Postgraduate Project Topics, Thesis and Dissertation

17721. Electrophysiological And Behavioral Responses Of Sorghum Chafer Pachnoda Interrupta (coleoptera Scarabaeidae) To Host Plant Volatile Compounds

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...

17722. Early Sexual Initiation And Its Associated Factors Among Youth In Addis Ababa Ethiopia

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...

17723. Investigation Of The Mechanisms Of Resist Ance To Streptomycin In Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

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,...

17724. Assessment Of Sexual And Reproductive Health Status And Related Problems Of Young People With Disabilities In Selected Associations Of People With Disability Addis Ababa Ethiopia

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...

17725. Growth Morphology And Biomass Of Arundinaria Alpina (highland Bamboo) (poaceae) As Affected By Landrace Environment And Silvicultural Management In The Choke Mountain Northwestern Ethiopia

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...

17726. The Present Status Of Schistosoma Mansoni Infection And Associated Risk Factors In Harbu Town South Wollo Zone Of The Amhara Region Ethiopia

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...

17727. Intestinal Parasitic Infections Among School-age Children In Mekaneselam Health Center Borena Northeast Ethiopia

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...

17728. Unhealthy Weight Control Practice And Related Factors Among Female High School Adolescents In Addis Ababa Ethiopia

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...

17729. Foliage Turnover Water And Carbon Relations Of Three Coexisting Functional Types Of Indigenous Trees In The Disturbed Natural Forest Of Munessa

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...

17730. Irrigation And Socio-economic Factors Related To Malaria Transmission In Ziway Eastern Oromia Zone.

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...

17731. The Management Of Primary School Facilities In Selected Weredasaris Zonr

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...

17732. Students Mathematics Achievement As A Function Of Attitude Gender1 Parents Education Leveland Parents Locality In The General Secondary Schools Of Awi Zone

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...

17733. Population Status And Feeding Ecology Of The Ethiopian Wolf (canis Simensis) In And Around Borena - Sayint National Park South Wollo Ethiopia

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 â€“ March, 2011 including wet and dry seasons. Distance sampling line-transect count...

17734. Morphological Agronomic And Biochemical Characterization Of Trifolium Steudneri Schweinf. An Indigenous Species In Ethiopia

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...

17735. The Conception Of Teachers And Students Regarding Reading English The Case Of Grades 4 And 5 Students In Arada Sub City Addis Ababa

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...

17736. An Assessment Organizational Culture And Employees Commitment In Gurage Zone Education Department (snnpr)

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...

17737. Teaching Speaking Skills In Secondery Schools Attitudes Perceptions And Practices

17738. The Nature And Kinds Of Questions Teachers And Students Ask In The English Classrooms Of Secondary Schools

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...

17739. The Relationship Beetwen Efl Students Perception Of Written Feedback And Their Writilvg Proficiency

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...

17740. An Investigation Of The Minimum Threshold Level Towards The End Of The First Cycle Reading Skills In Focus

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...

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