
JOURNAL OF THE GHANA SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
Vol 14 (1) 2012
Table of Contents
Articles
| NO: | ARTICLES | AUTHOR(S) |
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| 1 | CHANGES IN SHAPE AND WATER SHEDDING POTENTIAL OF THREE LANDFORMS ON A VERTISOL IN GHANA |
M. Yangyuoru 1, S.G.K. Adiku 2 and K.B. Laryea 2
1 Agricultural Research Centre Kpong, College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences, P.O. Box LG 68, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana 2 Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture and Consumer Science, P.O. Box 245, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana |
| 2 | COCKROACH (INSECTA: BLATTARIA) INFESTATION OF HOMES IN SELECTED COMMUNITIES IN KUMASI, GHANA |
J.I. Adam, S. Akyeampong, E.B. Akpan and A.A. Bulber
Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology, Kwame Nkrumah University Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana |
| 3 | SEROLOGICAL SURVEY OF MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM INFECTION IN LAYER CHICKENS IN THE GA-EAST DISTRICT OF THE GREATER ACCRA REGION |
M. Ayim, A. Asafu-Adjaye, C. Beckley, G. Adu-Aboagye, D.D. Owusu-Ntumy, K. Baryeh, C. Arthur and K. Ogbetey
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research- Animal Research Institute P.O. Box AH 20 Achimota, Accra, Ghana |
| 4 | SOIL AND WATER POLLUTION STUDIES FROM A WASTE SITE DEPOSIT IN BANTAMA, KUMASI, GHANA USING MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY MEASUREMENTS |
M. Hadi, K. Preko and T. Ashia
Department of Physics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana |
| 5 | COMPARATIVE NURSERY FERTILIZER TRIAL |
F. Danso, S. Anim-Okyere, I. Danso and E. Larbi,
CSIR-Oil Palm Research Institute, Box 74, Kade, Ghana |
| 6 | IMPROVING THE GROWTH OF OIL PALM SEEDLINGS WITH BIOSTIMULANTS NEB-26 AND NEB-29 |
F. Danso 1, A. Opoku 2, K. Baidoo-Addo1, I. Danso1 and P.A. Afari 1 and B.N. Nuertey 1
1 CSIR-Oil Palm Research Institute, Box 74, Kade, Ghana 2 Department of Crop & Soil Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana |
| 7 | UV IRRADIATION OF SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE INDUCED THE TRANSFORMATION AND EXCISION OF A PRESUMED INTEGRATED LYSOGENIC PROPHAGE Shd-4L10INTO A LYTIC PHASE |
F. K. Rodrigues1, G. Armah2, J. Fobil3, M. Steiner-Asiedu4, J. Efavi5, B. Addy 1
1 School of Applied Sciences, Central University College, P. O. Box 2305,Tema, Ghana 2 Department of Electron Microscopy, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana 3 School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana 4 Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Ghana, P. O. Box LG Legon, Ghana 5 Department of Material Science, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana |
| 8 | PREVALENCE OF HYPEROPIA AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE KUMASI METROPOLIS, GHANA |
D.B. Kumah, E. Owusu and F.A. Kyeremaa
Department of Optometry and Visual Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana |
| 9 | POSSIBLE MECHANISM OF ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY AND SAFETY PROFILE OF AQUEOUS AND ETHANOLIC LEAF EXTRACTS OF PISTIA STRATIOTES LINN (ARACEAE) |
G. A. Koffuor 1, S. Kyei 1, E. Woode1, E. Ekuadzi 2 and I.O. Ben 1
1 Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana 2 Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana |
| 10 | A SIMPLE POLARIZED-BASED DIFFUSED REFLECTANCE COLOUR IMAGING SYSTEM
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H. H. E. Jayaweera 1, B. Anderson2 and M.J. Eghan 2
1 Centre for Instrument Development, Department of Physics, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka 2 LAFOC, Department of Physics, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana |
| 11 | BIODEGRADATION OF USED LUBRICATING ENGINE OIL CONTAMINATED WATER USING INDIGENOUS HYDROCARBON DEGRADING MICROBES IN A FIXED BED BIOREACTOR SYSTEM
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B. Fei-Baffoe, S. Antwi-Akomeah 1, E.A. Agyapong 1, and P. Osei-Fosu 2
1 Department of Environmental Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana 2 Ghana Standards Authority, Accra, Ghana |
| 12 | GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATIONS FOR GROUNDWATER IN THE MIDDLE PRECAMBRIAN PROVINCE OF UPPER DENKYIRA DISTRICT USING ELECTROMAGNECTIC AND ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY METHODS
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C. Okrah1, S. K. Danuor 2, S. Dapaah-Siakwan 1
1 Groundwater Division, Water Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Accra, Ghana 2 Department of Physics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana |
| 13 | PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF CONVENTIONALLY-TILLED SOILS UNDER TWO TUBER CROPPING SYSTEMS IN SOUTH-EASTERN NIGERIA
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E.U. Onweremadu1, J.E. Maduka1, J.E. Ohaeri2, B.O. Anene3, M. Lekwa3 and U.O. Ufot3
1 Department of Soil Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology PMB 1526 Owerri, Nigeria 2 National Root crops Research Institute, Umudike, Nigeria 3 Department of Soil Science and Technology, Federal College of Agricultural Land Resources, Owerri, Nigeria |