Faculty of Applied Science: Recent submissions

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Reactive Case Detection Strategy for Malaria Control and Elimination: A 12 Year Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis from 25 Malaria-Endemic Countries.

Aidoo, E. K.; Aboagye, F. T.; Botchway, F. A.; Osei-Adjei, G.; Appiah, M.; Duku-Takyi, R.; Sakyi, S. A.; Amoah, L.; Badu, K.; Asmah, R. H.; Walter Lawson, B.; Krogfelt, K. A. (2023)

Reactive case detection (RACD) is the screening of household members and neighbors of index cases reported in passive surveillance. This strategy seeks asymptomatic infections and provides treatment to break transmission ...
Performance of Body Adiposity Index and Relative Fat Mass in Predicting Bioelectric Impedance Analysis-Derived Body Fat Percentage: A Cross-Sectional Study among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in the Ho Municipality, Ghana

Obeng Duedu, K.; Ngozi Adejumo, E.; Appiah, M.; Akomanin Asiamah, E.; Ativi, E.; Kwadzokpui, P. K. (BioMed International Research, 2023)

Objective The study sought to determine the diagnostic accuracy of body adiposity index (BAI) and relative fat mass (RFM) to predict BIA-derived BFP among patients with type 2 diabetes in the Ho municipality. Materials ...
Association between Micronutrients, Oxidative Stress Biomarkers and Angiogenic Growth Mediators in Early and Late-onset Preeclamptic Ghanaian Women

Anto, E. O.; Ofori Boadu, W. I.; Addai-Mensah, O.; Wiafe, Y. A.; Owiredu, w. k.; Obirikorang, c.; Annani-Akollor, m. e.; Adua, E.; Appiah, M.; Opoku, S.; Acheampong, E.; Asamoah, E. A.; Owiredu, E. W.; Odame Anto, A.; Tawiah, A.; Ankobea, F.; Afrifa Yamoah, E.; Coall, D. A. (PubMed, 2023)

Objectives: Micronutrients, especially calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) are reported to reduce preeclampsia events via several factors such as endothelial cell control, optimal oxidative stress and a balanced angiogenic ...
Prevalence of Cardiometabolic Syndrome and its Association With Body Shape Index and A Body Roundness Index Among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study in a Ghanaian Population.

Anto, E.O.; Frimpong, J.; Boadu, W.I.O.; Tamakloe, V.C.K.T; Hughes, C.; Acquah, B.; Acheampong, E.; Asamoah, E.A.; Opoku, S.; Appiah, M.; Tawiah, A.; Annani-Akollor, M.E; Wiafe, Y.A.; Addai-Mensah, O.; Obirikorang, C. (PubMed, 2022)

Cardiometabolic syndrome (MetS) is closely linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and is the leading cause of diabetes complications. Anthropometric indices could be used as a cheap approach to identify MetS among T2DM ...
Association of MYH9-rs3752462 polymorphisms with chronic kidney disease among clinically diagnosed hypertensive patients: a case-control study in a Ghanaian population Clinical Hypertension

Owiredu, W.K.B.A; Appiah, M.; Obirikorang, C.; Asamoah Adu1, E.; Boima, V.; Amos-Abanyie, E.K.; Akyaw, P.A.; Owiredu, E.W.; Acheampong, E. (PubMed, 2020)

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant comorbidity among hypertensive patients. Polymorphisms in the non-muscle myosin heavy chain 9 gene (MYH9) have been demonstrated to be significantly associated with ...
The pattern of dyslipidaemia and factors associated with elevated levels of non-HDL-cholesterol among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Ho municipality: A cross sectional study

Lokpo, S. Y; Laryea, R.; Osei-Yeboah, J.; Owiredu, W. K.B.A.; Ephraim, R.K.D; Adejumo, E. N.; Ametepe, S.; Appiah, M.; Nogo, P.; Affrim, P.; Kwadzokpui, P. K.; Abeka, O. K. (PubMed, 2022)

Background: Dyslipidaemia is a key comorbid condition of type 2 diabetes mellitus that increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. This study describes the pattern of dyslipidaemia and factors associated with elevated ...
Association between Transcription Factor 7-like-2 Polymorphisms and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Ghanaian Population.

Obirikorang, C.; Adu, E. A.; Anto, E.O.; Acheampong, E.; Quaye, L.; Amoah, B.Y.; Annani-Akollor, M.E.; Kwakye, A.S.; Fokuoh, F.; Appiah, M; Nyarko, N.Y.E; Freeman, A.; Adua, E.; Yamoah-Afrifa, E. (MDPI, 2021)

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been strongly associated with single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the TCF7L2 gene. This study investigated the association between rs12255372, rs7903146 in the TCF7L2 gene and T2DM ...
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Preterm Birth Among Pregnant Women Admitted at the Labor Ward of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana

Odame Anto, E.; Ofori Boadu, W. I.; Opoku, S.; Senu, E.; Tamakloe, V. C. K. T.; Tawiah, A.; Ankobea, F.; Acheampong, E.; Anto, A. O.; Appiah, M.; Wiafe, Y. A.; Annani-Akollor, M. E.; Obirikorang, C.; Addai-Mensah, O. (Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 2022)

Preterm birth is a global epidemic and a leading cause of neonatal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa. We evaluated the prevalence and risk factors of preterm birth among women attending the labor ward for delivery at a ...
Joint COVID-19 Contact Tracing and Malaria Reactive Case Detection as Efficient Strategies for Disease Control

Aidoo, E. K.; Squire, D. S.; Atuahene, O. O.; Badu, K.; Botchway, F. A.; Osei-Adjei, G.; Asamoah, S. S.; Amoah, L.; Appiah, M.; Duku-Takyi, R.; Asmah, R. H.; Lawson, B. W.; Krogfelt, K. A. (MDPI, 2022)

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) contact tracing and malaria reactive case detection (RACD) are effective strategies for disease control. The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the global attention COVID-19 has ...
Seroprevalence and effect of HBV and HCV co-infections on the immuno-virologic responses of adult HIV-infected persons on anti-retroviral therapy.

Annison, L.; Hackman, H.; Eshun, P. F.; Annison, S.; Forson, P.; Antwi-Baffour, S. (Plos One, 2022)

Chronic hepatitis negatively affects persons living with HIV. While varying in their transmission efficiency, HIV, HBV, and HCV have shared routes of transmission. Available data suggest widely variable rates of HBV and ...
Joint COVID-19 Contact Tracing and Malaria Reactive Case Detection as Efficient Strategies for Disease Control.

Aidoo, E. K.; Squire, D. S.; Atuahene, O. O. D.; Badu, K.; Botchway, F. A.; Osei-Adjei, G.; Krogfelt, K. A. (MDPI, 2022)

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) contact tracing and malaria reactive case detection (RACD) are effective strategies for disease control. The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the global attention COVID-19 has ...
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Preterm Birth Among Pregnant Women Admitted at the Labor Ward of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana.

Anto, E. O.; Ofori Boadu, W. I.; Opoku, S.; Senu, E.; Tamakloe, V. C. K. T.; Tawiah, A.; Appiah, M.; Addai-Mensah, O. (Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 2022)

Preterm birth is a global epidemic and a leading cause of neonatal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa. We evaluated the prevalence and risk factors of preterm birth among women attending the labor ward for delivery at a ...
CoVID-19 rRT-PCR Testing Capacity in Ghana; Indications of Preparedness for Marburg virus Outbreak?.

Nyarko, E. N.; Kumi, J.; Ofori, E. K.; Ateko, R. O.; Appiah, M.; Bontu, A. B.; Asare-Anane, H. (medRxiv., 2022)

Introduction Ghana, as of July 2022, has had 168,350 Real-Time Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (rRT-PCR)-confirmed cases of CoViD-19 infections and 1,458 deaths. Besides, 2 cases of Marburg virus diseases ...
Subcrticial ethanol-water and ionic liquid extraction systems coupled with multi-frequency ultrasound in extraction and purification of polysaccharides.

Otu, P. N. Y.; Azumah, B. K.; Tefler, F.A.; Cunsshan, Z.; Xiaojie, Y.; Agyapong, H.; Oklu, M. M.; Arhin, R. E.; Osae, R. (Seperation Science and Technology, 2022)

This study obtained crude sorghum leaf sheath polysaccharide (39.99% wet matter (wm)) by subcritical ethanol-water (40% v/v) extraction (180°C, 40 min). The subcritical extraction solution was transformed into an ionic ...
Structural and bioactive characterization of purified polysaccharide from deep-freeze pretreated Sorghum bicolor L. leaf sheath.

Otu, P. N. Y.; Azumah, B. K.; Jessica, O. M.; Zhou, C.; Yu, X.; Joseph, A.; Abraham, Q. (Industrial Crops and Products, 2022)

This study determined the effect of deep-freeze pretreatment of sorghum leaf sheath on the extraction yield of ultrasound-extracted purified polysaccharides (DFUP-1), and confirmed the physicochemical, structural and ...
Pedagogically-Improved blended learning of a chemistry course through a computerized virtual laboratory.

Asabere, N. Y.,; Gbagbe, G. E.; Tawia, E. A.; Amegashie, J. E.; Ayin, D. A. (2022)

In the last decades, ICT has been promoting the creation and adoption of new learning and teaching styles. Virtual (computerized) laboratories play vital roles in learning and teaching by overcoming some limitations of ...
Collaborative and social-personality aware recommendation of programmes.

Asabere, N. Y. (Mobile Information Systems, 2022)

Globally, the selection of tertiary programmes for higher education in a university by prospective applicants is a daunting task. Different universities offer a wide range of programmes using different education delivery ...
Exploiting cyber-attack prediction through socially-aware recommendation.

Asabere, N. Y.; Fiamavle, E.; Agyiri, J.; Torgby, W. K.; Dzata, J. E.; Doe, N. P. (International Journal of Decision Support System Technology, 2022)

In the domain of cyber security, the defence mechanisms of networks has traditionally been placed in a reactionary role. Cyber security professionals are therefore disadvantaged in a cyber-attack situation due to the fact ...
Application of multilevel and panel data statistical techniques in modelling the amount of rainfall in selected locals in the Greater Accra Region.

Asare, I. O.; Yeboah, J. O. (International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development, 2022)

This study assessed the factors that affects the amount of rainfall in Ghana. Knowing the factors that influence the amount of rainfall in a given geographical area is very important for planning and decision-making purposes. ...
Room Temperature Plastination of Three Species of Fish (Tilapia, African Catfish and African Bonytongue) in Ghana

Ameko, E.; Achio, S.; Alhassan, S.; Toku, M. (International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology, 2014)

This study assessed the suitability of room temperature plastination with locally available silicone paste and hardener in Ghana for producing plastinates of Tilapia, Catfish and Bonytongue for use as teaching aids. ...

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