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This book is meant to be the student's companion and the supervisor’s assistant in guiding the student in writing the thesis or dissertation with minimal stress. Written for undergraduate, master's and doctorate students, My Thesis, My Dissertation adopts a plain and straightforward style devoid of terminologies that seem to confuse the research student.
There is no doubt that proverbs are useful guideposts based on a multitude of experiences and observations that are part of everyday life in the family, the workplace, business and any form of human exchange including the academia. As a student’s guide to astuteness in school, Proverbs for Students appropriates apposite proverbs from the Bible to direct the discerning student on his way to academic success.
Testimony of God's Faithfulness: A Posthumous Autobiography of Rev. Dr. Seth Senyo Agidi
Testimony of God's Faithfulness: A Posthumous Autobiography of Rev. Dr. Seth Senyo Agidi
This book follows the amazing life story of one of God's faithful stewards - the late Seth Senyo Agidi, immediate past moderator of the General Assembly of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ghana
PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
Michael Dabi and Eric Tackie Tawiah Ankrah
The present study assessed compliance with COVID-19 prevention protocols in the hospitality industry in the Ho Municipality of the Volta Region of Ghana. The study employed secondary data gathered in February 2021 from a 3-day field exercise undertaken by the Ghana Tourism Authority on the compliance of the Safety Protocols on the COVID-19 pandemic by operators in the hospitality industry. A total of sixty units (20 hotels, 20 local restaurants, and 20 Drinking Bars) were selected using a mixture of probability and non-probability sampling techniques such as stratified, purposive, and simple random sampling. The resulting data gathered using structured questionnaire and observations were coded and entered into SPSS for analysis. Results showed that all sectors and units were adhering to the proposed safety protocols to an appreciable extent. The study made recommendations in line with WHO standard protocols for preventing the spread of the virus and regular monitoring of hospitality facilities in the municipality and beyond to ensure compliance.
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https://techniumscience.com/index.php/biochemmed/article/view/3270
Michael Dabi, Cinderella Esinam Agakpe, and Benjamin Anani
This study aimed to determine the level of awareness of carbon monoxide poisoning among residents of the Ho Municipality in Ghana's Volta Region. The population was made up of residents of Ho, and the study utilised a descriptive approach. A total of 569 people were chosen utilising stratified and convenience sampling procedures. Google Forms was used to collect data, and SPSS was used to analyse it. The findings suggested that respondents had a low level of awareness of carbon monoxide poisoning. In addition, the majority of the respondents' apartments lacked smoke or CO alarms, making them more vulnerable to CO poisoning. Finally, the study discovered that CO poisoning awareness programmes were rare in the Municipality. Therefore, the study recommended, among other things, more CO poisoning awareness programmes.
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https://www.elixirpublishers.com/articles/1624623870_ELIXIR2021046789.pdf
Emmanuel Kaboja Magna, Michael Dabi, and Peter Tadri
Introduction : Malaria is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in Ghana. However, we are faced with lack of reliable data on the spatial distribution for effective control measures in the semi -arid zones of Ghana. This study aimed at mapping and describing the transmission patterns of malaria to identify the high risk zones in the Upper west region of Ghana.
Materials and Methods: We mapped the 7 -years malaria data regarding all districts using a GPS. The mapping technique employed the graduated colour maps, with natural break classification method. Thematic map generated in ArcView was overlaid on a vegetation map of the region. Results: The maps showed spatial distribution of malaria in the region: Wa municipality had the highest incidence of the disease (21.72%), whereas, Daffiama -Bussie had the lowest rate (4.24%) during the study. The study also showed a very high malaria incidence (1.481001 -1.910000) per 10000 in the Wa municipality, Nandowli -kaleo, and the Nandom districts. Over the period, the highest incidence was recorded within the grassland with scattered trees and widely cultivated areas of Savanna woodlands. Conclusion: Community health education, improvement of public health, interventions using the mass distribution of mosquitoes treated nets, and integrated vector control are recommended.
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Emmanuel K. Magna, Augustine Donkor, Michael Dabi, Emmanuel Ansah, Eliot Kumassah, Prince Owusu
Emmanuel K. Magna, Augustine Donkor, Michael Dabi, Emmanuel Ansah, Eliot Kumassah, Prince Owusu
The emergence of the Water Quality Index (WQI) has helped to convey vital water quality information to stakeholders and the general public at certain locations and times based on water quality parameters. The present study was carried out to assess how improper solid waste disposal impacts on the potability of surface and ground water at Kpassa in the Nkwanta North District of the Volta Region in Ghana. Water samples were collected at different locations on the River Kpassa and from boreholes within Kpassa in the Nkwanta North District of Ghana. The quality of the water was assessed by testing various physicochemical parameters such as pH, EC, Total Dissolved Solid (TDS), Total Hardness (TH), Calcium, Magnesium, Nitrate, Sulphate, Dissolved Oxygen (DO) and Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD). Apart from turbidity that was observed to be high in the samples during the period of study (indicating the presence of organic matter pollution, domestic effluents and runoffs from agricultural fields), all the other water quality parameters in both surface and groundwater were lower compared to WHO/ICMR/BIS standards. The WQI for the surface water and the borehole water were 56.50 and 94.82 respectively. The study shows that the samples within the study area had poor water quality and therefore unsuitable for drinking and for domestic use. Regular water monitoring should be carried out especially with reference to the microbial analysis to give a better view of the water quality at Kpassa.
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Emmanuel K. Magna, Michael Dabi, Eugenia Badu and Prince Owusu
Honey has been used as a bio monitor to determine environmental quality in the environments which are polluted by heavy metals, radioactivity and pesticides. The study sought to determine the levels of some heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Ni, Zn, Cu, Pb, As, and Mn) in honey and assess their potential health risk to consumers. Samples of honey were harvested from within 5km of the Tamale Metropolis of Ghana. A known weight (5g) of honey samples were digested using an oxi-acidic mixture of HNO3/H2O2 and filtered into a 50ml volumetric flask. The contents of the minerals in the digests were analyzed using atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS). The analysis revealed that the concentrations of lead (79.815 ± 16.796 mg/Kg), nickel (15.785 ± 10.968 mg/Kg), copper (13.855 ± 10.213 mg/Kg) and manganese (8.215 ± 4.452 mg/Kg) in the samples exceeded the FAO/WHO maximum permissible limits. The elevated levels of these metals may be evidence of possible pollution agents (vehicular and industrial emissions, pollution of farm soils and pockets of water) in the study area. The Health Risk assessment (THQ< 1) showed no significant public health risk to consumers. However, we recommend regular monitoring of heavy metals from the natural environment of Tamale to mitigate possible future threats to public health.
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https://www.elixirpublishers.com/articles/1534156923_ELIXIR2018066257.pdf
Many of the potential impacts of oil and gas exploration and production activities in benthic environments are well-known in shallow waters but relatively little-known in deep water environments. Ghanaian commercial oil discovery in June 2007 is located at depths of 1,100 m and 1,700 m within the Jubilee Oil and Gas Field between the Deep water Tano and West Cape Three Points blocks. The data for the study was collected in May, 2009 to obtain baseline information on the benthic ecology of the Jubilee Field and its environs for future impact assessments. In order to ascertain gradients in biological variables, sediment samples were collected along defined depths between 25 m and 1200 m along three transects. Abundance and biomass of major infaunal groups were assessed. Univariate techniques using distributional trends of diversity indices and multivariate techniques such as agglomerative cluster analysis and Nonmetric Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) were employed in the analyses of the data. A total of 265 individuals (average density = 176 ind. /m 2 ) comprising 77 species belonging to four major taxonomic groups were recorded. Polychaetes constituted 72% of the abundance followed by crustaceans (14%), echinoderms (6%) and others (eg. cnidarians, sipunculids, etc.) (8%). No species of the phylum Mollusca were recorded. The spatial distribution and occurrence of species showed sipunculids appearing in 47% of the sampled stations, making them the most commonly distributed in the area. The echinoderm Ophiotrix sp., and polychaete Magelona cincta occurred in 40% of locations. Fifty-four percent of the species were recorded in only one or two samples. Species diversity and richness revealed a general declension from the west to the east of the Jubilee oil rig. The findings indicated a decreasing trend of species diversity from 500 m and beyond, suggesting that future disturbances may not have any effect on the benthic fauna. It may just affect the distribution of a few rare species in the deep water areas.
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Michael Dabi
The undertaking of research in the sciences or business normally requires an understanding and correct application of carefully selected statistical methods and tests. Most often than not, statistical analyses used for certain types of data collected in research are faulty and misleading. There is often the temptation to overuse statistics to produce fanciful outputs by researchers at one extreme, while others at the other extreme just apply simple descriptive statistics to the data without inferring the sample results to the population as should be. This paper attempts to examine various statistical analyses and the most likely appropriate tests that should go with them with a focus on the Likert scale controversy. The most commonly and frequently used tests were gathered through a review of scientific and business publications and distinguished into either parametric or non-parametric tests. The resulting outcome presents a quick table with a handy explanation for choosing statistical tests based on the kind of data a researcher may be dealing with.
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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282111263_Possible_Errors_in_Quantitative_Data_Analyses
Michael Dabi and Mawuse Ami Kporha
The impacts of global climate change on communities and economies the world over has been a topical issue in recent years. One of the notable and most devastating impacts of climate change over the years has been flooding. Every year, reports from all over the world give an indication of the devastation caused by floods through loss of lives and property in both rural and urban areas. The problem in the urban centres is usually exacerbated by unsustainable development practices evident through the sprawling of slums, deforestation and building in waterways which are all mainly due to poor land use planning. The study examined the combined impact of climate change and unsustainable development on the frequency and severity of flood events in Ghana in the face of rapid population growth. The study reviewed related studies in other flood-prone areas of the world looking at attempts that have been made and how successful and otherwise these attempts have been and recommendations made accordingly.
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Pear Fafa Bansah, Michael Dabi, Sheena Edem Anita Dzorvakpor, Hilda Nwodo
The study examined the effect of branding on consumer buying behaviour among Textile Ghana Fabric (formally known as Ghana Textile Prints) users in the Ho municipality. Three aspects of brand equity, notably brand awareness, brand loyalty and brand image were all addressed with other factors that affect the buying behaviour of consumers. The study employed a descriptive research design focusing on case study. The population of the study was 140 and the sample size was 103, 95 being customers of Textile Ghana fabric brand and 8 being retailers of textile fabrics. The method of selection was by purposive and convenience sampling. In collecting data about the phenomena, open and close ended questionnaires were used to collect data from respondents, i.e., customers, and structured interview guide was used for retailers. Data was analyzed using SPSS employing frequency analysis and one-way chi-square to determine the number and percentage of respondents agreeing to particular assertions and to test the significance of those responses. Findings revealed that branding (brand equity) accompanied with other factors of price, status, self-concept and lifestyle are key components in influencing a customer’s purchase decision in the fabric industry. Also, the findings showed that focusing on brand features, the most important element in building a successful brand in the textile industry was design. Basing on the research findings, recommendations for intensifying promotional programs (advertisements) for other brands of Textile Ghana, constantly improving the product offering and providing a product line of the same brands to cater for price sensitive customers were made.
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http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.735.2061&rep=rep1&type=pdf
Michael Dabi and Sheena Edem Anita Dzorvakpor
Aquaculture has over the years been able to offset the deficits in national fish production all over the world. There have been substantial socio-economic benefits arising from the expansion of aquaculture. Previously seen as a solution to capture fisheries which has over the years caused significant ecological changes to the environment, aquaculture has now been identified to pose equally the same problems, or even worse in some cases. The study reviews some deleterious effects of aquaculture and assesses the impact of the increasing practice of aquaculture on the world’s environments and the possibility of its occurrence in the Ghanaian environment. Recommendations are made in line with good aquaculture practices seen elsewhere around the world.
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