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Search, discover, and connect with over 1,800 researchers, faculty members, and scholars across all departments of KNUST.
Department of Accounting and Finance
The researcher's work spans a comprehensive review of diverse areas in finance and social justice, focusing on themes such as insurance companies, microfinance, Islamic banking, environmental policies, household welfare, energy consumption, agricultural resilience, firm innovation, economic growth, community engagement, regulatory frameworks, valuation, food security, and sustainability.
Department of Marketing and Corporate Strategy
The researcher's research focuses on the integration of emerging technologies in healthcare settings, examining how these innovations influence user behavior, societal changes, mental health challenges, and broader policies across various domains.

Department of Pharmacy Practice
The research integrates theoretical frameworks with empirical data to explore the interplay between abstract concepts and social contextual factors, examining how mental health outcomes evolve over time in diverse populations. It contributes to advancing understanding of complex mental health conditions by testing long-standing hypotheses while addressing emerging questions in behavior and society.
Department of Geography & Rural Development
This researcher focuses on developing strategies that reduce cognitive load during learning, emphasizing the importance of self-regulation for improved academic outcomes. Their work integrates insights from metacognition and behavioral science with advancements in brain-technology, particularly in neural interfaces, to enhance communication across diverse contexts. Their findings draw from numerous studies on neuroplasticity, eye movement control, working memory, reading comprehension, and executive functioning, ultimately aiming to inform innovative approaches for mitigating decoding errors and advancing human learning.

Department of Food Science and Technology
This researcher focuses on elucidating biological mechanisms through systematic empirical study, employing a multi-disciplinary approach that integrates experimental data with computational analysis. Their work centers on understanding the regulatory principles governing metabolic processes in diverse organisms, particularly plants and yeast, as evidenced by recent studies in *Nature Biologica* and related journals. The researcher's broader research agenda extends to exploring the interplay between genetic inheritance and environmental cues, employing advanced bioinformatics tools to model biological networks. Through this systematic synthesis of findings, they aim to contribute novel insights into evolutionary quantitative genetics, developing robust computational frameworks for future interdisciplinary investigations.
Department of Surgery
The researcher's work focuses on the intersection of trauma care and emergency surgery within the broader field of health sciences, particularly examining global guidelines and the evaluation of trauma-related patient outcomes using a combination of systematic reviews and collaborative Delphi prioritization.
Department of Human Resource and Organisational Development
The researcher investigates diverse aspects of cell adhesion, extracellular matrix interactions, cancer development, connective tissue disorders, proteoglycans, nuclear physics, genetics, muscle physiology, and more. These studies collectively advance our understanding of extracellular matrix roles across health and disease contexts, integrating findings that significantly contribute to advancing knowledge in interconnected biological fields.
Department of Chemical Engineering
The researcher's work focuses on the intricate relationship between gene regulation networks and epigenetic processes in developmental biology. Their research integrates insights from multiple studies, highlighting how these biological mechanisms influence cellular development, particularly examining how gene expression patterns are shaped by regulatory networks while also considering the epigenetic factors that alter these expressions.
Department of Civil Engineering
The researcher investigates how humans make decisions in social environments and explores the neural mechanisms underlying these processes. Their work emphasizes understanding the role of decision fatigue and its impact on decision-making accuracy and efficiency. Neuroimaging techniques are employed to identify patterns of brain activity associated with rational thought and goal-directed behavior, providing insights into human decision-making dynamics.

Department of Pharmacy Practice
The researcher conducts comprehensive public health studies across multiple domains, examining maternal and child health trends, breastfeeding practices, vaccine hesitancy, mental health issues, antibiotic use, adverse drug reactions, pharmacovigilance, and pandemic impacts. Their work employs a mixed-methods approach to address these interconnected themes, aiming to contribute to global public health solutions.
Department of Industrial Art
This researcher focuses extensively on the intersection of fashion and cultural textiles within the realm of social sciences, particularly delving into the vibrant tradition known as the Kete region. Their work examines how local traditions shape broader patterns in both art and society, utilizing case studies and interdisciplinary approaches to uncover the intricate interplay between these fields. By analyzing Kete's influence on global cultural trends, their research provides deeper insights into how local customs shape societal dynamics. This synthesis of fashion, culture, and social sciences offers a fresh perspective on traditional practices, enhancing our understanding of cultural heritage while offering practical applications for sustainable development efforts.

Department of Nursing
This researcher integrates machine learning with medical imaging and healthcare analytics to improve disease diagnosis and treatment planning. Their work combines optimization algorithms for efficient data processing and inverse problem-solving to model complex biological systems. Their education in computational mathematics enables them to develop innovative solutions for real-world challenges across healthcare, offering interdisciplinary approaches that bridge technology and science.