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Urinary Pesticide Residual Levels and Acute Respiratory Infections in Children Under 5 Years of Age: Findings From the Offinso North Farm Health Study by Akyeampong, Enoch, Bend, John R, Luginaah, Isaac, Oscar Yawson, David, Jerry Cobbina, Samuel, Ato Armah, Frederick, Osei Adu, Michael, Kofi Essumang, David, Iddi, Samuel, Botwe, Paul K, Quansah, Reginald

“…Background: Several environmental factors are associated with the risk of acute lower respiratory infections (ALRIs) and upper respiratory infections (URIs) in…”
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Pesticide Use Culture among Food Crop Farmers: Implications for Subtle Exposure and Management in Barbados by Yawson, David Oscar

“…Globally, there is a strong interest in on-farm pesticide use culture due to genuine concerns about the individual, public, and ecological health risks posed…”
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Access to improved water and sanitation in sub-Saharan Africa in a quarter century by Armah, Frederick Ato, Ekumah, Bernard, Yawson, David Oscar, Odoi, Justice O., Afitiri, Abdul-Rahaman, Nyieku, Florence Esi

“…The realization of the scale, magnitude, and complexity of the water and sanitation problem at the global level has compelled international agencies and…”
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Towards a concrete landscape: Assessing the efficiency of land consumption in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana by Osman, Adams, Yawson, David Oscar, Mariwah, Simon, Dadson, Ishmael Yaw

“…Most existing studies on land consumption have used a reactive approach to assess the phenomenon. However, for evidence-based policies, an initiative-taking…”
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Broadening the narratives of ecosystem services: Assessing the perceived services from nature and services to nature by Osman, Adams, Mariwah, Simon, Oscar Yawson, David, Kankam, Stephen, Ansah-Mensah, Kow

“…•Both nature and humans equally need each other for environmental sustainability.•Humans provide restoring and protecting services to nature while nature…”
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Systematic review of the effects of agricultural interventions on food security in northern Ghana by Adu, Michael Osei, Yawson, David Oscar, Armah, Frederick Ato, Abano, Ernest Ekow, Quansah, Reginald

“…Food insecurity and poverty rates in Ghana are highest in the districts from latitude 8° N upwards. These have motivated several interventions aimed at…”
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Changing land cover and small mammal habitats: Implications for landscape ecological integrity by Osman, Adams, Mariwah, Simon, Yawson, David Oscar, Atampugre, Gerald

“…•Fragmentation matrices are just statistical values without ecological meaning when not tied to a particular species or ecological process.•Distance from…”
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Machine Learning for Surrogate Groundwater Modelling of a Small Carbonate Island by Payne, Karl, Chami, Peter, Odle, Ivanna, Yawson, David Oscar, Paul, Jaime, Maharaj-Jagdip, Anuradha, Cashman, Adrian

“…Barbados is heavily reliant on groundwater resources for its potable water supply, with over 80% of the island’s water sourced from aquifers. The ability to…”
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Characterising shoot and root system trait variability and contribution to genotypic variability in juvenile cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) plants by Adu, Michael Osei, Asare, Paul Agu, Asare-Bediako, Elvis, Amenorpe, Godwin, Ackah, Frank Kwekucher, Afutu, Emmanuel, Amoah, Mishael Nyarko, Yawson, David Oscar

“…The development of cassava genotypes with root system traits that increase soil resource acquisition could increase yields on infertile soils but there are…”
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Ghanaians Might Be at Risk of Excess Dietary Intake of Potassium Based on Food Supply Data by Boateng, Emmanuel, Armah, Frederick Ato, Ason, Benjamin, Adu, Michael Osei, Yawson, David Oscar, Quansah, Reggie

“…The World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted the beneficial role of adequate intake of potassium (K) in combating the global burden of noncommunicable…”
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Ghanaians Might Be at Risk of Inadequate Dietary Intake of Potassium by Boateng, Emmanuel, Armah, Frederick Ato, Ason, Benjamin, Adu, Michael Osei, Yawson, David Oscar, Quansah, Reggie

“…Adequate dietary intake of potassium (K) helps fight noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), mainly hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. This paper (i) estimated…”
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FOOD SECURITY IN A WATER-SCARCE WORLD: MAKING VIRTUAL WATER COMPATIBLE WITH CROP WATER USE AND FOOD TRADE by David Oscar YAWSON, Barry MULHOLLAND, Tom BALL, Sushil MOHAN, Philip WHITE

“…Virtual water has been proposed as a mechanism with potential to reduce the effects of water scarcity on food security. To evaluate the role of virtual water…”
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Disparate on-site access to water, sanitation, and food storage heighten the risk of COVID-19 spread in Sub-Saharan Africa by Ekumah, Bernard, Armah, Frederick Ato, Yawson, David Oscar, Quansah, Reginald, Nyieku, Florence Esi, Owusu, Samuel Asiedu, Odoi, Justice Odoiquaye, Afitiri, Abdul-Rahaman

“…COVID-19 is an active pandemic that likely poses an existential threat to humanity. Frequent handwashing, social distancing, and partial or total lockdowns are…”
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Perceived changes in the quality of terrestrial, coastal, marine environment and natural resources in coastal communities in the Caribbean by Yawson, David Oscar, Boateng, Godfred O., Payne, Karl, Joyette, Antonio, Armah, Frederick Ato

“…Economies and livelihoods in the Caribbean strongly depend on the terrestrial and marine natural resource base. There are critical gaps in quantitative data…”
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Attribution of environmental outcomes to climate change: Perceptions of coastal communities in the Caribbean by Yawson, David Oscar, Boateng, Godfred O., Payne, Karl, Joyette, Antonio, Armah, Frederick Ato

“…Attribution of environmental outcomes to climate change is a live debate in scholarly and policy circles. Non-scientific attribution by the lay public has…”
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Towards a concrete landscape: Assessing the efficiency of land consumption in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana by Adams Osman, David Oscar Yawson, Simon Mariwah, Ishmael Yaw Dadson

“…Most existing studies on land consumption have used a reactive approach to assess the phenomenon. However, for evidence-based policies, an initiative-taking…”
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Root hair and rhizosheath traits contribute to genetic variation and phosphorus use efficiency in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) by Opoku, Vincent Agyemang, Yawson, David Oscar, Asare, Paul Agu, Afutu, Emmanuel, Kotochi, Mohammed Clement, Amoah, Kwadwo Kusi, Adu, Michael Osei

“…Rhizosheaths are soil particles that bind to the surface of plant roots after excavation. Rhizosheaths can indicate root hair length and are essential for the…”
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Respiratory and non-respiratory symptoms associated with pesticide management practices among farmers in Ghana’s most important vegetable hub by Quansah, Reginald, Bend, John R., Armah, Frederick Ato, Bonney, Felix, Aseidu, Joshua, Yawson, David Oscar, Adu, Michael Osei, Luginaah, Isaac, Essumang, David Kofi, Abdul-Rahaman, Abukari, Cobbina, Samuel, Iddi, Samuel, Tersigni, Matthew, Afful, Samuel, Osei-Fosu, Peter, Nketiah-Amponsah, Edward

“…The data presented here are from the Offinso North District Farm Health Study (ONFAHS), a population-based cross-sectional study among vegetable farmers in…”
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Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Top Soils Used for Horticultural Purposes in Cape Coast, Ghana by Yawson, David Oscar, Adu, Michael Osei, Kudu, Isaac Benjamin Yao

“…This paper investigated the concentrations of eggs of three helminths (roundworm, hookworm, and whipworm) in the so-called black soils used for domestic and…”
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Modelling spatio-temporal heterogeneities in groundwater quality in Ghana: a multivariate chemometric approach by Armah, Frederick Ato, Paintsil, Arnold, Yawson, David Oscar, Adu, Michael Osei, Odoi, Justice O

“…Chemometric techniques were applied to evaluate the spatial and temporal heterogeneities in groundwater quality data for approximately 740 goldmining and…”
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