The purpose of this study was to understand the climate change impacts on Abbay Basin located in Northwest of Ethiopia, using the RegCM3 Regional Climate Model. The RegCM3 model nested with the ECHAM5 General Circulation Model (GCM) were applied. Statistical Down Scaling Method (SDSM) is applied in...
Background: Globally, female sterilization is the single-most used method and alone accountsrnfor one-third of all contraceptive use worldwide. The IUCD is used by (22%) of all contraceptivernusers and the oral pill by (14%). The use of modern contraceptive method differs significantlyrnbetween the...
The main purpose of this study was to conduct the life-cycle cost analysis of road maintenancerninterventions undertaken by the Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA), considering the AlemgenarnRoad Maintenance District as a case study. In order to meet the objectives of the study, a casernstudy was...
The main objective of the study is to examine the effect of reward on employee motivation in International Rescue Committee (IRC), Ethiopia Program. A mixed research approach was employed to answer the research questions. The quantitative data was gathered using survey questionnaire and a total of...
The main objective of this research is to evaluate the causes of Gomit embankment dam failure, emphasis on seepage and slope failure using Geo studio softwares and finally to come up with the possible remedial measure. Analysis of seepage was done using seepage analysis methods by analytical using...
Traffic Congestion is an ever growing chronic problem in the transportation system soon afterrnthe invention and mass production of automobiles. All major cities both in developed andrndeveloping countries are facing the problem due to increasing travel demand which followsrneconomic and population...
Introduction: Breastfeeding is recommended as proper infant and young child feedingrnpractice that should be initiated within the first hour after birth. Early initiation ofrnbreastfeeding protects newborns from early neonatal mortality. Timely initiation ofrnbreastfeeding also known as early...
The study area is located in the central rift valley lake basin of Ethiopia. This area has a fresh water lake called lake Ziway but this precious resource is endangered due to abstraction directly from the lake and from feeder rivers (Meki and Katar). This research was intended to show the impact...
The study was designed with a general objective of examining the effect of compensation practices (focusing on salary, benefit, career growth opportunity, supervisor support and non-financial recognition practice) on professional employees’ turnover intention. It was conducted in an...
High proportion of asphalt mixes is made of mineral aggregates. Therefore, most of thernperformance problems are directly or indirectly related to the physical and chemicalrnproperties of aggregates.rnVarious studies have shown that the variation in gradation of aggregate have significantrneffect...
Roads are among the basic infrastructures such that drainage structures provided by the sides of roads should be well designed and constructed to the standard and managed properly such that the road serve the intended purposes. The major intention of an urban storm water management system is to...
Hot Asphalt Mixtures (HMA) is particulate composite material consisting of mineral aggregates, asphalt binder and air voids. Asphalt binder is considered as the most expensive and economically variable material. Because of the increase in energy cost, the need for improvement of pavement quality as...
The purpose of this research was to examine the determinant factors affecting employees’ jobrnperformance in the case of Wegagen Bank S.C. In the Implementing of these internal practices thernbank faced a problem of formal follow up after training was conducted; inequitable salary and...
Traditionally, design engineers tend to be conservative in calculating pump stationrndecision variables by focusing on peak demands that occur about1% of the time. Onrnthe other hand, optimal design and operation of pumping stations are mathematicallyrnlarge-scale non-linear problems. Consequently,...
Background: Maternal mortality ratios strongly reflect the overall effectivenessrnof health systems. Many low- income developing countries were suffering fromrnadministrative, inadequate financial investment, cultural influences, lack ofrneducation husbands and wives, lack of skilled health...
A good road structure may help in reducing the number of accidents. Wearing course is therntop layer of the road structure which is the layer exposed to the vehicle tyre andrnenvironment. The international roughness index and Present Serviceability Index are bothrnindices that can be used as...
Performance Appraisal is one of the key important factor which is practice by human resource management of every successful organization. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of performance appraisal on employees’ job-satisfaction in the case of CBE. Currently in CBE most...
Performance Appraisal is one of the key important factor which is practice by human resource management of every successful organization. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of performance appraisal on employees’ job-satisfaction in the case of CBE. Currently in CBE most...
Background: According to WHO, youths is between 15-24 years of age. Reproductive healthrn(RH) is critical for youths and adults because it does not only set the stage for health beyond thernreproductive years; it also affects the health of the next generation.rnObjective: The purpose of this study...
This thesis assesses variation orders in national works contract of Addis Ababa City Road projects by investigating the predominant causes, studying their effects on the project, identifying initiating parties, and suggesting controlling remedies to alleviate such related problems. The main purpose...