 6217...	Groenewald, J.W.d.V., Process Control and Instrumentation Department, Anglo Platinum Management S...	With the increasing availability of large amounts of real-time process data and a better fundamen...	Comminution; Flotation; Mineral processing; Process control	Comminution; Data reduction; Flotation; Graph theory; Hierarchical systems; Industrial plants; Pr...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79955832040	Palliative care making a difference in rural Uganda, Kenya and Malawi: Three rapid evaluation fie...	Grant L., Brown J., Leng M., Bettega N., Murray S.A.	2011	BMC Palliative Care	10	None	10.1186/1472-684X-10-8	Primary Palliative Care Research Group, Medical School, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Ed...	Grant, L., Primary Palliative Care Research Group, Medical School, University of Edinburgh, Tevio...	Background: Many people live and die in pain in Africa. We set out to describe patient, family an...	None	morphine; analgesia; article; bath; care and caring; caregiver; death; evaluation; family; feedin...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79953318777	Evaluation of new antiemetic agents and definition of antineoplastic agent emetogenicity - State ...	Grunberg S.M., Warr D., Gralla R.J., Rapoport B.L., Hesketh P.J., Jordan K., Espersen B.T.	2011	Supportive Care in Cancer	19	SUPPL. 1	10.1007/s00520-010-1003-x	Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; North Shore-LIJ Cancer In...	Grunberg, S.M.; Warr, D., Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada;...	Antiemetic drug development can follow the same logical path as antineoplastic drug development f...	Classification; Emetogenicity; Nausea; Vomiting	alemtuzumab; antiemetic agent; antineoplastic agent; azacitidine; bendamustine; carboplatin; carm...	None	View
None	None	Over-diagnosis of malaria by microscopy in the Kilombero Valley, Southern Tanzania: An evaluation...	Harchut K., Standley C., Dobson A., Klaassen B., Rambaud-Althaus C., Althaus F., Nowak K.	2013	Malaria Journal	12	1	10.1186/1475-2875-12-159	Princeton University, 106A Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, United States; IST Clinic, PS Box 265...	Harchut, K., Princeton University, 106A Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, United States; Standley,...	Background: Early and accurate diagnosis of febrile patients is essential to treat uncomplicated ...	None	artemether plus benflumetol; metakelfin; pyrimethamine plus sulfadoxine; quinine; adolescent; adu...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84928400347	Triple return on investment: The cost and impact of 13 interventions that could prevent stillbirt...	Michalow J., Chola L., McGee S., Tugendhaft A., Pattinson R., Kerber K., Hofman K.	2015	BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth	15	1	10.1186/s12884-015-0456-9	Priority Cost-Effective Lessons for Systems Strengthening-South Africa (PRICELESS SA), Medical Re...	Michalow, J., Priority Cost-Effective Lessons for Systems Strengthening-South Africa (PRICELESS S...	Background: The time of labor, birth and the first days of life are the most vulnerable period fo...	Child health; Cost analysis; Maternal health; South Africa; Stillbirths	magnesium sulfate; tetanus toxoid; antibiotic therapy; Article; case management; child care; cort...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84869174458	Specific performance as a remedy in international sales contracts	Wethmar-Lemmer M.	2012	Tydskrif vir die Suid-Afrikaanse Reg	None	4	None	Private International Law, University of South Africa, South Africa	Wethmar-Lemmer, M., Private International Law, University of South Africa, South Africa	[No abstract available]	None	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33644630279	Ergonomic workplace construction, evaluation and improvement by CADWORK	Udosen U.J.	2006	International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics	36	3	10.1016/j.ergon.2005.11.005	Production Engineering Department, University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria	Udosen, U.J., Production Engineering Department, University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria	The interactive capability of CADWORK has been demonstrated for construction, evaluation and impr...	Assembly operation; CADWORK; Computerized workplace design; Workplace construction; Workplace eva...	Computer aided design; Computer simulation; Evaluation; Heuristic methods; Assembly operation; CA...	None	View
None	None	Multivitamin supplementation in HIV-positive pregnant women: Impact on depression and quality of ...	Smith Fawzi M.C., Kaaya S.F., Mbwambo J., Msamanga G.I., Antelman G., Wei R., Hunter D.J., Fawzi ...	2007	HIV Medicine	8	4	10.1111/j.1468-1293.2007.00454.x	Program in Infectious Disease and Social Change, Department of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical S...	Smith Fawzi, M.C., Program in Infectious Disease and Social Change, Department of Social Medicine...	Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to examine the effect of vitamin supplementat...	Depression; HIV; Quality of life; Tanzania; Vitamin supplementation	alpha tocopherol; ascorbic acid; beta carotene; cyanocobalamin; folic acid; multivitamin; nicotin...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84929497624	Low parasitemia in submicroscopic infections significantly impacts malaria diagnostic sensitivity...	Lo E., Zhou G., Oo W., Afrane Y., Githeko A., Yan G.	2015	PLoS ONE	10	3	10.1371/journal.pone.0121763	Program in Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of California at Irvine, Irvine,...	Lo, E., Program in Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of California at Irvine,...	Asymptomatic malaria infections represent a major challenge in malaria control and elimination in...	None	adolescent; adult; age; Article; child; controlled study; diagnostic test accuracy study; disease...	D43TW001505, NIH, National Institutes of Health; R01 A1050243, NIH, National Institutes of Health...	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84887466350	Projected climate impacts to South African maize and wheat production in 2055: A comparison of em...	Estes L.D., Beukes H., Bradley B.A., Debats S.R., Oppenheimer M., Ruane A.C., Schulze R., Tadross M.	2013	Global Change Biology	19	12	10.1111/gcb.12325	Program in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton Univer...	Estes, L.D., Program in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy, Woodrow Wilson School, Pri...	Crop model-specific biases are a key uncertainty affecting our understanding of climate change im...	Climate change; Crop model; Downscaling; DSSAT; Empirical; Generalized additive model; Mechanisti...	climate change; climate effect; crop production; downscaling; empirical analysis; maize; predicti...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-36148947457	Market-led agrarian reform: Policies, performance and prospects	Lahiff E., Borras S., Kay C.	2007	Third World Quarterly	28	8	10.1080/01436590701637318	Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, Cape Town, So...	Lahiff, E., Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, C...	Market-led agrarian reform (mlar) has gained prominence worldwide since the early 1990s as an alt...	None	agrarian reform; agricultural finance; agricultural policy; developing world; future prospect; la...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33645113552	Impact of mechanical shelling and dehulling on Fusarium infection and fumonisin contamination in ...	Fandohan P., Ahouansou R., Houssou P., Hell K., Marasas W.F.O., Wingfield M.J.	2006	Food Additives and Contaminants	23	4	10.1080/02652030500442516	Programme on Agricultural and Food Technology, National Institute of Agricultural Research of Ben...	Fandohan, P., Programme on Agricultural and Food Technology, National Institute of Agricultural R...	Mechanical shelling and dehulling methods were tested to evaluate their impact on Fusarium infect...	Contamination; Dehulling; Fumonisins; Fusarium; Impact; Maize; Shelling	fumonisin; mycotoxin; article; controlled study; correlation analysis; dehulling; food contaminat...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84871046092	Developmental intervention impact on project environments	Hindle B., Strasheim B.	2012	Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Management, Procurement and Law	165	2	None	Projcore construction consulting, Cape Town, South Africa; University of Stellenbosch, South Africa	Hindle, B., Projcore construction consulting, Cape Town, South Africa; Strasheim, B., University ...	This paper investigates the impact of government intervention on the construction fraternity over...	Procurement; Project management	Government intervention; Literature survey; Procurement; Project environment; Questionnaire surve...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-39549087881	Impact of mycotoxins on human health in developing countries	Shephard G.S.	2008	Food Additives and Contaminants	25	2	10.1080/02652030701567442	PROMEC Unit, Medical Research Council, Tygerberg 7505, South Africa	Shephard, G.S., PROMEC Unit, Medical Research Council, Tygerberg 7505, South Africa	Adverse human health effects from the consumption of mycotoxins have occurred for many centuries....	Aflatoxicosis; Aflatoxin; Africa; Cancer; Developing countries; Fumonisin; Health; Mycotoxin; Ris...	aflatoxin B1; carcinogen; fumonisin; immunoglobulin A; mycotoxin; aflatoxicosis; article; cancer ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84887008459	Structural insights into the South African HIV-1 subtype C protease: Impact of hinge region dynam...	Naicker P., Achilonu I., Fanucchi S., Fernandes M., Ibrahim M.A.A., Dirr H.W., Soliman M.E.S., Sa...	2013	Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics	31	12	10.1080/07391102.2012.736774	Protein Structure-Function Research Unit, School of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Wit...	Naicker, P., Protein Structure-Function Research Unit, School of Molecular and Cell Biology, Univ...	The HIV protease plays a major role in the life cycle of the virus and has long been a target in ...	Crystal structure; Flap region; Flexibility; Hinge region; HIV-1 protease; Molecular dynamics; Sa...	Human immunodeficiency virus 1 subtype C protease; Human immunodeficiency virus proteinase; prote...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84859843067	Nature of the relationship between strategic leadership, operational strategy and organisational ...	Serfontein K., Hough J.	2011	South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences	14	4	None	PSG Konsult, Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Business Management, University of Stellenbos...	Serfontein, K., PSG Konsult, Cape Town, South Africa; Hough, J., Department of Business Managemen...	Since the mid-1980s a growing body of leadership research has focused on strategic leadership, in...	Operational strategy; Organisational performance; Strategic leadership	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-78751607947	Establishing and maintaining an online community of academics: Longitudinal evaluation of a virtu...	Thatcher A., Straker L., Pollock C.	2011	International Journal of Web Based Communities	7	1	10.1504/IJWBC.2011.038129	Psychology Department, School of Human and Community Development, University of the Witwatersrand...	Thatcher, A., Psychology Department, School of Human and Community Development, University of the...	Initiated in 1996, the CybErg international conference series is the only online conference serie...	Computer-supported cooperative work collaboration; Engagement; Knowledge transfer; Online communi...	Academic community; Academic conferences; Engagement; Knowledge production; Knowledge transfer; O...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84859123358	The impact of culture on performance appraisal reforms in Africa: The case of Uganda's civil service	Karyeija G.K.	2012	Asian Social Science	8	4	10.5539/ass.v8n4p159	Public Administration Higher Degrees Department, Uganda Management Institute, P. O. Box 20131, Ka...	Karyeija, G.K., Public Administration Higher Degrees Department, Uganda Management Institute, P. ...	This article explores the impact of administrative culture on performance appraisal reforms in Ug...	Administrative culture; Performance appraisal; Reforms; Uganda; Values	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84864987303	Performance of the pointcare NOW system for CD4 counting in HIV patients based on five independen...	Bergeron M., Daneau G., Ding T., Sitoe N.E., Westerman L.E., Stokx J., Jani I.V., Coetzee L.M., S...	2012	PLoS ONE	7	8	10.1371/journal.pone.0041166	Public Health Agency of Canada, National Laboratory for HIV Immunology, Ottawa, Canada; Immunolog...	Bergeron, M., Public Health Agency of Canada, National Laboratory for HIV Immunology, Ottawa, Can...	Introduction: Point-of-care (POC) CD4 testing can improve access to treatment by enabling decentr...	None	antiviral therapy; article; blood sampling; CD4 lymphocyte count; child; clinical evaluation; com...	None	View

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