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-s2.0-84872001751	The impact of routine HIV testing on HIV-related stigma and discrimination in Africa	Durojaye E.	2011	International Journal of Discrimination and the Law	11	4	10.1177/1358229111435735	Community Law Centre, University of Western Cape, South Africa	Durojaye, E., Community Law Centre, University of Western Cape, South Africa	This paper discusses different methods of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing, particularl...	Africa; human rights; Routine HIV testing; stigma and discrimination	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84941759345	Damping characteristics of nanoclay filled hybrid laminates during medium velocity impact	Mohan T.P., Velmurugan R., Kanny K.	2015	Composites Part B: Engineering	82	None	10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.08.016	Composites Research Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Durban University of Technology,...	Mohan, T.P., Composites Research Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Durban University o...	The objective of this paper is to study the vibrational damping characteristics during medium vel...	A. Laminates; A. Nano-structures; B. Impact behavior; B. Vibration	Ballistics; Damping; Fibers; Modal analysis; Nanocomposites; Nanostructured materials; Nanostruct...	76460, Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology; DST, Department ...	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84874253215	Impact of adopting enterprise resource planning systems by commercial organizations in Kenya	Abdullabhai M., Acosta F.	2012	DLSU Business and Economics Review	21	2	None	Computer Pride Ltd, Nairobi, Kenya; Strathmore Business School, Nairobi, Kenya	Abdullabhai, M., Computer Pride Ltd, Nairobi, Kenya; Acosta, F., Strathmore Business School, Nair...	The purpose of our research is to understand the benefits Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) syst...	Benefits; Challenges; ERP systems; Implementation; Kenyan business environment	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84877351192	Practical implementation of the durability index performance-based design approach	Nganga G., Alexander M., Beushausen H.	2013	Construction and Building Materials	45	None	10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.03.069	Concrete Materials and Structural Integrity Research Unit (CoMSIRU), Department of Civil Engineer...	Nganga, G., Concrete Materials and Structural Integrity Research Unit (CoMSIRU), Department of Ci...	The paper provides a summary of findings from a study that was done to evaluate practicality of D...	Cover concrete; Durability index tests; Performance-based specifications; Quality control; Reinfo...	Coefficient of permeability; Cover concrete; Durability index test; Infrastructure project; Perfo...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84883637090	Durability performance potential and strength of blended Portland limestone cement concrete	Githachuri K., Alexander M.G.	2013	Cement and Concrete Composites	39	None	10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2013.03.027	Concrete Materials and Structural Integrity Research Unit, Dept. of Civil Eng., Univ. of Cape Tow...	Githachuri, K., Concrete Materials and Structural Integrity Research Unit, Dept. of Civil Eng., U...	This paper describes a study on the durability potential and strength of composite Portland-limes...	Durability; Fly ash; Limestone; Slag; Strength	Cement concrete; Competitive performance; Durability performance; Ground granulated blast furnace...	National Research Foundation	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-32544441478	Sparing land for nature: Exploring the potential impact of changes in agricultural yield on the a...	Balmford A., Green R.E., Scharlemann J.P.W.	2005	Global Change Biology	11	10	10.1111/j.1365-2486.2005.001035.x	Conservation Biology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing St., Cambridg...	Balmford, A., Conservation Biology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing...	How can rapidly growing food demands be met with least adverse impact on nature? Two very differe...	Agricultural yield; Agriculture; Conservation; Crop production; Cropland; Diet; Farming; Human po...	agricultural land; crop production; crop yield; food production; land management	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84896042349	Evaluation of the deposition, translocation and pathological response of brake dust with and with...	Bernstein D.M., Rogers R., Sepulveda R., Kunzendorf P., Bellmann B., Ernst H., Phillips J.I.	2014	Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology	276	1	10.1016/j.taap.2014.01.016	Consultant in Toxicology, 1208 Geneva, Switzerland; Rogers Imaging, Needham, MA 02494, United Sta...	Bernstein, D.M., Consultant in Toxicology, 1208 Geneva, Switzerland; Rogers, R., Rogers Imaging, ...	Chrysotile has been frequently used in the past in manufacturing brakes and continues to be used ...	Amphibole asbestos; Brake dust; Chrysotile; Inhalation toxicology; Lung/pleura; Pathology	amphibole; chrysotile; crocidolite; air monitoring; air sampling; animal experiment; animal tissu...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84916887285	Evaluation of the trophic structure of the West Florida Shelf in the 2000s using the ecosystem mo...	Grüss A., Schirripa M.J., Chagaris D., Drexler M., Simons J., Verley P., Shin Y.-J., Karnauskas M...	2015	Journal of Marine Systems	144	None	10.1016/j.jmarsys.2014.11.004	Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmosph...	Grüss, A., Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies, Rosenstiel School of Marine ...	We applied the individual-based, multi-species OSMOSE modeling approach to the West Florida Shelf...	Gag grouper; Marine ecosystem modeling; Natural mortality; Resource management; Trophic structure...	Biomass; Computer simulation; Fish; Nutrition; Reefs; Florida; Marine ecosystem; Natural mortalit...	None	View
WoS	WOS:000299437500004	A proposed methodology for contextualised evaluation in higher education	Belluigi, Dina Zoe,Nygaard, Claus	2011	ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION	36	6	10.1080/02602931003650037	Copenhagen Business School, Rhodes University	"Belluigi, Dina Zoe: Rhodes University","Nygaard, Claus: Copenhagen Business School"	This paper aims to inspire stakeholders working with quality of higher education (such as members...	"contextualised learning",evaluation,FEEDBACK,methodology,WORK	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33749248312	Impacts of the 26 December 2004 tsunami in Eastern Africa	Obura D.	2006	Ocean and Coastal Management	49	11	10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2006.08.004	CORDIO East Africa, P.O. BOX 10135, Mombasa, 80101, Kenya	Obura, D., CORDIO East Africa, P.O. BOX 10135, Mombasa, 80101, Kenya	The tsunami of 26 December 2004 was the largest ever recorded in the Indian Ocean, triggered by t...	None	Alarm systems; Earthquake effects; Energy dissipation; Satellites; Television; Tidal power; Inund...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84875478818	Eco-hydrological impacts of Eucalyptus in the semi humid Ethiopian Highlands: The Lake Tana Plain	Chanie T., Collick A.S., Adgo E., Lehmann C.J., Steenhuis T.S.	2013	Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics	61	1	10.2478/johh-2013-0004	Cornell University Master's Program in Integrated Watershed Management, Hydrology Cornell Univers...	Chanie, T., Cornell University Master's Program in Integrated Watershed Management, Hydrology Cor...	Eucalyptus is the tree of choice for wood production by farmers in Ethiopia. Although there are m...	Croton machrostachyus; Eucalyptus; Koga watershed; Soil water repellency	Croton machrostachyus; Eucalyptus; Eucalyptus trees; Farmers' perceptions; Soil physical and chem...	None	View
WoS	WOS:000234123500003	Context matters: interpreting impact findings in child survival evaluations	Amaral, J,Bryce, J,El Arifeen, S,HABICHT, JP,HUICHO, L,Manzi, F,Pariyo, G,SCHELLENBERG, JA,Scherp...	2005	HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING	20	SUPPL. 1	10.1093/heapol/czi050	Cornell University, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Makerere University, Na...	None	Appropriate consideration of contextual factors is essential for ensuring internal and external v...	,CARE,ILLNESS,"INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT",INTERVENTIONS,PUBLIC-HEALTH,TANZANIA	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33846901149	Long-term impacts of anthropogenic perturbations on dynamics and speciation of organic carbon in ...	Solomon D., Lehmann J., Kinyangi J., Amelung W., Lobe I., Pell A., Riha S., Ngoze S., Verchot L.,...	2007	Global Change Biology	13	2	10.1111/j.1365-2486.2006.01304.x	Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States; Department of Soil Science and Soil Ecology,...	Solomon, D., Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States; Lehmann, J., Cornell University...	Anthropogenic perturbations have profoundly modified the Earth's biogeochemical cycles, the most ...	13C NMR; Carbon sequestration; Deforestation; Land-use change; NEXAFS; Organic matter composition...	agricultural land; anthropogenic effect; carbon sequestration; carbon sink; deforestation; FTIR s...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33646193106	Planning and performance of small and medium enterprise operators in a country in transition	Yusuf A., Saffu K.	2005	Journal of Small Business Management	43	4	10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00148.x	Corporate Planning and Development Division, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Nigeria; De...	Yusuf, A., Corporate Planning and Development Division, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, ...	This paper examines the relationship between planning and performance of small and medium enterpr...	None	None	None	View
None	None	Evaluation of simple hand-held mechanical systems for harvesting tea (Camellia sinensis)	Burgess P.J., Carr M.K.V., Mizambwa F.C.S., Nixon D.J., Lugusi J., Kimambo E.I.	2006	Experimental Agriculture	42	2	10.1017/S0014479705003352	Cranfield University, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, MK45 4DT, United Kingdom; Tea Research Institute of T...	Burgess, P.J., Cranfield University, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, MK45 4DT, United Kingdom; Carr, M.K.V....	Over an eight-year period, harvesting methods based on simple mechanical aids (blade and shear) w...	None	Camellia sinensis	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84938201454	Performance assessment of poly (methacrylic acid)/silver nanoparticles composite as corrosion inh...	Solomon M.M., Umoren S.A.	2015	Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology	29	21	10.1080/01694243.2015.1066235	Corrosion Protection and Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Uy...	Solomon, M.M., Corrosion Protection and Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, U...	This article reports the preparation of poly (methacrylic acid)/silver nanoparticles composite (P...	acid corrosion; aluminium; composite; corrosion inhibition; nanoparticles; poly (methacrylic acid)	Adsorption; Aluminum; Composite materials; Contact angle; Corrosion; Electron microscopy; Energy ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84904977852	Impact of quantum entanglement on spectrum of cosmological fluctuations	Kanno S.	2014	Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics	2014	7	10.1088/1475-7516/2014/07/029	Cosmology and Gravity Center, Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, University of Ca...	Kanno, S., Cosmology and Gravity Center, Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Unive...	We investigate the effect of entanglement between two causally separated open charts in de Sitter...	ination; quantum cosmology; quantum field theory on curved space	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84879036965	The impact of particle size and maceral segregation on char formation in a packed bed combustion ...	Malumbazo N., Wagner N.J., Bunt J.R.	2013	Fuel	111	None	10.1016/j.fuel.2013.03.056	Council for Geoscience, Mineral Resources Development, 280 Pretoria Street, Silverton, Pretoria 0...	Malumbazo, N., Council for Geoscience, Mineral Resources Development, 280 Pretoria Street, Silver...	Highveld parent coal was crushed into three size fractions, namely: 5 mm-75 mm, 5 mm-53 mm, and 5...	Char morphology; Highveld coal; Maceral segregation; Reactivity	Coal particle size; Large particle sizes; Maceral distribution; Macerals; Packed bed reactor; Par...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-83055174037	Detection and monitoring of surface subsidence associated with mining activities in the Witbank C...	Engelbrecht J., Inggs M.R., Makusha G.	2011	South African Journal of Geology	114	1	10.2113/gssajg.114.1.77	Council for Geoscience, Western Cape Unit, P.O. Box 572, Bellville, 7535, South Africa; Universit...	Engelbrecht, J., Council for Geoscience, Western Cape Unit, P.O. Box 572, Bellville, 7535, South ...	Surface subsidence associated with coal mining activities in the Mpumalanga Province, South Afric...	None	basin evolution; coal mining; deformation; detection method; environmental monitoring; GPS; human...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84866245432	Particle-capturins performance of South African non-corrosive samplers	Pretorius C.J.	2011	Journal of the Mine Ventilation Society of South Africa	64	4	None	Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa	Pretorius, C.J., Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa	In view of the international drive to eliminate silicosis, it is critical that reliable and consi...	None	Aerodynamic properties; Control measures; Controlled tests; Non-corrosive; Respirable dust; Parti...	None	View

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