Poisson regression model is commonly used to study the association between count outcome variable and covariates. This assumption does not hold true in real dataset due to the presence of overdispersion and excess zeros. While negative binomial regression model can deal with overdispersion, on the...
Cassava (Manihot Esculenta Crantz) is a perennial woody herbrnwhich has been mainly cultivated in different parts of Africa, Asiarnand Latin America for its edible starchy roots. Due to high seedrndormancy and very slow germination rate farmers normally practicernpropagation of cassava by stem...
This study intends to investigate the determinants of profitability in the insurance sector inrnEthiopia with reference to general (non-life) insurance companies on basis of data coversrnsix years (2011-2016) period. The study selected sample of twelve (12) insurancerncompanies to study them for a...
In this thesis I employed a conceptual exploration and analysis of Aldo Leopold's land ethic (LE)rnto reveal my major assumption that the LE has practical and all inclusive implications tornconserve the natural environment across the world by reducing destructive human-maderninterventions. The main...
Communication is a fundamental part in sustainable agricultural development programs and languagernemerges as a key factor in effective communication and implementation of these programs. While it is evidentrnthat social interactions are sustained by agreeable communicative principles, the role of...
The present study has been conducted for fifteen weeks during the first semester of thernpresent academic year. Disciplinary problems, lack of preparedness of students beforerncoming to school, lack of direct involvement of students in classroom exercises,rnproblems of posing questions and of...
The major pUlpose of the study was to investigate the current status of government and private TVETrncolleges in terms of availability and proper utilization of resource facilities upon implementing ITrntraining programs. Accordingly, data was collected through questionnaire, ob ervation and...
Amharic is the official language of Ethiopia, which is characterized by very largernmorphological forms of words. This thesis is an investigation of the possibility ofrndeveloping an Automatic speech recognition system (ASR) for Amharic usingrnsynthesized Amharic speech generated through...
The optical properties of bulk Silicon are deeply modi ed if the material isrnmanipulated at the nano metric size. In particular the growth of nanocrystallinernSilicon(nc-Si) structures constitutes today a promissing approach for the develop-rnment of Silicon based light emitting devices. In this...
Back ground: one of the priority objectives of the Health sector Transformation Plan of Ethiopia is reducing maternal mortality. Knowing the right causes of maternal deaths through use of valid and reliable information is crucial to design appropriate policies, programs, and interventions to...
Computational study was performed on a hydrogen bonded complex formed by antyridone and 2,6-diaminopyridine-3,5-dialdehyde. Six other complexes were designed based on the structure of the complex by changing the R- group of monomer A in to C6H5, p-toluene, p-phenol, OH and OCH3, the X group of...
The multi-faceted processes of globalization have been associated with the increasingrninterconnectedness of the world or the creation of a global village. These processes are,rnhowever, full of ambiguities in that they challenge human freedom, dignity, rule of law andrndemocratic...
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the determinants of budget control in thernBenishangul Gumzu regional state public organzations. This investigation is focused on fivernpurposely selected public organzation that are expected to represent all other bureaus. Fromrnthe total...
The population studied comprises the. ~gricultur~lhOl~seno.'ds ofa co~uruty inrnDamota district which is found in the North Omo administrative region. It was stratifiedrnby using the agro-ecological factor as the stratifying variable into three strata. Thus, thernthree strata arrived at in the...
Now a day’s internet is one of the most important things in our daily activities. Providing broadband internet by currently prevailing technologies for all people is challenging task especially for communities who live in rural and remote areas. One possible solution to provide broadband...
In the recent years, the ways people acquire information have been completely changed. Activitiesrnsuch as reading hardcopy materials such as books, journals, and newspapers, have radicallyrndeclined, and most of the people go online to find recent and up-to-date information. As a result,rnnews...
A simple sample preparation technique using a hollow fiber membrane in conjunction with highrnperformance liquid chromatography has been developed for the extraction and determination ofrns-triazine herbicides and their major metabolites from environmental water and human urinernsamples. Optimum...
The purpose of this study was to analyze the practices and dilemmas of integration and preservation ofrnidentity of urban refugee children in Ethiopia. In this study, comparative case study design was employed.rnTwo refugee communities in Addis Ababa, namely, Eritrean and Somali refugees, were...
The everyday activities of Muslim-Karayu school adolescents were studied. Spotrnobservations were conducted to observe school adolescents' cultural everyday activitiesrnin different contexts (home, workplace, with peers, with siblings, etc.) and at differentrntimes of the day (in the morning, at...
Death and disability caused by Sexual and Reproductive Health accounted for 18 percent ofrnthe total disease burden globally in 2001, though there is considerable regional variation. AndrnSTIs, excluding HIV/AIDS, accounted for 0.9 percent of all DALYs lost in this year.rnPrisoners aged 15-29 years...