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-s2.0-67650317981	Impact of the fish Garra on the ecology of reservoirs and the occurrence of Microcystis blooms in...	Dejenie T., Asmelash T., Rousseaux S., Gebregiorgis T., Gebrekidan A., Teferi M., Nyssen J., Deck...	2009	Freshwater Biology	54	8	10.1111/j.1365-2427.2009.02209.x	Department of Biology, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia; Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology and E...	Dejenie, T., Department of Biology, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia, Laboratory of Aquatic ...	1. Many man-made reservoirs in the semi-arid highlands of Northern Ethiopia (Tigray) are characte...	Daphnia; Enclosure experiment; Ethiopia; Foodweb interactions; Garra; Microcystis; Reservoir; Tigray	Ceriodaphnia; Cyanobacteria; Daphnia; Daphnia barbata; Daphnia carinata; Daphniidae; Diaphanosoma...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79960467519	Peri-urban spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) in Northern Ethiopia: Diet, economic impact, and abund...	Abay G.Y., Bauer H., Gebrihiwot K., Deckers J.	2011	European Journal of Wildlife Research	57	4	10.1007/s10344-010-0484-8	Department of Biology, Mekelle University, P.O. Box 3072, Mekelle, Ethiopia; Department of Earth ...	Abay, G.Y., Department of Biology, Mekelle University, P.O. Box 3072, Mekelle, Ethiopia; Bauer, H...	Global declines of carnivores are related to difficult integration with human land use, in partic...	Conflict; Depredation; Livestock; Spotted hyena	Crocuta crocuta; Ovis aries	None	View
None	None	Understanding watershed dynamics and impacts of climate change and variability in the Pangani Riv...	Lalika M.C.S., Meire P., Ngaga Y.M., Chang'a L.	2015	Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology	15	1	10.1016/j.ecohyd.2014.11.002	Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Campus Drie Eiken, Universiteitsplein 1, Antwerp, B...	Lalika, M.C.S., Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Campus Drie Eiken, Universiteitsple...	Watersheds and rivers are vital ecological features for the provision of hydrological services fo...	Basin; Climate change; Ecosystem services; Pangani; River; Water; Watershed degradation	climate change; climate effect; climate variation; ecosystem service; environmental degradation; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-80055070300	Impacts of the cretaceous terrestrial revolution and KPg extinction on mammal diversification	Meredith R.W., Janečka J.E., Gatesy J., Ryder O.A., Fisher C.A., Teeling E.C., Goodbla A., Eiziri...	2011	Science	334	6055	10.1126/science.1211028	Department of Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, United States; Department o...	Meredith, R.W., Department of Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, United Stat...	Previous analyses of relations, divergence times, and diversification patterns among extant mamma...	None	calibration; Cretaceous; Eocene; extinction; fossil record; mammal; mass extinction; matrix; mole...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84907715549	Bottom-up impact on the cecidomyiid leaf galler and its parasitism in a tropical rainforest	Malinga G.M., Valtonen A., Nyeko P., Vesterinen E.J., Roininen H.	2014	Oecologia	176	2	10.1007/s00442-014-3024-5	Department of Biology, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 111, Joensuu, Finland; Department ...	Malinga, G.M., Department of Biology, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 111, Joensuu, Finla...	The relative importance of host-plant resources, natural enemies or their interactions in control...	Plant quality; Plant vigour; Resource concentration; Trophic cascade; Tropical gallers	fertilization (reproduction); group size; growth rate; host plant; insect; parasitism; population...	None	View
None	None	Long-term impacts of poaching on relatedness, stress physiology, and reproductive output of adult...	Gobush K.S., Mutayoba B.M., Wasser S.K.	2008	Conservation Biology	22	6	10.1111/j.1523-1739.2008.01035.x	Department of Biology, University of Washington, Box 351800, Seattle, WA 98195-1800, United State...	Gobush, K.S., Department of Biology, University of Washington, Box 351800, Seattle, WA 98195-1800...	Widespread poaching prior to the 1989 ivory ban greatly altered the demographic structure of matr...	Gene-drop analysis; Glucocorticoids; Loxodonta africana; Microsatellite DNA; Poaching; Relatedness	glucocorticoid; microsatellite DNA; DNA; elephant; group size; hormone; physiology; poaching; pop...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84862867593	Variation in thermal performance among insect populations	Sinclair B.J., Williams C.M., Terblanche J.S.	2012	Physiological and Biochemical Zoology	85	6	10.1086/665388	Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; Department of Entomolog...	Sinclair, B.J., Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; William...	Among-population variation in insect thermal performance is important for understanding patterns ...	None	climate change; evolutionary biology; fitness; genotype-environment interaction; insect; invasive...	None	View
None	None	Impact of habitat alteration on endemic Afromontane chameleons: Evidence for historical populatio...	Shirk P.L., Linden D.W., Patrick D.A., Howell K.M., Harper E.B., Vonesh J.R.	2014	Diversity and Distributions	20	10	10.1111/ddi.12239	Department of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States; Department ...	Shirk, P.L., Department of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States...	Aim: We map estimated historical population declines resulting from species-specific models of se...	Chamaeleonidae; Density-area relationship; Distance sampling; Edge effects; Habitat fragmentation...	Chamaeleonidae	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-45549101645	Drought induced xylem embolism in four riparian trees from the Western Cape Province: Insights an...	Swift C.C., Jacobs S.M., Esler K.J.	2008	South African Journal of Botany	74	3	10.1016/j.sajb.2008.01.169	Department of Biology, Whittier College, Whittier, CA, United States; Department of Conservation ...	Swift, C.C., Department of Biology, Whittier College, Whittier, CA, United States; Jacobs, S.M., ...	In Mediterranean climates, rainfall is restricted to periods of low evaporative demand, leaving p...	Drought tolerance; Embolism; Fynbos-riparian ecotone; Vulnerability to cavitation	dicotyledon; drought resistance; drought stress; ecotone; evaporation; fynbos; Mediterranean envi...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84878302517	Evaluation of combination effects of ethanolic extract of Ziziphus mucronata Willd. subsp. mucron...	Olajuyigbe O.O., Afolayan A.J.	2013	The Scientific World Journal	2013	None	10.1155/2013/769594	Department of Botany, Phytomedicine Research Centre, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, South A...	Olajuyigbe, O.O., Department of Botany, Phytomedicine Research Centre, University of Fort Hare, A...	A pragmatic approach to the treatment of infectious diseases with multicausal agents and preventi...	None	amoxicillin; antibiotic agent; antiinfective agent; ciprofloxacin; ethanolic extract; kanamycin; ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84931830664	Evaluation for in-vitro antibacterial activity of selected medicinal plants against food-borne pa...	Mulat M., Chali K., Tariku Y., Bacha K.	2015	International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research	32	2	None	Department of Biology, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia; Adam Science and Technology University...	Mulat, M., Department of Biology, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia; Chali, K., Adam Science and...	Folkloric medicinal plants are commonly used all over the world and linked with different cultura...	Medicinal plants; MIC; Nigella sativa; Ocimum lamifolium; Ocimum sauve; Ruta graveolens; Vernonia...	alkaloid; cardiac glycoside; essential oil; flavonoid; Gymnanthemum amygdalinum oil; Nigella sati...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-33749051862	Impacts of land and water use on plankton diversity and water quality in small man-made reservoir...	Basima L.B., Senzanje A., Marshall B., Shick K.	2006	Physics and Chemistry of the Earth	31	None	10.1016/j.pce.2006.08.026	Department of Biology/Hydrobiology, Université Officielle de Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic ...	Basima, L.B., Department of Biology/Hydrobiology, Université Officielle de Bukavu, Bukavu, Democr...	This paper reports on a study carried out from February to April 2005 in the southern part of Zim...	Ecosystem health; Land use; Plankton community; Small man-made reservoir; Water quality; Water re...	Catchments; Ecosystems; Electric conductivity of liquids; Hardness; Land use; Nitrogen; pH; Phosp...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84942605038	Evaluation of rational use of veterinary drugs especially antimicrobials and anthelmintics in Bis...	Beyene T., Endalamaw D., Tolossa Y., Feyisa A.	2015	BMC Research Notes	8	1	10.1186/s13104-015-1466-4	Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture, Addis Ababa Un...	Beyene, T., Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture, Ad...	Background: Rational use of drugs in veterinary medicine has numerous benefits, such as increasin...	Ethiopia; Evaluation; Prescribing practices; Rational use; Veterinary drugs	None	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-79960534934	Impact of asymptomatic malaria on some hematological parameters in the iwo community in southwest...	Igbeneghu C., Odaibo A.B., Olaleye D.O.	2011	Medical Principles and Practice	20	5	10.1159/000327673	Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University ...	Igbeneghu, C., Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Ladoke Akint...	Objective: To determine the prevalence of asymptomatic malaria among prospective blood donors and...	Asymptomatic malaria; Blood donors; Hematological parameters	hemoglobin; adolescent; adult; age; aged; article; asymptomatic malaria; blood cell count; blood ...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-80052100135	The impact of blood and seminal plasma zinc and copper concentrations on spermogram and hormonal ...	Akinloye O., Abbiyesuku F.M., Oguntibeju O.O., Arowojolu A.O., Truter E.J.	2011	Reproductive Biology	11	2	None	Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula Univer...	Akinloye, O., Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Pe...	Zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu) concentrations in sera and seminal plasma of 60 infertile males (40 oli...	Copper; Hormones; Male infertility; Seminal plasma; Serum; Spermogram; Zinc	copper; zinc; adult; article; blood; chemistry; drug effect; human; male; male infertility; metab...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84871592463	The impact of voluntary exercise on relative telomere length in a rat model of developmental stress	Botha M., Grace L., Bugarith K., Russell V.A., Kidd M., Seedat S., Hemmings S.M.	2012	BMC Research Notes	5	None	10.1186/1756-0500-5-697	Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch Universi...	Botha, M., Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbos...	Background: Exposure to early adverse events can result in the development of later psychopatholo...	Exercise; Relative telomere length; Stress	Animalia; Elagatis; Rattus; animal; animal behavior; article; cognition; disease model; exercise;...	None	View
None	None	Impact of praziquantel mass drug administration campaign on prevalence and intensity of schistoso...	Chaula S.A., Tarimo D.S.	2014	Tanzania Journal of Health Research	16	1	10.4314/thrb.v16i1.1	Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Dodoma, Tanzania; School of ...	Chaula, S.A., Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Dodoma, Tanzan...	As part of the Tanzania National Schistosomiasis Control Programme, Bahi district in central Tanz...	Mass drug administration; Praziquantel; Schoolchildren; Tanzania; Urinary schistosomiasis	lake water; praziquantel; river water; tap water; well water; anthelmintic agent; praziquantel; a...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84927918107	Evaluation of Chemical, Biochemical and Microbiological Quality in Tomato Using Multivariate Anal...	Sobratee N., Workneh T.S.	2015	International Journal of Food Engineering	11	2	10.1515/ijfe-2014-0099	Department of Bioresources Engineering, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	Sobratee, N., Department of Bioresources Engineering, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzbu...	Tomato quality is determined by metabolite content which is governed by post-harvest physiologica...	dipping treatment; discriminant analysis; post-harvest tomato quality; principal component analys...	Ascorbic acid; Chemical analysis; Discriminant analysis; Fruits; Harvesting; Metabolites; Multiva...	None	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84956619412	The impact of prior information on estimates of disease transmissibility using bayesian tools	Moser C.B., Gupta M., Archer B.N., White L.F.	2015	PLoS ONE	10	3	10.1371/journal.pone.0118762	Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston...	Moser, C.B., Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston Unive...	The basic reproductive number (R0) and the distribution of the serial interval (SI) are often use...	None	2009 H1N1 influenza; Article; basic reproduction number; Bayes theorem; contact examination; dise...	NIGMS, National Institute of General Medical Sciences	View
Scopus	2-s2.0-84922321935	Evaluation of the 5 and 8 pH point titration methods for monitoring anaerobic digesters treating ...	Vannecke T.P.W., Lampens D.R.A., Ekama G.A., Volcke E.I.P.	2015	Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)	36	7	10.1080/09593330.2014.964334	Department of Biosystems Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Water Research Group, Dep...	Vannecke, T.P.W., Department of Biosystems Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Lampens...	Simple titration methods certainly deserve consideration for on-site routine monitoring of volati...	Alkalinity; anaerobic digestion; monitoring; multiple pH-point titration; volatile fatty acids	acetic acid; bicarbonate; butyric acid; isobutyric acid; propionic acid; alkalinity; anoxic condi...	None	View

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