An experimental study was designed to investigate the relativerneffectiveness of the deductive and inductive approaches inrnteaching mathematical concepts using specific models. 390 graderneleven students were selected by an achievement test whoserncontent was grade nine and ten mathematics and...
Background---In Ethiopia 17% of births are not wanted, while 20% of births arernmistimed. Over 90% of adult cases of HIV in Ethiopia are attributable to heterosexualrnactivity. Dual protection is concurrent protection from unintended pregnancy andrnHIV/AIDS representing an important public health...
Background: Reducing maternal deaths is one of the key goals of Millennium DevelopmentrnGoals (NDGs). Programs and policies aiming to reduce maternal deaths need reliable and validrninformation. Maternal Death Surveillance and Response (MDSR) system is a method ofrncollecting information on the...
In this thesis, we considered the practical issues related to realizing a mobile phone assisted network based positioning system to locate a real time geospatial location of mobile phones in mobile networks. There is no easy way to locate a mobile phone inside a mobile network. Many localization...
The purpose of this study was to asses the practices, challenges and prospects ofrnABE progam in Horo Guduru Wolloga Zone. The method employed in the studyrnwas descriptive survey. Review of available literature on ABE program andrnrelevant data were gathered from 4 educational officials, 5 cluster...
Soil erosion by water is the most pressing environmental problem in Ethiopia, particularly inrnhighlands where topography is highly rugged, population pressure is high, steep lands wererncultivated, rainfall is erosive , soil type is erodible , poor soil conservation practices are adoptedrnand land...
This study attempts to examine the effects of HD stigma on the psychosocial world of survivors andrnfamily members. Data were collected from 60 survivors (30F&30M) and 60 family membersrn(30F &30M) residing in three different sites in Addis Ababa by means of structured interviewrnschedules....
Milk is one of the food products which is used as vehicle of disease transmission tornhuman being. This study was conducted to assess the quality of both raw andrnpasteurized milk produced by the five major milk processing plants in and around AddisrnAbaba.rnA total of 48 samples were taken from...
Nowadays, extraordinary floods are common to many parts of Ethiopia every year causing a lot of losses to human lives as well as damage to property. However, the researches and studies related to this problem are not as intensive as the damage.rnHistorically, Dire Dawa has been vulnerable to flash...
This research is a first step towards advancement of construction industry, specially the housingrnproject. The glimpse of the effect of introducing pre-cast prestressed system for housing projectrnis dealt here. Further researches on how to apply the system and detailing regarding the columnrnto...
Nowadays, extraordinary floods are common in many parts of Ethiopia causing a lot of losses to human lives as well as damage to property. Problems related to flooding have been inseparable in past decades in awash basin. The objective of the study is to evaluate various alternatives and select best...
Impact assessment of dam construction on floristic composition and diversity werernstudied in Gibe III hydroelectric dam project site. The study mainly focuses in identifyingrnand describing the floral species composition and diversity in the upstream, down streamrnand river bank area, indicating...
Reinforced concrete buildings elements mostly designed for loads from live, dead and lateral load from wind and earthquake. But due to the use of basement floors for car parking and garage purpose the internal columns are susceptible for unforeseen accidental load arise from vehicular impact. This...
Fincha Amerti Neshe sub-basin is densely populated causing various effects on resource bases becausernof deforestation, expansion of residential area, and agricultural land. The sub basin is also facing highrnerosion by the effects of intense rainfall of the watershed which aggravates the land...
The track system consists of structural components like sleeper that has to be designed tornaccommodate the maximum tonnage. The main function of sleeper is to transfer the load fromrnthe rail to the ballast via the rail pad and to the under laying formation. The analysis and designrnof concrete...
The main objective of this study was to assess the impact of the environmental changes on thernhydrology and water quality of the Lege Dadi-Dire catchments. More specifically, the studyrnanalysed the land cover change scenarios that were assumed would have taken place in therncatchments, and the...
Earthquake codes have been revised and update depending on the improvements in the representation of ground motions, soils and structures. Ethiopian earthquake code has been revised 2015 and introduced as ES EN 1998:2015. Changes in the earthquake code has been performed on peak ground...
This thesis analyzes the probable failure of a dam under a set of pre-definedrnscenarios, within the framework of a case study, the case subject being thernTendaho dam located at Afar Region of Ethiopia. The failure of the dam is notrnanalyzed neither structural nor hydraulic wise but, is assumed...
Nitrogen is one of the most abundant elements, and BNF is the main source of nitrogen forrnLegumes plants. Field Pea is one of the most important Legumes plants and widely grown inrnTigray regional state. Although some studies have covered some areas of Tigray in relation tornbiological nitrogen...
Soil erosion is a major problem causing land degradation in most watersheds of Ethiopia. The Kessie watershed which found on the north east of Blue Nile Basin of Ethiopia is most affected areas by soil erosion, sediment transport and land degradation.rnSediment yield (the amount of sediment...