Publications by authors named "J L Ago"

Introduction: Clinical placement (CP) is essential to radiography education, providing students with opportunities to put theory into practice. However, a 'Best Practice Clinical Learning Environment' (BPCLE) for radiography students, is one that is adequately resourced, both in terms of equipment and professionals, as these are critical to the development of students' professional skills. Consequently, this study examined the effects of the clinical learning environment on Ghanaian radiography students' CP experiences.

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Objectives: The objectives of this review were to identify the causes, types, and effects of clinical interactions that medical radiation students (MRS) consider as challenging and assess available support and coping strategies during these challenging interactions. The overarching aim is to understand the current situation of challenging clinical interactions (CCIs) for MRS during clinical placement (CP).

Key Findings: A comprehensive literature search on PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Ovid Medline, CINAHL, ERIC, OpenDissertation, and ProQuest Digital databases for studies published from 2005 to 2024 found 133 studies, with 11 meeting the inclusion criteria.

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Background: Despite the benefits of forensic radiography (FR), its practice is in its infancy in Ghana. Radiographers, knowingly or unknowingly undertake forensic imaging despite a lack of guidelines, protocols and proper training in Ghana. This study aimed to explore Ghanaian radiographers' perceptions of FR and identify their experiences.

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Purpose: The present study was undertaken to investigate the changes of visual evoked potential (VEP) induced by lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) kindling in comparison with those induced by amygdala (AMG) and hippocampus (HPC) kindling in rats.

Methods: Under pentobarbital anesthesia, the rats were fixed to a stereotaxic apparatus, and stainless steel electrodes were implanted into the LGN, AMG, HPC and the occipital cortex (OCOR). Bipolar stimulation was applied to the LGN, AMG or HPC every day until generalized seizure was obtained.

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The changes of electromyographic activity (EMG seizure) induced by maximal electroshock were studied in comparison with those of behavioral seizures in mice. In addition, the effects of certain antiepileptics on behavioral seizures and EMG seizure induced by maximal electroshock were also studied. High amplitude with high frequency EMG seizure was observed in parallel with the appearance of tonic extensor (TE) seizure and an intimate relationship was observed between the two parameters.

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