ABSTRACT Ethnobotanical and ecological studies were carried out to take inventory of the species used by the inhabitants surrounding the Subri River Forest Reserve for reproductive health care and to assess the ecological status ofwoody plant species ofthis reserve. The study was carried out between November 2005 and December 2006. Medical ethnobotanical knowledge was gathered from 80 inhabitants in 25 , , communities using questionnaires. Reproductive health conditions were categorized into...
ABSTRACT This research was carried out to investigate the species variability within Afrotropical stingless bees of the genus Hypotrigona (Cockerell) in three districts in the Central Region of Ghana. Hypotrigona species are common visitors to flowering plants in the tropics and subtropics. Structurally, the three known Afrotropical Hypotrigona species are very similar and pose difficulty in accurately identifying existing species. In view of this taxonomic impediment, this present study aime...
ABSTRACT Ghana is in the process of converting its fuel from Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) to Lowly Enriched Uranium (LEU) even though the HEU fuel is not fully spent, thus the handling of the irradiated fuel is in the offing. Irradiated fuel consists of radioactive fission and activation products generated in the nuclear fuel which are hazardous to personnel, environment and the public. As a result, the knowledge of the dose rate will aid in safe guarding the process of core conversion. Two ...
ABSTRACT Shales from the Paleoproterozoic Birimian Supergroup in parts of the WaLawra Belt, Northwestern Ghana, were analyzed for their major and trace element contents using ICP-MS and ICP-AES with the main aim of establishing the geochemical characteristics of the shales and inferring their provenance. On the whole twenty-two (22) samples of the shale was collected for analysis. The studied shales were compared to Early Proterozoic crust (EPC) and Post Archean Australian Shales (PAAS), and ...
ABSTRACT Livestock are vital to subsistence and economic development, providing food, income, employment, manure and savings for Sub-Saharan African farmers. Diseases and arthropod ectoparasite infestations often impact negatively on livestock production and productivity. This study assessed the effects of arthropod ectoparasite infestations on the productivity of three ruminant (cattle, sheep and goats) livestock species in three Districts of Southern Ghana around the Volta River. A total of...
ABSTRACT Ghana is in the process of converting its fuel from Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) to Lowly Enriched Uranium (LEU) even though the HEU fuel is not fully spent, thus the handling of the irradiated fuel is in the offing. Irradiated fuel consists of radioactive fission and activation products generated in the nuclear fuel which are hazardous to personnel, environment and the public. As a result, the knowledge of the dose rate will aid in safe guarding the process of core conversion. Two ...
ABSTRACT This research was carried out to investigate the origin of salinity in the unsaturated soil zone with emphasis on chloride profile and stale isotopes in the Ekumfi Akwakrom and Ekumfi Asokwa in Mankessim Municipality of the Central Region of Ghana, which has been reported to have high saline groundwaters. A total of 159 samples were analysed, which comprises: fifty – six (56) rainwater samples, fifty – three (53) soil from the unsaturated zone, two (2) groundwaters, forty – two...
Municipal solid waste landfill is an important part of the urban infrastructure that ensures the protection of environment and human health. Landfill selection problem for municipal solid waste involves many factors, criteria and regulations. The aim of this study is to access suitable site for an engineered solid waste landfill, ·with specific objectives of site determination based on UNEP criteria and carrying out both geophysical and geotechnical evaluation of the site. The study are...
ABSTRACT Malawi became an IAEA member state in 2006 and developed the Atomic Energy Act and Regulations in 2011 and 2012 respectively. However, regulatory authority and personnel monitoring services have not yet been established. As such, hospitals operating radiological services in Malawi do not have personnel monitoring programme. This study aimed at developing the personnel radiation monitoring program for three hospitals in Malawi namely; Kamuzu Central Hospital, Bwaila Hospital, and Mten...
ABSTRACT The production of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) under rain-fed conditions at the Kwabenya-Atomic area in the coastal savannah environment is constrained by low and erratic rainfall events. Improving cassava production in the area requires the use of cassava varieties which are efficient in the use of limited soil moisture. The objective of the study was to evaluate the response of two early maturing cassava varieties to three (3) planting densities to TDM, RY, and WUE. The actua...
ABSTRACT Cabbage is a popular vegetable grown in Ghana and serves as an important source of livelihood for small-scale farmers, especially in urban areas. However, its cultivation encounters several constraints such as attack by insect pests. A key insect pest is aphid that cause significant to the crops as they serve as vectors of plant diseases. Farmers thus resort to indiscriminate use of insecticides to reduce the damage caused by insect pests. However, insecticides are associated with ad...
ABSTRACT The main objective of this work is to assess the integrity of structural shielding to validate the protection of the staff and the public for two selected general radiography and CT facilities. The assessment for general radiography was based on 729 examinations for facility A and 706 examinations for facility B. For computed tomography (CT) rooms, a total of 293 body and 190 head procedures were used for facility A, and 195 body and 160 head procedures for facility B. For general ra...
ABSTRACT Bedbugs are blood-sucking insects of the order Hemiptera and family Cimicidae that derive nutrition from vertebrates, including humans, their feeding is allied to the transmitting several fungal, bacterial and viral infections. A rise in international travels and emergence of insecticide resistant bedbugs within the past decade has led to renewed interest in studying these insects. Anecdotally, bedbugs exist in homes, boarding houses, hotels and other human dwellings in Ghana but hav...
ABSTRACT Tephritid fruit flies are a major threat to the horticultural industry in sub-Saharan Africa owing to the heavy losses they cause to fruit and vegetable crops, and the resultant quarantine restrictions. Addressing the fruit fly menace in Ghana requires effective stakeholder training along the fruit value chain, coupled with adequate research information on management strategies. Baseline studies were conducted in northern Ghana to determine the priority management training needs of f...
ABSTRACT Counterfeit and substandard pharmaceutical drugs are chiefly rampant in developing countries due to inadequate analytical facilities and lack of regulatory oversight. The production of counterfeit or substandard drugs is broadly problematic. Underestimating it therefore leads to morbidity, mortality, drug resistance, introduction of toxic substances into the body and loss of confidence in health care systems. Medical drugs that are often counterfeited range from antimalarial drugs to...