ABSTRACT The research investigated some mechanical properties of aluminium waste concrete to harness its structural properties in the construction industry. Aluminium waste which was obtained from Aluminum Extrusion Industry (ALEX) Inyishi in Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State was investigated. The mathematical models for the optimization of the compressive and flexural strengths of a five-component concrete mix was obtained. A computer program for the optimization of the compressive...
SUMMARY 'Koko1 was prepared in the laboratory from Ghanaian maize. The effect of grinding and sieving on the protein content wa3 determined. Protein losses were highest with the coarsest grinding. Starters were used in the fermentation and were found to increase the rate of acid production. Preservation of 'Koko' was carried out by Roller-drying, Spraydrying, Freeze-drying and Canning. The volatile constituents of the flavours were lost during Roller-drying and Spray-drying. Freese- • dryin...
ABSTRACT Relative performance of breed groups, additive and heterotic effects on milk production, reproduction and calf growth traits in Jersey x West African Shorthorn (WAS) and Jersey x Sokoto Gudali (GUD) crossbred cattle were studied using sixteen years field records kept at the Agricultural Research Station, Legon. The genotypes consisted of WAS; 1/2 Jersey, 1/2 WAS (WAS Fj); 3/4 Jersey, 1/4 WAS (WAS Be); GUD; 1/2 Jersey, 1/2 GUD (GUD Fj) ; 3/4 Jersey, 1/4 GUD (GUD Be). Milk production t...
ABSTRACT The promotion of lifelong learning (LLL) through information literacy (IL) is all learning activity under taken throughout life with the aim of improving knowledge, skills and competences within a personal, civic, social and/or employment related perspective. This study reports on survey carried out on ten (10) Regional Public Libraries in Ghana investigating the promotion of LLL through IL. The study used the single case method. The sample size of the population for the study was 37...
ABSTRACT Following the core conversion of Ghana’s Miniature Neutron Source Reactor (MNSR) from high enriched uranium (HEU) to low enriched uranium (LEU), there has been a change in the fuel composition, fuel, clad and other reactor core parameters. Since, the allowable core power in a nuclear reactor is limited by thermal considerations, this study presents thermal hydraulic analysis of the LEU core of the Ghana research reactor - 1(GHARR-1). Neutronic parameters of GHARR -1 with LEU core w...
ABSTRACT The shortage of public sector teachers in rural areas is one of the main challenges facing policy makers in the education sector, in both developing and developed countries. This study sought to analyze the preferences of teachers, and how they would respond to alternative incentives associated with working in a rural location. Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE) which is rooted in Random Utility Theory (RUT) was used to capture the responses of 120 teacher trainees in Berekum College o...
ABSTRACT The study showed that farmers cultivate different cassva cultivars based on popularity, duration to maturity and tolerance to African Cassava Mosaic Virus (ACMV) disease. All the five selected local were propagated in vitro using meristem explants on Murashige and Skoog (1962) basal salts and Gamborg B5 vitamins modified with benzylaminopurine (BA) (0.0 - 0.15 mg/I). There was profuse callus formation in all the cultivars. The optimal BA concentration for shoot proliferation in this ...
ABSTRACT This thesis examined the appropriate model that best fit maternal mortality data in fifty six health facilities in the Central, Eastern, Greater Accra and Western regions of Ghana from 2010 to 2013 as well as factors contributing to this menace in the various health facilities. The study began with the application of a simple Poisson regression model which was extended to capture the hierarchical structure, overdispersion and zero-inflation. Expressions for the mean, variance and sc...
ABSTRACT The content of this study is the communal ritual meal Otor of the Worawora‟s of Ghana as a strategy for alternative conflict resolution and reconciliation. This communal meal is celebrated during the main festivals of the people of Worawora namely the Akwntutenten, yam and rice festivals. The Akwntutenten, festival has however, become the major festival of the people of Worawora. The symbolic ritual meal is very significant since it is perceived as a means by which conflict resolut...
A B S TRACT i v Research was carried out to de v e l o p an effe c t i v e i n o c u l u m carrier of the nodule bacterium, Rhizobium sp., for the inoculation of seeds of bambara groundnut [Vigna subterranea (L.) V e r d e , c o m b . nov. = Voandzeia subterranea (L. ) T h o u a r s ] f r o m a local material. Five out of 16 strains of Rhizobium sp. isolated from soils of legume farms at eight localities within a r a d i u s of 180 k m f r o m L e g o n w e r e u s e d in e x p e r i m e n t ...
Abstract The study used a cross-sectional survey method approach to investigate coping and psychosocial adjustment among cancer patients and how these are influenced by personal factors, social support, and illness-related factors. 98 cancer patients were conveniently sampled from the Radiotherapy Centre of the Korle- Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana. The Coping Orientation of Problem Experience Inventory, Life Orientation Test–Revised Questionnaire, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scal...
ABSTRACT This thesis is an attempt to arrive at a more suitable justification for the institution of punishment. The problem arises because punishment discriminates between those who are considered offenders (one who has broken the law) and those considered non-offenders. Punishment also goes beyond distinguishing between the offender and the non-offender to inflict some pain or deprive some right to the one considered as an offender. Both the discrimination and the pain inflicted or right de...
There has been a dominant and persistent basic issue in African Philosophy, which has become disputations for over fifty decades now. This issue is raised in the question; in what sense can a philosophy, thought or idea be described as African? In an attempt to answer this question scholars have presented a specific brand of philosophy that had a fall back on humanism - African humanism.
INTRODUCTION The return of the National Theatre-Sponsored television epic, (1) 'Roots' on the, Nigerian Television screen, in 1992 was anything but a coincidence. The timing oft the return clearly shows how far television can be used to whip up national sentiments in support of the crusade for reparations for the 'injustices' done Africa and Africans during the over four hundred years of slavery and slave trade. , , No doubt, 'Roots' is a moving recapture of those terrible days. No one in his...
ABSTRACT Despite concerted effort at improving the extension delivery in Ghana, the performance of the Front Line Staff of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture’s Extension Services has been lower than expected. It is expected that among others, appropriate training will enhance their performance. However it is not clear what the nature and content of such training should be. The study therefore was to find out whether the content of training provided to the extension workers affected their ...