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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Ashanti"”.
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Genome Analysis of the Ashanti Dwarf pig of Ghana
The Ashanti Dwarf pig, an indigenous pig breed of Ghana, like other local pigs in Africa is mainly raised under extensive production farming systems with little financial inputs by resource poor farmers who are mostly women to provide them with food, employment and an income. These indigenous pigs …
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Emerging economies access to capital and risk management strategies : a case study of Ashanti Goldfields Corporation
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1997.
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The role of midwives in the implementation of maternal death review (MDR) in health facilities In Ashanti region, Ghana
… of MDR in selected health facilities in Ghana‟s Ashanti Region.Methodology: A qualitative descriptive design was used to guide the research.Purposive sampling was conducted to select midwives who have been involved in maternal death review from the teaching, regional and district referral …
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Integrating social and environmental sustainability into the operations of a multinational gold mining company: A case study of AngloGold Ashanti
… evolve, grow, and at times conflict. AngloGold Ashanti needs to navigate the complex terrain between its commitment to maximise returns delivered to shareholders, juxtaposed with those of respecting the environment, and communities being better off for the company having been there. The …
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Prevalence of the related treponematoses syphilis and yaws and co-occurrence of pathogens causing similar skin lesions in Ghana
… of pathogens causing similar skin lesions in the Ashanti region of Ghana. A point-of-care test was used to determine their seroprevalence. Multiplex PCR and 16S rRNA gene sequencing were used to identify other microorganisms in these lesions. Additionally, 16S rRNA gene sequencing was used to …
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Parenting Typologies and Adolescents' Academic and Behavioral Outcomes in Ghana
… cultural regions – Greater Accra, Eastern, Ashanti and Brong Ahafo, Central and Western, Volta, and Northern. Using Mplus Version 7.4 software package (Muthén & Muthén, 1998-2015), four distinct parenting typologies emerged from a latent profile analysis (LPA) for mothers and fathers. They …
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Characterization of pond effluents and biological and physicochemical assessment of receiving waters in Ghana
… effluents on receiving stream quality in the Ashanti and Brong Ahafo regions of Ghana. Water, fish and macroinvertebrate samples were collected from upstream, downstream and nearby reference streams of, and questionnaires administered to, 32 farms. Total settleable solids were higher in ponds …
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Adoption of Bamboo in Ghana's Forest Products Industry: An Investigation of the Principal Exporters and Institutions
… than larger companies. Companies located in the Ashanti region show higher propensity to engage in process innovation and product development. Companies appear to be receptive to initiatives that encourage bamboo adoption. In the current situation, few companies are willing to adopt bamboo but …
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Caregiving, health-related quality of life and healthcare-seeking behaviour: A study of informal caregivers of older adults in Ghana
… 18 rural and 21 urban communities in the Ashanti Region of Ghana between July and September 2022. Key variables, including caregiver burden, HRQoL, caregiving motivation, and domains of HBM, were measured using standardized and validated instruments. Analytical frameworks such as …
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DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH-SEEKING BEHAVIOR IN GHANA
… participants recruited from the Greater Accra, Ashanti, Volta and Northern Regions, analyses of the data showed that different sociodemographic characteristics such as age group, gender and health insurance status as well as selected modified constructs of the Health Belief Model such as …
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Subsidies, aquaculture technology adoption, and welfare impacts in Ghana and Kenya
… farming households. The study focuses on the Ashanti, Brong Ahafo, and Western regions of Ghana. The data shows that the quantity of improved feed purchased and used on-farm is far below what is technically recommended for maximum yield. The results of the PSM analysis provide evidence that …
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DYNAMIC GEOSPATIAL MODELLING AND SIMULATION OF PREDOMINANTLY INFORMAL CITIES: AN INTEGRATED AGENT-BASED AND CELLULAR AUTOMATA MODEL OF URBAN GROWTH
… spatial structure of Kumasi city-region (Ashanti region) of Ghana. The third, also the overarching objective, develops TI-City model (The Informal City model), an integrated ABM and CA model for simulating urban residential growth of predominantly informal cities in SSA. The model, which …
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Investigating teachers’ lived experiences in teaching Literature in English in Ghana
… phenomenon, I recruited volunteer teachers from Ashanti Mampong Municipal, using phenomenology as the methodological framework. As part of the investigation, I reviewed teachers’ perspectives about their professional lives through the lens of PCK, since teachers’ knowledge is an important element …
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Sankofa: A virtual Exploration of the Besease Shrine
As a teenager growing up in Ghana, whenever I traveled to my hometown, I saw old, abandoned traditional buildings made of earth and timber frames. I have always wanted to know why old traditional buildings look so unique and different from our present-day buildings. They usually appear to be weak …