Nowadays the use of biomass derived sulfonated catalyst in the place of mineral acid becomes a hot research spot. Biomass derived catalysts own multiple quality regards to environment, reuse of catalyst and in facilitating down-stream process. In this work, bamboo derived sulfonated catalysts were...
Due to many important characteristics of microalgae including high oil content, ability to overcome harsh conditions and high photosynthetic efficiency the production of biofuels from algal biomass has gained interest. However, large scale production of biofuel from microalgae is still uncertain...
Productivity improvement is a very important issue for manufacturing industries to survive in the global competition. A nation’s effort on productivity-improving is mandatory and its achievement of productivity is one of the major weapons to attain cost, time, and quality advantages for...
The magnitude and severity of work related accidents and health problems are increasing worldwide and even worsen in developing nations like ours. This is mainly due to poor OSH practice and policies. In Ethiopia, only very few researches were conducted in regard to OSH practice of tanneries and...
Floriculture business is one of the major sources of foreign currency and creates job opportunity for more than one hundred thousand citizens in Ethiopia. EHPEA report showed, though the development of floriculture industry requires modern production techniques and infrastructure. The benefits...
Poverty is a multi-dimensional and multi-sectoral phenomenon. Hence no single institution canrnaddress all the dimensions of poverty. Further, no single problem can be solved anyonerninstitution. On the other hand, there is ample evidence of success due to partnerships where jointrnefforts have...
Chatbot systems implemented for different purposes and plays significant role in terms of accessibility, reliability, and offers cost efficient auto services. The usage of chatbots grown rapidly in various fields in recent years, including Marketing, Supporting Systems, Education, Health Care,...
On June 21, 2020, an annular solar eclipse happened. The annular eclipse's centralrnpath passed through parts of Central and Eastern Africa. A partial solar eclipse wasrnvisible across much of Africa and it traverses Ethiopia and Djibouti. During a solarrneclipse the Moon blocks a portion of the...
Faba bean is one of the most important legume species cultivated in Ethiopia for both human and animal protein source. Morphological and molecular characterization of faba bean accessions is important for future collection, conservation, and crop improvement programs. However, the genetic diversity...
The present study documents, daily activities and foraging behavior of White collared pigeon (Columba albitorques) in Menz Guassa Community Conservation Area (MGCCA). Data were collected during the wet and dry seasons using scan and focal sampling methods. Preliminary surveys were conducted before...
Time, Cost and quality are key performance indicators of construction projects. However, failure to rely on standard duration prediction model lead towards delay of construction projects, which is currently an observed situation in the construction sector. Therefore, the Key objective of this study...
In this study, our objective was to measure the level of activity concentration andrnradiological hazards of soil samples from agricultural and virgin lands of Bale zone,rnOromia, Ethiopia. The activity concentrations of naturally occurring radionuclidesrn238U, 232Th, and 40K were calculated total...
This research in made with an aim of assessing the football coaching leadership styles impact on athletes performance during training and computation in Bole sub-city women higher league and men first division clubs. There are many factors that contribute to the success of any sports computations,...
This paper is intended to identify the factor that determine the medical treatmentrnseeking behavior at the time of illness and the demand for health care services byrnemploying a maximum likelihood estimation techniques. The study also employed bothrndescriptive and empirical analysis. It has...
DAF encompasses nearly 50% of the Ethiopian forest resources with high biodiversity values. Dry Afromontane Forest (DAF) is under serious threats from deforestation, harvest of wood products, fire, encroaching agriculture, over grazing and climate changes related factors. This study aimed to...
The local soil deposits found in Adama area have the potential of seismic site amplification. Site response analysis of the study area is mainly motivated by the presence of thick local soil deposits in a seismic prone area. Compressional (P-wave), horizontally polarized shear (SH-wave) and surface...
In this work, we look at the connection between Young tableaux and sym-rnmetric group representations. The design of Specht is discussed in detail.rnTwo noteworthy ndings presented and followed by instances are modulesrnthat are irreducible representations of Sn, as well as many of the...
Land use and land cover change are complex and tremendously dynamic. Many scholars have analyzed the pattern over some time. Few scholars have tried to integrate spatially and cellular automata (CA) as dynamic discrete space and time systems. The purpose of this study was to monitor the land use...
Food safety is a big public concern around the world. Vegetables are an essential ingredient in the human diet as they contain nutrients and trace elements which have potential health benefits. They are known to accumulate trace metals which are essential as well as toxic. Ingestion of vegetables...
Eggplant contains a high concentration of phytochemical compounds and nutrients important for life. Avoiding losses and increasing consumption will be easier with flour processing. The goal of this research was to study the effects of blending ratio of eggplant and wheat flours on the functional...