This study investigated the effect of exports on economic growth in Ethiopia for the period 1960/61-2000/01. The study aimed to review the policies undertaken by the different regimes in relation to export policies, and to empirically test the relationship between exports and economic growth using...
In this thesis I analyzed the science communication strategy (model) of Ethiopia as a developing country with respect to the practice of science journalism. Since it is not very developed in Ethiopia I used the discussion of science popularization and communication models of developed countries,...
The major objectives of this work were to assess the utilization and managementrncondition of crossbred and indigenous goats and to develop a biophysical model forrncrossbred goats. A survey was made in three districts (Kombolcha, Gursum and Konso)rnin Eastern and Southern Ethiopia to assess the...
The fluctuation effect on electrical conductivity and magnetic susceptibility of spinglassrnsuperconductor are studied using the macroscopic generalized Ginzburg-Landaurntheory. A free energy functional that consists of spin glass (g) and superconductingrn( ) order parameters and their coupling is...
The objective of this study is to further expand the use of Remote Sensing and GISrntechniques in the country, especially in the area of project planning, monitoring,rnevaluation and impact assessment in the agriculture sector. Impact assessment ofrnthe Southern Tsetse Eradication Project (STEP)...
Background: Measles is one of the most infectious human diseases. It caused millions of deaths worldwide, yearly in the pre-vaccination era. During this era more than 90% of the persons were infected at the age of 10 years. In January 2014 suspected measles outbreak was reported from Bugna Woreda....
An instrument to measure al/itude tOll'ards f-IIVIA IDS lI'as developed based on samernsdected predictors (measuring iSSlles), 63 items were initially wril/en and adopted hosedrnon the measuring issues and prepared to be checked/or its face validity and clarity -19rnitems that survived the face...
Background: External quality assessment is the most effective method for evaluation of AFBrndiagnostic methods for tuberculosis. Blinded rechecking of AFB slides using lot quality assurancernsampling methods is currently practiced in many DOTS centers. In addition panel testing and...
The study focuses on the investigation of the risk management factors that affect the financialrnperformance of the Ethiopian insurance industry. Managing risks is an important factorrnwhich insurers must attend to achieve their financial performance. From this perspective, riskrnmanagement becomes...
Introduction: Relapsing fever is a recurrent febrile infection caused by various Borrelia spirochrnetes transmitted either by lice (epidemic louse born relapsing fever LBRF) or by ticks (endemicrntick born relapsing fever TBRF). It was once a disease of global epidemic importance. However,rnlargely...
Exploring the communication strategies employed by an international non-governmentalrnorganization (NGO) ESHE-Oromia (Essential Service for Health in Ethiopia), operatingrnin three Regional States-Oromia, Amhara and South Nation Nationalities and PeoplesrnRegion (SNNPR) to promote child feeding as...
The Gedemsa volcano lies on the floor of the northern sector of the Main EthiopianrnRift. It is characterized by a polygenic caldera resulting from large pyroclasticrneruptions. K/Ar dating performed by previous studies indicates an age of 0.8 to 0.1 Marnfor the exposed volcanic...
This study includes five species of the afroalpine flora- Cardamine obliquarn(Brassicaceae), Cotula cryptocephala (Asteraceae), Deschampsia caespitosa (Poaceae),rnRanunculus oreophytus and Ranunculus stagnalis (Ranunculaceae) collected from Balernand Simen Mountains. Estimates of 2C-values and...
'l'he electf.'on ··phonon interaction bar; ed on the harm::>nicrnapprox.imati.on for phonons is discussed by considering severalrnphysical. models. Some consequences of t.his interaction I suchrnas the possibility of cooper pairing and the BCS theory ofrnsuperconductiv:lty are...
In Ethiopia, environmental-induced problems are huge and threatening. There is arncommon understanding that environmental degradation is partly due to lack of awarenessrnabout the environment. However, studies conducted in Ethiopia on this issue are veryrnlimited. This study has attempted to assess...
Soil degradation is wide spread and serious throughout the Ethiopian Highlands. It is also a major watershed problem in many developing countries causing significant loss of soil fertility, loss of productivity and environmental degradation.This research has, therefore, been carried out to evaluate...
A study was conducted in 430 pest control workers with that ofrn161 comparable controls. The health risks and associatedrnmorbidity from occupational exposure to organophosphate (OP)rnpesticides was determined and factors ttat may contribute torna greater pesticide exposure were identified.rnPlasma...
The paper attempts to estimate household energy demand (fuel choice) using panel data for different sources of energy consumption. The study contributes to the contemporary literature a coherent view of energy demand (fuel choice) in rural setup. The result of the finding suggests that as...
The study has been conducted with the aim of assessing the quality of external audit services likernquality of services and sufficiency of resources, exercises of professional skepticism, professionalrnindependence and objectivity and external auditors’ communications.rnTo enable the...
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has placed increased emphasis on improving the quality and size of the road infrastructure. In order to meet this Ethiopian Roads Authority is assigned by the Federal Government as an implementing agency to follow up the execution of the federal road...