Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Cybersecurity risk profiles of undergraduate students in platform dependent higher education

Abstract As higher education becomes increasingly organised through multi-platform digital learning ecosystems, students’ cybersecurity practices have become part of everyday academic participation. However, cybersecurity education often treats students as a uniform risk group an...

Crowd Management in Africa: A Systematic Review of Context-Specific Strategies and Gaps

Since 1991, over 1200 deaths have occurred due to crowd incidents and stampedes across Africa. Children, the elderly, people with disabilities, and women face higher risks due to limited access to resources and support, while young men are more exposed during political and sporti...

A review of processing structure and property relationships in limestone calcined clay cement systems with implications for locally sourced clays

The cement industry contributes seven to eight% of global CO2 emissions, with approximately 60% arising irreducibly from the decarbonation of limestone during clinker formation. Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3) addresses this through synergistic reactions between calcined cla...

When informal institutions govern better: institutional complexity and sustainable procurement bricolage in sub-Saharan Africa

Purpose Despite the growing body of research on sustainable supply chain management (SSCM), the institutional mechanisms governing sustainable procurement in African contexts remain insufficiently understood. Institutional theory’s predominant focus on formal regulatory bodies cr...

Does the Inclusion of Foreign‐Based Players Influence the Performance of National Teams at AFCON Tournaments?

ABSTRACT Team composition in sports rarely considers the significant mix of players in a national team's tournament performance. This study theorises that the mere inclusion of foreign‐based nationals is not enough to guarantee team success, especially in the African Cup of Natio...

How can manufacturing firms transform green collaboration into sustainable innovation? Unpacking the sustainable supply chain finance and stakeholder pathways in Ghana

Purpose Grounded in the natural resource-based view and contingency theory, this study investigates how green supply chain collaboration enhances sustainable business model innovation. It explores the mediating role of sustainable supply chain finance and the moderating effects o...

Prostate Cancer Research in Ghana: A Scoping Review of Research Direction and Priorities

Background: In Ghana, prostate cancer (PCa) was the second most frequently diagnosed cancer among men in 2022, after liver cancer. Despite increasing research interest, evidence needed to guide PCa research priorities remains fragmented. This scoping review aimed to highlight res...

PredKlebAMR: A machine learning framework prioritizing sensitivity in Klebsiella pneumoniae resistance profiling

The global increase in carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) has undoubtedly changed the management of infectious diseases. Meropenem resistance in K. pneumoniae is a response to bacterial strategies, these includes production of carbapenemases (KPC, NDM, OXA-48), a r...

A multiregional serosurvey of RNA virus-reactive antibodies in bats and rodents reveals the enzootic presence of flavi- and paramyxoviruses in African Pteropodidae

Bats and rodents have been identified as reservoir hosts of diverse RNA viruses that pose potential risks to humans. However, overall virus prevalence in wildlife and underlying factors determining the zoonotic potential of reservoir-borne viruses remain poorly characterized. Vir...

Predicting Underweight Status in Infants With Cleft Lip and/or Palate in 10 US Children's Hospitals

ObjectiveTo develop and compare models predicting which infants with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) will be underweight at 4 months, using multicenter electronic health record data.DesignUsing data from birth to 3 months, we evaluated 63 anthropometric, clinical, healthcare-utili...

Building Sustainable Neuroscience Systems in Africa: Evidence and Policy Lessons From GHANA

ABSTRACT Neuroscience research, education, and clinical care in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) remain underdeveloped compared to the burden of neurological disease. Despite the global recognition of this issue, comprehensive documentation of existing capacities and grow...

Hemiparasitic mistletoe, Tapinanthus bangwensis, alters nutrient allocation in cocoa host-parasite systems

Hemiparasitic plants can alter host physiology by diverting water and nutrients, yet their effects on nutrient allocation in perennial tropical crops remain poorly quantified. This study examined whether Tapinanthus bangwensis (Engl. & K. Krause) Danser infestation alters cocoa l...

Towards a data-driven circular economy in Africa; life cycle inventory insights from Ghana's concrete sector

Purpose The usage of generic databases for environmental impact assessment does not respond to the uniqueness and peculiarities of certain regions. An array of reasons accounts for this including energy mix technology, manufacturing system boundaries, environmental policy framewo...

Bridging the gaps in circular economy adoption: Conceptualizing a framework for Ghana’s manufacturing sector

Industrial decarbonization and resource efficiency have driven Circular Economy (CE) to the top of manufacturing discussions, yet putting it into practice depends on technological and digital capabilities, which remain uneven across developing economies. This exploratory study de...

Quality evaluation of yoghurt incorporated with beetroot puree

Abstract Yoghurt is widely consumed due to its nutritional value and associated health benefits. The incorporation of natural plant-based additives such as beetroot has gained attention as a potential alternative to synthetic ingredients. This study evaluated the effect of beetro...

Navigating sustainable performance: the interplay between green dynamic capability, supply chain management, and stakeholder integration

Purpose This study examines the mediating role of green supply chain management practices in the relationship between green dynamic capability and both financial and environmental performance in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana, considering different levels of s...

Heritage without borders: The challenges of Kente fabric protection as a traditional cultural expression in a multi‐ethnic Africa

Abstract Focusing on Ghana's Kente textile, this paper examines the urgent need to protect Traditional Cultural Expressions in developing countries. It demonstrates how the global intellectual property system, shaped by Anglo‐American and European legal traditions, fails to safeg...

Evaluation of mass dog vaccination campaign in Techiman, Ghana

Background Across Sub-Saharan Africa, implementation of mass dog vaccination programmes is frequently constrained by inconsistent vaccine procurement, financing limitations, cold-chain requirements, and weaknesses in distribution systems, rather than complete vaccine unavailabili...

Pre-service teachers’ interactions with generative AI for creating culturally grounded visual teaching resources

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) offers new possibilities for developing instructional resources, but evidence remains limited on how technological confidence, cultural responsiveness and system experience relate to the quality and instructional use of AI-generated visu...

Distributed signal production in entrepreneurial ecosystems: evidence from Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa

Abstract Entrepreneurial ecosystem research has established that ecosystems influence venture development through networks, institutions, and support organizations, yet it offers limited explanation of how ecosystems shape the evaluative processes through which ventures gain acce...