We have investigated the phenomenal of half-metallicity among various novelrnconformations of graphene nanoribbons (GNRs). The Density of States (DOS) and thernTransmission spectrum (TS) of zigzag GNRs doped with boron (B), Nitrogen (N) andrnOxygen (O) atoms and undoped but with vacancies are...
In microfinance industry, sustainability is one of the crucial issues attracted the attention of manyrnresearchers. This is because it is widely believed that without being sustainable, microfinancerninstitutions can not achieve their objective of reducing poverty. However, some...
Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a rare disease with a poor prognosis. Globally, pulmonaryrnvascular disease associated with congenital heart disease may represent the most preventablerncause of pulmonary artery hypertension and its morbid and fatal squeals. Epidemiological datarnare scarce,...
Background --Young people have special sexual and reproductive health needs. Because ofrntheir low use of reproductive health service and their relatively high risk of being exposed torninaccurate or incomplete information, they are affected by HIV and other Sexually Transmittedrninfections (STIs)...
The purpose of this study is primarily to find out the gap betweenrnthe actual reading ability and what is expected of the Bahir Dar Teachers7rnCollege freshman students in their subject area text books. Itsrnsecondary purpose is to investigate whether a significant differencernexists between and...
Exemptions from user charges have proven to be very hard to implement in those countries thatrnhave adopted them. Poor screening mechanisms have been the main reason for the difficulty ofrnidentifying those patients who are able to pay for granting free care services from those that don'trnhave the...
Study of non-linearity in optical fiber material has attracted tremendous attention over last two decades. Despite of many experimental and theoretical efforts to find the origin of non-linearity and to quantify the loss due to non-linearity still a debatable issue. The aim of this research work is...
Background: Increasingly domestic violence is being recognized as an important public healthrnconcern. However, we know little how and why domestic violence occurs.rnObjective: To obtain in-depth contextual insights about domestic violencernMethods: A qualitative study was conducted in Gondar town...
Knowledge management (KM) has evolved as a significant process for managing and exploitingrnorganizational knowledge. However, the literature relating to KM in Army context is limited. Thernsustainability of an organization relies on the effective use of the organization’s knowledgernassets...
Introduction: Low birth weight is defined as birth weight less than 2,500 grams. More than 20rnmillion infants are born each year weighing less than 2500 gm, accounting for 17% of all birthsrnin the developing world. Similarly, according to Ethiopian demographic and health surveyrn(EDHS 2011), 11%...
In this thesis, we have investigated the structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of purernLaMnO3 from first-principles using the quantum-ESPRESSO open-source code. Unlike previousrntheoretical works, most of which implemented experimental structure, we have performed fullrnstructural...
This study was designed to investigate the relationship between English language learningrnclassroom anxiety and students’ English achievement test result. For this purpose 129 gradern11(eleven) students were randomly selected from Dembecha preparatory and secondary school.rnA self reporting...
This study was designed to investigate the relationship between English language learningrnclassroom anxiety and students’ English achievement test result. For this purpose 129 gradern11(eleven) students were randomly selected from Dembecha preparatory and secondary school.rnA self reporting...
Trachoma is a chronic communicable kerato-conjunctivitis caused by chlamydiarntrachomatis. The disease can cause blindness if not treated. There are at least 146rnmillion people in the world suffering from active trachoma, 4.9 million of whomrnwere blinded due to the disease. Studies conducted in...
Background: -Maternal death from preventable causes related to pregnancy and child birth isrnunacceptably high. Institutional delivery plays an important role to avert maternal death fromrnsuch causes. Only16% of women delivered at health facility by 2014 in Ethiopia. Therefore,rnthemainaim of this...
The main purpose of this study was to assess the practices and challenges of mathematicsrnteachers in conducing Action research in Governmental Secondary Schools of Addis Ababa cityrnAdministration. A descriptive survey research design was employed to conduct the study. Datarnwere gathered from 10...
Chronic food insecurity is one of the main problems which affected millions of Ethiopiansrnfor centuries. To solve this problem, the government of Ethiopia has been undertakingrndifferent programmes. Though large amount of expenditure was outplayed before 2005, itrnwas unable to solve the problem...
In developing countries including Ethiopia studiesrnon drug utilization pattern at community levelrnparticularly on the issue of self-medication and drugrnhoarding are rare.rnstudy that wasrnThis community based cross-sectionalrnsupplimented by FGD (Focus GrouprnDiscussion) was carried out in...
Organic polymer nanocomposites blended with graphene nanostructures have recently attractedrnlot of scientific interest due to their novel heterojunction charge transport properties and forrnfabrication of solar cells with enhanced energy conversion efficiencies. Simulational studies ofrnelectronic...
Background: Couples Voluntary Counseling and Testing (CVCT) is an effectivernHIV prevention strategy for couples who represent the largest risk group inrnAfrica. In this region, less than 1% of couples tested for HIV. Of the estimatedrn100 infections per day in many African countries 70% occurs in...