ABSTRACT A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE PAST AND PRESENT STATE OF CHILDREN’S TELEVISION IN GHANA: THE STATE OF LOCAL CONTENT CHILDREN’S TELEVISON PROGRAMS The central focus of this dissertation is to examine the state of local content children television in Ghana with regards to quantity and type and the importance of having more of it in the children’s television in Ghana. In order to place the situation in context, Cultivation Theory and Social Theory were adopted as theoretical framework...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY With the world moving towards a more health conscious lifestyle, people have become increasingly aware of the health implications of eating the right food as well as exercising. This has provided numerous opportunities for fitness gurus to establish fitness centres and offer their services as well as their guidance and expertise. Gym Ike Fitness Centre is located at Adenta Frafraha in the Greater Accra Region and has been operating for the last ten years. During the needs as...
This research investigated the suitability of Mimosa pudica leaf (MPL) and Mimosa pudica stem (MPS) extracts as an inexpensive and nontoxic corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in acidic environment. The experiments carried out to investigate the corrosion inhibition of mild steel in 1.0 M HCl and 0.5 M H2SO4 by Mimosa pudica leaf and stem extract were weight loss and potentiodynamic polarization methods to determine the extract adsorption potential, kind of protection and its corrosion i...
Abstract Inventory management and control with its associated financial books preparation/management has been a major source of concern for a good number of businesses over the past years. For most businesses, the inability to effectively monitor and control has been a source of preoccupation with the businesses inevitably incurring huge loses, breaking even, let alone making profits. As a key element in overhead management, inventory management is a major factor in the realization of net pro...
Most often than not, project costs as estimated cannot realistically execute and deliver the project – an estimating inaccuracy called cost underestimation. Since cost estimates are the basis for decision making regarding project selection, underestimation lead to selection of project with significant cost risks. Researchers have so far failed to agree on the main cause of cost underestimation, therefore this research study is carried out to examine the problem of cost underestimation,...
Abstract Due to the expected changes in the business industry, businesses are placing greater emphasis on innovation. Most businesses are taking advantage of technology to achieve innovation. As such, a number of business tools have been developed to help business owners manage their businesses. However, these tools are not utilised by several well-educated small business owners because they claim to prefer their current methods. This is because they believe that paper or a simple Excel sheet...
Abstract Ashesi University College is faced with the challenge of effectively scheduling courses at the beginning of the semester so that there are no class clashes for both lecturers and students. In an attempt to solve the Course Timetabling Problem at Ashesi University College, five algorithms: Genetic Algorithm, Constraint Programing, Particle Swarm Optimization, Simulated Annealing and Tabu Search algorithm, which are known for their use in solving University Course Timetabling problems ...
ABSTRACT This exploratory study investigated the role of social media in radio journalism at Accra-based radio stations. It was inspired by the steady evolution of radio in Ghana‘s democratic space and the insurgence of social media through increasing internet connectivity in Accra. The study combined both qualitative and quantitative methods. From a sampling frame of 33 radio stations, the study used a healthy combination of random sampling methods; purposive sampling and snowballing for i...
ABSTRACT Ridesharing is gradually replacing traditional taxi and mini-bus services due to numerous benefits associated with it. However, the subject of trust continues to be the most predominant issue in the sharing economy and ridesharing service is not an exception. Extant studies relating to consumer trust have examined trust antecedents and outcome and the most studies concentrate on trust in e-commerce, whereas areas such as ridesharing is given less attention. This study sought to inves...
ABSTRACT The study investigates the Influence of performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions and behavioural intentions on professional football coaches’ adoption of Sports Analytics Apps in developing countries. Studies on adoption of Sports Analytics Apps have so far focused more on issues relating to usage behaviour, deployment and diffusion. However, there still remains striking factors of Sports Analytics Apps adoption such as social influence, ...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (MRDTs) are important for malaria disease management. However, performance of the RDTs is affected when the targeted antigens in the parasite have a variation or are altogether absent. The most common parasite target antigen in RDTs, Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 (HRP2), has been reported to be absent in some P. falciparum parasites. Loss of the pfhrp2 in P. falciparum parasites affects the accuracy of PfHRP2 based RDT kits ...
ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate into the impact of small scale welding industries on rural development, the prospect and challenges in Wa West district of the Upper West region. The population of the study consisted of members with electricity in their homes in some selected communities in the Wa west districts. Convenient sampling was used to select members of the sample frame. Two sampling techniques were employed in collecting the data. Thus, probability sampling and non probabil...
ABSTRACT The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) announced that there were 2,330 road accidents bringing it to an average of accident per day across the country in2011. In 2012, by November ending 13,535 vehicles crashes have been recorded resulting over 2, 069 deaths in Ghana. In December 2012 alone 246 people died and 1, 260 were injured in road accidents. Road accidents being multidisciplinary in nature involve attention of multidepartment such as Ghana Highway Authority for roads and i...
ABSTRACT The aim of the study is to assess the general knowledge of Technicians and Mechanics in the Automobile repair sector in Diagnosing Electronics managed Vehicles in the Tamale Metropolis .The research questions were based on the levels of understanding of the systems by Mechanics in Diagnosing Electronics managed Vehicles in order to reduce its effects on the Environment. The descriptive survey design was used for the study. The sample of 60 comprised of Managers and Mechanics, randoml...