Information Filtering (IF) is an area of research where only a few documents arernselected from a large collection in a dynamic flow of information. Particularly, filtering outrnnews items from a collection has paramount importance in order that a news reader canrneasily find what he/she likes to...
This study describes the design of a stemming algorithm for Wolaytta language. To give a solidrnbackground for the thesis, literature on conflation in general and stemming algorithms inrnparticular were reviewed. Since it is the nature and characteristics of suffixation that guide therndevelopment...
Ethiopia is predominantly an agrarian country. The main revenue of the country is fro mrnAgriculture and it s by-products ( v iz. coffee having genes is here is one of the main exported product from the country However, like an y other developing countries, Ethiopia ha s not ex plaited the full...
Background: Mid-upper arm circumference and weight-for-length/height are the two mostlyrnused anthropometric indices to identify acute malnutrition in older children. However, severernacute malnutrition is only identified by the use of weight-for-length other than clinical methodsrnin infants aged...
Introduction: Despite an increasing number of studies identifying the prevalence ofrnantipsychotic induced movement disorders among schizophrenia patients in high income rncountries, limited reports on prevalence of this disorder who were visited health facilities hasrnbeen published in Ethiopia...
This study surveys the information requirements of agricultural experts in MoA, Kenya.rnSpecifically, to assess the information needs; to find out the extent to which these needs arernmet; to establish from where the experts obtain information; to assess the information seekingrnbehavior of...
This study was an assessment of News Source Usage: among State and Private print Media in Ethiopia; which is a comparative analysis of Addis Zemen and Reporter Newspapers. To achieve this objective, the researcher used both qualitative and quantitative descriptive research design. The researcher...
The main purpose of the study was to assess the perceived effects of social media on the news content of Addis Zemen and Reporter Amharic newspapersâ€. In order to meeting the objectives of the study, four research questions were prepared. 1) What are the and disadvantages of social media for...
This research paper aims at answering the very question of the translation strategies and procedures applied to translate Yesmake Worku‟s “DERTOGADA†from source language Amharic into target language English. However, the research also attempts to give analysis how the translator...
Nowadays, the global marketing strategy is making business extremely competitive,rndynamic and subject to rapid change. Hence, businesses should be highly concerned tornneeds and wants of their customers in order to respond accordingly. CustomerrnRelationship Management is the overall process of...
The Institute of Ethiopian Studies (IES) library is one of the major informationrncenter on Ethiopian Studies. This thesis is mainly concerned with an assessment of thernexisting TR practices and facilities in the IES library with the intention of identifyingrnlimitations and exploring alternative...
In this study, the potential of Hidden Markov Model (HMM) for the development of Amharicrnspeech recognition system has been investigated and in the course of building the recognizer thernpopular toolkit Hidden Markov Model Toolkit (HTK) was used.In the process of building the recognizer, the...
Information and Communication Technology consulting has become increasingly popularrnin recent years, and is often quoted as a means of coping with rap id changes in technologyrnand in the business nonvirulent around the world , However, in developing countries likernEthiopia it is yet a field that...
This thesis discusses the development of an information system designed for collectingrnsummarizing and presenting information on research and research related activities of thernAddis Ababa University (AAU). Research activities made at the various Faculties,rnDepartments and Research uni ts are...
Internet which is paving the 'Nay for the global informationrnsuper highway has become one of the big issues in the world.rnThis big network of networks with its famous applicationsrnlike E-mail, World wide web, Internet relay chat, etc., isrn,rnbenefiting people in the world in their day to...
Conversion of card catalogues to a computerized catalogue, called retrospective conversionrnor RECON, is the primary hurdle of effective library automation. There are several optionsrnfor RECON, but recent advances in OCR technology make it a prominent alternative. Thisrnthesis has mainly examined...
It is visible that the amount of textual information output is highlyrnincreasing from day to day. Compared to the text output the human capacity ofrnreading is almost negligible. This big difference creates a problem inrncommunicating information to the best possible extent. Managing the output...
This research analyzes the practice of Corporate Social Responsibility in Mugher Cement Factory, in relation to strategic public relation. It assesses the benefits and challenges of practicing CSR in Mugher Cement Factory. Literatures on corporate social responsibility in relation to strategic...
The study reveals that Zambia has a relatively wellrndeveloped information infrastructure in which the missing linkrnis coordination at the national level. Coordination could bernprovided by formulation and implementation of a policy onrninformation systems and services. Information technology...
The objective of this study was to examine the way Sub Saharan African Academicsrnmake use of the Internet as a means of solving professional problems, to identify thernproblems they encounter, and to propose guidelines that may be adopted withrnmodifications where necessary to improve the use of...