The sorghum chafer, Pachnoda interrupta, (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) is arnpolyphagous herbivore and an important pest of sorghum (Sorghum bioclor). In thisrnthesis work, plant volatile compounds from different hosts were identified with thernpurpose of using it as bait in traps for monitoring...
Introduction: Youth who begin early sexual activity are less likely to use condoms and more likelyrnto have multiple partners and early child bearing which intern brings about higher rates of maternalrnand child morbidity and mortality. Higher rates of unintended pregnancy, HIV/AIDS and...
MIC value of streptomycin resistant M. tuberculosis strains was detemlined using tllernproportional method. Sequence analysis of IpsL and rrs genes was performed using botll tlle radioactivernand non-radioactive cycle sequencing protocols. For functional analysis ofrRNA of M. tuberculosis,...
Back ground:-rnYoung people in Ethiopia face many sexual and reproductive health problems; UNrnresolutions underline the fact that adolescent sexual and reproductive health carernneeds are not being adequately met. This is in part because their needs are notrnclearly understood within the social...
Arundinaria alpina K. Schum. (highland bamboo) (Poaceae) is the characteristic and definitive dominant species of Afromontane bamboo vegetation. It is found covering about 148,626 ha of land in Ethiopia. The current and potential advantage of this species is enormous. However, among others, lack of...
Schistosomiasis is a disease caused by a parasitic worm belonging to the genus schistosoma. It is a debilitating disease that over a long course infection could also kill some of the infected subjects. S. mansoni is one of the source that is transmitted by Bimophalaria pfeiffer and widely...
Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are still quite common in low-income countries includingrnEthiopia, particularly in children due to low-quality drinking water, poor personal andrnenvironmental sanitation. Periodic evaluation of the current status of IPIs in a locality is a prerequisiternto...
Background: Weight control strategies are increasing in both developed and developing countries. Female adolescents tend to engage in various unhealthy weight control practices. These practices are considered to have association with psychological factors such as body weight misperception and...
A good understanding of species coexistence and the extent of variations in interspecies resource utilization by investigating suits of functional traits is useful for predicting the vegetation dynamics and productivity of an ecosystem. Such documented information can be incorporated into...
Ziway is one of the regions in central Ethiopia where unreliable rainfall frequently affectsrnagricultural production. To deal with this problem the government of Ethiopia has initiatedrnthe introduction of small-scale irrigation schemes. However, without proper planning suchrnschemes are known to...
Tllis study was conducted 10 identiJjl the major practices and problems prevailing aroundrnthe management of prim[lfY school facilit ies in Arsi zone. Particularly focusing on thernadequacy and compatibility of school facilil ies to the teaching learning and therncompetence of school decision...
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of gender difference, attituderntowards mathematics, parents' education level, and parents' locality in relation with theirrnmathematics achievement of high school students. To this end, an extensive review of thernavailable literature...
A study on the population status, distribution and feeding ecology of the Ethiopian wolf (Canisrnsimensis) was carried out in the Borena-Sayint National Park, Southern Ethiopia during October,rn2010 – March, 2011 including wet and dry seasons. Distance sampling line-transect count...
Characterization of forage gemlplasm is an essential prerequisite for use of forage geneticrnresources. Fifty accessions of TrifoliulIl steudlleri Schweinf. were studied for 14rnmorphological quantitative characters, 9 morphological qualitative characters and 6rnagronomic characters. Spatial...
This study was conducted to investi~ate "the" Cdn"cepti6ri bf leacners " " "rnand Students Regarding Reading English: the Case of Grades 4 and 5rnstudents in some Selected Primary Schools in Arada Sub city, AddisrnAbaba. The schools were selected purposefully so as to includernsamples from various...
This study was mainly intended to assess the attitudes, perceptions and practices ofrnteaching speaking skills at secondary schools in order to find out the classroom factorsrnthat may account on the quality and effectiveness of students' participation in speakingrnactivities.rnPertaining to the...
This study was mainly intended to assess the attitudes, perceptions and practices ofrnteaching speaking skills at secondary schools in order to find out the classroom factorsrnthat may account on the quality and effectiveness of students' participation in speakingrnactivities.rnPertaining to the...
The main purpose of the study is to identify thernkind of questions asked by teachers and students in thernEnglish language classrooms.rnThe selected schools for this study are Yekatit 12rnSenior Secondary School, Entoto Technical, Vocational andrnAcademic School, Ethiopia Tikedom Number One...
This study aims at investigating if there is any relationship between students'rnperception of written feedback that teachers provide for writing tasks arid theirrnactual writing proficiency. And the study also aims at finding out how studentsrnuse the written feedback provided by teachers for...
The principal objective of the study was to investigate the reading achievement of the firstrncycle students and then compare this with the achievement level expected of them. As arncorollary to this, the investigation sought to discover whether the reading objectives of thernfirst cycle are met or...