Seed-Borne Fungi Associated with Diverse Rice Varieties Cultivated in the Western North Region of Ghana by Francis Mensah Ackaah, Seloame Tatu Nyaku, Edmund Darkwa

“…Rice is a major staple in the Ghanaian diet. However, its production is constrained by fungal diseases. …”
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A simplified model to enhance SMEs’ investment in renewable energy sources in Ghana by Michael Karikari Appiah

“…Our hypotheses have been tested using cross-sectional data from the Ghanaian SMEs. Variance Based Partial Least Squares (PLS) method has been used to analyze the survey data. …”
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Access to adolescent sexual and reproductive health services in Accra, Ghana: An exploratory qualitative study by Divya Parmar, Semira Berhe, Susan Bradley, Ama Fenny, Lydia Aziato, Haddijatou Ceesay

“…ABSTRACTNearly 31% of the Ghanaian population are adolescents, and these populations persistently face high rates of teenage pregnancies and unsafe abortions. …”
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Macroeconomic Uncertainty and Private Investment in Ghana: An Empirical Investigation by William Bekoe, Philip Kofi Adom

“…In spite of the progress made in economic performance over the years, the Ghanaian economy continues to be bedevilled by a host of constraints. …”
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MACROECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN GHANA: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION by William Bekoe, Philip Kofi Adom

“…In spite of the progress made in economic performance over the years, the Ghanaian economy continues to be bedevilled by a host of constraints. …”
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Transit oriented development: theory and implementation challenges in Ghana. by Kwabena Koforobour Agyemang, Regina Obilie Amoako-Sakyi, Kwabena Barima Antwi, Collins Adjei Mensah, Albert Machistey Abane

“…The challenges that would be associated with the implementation of TOD in Accra include the absence of a clear policy initiative of the concept in Ghanaian cities; inadequate budgetary support for strategic urban land use planning and for development control; the existence of different ownership regimes within a sizeable stretch of land; and the existence of an ill-planned urban transportation system. …”
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The Effect of Electric Power Fluctuations on the Profitability and Competitiveness of SMEs: A Study of SMEs within the Accra Business District of Ghana by Doe Frederick, Asamoah Emmanuel Selase

“…This research is a crosssectional survey and it adopted a mixed method approach. A sample of 70 Ghanaian SMEs was selected using a systematic sampling approach. …”
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Teacher Professional Learning in Religious and Moral Education: Conditions Affecting its Effectiveness at St. Ambrose College of Education in Ghana by Charles Kofi Twene, Konadu Adam, Dorcas Amedorme

“…The study adds to the literature on the course structure in the course structure of Ghanaian Educational system.…”
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“Here in Ghana hard work don’t deserve money”: The uncertainty and precarity of youth who use tramadol by Jacob Albin Korem Alhassan

“…Several academic and media publications portray tramadol use as a form of deviance by youth while ignoring structural drivers of abuse. Through a Ghanaian case study, this research briefly explored media framings of tramadol abuse vis à vis the lived experiences of youth who currently use tramadol. …”
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Twi Machine Translation by Frederick Gyasi, Tim Schlippe

“…The development of a Twi–French parallel corpus and corresponding machine translation applications would provide various advantages, including stimulating trade and job creation, supporting the Ghanaian diaspora in French-speaking nations, assisting French-speaking tourists and immigrants seeking medical care in Ghana, and facilitating numerous downstream natural language processing tasks. …”
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Microbiological assessment of sachet water “pure water” from five regions in Ghana [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Lydia Mosi, Samuel Mawuli Adadey, Sandra Akoley Sowah, Charles Yeboah

“…Background: Sachet water, popularly known as “pure water” has become an invaluable entity in most Ghanaian households. Despite its importance, there is no extensive nationwide investigations on its wholesomeness for consumption. …”
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Model or mirage? by Oppong, N

“…They are employed to make sense of the dialectic between the promise of corrective “good governance” measures and the mirage of reform outcomes in the Ghanaian oil sector. The main argument advanced here is that “good governance” solutions in the oil industry are essentially weak instruments, due to their inability to grapple with deep-seated instrumental politics, perverse institutional environment, and elite capture that continue to undermine reform in Ghana. …”

Towards malaria control and elimination in Ghana: challenges and decision making tools to guide planning by Awine, T, Malm, K, Bart-Plange, C, Silal, SP

“…The objectives of this study are to describe the malaria situation in Ghana and give a brief account of how mathematical modelling techniques could support a more informed malaria control effort in the Ghanaian context. A review is carried out of some mathematical models investigating the dynamics of malaria transmission in sub-Saharan African countries, including Ghana. …”

Impaired fertility and perceived difficulties conceiving in Ghana: measurement problems and prospects by Fledderjohann, J, Johnson, D

“…Secondary panel data (1998–2004) from 1350 Ghanaian women aged 15–49 of all marital statuses are used. …”

Protective effect of HLA-B57 on HCV genotype 2 infection in a West African population. by Chuang, W, Sarkodie, F, Brown, C, Owusu-Ofori, S, Brown, J, Li, C, Navarrete, C, Klenerman, P, Allain, J

“…To investigate the role of cellular immune responses and host genetics in this phenomenon, samples from 104 Ghanaian blood donors reactive with anti-HCV assays were collected between 2000 and 2005. …”

Maternal hypertensive mother’s knowledge, attitudes and misconceptions on hypertension in pregnancy: A multi-center qualitative study in Ghana by Evelyn Tamma, Kwame Adu-Bonsaffoh, Adanna Nwameme, Phyllis Dako-Gyeke, Emmanuel Srofenyoh, Joyce Browne

“…This study therefore explored the knowledge, misconceptions and attitudes of Ghanaian women who were affected by hypertension in pregnancy. …”
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The logos Christology in the fourth gospel (Jn 1:1–5, 14): A soteriological response to an Ewe cosmic prayer by Daniel Sakitey, Ernest van Eck

“…This article interprets the logos Christology in the fourth gospel within Ewe-Ghanaian cosmic setting. The article employs a combination of the exegetical and mother tongue biblical hermeneutics as its methodologies. …”
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The hydroethanolic root extract of Psydrax subcordata (DC.) Bridson exhibits antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects in animal models by Phyllis Annan, Newman Osafo, Paul Poku Sampene Ossei, Eric Boakye-Gyasi, Wonder Kofi Mensah Abotsi

“…There is, however, little scientific evidence to support its use in Ghanaian Traditional Medicine. This study, therefore, evaluated the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of hydroethanolic root extract of Psydrax subcordata (PSRE) using rodent models. …”
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Towards the Care of the Aged in Ghana: The Case of Asante Akyem Agogo by Seth Oteng Ofori

“…The underlying factor is the growing concern to seek the total well-being of these aged in the various indigenous Ghanaian communities. This, therefore, precipitated an enquiry into the activities of Agogo Presbyterian hospital, the churches in Agogo and the government Social Welfare Department in Agogo all located in the Asante Akim North Municipal of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. …”
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Macroeconomic Uncertainty and Private Investment in Ghana: An Empirical Investigation by William Bekoe, Philip Kofi Adom

“… In spite of the progress made in economic performance over the years, the Ghanaian economy continues to be bedevilled by a host of constraints. …”
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