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  1 - Measuring the Effectiveness of Financial Literacy Programs in Ghana
  A. Atakora
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  2 - Analyzing the Characteristics of Qhast Art In the Qhazale of Hafez
  pooneh nasher Abbasali Vafaee
  The language is a complex phenomenon that is invaluable in terms of its dimensions, on the one hand, the means of communication between people of the community and, on the other hand, is the most important social institution, and on the other hand, language is a tool fo More

  The language is a complex phenomenon that is invaluable in terms of its dimensions, on the one hand, the means of communication between people of the community and, on the other hand, is the most important social institution, and on the other hand, language is a tool for expressing thoughts and emotions. By transforming the phonetic system of the language into semantic signs, the function of the language of communication and transmission is promoted to create new opportunities for the reader and the listener. Language at this stage faces two processes of self-promotion and highlighting. The deviation from the rules of the language of the standard and the addition of rules on it (highlighting, familiarity, norms of aversion, and the rule of magnitude) leads to the creation of literary genres. Literary theories have been important steps in scientific analysis of literary forms, but any literary literature can not be read by any literary theory. Formalist linguistics seems to be among the theories that can be used to extract and analyze the principles of rich language from the text. From linguistic perspective, ghazals have a functional, personal, emotional and literary function, and the orientation of the message is usually to the speaker or to the message itself, and the literary role of the language is based on the magnitude of the increments and the norm of multiple escapes. Manuscript profile
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  3 - An inquiry on symbolism in Seventh Dome (with an emphasize on ghanaian and didacticliterature)
  Raheleh Abdollahzadeh Borzo
  The Haft Peykar, which can be translated literally as “seven portraits” but also with the figurative meaning of “seven beauties”, is one of the masterpieces of ghanaian literature which is written by NeẓamiGanjavi. This book in using symbols to s More

  The Haft Peykar, which can be translated literally as “seven portraits” but also with the figurative meaning of “seven beauties”, is one of the masterpieces of ghanaian literature which is written by NeẓamiGanjavi. This book in using symbols to state psychological structure of human is unique. He in his book has depicted the conduct of Bahram in Seven Valleys of Seven Firmamentsby Seven Empress of World, in order to have reachedBahramto wholeness and perfection.In Seventh Dome which has been specific to the white color and Venus, the story is telling by Dorsati, the Iranian princess, and all things have the smell and color of whiteness. The devout khawaja is a symbol of the BahramGur that in his trip from outward piety reached to inward piety. Among the symbols used in this story are moon, sun, tree, water, music, the guardian, women, thorn and etcetera. The aim this articleis to analyze the symbols used in the aftermoststory of Haft Peykar. At the end, a brief comparison between Bahram as a historical epic character and the Iranian athlete Siavash is p. Manuscript profile
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  4 - The study of the lyric components and its function in the poems of Banoogoshasbnameh
  Roghieh Mehmandoost Kotler Batool Fakhr Islam
  In the lyric works, using personal I (more) and social (less), the inner concerns of the owner of the work or creature's characters are narrated. The element of feeling in this literary form is especially important. Obviously, human emotions do not fit into a particular More

  In the lyric works, using personal I (more) and social (less), the inner concerns of the owner of the work or creature's characters are narrated. The element of feeling in this literary form is especially important. Obviously, human emotions do not fit into a particular literary form, and they are more or less created in all works created. Epic texts are no exception to this rule. In epic narratives, we see the linkage of the inner issues of the characters with their exterior concerns. Each of the champions has human features and emotions and feelings are in the tune of their thoughts and speeches. Accordingly, in the present article, the frequent lyric components in the epic poem of Banoogoshasbname are investigated. It seems that the poet with mention of romantic adventures, descriptions, satire, prayers and supplications, demand, khayriyah-naraee, bastard and rebelliousness, and humor has visualized to abstract  and mental concerns of the wizards by using element of affection caused to more believability of characters and placed the audience in it while reducing the violent nature of epic stories. Also, part of the ancient aristocratic rituals and customs of the ancient Iranian have been shown with the lyric topics. Manuscript profile
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  5 - The function of the sign "Roses" in realistic thought of Parvin Etesami
  Sakineh Abbasi ruhallah Hashemi
  One of the contemporary poets in Iran is Parvin-Etasami. Her poems are known for discussing and confronting the language and attitudes of female literature (female). Her thoughts of illness have entered the world of nature, but not for pleasure or comfort, but for the i More

  One of the contemporary poets in Iran is Parvin-Etasami. Her poems are known for discussing and confronting the language and attitudes of female literature (female). Her thoughts of illness have entered the world of nature, but not for pleasure or comfort, but for the important conclusion that whispers of the components of nature, especially plants, reflect the "short life of humankind. In this article, the descriptive analytical method of all narrative poems in which the poet uses the sign of a rose is studied, in order to analyze the type of poet's view of his position as a woman in Persian literature. The result of this study indicates that the role of different roles in these samples is characteristic and in the Parvin poems collection generally reflects a specific type of female realism in Persian lyrical literature, which, unlike the norms Tradition is the richness and mythology of Iranian folk and is one of the first signs of modernism. In other words, in this particular view, the position of "woman" as "beloved" is not related to love and beauty and holiness, but rather to its material nature in the community of "unstable youth". Manuscript profile
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  6 - Factors Influencing Rural Livelihood Diversification Activities among Women in Northern Region of Ghana
  Hamza Adam Henny Osbahr
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  7 - Indigenous Food Crop Production and Extent Decisions among Farm Households in Northern Ghana
  Alhassan Andani
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  8 - Influence of Women on Crop Choice Decision Making among Farm Households in Northern Ghana
  Alhassan Andani John Jatoe
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  9 - Farm households’ welfare and smallholder rice production in northern Ghana: Does all-year-round cultivation make any difference?
  Alhassan Andani Mohammed Abdulai
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  10 - Effects of Farmers’ Perceptions of the National Farmers’ Day Awards Scheme on Farm Productivity in Ghana
  Fadilah Mohammed Lambon Joseph Thomas Ayaaba
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  11 - پایبندی به استاندارد جهانی GAP و سودآوری: مطالعة موردی کشاورزان خرده‌پای آنانانس در آکواپم در جنوب غنا
  Prince Annor
  در این مطالعه، به بررسی تأثیر برداشت کشاورزان خرده‌پای آناناس بر تبعیت آنها از استاندارد جهانی GAP، ارزیابی میزان پایبندی کشاورزان پایند به نیازمندی‌های استاندارد، و مقایسة متوسط سود مزرعه‌ای کشاورزان پایبند و غیرپایبند به استاندارد جهانی GAP در آکواپم در منطقة شهری جنو More

  در این مطالعه، به بررسی تأثیر برداشت کشاورزان خرده‌پای آناناس بر تبعیت آنها از استاندارد جهانی GAP، ارزیابی میزان پایبندی کشاورزان پایند به نیازمندی‌های استاندارد، و مقایسة متوسط سود مزرعه‌ای کشاورزان پایبند و غیرپایبند به استاندارد جهانی GAP در آکواپم در منطقة شهری جنوب غنا پرداختیم. برای این منظور از داده‌های مزرعه‌ای که از 150 کشاورز آناناس جمع‌آوری شده بودند، استفاده شد. این کشاورزان به صورت تصادفی انتخاب شدند. یافته‌های تحقیق نشان داد که برداشت کشاورزان پایبند به استاندارد جهانی GAP این بود که بازار برای محصولات گواهی‌شده مبلغ بالاتری را پرداخت می‌کند به همان شکلی که درمورد محصولات ارگانیک داریم. عوامل موثر بر عدم‌پایبندی کشاورزان به استاندارد جهانی GAP عبارتند بودند از هزینة بالای پایبندی به استاندارد، قیمت مزرعه‌ای غیررقابتی و عملکرد مزرعه‌ای پایین. هرچند متوسط سود مزرعه‌ای کشاورزان پایبند (64/9083 سدی غنا) بیش از کشاورزان غیرپایبند (62/8893 سدی غنا) بود، اما این اختلاف معنی‌دار نبود. ازجمله پیشنهادات این مطالعه این بود که دولت غنا و بخش خصوصی باید به صورت هماهنگ روی ایجاد مؤسسه ملی مبادلة کالایی کار کند تا این موسسه سیستم بازاریابی شفاف و کارآمدی برای کالاهای کشاورزی اصلی غنا ایجاد بکند. Manuscript profile
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  12 - Forecasting Milled Rice Production in Ghana Using Box-Jenkins Approach
  Nasiru Suleman Solomon Sarpong
  The increasing demand for rice in Ghana has been a major concern to the government and other stakeholders. Recent concerns by the coalition for African Rice Development (CARD) to double rice production within ten years in Sub-Saharan countries have triggered the to impl More

  The increasing demand for rice in Ghana has been a major concern to the government and other stakeholders. Recent concerns by the coalition for African Rice Development (CARD) to double rice production within ten years in Sub-Saharan countries have triggered the to implement strategies to boost rice production in the government. To fulfill this requirement, there is a need to monitor and forecast trends of rice production in the country. This study employs the Box-Jenkins approach to model milled rice production using time series data from 1960 to 2010. The analysis revealed that ARIMA (2, 1, 0) was the best model for forecasting milled rice production. Although, a ten years forecast with the model shows an increasing trend in production, the forecast value at 2015 (283.16 thousand metric tons) was not good enough to compare with the current production of Nigeria (2700 thousand metric tons), the leading producer of rice of rice in West Africa. Manuscript profile