Blood serum samples (n=34) were taken from a population of vervet monkeys inhabiting thernterrain along the Awash River. Genetic variation on transferrin (Tf) and pseudocholinesterasern(Psch) were studied using a non-denaturing vertical polyacrylamide gel electrophoresisrnsystem. No variation was...
Groundwater is of major importance to civilization, because it is the largestrnreserve of drinkable water in regions where humans can live, so it is veryrnimportant to calculate the quantity and quality of this resource for betterrnprotection and management. Groundwater modeling is a result of...
The purpose of this study was to find out the effects of teachers'rnand learners' educational and cultural expectations on innovating wi thinrnthe language learning process.rnTo achieve this aim, first, specially prepared materials which werernconsidered suitable for interactive learning were...
The purpose of this case study is to investigate the role of Bank of Abyssinia in financing therngovernment priority economic sector projects. The study used qualitative and quantitativernresearch approach. Equally, the nine years data of BOA analyzed andrnprimary and secondary source data. The...
So far, Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation utility company uses extension of grids and installation of diesel generators as an option for the electrification of rural villages. Grid expansion to such areas is either financially not viable or practically not feasible as these locations are...
Heavy metal contamination of water is a serious threat to the ecosystem. Many industries such as electroplating, metal plating, mining operation, and tanneries release wastewaters containing heavy metals into the environment. The objective of the study was to investigate the efficiency of activated...
The study corridor is found in Sidama zone, SNNPRS. It is situated in the Central sectorrnof the MER system. The study area with 1582 km2, comprises parts of the two adjacentrncatchments namely Lake Awassa and upper Gidabo River, which is delineated arbitrarilyrnso as to determine whether there is...
A study was conducted to characterize larval habitats of anopheline mosquitoes inrnirrigation and major drainage areas between Adami Tulu and Meki towns, in the middlerncourse of the Ethiopian Reft Valley. A total of 22 anopheline larval positive aquaticrnhabitats were sampled fortnightly from late...
Power distribution system development initially was conceived in the form of DC distribution system. But, due to different drawback of this system and the invention of transformer, it was shifted to AC distribution system. As a result, the manufacturer created AC powered loads to the customers to...
One month whole-body personal doses due to exposures to diagnostic X-rays werernmeasured by using thermoluminescent dosimeters with lithium fluoride doped withrnmagnesium and titanium, LiF: Mg, Ti, (TLD-100) worn over any clothing at the leftrnshoulder level. Fifty four radiation workers employed...
The government of Ethiopia for the past ten years is exercising an expansionary fiscal policyrnwith the aim of providing major public infrastructure services in the country. With regard to this,rnthe government have increased the level of total public expenditure by more than hundredrnpercent in...
Background: Death related to unintended pregnancy associated events is a series publicrnhealth concern in Ethiopia. This is very common in young adolescents for whom life is fullrnof adventure and temptation with very little knowledge about the consequences of theirrnreckless activities. Emergency...
Integrated geophysical survey using vertical electrical sounding (VES) and gravity (withrndifferential GPS) methods were conducted to investigate groundwater potential zones andrngeological structures at Gelchet area, Borena zone, South Ethiopia. The main objectives of thisrnstudy were to map...
Current status of termite damage on maize (Zea mays), teff (Eragrostis lej), sorghum (SorghulIlrnvulgare), and rangelands was studied in Manasibu District, western Ethiopia. Investigation wasrnmade in five Kebele administrations, within three farmers' fields in each Kebele administration,rnfor each...
Understanding the importance of homegardens in the production of food, medicine and other useful products for human beings is indispensable. In Ethiopia, research and documentation on homegardens are very few.The present study was intended to fill the gap in knowledge and come up with lists of...
The purpose of this study is to introduce and analyse thernliterary techniques of some of the prose works o f Ethiopian womenrnauthoresses. As discussed in the introduction, literary studiesrnand comments both by Ethiopian and foreign scholars about thernfictional works of Ethiopian women...
Joint source-channel coding/decoding techniques in multimedia communications have become a state-of-the-art and one of the challenging research subjects in the spatial communication area. They have great application prospective and deep impact in various manned space flights, satellite missions,...
An integrated study aiming at understanding metamorphism and deformation history, and chemostratigraphy of the basement rocks in Koraro-Gelebeda has been done. The exposed rocks represent Tambien Group exposures which are equivalents of Werii, Assem and Tsedia formations. Protolith mineral remnants...
Girirra is believed to be one of the Eastern Lowland Cushitic Languages ofrnEthiopia. [t has not been morphologically described so far. This study attempts tornexamine the structure of its words on the basis of the theoretical framework known as thernLexical Hypothesis. Particularly it follows the...
Background: - Evaluation of body temperature is one of the oldest known diagnostic methodsrnand still an important sign of health and disease. Since rectal and oral temperature measurementrnare uncomfortable, less hygienic and unacceptable in many cultures; axillary has been method ofrnchoice in...