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Attitude and Perception of Academic and Administrative Staff towards Progression in Higher Institutions of Learning in Ghana
The continuous development of staffs of higher institutions of learning is crucial in the attainment of institutional and national goals on quality education. -
Assessment of Hazard Flash Points Predisposing Resident Communities to Disaster Risk in Adentan Municipality in Ghana
The dynamics in global development and population growth has led to increasing disasters. Migration to urban areas in the quest for greener pastures and white colour jobs in developing countries has become a driving force of movement of people. -
Potential effects of warmer worms and vectors on onchocerciasis transmission in West Africa
Development times of eggs, larvae and pupae of vectors of onchocerciasis (Simulium spp.) and of Onchocerca volvulus larvae within the adult females of the vectors decrease with increasing temperature. At and above 258C, the parasite could reach its infective stage in less than 7 days when vectors could transmit after only two gonotrophic cycles. -
Application of vertical electrical sounding for groundwater exploration of Cape Coast municipality in the Central Region of Ghana
The focus of this study is to delineate groundwater-bearing zones for the drilling of boreholes to ensure sustainable water supply in the Cape Coast municipality using the vertical electrical sounding (VES) technique. -
Hazards among tigernut (Cyprus eculentus) farmers in Aduamoa in the Kwahu south district, Eastern region, Ghana
Tigernut production in Ghana is associated with high levels of manual labour and little use of machinery. Men and women in tigernut farming play a significant role in the various farm tasks associated with tigernut (Cyperus esculentus) production in the Eastern Region of Ghana. A survey of 100 tigernut farmers (50 male and 50 female) in Aduamoa in the Eastern Region of Ghana was carried out to ascertain the leading occupational hazards and injuries faced by the tigernut farmers during preplanting and planting, post-planting, harvesting and post-harvest operations. -
Aspects of Habitat Ecology of Macrobrachium vollenhovenii (Herklots, 1857) on the Lower Volta River, Ghana
Water quality parameters, river sediment texture, percentage abundance of species, fish and plants associated with the habitat of African giant prawn, M. vollenhovenii (Herklots, 1857) were studied at the Eastern Region of Ghana on Lower Volta River Basin Channel between June- 2015 and May- 2017. -
Sources of information for urban vegetable farmers in Accra, Ghana
This study assesses sources of information for vegetable farmers in urban part of Accra, Ghana. One hundred vegetable farmers in the study area were sampled and interviewed using structured questionnaires. Findings revealed that urban vegetable farming is regarded as the business of men. Most of the urban vegetable farmers use radio as a source of agricultural information. -
Assessment of groundwater quality and the main controls on its hydrochemistry in some Voltaian and basement aquifers, northern Ghana
Groundwater resources play the single most important role in the delivery of potable water to rural communities in northern Ghana, especially during the long dry season and where surface water sources are polluted or nonexistent. -
Assessing the representativeness and repeatability of testing sites for drought-tolerant maize in West Africa
Assessing the representativeness and repeatability of testing sites for drought-tolerant maize in West Africa. Can. J. Plant Sci. 93: 699–714. The selection of suitable breeding and testing sites is crucial to the success of a maize (Zea mays L.) improvement programme. Twelve early-maturing maize cultivars were evaluated for 3 yr at 16 locations in West Africa to determine the representativeness, discriminating ability, and repeatability of the testing sites and to identify core testing sites. -
Socio-economic determinants of life expectancy in Sub-Saharan Africa – research
This paper investigated the effect of selected socio-economic factors on Life Expectancy in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).