The current study was conducted on the dry evergreen montane forest known asrnMenagesha Suba State Forest, which is situated 30 km away in the south west of Addis Ababarnin Oromia National Regional State. The study mainly focuses on the assessment of the diversityrnof herbaceous flowering plants in...
Internet use, especially in developing countries, has expanded rapidly in recent years. Even in light of this, penetration rates differ markedly between developed and developing countries and across developing countries. rnTo identify the determinants of Internet penetration in low income countries...
In this thesis, the photovoltaic properties of the blended polymer of APFO-G6 havernbeen investigated based on enhancing its absorbance. The structure of the blendedrnpolymer was ITO/PEDOT:PSS/D75:APFO-G6:PCBM/Al. The electrical propertiesrnwere studied using Current Voltage (J-V) characteristics...
This thesis examines the institutional arraignment of the FDRE’s Ministry of National Defense,rnin its application of modern education and training. It takes the case of training of the MainrnDepartment. The thesis has mainly focused on revealing gaps in its sub departments,...
In this study, 13 popula~ions, representing six species/taxa of GuizOlia were compared usingrnisozyme markers. The three enzyme systems, aspartate aminotransferase (AAT, B.C. 2.6.1.1),rnacid phosphatase (ACP, E.C. 3.1.3.2) and phosphoglucose isomerase (PG!, B.C. 5.3.1.9) werernused to study the...
Introduction: Empirical studies reveal that school feeding programs have significant positivernimpact on school participation. Such studies suggest school feeding programs are effective inrnencouraging school enrollment, enhancing class attendances, and lowering student drop-outs.rnTo the contrary,...
Background: Reducing maternal and under-five mortality through the use of cost-effective strategies continues to be a challenge, particularly in Ethiopia. There is a paucity of knowledge on the cost of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) services in Ethiopia. This poses a challenge in the economic...
The presence, substrate inducibility and regulations ofrnthe enzyme nitrate reductase (NADH: Nitrate Oxidoreductase, . .rnE.C. 1.6.6 .• 1)(NR) of both dark-grown and light-grown tef plantsrn(Eragrostis ~ (Zucc.) 'rrotter) were studied. The relativernmerits of the in vivo and in vitro methods...
Background: Evidence show that nutrition counseling during pregnancy has significant impact on dietary habit of pregnant women, and on maternal and birth outcome of pregnancy. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that health care providers need to give adequate, specific and acceptable...
Linseed (Linum usitatissimim L. 2n = 30) is the second most important oilseed crop inrnproduction after noug in the higher altitudes of Ethiopia. It is suited to a wide range of soilrntypes but it is sensitive to and performs poorly on the acidic soils. Sixty-four linseedrngenotypes, consisting of...
Amylase producing bacterial strains associated withrnkocho and tef fermentation were isolated. The strain fromrnfermenting kocho was identified as Bacillus subtilis whilernthe strain from fermenting tef was identified as Bacillusrnlicheniformis.rnConditions for the productions of amylases...
The extent and distribution of sex-related and total genetic variation in Hagenia abyssinicarn(Bruce) J.F. Gmel collected from four geographical regions of Ethiopia were analyzed usingrnrandom amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers for 80 plants representing 8 populations.rnThree decamer primers...
Bamboo is an ancient woody grass widely distributed in tropical, subtropical and mildrntemperate zones. There are about 1 200 species of bamboo in some 90 genera, of whichrntwo species namely highland and lowland bamboo are indigenous to Africa and widelyrndistributed in Ethiopia. Ethiopia has more...
'DIe floristic composition and stmcnIre of tbe forest vegetation of southwestem Etluopia between altinIdes 1050 torn2500 m are described. Sample plots of 30 m x 30 m were taken for woody plants and 2 m x 2 m for herbaceous andrnbambeo plants. A total of 101 sample plots were analyzed. The...
Composite materials are combinations of two or more materials giving a third materialrnwith highly desirable properties. A composite material cylindrical shell is one of therncomponents used in weight sensitive areas as composite materials are nowadaysrncommonly used in the aviation industry and...
The research is concerned with designing of Biogas Production System for Condominium andrnstudying its Feasibility by crosschecking field survey and information from literatures. The fieldrnsurvey data support the opinion about the importance of constructing biogas plant forrnCondominium where the...
The main purpose of this study was to examine the practices and problems of internal media pluralism in FBC‟s news magazine coverage. Internal media pluralism reflects how social and political diversities are reflected in media contents. Practising pluralism in the media content is very...
Gear Fault detection is an important problem associated with many rotating machinery that is coupled with gearbox. A damage not detected in time can result in severe damage to machinery, catastrophic injuries, and substantial financial losses. On the other hand, if a fault is detected in its early...
Based on reception theory, this study was conducted to explore how high schoolrnyouth in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, interpret and make sense of HIV/AIDS mediarnmessages, with particular reference to “Yebekal†HIV/AIDS Radio Program.rnTo generate appropriate data, a two stage triangulated...
The purpose of this research was to study electronic media’s supplementary prevention practise against human trafficking in Ethiopia. The study was conducted in Hossana city administration of the Hadiya Zone. To meet the objectives of the study, both qualitative and quantitative methods of...