scholarly journals Industrial hemp as an agricultural crop in Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nana Osei Owusu ◽  
Benedict Arthur ◽  
Emmanuel Mensah Aboagye
Keyword(s):  
Legal Status ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
International Market ◽  
Google Scholar ◽  
Agricultural Crop ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Cash Crop ◽  
Search Terms ◽  
Electronic Search ◽  
Industrial Hemp

Abstract Background Cannabis is one of humanity’s oldest crops with several uses, from food to clothing and medicine. It remains one of the most controversial crops whose production, possession, and usage are regulated differently across jurisdictions. Academic research and advocacy have resulted in the redefinition of the legal status of cannabis in several countries. Ghana recently reviewed its laws on cannabis, allowing for the cultivation of industrial hemp. The legislation paves the way for Ghana to benefit from industrial hemp and include it in the agricultural cash crop list. This paper looks at the economic prospects of industrial hemp in the wake of the new law. Methods A systematic electronic research was conducted to identify journal articles, reports, news, blogs, and other relevant materials on cannabis, marijuana, and industrial hemp. The electronic search was done primarily on Google, Google Scholar, Bing, and “Baidu Xueshi” to identify cannabis-related publications. The search was expanded beyond Ghana to find other perspectives on cannabis. The search began in January 2020 on Google using search terms like “cannabis in Ghana” and “which countries have legal cannabis.” Materials on history, financial prospects, industrial uses, and legislations on cannabis and industrial hemp were reviewed. Results Existing research on cannabis in Ghana has focused on the psychotic effects of cannabis other than its industrial aspects, which has potentials for the economy. Industrial hemp has CBD with no psychotic effects and is very useful in making medicine, paper, and textiles. Ghana has both the land and workforce to produce hemp to feed local industries and the international market. Conclusion The new legislation can put Ghana in a position to benefit from the current cannabis industry. Therefore, policymakers should implement a registration regime that would favor local investors and farmers to reduce illegal production. The regulatory framework should establish a well-equipped agency that will supervise production and research into hemp development.

GREEN OPEN ACCESS IN KENYA: A REVIEW OF THE CONTENT, POLICIES AND USAGE OF INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORIES

Mousaion ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 25-54
Author(s):  
Wanyenda Leonard Chilimo
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Google Scholar ◽  
Research Institutions ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Institutional Repositories ◽  
Current State ◽  
Theses And Dissertations

 There is scant research-based evidence on the development and adoption of open access (OA) and institutional repositories (IRs) in Africa, and in Kenya in particular. This article reports on a study that attempted to fill that gap and provide feedback on the various OA projects and advocacy work currently underway in universities and research institutions in Kenya and in other developing countries. The article presents the findings of a descriptive study that set out to evaluate the current state of IRs in Kenya. Webometric approaches and interviews with IR managers were used to collect the data for the study. The findings showed that Kenya has made some progress in adopting OA with a total of 12 IRs currently listed in the Directory of Open Access Repositories (OpenDOAR) and five mandatory self-archiving policies listed in the Registry of Open Access Repositories Mandatory Archiving Policies (ROARMAP). Most of the IRs are owned by universities where theses and dissertations constitute the majority of the content type followed by journal articles. The results on the usage and impact of materials deposited in Kenyan IRs indicated that the most viewed publications in the repositories also received citations in Google Scholar, thereby signifying their impact and importance. The results also showed that there was a considerable interest in Swahili language publications among users of the repositories in Kenya.

Evaluating Qualitative Research

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeasik Cho
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Journal Editors ◽  
The Past ◽  
Grant Proposals

This book provides the qualitative research community with some insight on how to evaluate the quality of qualitative research. This topic has gained little attention during the past few decades. We, qualitative researchers, read journal articles, serve on masters’ and doctoral committees, and also make decisions on whether conference proposals, manuscripts, or large-scale grant proposals should be accepted or rejected. It is assumed that various perspectives or criteria, depending on various paradigms, theories, or fields of discipline, have been used in assessing the quality of qualitative research. Nonetheless, until now, no textbook has been specifically devoted to exploring theories, practices, and reflections associated with the evaluation of qualitative research. This book constructs a typology of evaluating qualitative research, examines actual information from websites and qualitative journal editors, and reflects on some challenges that are currently encountered by the qualitative research community. Many different kinds of journals’ review guidelines and available assessment tools are collected and analyzed. Consequently, core criteria that stand out among these evaluation tools are presented. Readers are invited to join the author to confidently proclaim: “Fortunately, there are commonly agreed, bold standards for evaluating the goodness of qualitative research in the academic research community. These standards are a part of what is generally called ‘scientific research.’ ”

scholarly journals Correction to: Industrial hemp as an agricultural crop in Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nana Osei Owusu ◽  
Benedict Arthur ◽  
Emmanuel Mensah Aboagye
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Crop ◽  
Industrial Hemp

A Narrative Critical Review of Research on Self-Sexualization

2021 ◽  
pp. 0887302X2110042
Author(s):  
Kim K. P. Johnson ◽  
Ui-Jeen Yu
Keyword(s):  
Young Women ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Data Bases ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Sexual Appeal ◽  
Search Terms ◽  
Multiple Data ◽  
Women And Girls ◽  
Self Objectification

Self-sexualization is an emerging area of research relevant to clothing researchers as evaluations of sexual appeal often stem from specific items and uses of dress. Our research purpose was to systematically review the available research on self-sexualization. In our review we focused specifically on three topics: what precedes self-sexualizing? What outcomes are associated with self-sexualizing? And how has self-sexualization been operationalized? The time frame for this review was 2007–2020. To locate the 31 journal articles that supplied the data for this research, multiple data bases were searched using the following search terms: self-sexualization, self-sexualizing, and sexual self-presentation. Important precursors to self-sexualization include exposure to media and social media, self-objectification, internalization of sexualization, and desiring attention from others. Empowerment has been studied as an outcome of self-sexualization along with negative inferences concerning both young women and girls that self-sexualize. Operationalization of self-sexualization is varied and likely contributes to inconsistent findings.

scholarly journals KANDUNGAN SENYAWA KIMIA DAN BIOAKTIVITAS DARI SELAGINELLA DOEDERLEINII HIERON

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khoirul Ngibad
Keyword(s):  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Google Scholar ◽  
Wild Plant ◽  
Phytochemical Content ◽  
Electronic Search ◽  
Pharmacological Studies ◽  
Chemical Content ◽  
Available Information ◽  
Phytochemical Studies

Cakar ayam (Selaginella doederleinii Hieron) is a wild plant that has potential as a herbal medicine. This review aims to examine phytochemical studies and pharmacological investigations of the herb “Selaginella doederleinii Hieron”. Available information on phytochemical content and pharmacological studies from Selaginella doederleinii Hieron were collected from electronic search (DOAJ, PubMed, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar and Spingerlink). The results of this article review showed that the most of the chemical content contained in the plant Selaginella doederleinii Hieron is class of flavonoid and alkaloids compounds. Several studies have reported that Selaginella doederleinii Hieron can be potent as an antioxidant, antitumor, anticancer, antibacterial, and antiviral. The review of this article is expected to serve as a source of reference for further exploration needed for the development of Selaginella doederleinii Hieron into a standardized herbal medicine or phytopharmaca.

scholarly journals Understanding of identical politics in the Indonesia local election: critical analysis of political election context literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-140
Author(s):  
Sardjana Orba Manullang
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Identity Politics ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Google Scholar ◽  
Local Election ◽  
Electronic Search ◽  
Direct Elections ◽  
Regional Elections ◽  
Political Election

This paper aimed to gain an in-depth understanding of the meaning of identity politics in the context of the Indonesian election through critical analysis of the scientific literature of direct elections. We believe it is essential for all citizens to understand identity politics, considering that the success of the regional elections in Indonesia is closely related to the participation of all levels of society, especially intellectuals and policymakers. So for that, the author has collected much literature, and we have studied it carefully to get a deeper understanding. We get to the literature was through an electronic search of the Google Scholar database. Furthermore, our data analysis involves a system of coding, evaluation, and interpretation under the phenomenology approach to obtain valid and reliable answers. After a series of discussion of the results, we can summarize the findings, others Identity politics is a political tool of a group such as ethnicity, ethnicity, culture, religion, or others for specific purposes, for example, as a form of resistance or as a tool to show identity. Themselves a group.

scholarly journals The evolution of articulators – part I

2017 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 146-156
Author(s):  
Navneet Kaur Mann ◽  
Neeta Pasricha ◽  
Kavipal Singh ◽  
Navjot Singh Mann
Keyword(s):  
Google Scholar ◽  
Prosthetic Dentistry ◽  
Electronic Search ◽  
Review Articles ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Mandibular Joints ◽  
Mandibular Movements ◽  
Functional Movements

Summary One of the objectives of prosthetic dentistry is to restore teeth in harmony with temporo-mandibular joints. Articulator is a device that allows an operator to fabricate a restoration that will be physiologically and psychologically successful. But how much do we really know about the origin of articulators? First articulator designs attempted to duplicate anatomic relationships and functional movements. More sophisticated articulators evolved as more new knowledge about anatomy, mandibular movements and mechanical principles were obtained. The aim of this article was to describe the origin, history and evolution of articulators through the years. For this article, an electronic search was performed across three databases (Science Direct, PubMed and Google Scholar) for relevant citations. Keywords such as articulators, history, early articulators were used alone and in combination for the search. The option of “related articles” was also utilized. Finally, search was performed on the review articles and the most relevant papers were selected.

Evaluating the Research Quality of Education Journals in China: Implications for Increasing Global Impact in Peripheral Countries

2017 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 583-618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juanjuan Zhao ◽  
Gulbahar H. Beckett ◽  
Lihshing Leigh Wang
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Citation Impact ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Research Quality ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Global Knowledge ◽  
Academic Journal ◽  
Western Countries ◽  
Research Journal ◽  
Research Scholarship

There has been a rapid growth of academic research and publishing in non-Western countries. However, academic journal articles in these peripheral countries suffer from low citation impact and limited global recognition. This critical review systematically analyzed 1,096 education research journal articles that were published in China in a 10-year span using a multistage stratified cluster and random sampling method and a validated rubric for assessing research quality. Our findings reveal that the vast majority of the articles lacked rigor, with insufficient or nonsystematic literature reviews, incomplete descriptions of research design, and inadequately grounded recommendations for translating research into practice. Acknowledging the differences in publishing cultures in the center-periphery divide, we argue that education research publications in non-Western countries should try to meet Western publishing standards in order to participate in global knowledge production and research vitality. Implications for emerging countries that strive to transform their research scholarship are discussed.

scholarly journals The Institutionalization of Nature-Based Solutions—A Discourse Analysis of Emergent Literature

Resources ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rúben Mendes ◽  
Teresa Fidélis ◽  
Peter Roebeling ◽  
Filipe Teles
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Institutional Planning ◽  
Planning Policy ◽  
Search Terms ◽  
Emergent Literature ◽  
Environmental Concepts ◽  
Two Stages

The European Union quickly incorporated the concept of nature based-solutions (NBS), becoming a key promotor. This was achieved through financial support for both academic research and city implementations. Still, the processes of institutionalization are yet to be fully explored. This study aims at assessing how the scientific literature regarding NBS is addressing institutional aspects and how it is constructing the NBS narrative. This research is divided into two stages. First, it undertakes a quantitative analysis of the discourse, considering a set of preselected search terms organized into five categories: Actor, institutional, planning, policy, and regulation. Second, it adopts a qualitative analysis considering both a group of the most cited articles and of articles highlighted in the previous stage. The results indicate that the NBS concept is still shadowed by other environmental concepts such as ecosystem services. Despite being an issue promoted at the European level, the results of this exercise express the lack of concrete planning and policy recommendations, reflected by the absence of terms such as “planning objectives”. This pattern occurs in all other major categories, being the institutional category the least mentioned of all five categories. The results highlight the need to address both policies and planning recommendations more concretely, studying the institutional arrangements able to promote NBS.

scholarly journals A meta-analysis of controlled studies comparing the association between clozapine and other antipsychotic medications and the development of neutropenia

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 403-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Myles ◽  
Hannah Myles ◽  
Shelley Xia ◽  
Matthew Large ◽  
Robert Bird ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Risk Ratio ◽  
Antipsychotic Drugs ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Severe Neutropenia ◽  
Antipsychotic Medications ◽  
Search Terms ◽  
Cell Counts ◽  
Electronic Search ◽  
White Blood Cell Counts

Background: In most countries, clozapine can only be prescribed with regular monitoring of white blood cell counts because of concerns that clozapine has a stronger association with neutropenia than other antipsychotics. However, this has not been previously demonstrated conclusively with meta-analysis of controlled studies. Methods: The aim of this study was to assess the strength of the association between clozapine and neutropenia when compared to other antipsychotic medications by a meta-analysis of controlled studies. An electronic search of Medline (1948–2018), PsycINFO (1967–2018) and Embase (1947–2018) using search terms (clozapine OR clopine OR clozaril OR zaponex) AND (neutropenia OR agranulocytosis) was undertaken. Random-effects meta-analysis using Mantel–Haenszel risk ratio was used to assess the strength of the effect size. Results: We located 20 studies that reported rates of neutropenia associated with clozapine and other antipsychotic medications. The risk ratio was not significantly increased in clozapine-exposed groups compared to exposure to other antipsychotic medications (Mantel–Haenszel risk ratio = 1.45, 95% confidence interval = [0.87, 2.42]). This also applied to severe neutropenia (absolute neutrophil count < 500 per µL) when compared to other antipsychotics (Mantel–Haenszel risk ratio = 1.65, 95% confidence interval = [0.58, 4.71]). The relative risk of neutropenia associated with clozapine exposure was not significantly associated with any individual antipsychotic medication. Conclusion: Data from controlled trials do not support the belief that clozapine has a stronger association with neutropenia than other antipsychotic medications. This implies that either all antipsychotic drugs should be subjected to haematological monitoring or monitoring isolated to clozapine is not justified.

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