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  • Haematological and biochemical reference values for healthy adults in the middle belt of Ghana 
    Dosoo, David K.; Kayan, Kingsley; Adu-Gyasi, Dennis; Kwara, Evans; Ocran, Josephine; Osei-Kwakye, Kingsley; Mahama, Emmanuel; Amenga-Etego, Stephen; Bilson, Philip; Asante, Kwaku P.; Koram, Kwadwo A.; Owusu-Agyei, Seth (University of Cape Coast, 2012-04-27)
    Background: Reference values are very important in clinical management of patients, screening participants for enrolment into clinical trials and for monitoring the onset of adverse events during these trials. The aim of ...
  • Haematological parameters and plasma levels of 8-iso-prostaglandin F2α in malaria-sickle cell co-morbidity: A cross sectional study 
    Aninagyei, Enoch; Tetteh, Emmanuel Doku; Banini, Josephine; Nani, Emmanuel; Adu, Patrick; Ephraim, Richard K. D.; Egyir-Yawson, Alexander; Acheampong, Desmond Omane (University of Cape Coast, 2018)
    Malaria and sickle cell disease (SCD) co-morbidity have previously been reported in Ghana. However, there is paucity of data on haematological profiles and oxidative stress in comorbidity states. This study identified novel ...
  • Health risk factors associated with pesticide use by watermelon farmers in central region, Ghana 
    Miyittah, Michael K.; Kwadzo, Moses; Gyamfua, Abigail Peprah; Dodor, Daniel E. (University of Cape Coast, 2020)
    Background: The export drive for watermelon production is huge and so is pesticide usage. However, the health and safety of the farmers, as well as threat to the environment lie in the shadow. The purpose of the study is ...
  • Heavy metal (cu, fe and zn) pollution in soils: pig waste contribution in the central region of Ghana 
    Ampofo, EA; Awortwe, D (University of Cape Coast, 2017)
    Pig wastes have been considered a source of heavy metal pollution in soils in communities in the Central Region of Ghana where pig production is a major occupation. The concentration of copper (Cu), iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) ...
  • Hemopexin and haptoglobin: allies against heme toxicity rom hemoglobin not contenders 
    Smith, Ann; McCulloh, Russell J. (University of Cape Coast, 2015-06-30)
    The goal here is to describe our current understanding of heme metabolism and the deleterious effects of “free” heme on immunological processes, endothelial function, systemic infammation, and various end-organ tissues ...
  • HER-2 Protein Overexpression in Patients with Gastric and Esophageal adenocarcinoma at a tertiary care facility in Ghana 
    Simpong, David Larbi; Asmah, Richard Harry; Krampah, Cecilia; Akakpo, Patrick Kafui; Adu, Patrick; Asante, Du-Bois; Naporo, Simon; Adjei, Andrew Anthony; Gyasi, Richard Kwasi (University of Cape Coast, 2018-03-14)
    The prognosis of gastric and esophageal adenocarcinoma remains generally poor. However, mounting evidence suggests a positive role of human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER-2) expression in the prognosis of patients ...
  • High electron thermal conductivity of chiral carbon nanotubes 
    Mensah, S.Y.; Allotey, F.K.A.; Nkrumah, George; Mensah, N.G. (University of Cape Coast, 2003)
    Solving the Boltzmann kinetic equation with energy dispersion relation obtained in the tight binding approximation, the carrier thermal conductivity Ke of a chiral carbon nanotube (CCNT) was determined. The dependence of ...
  • High frequency conductivity in carbon nanotubes 
    Abukari, S. S.; Mensah, S. Y.; Mensah, N. G.; Adu, K. A.; Rabiu, M.; Twum, A. (University of Cape Coast, 2012-12-05)
    We report on theoretical analysis of high frequency conductivity in carbon nanotubes. Using the kinetic equation with constant relaxation time, an analytical expression for the complex conductivity is obtained. The real ...
  • High frequency conductivity in carbon nanotubes 
    Abukari, S. S.; Mensah, S. Y.; Mensah, N. G.; Adu, K. A.; Rabiu, M.; Twum, A. (University of Cape Coast, 2012-12-05)
    We report on theoretical analysis of high frequency conductivity in carbon nanotubes. Using the kinetic equation with constant relaxation time, an analytical expression for the complex conductivity is obtained. The real ...
  • High frequency conductivity of hot electrons in carbon nanotubes 
    Amekpewua, M.; Mensah, S. Y.; Musah, R.; Mensah, N. G.; Abukari, S. S.; Dompreh, K. A. (University of Cape Coast, 2015)
    High frequency conductivity of hot electrons in undoped single walled achiral carbon nanotubes (CNTs) under the influence of ac-dc driven fields is considered. We investigated semi classically by solving the Boltzmann’s ...
  • High prevalence of PfCRTK76T mutationin Plasmodium falciparum isolates in Ghana 
    Afoakwah, Richmond; Boampong, Johnson N.; Egyir-Yawson, Alexander; Nwaefuna, Ekene K.; Verner, Orish N.; Asare, Kwame K. (University of Cape Coast, 2013)
    Plasmodium falciparum has successfully developed resistance to almost allcurrently used antimalarials. A single nucleotide polymorphism in the P. falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter (Pfcrt) gene at position 76 ...
  • High repetition-rate laser z-scan measurements: criterion for recognizing adverse thermal effects 
    Edziah, Raymond (University of Cape Coast, 2019-03-30)
    This study reports z-scan measurements in which high-repetition-rate and reduced repetition-rate (pulse-picked) laser beams were employed using a standard sample, carbon disulfide (CS2) contained in supposedly high ...
  • High-Frequency Electric Field Induced Nonlinear Electron Transport in Chiral Carbon Nanotubes 
    Abukari, Sulemana S.; Mensah, Samuel Y.; Rabiu, Musah; Adu, Kofi W.; Mensah, Natalia G.; Twum, Anthony; Owusu, Alfred; Dompreh, Kwadwo A.; Mensah-Amoah, Patrick; Amekpewu, Matthew (University of Cape Coast, 2015-11-24)
    We investigate theoretically the high frequency complex conductivity in carbon nanotubes that are stimulated axially by a strong inhomogeneous electric field of the form Et t ) . Using the kinetic approach based on ...
  • A highly selective and sensitive pyridylazo-2-naphthol-poly(acrylic acid) functionalized electrospun nanofber fuorescence ‘‘turn-off’’ chemosensory system for Ni2+ 
    Adewuyi, Sheriff; Ondigo, Dezzline A.; Zugle, Ruphino; Tshentu, Zenixole; Nyokong, Tebello; Torto, Nelson (University of Cape Coast, 2012)
    A fluorescent nanofber probe for the determination of Ni2+ was developed via the electrospinning of a covalently functionalized pyridylazo-2-naphthol-poly(acrylic acid) polymer. Fluorescent nanofbers with diameters in the ...
  • Histoprotective Effect of Essential Oil from Citrus Aurantifoliain Testosterone-induced Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Rat 
    Acheampong, Desmond O.; .Barfour, Isaac K; Boye, Alex; Asiamah, Ernest .; Armah, Francis A.; Adokoh, Christian K.; Oluyemi, Joy F.; Adrah, Benjamin; Opoku, Richard; Adakudugu, Emmanuel (University of Cape Coast, 2019-09-25)
    Background. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common urological disorder reported among ageing men. Objective. The study assessed histoprotective effect of lime essential oil (LEO) in a rat model of testosterone-induced ...
  • Homogenization of Reynolds Equations 
    Essel, Emmanuel Kwame (University of Cape Coast, 2007)
    This Licentiate thesis is focused on some new questions in homogenization. theory, which have been motivated by some concrete problems in tribology. From the mathematical point of view these questions are equipped with ...
  • Homogenization of stokes equation by multiple scale expansion method 
    Essel, E. K. (University of Cape Coast, 2013-02-28)
    In this paper we prove the homogenization of the Stokes e-quation by the method of multiple scale expansion. In particular the cell problems are clearly defined and an algorithm for obtaining the homogenized solution is ...
  • Homogenization of the unstationary incompressible Reynolds equation 
    Almqvist, A.; Essel, E.K.; Persson, L.-E.; Wall, Peter (University of Cape Coast, 2007)
    This paper is devoted to the effects of surface roughness during hydrodynamic lubrication. In the numerical analysis a very fine mesh is needed to resolve the surface roughness, suggesting some type of averaging. A rigorous ...
  • Hospital information systems in the Ghanaian psychiatric hospitals: post act 846 of 2012 review analysis 
    Marful, Welborn Amoako; Winter, Alfred (University of Cape Coast, 2018)
    Information systems are expected to exist in every hospital in almost every country to offer a systematic process of collecting appropriate records for health service delivery at all levels. This holds at least for ...
  • Hot electrons injection in carbon nanotubes under the influence of quasi-static ac-field 
    Amekpewu, M.; Mensah, S. Y.; Musaha, R.; Mensah, N. G.; Abukari, S. S.; Dompreh, K. A. (University of Cape Coast, 2015)
    Hot electrons injection in carbon nanotubes (CNTs ) where in addition to applied dc field (E), there exist simultaneously a quasi-static ac electric field (i.e. when the frequency ω of ac field is much less than the ...

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