Estimation of Land Surface Temperature (LST) in a city scale is essential for various applications, especially for examining the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect caused by different factors and identify the relationship of LU/LC types with LST. The integration of interpreted results obtained from...
The resins of Boswellia species enjoy a wide array of traditional uses such as for treatment of skin diseases, as incense and fumigation for religious and cultural activities, and as an anti-inflammatory in medicine. rnThis dissertation focuses on the chemical investigation of resins obtained from...
The geology Western Ethiopian Precambrian shield (WES) is known by low-medium gradernmetavolcano-sedimentary rocks, high grade gneiss and migmatites and ophiolite belts. The studyrnarea is a part of high grade metamorphic terrain of Western Ethiopian Precambrian shield thatrnconsists of both high...
Background: Adolescent growth and development is closely linked to the diet they receive during childhood. The physical and physiological changes that occur in adolescents place a great demand on their nutritional requirements and make them more vulnerable to micronutrient deficiency. Copper and...
The present study was carried out in Dilbe and its surrounding area around Northwestern Central Ethiopian, about 576 km from the capital city Addis Ababa. Due to landslides and related slope instability problems in the Dilbe area roads and agricultural plots are damaged and also local people are...
Several studies have been undertaken in afroalpine ecosystem of Ethiopia, to assess the diversity of flora mainly focusing on woody species composition. However, the information on the factors that affect the interaction of plant communities and how this interaction mediates the population...
Groundwater is a respected and significant natural resource in the world and it is the mostrnfundamental for the growth and development of one country. However, estimating the potentialrnof groundwater potential zone has still uncertainty due to the natural surroundings ofrngroundwater. Therefore,...
In rural Ethiopian traditional fuels like kerosene and firewood are the main sources of energy used rnfor lighting purpose. They are a major factor for environmental problems and health risks that affect rnthe wellbeing of low-income rural households. However, Ethiopia has a vast potential for...
Ground excitation is the major cause of failure in reinforced concrete structures constructedrnin seismically active zone. This can be due to either the unpredictable nature of the seismicrnexcitation or due to lack of proper structural design, detailing and construction. Duringrnseismic excitation...
Plastic shrinkage cracks are precursor for durability concerns in concrete. An understandingrnof the phenomenon will lead to diminishing this detriment in the future. The utilization ofrnnatural fibers from agricultural by-products like flax is a glamorous option to developrnsustainable building...
Food insecurity and malnutrition are priority development challenges of Ethiopia. To counter the rnproblem, the country embraced the nutrition sensitive agriculture approach and taken decisive rnmeasures relevant for wide implementation of the practice. Nutrition sensitive ...
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of leverage on selected African airlines rnprofitability. Accordingly, secondary data obtained from audited annual reports of purposively rnselected seven airlines for the period 2008 to 2017 were analyzed through fixed ...
Interest Free Banking has been a new concept in Ethiopia until 2011. In Ethiopia, it has been rnalmost six years when the first Interest free bank makes its start. Interest free banking is an rnalternative banking system based on Islamic principles doing the business side ...
Tax administration in Ethiopia, similar to other developing countries, is characterized by lowrntax compliance level. This has resulted in a reduction of revenue yields and public services.rnThe overall objective of the study was to identify determinants of tax evasion. Out of 1,625rnstudy...
This study was carried out to empirically examine the policy implication of military expenditure on economic growth in Ethiopia. Although national defense is an important function of government and security from external and internal threats that contributes to economic development, high military...
The success of an organization is essentially reliant on employee’s commitment and hence the concept has attracted many researchers in helping organizations to be productive and achieving their long-term strategies. Corporate governance is also one of a global heart-warming area of study in...
The purpose of this study is to assess Total Quality Management (TQM) practices inrnEthiopian pharmaceuticals S.C. TQM is a factor of its principles and practices namelyrncustomer focus, Leadership, Engagement of People, Process Approach, Evidence basedrndecision making and Supplier relationship....
This study conducted to assess the challenges and prospects of human capital development of Ethiopian cement industry. A semi structured interview was held with the Human resource managers of the four cement factories under the study and one representative of Ethiopian cement Association as well as...
The major focus of this study is to investigate empirically the determinants of financial distress in the case of Bank and Insurance Industry as they are corporately governed institution in Ethiopia. Three main Commercial Banks and Ten Insurance Companies were included in the sample that had at...
Holding optimum inventory and satisfying customers demand with sufficient service level is a challenging task. To keep a good balance between inventory level and sufficient service level implementing appropriate demand forecasting model plays important role in inventory management system of spare...