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Papers by Kennedy Ameyaw Baah (Principal)

Journal of pharmacognosy and phytochemistry, 2024

Mareya micrantha, a medicinal plant, is used to treat pains, wounds, worm infestations and gastro... more Mareya micrantha, a medicinal plant, is used to treat pains, wounds, worm infestations and gastrointestinal disorders. The aim of this research was to investigate the anthelmintic and antiinflammatory properties of the methanol and acetone extracts of Mareya micrantha leaves. Phytochemical screening was performed using standard methods with GC-MS used for the identification of the phytochemicals. Egg albumen denaturation was used for the determination of the antiinflammatory (in vitro) activities of the extracts. Anthelmintic activity (in vitro) of the extracts was investigated against Millsonia ghanensis. Phytochemical investigation revealed the presence of phenols, terpenoids, polyphenols, flavonoids, tannins, steroids, saponins, and glycosides. Twenty phytochemicals, most of which have known bioactivities, were identified for each extract with five being common to them, and they are n-hexadecanoic acid, Tributyl acetyl citrate, hexadecanoic acid methyl ester, 3, 7, 11, 15-tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol, and 2, 2, 4-trimethyl-3-(3, 8, 12, 16-tetramethyl-heptadeca-3, 7, 11, 15tetraethyl)-cyclohexanol. The extracts had anti-inflammatory activity. The anthelmintic activity of the extracts was significantly higher than mebendazole-treated helminths. The outcome of this study points to the fact that Mareya micrantha could be exploited as a source of potential drug candidates against helminthic and microbial infection as well as inflammation and oxidative stress.

European journal of medicinal plants, Apr 2, 2024

Journal of pharmacognosy and phytochemistry, May 1, 2024

European Journal of Medicinal Plants , 2024

Background: Malaria continues to cause havoc on various populations because of the high mortality... more Background: Malaria continues to cause havoc on various populations because of the high mortality and economic burden associated with the disease. Progress made in the therapeutics of the disease is threatened by the emerging parasite resistance to currently used first line treatment drugs. This has prompted the search for new, effective, and safe antimalarial agents. The use of traditional medicine in the treatment of various types of diseases including malaria is a regular practice seen with many cultures in Ghana. The stems of Albizia coriaria Welw ex. Oliver and Ficus sur Forssk are such plants used with little evidence about their in vivo efficacy. Aim: This study therefore aimed to assess the in vivo antiplasmodial potential, and the acute toxicity of the hydroethanolic stem extract of Albizia coriaria and Ficus sur.

Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 2024

Memecylon accedens is used in traditional medicine in the treatment of yaws, typhoid, amenorrhea,... more Memecylon accedens is used in traditional medicine in the treatment of yaws, typhoid, amenorrhea, diarrhea, and piles. This study sought to investigate the phytochemical constituents, antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anthelmintic activity methanolic stem extract of Memecylon accedens. Standard methods were employed to determine the phytochemicals present in the extracts. Anthelminthic activity and antimicrobial activity were respectively assessed utilizing Pheretima posthuma and the broth dilution method respectively. The antioxidant capacity was assessed using the DPPH radical, Total Antioxidant Capacity, and H2O2 scavenging assays. The phytochemical investigation of the extract revealed the presence of alkaloids, phenols, tannins, saponins, steroids, polyphenols, flavonoids, and terpenoids. The extract showed promising activity against Pheretima posthuma. The extract recorded an MIC of 20.83 mg/ml and an MBC of 25 mg/ml giving an MBC/ MIC ratio of ≤ 2 (bactericidal) for all the selected bacteria. It also showed higher activity against the fungus, Candida albicans with an MIC and MBC of 10.38 mg/ml and 12.5 mg/ml respectively. The IC50 values recorded for the extract's DPPH assay was 54.46±0.104 µg/ml. The TAC (gAAE/100 g) for the extract was 217.1712 mg. The GC-MS analysis revealed the presence many important phytochemicals with medical importance. The findings of this study provide insights into the possible use of Memecylon accedens as a potential source for the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of Helminth-related diseases, reactive oxidants, and microbial infections.

Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 2017

Croton penduliflorus is used in folklore medicine for the treatment of dysmenorrhea, fever, wound... more Croton penduliflorus is used in folklore medicine for the treatment of dysmenorrhea, fever, wounds, gastro-intestinal and others. The study evaluated the anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of a hydro-ethanolic extract of stem bark of Croton penduliflorus. Carrageenan-induced oedema model in chicks was used to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of the extract. Total phenol content (TPC), DPPH radical scavenging and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) assays were used for assessment of antioxidant capacities. Agar well diffusion and micro-dilution methods were used to assess the antimicrobial activity of the extract. The extract caused a dose-dependent decrease (P<0.05) in foot oedema with the highest inhibition of 69.23 ±1.05% at a dose of 300 mg/kg whereas diclofenac and dexamethasone gave 92.46 ±1.15% and 89.77 ±0.95 at 100 mg/kg and 3 mg/kg body weight of the chicks respectively. The TPC and TAC were 1238 mg TAE/g and 362.33 mg AAE/g respectively. The MICs of the extracts ranged between 25-50 mg/ml for the test organisms. The hydro-ethanol extract of the stem bark of Croton penduliflorus shows considerable anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities.

Global Journal of Engineering and Technology Advances

This research work compares basic types of energy meter and metering with the view of discussing ... more This research work compares basic types of energy meter and metering with the view of discussing the various types taking a critical look at its merits and demerits and also comparing the efficiency in terms of performance. The benefit of this research work is to ensure that adequate energy metering is use for any given meter to provide efficient services to consumers of electric powers.

Open Journal of Educational Research

International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications (IJSRP), 2021

This study sought to find out students' challenges face during the teaching and learning of acid-... more This study sought to find out students' challenges face during the teaching and learning of acid-base titrition. The research design used the study was a case study. The study took place at Berekum Presbyterian Senior High Schools in the Bono Region of Ghana. This study adopted social constructivism theory of learning. The social constructivism involves the engagement of students in a process of shared meaning-making, guided by the teacher. The target population in the study consisted of thirty chemistry final year students of 2014 / 2015 academic year from Presbyterian Senior High School Berekum in the Brong Ahafo Region. The research instruments used in the study were likert scale questionnaire and interviews. These were used to collect data and for triangulation purposes. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the sample for the study. A five-item questionnaire was developed from the research questions stated. The respondents were to place a tick (√) in a box of their choice was used to collect the quantitative data. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 for windows 2007 was used for the analysis. Students' should be introduced to acid-base titration practical early to enable acquire the process skills for the task assign to them.

The study focused on knowledge Base of chemistry Teachers’ Support Materials used in Teaching Pra... more The study focused on knowledge Base of chemistry Teachers’ Support Materials used in Teaching Practical Skills in Titration in the Senior High Schools in Ghana. The purpose of the research was to develop Teacher Support Material for the teaching of laboratory practical skills of Observation, Communication, Listening and Manipulation of equipment in simple acid-base titration. The population for the study were chemistry teachers and students in three Senior High Schools (Edinaman, Komenda and Eguafo) in the municipality. Convenient, purposive and simple random techniques were used to the municipality, schools, teachers and students for the study. The (six) 6 teachers were purposively sampled out of the total of 8 chemistry teachers because they had qualification in Science Education in Chemistry. Five (5) students each were randomly selected from every SHS in the municipality. The study concluded that, the practical skills (PS)-based teacher support materials designed for use in teac...

International Journal of Scientific Research and Management, 2020

The purpose of the study was to determine the extent to which the pupils at the Abuakwa R/C Prima... more The purpose of the study was to determine the extent to which the pupils at the Abuakwa R/C Primary School can improve upon their reading ability. It was also to find out whether they developed the interest in studying of the English Language. The target sample of the study was made up of forty – nine (49) pupils that made up a whole class. Also, the target sample of the study was post – test, observation and interview as instruments to collect data. The pre-test was conducted before the intervention to reveal the problem while post-test was administered after the intervention to find out the effectiveness of the intervention. The data was collected following a weekly planned research activity. It was collected for the tabulated and converted into sample percentages. This was used for the analysis and discussions of the research question. In conclusion, the effectiveness of the intervention has really helped to improve upon pupils reading ability. Keywords: observation, interview, i...

Social Education Research, 2022

The purpose of this research was to determine Ghanaian teachers' competencies in delivering o... more The purpose of this research was to determine Ghanaian teachers' competencies in delivering online lessons. Transitioning face-to-face instructions to an online environment presents difficulties for instructors, particularly teachers and students doing so for the first time. The researchers explore how teachers in disrupted schools use information and communications technology (ICT) in their classrooms that differ in several ways from the regular classroom. The researchers investigated the factors influencing teachers' online instruction competence. A questionnaire was used to collect data from teachers in three teacher training colleges in Ghana in the 2021 academic year. Results showed that teachers had adequate knowledge of ICT. Also, ICT knowledge was strongly correlated to ICT usage. Regression analysis revealed that teachers could become competent and effectively teach online courses by having adequate knowledge, regularly using ICT, and receiving technical support fro...

Microdesmis puberula is a plant that is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of diarrhe... more Microdesmis puberula is a plant that is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of diarrhea, stomach-ache, intestinal worms, menstrual complaints, sterility, miscarriage, loss of virility and venereal diseases, treat skin conditions, renal pain, severe headache, erectile dysfunction, and snake bite. In this work, methanol and petroleum ether extracts of the stem of Microdesmis puberula were evaluated for phytochemical constituents, antimicrobial activity and antioxidant activity. DPPH scavenging assay and total antioxidant capacity were used for the determination of the antioxidant activity. The agar well diffusion method was used to determine the antimicrobial activities of the extracts against the test organisms, Klebsiellapneumonia, Bacillussubtilis, Salmonella typhi, Enterococcus faecalis, Neisseria gonorhoeae, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus pyrogenes, Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans. The broth dilution method was used to determine the ...

International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications (IJSRP), 2020

International Journal of Scientific Research and Management, 2020

The aim of the research was to use constructivist approach to enhance performance of second year ... more The aim of the research was to use constructivist approach to enhance performance of second year elective science students of Adobewura in mole concept. In order to achieve this, the researcher employed the following research questions; What methods do teachers use to teach mole concept and to what extent can constructivist approach be used to help students understand mole concept. Action research was used since action research is a way of assessing result while operating. Purposive sampling was used to select 30 students for the study. Data were collected through tests (pre-intervention and post-intervention tests). The scores of the pre and post intervention tests were compared and result analyzed. The analyzed results indicated that students’ performance had improved remarkably after the implementation of all the intervention. For instance, when the researcher implemented the demonstration techniques, 23 students scored marks within 41-90 representing 76.67% while 23.33% scored b...

International Journal of Scientific Research and Management, 2020

Parent’s involvement in adolescent sexual health education has been identified as one of the effe... more Parent’s involvement in adolescent sexual health education has been identified as one of the effective ways of reducing sexual risk behaviour among adolescents. However, a number of factors may prevent parents from carrying out adolescent sexual health education. Four hundred and twenty-four (424) parents/guardians, including 180 males and 244 females were randomly selected from the Asutifi north and south districts of the Brong- Ahafo region of Ghana for the cross- sectional study. Self-administered and interviewer-administered questionnaires consisting of demographic characteristics, parent’s knowledge on adolescent sexual health, socioeconomic factors, cultural factors and practice of sexual health education were the measures for the study. Literate respondents had self-administered questionnaire while illiterate respondents had interviewer administered questionnaires. Interviewers translated the questionnaire from the English language to the local language (Twi) for illiterate r...

International Journal of Scientific Research and Management, 2020

The study sought to investigate the effects of using cooperative learning on female teacher train... more The study sought to investigate the effects of using cooperative learning on female teacher trainees of the Colleges of Education in learning some selected topics in Integrated Science. The investigation also sought to determine whether the Cooperative Learning Approach enhances the attitude and motivation of the trainees towards learning of Integrated Science. The study was carried out at the St. Monica’s College of Education in the Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region. In all, 80 teacher trainees consisting of 40 each from control and experimental groups were purposively sampled to participate in the study. The teacher trainees in the experimental group were exposed to the Cooperative Learning Approach and the trainees in the control group were lectured during the period of the study. The results of the study showed that the cooperative learning strategy was very relevant and beneficial in helping the teacher trainees of the St. Monica’s College of Education to improve on th...

International Journal of Advanced Research, 2018

The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of using demonstration method to improve basi... more The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of using demonstration method to improve basic stage two pupils performance on the topic building a simple electronic circuit at Juaben Presbyterian primary school. The data for the study was collected using test and interview. A sample size of twenty eight pupils was drawn from the population for the study through the simple random sampling technique. Simple percentage on the frequency distribution table of the scores enabled successful analysis of the data obtained. Results obtained from the analysis indicate that the use of demonstration method in the teaching of natural science topics particularly ?simple electronic circuit? is very effective at the basic school level. It was recommended among other things that the ministry of education and for that matter the Ghana education Service (GES) should organize in- service educational programs for primary school teachers so that they will be able to teach natural science and integrated science effectively.

Journal of pharmacognosy and phytochemistry, 2024

European journal of medicinal plants, Apr 2, 2024

Journal of pharmacognosy and phytochemistry, May 1, 2024

European Journal of Medicinal Plants , 2024

Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 2024

Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 2017

Global Journal of Engineering and Technology Advances

Open Journal of Educational Research

International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications (IJSRP), 2021

International Journal of Scientific Research and Management, 2020

Social Education Research, 2022

International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications (IJSRP), 2020

International Journal of Scientific Research and Management, 2020

International Journal of Advanced Research, 2018

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International Journal of Materials Chemistry and Physics , 2021

The study focused on knowledge Base of chemistry Teachers' Support Materials used in Teaching Pra... more The study focused on knowledge Base of chemistry Teachers' Support Materials used in Teaching Practical Skills in Titration in the Senior High Schools in Ghana. The purpose of the research was to develop Teacher Support Material for the teaching of laboratory practical skills of Observation, Communication, Listening and Manipulation of equipment in simple acid-base titration. The population for the study were chemistry teachers and students in three Senior High Schools (Edinaman, Komenda and Eguafo) in the municipality. Convenient, purposive and simple random techniques were used to the municipality, schools, teachers and students for the study. The (six) 6 teachers were purposively sampled out of the total of 8 chemistry teachers because they had qualification in Science Education in Chemistry. Five (5) students each were randomly selected from every SHS in the municipality. The study concluded that, the practical skills (PS)-based teacher support materials designed for use in teaching fundamental skills of observation, listening communication and manipulation of equipment in titration was a way of showing Senior High School Chemistry teachers how to develop these essential science process skills in teaching titration. It is recommended that, Ministry of Education, Ghana Education Service and Ghana Association of Science Teaching (GAST) must ensure that Senior High Schools chemistry teachers are taught how to use the Practical Skills-based Teacher Support Materials (TSMs) to enable them develop practical skills of Observation, Listening, Communication and Manipulation of apparatus in their students as they teach titration.

International Journal of Scientific Research and Management (IJSRM), 2020

The study sought to investigate the effects of using cooperative learning on female teacher train... more The study sought to investigate the effects of using cooperative learning on female teacher trainees of the Colleges of Education in learning some selected topics in Integrated Science. The investigation also sought to determine whether the Cooperative Learning Approach enhances the attitude and motivation of the trainees towards learning of Integrated Science. The study was carried out at the St. Monica's College of Education in the Mampong Municipality of the Ashanti Region. In all, 80 teacher trainees consisting of 40 each from control and experimental groups were purposively sampled to participate in the study. The teacher trainees in the experimental group were exposed to the Cooperative Learning Approach and the trainees in the control group were lectured during the period of the study. The results of the study showed that the cooperative learning strategy was very relevant and beneficial in helping the teacher trainees of the St. Monica's College of Education to improve on their performance in, and attitudes towards, the teaching and learning of Integrated Science. It was therefore recommended among other things that the science teachers should endeavour to integrate cooperative learning into their routine methods of instruction in the teaching and learning of Integrated Science.

www.ijsrm.in, 2019

This study evaluated The Differential Effects of Algorithm and Proportional Reasoning Approaches ... more This study evaluated The Differential Effects of Algorithm and Proportional Reasoning Approaches on Senior High School Students' Understanding of Titrimetric Analysis in Berekum Presbyterian Senior High School in the Brong Ahafo Region. The target population was the science students in the school. The accessible population consisted of science one and science two final year elective chemistry students. Quasi-experimental design was used for this study. In this design the researcher used a questionnaire and test to solicit information on students' understanding on the Effects of Proportional and Algorithm Reasoning Approaches. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 30 students for the research. Science A students formed the experimental group and were taught using algorithm approach while the science B students comprised the control group and were taught using the proportional reasoning approach. There was no interaction between the control group and the experimental group. Difference in performance in pre-test and post-test, the analysis of the study imply that students exposed to algorithm instructional approach to the teaching and learning in titrimetric analysis performed statistically better at significant level (p-value = 0.000 at =0.05). Students in the experimental group (algorithm approach) performance were better in post-test than the post-test of students in the control group (proportional reasoning). The Hake Gain was then used to calculate for students understanding in titrimetric analysis using algorithm instructional approach in teaching and learning of titrimetric analysis. The gain 0.46 (SD = 0.132) achieved fell within the range i.e. 0.36< 〈 g〉 <0.68 meaning that students understood the titrimetric analysis after they were exposed to algorithm instructional approach. The results of the study imply that students exposed to algorithm instructional approach to the teaching and learning in titrimetric analysis performed significantly better than proportional instructional approach Key Words: Abstract Concepts in Chemistry: algorithm approach, stoichiometry, proportional instructional approach, titration.

IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSR-JRME) , 2018

Educational objectives can be achieved successfully through gradual assessment of students and th... more Educational objectives can be achieved successfully through gradual assessment of students and the feedback used to instruct the students more effectively. This research was set forth to investigate how observational techniques can be used as assessment instruments to improve pupils' performance in learning at Nkawkaw in the Kwahu West Municipality of Ghana. It further assessed the extent of Junior High School teachers' knowledge of observational techniques and identifies some of the benefits and uses of the data gathered through the application of these techniques. The basic research designs used were descriptive statistics and participant observation among 250 respondents, who were selected through simple random sampling. The findings from the study showed that, teachers in the study area preferred employing unstructured observational technique, followed by structured observational technique to collect data on students with limited emphasis on the clinical and global impression techniques. Again, only a few preferred the application of other instruments and approaches such as the use of anecdotes, norm-referenced tests, rating scales and checklists to gather data. Based on the findings, the work concluded that unstructured observational technique was very useful to apply and does not involve the use of sophisticated equipment to record data. The study therefore recommends the use of these observational techniques and instruments to learn more about the strengths and weaknesses of the students. It was also recommended that, government should support training and appointing of personnels to undertake observational studies on regular basis to ensure effective teaching and learning.