Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) has fundamentally been the avenue for creating technically skilled graduates whose skills were meant to have been fused into Ghana’s industrial sector to improve and ensure performance at the highest level. ... Read More & Download
Spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are becoming increasingly common due to their widespread use in various energy-related applications. These batteries contain valuable metals such as cobalt (Co) and lithium (Li), which are in high demand and have limited long... Read More & Download
The study explored the utilisation of educational resources on academic achievement; a case of Boa Amponsem Senior High School and Dunkwa Senior High Technical School. The study used a descriptive research design with a quantitative approach. Census survey pro... Read More & Download
It is very obvious that globalization has been an era of influence on the development of developing countries considering the harsh consequences of International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank sponsored structural adjustment programs. Developing countries... Read More & Download
The study investigated factors responsible for the low performance of female students in integrated science in some selected Junior High Schools (JHS) in the Aowin Municipal of Western North region of Ghana. The study employed descriptive research design to in... Read More & Download
Counselling has developed in recent years into a humanistic
partnership in problem solving and growth. Consistent with this
development is the client's participation in decisions regarding all
aspects of the counselling relationship. Testing and assessme... Read More & Download
Examination malpractice is an unwholesome practice encapsulating different types of malicious means adopted by unserious students to cheat during examinations in order to score high marks and pass the examinations. The incidence of examination malpractice has ... Read More & Download
Following the disruptions to in-person schooling during COVID-19 and the need for emergency remote teaching, this study explored the assessment experiences of teacher educators in Ghana. Through a qualitative transcendental phenomenological approach, purposive... Read More & Download
This study used a quantitative research design with a descriptive approach to investigate the assessment conceptions of teachers at senior high schools in Ghana’s Greater Accra Region. A sample of 280 senior high school teachers was selected using multi-stag... Read More & Download
A myriad of studies have documented the online learning experiences of teachers and students. Few studies have explored the online assessment experiences of students, especially in the global south. In this qualitative transcendental phenomenological study, 20... Read More & Download
This study explored the emergency remote teaching experiences of Ghanaian teacher educators during COVID-19. The study employed a basic qualitative interpretive approach and purposively interviewed 25 teacher educators from 15 teacher training institutions. Te... Read More & Download
Factors influencing intrapersonal and interpersonal abuse, neglect, and quality of life have not received much attention from scholars. Few studies on intrapersonal and interpersonal abuse and
neglect have focused on employees in organisations without addres... Read More & Download
A great volume of discourse on the Domestic Exchange Program (DDEP) emerged on X (formerly Twitter) when Ghana announced the measures to secure $ 3 billion bailouts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to resolve the post-COVID-19 economic crisis. Keywor... Read More & Download
In sub-Saharan Africa, informal transport modes such as motorcycles, motor tricycles,
minibus paratransit, and autorickshaws are preferred for first-and-last-mile trips. This has several
socio-economic benefits but also contributes to traffic crashes, tra... Read More & Download
Background: The textile industry generates a large volume of waste due to the increasing demand for
clothing for daily use and fashion. To reduce waste, reverse logistics (RL) has been proposed to ensure the recycling and
reuse of waste textiles in the val... Read More & Download
Previous research revealed many causes of postharvest losses of food along the value chain. This study illustrates the application of the SCOR model’s performance metrics in evaluating the performance of the supply chain of fruits and vegetables towards redu... Read More & Download
Two-stroke motorcycles emit harmful exhaust fumes because of incomplete combustion. Although they constitute the main ffeet of motorcycle
taxis in sub-Saharan Africa, monitoring, spatial assessment, and regulation are weak, leaving dire health consequences in... Read More & Download
Intersection channelization and signal timing are important for mitigating traffic congestion in the urban transportation system.
Most existing studies fail to quantitively evaluate the severity of deadlock caused by the mismatch between lane allocation
an... Read More & Download
in-lane street hawking is the intermittent entry of signalized intersections by traders to sell groceries to
drivers and passengers. studies have shown that hawkers get exposed to traffic injuries but the lack of
quantitative analysis of their lane entry a... Read More & Download
Although School Bus Transportation Services (SBTS) enhance safe and supervised travel that impacts educational
outcomes, there is a growing service decline in some private schools in Ghana. Given the dearth of research on
SBTS satisfaction in Africa's privat... Read More & Download
Sparse trajectory data with non-second-by-second sampling intervals are common.
However, most carbon emission estimation models for vehicles require second-bysecond
inputs. Additionally, some models ignore the emission generation principle, and
some have c... Read More & Download
The study synthesizes research advances on China’s rural revitalization pathways using datasets generated from the Web of Science core database and visualized with R-studio’s Biblioshiny software package. A bibliometric technique was utilized to report on ... Read More & Download
A fifty-year study of land cover changes in Ghana’s south-eastern region is conducted to identify major shifts and new avenues for justifiable growth and development. This study sought to assess the historical changes (1970–2020) associated with the region... Read More & Download
This study investigates the spatial variability of some remote sensing indices representing built-up areas, vegetation, bareness, and urban heat island (UHI), based on time-series Landsat TM/ETM+ and OLI/TIRS datasets archived for 1980–2020 period from the U... Read More & Download
In-lane street hawking remains one of the urbanization challenges emanating from unemployment in sub-Saharan Africa. Although forceful evictions have been largely unsuccessful, the possibility of finding alternative livelihood sources for hawkers to relocate t... Read More & Download
Accurate and timely evaluation and assessment of emission data and its impact on environmental status has been a key challenge due to the conventional manual approach utilized for independently computing most emission parameters. To resolve this long-standing ... Read More & Download
Walking school buses and bicycle trains are highly favored mobility concepts to promote children’s interest and safety in active travel to/from school, reduce private vehicle dependency and pollution in cities, and promote healthy lifestyles. So far, these s... Read More & Download
In low- and middle-income countries, approximately 70% of inter-city trips are by buses but are characterised by rampant crashes. So far, there is scarce research on the spatial characteristics of bus crashes on specifc highways. This paper contributes a geosp... Read More & Download
In low- and middle-income countries, approximately 70% of inter-city trips are by buses but are characterised by rampant crashes. So far, there is scarce research on the spatial characteristics of bus crashes on specifc highways. This paper contributes a geosp... Read More & Download
Quality education and school transport are prerequisites for children to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs), but they are disproportionately inadequate in rural communities. This study explores 350 parents' perceptions of the willingnessto-study (WTS... Read More & Download
Signalized intersections require regular safety and performance audits because of their high user demands. Most of the crashes on urban roads are attributed to the condition of signalized intersections. Some typical audit variables comprise vehicle crashes, ro... Read More & Download
Purpose - Although the largest proportion of the household budget is spent on housing and transportation (H+T), housing affordability estimates in Ghana have over the years treated housing as a mutually exclusive expenditure, thereby excluding the effects of t... Read More & Download
This study is the first scientometric analysis of RTIs research from Africa. It analysed 1,697 English, French and Portuguese papers on RTIs from Africa published between 1974 and 2021 and indexed in the Web of Science. It also compared the rankings of RTI mor... Read More & Download
In small islands of low and middle-income countries, schoolchildren rely on canoe transport to access education. Although this is associated with rampant drowning and barriers to access schooling, there is little empirical evidence in the drowning prevention a... Read More & Download
Crashes in road curves contribute significantly to road traffic fatalities in developing countries. The crash risks increase when there are multiple vertical and horizontal curves on the road section. In this study, we diagnose the crash contributing factors a... Read More & Download
To fully harness the economic benefits and regional connectivity across the African continent, a sprout in railway redevelopment has been witnessed in recent years. However, there is no study showing the challenges, economic prospects, and knowledge gaps chara... Read More & Download
The demand for motorcycle taxis has seen a significant increase in Ghana in the last decade. In light of an existing unimplemented ban, several questions arise on the prospects of strong formal regulation and policy implementation. However, the lack of succinc... Read More & Download
Public bike-sharing is common in many regions, but rare in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the myriad of advantages, only five African countries have implemented it. Besides, road user perceptions of novel bike-sharing implementation remain underrepresented in the... Read More & Download
In Africa, pedestrian deaths count for the majority of road traffic deaths, mainly resulting from bad crossing habits, including the neglect of footbridges. However, pedestrian behaviour remains understudied in Africa. In this article, we investigate the reaso... Read More & Download
For swashplate-type axial piston machines, one of the most important parts is the lubricating interface between the valve plate and the cylinder block. When the valve plate and cylinder are subjected to pulsating loads, the interface between the two serves as ... Read More & Download
This work presents a systematic analysis of the tribological properties of the lubricant and the thermal exchange effect on the deformation of the solid-fluid structure between the piston and cylinder block in an axial piston pump. A thermo-elastohydrodynamic ... Read More & Download
Pedestrian deaths constitute 23% of road traffic deaths globally. Although several research papers have contributed to pedestrian safety analysis, they did not provide a comprehensive overview of the progress in the research domain and publication trends. This... Read More & Download
In recent years, there has been a renaissance in urban railway transit supply in Ghana with a railway masterplan seeking to increase the rail network from 947 to 4007.6 km. However, some passenger trains are beginning to face demand downturns, which require em... Read More & Download
Introduction: Involvements of children in physical activities in urban Ghana is declining in walking/cycling to school (CTS). However, these sustainable and active modes have health, psychosocial and environmental benefits. With limited studies on children tra... Read More & Download
At present, knowledge, especially tacit knowledge, has become the core source of value creation. Domain specialists or senior employees are vital to the survival and development of companies because of their tacit knowledge. Therefore, this study investigates ... Read More & Download
Addressing undesirable changes associated with the driving forces of land use cover change are critical to sustainable land management, and the future modeling of land use systems in developing countries. The study accentuates local drivers of land use cover c... Read More & Download
Environmental leadership and sustainability has not much been pursued by most business organization in that, the
main focus of most business organizations today is to make profit and to satisfy the customer. Modern business
strategies demand the protection o... Read More & Download
The study explores the impact of ecological supply chain management practices such as Green Supply Chain, environmental and operational management practices of organizational performance in Ghana. The organizational performance was measured based upon three pa... Read More & Download
The mulberry (Morus sp.) fruit is noted for its yield during a fruiting season and a long history of usage as an
edible fruit coupled with its medicinal qualities, particularly in Asia. However, its rapid postharvest decay has
raised major concerns about the... Read More & Download
The purpose of process discovery is to construct a process model based on business process execution data recorded in an event log. Many situations may lead to silent transitions that appeared in the process model, while the execution of silent transitions is ... Read More & Download
Creativity and productivity are important factors for corporate and government institutions in the COVID-19 era. As a result, there is an urgent need to ensure that construction projects can recover adequately to survive potential surges or even potential epid... Read More & Download
The effective and efficient implementation of daily work activities necessitates tacit knowledge sharing, boosting firm productivity. However, the link between tacit knowledge sharing within a company and its effects on organizational performance is unclear, s... Read More & Download
To effectively implement knowledge management, one prerequisite is to understand and implement the knowledge management enablers in the sense of optimal institutional efficiency. This paper aims to analyze and measure the significant enablers in overseeing kno... Read More & Download
This study assesses the spatiotemporal development of land use systems and climate variability in Southwestern Ghana over the past five decades using integrated remote sensing techniques and existing literature. We demonstrated the relationship between Normali... Read More & Download
We propose a simple scheme to realize the persistent spin-nematic squeezing in a spinor Bose-Einstein condensate by rapidly turning-off the external magnetic field at a time that maximal spin-nematic squeezing occurs. We observe that the optimal spin-nematic s... Read More & Download
In Ghana, freight transport is growing continuously every year due to its location and business processes. However, road transport carries 86% of freight despite its numerous negative impacts. Hence, the government has invested in rail transport, with 70% of i... Read More & Download
In this study, we examine the impact of electricity power disruptions on the performance of Ghanaian enterprises. We make use of comprehensive firm-level data from the World Bank Enterprise Survey (WBES) in the years 2007 and 2013 to ascertain the extent to wh... Read More & Download
This paper assesses the impact of Chinese foreign direct investment
(FDI) on welfare in African economies using recently available data
on Chinese FDI in 52 African countries between 2003 and 2018.
Using fixed effects and instrumental variable (IV) estimati... Read More & Download
The employment of advanced technology in sustaining South African humanitarian organizations and business logistics firms has been a crucial concern for many years. The aim of this study is to examine the propensity of senior executives to use, diffuse, and ad... Read More & Download
“Pandemia†in the context of this paper is the infiltration of the COVID-19 pandemic in academia. Simply, it is operationalized as a “pandemic in academiaâ€. The disruptive effect of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on the status quo of educat... Read More & Download
Infrequent behaviors of business process refer to behaviors that occur in very exceptional cases, and their occurrence frequency is low as their required conditions are rarely fulfilled. Hence, a strong coupling relationship between infrequent behavior and dat... Read More & Download
Process discovery usually analyses frequent behaviour in event logs to gain an intuitive understanding of processes. However, there are some effective infrequent behaviours that help to improve business processes in real life. Most existing studies either igno... Read More & Download
Open Source Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Electronic Health Records (EHR) are widely used in healthcare institutions because it is mostly free and customizable. Generally, EMRs and EHRs are used in healthcare institutions because their adoption reduces ... Read More & Download
Although the COVID-19 primarily threatened global health, it adversely affected diverse aspects of human life. One major spillover effect of the COVID-19 pandemic is the disruption in the status quo of education delivery. The pre-pandemic mode of delivery in G... Read More & Download
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted all forms of social life, including the education sector. As part of the efforts to keep the virus at bay, onsite instruction was suspended in 188 countries across the globe, jeopardizing the educational goals of over 91% of the... Read More & Download
Teacher professional development (TPD) is integral for faculty development through quality teacher performances and student outcomes. Prior research on TPD indicates that school leaders at the helm of educational affairs are responsible for implementing and su... Read More & Download
This exploratory study aimed to examine the validity of the sustainability evaluation model suggested and the sustainability of the standard gauge railway (SGR) construction project in Africa’s
developing countries with Tanzania as a case study. By usi... Read More & Download
Education is very essential in the lives of every individual. As such, people travel from their home countries to other countries to further their education as well as gaining international experience. By so doing international students face many difficulties ... Read More & Download
We assess the impact of corruption on firm growth using the World Bank Enterprise Survey (WBES) data on Nigerian firms for the periods 2006 and 2008. We measure corruption as firms’ informal payments to get things done faster and bypass due process. Fir... Read More & Download
The COVID-19 outbreak stimulated an outbreak of online learning in many institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. Educational institutions went beyond fighting the COVID-19 through social distancing norms to tackling Sustainable Development Goal Four (SDG 4) with th... Read More & Download
This article presents fifteen essays following a prompt on the changing map of international student mobility through three disruptions, namely Brexit, America First and COVID-19. These essays written by postgraduate students at Beijing Normal University were ... Read More & Download
This material is for research learning purposes. There are many works of literature on survey methodology. Some useful survey specialists you can refer to are: Robert M. Groves, Don A. Dillman, Floyd J. Fowler Jr., Mick P. Couper, James M. Lepkowski, Eleanor S... Read More & Download
This is a piece of personal advice obtained from my academic experiences that I would like to share with anyone who may need them.
Along the line of my studies, I have had many counsels from professors, advisers, tutors, and love ones; and so would you. Ple... Read More & Download
Airports are rapidly deploying self-service technologies (SSTs) as a strategy to improve passenger experience by eliminating operational inefficiencies. This places some responsibility on the passengers to shape their experience. As service coproducers, passen... Read More & Download
Assessment feedback is heralded as an integral facilitator of teaching and learning. Despite the acknowledgement of its crucial role in education, there are inconsistencies in its powerful impact in teaching and learning: the role of the categories of feedback... Read More & Download
Information about students’ learning is necessary for educational decision making. Therefore, classroom assessment, comprehended as the procedure in which students’ reactions to spontaneous activities are used to draw inferences about their knowl... Read More & Download
This exploratory study aimed to examine the intention of people to use High Speed Rail (HSR) in Ghana premised on convenience, traveling time reliability, and transport safety Participants were a convenience sample of 957 public transportation users (female = ... Read More & Download
Open Educational Resources (OER) aim to open up the access to
education for everyone, further enhancing learning quality and
facilitating knowledge sharing. Since their official adoption in 2012, OER have gained much attention with various studies being cond... Read More & Download
Open Educational Resources (OER) aim to open up the access to
education for everyone, further enhancing learning quality and
facilitating knowledge sharing. Since their official adoption in 2012, OER have gained much attention with various studies being cond... Read More & Download
Strategic decisions like supply chain integration and interfirm value co-creation are significant to SMEs’ performance. Therefore, this paper aims to find out the relationships between supply chain integration, interfirm value co-creation, and firm perf... Read More & Download
In recent years, the scale of international students in China is growing rapidly, but the quality of education for international students in China seems to be obviously lagging behind, which is reflected in the academic level. These disadvantages and deficienc... Read More & Download
This study explored biofloc technology for shrimp culture based on straw substrates with a size of 40 mu, 80 mu, and 120 mu. Straw substrates utilization stimulated shrimp growth compared to control. Treatment with 40 mu had the best ammonium (71.60%) and nitr... Read More & Download
There has been a rise in the problem of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) worldwide. Non-Communicable Diseases NCDs are chronic conditions and as such takes a toll on the family and the community. In Ghana, NCDs are attributed to supernatural causes, hence this... Read More & Download
There has been a rise in the problem of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) worldwide. Non- Communicable Diseases NCDs are chronic conditions and as such takes a toll on the family and the community. In Ghana, NCDs are attributed to supernatural causes, hence thi... Read More & Download
Plastic products, e.g., plastic bags, plastic bottles, and other plastic materials are widely used in people’s daily life and industrial production world-wide since they are cheap, easy to get, and convenient for all-purpose of transportation or movemen... Read More & Download
Leadership and motivation are inseparable. Principals’ transformational leadership has been a focus in education over a decade because of the crucial role it plays in influencing the performance of teachers and students. There is a call for principals w... Read More & Download
In contemporary times, there is a greater movement of learners not merely moving from one nation to the other but also from a continent to another, and each single national education
system profits from each other. A classic case is the movement of students f... Read More & Download
The main objective of this study is to ascertain the impact of currency redenomination on the Ghanaian economy. Since independence in 1957, Ghana has had series of redenomination exercises but the recent one which became a debatable topic happened in 2007. As ... Read More & Download
The capital structure of an organization is potentially one of its most important choices. The success of every organization depends on its capital mix or structure. This places a greater responsibility on financial managers to decide the best capital combinat... Read More & Download
Recapitalization of banks has been a topic of discussion between politicians, economists, bank regulators, academicians and the general public due to its role in the country’s economic growth. This reform has been implemented in a number of countries to... Read More & Download
We propose a scheme that a dynamically evolving atom-molecule condensate maps onto an SU(1, 1) interferometer, which includes a nonlinear medium (nonlinear phase encoding). We give an analytical result of the phase uncertainty from the error propagation by mea... Read More & Download
The world’s poultry population is on the ascendancy as a result of the high demand for poultry product by consumers. In Africa,poultry meat is estimated to represent almost 25% of all meat, whereas in some areas it covers 100% of the animal protein avai... Read More & Download
Worldwide, breast cancer is one of the most common causes of death among women. Undoubtedly, early detection of breast cancer is one of the best ways to manage and treat the disease. According to literature, Mammography and Clinical breast exams are known to b... Read More & Download
This Purpose: Achieving Environmental Sustainability by increasing access to affordable, bio-degradable, and healthy sanitary napkins, the paper aims to shed light on the use of the Jute Plant in place of the chlorine-bleached wood pulp or cotton and packaging... Read More & Download
The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of motivation on the job performance of employees, using the case study
of Barclays Bank Ghana Limited. To effectively achieve the intended aim of this study, a self-administered questionnaire
was developed ... Read More & Download
Globally, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is regarded as a dependable vehicle for facilitating educational reform and development, a platform for communication, and as a means to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal Four (SDG 4). Since the e... Read More & Download
The English language has become an essential means for communication and studies for international students
globally. With the increasing number of international student s trooping to China to study diverse courses which are
taught in the English medium, the... Read More & Download
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is an intelligent 3D model-based process that gives architectural, engineering,
and construction (AEC) professionals the insight and tools to more efficiently plan, design, construct, and manage buildings and
infrastructur... Read More & Download
Packaging has found a crucial place in the agri-business value chain over the
years. That is, packaging has developed well beyond its conventional purpose
of simply protecting products to a key marketing role in developing shelf-appeal,
providing product in... Read More & Download
With the present expansion of the global market and its related factors, most organizations are faced with the challenge of ensuring their business processes are efficient and well performing. The implication of this expansion is that managers will have to rec... Read More & Download
Humanitarian logistics constraints in response to natural and human-made disasters are subjects of much scrutiny and concern by global humanitarian actors, government, scientist and the public. Disasters impact continues to make headlines annually as lives and... Read More & Download
The study assesses the effect of financial development and foreign direct investment (FDI) on carbon emissions by making a comparative study on West and Southern Africa regions. In a panel data analysis, the study used 10 countries from West Africa and 7 count... Read More & Download
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to study the effects of emotional intelligence
and cultural intelligence of undergraduate, graduate, and post
graduate students studying abroad and how it affects their academic performance,
with cultural adjustment ... Read More & Download
This article presents 15 autoethnographical texts detailing student experiences at Beijing Normal University in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Contributions have been collected over 6 weeks between 15 February and 1 April 2020, edited by Hejia Wang (assis... Read More & Download
Leadership has been distinguished as one of the key components related with the achievement and failure of any institution or organization. Leadership style is the way whereby individuals are guided and persuaded by a leader to accomplish organizational or ins... Read More & Download
The purpose of this paper is to present a research-based discussion of high-stakes test accountability system controversy in literature. This paper presents scholarly discourse based on testing systems and school accountability, along with a presentation of th... Read More & Download
Mathematics is seen as the bedrock for scientific, technological and economic advancement of any country. The study
explored the perceived causes of low academic performance of Senior High School students in core mathematics in the
Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana... Read More & Download
Cervical cancer has become prevalent in this 21st century and women living with it must adopt coping strategies to remediate such conditions. The study sought to ascertain the relationship between religious coping and self-esteem of women living with cervical ... Read More & Download
The purpose of the study was to explore the school-related factors that affect girls’ access to education at the basic school level in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of the Western Region of Ghana. The study used the descriptive survey design with quant... Read More & Download
The aim of this paper is to use the three “stage theory proposed by Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968) or the
“information processing approach†to explain the cognitive processes or the mysteries of the “black box†and its implication ... Read More & Download
In the area of project construction industry, risk management has become an indispensable index of concern which
needs to be focused on in order to ensure effective and successful execution of projects in the construction industry. This paper
focuses on ris... Read More & Download
The surge in air transport demand and the increasingly competitive and volatile market dynamics due to airline deregulation are rapidly transforming airports’ character into multi-service firms and destinations. As a result, service performance measurem... Read More & Download
The main objective paper is to make an empirical analysis of the effect of various unstated spatial goal constraints on reinforcement learning policy for the “reacher†task in the Robotic Scrub Nurse (RSN) application. This “reacher†ta... Read More & Download
This research is focused on the performance of a Deep Reinforcement Learning method on an agent (mobile robot) in a simulated virtual environment (Operating Room) for medical applications. The purpose of this research is to compare suitable decisive actions ta... Read More & Download
ABSTRACT
The main objective of establishing the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is to protect the poor and pu
t
health in the hands of the people. It also aims to provide health services for all by abolishing the "cash and
carry" system in which pa... Read More & Download
Fluoride concentration in drinking water has become a global challenge due to its effects on the human body. While small level (1–1.5 mg L 1) strengthens enamel and bone formation, higher concentration (>1.5 mg L 1) leads to den... Read More & Download
Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a major global public health issue. The gold standard for diagnosing UTI is urine culture. This is however labour intensive and time consuming. Many prescribers therefore rely on urinalysis in diagnosing UTI. This s... Read More & Download
Background: Salmonella infections are of serious public health concern since these bacteria frequently cause foodborne illness, human gastroenteritis and bacteremia worldwide. Though invasive salmonella are uncommon in developed nations it is still common
in ... Read More & Download
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can be caused by a variety of factors, including hereditary and environmental influences,
that lead to dysfunction of the intestinal immune system. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) exhibit important regulatory roles
in relieving... Read More & Download
Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of chronic intestinal inflammation that is a risk factor formany gastrointestinal cancers. Exosomes are gradually gaining attention as an emerging treatment method for IBD due to their important biologica... Read More & Download
Extracellular vesicles (EVs), which are the main paracrine components of stem cells, mimic the regenerative capacity of these cells. Stem cell-derived EVs (SC-EVs) have been used for the
treatment of various forms of tissue injury in preclinical trials throug... Read More & Download
Approximately 18:1 × 106 new cases of cancer were recorded globally in 2018, out of which 9.6 million died. It is known that people who have Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) turn to be prone to increased risks of developing colorectal cancer (CRC), which h... Read More & Download
Background: Several investigations affirm that, patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) exhibit dysbiosis characterized by restricted biodiversity and imbalanced bacterial composition intertwined with immune dysregulation. The interaction between stem c... Read More & Download
Background: Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have attracted intense interest due to their powerful intrinsic properties of self-regeneration, immunomodulation and multi-potency, as well as being readily available and easy to isolate and culture. Notwithstandin... Read More & Download
Gut mucosal barriers, including chemical and physical barriers, spatially separate the gut microbiota from the host immune system to prevent unwanted immune responses that could lead to intestinal inflammation. In inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), there is muc... Read More & Download
Controlling toxic nitrogenous substances in biofloc technology (BFT) systems is critical for the success of this novel technology. To effectively control nitrogen accumulation in BFT systems, it is important to first understand the dynamics and the removal pat... Read More & Download
Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) using biofloc biofilters can address the high accumulation of nitrate
(NO3
−-N) and total suspended solids (TSS) in in-situ biofloc technology (BFT) aquaculture systems. A RAS was
divided into the following four... Read More & Download
The current study evaluated the effect of a carbohydrate addition strategy set at two biofloc levels on the establishment of nitrification in new biofloc technology aquaculture systems. Three carbohydrate addition strategies were chosen as follows: one-time gl... Read More & Download
Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) budgets in a bioflocs technology (BFT) aquaculture system and a recirculation
aquaculture system (RAS) during over-wintering of tilapia (GIFT Oreochromis niloticus)for 64 d were compared in
the current study. Fish feed was the... Read More & Download
Introduction: Food safety concerns remain a challenge across nations and among citizens.
Microbial contamination of foods and antibiotic resistance constitutes a global
threat to food security. The present study assessed microbial quality of "Tuoâ€Zaafi... Read More & Download
Food safety have become topical across the globe, especially in developing countries owing to an increase in street food
vendors and the non-enforcement of laws governing establishment and operation of food vendors. This research determined the
microbiologic... Read More & Download
Background: Food safety problems still persist across the globe and remain a challenge to the general public and
government. The study determined the microbiological quality of pre-cut vegetable salads sold in the Central
Business District (CBD) of Tamale.
... Read More & Download
In this study, Vibrio harveyi strain HY99 was isolated from a diseased Epinephelus coioides. A full-length HrpQ gene of
the bacteria was cloned and the amino acid sequence analyzed. The length of HrpQ gene sequence was 1,302 bp and coded 433
Amino acids. Hrp... Read More & Download
Knowledge of the growth size of fishes and what they feed provide basis for the choice of fish species for culture which is
very essential for successful aquaculture. This study was conducted to assess the size and feeding habits of Auchenoglanis
occidentali... Read More & Download
Probiotics used in aquaculture are mostly from non-fish sources, as a result ineffective in eliciting the desired effects in aquatic
animals. In this study, three Bacillus species were isolated from the digestive tract of freshwater fish Oreochromis niloticus... Read More & Download
The production of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, over the last few years has increased due
to the adoption of intensive farming technologies. However, the continuous increase in
O. niloticus production must be based on sustainable practices. Probiotic ... Read More & Download
Probiotics use in aquaculture has gained attention as microbial candidates to maintain the health and the wellbeing of many aquaculture animals. Among the many microbial candidates, probiotic Bacillus has sporulation
capacity that makes them survive harsh env... Read More & Download
Tilapias are the most farmed tropical fish species in the world, and production globally
was about 4.5 million tons in 2013 and is predicted to exceed 6.6 million tons by 2030.
The emergence of diseases has led to significant loss to tilapia aquaculture over... Read More & Download
Diseases are natural components of the environment, and many have economic implications for aquaculture and fisheries. Aquaculture is a fast-growing industry with the aim to meet the high protein demand of
the ever-increasing global population; however, the e... Read More & Download
Skin and intestinal mucosa lymphoid tissues are known to be the fish's first line of defence since they serve as the
first point of contact for pathogens. Only few studies have investigated the influence of host-associated Bacillus
on mucosal immunity. In th... Read More & Download
Four weeks feeding trial was conducted to assess the in vivo probiotic potentials of three host-associated Bacillus
species in O. niloticus. The fish were divided into five treatment groups and fed with diets containing no bacteria
(group CT), B. velezensis ... Read More & Download
The study assessed the impact of access to finance on agricultural exports in the top 10 exporting countries in Africa for the period 1996 to 2017. The study used panel data methodologies such panel ordinary least square, panel generalized linear model and dyn... Read More & Download
The main purpose of this study was to assess the impact corporate governance has on thin capitalization in Ghana. In view of this, the study aims to; investigate corporate governance variables determining thin capitalization practices in Ghana and also ascerta... Read More & Download
The study examined the impact of financial development and foreign direct investment on banking sector performance in African with emphasis on countries with stock exchange markets for the period 1996 to 2016. The study adopted dynamic panel data generalized m... Read More & Download
The paper assesses the effect of financial inclusion on banks performance in West African countries. To be able
to assess the long run effect of financial inclusion on banks performance, the study employed panel cointegration
methodology thus fully modified ... Read More & Download
The study delves into financial inclusion and poverty alleviation with emphasis on the contribution of the commercial banks in West Africa from the period of 2004 to 2015. To achieve the objective of the study. In a panel of 10 West African countries, the stud... Read More & Download
The study investigated the impact of democracy on poverty alleviation in Africa by employing panel data of 50
African countries for the period of 1996 to 2017. The study used panel data methodologies such as unit root
test, correlation matrix, multivariate r... Read More & Download
The study assessed the impact of social media on economic growth in a global perspective hence the use of 198 countries as sample for the period 2009 - 2017. The study utilised and adopted panel data methodologies such as panel corrected standard errors, two-s... Read More & Download
The study examines the effect of government expenditure on secondary education on secondary school
enrollment and economic growth in Ghana in time series study from 1971 to 2018. The study employed
time series methodologies to make its statistical analysis. ... Read More & Download
the study assesses the impact of stock market capitalization and foreign direct investment in stock market performance for the period of 1996 to 2017 in a comparative study of Ghana and Nigeria. The study used both panel and time-series approaches and methodol... Read More & Download
the study used time series methodologies to examine the factors that affect banks' performance in Ghana from 1996 to 2017. The study used methodologies such as multivariate regression, generalized linear model, and granger causality to make its statistical inf... Read More & Download
The study examined the impact of infant mortality on the population in West Africa from 2004 to 2015 with panel data methodologies. The study used fully modified ordinary least square method to analysis the data to make its statistical inference. The results r... Read More & Download
The study delves into West African data to assess the impact of personal remittances, FDI and exports on economic
growth by applying panel data methodologies on 15 countries from 1991 to 2017. The study further applied panel
fully modified ordinary least squ... Read More & Download
This paper adopts panel cointegration (FMOLS and DOLS) methodologies to establish the relationship among carbon dioxide emission, renewable energy consumption and foreign direct investments for a panel of 15 African countries for the period 2000 – 2014.... Read More & Download
The economic growth of a country depends on how the units of the economy are financially included to be economically active and
viable. This paper examines the role commercial banks play in financial inclusion on economic growth by using panel data on 10
Wes... Read More & Download
After the emergence of COVID-19 and subsequently being declared by the
World Health Organization (WHO) as a global pandemic it has posed several
effects on quality of life and other necessary areas of life on many countries.
This perspective intends to upda... Read More & Download
With the rapid development of network economy, it is of great significance to study the trust of mobile commerce users. This paper studies the dissolution of the trust of mobile commerce users from a unique perspective. Based on relevant theories, this paper p... Read More & Download
Nowadays, China’s economic development has entered a new normal and mobile commerce development is very rapid. It is very
important for business website operation and mobile business performance to focus on the user satisfaction today. The paper has
s... Read More & Download
The internet popularity is rising with its activities and has opened up a wide range of business opportunities, especially in terms of e-commerce. Even so, studies show that the e-commerce adoption rate in developing countries appears to be endeavor. A lot of ... Read More & Download
Enterprises are constantly experiencing higher levels of supply chain disruptions in their operations due to the expansion of industries’ business networks. It becomes very necessary for enterprises to continually assess risks in their business operatio... Read More & Download
Predicting pressure distribution in a petroleum reservoir is principal to the reservoir’s evaluation and maintenance, as pressure
changes with space and time. A convenient approach to effectively achieve this task is to formulate fluid flow equations b... Read More & Download
Considering the significance of renewable energy in the sustainable energy future discussion, it is important to understand its influencing factors in order to draw result implications for policy formulation. This study examines these influencing factors for G... Read More & Download
The introduction of Software Defined Networking as a panacea to the global demand for a more secure and highly dependable internet infrastructure has also brought along security issues. The adoption of OpenFlow Protocol (OFP) by SDN as the way of communication... Read More & Download
The study is a computational dynamic analysis which investigated the dynamics of fluid flow patterns in a homogeneous oil reservoir using the Radial Diffusivity Equation (RDE). The model was solved analytically for pressure using the Constant Terminal Rate Sol... Read More & Download
In this study, the spatial distribution of laterites in Kunche within the Wa-Lawra belt of NW Ghana, their trace element distributions, and geochemical associations were investigated. XRF and ICP-MS techniques were employed to generate the geochemical data and... Read More & Download
Kunche area is located in NW Ghana within the Wa-Lawra greenstone Birimian belt and is composed mainly of volcaniclastics, metasediments and some intrusive granitoids. The area is covered with laterites making it difficult to identify exploration targets.
In... Read More & Download
This paper begins with academic empirical findings on current state of maturity with ERM (Enterprise Risk Management) as evidenced by research survey at SIC Company Ghana. The study of ERM (Enterprise Risk Management) took a quali... Read More & Download
This paper begins with academic empirical findings on current state of maturity with ERM (Enterprise Risk Management) as evidenced by research survey at SIC Company Ghana. The study of ERM (Enterprise Risk Management) took a quali... Read More & Download
This paper investigates the perceived notion that China’s goals are ideological as well as material. It is not in competition with United States or Europe for Africa or to score in the ongoing battle for global hegemony ... Read More & Download
This research paper seeks to address the ensuing principal research question: “Who is an entrepreneur? What is investment? Entrepreneurs and investment methods which can be found in the proposed research interest lies in t... Read More & Download
The footloose nature of transfer passengers in the turbulent air transport market landscape has necessitated the need to assess service marketing constructs relevant for airport competitiveness. The current cross-sectional study examined (1) the influence of t... Read More & Download
This study examined the psychometric properties of the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS) in Ghana and its associations with individual-level ambidexterity and employees’ service performance. The CAAS International-Form constitutes four sub-scales, eac... Read More & Download
This study explores the dimensionality of individualism and collectivism constructs and provides evidence of validity for the Auckland Individualism–Collectivism Scale (AICS) on two separate samples from Hong Kong and Ghana. This study verified the dime... Read More & Download
Statistical information is critical for both government and the general public for monitoring, evaluation, and implementation of employment policies and programmes. This paper revisits the labour market trends between 2012 and 2016 and discusses the importance... Read More & Download
Although most studies link job stressors to negative teacher attitudes and behaviours, not all researches support the idea that stressors are solely detrimental. Using the cognitive relational theory of stress, the current study extends the emotional demand st... Read More & Download
The present study verified the hypothesised two-factor structure of the student–teacher relationship scale, short form on Ghanaian sample, using confirmatory factor analysis, multi-group confirmatory factor analysis and structured latent means analysis.... Read More & Download
Recent development in research on teacher wellbeing has been associated with the interest in assessing teacher burnout with the widely used Maslach Burnout Inventory, Educators Survey (MBI-ES). The increasing application of the MBI-ES, in and out of the Wester... Read More & Download
Information Systems (IS) and the platforms they provide can be conceived of as a stimulus which engenders customers’ reactions. In this respect, banks could benefit from a keen understanding of consumers’ individual needs in the context of their ... Read More & Download
Given the competitiveness of twenty-first-century airport landscape, catalyzed by airports’ evolution toward multi-service, and market-driven firms, a thorough investigation into employees’ creativity and its antecedents at the airport environmen... Read More & Download
Since its discovery some hundred years ago, Alzheimer's disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disease and an eminent cause of most dementia, continues to pose problems for affected families and society, especially in developed countries. With the approved medicati... Read More & Download
Cassava is a root and tuber crop grown across the globe mainly for consumption and industrial purposes. It takes about two to three days to deteriorate after harvest, hence the urgent need to speed up its postharvest handlings. Cassava tubers are mostly choppe... Read More & Download
Different operations are involved in the processing of cassava tubers for consumptive or industrial purposes. Most of the operations have been mechanized successfully except the peeling process, which still poses to be a major global challenge to engineers, he... Read More & Download
The current resurgence of public interest in herbal medicines calls for heightened studies on their quality and safety. The major setback in promoting the use of these herbal medicines is the lack of standardization and the confusion in the identification and ... Read More & Download
Accurate assessment and projections of extreme climate events requires the use of climate datasets with no or minimal error. This study uses quantile mapping bias correction (QMBC) method to correct the bias of five Regional Climate Models (RCMs) from the late... Read More & Download
The levels of 5 minerals namely; lead, arsenic, mercury, cadmium, and aluminum were assessed in 10 medicinal plants sampled from 5 different geographical locations to determine the effect of location on the plants' mineral content. Atomic absorption spectropho... Read More & Download
Climate models are usually evaluated to understand how well the modeled data reproduce specific application-related features. In Africa, where multisource data quality is an issue, there is a need to assess climate data from a general perspective to motivate s... Read More & Download
In this paper, we propose a remote sensing model based on a 1 × 1 km spatial resolution to estimate the spatio-temporal distribution of sunshine percentage (SSP) and sunshine duration (SD), taking into account terrain features and atmospheric factors. To a... Read More & Download
Support vector machines (SVMs) have been frequently shown to result in more accurate classification than other image classification methods. However, few studies have successfully quantified their performance for mapping oil palm plantations. Various sustainab... Read More & Download
Construction is booming in Ghana but the capacity to improve the work quality through effective contract management is limited. However, with the effort of stakeholder and statutory bodies’ support in capacity building initiatives, GoG projects could of... Read More & Download
Actual evapotranspiration (ET) and its individual components’ contributions to the water–energy nexus provide insights into our hydrological cycle in a changing climate. Based on long-term satellite ET data assimilated by the Global Land Evaporat... Read More & Download
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has gained tremendous attention in the policy implementation of some organizations. National governments and societies have developed keen interest in the operations of organizations under this jurisdiction. Therefore, com... Read More & Download
Over the years, the issue of waste generation and management have been a major issue of concern, stemming a number of countries around the world, thus, developing countries. The ultimate aim of this study was to investigate into the effects of indiscriminate d... Read More & Download
Nha Trang is a city in Vietnam endowed with several sceneries which has attracted several tourists around the world over the past few decades. The city is highly characterized by coastal features as well as beautiful landscapes. Among these features are; beach... Read More & Download
The paper is essentially a synthesis report highlighting key areas of climate vulnerability as a global discourse based on reports from international conventions held over the years. Theoretically, it draws country and sector based scenarios on responses and c... Read More & Download
Global climate action plans risk resulting to climate maladaptation and shocks when prudent measures are inapt. Adaptation strategies require multidisciplinary approach from all sectors with
periodic monitoring and evaluation which are carefully planned, loca... Read More & Download
Self-mitigation and adaptation often require conceptual and feasible innovative mechanisms, locally designed with inputs from key stakeholders. Developing prudent adaptation measures for local communities are often time-consuming, and require in-depth analysis... Read More & Download
The coastal wetland zones of Lake Wamala are experiencing a noticeable shoreline retreat leading to loss of its resources and ecological services. This henceforth, calls for sustainable wetland resource management by clearly dissecting and understanding the pr... Read More & Download
Lake Naivasha fishery has been one of the most known sources of protein for most fringe communities in and around Naivasha. About 4000 livelihoods depend on the lake’s fishery resource, both directly and indirectly, thus pose concerns on the future sust... Read More & Download
Over recent years, few areas of international development research have seen as much transformation as those relating to energy access and low carbon transitions. Ghana, amongst other African economies, has seen an increase in energy demand surpassing the supp... Read More & Download
AS SHANGHAI'S POPULATION INCREASES AND CURRENTLY BEING BOOSTED BY AN INFLUX OF FOREIGNERS, THERE HAS BEEN PRESSURE ON THE SUBWAY SYSTEM AND THIS HAS LED TO A GREAT CONCERN FOR THE AGED AND DISABLED PEOPLE (INCLUDING FOREIGNERS) WHO USE THE SUBWAY DURING EMERGE... Read More & Download