Introduction: A sensitive, rapid and accurate laboratory diagnostic method is essential for detection of tuberculosis and its drug resistance. However, using conventional techniques for detection of acid-fast bacilli and mutations conferring resistance to anti-TB drugs have a number of draw...
The study was aimed at determining the prevalence of gastrointestinalrnparasites in AIDS patients with chronicrndiarrhoea. This prevalence was compared with that in tworncontrol groups: HIV seronegative diarrhoeal patients and AIDSrnpatients (HIV seropositive individuals) without diarrhoea.rnStool...
Coffea arabica L., is indigenous to the highland of southwestern Ethiopia and southeasternrnSudan. It is the afromontane rain forest species of south west and south east part of Ethiopia andrngrown naturally at altitudes ranging from 1,300 and 1,800 meter above sea level. Humanrnpopulation pressure...
Swertia abyssinica (Hochst.) S. lugardae (Bullock) and S. pumila (Hochst.)rn(Gentianaceae) are closely related taxa occurring in the high mountains of North EastrnAfrica. Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP) markers were used to assessrnthe genetic variation between the higher and the...
Globally, 1.1 billion people rely on unsafe drinking water sources from lakes, rivers, andrnopen wells. Studies have confirmed that water related diseases not only remain a leadingrncause of morbidity and mortality worldwide but that the spectrum of disease is expandingrnand the incidence of many...
The aim of this study was to isolate and characterize cyanide degrading alkaliphilic bacteria fromrnEthiopian Soda Lakes. Seventy two isolates capable of growing on a medium provided withrncyanide as a sole nitrogen source has been found. Based on their morphological features, thirtyrnisolates were...
Chromosomes of six Vernonia species of the family Asteraceae collected from central part of Ethiopia were studied. The chromosomes were prepared from actively growing root tips by conventional air-dry technique and stained in Giemsa stain. Chromosome counts were made from well spread metaphase...
This study was conducted on Gedo Dry Evergreen Montane Forest in West ShewarnZone of Oromia National Regional State, 182-196 km west of Addis Ababa (Finfinne). Thernobjective of the study was to determine floristic composition and structural analysis of GedornForest. Systematic sampling method was...
Historic buildings have a lot of contribution for the development of a city: The primaryrncontribution of these historic buildings shows cities’ pasts, continuity of change through time,rnperiods of ascendancy of remarkable events, or ruptures in the urban fabric as a result ofrnconflict or...
A new hexachlorinated metabolite, for which thern'name dysidimide is proposed, has been isolated from arnRed Sea sponge of the genus Dysidea.rnDysidimide was the major metabolite obtained fromrnthe ethanol extract o>f the dried sponge collected nearrnMassawa, Repeated column chromatography on...
The study was conducted in the “Center for Indigenous Trees Propagation and Biodiversityrndevelopment in Ethiopiaâ€. This thesis presents analysis of the contribution of Acacia abyssinicarnfor the restoration of the threatened Juniperus procera. The general purpose of the study was...
The Inner city of Addis Ababa has been categorized as ―slum‖ due to deteriorated and con-gested physical condition, which overshadowed its praised socio economic potentials built for a century. Current interventions made to improve the poor conditions of these inner cities involved...
Pholiota nameko (T.Ito) S.Ito) is white rot wood inhabiting ligninolytic mushroom speciesrnbelonged to genus Pholiota, widely distributed through out Far East which has been used asrnfood and medicinal purpose. The research experiment was carried out to investigate the yieldrnand the biological...
Grape-vine (Vitis vinifera L.) is a perennial deciduous woody vine which isrncultivated all over the world. Conventional breeding of grape vine is impeded byrnlong juvenile periods and inbreeding depression. The objectives of this studyrnwere to establish a protocol for in vitro micropropagation of...
A Density functional theory and semi empirical calculation have been carried out on a first row transition metal complexes, Mn(II), Fe(III), Co(II), Ni(II), Zn(II) to predict molecular properties of the metal complexes chelated to the intermediate Schiff base, IDIPA, derived from ninhydrin and...
A Density functional theory and semi empirical calculation have been carried out on a first row transition metal complexes, Mn(II), Fe(III), Co(II), Ni(II), Zn(II) to predict molecular properties of the metal complexes chelated to the intermediate Schiff base, IDIPA, derived from ninhydrin and...
Antiretroviral monitoring relay on %CD4+ T-cell values particularly in pediatrics. The double tube FACSCount system currently in use does not give %CD4+ T-cell value. A single tube FACSCount system that gives %CD4+ T-cell value has been introduced which requires evaluation. These two different...
This study, aimed to describe and analyze the existing assessment practices in General Mechanics in TVET sector in a comparative manner among some selected Government, private and NGO Colleges in Addis Ababa and the contribution of the assessment practices toward the enhancement of quality...
The study of indigenous social institutions has become one of the key issues among social scientists during the past two ceturies. This study is an empirical study aimed at exploring the role of woga (customary law) in upholding group solidarity and the changes it presently facing among the Gamo....