Background: Post-operative wound infections have been found to pose a major problem in the field of surgery for a long time. Advances in control of infections have not completely eradicated this problem because of development of drug resistance. This condition is serious in developing countries...
It is highly desirable but hardly feasible to produce buildings that are maintenance free althoughrnmuch can be done at the design stage to reduce the amount of subsequent maintenance works.rnThe aim of this research is to assess the operational conditions carried out by the...
Since its introduction in 1997, the Internet in Ethiopia has been mainly accessed by the elite minority who reside in major cities. But in concerted efforts made by the Ethiopian government and some non-governmental organizations, this is now changing slowly through the provision of the Internet in...
The effects of stocking density and supplementary feeding on growth performance of Nile tilapia, O.rnniloticus in cage culture in Lake Babogaya were investigated for five months from February 2007 tornJuly 2007. Juvenile of O. niloticus having a mean body weight of 30 gm and mean length of 12.5...
The Iyanda catchment covering an area of 658km2 is studied for the selected dam site. Landrnuse/ Land cover, soil and slope of the area were mapped, so that erodability for vegitation soilrncomplex is computed. Geology and hydrometheorology of the catchment was studied andrnengineering propeliies...
This study examined whether Solution-Focused Brief Group Counselingrn(SFBGC) is effective in addressing psychological problems of sexually abusedrnchildren in Godanaw Rehabilitation Integrated Project. Fifty participants agedrn12-18 year old selected purposefully based on inclusion criteria who...
This study examines the bank-specific and macro-economic determinants of Non-rnperforming loans (NPLs) of commercial banks in Ethiopia. The study adopts a mixedrnmethods research approach by combining documentary analysis (structured review ofrndocuments) and in-depth interviews. More specifically,...
Huge consumption of water and low biodegradability of textile dye wastes calls for arncombination of biological, chemical, physico-chemical and physical processes along withrna complementary treatment process to remove more of the dyes. Persistent aromaticrnstructure and recalcitrant nature of...
vVe considered a Brownian particle trying to escape from a single-well potentialrnwith a run away on one side aided by the thermal energy of the medium in whichrnit is moving, The analytical expression of escape rate of a Brownian particlernis calculated for a model original potential (inverted N)...
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the major killers among infectious diseases in thernworld. Each year an estimated 8.9 to 9.9 million incident cases and approximately 1.55 torn2.32 million deaths due to TB occur worldwide. Ethiopia ranks 7thrnin the list of world’s 22rnhigh burden...
This paper examines domestic market structure and export performance in Ethiopian leatherrnindustry manufactures from the perspective of recent developments in international trade theory,rnwhile bringing the trends of concentration level in the sector in to the analysis. Studies on...
Material management is a very important and vital aspect for every company since constructionrnmaterials usually constitute a major portion of the total cost in a building construction project.rnIn the study, the current material management practice, problems of material management,rnstrategies for...
This thesis presents a historical overview of one of the religious radio programs to Ethiopia, Yemisirach Dimts (YD) Radio. It also examines a history of a major religious station, Radio Voice of the Gospel (RVOG), a station which had provided YD with technical and transmission facilities. The...
The study investigated the prevalence ,the nature and attitudes of bullying among students in grades 11 andrn12 from four selected schools in Addis Ababa based on convenience & ownership type namely Yekatit-12 &rnMedhanialem schools (Government owned), Holy Trinity(Faith based), Vision...
Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada) belongs to one of the few primate genera endemic tornEthiopia. Theropithecus gelada is the only living species of its genus. The present research wasrnconducted from August 2010 to May 2011 to determine the habitat preference, population size,rnfeeding ecology,...
The risks for occupational infection with blood-borne pathogens (HBV, HCV, and HIV) havernbeen a source of concern among health professionals because of their frequent and oftenrnsubstantial exposures to patient blood and body fluids and all of which are associated withrnsignificant morbidity and...
Claims in international civil engineering projects sometimes will have impact on implementing the contract successfully., in order to observe and evaluate the contract claim situation in Ethiopia, and give guideline to all the contractual roles to settle the claims comfortably, this paper devote...
Tax non-compliance is an area of concern for all government and tax authorities, and it willrncontinue to be an important issue that must be addressed. Regardless of time and place, the mainrnissue faced by all tax authorities is that it has never been easy to persuade all taxpayers torncomply with...
This study investigated the relationship between mass media exposure (particularly tornmessages about family planning) and family planning attitudes among married couples inrntwo sub-cities of Addis Ababa.rnAs the population was very large, strata sampling was employed to select respondentsrnand...
Advancement in spatial data processing especially using GIS techniques hasrnbeen playing an important role in different applications. Multiple sourcernspatial and non-spatial data can be processed for the analysis of spatiotemporalrnconditions of a given area. Having such an approach in mind...