
JOURNAL OF THE GHANA SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
Vol 12 (1) JUNE 2010
Table of Contents
Articles
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| 1 | Ackuaku.pdf |
S. K. Ackuaku and P. K. Baidoo
Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana |
| 2 | INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AVAILABILITY, ACCESS AND USE BY AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGENTS AND FARMERS IN DANGME EAST DISTRICT, GHANA |
C. Adjoe, C. K. Freeman and S.D. Boateng
Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agricultural and Consumer Sciences, Box LG 68, University of Ghana, Legon |
| 3 | SELECTION OF NEW STANDARD CROSSES FOR THE OIL PALM (Elaeis guineensis J.) THIRD CYCLE OF SELECTION |
D. Agyei-Dwarko and G. Okyere-Boateng
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Oil Palm Research Institute, P.O.Box 74 Kade |
| 4 | SEROPREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS FOR HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS, HEPATITIS B AND C VIRUSES INFECTIONS AMONG BLOOD DONORS AT THE BOLGATANGA REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN BOLGATANGA, GHANA |
N. Amidu1, W.K.B.A. Owiredu2, O. Addai-Mensah1, A. Alhassan3, L. Quaye4 and A.A. Batong4
1Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana 2Department of Molecular Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana 3Laboratory Department, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana 4Bolgatanga Regional Hospital, Bolgatanga, P.O. Box 26, Upper East Region, Ghana |
| 5 | POTASSIUM IONS IMPROVE THE PROGESTERONE-INDUCED Ca2+ i INCREASE AND ACROSOME REACTION AS WELL AS THE POTASSIUM-INDUCED Ca2+ i INCREASE IN HUMAN SPERMATOZOA |
K. Bedu-Addo2 and S.I. Publichover2
Department of Physiology, School of Medical sciences, 1College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana 2School of Biosciences University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT UK |
| 6 | A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF ASSOCIATION OF ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE WITH MALARIA-SPECIFIC IMMUNOGLOBULIN G AND MALARIA-INDUCED ANAEMIA |
J.N. Boampong1, S. Acquah2, E.N. Sam-Awortwi1 and M.F. Ofori3
1Department of Human Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana 2Department of Biochemistry, School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana 3Immunology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Accra, Ghana |
| 7 | PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF THE BEE TRIBE ANTHIDIINI |
R. Combey1, P. Kwapong1, C.D. Eardley2 and M. Botchey1
1Department of Entomology and Wildlife, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana 2Agricultural Research Council, Plant Protection Research Institute, Private bag X134, Queenswood, 0121, Pretoria, South Africa |
| 8 | TAXONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE OF SOME VERNACULAR NAMES OF OKRA ACCESSIONS (ABELMOSCHUS SPP.) IN GHANA |
M. K. Essilfie, I. K. Asante, L. Enu-Kwesi, and C. M. Markwei
Department of Botany, P. O. Box LG 7, University of Ghana, Legon |
| 9 | NUMERICAL TAXONOMY AND MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATION OF CULTIVATED OKRA SPECIES (ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS AND A. CAILLEI) IN GHANA |
M. K. Essilfie, I. K. Asante, L. Enu-Kwesi, and C. M. Markwei
Department of Botany, P. O. Box LG 55, University of Ghana, Legon
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| 10 | THE EFFECTS OF PPAR DELTA AND ALPHA AGONIST ON FATTY ACID AND GLUCOSE METABOLISM IN VIVO AND IN MOUSE ISOLATED SOLEUS MUSCLE
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R.A. Ngala1, C. Stocker2, M.V. Sennitt2, E. Wargent2, J.R.S. Arch2, M.A. Cawthorne2
1Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana 2Clore Laboratory, University of Buckingham, United Kingdom, MK18 1EG |
| 11 | SEASONAL VARIATION IN THE OCCURRENCE OF PREGNANCYINDUCED HYPERTENSION – A GHANAIAN STUDY
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W.K.B.A. Owiredu1, L. Ahenkorah1, N. Amidu3, C.A. Turpin2, E.F. Laing1
1Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medical Sciences/Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana 3Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana |
| 12 | SOYBEAN PEPTIDE AS ADDITIVE ON YELLOW FEATHER BROILER CHICKS: NUTRITIONAL AND BIOCHEMICAL PROFILES
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P.A.Wallace1,2 and L. Yang2
1Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Animal Research Institute, P. O. Box AH 20, Achimota, Accra, Ghana 2Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China, 510642 |
| 13 | RAINFALL VARIABILITY IN GHANA DURING 1961- 2005
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C.K.A. Yorke1 and J. B. Omotosho2
1Ghana Meteorological Agency, P.O.Box LG 87, Legon-Accra 2Department of Meteorology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria |