UCC IR: Recent submissions

  • Effective Service Quality in Short-Lived Promotions; Its Effects on Brand Loyalty in the Teenage Segment 
    Amoah, Nathaniel; Mensah Agyei, Paul; Nkrumah, Beatrice (2018)
    Even though the concept of service quality is widely researched, its role in short-lived promotions needs a closer look. Its relation to the teenage market segment has also seen low exploration. The purpose of the study ...
  • DETERMINANTS OF EMPLOYEE RETENTION IN GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK, KUMASI 
    Enu-Kwesi, Francis; Koomson, Frederick; Cornelia Annan- Prah, Elizabeth; Segbenya, Moses (European Journal of Contemporary Economics and Management, 2014)
    The study investigated the determinants of employee retention in Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB), Kumasi. Various factors that contribute to employee retention such as organizational factors, human resource factors, organizational ...
  • Corporate Profit Growth, Macroeconomic Expectations and Fiscal Policy Volatility 
    Abaidoo, Rexford; Ofosuhene Kwenin, Daisy (International Journal of Economics and Finance, 2013)
    This study examines how specific macroeconomic conditions influence US Corporate Profit Growth in a dynamic trend framework. Using Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) co-integration approach, this study evaluates short ...
  • Challenges facing information and communication technology implementation at the primary schools 
    Aikins, Mark Valentine; Arthur-Nyarko, Emmanuel (Educational Research and Reviews, 2019)
    The importance of information and communication technology (ICT) in education in the 21st century cannot be overemphasized. A number of initiatives have been put in place in Ghana to ensure that information and communication ...
  • ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS PERFORMANCE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF HEADS OF ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN GHANA 
    Ankoma-Sey, Vera Rosemary (European Journal of Human Resource Management Studies, 2019)
    The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 stipulates Quality Education for all. The effectiveness of heads of departments (HoDs) contributes to achieving this goal. There is, however, a growing concern in recent times by ...
  • A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF OUTSOURCING ON COST CONTROL IN DISTANCE EDUCATION 
    Akuamoah-Boateng, Clara; Sam-Tagoe, Josephine; Brown, Peter (International Journal of Arts and Commerce, 2012)
    The shrinking state subvention to many African universities have compelled them to look for more alternatives for funding their various programmes or look for more prudent ways of reducing cost of operations to improve their ...
  • Paediatric Femoral Neck Fracture: Experience of Management of our Patients and a Review of the Literature 
    Ofori, Emmanuel Owusu; Dayie, Makafui SC-JK; Alhassan, Baba Alhaji Bin; Doku, Kingsley; Baidoo, Richard (Orthopedic Research Online Journal, 2019)
    Background: Femoral neck fractures are rare injuries in children, but their high incidence of long term complications make them an important clinical entity. The aim of this retrospective study was to analyze the clinical ...
  • ORAL CLINICAL LONG CASE PRESENTATION, THE NEED FOR STANDARDIZATION AND DOCUMENTATION 
    AGODIRIN, SO; OLATOKE, SA; RAHMAN, GA; AGBAKWURU, EA; KOLAWOLE, OA (JOURNAL OF THE WEST AFRICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, 2015)
    Background: The oral presentation of the clinical long case is commonly an implied knowledge. The challenge of the presentation is compounded by the examiners' preferences and sometimes inadequate understanding of what ...
  • Ocularfeatures Of Hytpocalcaemiain A 35- Year Old Woman - A Case Report 
    ADEPOJU, FG; OLA TUNJI, FO; ADEBISI, SA; RAHMAN, GA (NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, 2004)
    The case of a 35-year-old teacher who developed persistent hypocalcaemia following subtotal thyroidectomy for simple multinodular goitre is presented. She developed carpopedal spasm with positive Trousseau's and Chvostek's ...
  • Neglected Case of C1/C2 Instabilty- How it can be Treated After 16 Years of Injury? 
    Savic, Milenko; Zagorac, Slavisa (International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports, 2017)
    Even in the era of modern technology, odontoid fractures can be easily overlooked and undertreated due to the specific mechanism of injury and anatomical features. We present a case of odontoid fracture in young sportsman ...
  • National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA) in a District General Hospital, Northern Ireland 
    Lim, Grace Hui Chin; McLaughlin, Kealan; Lim, Joanne Hui Yee; Lim, Bryan Chang Wei; Elamin, Dafalla; Babiker, Mohi; McArdle, Gerarde (International Research Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2019)
    Emergency laparotomy Audit is the facility that helps to take care of patients in their adverse conditions with the help of advanced medical facilities and tried to cure them every aspect. Aim: We measured our patient ...
  • Management Of Obstructive Jaundice: Experience In A North Central Nigerian Hospital. 
    Olatoke, S.A; Agodirin, S.O; Adenuga, A.T; Adeyeye, A.A; Rahman, G.A (The Tropical Journal of Health Sciences, 2018)
    Obstructive jaundice (OJ) occurs as a result of blockage in the pathway between the site of bile Obstructive jaundice is defined as a condition conjugation in the liver cells and bile entry into the occurring due to a ...
  • Male predisposition to severe COVID-19: Review of evidence and potential therapeutic prospects 
    Acheampong, Desmond Omane; Barffour, Isaac Kyei; Boye, Alex; Aninagyei, Enoch; Ocansey, Stephen; Morna, Martin Tangnaa (Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2020)
    The severe form of COVID-19 has significant sex disparities, with high fatalities commonly reported among males than females. The incidence of COVID-19 has also been higher in males compared with their female counterparts. ...
  • The role of superstition among professional footballers in Ghana 
    Ofori, Patrick Kwaku; Biddle, Stuart; Lavallee, David (The Online Journal of Sport Psychology, 2012)
    Superstitious behavior and beliefs are evident in all sports. The present study examines the self-report of superstitious behavior among 120 male professional footballers in Ghana. The Superstitious Ritual Questionnaire ...
  • Predictors of Superstitious Beliefs 
    Ofori, Patrick Kwaku; Tod, David; Lavallee, David (Journal Of Psychology In Africa, 2017)
    This study investigated whether relationships exist among, personal control, coping mechanism, primary control, secondary control and superstitious beliefs. The participants were 375 Ghanaian student athletes (females ...
  • An exploratory investigation of superstitious behaviours, coping, control strategies, and personal control in Ghanaian and British student- athletes 
    Ofori, Patrick Kwaku; Tod, David; Lavallee, David (International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 2016-02-18)
    This study examined the relationships between primary and secondary control strategies, coping, and superstitious behaviour. Participants were 349 student-athletes from the UK and Ghana, consisting of 194 males and 155 ...
  • A Book Review: Qualitative Inquiry & Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches 
    Sarfo, Jacob Owusu; Ofori, Patrick Kwaku (Russian Journal of Sociology, 2017)
    This paper presents a review on the textbook, ‘qualitative inquiry & research design: choosing among five approaches’. This book was written by John W. Creswell and published by Sage in 2013. The first and second editions ...
  • Topical Ocular Anesthetics Harbour Clinically Important Microbes 
    Kyei, S; Appiah, E; Ayerakwa, AE; Antwi, BC; Kwarteng, AM (Journal of the Nigerian Optometric Association, 2019)
    Purpose: The study was to determine clinically important microbial contaminants of topical ocular anesthetic medica�ons used in eye centers in Ghana. Methods: A cross-sec�on of eye clinics was sampled for the topical ...
  • Ocular Health Assessment of Cocoa Farmers in a Rural Community in Ghana 
    Boadi-Kusi, Samuel Bert; Hansraj, Rekha; Kumi-Kyereme, Akwasi; Mashige, Khathutshelo Percy; Awusabo-Asare, Kofi; Ocansey, Stephen; Kyei, Samuel (Journal of Agromedicine, 2014-06-09)
    Cocoa farming provides employment for over 800,000 households in rural Ghana, with the country currently touted as the second largest producer of cocoa worldwide. Agriculture is one of the riskiest occupations for the ...
  • MAJOR EXTREMITY AMPUTATION: THE KOFORIDUA EXPERIENCE 
    Baidoo, R O; Debrah, S (Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana, 2016)
    Background: Major extremity amputation is a relatively common surgical procedure but there is a paucity of local data concerning such an important part of surgical practice. This study was undertaken to unearth the ...