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Age-friendly initiatives – GHANA by Yalley, Sally, Essuman, Akye, Adjei, Patrick, Lawlor, Brian, Romero-Ortuno, Roman

“…The global increase in the population of older persons has profound inter-sectoral implications, necessitating the development of age-friendly initiatives at…”
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Optimal Hybrid Renewable Energy System: A Comparative Study of Wind/Hydrogen/Fuel-Cell and Wind/Battery Storage by Asabere, Nana Yaw, Nwulu, Nnamdi, Adjei, Patrick, Acakpovi, Amevi

“…This paper performs a technoeconomic comparison of two hybrid renewable energy supplies (HRES) for a specific location in Ghana and suggests the optimal…”
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Simulation calculation and analysis of building energy consumption of multi-story glued laminated timber structures by Zou, Yuying, Gu, Xiaoyu, Adjei, Patrick, Wang, Zheng, Huang, Yujie

“…As the only renewable building material, wood has a strong carbon sequestration effect. Thus, timber structures have the natural advantages of saving energy…”
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Pathologic cardiac repolarization in pharmacoresistant epilepsy and its potential role in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: A case–control study by Surges, Rainer, Adjei, Patrick, Kallis, Constantinos, Erhuero, Joy, Scott, Catherine A., Bell, Gail S., Sander, Josemir W., Walker, Matthew C.

“…Summary Purpose:  To determine whether abnormal cardiac repolarization and other electrocardiography (ECG) predictors for cardiac mortality occur in epilepsy…”
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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in the management of calf muscle spasticity in cerebral palsy: A pilot study by Logosu, Delali, Tagoe, Thomas A., Adjei, Patrick

“…This study sets out to evaluate the effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in the management of calf muscle spasticity in children…”
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Safe Reinforcement Learning for Arm Manipulation with Constrained Markov Decision Process by Adjei, Patrick, Tasfi, Norman, Gomez-Rosero, Santiago, Capretz, Miriam A. M

“…In the world of human–robot coexistence, ensuring safe interactions is crucial. Traditional logic-based methods often lack the intuition required for robots,…”
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Neurological disorders encountered at an out-patient clinic in Ghana's largest medical center: A 16-year review by Akpalu, Albert, Adjei, Patrick, Nkromah, Kodwo, Poku, Foster Osei, Sarfo, Fred Stephen

“…With a rising age of its population, sub-Saharan Africa(SSA) is currently experiencing an unprecedented rise in burden of neurological disorders. There is…”
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Clinical and therapeutic outcomes of COVID-19 intensive care units (ICU) patients: a retrospective study in Ghana by Afriyie-Mensah, Jane, Aboagye, Elvis Twumasi, Ganu, Vincent Jessey, Bondzi, Samuel, Tetteh, Dennis, Kwarteng, Ernest, Akamah, Joseph, Doku, Alfred, Adjei, Patrick

“…The COVID-19 pandemic had caused significant morbidity and mortality, with over a million deaths recorded to date. Mortality recorded among severe-critically…”
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Prevalence and risk factors for Active Convulsive Epilepsy in Kintampo, Ghana by Ae-Ngibise, Kenneth Ayuurebobi, Akpalu, Bright, Ngugi, Anthony, Akpalu, Albert, Agbokey, Francis, Adjei, Patrick, Punguyire, Damien, Bottomley, Christian, Newton, Charles, Owusu-Agyei, Seth

“…Epilepsy is common in sub-Saharan Africa, but there is little data in West Africa, to develop public health measures for epilepsy in this region. We conducted…”
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Stroke Outcome and Determinants among Patients with and without Diabetes in a Tertiary Hospital in Ghana by Akpalu, Albert, Adjei, Patrick, Yorke, Ernest, Atiase, Yacoba, Osei-Poku, Foster, Yawson, Alfred E., Akpalu, Josephine, Nkromah, Kodwo

“…Background. Diabetes mellitus, a well-established independent risk factor for stroke, has varied association with stroke outcome from previous studies. This…”
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Pachydermoperiostosis in a patient with chronic hepatitis B virus infection referred as acromegaly: a case report by Atiase, Yacoba, Yorke, Ernest, Akpalu, Josephine, Opoku-Asare, Bismark, Adjei, Patrick, Amissah-Arthur, Maame Boatemma, Akpalu, Albert

“…Primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy also known as pachydermoperiostosis is a rare genetic disorder that has often been confused with acromegaly because of…”
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Prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors among students of a tertiary institution in Ghana by Ofori, Eric K., Intiful, Freda D., Asante, Matilda, Asare, George A., Adjei, Patrick K., Steele‐Dadzie, Rebecca K., Amoako‐Mensah, Anna, Mensah, Daniel, Angmorterh, Seth K.

“…Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are listed as one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity by the World Health Organization. The World Heart Federation…”
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Do subclinical electrographic seizure patterns affect heart rate and its variability? by Adjei, Patrick, Surges, Rainer, Scott, Catherine A, Kallis, Constantinos, Shorvon, Simon, Walker, Matthew C

“…Summary Purpose Autonomic symptoms during seizures may provide information on seizure onset zone. We investigated whether changes in heart rate (HR) and HR…”
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In-hospital Delays of Acute Ischaemic Stroke Treatment and Their Influence on Outcomes in Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana (P7-5.004) by Duodu, Fiifi, Mends, David, Agbinko-Djobalar, Babbel, Pekyi-Boateng, Prince, Nkromah, Kodwo, Adjei, Patrick, Akpalu, Albert

“…Abstract only…”
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Techno-economic feasibility assessment model for integrating hybrid renewable energy systems into power systems of existing ships: A case study of a patrol boat by Animah, Isaac, Adjei, Patrick, Djamesi, Eli Kofi

“…The shipping industry has set out to reduce CO 2 emissions by 50% by 2050 compared to 2008, as op. cit. in the note by the International Maritime Organisation…”
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COVID‐19 and autoimmune rheumatic disease: behavioural changes adopted by patients amid the pandemic by Dey, Dzifa, Katso, Bright, Issaka, Saudatu, Adjei, Patrick

“…Background Amid concerns about severe COVID‐19 in patients with autoimmune rheumatic disease (AIRD) during the outbreak, it is crucial to explore behavioural…”
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The modern pre-levodopa era of Parkinson's disease: insights into motor complications from sub-Saharan Africa by CILIA, Roberto, AKPALU, Albert, PEZZOLI, Gianni, SARFO, Fred Stephen, CHAM, Momodou, AMBONI, Marianna, CEREDA, Emanuele, FABBRI, Margherita, ADJEI, Patrick, AKASSI, John, BONETTI, Alba

“…During the past decade, a number of large drug trials suggested that the initiation of levodopa therapy should be delayed to reduce the risk of motor…”
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The sound insulation performance of light wood frame construction floor structure based on phononic crystal theory by Zou, Yuying, Wang, Zheng, Adjei, Patrick, Zhao, Xinyue

“…The development of timber structures worldwide is rapid and promising. Acoustic insulation is an important metric to measure the quality of occupants' living…”
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Guillain-Barre syndrome and pulmonary embolism in an adult female with COVID-19 infection in Ghana: A case report by Tetteh-Wayoe, Eugene, Duodu, Fiifi, Pekyi-Boateng, Prince Kwabla, Agyeman Badu, Nana Boakye, Akpalu, Albert, Adjei, Patrick

“…The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic began at the end of 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, China. This novel coronavirus is classified…”
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COVID-19 and medical education: an opportunity to build back better by Agyei-Nkansah, Adwoa, Adjei, Patrick, Torpey, Kwasi

“…The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in the Hubei province of China has rapidly transformed into a global pandemic. In response to the first few…”
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