Abstract The study focused on religious excepts and its significance in West African Arabic Poetry, seeking to showcase not only the extent of occurrence of these excerpts, but also its artistic value. The study was carried out on pieces of poems curled from collection of individual poets from the dawn of the twentieth century to date. The essence of the study was to highlight the central role of excerpts technically defined in Arabic Rhetoric as "al-iqtibas" in consolidating the thoughts exp...
Abstract Obligate brood parasites lay their eggs in the nests of other species, foisting the costs of parental care onto the host parents. The success of the parasite and host are then at odds, with both parties evolving defences and countermeasures in an evolutionary arms race. This reciprocal influence of acting upon both species’ evolution — a process known as coevolution — has forged the natural world around us. Avian brood parasites and their hosts are now model systems for studyin...
Abstract The development of enhanced selectivity of a host towards (aromatic) isomers continues to be an important feature in supramolecular studies. In this thesis, several nickel Werner complexes have been synthesised and used as crystallographic hosts with inclusions of aromatic isomers, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, alcohols or ketones. Thermogravimetric methods were used to confirm the composition of the host-guest complexes and were employed to analyse their thermal behaviour. Struc...
SHORT ABSTRAC Over the past decade there has been global concern about the bycatch of seabirds, turtles and sharks in fishing operations, in particular longline and trawl fisheries, which have been widely held responsible for their declining populations and threatened conservation status. This thesis addresses the issue of bycatch in a holistic manner, taking into account that species, whether they be target or non-target, do not exist in isolation from each other and their environment. South...
ABSTRACT Nel, J.L. 2008. Enhancing the conservation of freshwater biodiversity through improved freshwater conservation planning techniques. PhD thesis, University of Cape Town. Freshwater ecosystems and biota are among the most endangered in the world. This current situation is even more disturbing when future threats of escalating human demand and global climate change are considered. Urgent measures are therefore needed to conserve freshwater ecosystems and sustain the services they provid...
ABSTRACT There has been a global acceptance of the need for students at all levels of education to acquire Information Literacy skills. Currently, there has been proliferation of information sources as information comes in various forms and it is prudent for every individual and especially students to be wise information users to assume greater control of their own learning. This study assesses the information literacy skills of students of Opoku Ware and Yaa Asantewaa Girls’ Senior High Sc...
ABSTRACT This study sought to find out the profile of readers of Graphic Showbiz, an arts and entertainment newspaper, especially as it relates to students and workers. Mass media audiences comprise individuals who select the media among other available sources to satisfy specific needs. For this reason one area of media studies, which has had a great deal of attention, is newspaper readership. Owing to the large number of subject areas that newspapers cover, it can be understood that readers...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to determine Sunyani residents' perceptions of Sky FM and Radio BAR news bulletins. Specifically, it was to determine which of the radio stations' news bulletins listeners perceived as more credible. The measures of credibility used were objectivity, fairness and balance. The study also sought to find out whether factors such as style of news presentation, importance of news and a listener's gender influenced credibility and preference of the news bulletins ...
ABSTRACT This thesis is a study into the cultural impact Akwamu-an Akan sub group, had on Peki-an Ewe sub group.The study adopted the qualitative approach to collect data and interviews were conducted with informants. Archival data was also sourced. Secondary sources such as articles in Transactions of the Historical Society of Ghana, unpublished theses as well as books The research traced the origin, settlement and growth of Peki. It did the same for Akwamu. The research went on to look at t...
ABSTRACT This study focused on aspects of the structure and sustainability of the fisheries in the Cross River estuary with a view to addressing the unsustainable fishing activities in the Cross River estuary. The physicochemical characteristics of water were analyzed in order to determine the quality of water and health status of fishes in the study area. These included surface temperature, pH, DO, turbidity, salinity, alkalinity, phosphate and nitrates. The catch rates and catch composition...
ABSTRACT Over the years healthcare has been identified as a major area of concern among the general population in Ghana. For that matter various policies have been put in place to respond to health needs, but to no avail. Using an explorative study within the Ledzokuku-Krowor Municipal Assembly of Accra, the study sought to ascertain if any elements of social capital could be relevant in the provision of quality healthcare in conjunction with future policies implemented in Ghana. Using a qual...
ABSTRACT The phenomenon of female chiefs although not new, is somewhat difficult to conceptualize in this predominantly patriarchal part of the world where traditions and taboos restrict women from such positions. This dissertation discusses female chieftaincy based on a case study of Nana Kofi Abuna V, of Essipon traditional area in the Western region of Ghana, looking at how her sex affects her roles and responsibilities as the ultimate ruler of the traditional area. The data used for the s...
ABSTRACT The Anglican Diocese of Accra (ADOA) has been confronted with the exodus of members from the church. From the time of the first indigenous bishop, various synods of the church have viewed it as a major problem. This tendency was attributed to the nature of the liturgy and the extensive way of worship. The liturgy even though repackaged and the worship style changed with the infusion of local instruments and choruses that meet the worship needs of the present generation, the anticipat...
ABSTRACT This study attempted to help bridge the gap between language and literature by using Halliday's Transitivity model in Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) as a framework to explore characterisation in Achebe's Things Fall Apart (TFA). Halliday (1994) believes that language is “functional and systemic” and it is used to make meaning (Halliday and Matthiessen, 2014:23). The study focused on the process, participants and circumstances as well as patterns that are linked to Okwonko,...
ABSTRACT The rural-urban migrations of the residents from the Havana and Greenwell Matongo informal settlements, to Windhoek, pose socio-economic challenges of urbanisation. These challenges are various security challenges such as unemployment, poverty, crime and the negative effect on the environment. Therefore, it is important to recognise that migration, in excess, is both a symptom of national security threats and instability. Understanding the causes, determinants, and consequences thes...