Postgraduate Project Topics, Thesis and Dissertation

6121 Computational Modeling Of Znowsse Van Der Waals Heterostructures For Solar Cell Applications

Stacking of two-dimensional materials into layered Van der Waals heterostructures are recently considered as a promising candidate for applications on photovoltaic devices because they can combine advantages of individual‟s 2D materials. Janus transition metals dichalcogenides (WSSe) have...

6122 Redesign Of Neonatal Resuscitator For The Low-resource Settings An Application Of Qfd-based Ucd Approach

Neonatal resuscitation is a delicate procedure which assists newborns with respiratory problems. Regardless of the life-saving potential of this assistance, numerous complications have been identified in the use of the neonatal resuscitators. Thus, the resuscitation outcomes are poor because of the...

6123 Evaluating The Impact Of Land Use Change On Urban Drainage System And Proposed Low Impact Development Measures In Addis Ababa Ethiopia (case Study Of Megenagna - Bole Ring Road)

Overflow of water from existing drainage is emerging issue in many cities of Ethiopia and mainly in Addis Ababa. Unplanned growth of urban areas is affecting the urban drainage system in Addis Ababa. The drainage networks in the city do not have sufficient capacity to carry excess runoff due to...

6124 Small Scale Irrigation Project Structural Failures And Their Management Problems Related To Water Loss In Ethiopia

The challenges in reducing water losses of the conveyance structures such as earthen and lined canals were assessedrnconsidering the influence of participating parties (farmers, contractor and funding agencies) and contributing factorsrn(hydrologic and hydraulic factors). The effect of conveyance...

6125 Understanding Metrological Aspects Of Starting And Cessation Of Rainfall On Upper Blue Nile Basin Ethiopia

Ethiopian agriculture is mostly rain fed, whereas rainfall in the country is erratic, unreliable, and highly variable with space and time. Due to this rainfall variability frequent drought, high floods and famine have been occurring in many parts of the country. Therefore, Understanding of climate...

6126 Gefersa-iii Embankment Dam Heightening

The sediment problem is a major problem that highly reduces the live storage capacity of the reservoir and its life span. The Gefersa-I/II dam is one of the major gravity dams in our country Ethiopia which faces a series of sediment deposition problems for a long period. To trap the incoming...

6127 Flood Risk Mapping (case Study Of Ketar Watershed Ziway-dugda Woreda Ethiopia)

Flood is probably the most devastating, widespread, and frequent natural hazard of thernworld that producing many socioeconomic and environmental consequences within thernaffected floodplains. In Ethiopia, there is a lot of areas under flood problem and Ketarrnriver floodplain located at the...

6128 Assessment Of Non-functionality Of Rural Water Supply Schemes The Case Of Lailay Maichew Woreda Tigray Region Ethiopia

Assessment of the main causes of non-functionality of rural water supply schemes in LailayrnMaichew Woreda has been the main objective of this research. To assess the major causes ofrnnon-functionality primary and secondary data was collected from 407 rural water supplyrnschemes (RWSS) of the...

6129 Actual Evapotranspiration Estimation Using Remotely Sensed Data And Hydrological Model A Case Study Of Gilgelabay Catchment

In order to get reliable qualitative and quantitative information about a potential of waterrnresource in a catchment it is important to assess and evaluate the spatial and temporal variationrnof actual evapotranspiration by applying SEBS algorithm and SWAT hydrological model andrneventually...

6130 Water Supply Coverage Hydraulic Modeling And Performance Evaluation Of Distribution System

Water distribution systems are designed to fulfill all requirements of potable water needed for decades. Initial system designs frequently consider any anticipated changes likely to happen. However, as time elapsed they slowly begin to fail to satisfy customers’ requirements. Adama town is...

6131 Analysis Evaluation Of Hydraulic Parameters In Akake Well Fields Of Addis Ababa

Declining water levels caused by withdrawals of water from well in Akaki , thernsouthern part of Addis Ababa have raised concerns with respect to the ability ofrnthe aquifer system to sustain production . As the aquifer of akaki in particular isrnheavily used in this area , understanding the...

6132 Assessing The Effect Of Land Use Change On The Hydraulic Regime Of Lake Awassa

For the past years an increase in population pressure, government policy and external influences caused a consistent change in the land cover of the Lake Awassa catchment. This was mainly by deforestation as is the case in many other areas of Ethiopia as well. The effects of land cover changes have...

6133 Optimal Reservoir Operations On Water Resource Projects At Wabi Shebelle River Basin

Wabi Shebelle River Basin is one of the twelve river basins in Ethiopia with catchment area of 202,697 Km2 and covering parts of the regions Oromia, Harari, Somali and a small area at the source of the Wabe River in SNNPE. Wabi Shebelle river basin has an estimated potential irrigable land of...

6134 Dam Breach Modeling And Inundation Mapping For Dabus Dam

Dam breach pre-event analysis is vital to predict the dam breach parameters, outflow magnitude and its downstream nature of propagation. Setting out risk management, emergency action plans or evacuation planning system to protect both lives and materials during sudden dam failure phenomena and...

6135 Exchange Rate Pass-through In Ethiopia

The recent sharp devaluation by the central bank aggravates the inflation rate from singlerninflation rate of 5.3% in August 20 I 0 to 10.6% in October 20 I 0 following only a monthrnafter the devaluation occurred and 40.1 % in September 20 II after a year. Initiated fromrnthis fact, this paper...

6136 Market Share Concentration And Profitability Of Ethiopian Leather Industry

Market structure is determined by the entry and exit decisions of individual producers.rnThese decisions are driven by past profit rate and expectations of future profits which,rnin turn, depend on the nature of competition within the market generally speaking.rnProfitability is therefore directly...

6137 Determinants Of Export Growth Rate In Ethiopia 1980-2010 Co Integration And Error Correction Model Analysis

The study aimed at identifying the major determinants of export growth rate which havernbeen a matter of argument in Ethiopia and Africa as a whole for a long period of time.rnThe paper empirically examined the export growth rate and its major factors in thernEthiopian context using time series...

6138 What Can Ethiopia Learn From African Countries Stock Market Frame Work Experience And Benefit

Vhat Can Ethiopia Learn from African co untries Stock Market? Frame Work,rnExperience and Benefi trnHenok Abadi Addi s Ababa University, 2012rnThis paper aimed to draw lessons what Ethiopia can learn from Afri can countries stockrnmarket. Thus the main objective of the study has been focused on...

6139 Trade Facilitation And Trade Flows In The Comesa Case Study Of Ethiopia And Kenya

Trade facilitation is an important aspect and tool for economic development in thernco ntext of trade promotion and trade development. Based on this fact, the main objectivernof this study was to analyze the impact of trade facilitation measures on exports andrnimports among COMES A countries with...

6140 Economic Impact And Determinants Of Export The Case Of Ethiopian Textile And Apparel Industry

Ethiopian indu strial development policy has put the textile and appa rel ind ustry on thernforefront position to acce lerate the country's indu stri ali zation process. The avail abili ty ofrnhuge labour fo rce, the utili zation of abundant raw material , the growin g demand of thisrnindustry's...

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