Background: Lower respiratory tract infections are the commonest health problem demanding frequent consultation and hospitalization. Moreover, in recent years, there has been dramatic rise in antibiotic resistance among respiratory pathogens. There are limited information concerning Lower...
Erta’Ale lava lake is located at the center of the Erta’Ale volcanic range in the northern afar depression. Erta’Ale is known by its two active lava lake situated at northern and central part of the caldera. The thesis generally considered the compositional variation of the...
The focus of the study was to investigate the gender difference in academic achievement by comparing female students with male students in Private Higher Education institutions in Addis Ababa. To deal with the problem, four basic research questions were formulated. The research questions focused on...
Conventional light microscopy using Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) stained smears prepared directly fromrnsputum specimens is the most widely available test for diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) inrnresource-limited settings. However, a major shortcoming of conventional microscopy is its lowrnsensitivity compared...
Denitrifying bacteria (95 in number) were isolated from the four Soda Lakes of Ethiopiarnnamely, Lake Abijata, Lake Arenguade, Lake Chitu and Lake Shalla. Similar species ofrndenitrifying bacteria were identified from the four lakes. The sequence and phylogeny relationrnof the isolates show that...
This community based cross-sectional study on factors determining modern contraceptivernacceptance by currently married women in age bracket (15-49) was conducted in Sodo ZuriarnWoreda in SNNPR Wolaita Zone. The method of data collection was using pre-testedrnquestionnaires administered to randomly...
The present study was conducted to find out the teaching and learning styles at the Graduate programs of AAU. Descriptive survey design was used to assess the teaching and learning styles at the graduate programs of AAU. The subjects in this study were 100 graduate students and 50 instructors...
Being cleaner and climate friendly, wind energy has been increasingly utilized to meet the evergrowingrnglobal energy demands. In Ethiopia, a wide gap exists between wind resources andrnactual energy production, and it is imperative to expand the wind energy production. This studyrnwas conducted in...
Bulk silicon (Si) and germanium (Ge) have an indirect band gap transitions however when they arernminiaturized to nanometer scale, the energy gap between the highest occupied molecular orbitalrn(HOMO) and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) increases, and hence the transitionrnchanges to...
Concern over high transportation fuel costs, trade deficits, depleting resources, energyrnsecurity, and mounting evidence of global climate change has led to re-investigation ofrnfossil fuel alternatives. For this reason Ethiopian Ministry of Water and Energy hasrnstarted promoting bio-energy as a...
Background: Group B streptococcus (GBS) or Streptococcus agalactiae are membersrnof the normal flora of the female genital tract. During labor GBS may infect thernnewborn, leading to neonatal sepsis and meningitis. GBS emerged in the 1970s as one ofrnthe most frequent causes of sepsis and...
The main objective of this study was to examine ―Factors that influence Female Teachers‘ Participation in Action Research at Lafto Government Primary School.‖ In order to understand the participation of female teachers in research activities, qualitative data was generated...
Akaki River Catchment is a sub catchment of Awash drainage basin with an approximaternsurface area of around 1462km2, boundary length of 216km and it lies at the eastern edgernof the Western Ethiopian plateau that descends to the Main Ethiopian Rift. The capital city,rnAddis Ababa and other smaller...
Although Ethiopia is under urbanized even by the African standard with 17% of its totalrnpopulation lives in an urban areas (i.e. above 83% of the total population of Ethiopia depend onrnagriculture) currently the urban expansion has adverse impacts on many farm households’rnlivelihood...
An ecological study of the vegetation of the Harennarnforest was performed from April 1986 to October 1986. Datarnon the vegetation and environmental factos were collected,rni.e. enumeration of tree and shrub species, an estimate ofrncover abundance value for herbs, epiphytes and lianes,...
This research makes assessment on the causes and cost impacts of change orders on road projects in Ethiopia. Emphasis is given to the identification of the root causes of change order categories from seventeen road project with a total of 123 reasons of causes of change order. As a result the most...
Ethiopia is facing rapid deforestation and degradation of land. To overcome this serious problem, the Government of Ethiopia has taken different measures such as policy interventions, conducted studies, and implemented massive soil and water conservation (SWC) and capacity building programs. The...
The overall aim of this dissertation is to contribute to the improvement of the engineeringrncurriculum development and engineering students’ learning in Ethiopia by utilizing bothrntheoretical and empirical enquiry. The study tried to provide insights into the major processes andrnfactors...
In this thesis we study the statistical properties of two-mode coherent and laser lightrnbeams in a cavity coupled to two-mode vacuum reservoir. We obtain c-number Langevinrnequations using the pertinent master equation. Making use of the solutions of the resultingrnc-number Langavien equations, we...
Background: Every institution which provides food for a large group of consumers has the responsibility to keep the safety and wholesomeness of food otherwise it will result outbreaks of food borne illness. The most identified contributing factors of food borne illness in mass catering...