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Heat Stress in Quail: Impacts on Health and Productivity, and Mitigation Strategies

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Heat stress disrupts physiological homeostasis in quail, inducing oxidative stress, immune dysregulation, and metabolic imbalance, which impair growth, reproduction, product quality, and welfare. Integrating nutritional, environmental, and genetic–epigenetic strategies enhances thermotolerance, sustains productivity, and supports climate‐smart quail ...
T. A. Eletu, I. A. Anjola, L. O. Fasasi, D. P. Fadipe, A. T. Afuye, F. O. Fasanya, O. E. Oke   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Introducing virtual microscopy at the University of Ghana during the COVID‐19 pandemic—Identifying and overcoming obstacles in a low‐resource learning environment

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract The introduction of new educational technologies into resource‐challenged learning environments is often hindered by several factors, with the lack of infrastructure and computer hardware being only one critical aspect. The COVID‐19 pandemic required a sudden switch to online learning and accelerated the implementation of e‐learning approaches
Nii Koney‐Kwaku Koney, Smart Nana Omenako, David Nana Adjei, Benjamin Arko‐Boham, Michael Hortsch   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Schools preparedness for menstrual hygiene management: a descriptive cross-sectional study in the West Gonja Municipality, Savannah Region of Ghana

BMJ Open, 2022
Objective This study aimed to investigate schools’ preparedness for menstrual hygiene management in the West Gonja Municipality of Ghana.Design This was a cross-sectional study with a mixed-methods approach.Setting Junior high schools in the West Gonja ...
Abdulai Abubakari, Mubarick Nungbaso Asumah, Ayishetu Gariba   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Northern Ghana elephant survey

Pachyderm, 2007
Northern Ghana shelters an important protected areas network. However, the current elephant range is restricted to a few protected areas. An aerial total count was carried out in Mole National Park and partially in Gbele Resource Reserve. The eastern and western corridors were surveyed by direct and indirect distance sampling counts.
openaire   +3 more sources

University strategy in transnational higher education: The strategic approaches of newly established and ‘small’ international branch campuses

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Newly established international branch campuses (IBCs) commence operations without a student body, and even after several years, many institutions fail to grow beyond 500 students. Despite having unique strategic needs, small IBCs are largely overlooked in the higher education literature.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
wiley   +1 more source

‘It is an emotional rollercoaster!!!’ Experiences of mothers of preterm newborns seeking care at a tertiary hospital in Ghana: a qualitative phenomenological study

BMJ Open
Objective To describe, through the phenomenological lens, the experiences of mothers following preterm birth and admitted at a tertiary hospital.Methods Design Descriptive phenomenological study.Setting Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of a tertiary ...
Ruth Nimota Nukpezah, Gideon Awenabisa Atanuriba   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors Influencing Sustained Utilization of Child Welfare Services among Children Aged 18 to 59 Months in a Low-Income Rural Community, Ghana

The Scientific World Journal, 2021
Background. Despite substantial progress in reducing child mortality, concerted efforts remain necessary to avoid preventable deaths in children under-5 years and to accelerate progress in improving child survival. The patronage of child welfare services
Kennedy Diema Konlan, Roberta Mensima Amoah, Abdul Razak Doat, Juliana Asibi Abdulai   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Digital Transformation and Informal Innovation in Africa: Reframing STI Policy for Inclusive Circular Economy Transitions

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid increasing environmental and economic pressures, Africa's transition to a circular economy (CE) presents a vital pathway to inclusive, low‐carbon development. Yet, how digital transformation, informal innovation, and science, technology, and innovation (STI) policy readiness shape CE outcomes remains underexplored.
Emmanuel K. Manu, Isaiah Nketiah, Simplice A. Asongu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Misconception of Science and Traditional Beliefs on Covid-19 and Hepatitis B among a Cross-Section of the People of Northern Region-Ghana [PDF]

E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
The study aimed to assess the science and the traditional beliefs of the people on COVID-19 and Hepatitis B among a cross-section of Ghanaian communities to provide a foundation for more education on diseases in the country. The study was limited to five
Abdallah Salifu, Robert Akayim Awasina , Nimatu H. Musah   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Maternal Determinants of Birth Weight in Northern Ghana

PLOS ONE, 2015
El peso al nacer generalmente se considera un indicador del estado de salud de una sociedad determinada. Como resultado, este estudio se diseñó para investigar la asociación entre el peso al nacer y factores maternos como el aumento de peso gestacional, el IMC previo al embarazo y el estado socioeconómico en el norte de Ghana.
Abdulai Abubakari, Gisela Kynast‐Wolf, Albrecht Jahn   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources