In today's societies, the significant role of informationrnin the overall national development process is beingrnincreasingly appreciated . The health sector i s anrnintegral part of the national economy and the prosperityrnof a nation greatly depends on the health of its people.rnPeople should...
In today's societies, the significant role of informationrnin the overall national development process is beingrnincreasingly appreciated . The health sector i s anrnintegral part of the national economy and the prosperityrnof a nation greatly depends on the health of its people.rnPeople should...
Road traffic accidents (RT As) are now becoming one of the leading public healthrnproblems in Ethiopia. Due to accidents people are dying and getting di sabled furtherrnresulting in property losses. It is more severe in the capital city of Ethiopia, Addis Ababarnwhere most cars in the country are...
To organize its news stock efficiently and to facilitate the storage and retrieval of newsrnitems, Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) use a classification scheme developed in-house.rnWith its large volume of news items produced each year, ENA is facing problems inrnclassifying news items timely. This...
Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) is a personalized information filtering method usedrnfor delivering CUlTent information to users. The objective of SDI service is to reduce users' effortrnin their pursuit of relevant infomlation. However, the performance of SDI service based onrnsimple...
Though agriculture is the mainstay of Ethiopian economy, it is suffering from many disasters.rnAmong these disasters, nutrient depletion of the soil is the major one. Applying organic and/orrninorganic (chemical) fertilizer in the soil can curb nutrient depletion. Scarcity of organicrnfertilizer,...
The current globalized world is characterize d by global production and consumptionrnas well as global competition. The in creased importance o f' information goods andrnservices in international n l trad e is also another feature of the glob al economy. lCTsrnplay the leading role in these...
Nitrogen and phosphorus deficiencies are the two most limiting factors in croprnproduction. Although chickpea fixes nitrogen in association with diverse Mesorhizobiumrnspecies, effectiveness in the amount of nitrogen fixed depends upon the inherent characterrnand other factors of the endosymbionts....
Vernonia (Vernonia galamensis) is a potential novel industrial crop due to high sources of natural epoxidized oil, which can be used for the manufacturing of polyvinyl chloride, petrochemicals, cosmetic and pharmaceutical products. In spite of its high potential as an industrial plant, however, the...
Durum wheat is an allotetraploid wheat (2n = 4x = 28, AABB) commonly used for production of semolina (purified flour of durum wheat mainly used in making pasta and couscous) worldwide. Durum wheat is indigenous to Ethiopia and farmers have grown the crop since immemorial time, mostly under adverse...
Hexaploid Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is one of the most important food cereals worldwide. World population is set to increase by 2.6 billion in 2050. Ethiopia is one of the countries expected for an increase in food production. Few studies were on genetic diversity and in adequate evaluation of...
The objective of this study was to assess the roles of labour union in preventingrnenvironmental pollution, a case study of Labour unions of Modjo and East Africa tanneriesrnin Modjo Town, and the working relationship with stakeholders that deal with thernenvironment. Mixed methods research was...
Ethiopia is one of the most severely affected countries by natural resource depletion whichrnresulted in a decline in productivity and qualities of pastoral range resources, loss of biodiversity,rnand suffering of the people and animals in chronic food and feed shortage respectively. The...
Failure to maintain access to clean water is one of the key problems in developing countries, including Ethiopia. Although government and humanitarian organizations have made notable attempts to address the shortage of access to potable water, cooperative efforts are still demanding to improve...
Adaptation is considered an appropriate response to climate change, especially forrnfarmers. This study was conducted in South Wollo Zone, Kutaber Woreda onrnassessment of local climate change adaptation options in agriculture. The 22 Kebelesrnof Kutaber were stratified into the three agro-climatic...
Chickpea has the ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen in symbiosis with diverse Mesorhizobium spp. However, there are evidences to suggest that the diversity of rhizobial symbionts is associated with geographic origin. This study investigated the genetic diversity and distribution of chickpea...
Ethiopia has been highly affected by drought and climate-related hazards, and millions of peoplernhave been left without sustenance every year. Irrigation is one means through which agriculturalrnproduction and farm income can be increased to meet the growing food demands of the world.rnThis study...
Wetlands provide multiple ecosystem services such as water and water quality storage and regulation,rnproviding unique habitats for flora and fauna, and regulating micro-climate conditions. Wetlandrnconversion to settlement, agricultural use and industrial development are anon stopping practice...
Soil Erosion has been a serious problem in Ethiopia and Its impediment on economic developmentrnpersists more than three decades. This thesis studies to quantify the impact of soil erosion on crop yieldsrnusing the results of a Machakel woreda, East Gojjam Zone Ketech watershed catchment. The...
Customer satisfaction has been one of the main concerns of the airline industry all over thernworld. This has been necessitated by the stiff competition in the aviation industry. Airlines arernstriving hard to offer quality services to keep existing customers and to convince new ones asrnwell. The...