The study was to determine the microbial contamination of Ghanaian cedi notes from traders in the Tamale Central Market, Ghana. A total of ninety (90) currency notes of three lower denominations mainly in circulation (Ghanaian cedi 1, 2 and 5) were collected into steril...

Summary This study investigated the hypothesis that the classical Genevan procedure for testing liquid quantity conservation is inherently artefactual. Ss were 80 University of Ghana freshmen with a mean age of 22 years. Four variations of the liquid quantity transforma...

Members of the PfEMP1 protein family are expressed on the surface of P. falciparum-infected erythrocytes (IEs), where they contribute to the pathogenesis of malaria and are important targets of acquired immunity. Although the PfEMP1-specific antibody response is dominat...

Abstract This paper is concerned with the smoothness of generalized solutions of the Cauchy–Dirichlet problem for the second-order hyperbolic equation in domains with a conical point.

Renewable energy consumption has been identified as a potential solution to the intermittent power supply in Ghana. Recently, a Renewable Energy Act has been passed which has a target of 10% of renewable energy component in Ghana’s energy mix by 2020. Whilst effort is b...

Abstract This article examines effective communication in the midst of multi-varied cultures at Ibis West Africa adopting a qualitative approach of the constructivist’s paradigm. Misinterpretations, misperceptions and misunderstandings of both verbal and non-verbal cues...

Introduction. The pathophysiology of malaria-related anaemia is not fully understood although increased destruction of parasitized and nonparasitized erythrocytes, as well as inadequate erythropoiesis, has been proposed. Circulating antierythropoietin (anti-EPO) antibod...

a) Five stocks of small pelagic fish important to Ghana are assessed for the period 1990-2017. These are based on the stock area as used by FAO that also includes catches from Cote d’Ivoire, Togo and Benin. The stocks assessed include anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus), r...

Water-extractable soybean proteins were fractionated into four fractions by gel filtration with Sephadex G-200 column. The properties of these four fractions were investigated by trypsin digestion, and by paper electrophoresis. Comparative studies were also made on the ...

Vehicle seatbelt has been shown to have a beneficial impact on occupants. However, some occupants do not use the seatbelt when inside a moving vehicle. Despite the numerous investigation on the ris...