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Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractJuvenile Delinquency: Evidence of Challenges in RehabilitationEfua Esaaba Mantey, George DzetorJuvenile delinquency is a global phenomenon that affect children’s developmental process and represent a significant concern for the society. Despite the fact that it is a global issue, its effects are felt more in developing countries such as Ghana due to inadequate resources available to rehabilitate them. However, the study explored the procedure used in admitting inmates into the juvenile … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 6 · 2 Jul 2018 · 10,514 accessesView PDFCite
InvestigationOpen accessIn the abstractSurvey of Websites and Web Application Security Threats Using Vulnerability AssessmentVincent Appiah, Michael Asante, Isaac Kofi Nti, Owusu Nyarko-BoatengNowadays information has become anasset to many institutions and as a result these institutions have become targets for people with malicious intents to attack these institutions. The web is now an important means of transacting business and without security, websites cannot thrive in today’s complex computer ecosystem as there are new threats emerging as old ones are being tackled. Vulnerability … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 15, Issue 10 · 27 Jan 2018 · 9,321 accessesView PDFCite
HypothesisOpen accessIn the abstractA Comparison of Price Effect and Country of Origin Effect on Consumer Counterfeit Products PurchaseMartin Owusu AnsahProliferation of Counterfeit Consumer Products is one of the insistent apprehensions confronting managers and companies in many countries. The current study compared the influence of price and country of origin effects on consumer attitude and purchase intention of counterfeit consumer products in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana. The study adopted a positivist research philosophy and a descriptive research design in … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 4 · 10 Nov 2017 · 8,206 accessesView PDFCite
HypothesisOpen accessIn the abstractAnalysis of Market Orientation on Business Performance in the Multinational Service IndustriesMartin Owusu Ansah, Richard ChinomonaThe paper examined the extent of market orientation on business performance in the multinational service industries in Ghana. It applied the behavioral viewpoint of market orientation measurement using MKTOR scale as a base in eliciting information from eleven marketing managers through in - depth interview while one hundred and sixty-three marketing managers were also surveyed using structured questionnaires. Structural Equation … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 1 · 9 Feb 2017 · 8,007 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractABSENCE OF VISIBLE TOXIC EFFECTS ACCOMPANYING THE SHORT-TERM ADMINISTRATION OF AN AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF ALLIUM SATIVA LINN. IN MALE SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATSJ. Asiedu-Gyekye Isaac, Awortwe Charles, A. Antwi DanielAllium sativum is cultivated in the northern part of Ghana and has gained widespread use as chemoprotective, in curing hypertension, impotence and erectile dysfunction. The multipurpose use together with its aphrodisiac activity has resulted in the widespread use of this plant medicine both in meals and as herbal medications. Safety assessment of this plant however is rare. The present study … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 9, Issue 1 · 30 Jan 2014 · 7,578 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractNeuropharmacological Assessment of an Aqueous Bark Extract of Antiaris toxicaria (Pers.) Lesch. (Moraceae) in RodentsPriscilla K. Mante, Donatus W. Adongo, Kennedy K.E. Kukuia et al.Antiaris toxicaria is a plant traditionally used in Ghana for the treatment of various neurological conditions such as epilepsy and pain. This present study therefore seeks to screen for the neuropharmacological activities of the aqueous extract of Antiaris toxicaria (AAE) stem bark. The effect of Antiaris extract on pentobarbital-induced sleeping time, tail immersion test, spontaneous locomotor activity, motor coordination, PTZ-induced … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 27 Nov 2012 · 7,796 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractGastroprotective Effect and Safety Assessment of Zanthoxylum Zanthoxyloides (Lam) Waterm Root Bark ExtractAlex Boye, George Asumeng Koffuor, Johnson Nyarko Boampong et al.Problem statement: Gastrointestinal ulcers account significantly for morbidity and mortality in Ghana. The study therefore investigated the gastroprotective effect of an ethanolic root bark extract of Zanthoxylum zanthxyloides and its safety for us. Approach: Gastric ulceration was induced in Sprague-Dawley rats with Indomethacin (25 mg kg-1, p.o) and was treated with 150, 250, or 500 mg kg-1 of the extract, … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 7 Aug 2012 · 8,499 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFactors Affecting the Standard of Female Education: A Case Study of Senior Secondary Schools in the Kassena-Nankana DistrictI. A. Adetunde, Akampae Peter AkensinaThis study presents the current factors affecting the standard of female education in the Kassena-Nankana district in Upper East Region of Ghana. Poverty, long-held negative attitudes about women's intellectual capabilities, teenage pregnancy, early marriage, examination failure in mathematics and science and the traditional division of household labour are among the many factors that continue to keep vast numbers of girls … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2008 · 7,993 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMaking Sense of Industrial Accidents: The Role of Job SatisfactionSeth A. Gyekye, Simo SalminenThe study examined causality attributions made for workplace accidents and how these attributions may be influenced by job satisfaction. It was part of an extensive exploratory work on causal attributions for industrial accidents in Ghana's work environment. It was carried out in a field setting where the participants were actual accident victims (n=121), co-workers (n=117) and supervisors (n=82) at their … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2006 · 7,256 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractContextual Analyses of Attitudes toward Persons with Physical DisabilitiesChristopher M. Amissah, Christopher K. Gadosey, Kingsley Nyarko, Collins B. AgyemangSocial desirability bias associated with attitudinal research can be minimized through contextual analyses. This study assessed attitudes toward persons with physical disabilities in three social contexts: Dating, marriage and workplace. It also examined the effects of social contact on attitudes. Using a cross-sectional survey, 202 Ghanaians were purposively sampled to respond to the Disability Social Relations Generalized Disability (DSRGD) scale. … …Current Research in Psychology, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 8 Jan 2018 · 16,709 accessesView PDFCite