Ghana has opted for the Borehole Disposal System (BDS) as the long-term management solution for disused sources in storage. Confidence in the ability of the BDS to provide containment of the radionuclides for the requisite ...

Cocoa bean quality is influenced by preharvest and postharvest factors. Rapid evaluation is therefore required to aid in decision-making. In this study, four experiments were performed separately using a completely randomized ...

This study sought to characterise and evaluate the Dissolved Organic Matter adsorption capacity of granular activated carbon, using X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, absorbance, transmittance, ...

In Ghana, some local banks lack a comprehensive credit risk management framework that includes the use of credit scoring; hence, the purpose of this study is to develop a credit scoring tool derived from a binary ...

The concentrations of ten micronutrients; sodium (Na), magnesium (Mg), chlorine (Cl), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), vanadium (V), manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), bromine (Br), and iodine (I), in polished Jasmine 85 rice, ...

Despite refinements in surgical techniques for liver transplantation, liver size disparity remains one of the most common problems in patients. The aim of this study was to establish a relationship between patient liver ...

This study measured natural radioactivity, indoor radon, radon exhalation rate and soil properties in the Kpando Municipality of Volta Region, Ghana. 120 dwellings, and 51 soil samples from Torkor, Agbenoxoe and Tsakpa in ...

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is a staple in sub-Saharan Africa. It is an important source of starch. Production is, however, constrained by many factors. Forty-three accessions were assessed for morphological and ...

Field and screen house studies were conducted to: 1) investigate farmers’ perception of speargrass (Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv.) and existing management practices, 2) recommend a legume cover to control speargrass ...

Malaria in pregnancy still remains a huge public health problem in most parts of Africa and Asia-Pacific. The use of Sulphadoxine-Pyrimethamine as intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy (SP -IPTp) in ...