Land degradation is one of the major challenges in agricultural production in many parts ofrnthe world, especially in developing nations, such as Ethiopia. A number of soil and waterrnconservation methods were introduced to combat land degradation but adoption of thesernpractices remains below...
Rapid urban development and increasing landuse changes due to increasingrnpopulation and economic growth is being witnessed of in Ethiopia and otherrndeveloping countries. The measurement and monitoring of these land usernchanges are crucial to understand land use cover dynamics over different...
This study examined impacts of students' disciplinary problems on their achievement in BolernHigh schools. It employed descriptive survey research method. Data were collected fromrnstudents and teachers using questionnaire and interview. One hundred forty students and alsornthilty teachers were...
Passivity based control, as one of the tools available to design robust controllers, is introducedrnfor trajectory tracking of the Stewart platform. Since Passivity is a fundamental property of manyrnphysical systems which may be roughly defined in terms of energy dissipation andrntransformation,...
Background: Coagulation tests are vital to the diagnosis, treatment as well as management ofrnbleeding and hypercoagulability disorders. Inappropriate performance of coagulation tests, suchrnas the prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) and mixing testrncontributes to...
The purpose of this thesis was to evaluate the physicochemical and bacteriological waterrnquality aspect of Lake Ziway in relation to Fish Farming. On global scale waterrnpollution, i.e. microbial water pollution, pose the greatest problem. Chemical pollution isrnalso of a great concern.rnTwenty...
Land degradation is nowadays threatening millions of people in the world particularly inrndeveloping countries affecting all spheres of social, economic and political life of thernpopulation. It is one of the major challenges in the country’s (Ethiopia) agriculturalrndevelopment and food...
This study examines the farmers‟ willingness to pay for improved soil conservation practices onrncommunal lands of Kuyu woreda in Ethiopia. The objective of this study is to investigate thernfarmers‟ willingness to pay for improved soil conservation practices on communal lands of...
A cross sectional study was conducted in Guder and Ambo town from December to Junern2015, to estimate the prevalence, determine the associated risk factors and antibioticrnsusceptibility profiles of isolated Staphylococcus species from raw milk, udder swabs,rnmilkers’ hand and swabs of...
The purpose of this project was to study and examine the applications of Comptonrnscattering to measure bone mineral density and the relation between bone massrnloss by aging and a disease called osteoporosis, which is, mostly a problem of postrnmenopausal women. Out of many scientific applications...
Three billion people in the world are without proper sanitation today, andrnaround 50% of wastes lie uncollected, polluting the environment andrnendangering health.rnThe purpose of this thesis was to assess the Knowledge, Attitude andrnPractice of residents about local environmental sanitation...
The Nazret=DGra area forms a segment of the northernrnpart of the Main Ethiopian Rift. The region is character-'rnized by a complicated morphology which is a result ofrnseveral episodes of volcanism and tectonism.rnThe volcanic rock units outcropping in the area arernprincipally bimodal in nature...
HIV/AIDS is highly affecting the young and economically active segment of thernpopulation. Effective behavioral change communication (BCC) strategies need to berndesigned to rescue the future development force of the nation. Determination of thernknowledge and attitude underlying the safe and...
Bus transit system plays a major role in combating both air pollution and road congestion and isrnone of the most important modes of transportation. In spite all this however, it is not consideredrnto be reliable mode of transportation by its customers. The complex nature of the...
The purpose of this study was to examine the challenges and opportunities thatrninfluence the full functioning of adult and non-formal education of the AmhararnRegional state as it is implemented at Debr•emarkos Teachers' College.rnDescriptive survey method was used to conduct the study. To...
Nutrient depletion is one of the major causes that contribute to decline in soil productivity in the highlands of Ethiopia. In this study, four outflows: Nutrient harvest, Crop residue, Leaching and Erosion and four inflows: Organic fertilizer, Manure, Deposition and Nitrogen fixation were taken...
The diversity, relative abundance and some aspects of the biology of fish species in Lake Abayarnwere studiedfi'om August to September 2015. One thousand forty three (1043) fish speciemnsrnwere collected using gil/nets of 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 cm stretched mesh sizes, having a length ofrn100 m and a...
Khat (Catha edulis) is extensively used in East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. It has also become a growing concern in the developed world. Khat is reported to alter reproductive behavior; however, conflicting results have been published in the literature. Khat is shown to increase sexual desire...
The Purpose 0/ this study is to assess the educational materials management andrnutilization in Bahir Dar University. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collectedrnthrough questionnaire, intervie}vs and docllments. A sample 0/82 academic stew and 123rnsupportive staff among I 396 staff...
In this thesis we have derived the vector potential to determine the analytic expressionsrnfor the magnetic eld of dipole and quadrupole components of neutron star, we developrnthe eld line equations and the magnetic eld line geometry of both dipole and quadrupolernterms. The magnetic eld...