Abstract According to the 2010 census in Ghana, the population of the elderly grew by 87% between 1960 and 2010 (Ghana Statistical Service, 2013). With this growth in the number of elderly people, comes a higher number of occurrences of diseases that afflict the aged, such as dementia. The objective of this thesis, is to find the care options available to the demented in Ghana, those actually being used by the families of the demented in Ghana, and ways by which technology can be used to publ...
Abstract Football is the most popular sport in the world, and many individuals have taken advantage of it to earn a living and improve upon their standards of living. Injuries are also unfortunate incidents that occur in daily life and in sports, which affect an individual’s ability to make good use of his sporting talent to earn a living for himself and his family. In this project, modifiable risk factors that affect a player’s likelihood of getting an injury are identified, and their in...
Abstract If you ask me what comes to mind when I think about the Internet, the first thing I would conceive is, “information.” It is a world of information- billions and billions of information. There is really no limit to the information available on the Internet. Today, it is very easy to find answers to questions on subjects you have little knowledge of by simply running a search on the Internet. To me, another word closely tied to information is “power.” Knowledge, they say is pow...
ABSTRACT The web has evolved from an information exchange system to a data mining, knowledge creation or Knowledge dissemination platform where the internet is viewed as a critical and vital component of success by students, lecturers and researchers in higher institutions particularly within universities and colleges. There is thus pressure on network directors managing network services within these institutions to provide regular and correct utilization of the available bandwidth. Network d...
Abstract The web is rapidly becoming the most preferred media option for entertainment, information search and many others. In light of this development, it is important that ones website is able to stand out from the other sites providing the user with the best experience possible in order to ensure customer satisfactory and retainability. Colors have been known to influence customers’ decision on a webpage and also influence a user’s decision to undertake activities on the web
ABSTRACT This research paper investigates the effect of celebrity endorsements on buying behavior in the telecommunications industry in Ghana. The paper seeks to provide fresh insight on the use of celebrity endorsement as a marketing tool in Ghana. The objectives of the studies are to examine how celebrity endorsements are being employed by firms in the telecommunication market in Ghana and its effect on marketing performance. It also analyzes how celebrity endorsements affect consumer behav...
ABSTRACT Information Technology continues to have a great impact on the way humans live and work. The business world is one of the aspects of life that has experienced this phenomenon. This advancement of technology has contributed to the growing use of paper in the office place which has had tremendous impact on the environment. However several new technologies have been developed to eliminate paper outright or at least reduce the amount of paper in the office environment. This phenomenon kn...
Abstract Vehicles are ingenuous contraptions that have significantly revolutionized how human beings move from one place to another. However, inasmuch as they have liberated man, they have also become a major cause of fatalities and injuries. Technologies such as Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) have been utilized in advanced countries to make roads safer to use. However, they are not utilized in lesser developed countries such as Ghana to improve road safety. In this project, an AL...
ABSTRACT Objective: To characterize the genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) field isolates in children from Lafia, North-central Nigeria, using the highly polymorphic P. falciparum merozoite surface protein 2 (MSP-2) gene as molecular marker. Methods: Three hundred and twenty children were enrolled into the study between 2005 and 2006. These included 140 children who presented with uncomplicated malaria at the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafia and another 180 chil...
ABSTRACT A brief introduction is given to a range of well control procedures. It was found that many of the procedures rely on a set of simplifying assumptions. This is particularly true in the hand calculations for designing a well kill. This set of assumptions was used to define an analytical model. The premises of the analytical model and some of the procedures were tested in a well control simulator. The main objective of this thesis was to verify some of the well control procedure...
ABSTRACT Small Scale Enterprises (SMEs) contribute a substantial part to the development of every country especially in the developing countries. In Ghana, they were established before the development or the coming out of large sized and modern size industries. SMEs have attracted much attention in development studies in recent years. In Ghana, the activities of the small scale industrial sector confirm the important role they play in the national economy. Despite the contributions of ...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of the study was to assess the technical efficiency of the manual screw press in palm oil extraction industry in Ghana, using the Asokore Mampong Municipality as a case study. This study adopted the case study strategy. Quantitative research approach was used for the study. The population consisted of all palm oil extractors in the Asokore Municipality. Non- random sampling technique by convenience was adopted to select 152 respondents for the study. Questionn...
ABSTRACT The study examines the performance of drivers in the Birim Central Municipality. The aim of the study is to assess the educational levels of the drivers and how it affects the performance of their work. The study would serve as a guide for stakeholders of road transport to ensure that the driving profession does not become a haven for illiterates. The research questions are therefore based on the educational levels of drivers in the Birim Central Municipality and how it affects thei...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of the study was to evaluate the impact of well-equipped Applied Electricity laboratories in the teaching of Applied Electricity for competency based skills acquisition in Senior High Technical Schools, using Tsito Senior High Technical School as a case study. The researcher used descriptive research design for the study. The study used quantitative and qualitative research approach. The total population for the study was 32 students and 5 teachers totaling 37...
ABSTRACT The automobile repair industry is chosen for this research because it is considered as one of the most important and strategic industries that support all sectors of the economy. The main purpose of the study is to do assessment of service quality of roadside garages compared to standard auto garages in Ghana. This study adopted the case study strategy and used questionnaires to gather data. The targeted population for the study was three hundred (300) which was made up of costumers...