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Bilingual education with bilingual plays: Abdallah's ‘The Witch of Mopti’ as a model.

Brew, F.; Nukpezah, P. (Published in Journal of African Arts & Culture, 2019)

Many African countries that were colonised imbibed the coloniser's language as their own and used them as their national language. The local languages have mostly been relegated to domestic communication. There have ...

Analytical pursuit of C.W.K. Mereku's ‘Asomdwee Hen’ operetta.

Acquah, E.O. (Published in Journal of African Arts & Culture, 2018)

This article aims to introduce and analyse C.W.K. Mereku’s Asomdwee Hen, an operetta, which has been the most performed African oriented musical drama in Ghana. The work which combines drama with music tells the story ...

Pre-service teachers’ didactic conceptual structures in the absolute and quadratic inequalities

Ayarebilla, C.A; Wilmot, E.M (Published in IOSR Journal of Mathematics (IOSR-JM), 2016-08)

his paper examined the didactic conceptual structures of preservice teachers in the absolute and quadratic inequalities to deduce mistakes and errors. Quasi-experimental and mixed exploratory sequential designs were ...

Guidance and counselling needs of some selected prison inmates in Ghana.

Akyina, K.O; Alubokin, B (Published in International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI), 2018-04)

The study was conducted to find out the Guidance and Counselling needs of prison inmates in Ghana. Purposive sampling technique was used to select two (2) prison facilities in Greater Accra region of Ghana. Proportional ...

The Cry of “Sumampa”: A River in Mampong Ashanti in Crisis

Dwomoh, J.A; Fosu, I; Agyapong, D; Agyemang, U; Abraham, J; Nkrumah, H.K (Published in Journal of Water Resource and Protection, 2017)

The Sumampa River in Mampong-Ashanti in Ghana is a very important river that supplies water to the water processing company for treatment for the whole community and its environs. In spite of its importance, the buffer ...

Availability and efficiency among food industries in Ghana

Ababio, P. F; Adi, D.D; Commey, V (Published in Journal of Food and Nutrition, 2013)

Food traceability systems availability and efficiency was investigated using 74 food businesses along the food chain in Ghana. Questionnaire with closed and open ended questions were given to purposefully sampled staff ...

Science teacher trainees in a school attachment programme

Amedeker M.K. (Routledge, 2002)

Changes in the preparation of pre-service teachers at the University College of Education Winneba (UCEW) in Ghana, introduced in 1993, established closer links between the University College and the Basic Schools (BS) in ...

Each is necessary and none is redundant: The need for science in developing countries

Brown-Acquaye H.A.; Cobern W.W. (2001)

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Optimisation techniques for minimising saw teeth deflection and lumber thickness variation

Okai R.; Mitchual S.J.; Frimpong-Mensah K. (2006)

Lumber size control is an essential element in maximising yield and productivity because a small reduction in rough green target size could lead to substantial savings in wood fibre. One of the key components of rough green ...

Application of a novel technique for band sawing using a tip-inserted saw regarding surface profiles

Okai R.; Tanaka C.; Ohtani T.; Iwasaki Y. (2005)

One way of achieving a successful forest management leading to biodiversity conservation is to ensure that wood is processed in an efficient manner. The authors succeeded in developing a new technology for bandsawing using ...

Learning to Teach Sport Education: Misunderstandings, Pedagogical Difficulties, and Resistance

Mccaughtry N.; Sofo S.; Rovegno I.; Curtner-Smith M. (2004)

This study used cognitive developmental theory to analyze how teachers learn to teach sport education. Two groups of undergraduate pre-service teachers were studied, one group during their secondary methods and corresponding ...

Automatic determination of fiber orientation on OSB surface using line detection method based on small eigenvalue analysis

Hu C.; Tanaka C.; Okai R.; Ohtani T. (2005)

The modulus of rupture (MOR) which is the key to the strength of oriented strand board (OSB) depends on the fiber orientation on OSB surface. In order to improve the quality of OSB products, it is essential to optimize the ...

The derivation of the GAB adsorption equation from the BDDT adsorption theory

Caurie M. (2006)

The BET-like adsorption equation, popularly known as the GAB equation, was derived from the BDDT adsorption equation without changes to the bulk liquid properties of multilayer molecules. Without these changes the third ...

Influence of mechanical properties and mineral salts in wood species on tool wear of high-speed steels and stellite-tipped tools - Consideration of tool wear of the newly developed tip-inserted band saw

Okai R.; Tanaka C.; Iwasaki Y. (2006)

This paper is the third in a series of work done on a novel technique for bandsawing, which uses a tip-inserted saw, and is gaining increasing popularity in Japan. It builds up on previous reports on the novel technique ...

The effect of organic soil amendments on root-knot nematodes, soil nutrients and growth of carrot

Agyarko K.; Kwakye P.K.; Bonsu M.; Osei B.A.; Frimpong K.A. (2006)

A study was conducted on a Haplic Acrisol at the Technology Village of the University of Cape Coast, Ghana to assess the impact of ground neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) leaves-poultry manure on root-knot nematodes, soil ...

Technical expertise development in secondary technical schools: Effects of ICT-enhanced 4C/ID learning environments

Sarfo F.K.; Elen J. (2006)

This study assessed the effectiveness of powerful learning environments (PLE), developed in line with the specifications of the 4C/ID-model, and the additional effect of ICT for fostering the development of technical ...

A note on the effect of Gliricidia sepium leaf meal on the growth performance and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens

Kagya-Agyemang J.K.; Takyi-Boampong G.; Adjei M.; Karikari-Bonsu F.R. (Polish Academy of Science, 2007)

A five-week feeding trial was conducted using 180 Cobb commercial broiler chickens to study the inclusion of sun dried Gliricidia sepium leaf meal (GLM) in broiler diets. The 21-day-old chickens were randomly allocated to ...

Performance of Stylosanthes hamata in the rangelands of northern Ghana

Annor S.Y.; Cofie J.R. (2007)

Stylosanthes hamata (stylo) was introduced into communities in the Northern Savanna Zone of Ghana in 1994 for rangeland improvement through oversowing. The objective of this study was to assess the performance of S. hamata ...

Analysis of sawn lumber production from logging residues of branchwood of Aningeria robusta and Terminalia ivorensis

Okai R.; Boateng O. (2007)

One way of meeting the supply demands of the wood industry is through the reduction of waste in timber processing. It has been estimated in Ghana that for every tree felled, nearly 50% of the tree volume is left in the ...

Hysteresis phenomenon in foods

Caurie M. (2007)

It has been explained that hysteresis is a sorption phenomenon, which rests on temperature, Aw, moisture content and on surface energy Q. As temperature and Aw as environmental variables have opposite effects on moisture ...

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