• Wavelength Markers for Malaria (Plasmodium Falciparum) Infected and Uninfected Red Blood Cells for Ring and Trophozoite Stages 

  Opoku-Ansah, Jerry; Eghan, Moses Jojo; Anderson, Benjamin; Boampong, Johnson Nyarko (University of Cape Coast, 2014)

  Malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, uses haemoglobin in host red blood cells (RBCs) as a major source of nutrient in ring and trophozoite stages. This brings about changes in the morphology and functional characteristics ...
• Effects of anthropogenic activities on land-use dynamics in an upland tropical evergreen forest in Ghana 

  Ghartey-Tagoe, Felicity; Ekumah, Bernard; Pappoe, Alexander Nii Moi; Akotoye, Hugh Komla (University of Cape Coast, 2020)

  The Atewa Range Forest Reserve (ARFR) in Ghanais threatened by anthropogenic activities. This study used geospatial techniques to assess the effects of human activities on land use and land cover (LULC) dynamics in ARFR ...
• Does the new alliance for food security and nutrition impose biotechnology on smallholder farmers in Africa? 

  Vercillo, Siera; Kuuire, Vincent Z.; Armah, Frederick Ato; Luginaah, Isaac (University of Cape Coast, 2015)

  Almost one in three people who live in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are hungry, higher than anywhere else. This magnitude of food insecurity coupled with slow progress in regional integration, disease and epidemics, poor ...
• Does previous experience of floods stimulate the adoption of coping strategies? evidence from cross sectional surveys in Nigeria and Tanzania 

  Boamah, Sheila A.; Armah, Frederick Ato; Kuuire, Vincent Z.; Ajibade, Idowu; Luginaah, Isaac; McBean, ` Gordon (University of Cape Coast, 2015-11-20)

  In sub-Saharan Africa, hydro-meteorological related disasters, such as floods, account for the majority of the total number of natural disasters. Over the past century, floods have affected 38 million people, claimed ...
• Dissolved organic matter in hand‑dug well water as groundwater quality indicator: assessment using laser‑induced fluorescence spectroscopy and multivariate statistical techniques 

  Sefa‑Ntir, B.; Kwakye‑Awuah, B.; Edziah, R.; Anderson, B.; Armah, F. A.; Mensah‑Amoah, P.; Sackey, S. S.; F. Sam; Akyea, A. G.; Yunus, S.; Tatchie, E.; Nkansah, B. K.; Kumi, F. (University of Cape Coast, 2020-04-07)

  In groundwater, dissolved organic matter (DOM), a complex material, is a contaminant of concern owing to its ability to influence water quality and stimulate microbial metabolism. Using a 445-nm diode laser-induced ...
• Disparate on-site access to water, sanitation, and food storage heighten the risk of COVID-19 spread in Sub-Saharan Africa 

  Ekumah, Bernard; Armah, Frederick Ato; Yawson, David Oscar; Quansah, Reginald; Nyieku, Florence Esi; Owusu, Samuel Asiedu; Odoi, Justice Odoiquaye; Afitiri, Abdul-Rahaman (University of Cape Coast, 2020)

  COVID-19 is an active pandemic that likely poses an existential threat to humanity. Frequent handwashing, social distancing, and partial or total lockdowns are among the suite of measures prescribed by the World ...
• β-carotene-fortified gari: processing variables effect on nutritional and sensory qualities 

  Abano, Ernest E.; Quayson, Enoch T.; Bosompem, Martin; Quarm, Margaret (University of Cape Coast, 2019-10)

  Different proportions of orange-fleshed sweet potatoes (OFSP) were used to substitute cassava mash and fermented spontaneously to produce composite gari—a grittycrispy ready-to-eat food product. Both the amount of OFSP and ...
• Weighted average information criterion for selection of an asymmetric price relationship 

  Acquah, Henry De-Graft (University of Cape Coast, 2018-05)

  This study evaluates the performance of the recently developed model selection criteria (WIC) against commonly used alternatives (AIC and BIC) in terms of their ability to recover the true asymmetric data generating process. ...
• Using bootstrap method to evaluate the power of tests for non-linearity in asymmetric price relationship 

  Acquah, Henry De-Graft (University of Cape Coast, 2013-04)

  This paper introduces and applies the bootstrap method to compare the power of the test for asymmetry in the Granger and Lee (1989) and Von Cramon-Taubadel and Loy (1996) models. The results of the bootstrap simulations ...
• Use of social networking websites among NGOs in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana 

  Adjei, Daniel Kwame Ampofo; Annor-Frempong, Festus; Bosompem, Martin (University of Cape Coast, 2016-09)

  NGOs in Ghana use social networking websites for various purposes: e.g. to establish relationship with stakeholders, raise funds, and advocate for the vulnerable in society. Factors affecting the extent of use of social ...
• Undergraduate students’ willingness to start own agribusiness venture after graduation: a Ghanaian case 

  Bosompem, Martin; Dadzie, Samuel K. N.; Tandoh, Edwin (University of Cape Coast, 2017)

  Agriculture and related businesses in Ghana for the past decades have been the preserve for the smallholder, aged and illiterate farmers. Meanwhile, hundreds of students graduate in Agricultural Sciences from the ...
• Towards a cross-sector pluralistic agricultural extension system in a decentralized policy context: a Ghanaian case study 

  Okorley, Ernest L.; Gray, David; Reid, Janet (University of Cape Coast, 2010)

  The dwindling government funding of agricultural extension in developing countries and the call on extension organizations to support farm households’ livelihood security initiatives, has made the practice of pluralistic ...
• Threshold effects and asymmetric price adjustments in the Ghanaian plantain market 

  Acquah, Henry de-Graft (University of Cape Coast, 2012-10)

  This study investigates if there is an asymmetric relationship between Ghanaian retail and wholesale plantain prices. Using the Consistent Threshold Autoregressive Model(C-TAR), this study finds that the retail and ...
• The potential of farmer field school in cocoa extension delivery: a Ghanaian case study 

  Okorley, Ernest L.; Adjargo, Gabriel; Bosompem, Martin (University of Cape Coast, 2014)

  The potential of Farmer Field School (FFS) as an extension approach in Africa is still evolving, with limited empirical evidence. Cocoa FFSs have been introduced in Ghana by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture and Ghana ...
• The willingness of undergraduate students to volunteer for NGO work: a Ghanaian case study 

  Okorley, Ernest L.; Owusu, Alberta A.; Akuamoah-Boateng, Samuel (University of Cape Coast, 2016-03-14)

  Purpose – Despite the increasing awareness on students’ volunteerism globally, and its potential benefit to national development, there is limited research information on the subject in developing countries including Ghana. ...
• The role of model complexity and the performance of the selection criteria in asymmetric price transmission models 

  Acquah, Henry de-Graft; Ofosuhene, Patrick (University of Cape Coast, 2013-03)

  The role of model complexity in asymmetric price transmission model selection is not well understood. In order to appreciate the role of model complexity in model selection performance, this study fits alternative ...
• The productive performance of local chickens in three ecological zones of Ghana 

  Hagan, J. K.; Bosompem, M.; Adjei, I. A. (University of Cape Coast, 2013-01)

  A survey was carried out in three agro-ecological zones (coastal savannah, rain forest and guinea savannah) of Ghana to find out the productive performance of local chickens. A total of 180 local chicken keepers (60 each ...
• The impact of postharvest practices on the poverty status of smallholder cocoa farmers. the case of Ellembelle district in the western region of Ghana 

  Kwadzo, Moses (University of Cape Coast, 2017)

  Although Ghana is a major supplier of premium cocoa beans to the world market, low quality cocoa bean production by small scale farmers due to poor post-harvest practice can result in low annual income. This study was ...
• The effects of climatic variables and crop area on maize yield and variability in Ghana 

  Acquah, Henry De-Graft; Kyei, Clement Kweku (University of Cape Coast, 2012-09-13)

  Climate change tends to have negative effects on crop yield through its influence on crop production. Understanding the relationship between climatic variables and crop area on the mean and variance of crop yield will ...
• The effect of price and climatic variables on maize supply in Ghana 

  Acquah, Henry De-Graft; Kyei, Clement Kweku (University of Cape Coast, 2013-01)

  This study examines the effect of previous price and climatic variables on maize supply in Ghana. For this purpose, two separate approaches are used: (i) a lag model using the OLS technique and (ii) a quantile regression ...

• Wavelength Markers for Malaria (Plasmodium Falciparum) Infected and Uninfected Red Blood Cells for Ring and Trophozoite Stages 

  Opoku-Ansah, Jerry; Eghan, Moses Jojo; Anderson, Benjamin; Boampong, Johnson Nyarko (University of Cape Coast, 2014)

  Malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, uses haemoglobin in host red blood cells (RBCs) as a major source of nutrient in ring and trophozoite stages. This brings about changes in the morphology and functional characteristics ...
• Effects of anthropogenic activities on land-use dynamics in an upland tropical evergreen forest in Ghana 

  Ghartey-Tagoe, Felicity; Ekumah, Bernard; Pappoe, Alexander Nii Moi; Akotoye, Hugh Komla (University of Cape Coast, 2020)

  The Atewa Range Forest Reserve (ARFR) in Ghanais threatened by anthropogenic activities. This study used geospatial techniques to assess the effects of human activities on land use and land cover (LULC) dynamics in ARFR ...
• Does the new alliance for food security and nutrition impose biotechnology on smallholder farmers in Africa? 

  Vercillo, Siera; Kuuire, Vincent Z.; Armah, Frederick Ato; Luginaah, Isaac (University of Cape Coast, 2015)

  Almost one in three people who live in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are hungry, higher than anywhere else. This magnitude of food insecurity coupled with slow progress in regional integration, disease and epidemics, poor ...
• Does previous experience of floods stimulate the adoption of coping strategies? evidence from cross sectional surveys in Nigeria and Tanzania 

  Boamah, Sheila A.; Armah, Frederick Ato; Kuuire, Vincent Z.; Ajibade, Idowu; Luginaah, Isaac; McBean, ` Gordon (University of Cape Coast, 2015-11-20)

  In sub-Saharan Africa, hydro-meteorological related disasters, such as floods, account for the majority of the total number of natural disasters. Over the past century, floods have affected 38 million people, claimed ...
• Dissolved organic matter in hand‑dug well water as groundwater quality indicator: assessment using laser‑induced fluorescence spectroscopy and multivariate statistical techniques 

  Sefa‑Ntir, B.; Kwakye‑Awuah, B.; Edziah, R.; Anderson, B.; Armah, F. A.; Mensah‑Amoah, P.; Sackey, S. S.; F. Sam; Akyea, A. G.; Yunus, S.; Tatchie, E.; Nkansah, B. K.; Kumi, F. (University of Cape Coast, 2020-04-07)

  In groundwater, dissolved organic matter (DOM), a complex material, is a contaminant of concern owing to its ability to influence water quality and stimulate microbial metabolism. Using a 445-nm diode laser-induced ...
• Disparate on-site access to water, sanitation, and food storage heighten the risk of COVID-19 spread in Sub-Saharan Africa 

  Ekumah, Bernard; Armah, Frederick Ato; Yawson, David Oscar; Quansah, Reginald; Nyieku, Florence Esi; Owusu, Samuel Asiedu; Odoi, Justice Odoiquaye; Afitiri, Abdul-Rahaman (University of Cape Coast, 2020)

  COVID-19 is an active pandemic that likely poses an existential threat to humanity. Frequent handwashing, social distancing, and partial or total lockdowns are among the suite of measures prescribed by the World ...
• β-carotene-fortified gari: processing variables effect on nutritional and sensory qualities 

  Abano, Ernest E.; Quayson, Enoch T.; Bosompem, Martin; Quarm, Margaret (University of Cape Coast, 2019-10)

  Different proportions of orange-fleshed sweet potatoes (OFSP) were used to substitute cassava mash and fermented spontaneously to produce composite gari—a grittycrispy ready-to-eat food product. Both the amount of OFSP and ...
• Weighted average information criterion for selection of an asymmetric price relationship 

  Acquah, Henry De-Graft (University of Cape Coast, 2018-05)

  This study evaluates the performance of the recently developed model selection criteria (WIC) against commonly used alternatives (AIC and BIC) in terms of their ability to recover the true asymmetric data generating process. ...
• Using bootstrap method to evaluate the power of tests for non-linearity in asymmetric price relationship 

  Acquah, Henry De-Graft (University of Cape Coast, 2013-04)

  This paper introduces and applies the bootstrap method to compare the power of the test for asymmetry in the Granger and Lee (1989) and Von Cramon-Taubadel and Loy (1996) models. The results of the bootstrap simulations ...
• Use of social networking websites among NGOs in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana 

  Adjei, Daniel Kwame Ampofo; Annor-Frempong, Festus; Bosompem, Martin (University of Cape Coast, 2016-09)

  NGOs in Ghana use social networking websites for various purposes: e.g. to establish relationship with stakeholders, raise funds, and advocate for the vulnerable in society. Factors affecting the extent of use of social ...
• Undergraduate students’ willingness to start own agribusiness venture after graduation: a Ghanaian case 

  Bosompem, Martin; Dadzie, Samuel K. N.; Tandoh, Edwin (University of Cape Coast, 2017)

  Agriculture and related businesses in Ghana for the past decades have been the preserve for the smallholder, aged and illiterate farmers. Meanwhile, hundreds of students graduate in Agricultural Sciences from the ...
• Towards a cross-sector pluralistic agricultural extension system in a decentralized policy context: a Ghanaian case study 

  Okorley, Ernest L.; Gray, David; Reid, Janet (University of Cape Coast, 2010)

  The dwindling government funding of agricultural extension in developing countries and the call on extension organizations to support farm households’ livelihood security initiatives, has made the practice of pluralistic ...
• Threshold effects and asymmetric price adjustments in the Ghanaian plantain market 

  Acquah, Henry de-Graft (University of Cape Coast, 2012-10)

  This study investigates if there is an asymmetric relationship between Ghanaian retail and wholesale plantain prices. Using the Consistent Threshold Autoregressive Model(C-TAR), this study finds that the retail and ...
• The potential of farmer field school in cocoa extension delivery: a Ghanaian case study 

  Okorley, Ernest L.; Adjargo, Gabriel; Bosompem, Martin (University of Cape Coast, 2014)

  The potential of Farmer Field School (FFS) as an extension approach in Africa is still evolving, with limited empirical evidence. Cocoa FFSs have been introduced in Ghana by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture and Ghana ...
• The willingness of undergraduate students to volunteer for NGO work: a Ghanaian case study 

  Okorley, Ernest L.; Owusu, Alberta A.; Akuamoah-Boateng, Samuel (University of Cape Coast, 2016-03-14)

  Purpose – Despite the increasing awareness on students’ volunteerism globally, and its potential benefit to national development, there is limited research information on the subject in developing countries including Ghana. ...
• The role of model complexity and the performance of the selection criteria in asymmetric price transmission models 

  Acquah, Henry de-Graft; Ofosuhene, Patrick (University of Cape Coast, 2013-03)

  The role of model complexity in asymmetric price transmission model selection is not well understood. In order to appreciate the role of model complexity in model selection performance, this study fits alternative ...
• The productive performance of local chickens in three ecological zones of Ghana 

  Hagan, J. K.; Bosompem, M.; Adjei, I. A. (University of Cape Coast, 2013-01)

  A survey was carried out in three agro-ecological zones (coastal savannah, rain forest and guinea savannah) of Ghana to find out the productive performance of local chickens. A total of 180 local chicken keepers (60 each ...
• The impact of postharvest practices on the poverty status of smallholder cocoa farmers. the case of Ellembelle district in the western region of Ghana 

  Kwadzo, Moses (University of Cape Coast, 2017)

  Although Ghana is a major supplier of premium cocoa beans to the world market, low quality cocoa bean production by small scale farmers due to poor post-harvest practice can result in low annual income. This study was ...
• The effects of climatic variables and crop area on maize yield and variability in Ghana 

  Acquah, Henry De-Graft; Kyei, Clement Kweku (University of Cape Coast, 2012-09-13)

  Climate change tends to have negative effects on crop yield through its influence on crop production. Understanding the relationship between climatic variables and crop area on the mean and variance of crop yield will ...
• The effect of price and climatic variables on maize supply in Ghana 

  Acquah, Henry De-Graft; Kyei, Clement Kweku (University of Cape Coast, 2013-01)

  This study examines the effect of previous price and climatic variables on maize supply in Ghana. For this purpose, two separate approaches are used: (i) a lag model using the OLS technique and (ii) a quantile regression ...

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