An ethnobotanical study of the knowledge on use and management of medicinal plants by localrnpeople in Debark Wereda, North Gondar (Ethiopia), was conducted from October 2010 to Mayrn2011. Semi-structured interviews, field observations and various ranking and comparisonrnmethods were employed and...
Background: In developing counties, disease-associated with poor water still have considerable public health and socio-economic development importance. Water of poor quality can cause water borne diseases by bacteria, viruses, protozoa and parasites. It has been frequently described responsible for...
The pUlpose of this study was to assess the implemenlation and Sllstainabilily of basic primGlJ'rneducation projects fully run in pastoralist Borena. The specific objeclives of Ihe study were tornassess the aspecls and extent ol NCOs' involvement in educational provision to pastoralisls,rndiscover...
In the course of this project, the synthesis of polyquinoxaline copolymers wasrnattempted. Monomer 5,7-bis(5-bromothiophen-2-yl)-2,3-bis(5-butylthiophen-3-rnyl)thieno[3,4-b]pyrazine (51) was synthesized successfully. Two copolymersrnbased on quinoxaline and fluorene derivatives were synthesized by...
The current study was conducted from August 2003 to March 2004 with an attempt torndetermine the prevalence, morphological characteristics and susceptibility of Ogaden isolaternof H. contortus to Albendazole and Tetramisole. During the study period a total of 196rnanimals (114 sheep and 82 goats)...
Studies on molluscicidal activity of plants have drawn increasing attention due to such issuesrnas environmental preservation, high cost, and concern over emerging of resistance in snails tornsynthetic molluscicides. In line with this the present study evaluated the molluscicidalrnactivity of...
The nitridomolybdenum(VI) complexes MoI'TOI (OPPh^)prnand LMoUCl^j were synthesized from lioCl^CCH^CN)^,rn sodium azid, triphenylphosphine oxide and totrabutylaromoniumrnchloride respectively in acetonitrile. The reaction ofrnfioClr with sodium azide and triphenylphosphine oxidernalso gave i'ioNCl^...
Information on the perception of youth about HIV/AIDS IEC messages and materialsrnis meager in Ethiopia. This cross sectional survey was conducted from Novemberrn2001 to April 2002 in randomly selected high school students in Addis Ababa,rnEthiopia. The objective was to assess the perceived...
The hydrolysis of pyrophosphate was investigated at differentrnconcentrations (2X10~3 M, 4X10~3 M and 1(f2 M) of [N4CO(OH)(OH ))2+rn[N. = en2 and tn^ ten = ethylenddiamine, tn = trimathylenediamine)]rn2+ + ' - using Eu /H and OH quenching techniques. The reaction wasrninonitored by measurement of...
A study on the ecology of small mammals was carried out in Denkoro Forest Priority Area fromrnAugust 2007 to February 2008. Five trapping grids were randomly selected based on thernrepresentative habitat types; open grassland, moorland, Lobelia with Hypericum, montane forestrnand farmland. Both...
The main objective of this study was to assess the practice of communityrnskill training centers programs implementation in West Arsi Zone. In thernstudy a descriptive survey research method was employed. 5(55.55%)rncommunity skill training centers were selected by simple random samplingrnmethod...
Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii capable of infecting all warm-blooded animals including man. It is unevenly spread across the world at varied prevalences in different host species. In Ethiopia, as there was no nation-wide survey, the status of T. gondii infection in...
Alternating polyfulorene copolymers, which have donor-acceptor-donor segments inrnbetween the fluorene segments were synthesized and characterized. The donoracceptor-rndonor monomers, namely, 5,8-bis(5-bromothiophen-2-yl)-2,3-bis(3-(tert-butylrndimethylsilyloxy)phenyl)quinoxaline and...
Ethiopian TVET system is reformed with the intention of providing the economy with middlernlevel skilled workforce and alleviating poverty and its implementation is under way. Thernimplementation phase of any change process is typically the most failure- prone. To this end,rnthis study was designed...
There are two indegineous Euclea species in Ethiopiarnof a total of nearly 20 species of Euclea in the worldrnall of which are restricted to tropical and subtropicalrnAfrica, Eucl80 schimJ?erU (family Ebenaceae), known inrnAmharic os Dedeho, is used in Ethiopia traditional medicinernfor the...
In Ethiopia SAFE strategy (2002) has been implemented in different region of the country. To adopt better practices, Improvement of the habits of face washing and environmental control among model household as well as the whole community are necessary for sustainable reduction of trachoma in...
Studies on the biomass and production of the dominant zooplankton were done in Lake Kurifturnfrom August, 2008 to May, 2009. The cyclopoid copepod (Thermocyclops consimilis)rnconstituted 71% in abundance in Lake Kuriftu, but cladocerans and rotifers are also presentrnalmost in equal proportions....
The role of the agricultural sector in terms of its contribution to the Ethiopianrneconomy is very immense. Further, the success and failure of the Ethiopian economyrnis highly correlated to the performance of this sector. But, still now, the sector isrnoperated by traditional means of production...
The dichlorotetrapyridineCobalt(lll) complexes ~co(PY)4C12 ~ X(X = Cl- ,rnN~-, 01°rn4rn-, 1°rn4rn-, SCN-, N~-) were synthesized and oharacterized by usingrnelemental analysis and speotroscopio techniques. The spectral data forrncomplexes in the UV, Vis ("'"rn~.../ J- Irn), and IR ( t (Co-Cl),...
Studies on species composition and significance of Insecticide Treatedrnmosquito Nets (ITNs) for malaria vector control were conducted in fourrnrandomly selected localities in Jolie Peasant Association, Meskan Woreda,rnGuragie Zone, Southern Ethiopia. Larval and adult collections wererncarried out,...