• Human detection using histogram of oriented gradients and human body ratio estimation 

  Lee, Kelvin; Choo, Che Yon; See, Hui Qing; Tan, Zhuan Jiang; Lee, Yunli (University of Cape Coast, 2010)

  Recent research has been devoted to detecting people in images and videos. In this paper, a human detection method based on Histogram of Oriented Gradients (HoG) features and human body ratio estimation is presented. We ...
• People detection enrichment for abnormal human activity detection 

  Yussiff, Abdul-Lateef; Suet-Peng, Yong; Baharudin, Baharum B. (University of Cape Coast, 2013)

  A vibrant branch of research in computer vision that has attracted a lot of attention for decades is the human activity understanding from video. A means for accurately locating humans in image or a video is a prerequisite ...
• Human tracking in video surveillance using particle filter 

  Yussiff, Abdul-Lateef; Suet-Peng, Yong; Baharudin, Baharum B. (University of Cape Coast, 2015)

  Automated human tracking is a task that has a wide area of applications and has become more important nowadays. This research proposes to investigate the use of Bayesian inference technique specifically particle filter for ...
• Human detection using histogram of oriented gradients and human body ratio estimation 

  Lee, Kelvin; Choo, Che Yon; See, Hui Qing; Zhuan, Jiang Tan; Yunli, Lee (University of Cape Coast, 2010)

  Recent research has been devoted to detecting people in images and videos. In this paper, a human detection method based on Histogram of Oriented Gradients (HoG) features and human body ratio estimation is presented. We ...
• Synthesis and evaluation of quindoline and its analogue as potential anticancer agents 

  Boahen, Yaw Opoku; Mann, John (University of Cape Coast, 2014)

  Several derivatives of quindoline, 10H-(indolo[3,2-b]quinoline), alkaloids were prepared by the modification of the Pfitzinger quinoline reaction. The conversion of quindoline was 71% while that of another compound, ...
• Wound healing: Contributions from plant secondary metabolite antioxidants 

  Barku, Victor Y.A. (University of Cape Coast, 2019)

  Plants by their genetic makeup possess an innate ability to synthesize a wide variety of phytochemicals that help them to perform their normal physiological functions and/or to protect themselves from microbial pathogens ...
• Wound healing:contributions from medicinal plants and their phyto-constituents 

  Barku, Victor Y. A. (University of Cape Coast, 2018-05-18)

  Wound is an inescapable condition in one’s lifetime that may arise due to physical injuries that can result in an opening or break of skin or chemical means. Wounds represent a significant burden on patients and can affect ...
• Working with the Informal Service Chain as a Locally Appropriate Strategy for Sustainable Modernization of Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems in Lower-Middle Income Cities: Lessons from Accra, Ghana 

  Oduro-Appiah, Kwaku; Afful, Abraham; Kotey, Victor Neequaye; de Vries, Nanne (University of Cape Coast, 2019-01-04)

  Twenty years of formal private sector participation in solid waste management in Ghana has failed to deliver an increase in collection coverage and recycling rates. This article shares lessons and experiences from Accra, ...
• When information technology meets health care in West Africa: A literature review 

  Marful, Welborn Amoako; Winter, Alfred (University of Cape Coast, 2014)

  This paper presents the study and analysis of some articles that were selected according to their potential contributions to the introduction of information technology (IT) in the Healthcare industry in West Africa. A total ...
• Water safety planning and implementation in a Ghanaian small-scale water supply system 

  Obeng, Panin Asirifua; Obeng, Peter Appiah; Awere, Eric (University of Cape Coast, 2020-01-25)

  This study looked at the Assin Fosu Small Town Water Supply System in Ghana to verify whether the operation of the scheme is based on a comprehensive water safety plan and how the practice of water safety planning affects ...
• Voltammetric detection of the polycation protamine by the use of electrodes modified with self-assembled monolayers of thioctic acid 

  Gadzekpo, Victor P. Y.; Xiao, Kang Ping; Aoki, Hiroshi; Buhlmann, Philippe; Umezawa, Yoshio (University of Cape Coast, 1999)

  The detection of protamine, a polycation, by use of electrodes modified with self-assembled monolayers of thioctic acid is reported. These sensors can detect protamine concentrations as low as 0.5µg/mL when [Ru(NH3)6]3+ ...
• Use of a flow-injection system in the evaluation of the characteristic behavior of neutral carriers in lithium ion-selective electrodes 

  Xie, Robert Y.; Gadzekpo, Victor P. Y.; Kadry, Azza M.; Yehia, Ibrahim A.; Ruzicka, Jaromir; Gary, D. Christian (University of Cape Coast, 1985)

  A flow-injection system based on microconduits is used to investigate electrode characteristics such as selectivity, detection limit, and response and equilibrium times of the new ionophore, N,N,N’,N’-tetraisobutyl-5,5-d ...
• Usage and barriers to use of latrines in a Ghanaian Peri-Urban community 

  Obeng, Peter A.; Keraita, Bernard; Oduro-Kwarteng, Sampson; Bregnhøj, Henrik; Abaidoo, Robert C.; Awuah, Esi; Konradsen, Flemming (University of Cape Coast, 2015-02-11)

  Regular usage of latrines is crucial to public health. This study was conducted in a Ghanaian peri-urban setting to understand the factors that influence the usage of household and communal latrines and to discuss potential ...
• Uptake and toxicity of some pesticides on three freshwater fishes (Oreochromis niloticus,Clarias gariepinus and Chrysicthys nigrodigitatus) 

  Hanson, R.; Dodoo, D. K.; Essumang, D. K. (University of Cape Coast, 2005)

  Studies were carried out to determine the toxicity of some selected pesticides on fresh water fish in a tropical environment. The uptake of the pesticides lindane, pentachlorophenol (PCP), and propoxur, which are frequently ...
• Unregulated hand dug wells and their quality threat: A case study in Cape Coast Metropolis 

  Duncan, Albert Ebo; Peprah, Michael Oteng; Marfo, Martha Osei (University of Cape Coast, 2020-07-14)

  In Ghana, using hand-dug wells whose quality has not been scientifically assessed is a common practice. All the hand-dug wells in Abura and its environs where this study took place have not been scientifically assessed; ...
• Trend of fire outbreaks in Ghana and ways to prevent these incidents 

  Addai, Emmanuel K.; Tulashie, Samuel K.; Annan, Joe-Steve; Yeboah, Isaac (University of Cape Coast, 2015)

  Background:In Ghana,fre incidents have become a regular occurrence, with thousands of lives and millions of dollars lost every year. Hardly a day passes without news of a fre outbreak in some part of Ghana, causing fear ...
• Trace metals in fish and polluted areas in the Ghanaian continental shelf crustaceans - identifying heavier 

  Dodoo, David k.; Tabbicca, Soraya A.; Aryee-Sackey, Peter (University of Cape Coast, 1997)

  The concentrations of four trace metals, namely copper, lead, cadmium and manganese, were determined in six fish species and three crustaceans collected from five sites spanning over 70% of the Ghanaian coastline. Copper ...
• Trace elements in water, fish and sediment from Tuskegee Lake, Southeastern USA 

  Ikem, A.; Egiebor, N. O.; Nyavor, K. (University of Cape Coast, 2002)

  The concentrations of trace elements in water, sediment and fish samples from Tuskegee Lake located in Southeastern United States were investigated in this study. The Lake is utilized both as a source for municipal drinking ...
• Trace and heavy metals analysis of Phyllanthus amarus and Phyllanthus fraternus in Ghana 

  Adukpo, Genevieve Etornam; Adotey, John Prosper Kwaku; Achel, Daniel Gyingiri; Osae, Shiloh Dede; Fianko, Joseph Richmond; Adu-Gyamfi, Bright; Amankwaa, Dennis Owusu (University of Cape Coast, 2012)

  Ethno-pharmacological uses and information about Phyllanthus species have prompted this work. The aim was to investigate the presence and levels of aluminum (Al), magnesium (Mg), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn) lead (Pb), cadmium ...
• Toxicological analysis of the effect of neem tree extract in an organism 

  Boadu, Kwasi Opoku; Tulashie, Samuel Kofi; Anang, Michael Akrofi; Kpan, Jerome Desire (University of Cape Coast, 2011)

  The neem plant (Azadirachta indica) was used in this research to ascertain its effectiveness in controlling insects and pests. The leaves of the plant were applied. The neem plant has an active insecticidal ingredient, ...

• Human detection using histogram of oriented gradients and human body ratio estimation 

  Lee, Kelvin; Choo, Che Yon; See, Hui Qing; Tan, Zhuan Jiang; Lee, Yunli (University of Cape Coast, 2010)

  Recent research has been devoted to detecting people in images and videos. In this paper, a human detection method based on Histogram of Oriented Gradients (HoG) features and human body ratio estimation is presented. We ...
• People detection enrichment for abnormal human activity detection 

  Yussiff, Abdul-Lateef; Suet-Peng, Yong; Baharudin, Baharum B. (University of Cape Coast, 2013)

  A vibrant branch of research in computer vision that has attracted a lot of attention for decades is the human activity understanding from video. A means for accurately locating humans in image or a video is a prerequisite ...
• Human tracking in video surveillance using particle filter 

  Yussiff, Abdul-Lateef; Suet-Peng, Yong; Baharudin, Baharum B. (University of Cape Coast, 2015)

  Automated human tracking is a task that has a wide area of applications and has become more important nowadays. This research proposes to investigate the use of Bayesian inference technique specifically particle filter for ...
• Human detection using histogram of oriented gradients and human body ratio estimation 

  Lee, Kelvin; Choo, Che Yon; See, Hui Qing; Zhuan, Jiang Tan; Yunli, Lee (University of Cape Coast, 2010)

  Recent research has been devoted to detecting people in images and videos. In this paper, a human detection method based on Histogram of Oriented Gradients (HoG) features and human body ratio estimation is presented. We ...
• Synthesis and evaluation of quindoline and its analogue as potential anticancer agents 

  Boahen, Yaw Opoku; Mann, John (University of Cape Coast, 2014)

  Several derivatives of quindoline, 10H-(indolo[3,2-b]quinoline), alkaloids were prepared by the modification of the Pfitzinger quinoline reaction. The conversion of quindoline was 71% while that of another compound, ...
• Wound healing: Contributions from plant secondary metabolite antioxidants 

  Barku, Victor Y.A. (University of Cape Coast, 2019)

  Plants by their genetic makeup possess an innate ability to synthesize a wide variety of phytochemicals that help them to perform their normal physiological functions and/or to protect themselves from microbial pathogens ...
• Wound healing:contributions from medicinal plants and their phyto-constituents 

  Barku, Victor Y. A. (University of Cape Coast, 2018-05-18)

  Wound is an inescapable condition in one’s lifetime that may arise due to physical injuries that can result in an opening or break of skin or chemical means. Wounds represent a significant burden on patients and can affect ...
• Working with the Informal Service Chain as a Locally Appropriate Strategy for Sustainable Modernization of Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems in Lower-Middle Income Cities: Lessons from Accra, Ghana 

  Oduro-Appiah, Kwaku; Afful, Abraham; Kotey, Victor Neequaye; de Vries, Nanne (University of Cape Coast, 2019-01-04)

  Twenty years of formal private sector participation in solid waste management in Ghana has failed to deliver an increase in collection coverage and recycling rates. This article shares lessons and experiences from Accra, ...
• When information technology meets health care in West Africa: A literature review 

  Marful, Welborn Amoako; Winter, Alfred (University of Cape Coast, 2014)

  This paper presents the study and analysis of some articles that were selected according to their potential contributions to the introduction of information technology (IT) in the Healthcare industry in West Africa. A total ...
• Water safety planning and implementation in a Ghanaian small-scale water supply system 

  Obeng, Panin Asirifua; Obeng, Peter Appiah; Awere, Eric (University of Cape Coast, 2020-01-25)

  This study looked at the Assin Fosu Small Town Water Supply System in Ghana to verify whether the operation of the scheme is based on a comprehensive water safety plan and how the practice of water safety planning affects ...
• Voltammetric detection of the polycation protamine by the use of electrodes modified with self-assembled monolayers of thioctic acid 

  Gadzekpo, Victor P. Y.; Xiao, Kang Ping; Aoki, Hiroshi; Buhlmann, Philippe; Umezawa, Yoshio (University of Cape Coast, 1999)

  The detection of protamine, a polycation, by use of electrodes modified with self-assembled monolayers of thioctic acid is reported. These sensors can detect protamine concentrations as low as 0.5µg/mL when [Ru(NH3)6]3+ ...
• Use of a flow-injection system in the evaluation of the characteristic behavior of neutral carriers in lithium ion-selective electrodes 

  Xie, Robert Y.; Gadzekpo, Victor P. Y.; Kadry, Azza M.; Yehia, Ibrahim A.; Ruzicka, Jaromir; Gary, D. Christian (University of Cape Coast, 1985)

  A flow-injection system based on microconduits is used to investigate electrode characteristics such as selectivity, detection limit, and response and equilibrium times of the new ionophore, N,N,N’,N’-tetraisobutyl-5,5-d ...
• Usage and barriers to use of latrines in a Ghanaian Peri-Urban community 

  Obeng, Peter A.; Keraita, Bernard; Oduro-Kwarteng, Sampson; Bregnhøj, Henrik; Abaidoo, Robert C.; Awuah, Esi; Konradsen, Flemming (University of Cape Coast, 2015-02-11)

  Regular usage of latrines is crucial to public health. This study was conducted in a Ghanaian peri-urban setting to understand the factors that influence the usage of household and communal latrines and to discuss potential ...
• Uptake and toxicity of some pesticides on three freshwater fishes (Oreochromis niloticus,Clarias gariepinus and Chrysicthys nigrodigitatus) 

  Hanson, R.; Dodoo, D. K.; Essumang, D. K. (University of Cape Coast, 2005)

  Studies were carried out to determine the toxicity of some selected pesticides on fresh water fish in a tropical environment. The uptake of the pesticides lindane, pentachlorophenol (PCP), and propoxur, which are frequently ...
• Unregulated hand dug wells and their quality threat: A case study in Cape Coast Metropolis 

  Duncan, Albert Ebo; Peprah, Michael Oteng; Marfo, Martha Osei (University of Cape Coast, 2020-07-14)

  In Ghana, using hand-dug wells whose quality has not been scientifically assessed is a common practice. All the hand-dug wells in Abura and its environs where this study took place have not been scientifically assessed; ...
• Trend of fire outbreaks in Ghana and ways to prevent these incidents 

  Addai, Emmanuel K.; Tulashie, Samuel K.; Annan, Joe-Steve; Yeboah, Isaac (University of Cape Coast, 2015)

  Background:In Ghana,fre incidents have become a regular occurrence, with thousands of lives and millions of dollars lost every year. Hardly a day passes without news of a fre outbreak in some part of Ghana, causing fear ...
• Trace metals in fish and polluted areas in the Ghanaian continental shelf crustaceans - identifying heavier 

  Dodoo, David k.; Tabbicca, Soraya A.; Aryee-Sackey, Peter (University of Cape Coast, 1997)

  The concentrations of four trace metals, namely copper, lead, cadmium and manganese, were determined in six fish species and three crustaceans collected from five sites spanning over 70% of the Ghanaian coastline. Copper ...
• Trace elements in water, fish and sediment from Tuskegee Lake, Southeastern USA 

  Ikem, A.; Egiebor, N. O.; Nyavor, K. (University of Cape Coast, 2002)

  The concentrations of trace elements in water, sediment and fish samples from Tuskegee Lake located in Southeastern United States were investigated in this study. The Lake is utilized both as a source for municipal drinking ...
• Trace and heavy metals analysis of Phyllanthus amarus and Phyllanthus fraternus in Ghana 

  Adukpo, Genevieve Etornam; Adotey, John Prosper Kwaku; Achel, Daniel Gyingiri; Osae, Shiloh Dede; Fianko, Joseph Richmond; Adu-Gyamfi, Bright; Amankwaa, Dennis Owusu (University of Cape Coast, 2012)

  Ethno-pharmacological uses and information about Phyllanthus species have prompted this work. The aim was to investigate the presence and levels of aluminum (Al), magnesium (Mg), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn) lead (Pb), cadmium ...
• Toxicological analysis of the effect of neem tree extract in an organism 

  Boadu, Kwasi Opoku; Tulashie, Samuel Kofi; Anang, Michael Akrofi; Kpan, Jerome Desire (University of Cape Coast, 2011)

  The neem plant (Azadirachta indica) was used in this research to ascertain its effectiveness in controlling insects and pests. The leaves of the plant were applied. The neem plant has an active insecticidal ingredient, ...

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