Xyalaria sp. are known to be associated with termites. However, the benefit therntermites get from this association is not yet known. Termites collect wood piecesrnfrom the surrounding and collect it in the mound. The wood is then converted tornsoft spongy mass, called comb. The comb is normally...
There are controversial research findings about parent-adolescent conflict especially about the particularrnsub-stage of adolescence and sex in which high parent-adolescent conflict occurs. Hence, this researchrnwas started to examine Parent-adolescent conflict as a function of adolescent...
TThe central theme of this study was to explore how farm households cope with droughtrninduced food shortage and investigating effectiveness of coping strategies in bUilding thernresilience of farmers' livelihoods at Fedis district. In order to meet these objectives, variousrndata collection and...
This study describes the performances and constraints of public service delivery inrnDigelu & Tijo woreda of Arsi Zone in Oromia Region. It assesses the performance inrneducation, health, water supply, and rural roads sectors of the woreda, and compares thernperformances of these sectors between...
The thesis describes a steam power plant simulator which has beenrndeveloped using the MATLAB code. The simulation is important to studyrnthe behavior of the steam power plant system by means of a model, andrnthe results obtained allow us to consider many different designrnpossibilities as well as...
The main pUlpose of this study was to examine the status oj primwy school participation of pastoral nomad Afarrnchildren of 'he Afar region, identify the major constraints that hinder 'heir participationrnGildrnindicate possiblernintervention strategies for educational planners and policy makers to...
Energy is essential for the functioning of most of the industrialized world as well as developing and under-developed nations. Yet, at the same time, energy production and consumption causes degradation of the environment of the industrialized world and it seems that developing countries are also...
Areke is Ethiopian’s locally produced traditional fermented alcoholic liquor which is producedrnfrom difedif- mixture of milled gesho (Rhamnus Prinoides), finely ground and cooked/bakedrncereals, and water left for fermentation for nine to ten days, by the of process distillation.rnThe heat...
Return migration has different dimensions worth considering. Despite the fact that thisrnissue is an important factor having an impaC! on the countlY's socia-economic growth,rnnot much is known on Ihe dynamics of the phenomenon. Lack of research andrninformation regarding return migration is an...
With increasing demand of energy and global issue of sustainable energy resource of thernworld, energy from Biomass is attracting the attention of many researchers as a source ofrnenergy in the world.rnCurrently in Ethiopia about nine new sugar factories are being installed requiring...
This study was conducted on 210 (205 in the quantitative part and 5 inrnthe qualitative one) women who had induced abortion after 20 days werernasked. Its major purpose was to asses the psychosocial problems ofrninduced abortion on study participants and the factors contributing to it.rnTo this...
In locations where electricity is unavailable, other means are necessary to pumprnwater for crop irrigation. Using diesel pump to deliver water to the place of use causesrnproblems both in terms of productivity and environmental perspectives. Higher price ofrndiesel increases operation costs of...
The main purpose of this study is to access the cause and consequences of trainerrnturnover in some selected government owned TVET Colleges of Addis Ababa. Thernmethod used to gather data was destructive survey method.rnThe data collectingrninstruments utilized were questionnaires, interviews and...
This thesis attempted to examine " community participation on eXlstlng participatory naturalrnresource management approaches with a due emphasis on land conservation and rehabilitationrnpractices in Lenche Dima water shed, North East Ethiopia." Out of the total 865 households foundrnin the research...
As amazing its appearance is, spiral stair has complex geometric configuration. As a result ofrnthis complexity, its analysis is challenging. And our Building Code of Standard doesn’t havernanalysis aid for these special structures, like the ones we have for slabs. Hence, the purpose...
This study carried out an analysis of item- and test-level data from the Grade 8rnBiology Test of the Ethiopian Third National Learning Assessment (ETNLA). A totalrnof 10,795 students sat for the biology test ill 2007, of these 9,552 were used for thernstudy. The test was originally prepared in...
The objective of this study was to better understand the effects of size and location of openings on seismic behavior of reinforced concrete shear walls using response spectrum analysis and with the help of ETABS15.2.2, finite element software package. The shear walls on 22-storied 40/60 saving...
Modeling the behavior of cracked tensile concrete is a complicated issue. Due tornbond with reinforcement, the concrete between cracks carries a certain amount ofrntensile force normal to the cracked plane. The concrete adheres to reinforcementrnbars and contributes to overall stiffness of the...
Design of bridge structure is a complex engineering problem, which includes design of bridgernsystems, selection of design manuals and standards. During design process of bridges, anrninternationally accepted manuals and standards has to be exercised. In line with this, deck designrnof reinforced...
The study has aimed at the implementation of non-formal technical and vocationalrneducation and training curriculum in Awi zone. Therefore, in the study, a descriptivernsurvey design was used. Methodologically, purposive and availability samplingrntechniques were used in selecting subjects of the...