The aim of this study was to assess perception of smallholder farmers‟ on climate change/variability and its impact, and to identify the determinant of farmers‟ choice of adaptation. The study was conducted in two rural kebeles of DDA. Both primary and secondary data sources were used...
Between February 1992 and January 1993 Campylabaeter species were isolatedrnfrom 86 (13.6%) of 630 patients with diarrhoea at Tikur Anbassa Hospital, Addis Ababa,rnEthiopia. In the same study population, shigellae were found in 11.7% and salmonellae inrn3.8%. Of the 345 paediatric patients, 72...
Auditor independence is fundamental to public confidence in audit reporting and the auditingrnprofession. The users of audit reports must have confidence in the integrity and objectivity ofrnauditors. Without definite auditors’ independence audit profession has little value. This...
The study was conducted to assess the prevalence of parasitic infections and the level ofrnawareness among Awramba and neighboring communities in Wojiarbamba kebele. Therncommunity-based cross–sectional study conducted from November 2009 to April 2010 involvedrn392 participants from the two...
The main purpose of this research was assessing the contributions of ABE to primaryrneducation in terms of access, equity, efficiency, relevance and quality. The method employed tornconduct this study was descriptive survey. Regional Education Bureau and Woreda EducationrnOffice officials and...
Study of non-linearity in optical ber material has attracted tremendous attentionrnover last two decades. Despite many experimental and theoretical e orts to ndrnthe origin of non-linearity and to quantify the loss due to non-linearity still a debablernissue. The aim of this project work is to ...
Conventional microstrip antennas in general have the attractive features such as lowrnprofile, light weight, easy fabrication, and conformability to mounting hosts. However,rnmicrostrip antennas inherently have a narrow bandwidth, low gain, and bandwidthrnenhancement is usually demanded for...
The assessment of the determinants of the adoption of ESTs and the reasons for not adopting and continuity are explored in this paper. Towards the first question, four dimensions of possible determinants were identified. The variables that came out as most significant in the adoption decision are...
Burn patients are at risk of acquiring infection because of the loss of skin barrier and suppressedrnimmune system, compounded by prolonged hospitalization and invasive therapeutic procedures.rnSince specialized burn units were non-existent in Ethiopia before the establishment of one atrnYekatit 12...
The financial system plays a pivotal role in economic activities in any country. Thus it isrnvital to determine the status and assess the financial health of the financial system and takerncorrective policy measures continuously. The main objective of the study is to examine thernimpact of National...
The purpose of this study was to investigate university students’ awareness andrnattitude towards rural environmental degradation. To achieve the objectives ofrnthe study 289 students were selected through stratified sampling from threernfaculties in Addis Ababa University. Students were...
Large scale application of the II- VI compound ZnSe has been hamperedrnby the low conductivity of p-type ZnSe. Very recently, well-conducting p-typernZnSesamples' Jlave been produced, but it is still not known wlty acceptor dopingrnof ZnSe is so difficult. Nonetlteless, intrinsic point defects and...
A laboratory study supported with field observations was done on the life cycle, the effect ofrnphysical' and edaphic factors on the development of Pachlloda illlel'l'upla (Oliver) (rnColeoptera: Scarabaeidae). The food preference and factors contributing to extended diapausernof the adult were...
The battle between malware and antivirus makers has been going on since the late 1980’s.rnThe malware makers are inventing and using different methods to infect, replicate andrnpropagate to machines and the Malwares have been given classifications like Viruses, wormsrn,Trojans to name a few....
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a top global public health concern and its controllingrnprogram is chiefly hampered by diagnostic difficulties. Timely TB diagnosis and detection ofrndrug-resistant TB has a key significance for both patient management and the disease control.rnHowever, the...
Everyday children are exposed to the selling message of advertisers via the television. There isrnsome debate in the literature over the age at which young children can distinguish televisionrnadvertisement from programs, when they can remember and what they see and when they arernable to...
The primary aim of this study was to examine the significance of push and pull factorsrncontributing for rural-urban migration and its implication on the place of origin as well as therndestination among the migrants of Ankesha wereda to Addis Ababa. The study further focused onrnthe analysis of...
Tuberculosis is a major health problem throughout the world causing a largernnumber of deaths, more than that from any other single infectious disease. Extrarnpulmonary tuberculosis can occur in isolation or along with a pulmonary focusrnas in the case of patients with a disseminated form of...
A cross sectional study was conducted from January 2015 to May 2015 to characterizernthe pathological changes and to determine seroprevalence of IBD and its associated riskrnfactors in chickens in and around Bahir Dar. The clinical signs observed in IBD infectedrnchickens were whitish diarrhea...
These days most service organizations are realizing the significance of customerrncentered philosophies. One of the key challenges for them is how they managernservice quality, which holds a great importance for customer satisfaction. Thernpurpose of this research was to identify the gap between...