Studies were conducted on reproducibility, and accurate measurement of moisture content of four wood samples using an electric moisture meter. Experimental results indicated that there was no clear relationship between ...
Productivity, surface quality, and recovery are three parameters that compete for attention during lumber production. The well known phenomenon of improved surface quality with decreasing workpiece feed rate has been ...
Sixty eight personnel in the food service in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, Ghana, with varied educational and job experiences were given training on basic food hygiene. Personnel were divided into 4 groups and each group ...
In the absence of the widespread distribution of modern cooking fuels in developing countries, efforts are being made to utilise biomass residues which abound in most of these countries. This is intended to replace portions ...
In the developing countries most of the rural communities depend on forest resources for their livelihood. The establishment of protected areas and national parks however deprive them of having access to these resources. ...
Ofosu W.K.; Sekyere F.; Oppong J.(John Wiley and Sons, 2012)
Commerce and industry have been two of the main drivers of progress in global north nations (developed nations), placing them in leading positions in the world economy. Global south nations (developing nations) seek to be ...
Computer modeling aims at transforming the design process of buildings worldwide from the use of 2D to 3D, 4D and 5D design and coordination technologies. To investigate realistic values of bending moment and normal forces, ...
The use of monolithic construction in building high-rise residential buildings in most cities have gained wide spread acceptance by scholars and practitioners in the building construction industry. The complexity of ...
The paper studies disc brake failure in Mini-buses using an experimental analysis to test the maximum braking force when different brake fluids such as clean, less dirty, dirty and soapy water solution were used in the ...
This study studies the relationship between tyre pressure and fuel consumption of vehicles using experimental methods and mathematical model to predict vehicle fuel consumption. The model obtained was F = 0.6272- ...
Gyadu-Asiedu W.; Danso H.; Asubonteng J.A.(Chinese Research Institute of Construction Management, 2013)
The apparent imperfect competition that exists between local and foreign construction firms, coupled with the perception that governments give most of the big projects to the foreign firms has brought about the need to ...
This paper reports the findings of densifying ground maize cobs and Ceiba pentandra sawdust at room temperature using low compacting pressure without a binder. The maize cobs were crushed using a hammer mill. Particle sizes ...
Densification of biomass waste materials has provided a great boost to the utilization of wood and agricultural waste for domestic and industrial fuel. However, the processes involved in the production of this fuel make ...
The authors examine how entrepreneurial firms gain competitive advantage and hence entrepreneurial success by optimizing their dynamic capabilities. Using a single case design, incorporating in-depth interviews with key ...
Over two decades, national assessments in Ghana have revealed generally poor performances across curriculum-based tests for primary school (Grades 1�6). Various reform agendas have been applied to the education system, ...
This paper explores geographies of identity of Ghanaian school dropouts. In particular, we investigate how school dropouts in rural communities construct narratives of identity within and outside school. In our analysis ...
Armstrong K.L.(Washington State University Press, 2013)
There are a number of institutions posited as vestibules for maintaining and reinforcing rituals and celebrations of African consciousness (i.e., education, religion, arts, etc.). The one that does not readily come to mind, ...
The influence of rubber content within the range of 0-60% as the replacement for sand volume and water cement (W/C) ratio of (0.20-0.35) on the density and compressive strength of concrete pavement blocks (CPBs) was ...
Introduction: In this study, the effectiveness of two different interventions was investigated. The effects of a concrete abstract intervention and a regular method of teaching intervention were compared. Both interventions ...