Inappropriate use of available resources and low nutrient application are among the major causes behind the current low agricultural productivity in the highlands of Ethiopia. To curb soil fertility depletion in these areas, it requires quantifying of available resources that are responsible for...
Every group activity requires some sort of leadership to organize and direct therngroups' effort towards previously decided goals. Success of differentrnorganizations, especially educational institutions depend on effective and efficientrnprincipals.rnThe main purpose of this study was undertaken...
The main concern of this study is on assessing practices, challenges and prospects of agricultural land management in Machakel Woreda. The research aimed at investigating the types of agricultural land management practice, the challenges that impede the practice of more effective agricultural land...
The electron-positron pair production cross section through collision of a highenergyrnphoton by an intense LASER beam is calculated. We employ exact wave functionsrnof electron and positron obtained as exact (nonperturbative) solutions of Diracrnequation in the eld of a travelling electromagnetic...
Ethiopia’s manufacturing industry is at the onset of development though there are recent upsurges in the number of firms. This study examines the effect of productivity improvement of the manufacturing sector on the macro economy, sectoral output, factor and household income and welfare of...
Concrete is a construction material produced from three main ingredientsrnnamely, cement, mineral aggregates and water. The production process goesrnthrough various phases. Batching, mixing, transporting, placing compacting,rnfinishing and curing are the main ones. In order to get quality...
main objective of the study was to identify the causes and consequencesrnas well as the temporal and spatial variations of taxi traffic accidents in Addis Ababa.rnThe research was based on primary and secondary sources. Three types ofrnquestionnaires were distributed to taxi drivers, non-taxi...
This study aims to investigate the potentials and limitations of involving localrncommunities in biodiversity conservation and to propose appropriate developmentrnstrategies for harnessing such potentials in the Dess'a Forest, Eastern Tigray, NorthrnEastern escarpment of Ethiopia.rnThe Dessa Forest...
This study was conducted to develop and evaluate serological tests for C. bovis for therndiagnosis in live animals and determine the prevalence in Addis Ababa Abattoir. Postmortemrninspection (PMI), indirect hemagglutinatio test (IHAT), indirect Enzyme-LinkedrnImmunosorbent Assay (ELISA) and fecal...
Researches reveal that an enduring problem facing MFI is how to attain financial and operationalrnsustainability. Several studies have been conducted to determine the factors affecting the financialrnand operational sustainability of MFIs. However, there are insufficient studies conducted on...
The resonance scattering of a gamma rays constitutes the nuclear analogue to the wellknownrnoptical fluorescence effect .Since then several methods have been developedrnwhich led to the observation of resonance scattering or absorption in a number of firstrnexcited nuclear states. A major break...
The advancement of human civilization, economic and social activities, agriculture, mining, industrialization and also improvements in the standard of living and public health are all dependent upon an adequate supply of energy. The main objective of this study is to assess the patterns and...
Modern construction, characterized by effective and efficient utilization of constructionrnequipment to accomplish numerous construction activities. Equipment may range from simplernhand tools or apparatus to heavy-duty construction equipment. As a high level of productivityrnis important to any...
Ethiopia faces difficulty in raising tax revenue to the level required for the promotion ofrneconomic growth and development. To address these fiscal challenges, the government ofrnEthiopia has initiated a sequence of tax reforms. The evaluation was made in to two differentrncategories. The first...
This project examines the use of GIS and Remote Sensing in mapping Land Use/Land Cover in FagitaLekomaWoreda between 1973 and 2015 so as to detect and analyze the changes that has taken place in their status between these periods.rnIn order to achieve these, satellite data of Landsat MSS for 1973,...
The study was conducted with the objectives of assessing the existing poultry productionrnsystems and constraints in Addis Ababa and identifying potential intervention areas forrnimproving the performance of the enterprise. A two-stage sampling technique was used tornselect Sub-cities and poultry...
This paper analyses the impact of foreign direct investment on the economic growth of Ethiopia using Vector Error Correction Model over the period 1981 to 2015. First the study examined the individual growth impact of foreign direct investment. The empirical finding revealed that foreign direct...
Adequate shelter is a basic human need, while about 75% of the urban populations in developing countries still live in unplanned settlements as they cannot afford the high cost of building materials. The Hydraform block (HFB) has been identified as low-cost building material with its potential and...
The main aim of this study was to investigate the factors that affect the quality ofrntechnical and vocational education and training in selected public institutions ofrnAddis Ababa city. Accordingly, it tried to look into the different factors related tornmanagement, resource and, training aspects...
The tropospheric column ozone derived from 236 measurement spectra under the conditionrnof clear sky from May 2009 to Dec 2015 is analyzed. The main objective of this thesisrnis to show the high variability of tropospheric ozone over tropical Africa. For each day,rnozone columns are retrieved from...