The study was conducted in Ensaro District lowland (Kolla) areas found in North ShoarnAdministrative Zone, Amhara National Regional State with the aims to identify, describernand evaluate the control practices of Striga hermonthica weed infestation on sorghum byrnfarmers of the study area. Data...
Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia with population of 5 million and the fastest growingrneconomy in Africa. However, urban transportation system is one of emerging problem in AddisrnAbaba. The increasing public transportation demand, mobility, ridership, accessibility,...
Transportation plays a vital role in almost all cities around the world because it provides accessrnfor people to employment, education, entertainment, health care, and other services. As developingrncapital city, the urbanization rate in Addis Ababa is increasing rapidly, which in turn...
Public transportation serves as veins to accelerate development in industry, trade,rneducation, health and other services. However, the presence of inefficient operations andrnmanagement system of public transportation service in most developing countries madernpassengers to face great...
Biological control with microbial antagonists is considered an alternative approach for controllingrnplant diseases. Trichoderma species are one of the potential fungal biocontrol agents in suppressionrnof soil-borne and foliar pathogens. The present study aimed to evaluate, test and...
Roads are constructed to improve the socio-economic status of the beneficiaries. However, thernsocio-economic benefits of rural roads in Ethiopia had not been critically examined. Hence, thernpresent study aimed to examine the socio-economic benefits of rural roads by focusing on...
The study was conducted on capacity and passenger car unit estimation for heterogeneous trafficrnstream of trunk roads on Addis Ababa to Holeta, Addis Ababa to Sendafa, Addis Ababa to Sulultarnand Addis Ababa to Sebata road sections to estimate the PCU for different categories of vehicles,rnto...
This study was conducted to assess the performance of patient flow at the healthcare system in rnEthiopia by taking St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC), as a case study. As rnthere is a very high demand for health service that exceeds the available capacity, the public...
Braking system represents one of the most fundamental and critical safety components in modernrnvehicles. Brake absorbs kinetic energy of the rotating parts (Wheels) and the energy dissipated inrnthe form of heat energy to the surrounding atmosphere. It decelerates or stops the vehicle. Thernthesis...
This thesis aims for the design and analysis of bumper model using different geometrical shapesrnfor optimizing a three wheeled vehicle (Bajaj) through addressing the factors that contribute torncausalities and material losses sustained by the rising traffic accident. The study focuses onrndesign...
The Pelton turbine bucket is subjected to different loads under the turbine operating conditions ofrnhigh rotational speed. One of the most catastrophic failures that could occur in a Pelton turbine isrnthe fracture of the bucket, where the hydraulic jet force is at its maximum and applied for...
Recently, there is a high interest to use lightweight aluminum foams for automotive, railway andrnaerospace applications. Aluminum foam is usually used for energy absorption purpose forrncrashworthiness application because of its high ductility and deformability. However, to keep thernsafety and to...
The aim of the present work is to study the abrasive wear behavior of composites made byrnreinforcing bamboo fibers with the addition of PTFE and thermoset resin matrix. The fibersrnare extracted by hand and manual process and the composite samples were prepared to arnmaximum of 30% volume of...
Background: Waste is an unavoidable consequence of the consumption and production activities of a society; thus, proper handling of waste is becoming a serious problem of cities all over the world especially in developing countries where financial and technical scarcity is very serious. This study...
Success in organizations is highly dependent on profitability and the ability to retain a work force for prolonged period of time. The later is entrenched in the need to make sure a continued employee engagement and job satisfaction in work environment. This particular study digs in to the...
The main purpose of this study is to examine the effect of employee relationship management and its components such as communication, conflict management, leadership style, shared goal/value and trust on employee’s performance in Ethiopian insurance sector. The study employed deductive...
Assessing current level of organizational growth, and understanding the influence of talentrnmanagement practice towards the growth of any organization is important in this competitivernera. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of talent management practices onrnorganizational...
The study was conducted to investigate honey production system, available potential, constraints and beekeeping management practices at Nunu Kumba district. The main purposes of the investigation was to identify and document the existing honey production system, opportunities, challenges and...
Different factors affect work performance, and one set of factors could be the physical work environment. As a result, this study is undertaken to examine the impact of physical work environment on job performance in public sectors of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is essential to make sure that human...
Bale monkeys (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis) are endemic, bamboo specialists, restricted to a narrow geographic range in the Ethiopian highlands currently recognized as vulenerable speceis by IUCN. The study was conducted to investigate the impacts of habitat loss and fragmentation on behavioral...