This thesis presents assessment of power quality problems of Africa PLC (Pasta and Macaroni) factory which is located in Adama town about 80km from the center of Addis Ababa towards east. The assessment investigates the major electrical phenomena that disturb the power quality of this particular...
The purpose of the research was mainly to investigate women’s views, experience andrnproblems related to Mirt stove project in Bahir Dar City. Evaluation of integration ofrngender aspects in the project cycle in respect to a strategy of gender mainstreaming,rnenvironmental crisis affecting...
Background: Diabetes is a general term for a group of metabolic disorder that affects the body’srnability to process and use sugar (glucose) for energy. The three most important forms of diabetesrnare type I, type II and gestational diabetes. Type 1 diabetes results from cell destruction...
The welding process has been used extensively in the fabrication of manyrnstructures including ships, airplanes, buildings, bridges, vehicle bodies,rnpressure vessels, etc. It provides many advantages over other joiningrntechniques. To mention only a few, it provides better mechanical...
As a result of massive urbanization and economic underdevelopment,rnhousing shortages and poor housing conditions remain as a norm forrnmajor cities in developing countries. These housing crises have resultedrnin the emergence of squatter settlements and slum areas in and aroundrnpoor...
The main purpose of this study was to assess the attitude and view of Parliamentariansrntowards women’s political participation and gender based quota: To deal with the problem,rnthree fundamental research questions were formulated that asses the attitude and view ofrnparliamentarians...
Ethiopia is among the least developed countries on the globe with a total access to electricityrnnot exceeding 16% (in 2007). About 85% of the population lives in places where access tornelectricity is less than 2%. One such a place, which is the subject of this study, is the Dejenrndistrict (10013...
Background: Breast cancer is a disease of public health importance. It results in high morbidityrnand mortality in women worldwide. Breast examination as a screening tool for breast cancer inrndeveloping countries is advocated in view of its cost-effectiveness.rnEarly detection of breast cancer...
A solar updraft tower power plant – sometimes also called 'solar chimney' or just ‘solarrntower’ – is a solar thermal power plant utilizing a combination of solar air collector andrncentral updraft tube to generate a solar induced convective flow which drives...
This project presents the technique and method of modelling of scattering and absorptionrnby phantom tissue. Absorption and scattering are two fundamental optical properties forrnturbid biological media. In a homogeneous world, light propagates as a ray; along arnstraight line with constant...
This study analyzes the impact of real effective exchange rate on the Ethiopian economyrnusing annual time series data for the period 1970-2009. With the help of cointegration andrnvector error correction analysis, the impact of real effective exchange rate on real grossrndomestic product growth...
It is widely accepted that women are central to household well-being and nationalrneconomic development. However, the role of women is impeded because they generallyrnhold a low status in many developing countries. Owing to historical and culturalrndisadvantages, women are also more vulnerable to...
This study was focussed on the floristic composition of woody plants and ethnobotanicalrnimportance of legumes in Laelay and Tahtay Maichew, central zone, Tigray. To study woodyrnplants study sites were selected via preferential sampling in protected, mountains and degradedrnwatershades following...
This dissertation is a survey of roles and status of women in the Holistic Services of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) in three weredas of Western Wollega Zone (WWZ). In line with her motto of serving the whole person through the holistic approach the EECMY is rendering both...
The purpose of the study was to assess the practice of public procurement planning andrnImplementation (PPI) in Ethiopia, in the case of Public Procurement and property disposalrnService (PPDS). The methodology used was both qualitative and quantitative methods, usingrndescriptive techniques to...
The four-bar linkage is the most basic chain of pin-connected links that allowsrnrelative motion between links. Although a simple mechanism, the four-bar linkagernmechanism is very versatile and used in thousands of applications.rnThe main themes of this thesis are the modeling, computer-aided...
In many culture, traditional medicine used as one of primary health care refined over hundreds orrneven thousands of years. Historians from all around the world have produced evidence to showrnthat apparently all primitive peoples used traditional medicine often in sophisticated way. InrnEthiopia...
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the socioeconomic status of women and intimate partner violence in Awassa town. In addition it was aimed to find other risk factors for intimate partner violence.rnThe research was conducted by qualitative as well as quantitative...
This thesis presents a general-purpose power quality assessment at selected industries inrnthe city of Addis Ababa. From the point of view of its academia purpose, the assessmentrninvestigates all the major transient and steady state electrical phenomena that disturb thernpower quality of a...
In this thesis we take single level two quantum dots connected in parallel between twornmetalic leads at di erent temperature and chemical potential which works as a heatrnengine. After calculating the current for the thermoelectric engine we evaluate otherrnthermodynamic quantities such as heat...