Background: Negative attitudes toward abortion among professionals providing abortion services could be an obstacle even under a law which permits abortion on request. The shortage of health care providers who are willing or trained to perform abortions undermines the provisions of safe abortion...
The Ethylacetate extracts of the fermentation culture broths of c. coffeanum and Fusarium sp , gaveaphytot oxic a ndantibiotic compound identified as Brefeldin A and an uncharacterized an tibiotic compound respectively . Brefeldin A has not hitherto been is olatedfrm the genus Colletotrichum. The...
Experimental designs for complete diallel cross system IV with equal number of replications ofrneach cross has been studied extensively in the literature. In this paper, we have proposedrnincomplete block designs for complete diallel cross (CDC) system IV with unequal number ofrnreplications for...
In this thesis, we study the quantum properties of the light generated by a two-levelrnlaser in which two-level atoms in a cavity coupled to a vacuum reservoir are pumpedrnto the top level at a rate of rca. We consider the case in which two-level atoms and therncavity mode are interacting with...
Like in other countries, non-governmental and civil society actors are visible on the overallrninstitutional landscape of Ethiopian society. Currently there are more than 2000 NGO/CSOrnoperating in Ethiopia. Specifically in Addis Ababa city more than 200 NGO/CSO engaged inrndifferent developmental...
Addis Ababa University, 2014rnPlace of delivery care services could save unnecessary severe complications andrndeath among women during delivery. The objective of this study was to identifyrnand study the effect of socio demographic factors that are likely to affect place ofrndelivery care...
The use of English as the medium of instruction in the Ethiopian secondary schools seems anrnignored study area. The objective of this study was, thus, to explore the extent to whichrnteachers and students use English in relation to Oromo and Amharic at grade nine.rnAccordingly, it investigates the...
One of the most remarkable results known for energy relaxation of charge carriersrnin a Gaussian DOS is the existence of the so called equilibration energy. With thernhelp of computer simulations, we study the relaxation of charge carriers and theirrncorresponding diffusive character in a zero...
Modelling and forecasting volatility for the price of precious metals has become a fertile field ofrnempirical research in financial markets. Since volatility is considered as an important concept inrnmany economic and financial applications. The objective of this study was to model and...
The purpose of this study was to assess the target as well as learning needs of the electricity students at Dilla TVET college with a view of setting a criteria for designing an appropriate English course for these students. For this study a questionnaire was designed and distributed to English...
The social aspect is something that is yet to develop in the practice of housing in the city of Addis Ababa. Social studies focus on the demographic and land negotiation aspects only, as seen in the practice of the City Administration. The planner hence focuses more on the provision of maximum...
A comprehensive study of dispersion of surface Rayleigh wavesrnfor three paths: Gulf of Aden - Addis Ababa (GOA - AAE), Red SearnAddis Ababa (RES - AAE) and Arab republic of Egypt - Addis Ababarn(ARE - AAE), lying between north and east Africa is made. Earlierrnstudies of surface wave dispersion in...
The main objective of this study was to determine the current status of pronunciation teaching in elementary schools. This was attempted by exploring the beliefs and self- efficacy teachers hold about the roles of pronunciation and their capabilities in teaching pronunciation, the approach of...
This thesis discusses the GARCH model fitting and volatility forecasting of export prices data.rnWe have chosen to confine our analysis on total export prices, coffee export prices and oil seedsrnexport prices. The implied goal is to fit an appropriate GARCH model, to find out if thernmentioned...
The major goal of the study is understanding functions of Guji-Oromo proverbs withinrncontexts of their use. To achieve this goal, an attempt was made to collect proverbs fromrntwo types of occasion, namely, Ebbisaa (blessing session) and Gumi Ganda (localrnmeetings of elders). The first type of...
'tej' being honey wine, is one of the primitive types of wines that are not crystal clear,rnbut cloudy, effervescent, containing residues of substrates, the fermenting yeasts andrnother microorganisms. Honey wines are prepared and consumed in many parts of thernworld. 'tej' is consumed widely in...
The main objective of the study was to identify some of the factors that influencernhousehold food insecurity in Tehuludere Woreda, South Wello Zone. A stratified randomrnsampling method was employed to select the final sampling units. The study period wasrnfrom November 2005 to November 2006. A...
Conventional electronic devices rely on manipulating charge to produce desired functions,rnspintronic devices would manipulate both the charge flow and electron spin withinrnthat flow. This would add an extra degree of freedom to microelectronics and usher inrnthe era of truly nanoelectronic...
Open spaces in the neighborhood are vital aspects of urban planning and design in environmental and social dimension of living condition. In the planning and designing process of open space, identifying the community’s interest towards the open space is important to determine the functional...
The purpose of this study is to identify socio-demographic factors affecting thernbipolar disorder patients. The data included in this study are a cross sectional datarncollected by the Butajira mental health project. In this study, 828 psychiatric patientsrnwere included, of which 511(61.75%)...