The purpose of this study was to investigate the academic English languagernneeds of computer science students at HiLCoE College. The target needs werernspecified in terms of the four macro skills and the most common languagernactivities under each macro skill.rnQuestionnaires were designed and...
Small area estimation (SAE) plays an important role in survey sampling due to the growing demands of such statistics by both government and private sectors for various decision making and planning purposes. The main purpose of this study was to produce small area estimates of maize yield at wereda...
Cost sharing program as a source of financing higher education was introducedrnto Ethiopia in 2003/04. It was aimed at improving access, quality and efficiencyrnof teaching learning process in the country. Hence, all students who joinrninstitutions of higher learning were obliged to cover full...
This study was conducted on the socio-cultural integration of missionary sponsored voluntary resettler Amhara people from northern Ethiopia: Gondar, Wollo, Shewa and Gojjam with the host Gamo society in Zefine-Menuka. The resettler moved to Zefine-Menuka kebele, Boreda Wereda, Gamo Gofa zone, SNNPR...
Information seeking, gathering and processing has become the sixth sense of individuals,rnorganizations, consortia and nations. Today, information is represented and accessed inrnmyriad forms across range of domain areas and cultural horizons. For most, the WorldrnWide Web (WWW) is considered as a...
The aim of this thesis is intended to investigate some of the engineering properties of Tiya soil.rnTiya is a megalithic site located at about 80km south of Addis Ababa in the Soddo area on thernroad to Butajira.rnIn addition to being tourist center, investors are also attracted to construct...
This ethnographic fieldwork was carried out from 21stJanuary up to 10thMarch 2011 among thernKonso people of Southern Ethiopia. The main objective of the study was to explore the origin,rnmeaning and functions of the Moora of the Konso people of southern Ethiopia as well as thernchanges it is...
The low latitude ionosphere and its coupling to lower atmosphere such as (mesosphere,rnstratosphere and thermosphere)and high latitude ionosphere are investigated usingrnobservational and model data. The dominant modes of variability of low latitudernionosphere are linked to Equatorial Electrojet...
The operational policies of business enterprise are continuously influenced by therninteraction between various groups of society viz. owners, creditors, customers,rnemployees, community government etc. These different groups exercise their social,rnpolitical and economic influence to change the...
Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by elevated blood glucosernlevels (hyperglycemia) resulting from defects in insulin discharge, insulin action or both.rnRecovery to normal blood sugar level in DM patients often is recurrent and correlation betweenrnevents needs to be...
In Ethiopia, as the basis for any development endeavor, considerable attention and priority hasrnbeen given to primary education. To this effect, the MOE has established partnership with NGOsrnto implement educational activities in general and Alternative Basic Education to promoternprimary...
While financial risk is one of the major risks of banks that can affect the development of financialrnsystem, identifying the determinants of this risk is crucial for the soundness of financial sector.rnThe main objective of this study is to find out determinants of financial risk in Ethiopian...
The central aim of this thesis is to study the practical and potential roles of the Arsi Oromo women in indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms with specific reference to siinqee institution. As an institution siinqee represents the over all aspects of the Arsi women. It protects their rights. It...
Background: The introduction of HAART has brought about a significant reduction in thernmorbidity and mortality of patients with HIV infection. However, the mortality rate of patientsrntreated with HAART is still very high in resource-poor settings. Factors contributing to thisrnhigh mortality rate...
Nearly all urban areas developed on riverbanks. For centuries, people have settled along rivers forrnthe purpose of irrigation, transportation, water supply, etc. Rivers are also important source of foodrnfor people settled close to their banks. Intensive usages of rivers by human beings for...
Tä'ammarä Maryam is a corpus of narratives about the miracles performed byrnVirgin Mary. Although it is popular among the laity of the Ethiopian TewahidornOrthodox Church, after being introduced in the mid of the 15th century, it has notrnbeen investigated from the point of view of modern...
This study aimed at discussing on the environmental health behavioral changes that arernprevalent among Hadiya of southern Ethiopia. Specifically it is concerned on exposing thernprevailing environmental health practices, the outcomes that appeared with the improvements,rnexamining the attributes...
The problem ,,1&r~ssed j.n the. thesis li(~E in thernfield of integrated optics. }'or Hght propagation ill dielect.l'icrn,,,,aveguides interconnections are established bet>leen the dispersion -"equation,rncritical thickness and effective refractive index of thernfilm, electric field distl'ibution,...
The main purpose of the study was to examine the determinants of dividend payout in Ethiopianrnprivate banks. Five years data from 2009/10 to 2013/14 were collected from National bank ofrnEthiopia and banks audited financial statement. The collected data were analyzed using panelrndata regression...
Currently migration and migration related topics have a prominent place in the discipline of anthropology. Among a range of topics, anthropologists are involved in the study of such areas as migration and identities, religion, family and kinship, remittances, development, and hometown associations....