JOURNAL OF THE GHANA SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
Vol 20 (2) (2021)
Table of Contents
Articles
| No. | ARTICLES | AUTHOR(S) |
| 1. | 1*Millicent Captain-Esoah, 2James Owusu-Kwarteng, 3Elmer Nayra Ametefe, 1Fortune Akabanda, 1Abdul Malik Hussein and 4Francis Balungnaa Dhari Veriegh 1Department of Applied Biology, School of Environment and Life Sciences, C. K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences, P. O. 2Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Energy and Natural Resources, P. O. Box 214, Sunyani, Ghana 3Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana 4Department of Basic and Applied Biology, University of Energy and Natural Resources, P. O. Box 214, Sunyani, Ghana *Corresponding author: mcaptain-esoah@cktutas.edu.gh |
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| 2. | 1*Djagbletey G.D., 1Addo-Danso S.D., 1Duah-Gyamfi, A., 2Veenendaal E.M., 3Feldpausch T.R., 4Schrodt F., 5Domingues T.F., 6,7Saiz G., 8Affum-Baffoe K., 9Bird M., 9Lloyd J. and 10Meir P. 1CSIR-Forest Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG), Kumasi, Ghana 2Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group, Wageningen University, the Netherlands 3College of life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, UK 4School of Geography, University of Nottingham, Nottingham-UK 5Departamento de Biologia (Ribeir ¯ao Preto, Brazil), FFCLRP, University of S¯ao Paulo 6Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom 7Universidad Católica de Concepción (UCSC), Chile 8Resources Management Support Centre, Forestry Commission of Ghana 9College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Australia 10School of Geography and Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK *Corresponding author: gddjagbletey@csir-forig.org.gh |
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| 3. |  EFFECT OF COCONUT OIL ON THE FLEXURAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD SAWDUST/PLASTIC WASTES COMPOSITE
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1*Joyce Koranteng, 1Boniface Yeboah Antwi, 1William Oduro, 2Albert Aniagyei, 3Caroline Kwawu, 4Jonathan Osei-Owusu and 5Albert Amatey Adjaottor 1Materials and Manufacturing Division, CSIR-Institute of Industrial Research, P. O. Box 576, Legon, Accra, Ghana. 2Department of Basic Sciences, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana 3Department of Chemistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana 4Department of Biological, Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Somanya, Ghana 5Materials Engineering Department, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. *Corresponding author: korantengjoyce@gmail.com |
| 4. | INFLUENCE OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON FOOD CHOICES AND CONSUMPTION IN GHANA
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1Jerry Ampofo-Asiama, 1*Nazir Kizzie-Hayford, 2Rosemond G. Dadzie, 1Enoch T. Quayson, 1Bright Quaye, 1Angela A. Zebede and 1Stephen Konorde 1Department of Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Ghana 2Department of Agricultural Engineering, School of Agriculture, University of Cape Coast, Ghana *Corresponding author: nkizzie-hayford@ucc.edu.gh |
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Francis Kweku Amagloh Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana
fkamagloh@uds.edu.gh |
| 6. | PREKESE FRUIT DRINK, A COLD EXTRACTION PRODUCTION PROCESS |
1R. A. Botchway, 1F. K. Saalia and 1*I. O. A. Hodgson
1Food Process Engineering Department, School of Engineering Sciences, University of Ghana. *Corresponding author: ihodgson@ug.edu.gh |
| 7. | PETROL FILLING STATION SAFETY ASSESSMENT AND FIRE SAFETY KNOWLEDGE OF FUEL PUMP ATTENDANTS |
1*Daniel A. Anang, 1Kekeli Anyomi, 1Benjamin Afotey, 1Mizpah A. D. Rockson, 1Emmanuela Kwao-Boateng, 2Edward Antwi and 1Augustine T. Tagoe 1Chemical Engineering Department, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana 2Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Kumasi Technical University, Kumasi, Ghana *Corresponding author: daanang.coe@knust.edu.gh |
| 8. | EFFECT OF SEVEN-DAY TREATMENT OF SWEDISH BITTERS ON SELECTED RAT CYTOCHROME P450 ENZYME ACTIVITY AND OTHER BIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS |
1*Abigail Aning,2Seth Kwabena Amponsah, 3Believe Ahedor, 4Benoit Banga N’guessan, 1Eunice Ampem Danso, 1Ebenezer Ofori-Attah and 1Regina Appiah-Opong 1Department of Clinical Pathology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, 2Department of Medical Pharmacology, University of Ghana Medical School, College of Health Science, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana 3Department of Animal Experimentation, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, 4Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana *Corresponding author: rappiah-opong@noguchi.ug.edu.gh |
| 9. | HEAVY METAL EXPOSURE AND HEALTH RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSUMPTION OF MECHANICALLY-MILLED FLOUR SAMPLES FROM DIFFERENT FOODS SOLD IN THE KUMASI METROPOLIS, GHANA |
1*Marian Asantewah Nkansah, Evans Dzidula Agbenorto, Dominic Adrewie and Godfred Darko
1Department of Chemistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi-Ghana *Corresponding author: mariannkansah@yahoo.com |
| 10. | NANOSTRUCTURED MANGANESE OXIDE FROM GHANA’S MANGANESE ORE FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERY ANODE |
1*Latifatu Mohammed, 2David Dodoo-Arhin, 3Mohammed Nafiu Zainudeen, 4Juliet Attah, 4Anita Asamoah, 1Margaret Mary Bruce-Mensah, 5Andrew Nyamful, 2Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour, 6Eric Enzula Bayari, 1Andrews Quashie, 7Louis Hamenu, 2Lucas Nana Wiredu Damoah, 4Shiloh Kwabena Osae, 8Jang Myoun Ko 1Institute of Industrial Research, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, P. O. Box LG 587, Accra – Ghana 2Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Ghana, Annie Jiaggie Road, Legon-Accra, Ghana 3Department of Fluid Science, CSIR-Institute for Scientific and Technological Information, P. O Box CT 2211, Ghana 4Nuclear and Analytical Chemistry Research Centre, National Nuclear Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Kwabenya-Accra, 5Department of Nuclear Engineering, Graduate School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences, University of Ghana, Ghana 6C. K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Post office Box 24, Navrongo, Upper East Region 7Department of Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences University of Ghana, Legon, 8Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hanbat National University, Daejeon 34158 Republic of Korea *Corresponding author: latifatu.mohammed@yahoo.com; ddodoo-arhin@ug.edu.gh |