ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess public sector tourism development determinants influence on gender equality in Kisumu County. In Kenya, there is no systematic collection, analysis and dissemination of information on gender statistics in terms of disaggregated data by sex and age, geographical location, financial access, technical support and capacity building, on the participation of women in tourism development. This study therefore, forms the basis of laying the foundation...
ABSTRACT In order for projects to be successful, certain methodologies and tools are incorporated. One of these tools recommended by majority of donors is the Logical Framework. The Logical Framework is a tool that is used to facilitate project planning, implementation and management. It originated from the United States Agency of International Development in late 1960’s. The agency developed it as a strategy to bolster the quality of planning and evaluation of its projects. However despit...
ABSTRACT The new student-centred paradigm and new learning and teaching approaches have created the need for a re-conceptualisation of the roles and responsibilities of libraries in learning and teaching processes. The university is expanding in terms of admissions and academic programmes. Likewise, information needs of students and lecturers at the university are rapidly changing. In the light of these, academic library of the university is expected to change in line with the growing needs...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted in Kiteto district and the general objective was; to assess the impact of maternal education on nutrition status of under-five. Data were collected using questionnaires, Focus Group Discussions and interviews. A total of 222 respondents were involved in the study. The information obtained was then analysed using SPSS Version 21 and ENA for SMART Programme and interpreted by using the WHO Standards (2006). The converted nutritional data were transformed into Z...
ABSTRACT The objective of the study is to explore the potential for dose reduction in the selected Xray facilities for the selected examinations and to ensure that images obtained after the reduction of dose are satisfactory for diagnosis.DAP were measured on a total of 327 patients for chest (PA), skull (PA/LAT), lumbar spine (AP/LAT), abdomen (AP) and pelvis (AP) examinations at COCL, MNDH, TAFH and MMGH. The effective dose incurred by patients per examination was estimated using a PCXMC ve...
ABSTRACT The Gulf of Guinea which currently tops in the security incident of IUU fishing and also a hotspot for maritime armed robbery and piracy has nearly all the coastal states bordering it declaring their commitment to the implementation the ISPS Code including Ghana. However, in spite of the fact that the ISPS Code functionally requires the restriction of unauthorised persons to vessels and port facilities, the Tema Fishing Harbour is observed to be still dominated by unregulated and un...
Whether the inception of the GCNet at the port of Tema has aided better facilitation of international trade is the burden of this study. By use of the quasi experimental method and the administration of questionnaires in a survey to a purposively sampled group of respondents in addition to analysis of documents, it came to light that indeed, by the turn of the last century the situation at the port of Tema had become unwieldy and the state was losing vital revenue to inefficient Internat...
ABSTRACT This dissertation is a qualitative assessment of the future of the transit trade in Ghana with emphasis on import transit trade through the Port of Tema. A brief history of the transit trade in West Africa particularly Ghana was discussed. The study revealed that Ghana did not position itself for the transit trade so she was caught unaware when the trade arrived in Ghana. The international regime for the transit trade was also discussed. It revealed that Ghana had no option but to op...
ABSTRACT Background: Cleft lip and/or palate is a craniofacial abnormality, usually congenital, which occurs when the oral and nasal tissues do not merge during the development of the fetus. Research has shown that it has adverse effects on the child’s feeding, dentition, respiration, hearing which in turn, affects speech. For effective long term outcomes, research from developed countries show that cleft lip and/or palate management requires, a multidisciplinary approach involving plastic ...
ABSTRACT The aim of this work was to assess the doses delivered to paediatric patients during computed tomography (CT) examinations of the head, chest and abdomen, and establishing regional diagnostic reference levels (RDRLs) for four age groups. The patient data, technique parameters and dose descriptors collected include: age, sex, tube voltage, tube current, rotation time, slice thickness, scan length, volume CT dose index (CTDIvol) and dose length product (DLP). Currently, paediatric CT ...
ABSTRACT Parents who have children with communication disorders are likely to be key actors in taking independent actions to improve on the communication skills of their child. Studies in other countries have explored the self-help behaviors of parents with children with communication disorders (Tomasella, Maning & Dulmus, 2010). These studies concluded that parents play a leading role in helping children with communication disorders cope or improve upon their communication skills, provided t...
ABSTRACT The main source of natural internal irradiation of man is radon and its decay products. In this study, the radon concentration levels in selected homes in Aburi of the Akuapim North Municipal Assembly in Eastern Region, Ghana were estimated using time-integrated passive radon detector; LR-115 Type II solid state nuclear track detector (SSNTD) technique. The primary objective of the study was to measure radon levels in 30 selected homes in the Aburi municipality and determine the unc...
ABSTRACT The sterile insect technique involves mass rearing of male insects for sterility purpose. This heavily relies on male fitness and genetic compatibility of laboratory-adapted male insects and the wild to ensure successful competition with their male counterpart in the wild. Uniform environment in the laboratory as compared to the wild conditions might lead to genetic drift which might lead to reduced sexual competitiveness, fitness, morphological changes or changes in the sexual behav...
ABSTRACT Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) systems and their management are very important issues in today‘s market place. Many kinds of research have been done to indicate that it has direct impact on productivity and performance but very little emphasis is placed on it in the Ghanaian market. The Tema Port is an important entry and exit point in this country and its operations involves dealing with large metal containers and machine equipment. This requires that safety measures are pr...
ABSTRACT Background: In Ghana, rapid human population growth without efficient and proper waste management interventions continue to seriously affect sustainable development of waste management practices. In particular, poor solid waste management in rural and urban Ghana associated with unlawful disposal into drainages continues to have attendant negative impacts such as pollution on health, leading to death and value loss. To address this surging indiscriminate solid waste disposal menace ...