In this work, the effect of sample height (H/D) on the stress-strain behavior of undrained shear strength of red clay soil in Addis Ababa from a depth of 1.5m and 3m below the ground surface using unconfined compression test was assessed. In most scientific and technical standards, (H/D) of between...
Background: Unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion could be avoided by using contraceptives, including emergency contraceptive even after unprotected sexual intercourse. Many unmarried women are at high risk of unintended pregnancy; they have limited knowledge of contraception and generally lack...
Ethiopia has a large population that has to be informed properly in order to achieve strong socioeconomicalrnand political establishment in the country. Thus the country has to establish and encouragernindependent and diversified mass media as many as they can satisfy the information need of these...
The nodes in a mobile ad hoc network also form its routing infrastructure. Previous researchrnshows that the idle power consumption in the nodes is significant, as the network interfaces onrnthem is always on in order to maintain the routing fabric. As mobile nodes are dependent onrnbattery power,...
This study examined the bank-specific and macro-economic determinants of Non-performingrnloans (NPLs) of Ethiopian commercial banks. The study adopted a quantitative researchrnapproach. The study uses data collected from the National Bank of Ethiopia, CentralrnStatistical Agency and financial...
In this thesis results of satellite and in-situ airplane ozone data analysis are presented.rnTotal Ozone Column (TOC) from Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS), andrnozone enhancements sampled on the cruise flight route from Johannesburg to Viennarnby Measurement of OZone by Inservice AIrCraft...
Without good adherence and appropriate administration technique of hypotensive agents, an elevated intraocular pressure leads to progressive optic nerve degeneration and visual field deterioration. Investigations of adherence and administration technique are very crucial in glaucoma management. The...
Individual household fertility has been modeled in various ways in the literature.rnIn many empirical studies of fertility, the number of children ever born is modeledrnas a function of social, economical and demographic variables such as wife'srneducation, husband's education, age atfirst...
This research deals with the investigation in to some of the engineering and index properties of soils found in Debre Birhan town. Disturbed and undisturbed soil samples were collected from Debre Birhan town from eleven test pits in order to conduct and determine the necessary engineering and index...
Until few decades ago the Borana rangeland was considered as one of the finestrngrazing areas in East Africa. However, the pastoral system has recently shownrnsymptoms of destabilization because of the shift in the natural balance betweenrntrees and grasses, and bush-tree cover has become dominant...
Gender violence is a day-to-day tragedy around the world. Many females, both childrenrnand adults, have suffered a great deal from different acts of violence because of their sex.rnRape, beating, female genital mutilation (FGM), abduction, and early marriage arernamong the dominant types of gender...
Malaria is a mosquito borne infectious disease caused by a protozoan of the genus Plasmodium. Around 44% of world‟s population is at risk from malaria. Malaria is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Ethiopia. The most important problem associated with the management of...
The purpose of this thesis was to assess the practices and problems of TrainingrnMaterials and facilities management in selected TVET colleges of Addis Ababarnmore specifically, the study was intended to improve the training and identify thernpotential constraints and the drawbacks encountered. To...
Efficient service discovery is a key for any successful network communication. The necessity is even emphasized for mobile ad hoc networks that do not rely on any infrastructure to maintain connectivity. The process of resource discovery and the corresponding service acquisition should be carried...
The current study was conducted from December to March 2015 with the objective of determining the major causes of defects and quality characteristics of skin and hides and assesses marketing of the raw materials in Adami Tulu-Jido Kombolcha and Bora woredas. A total of 768, (382 sheep and 220 goat...
The design of group piles depends on either the group or single pile capacity of piles. Inrnconventional design method of such foundations, the stiffness of the pile cap is barely taken intornaccount. Such design becomes too conservative if the pile cap is in contact with the ground.rnBecause the...
Despite their nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity, aminoglycoside antibiotics (such asrngentamicin and amikacin) are still considered to be important agents against lifethreateningrninfections owing to their bactericidal efficacy, synergism with ß-lactamrnagents, low cost, limited bacterial...
In this Paper Three testes which are used for testing the equality of means of two normal populations when the population variances ratio is known are compared through an extensive simulation study . the testes aer the sometimes (ST) test ,the alwayes welch (AW) test ,the always Hsu (AH) test .the...
A study on the diversity and abundance of amphibians was conducted in Meru NationalrnPark (Kenya) from October 2002 to January 2003. Transect sampling, drift-fence andrnpitfall trapping as well as opportunistic collections were used to detect amphibians. A totalrnof 430 individuals of amphibians...
In this project, the thermal and optical propeliies of coffee and caffeine are investigated.rnCharacteristics involved are solvatochromic effect, fluorescence, chemical structures (bonds) andrnthermal propeliies of both coffee and caffeine. The UVNis absorption band of caffeine inrndifferent...