This study documents human-wildlife (the Ethiopian wolf and gelada baboon) conflict in and around thernSimien Mountains National Park. Data were collected in between September, 2005 up to March, 2006rnwith fragmented short term stay by means of face-to-face questionnaire interview and by...
Background: In patients with different type of cancers the quality of life (QoL) improvement isrnthe main goal. A cancer diagnosis is very stressful for people affecting all aspects of their beingrnand quality of life. Up to date knowledge on QoL impairments throughout the entire...
Species-specific allometric models developed from easily measurable dendrometrical characteristics of a plant enable to accurately estimate the aboveground biomass of a plant, and thus, carbon stocks in forests. However, the number of registered species-specific allometric equations for Ethiopia as...
The goal of this research was to identify large mammals that causerndamage to sugarcane plantation and to determine the extent of therndamage; this goal was achieved. The study on the damage caused byrnlarge mammals in Wonji-Shoa Sugarcane Plantation was carried outrnfrom August 2006 to March 2007....
e}wij:ed gas is meant a 90."1 in which thet'e exisi: a s.i9nificantrnnumber of exalted particles. Tlw number of ~jxcited part 1clesrndepends on external sources (la.ser illumination, electron beams,rnetc.) and can be arbitrary. In typical case" the number of excitedrnatoms N .i" smaller than the...
BackgroundrnThe way clinical performance is assessed is one of the determinants affecting clinical skillrntraining of nurses. The conventional method of clinical assessment is found to be subjective.rnObjective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) has been introduced in many countriesrnas a...
The Borana rangeland has been an important area of cattle production in Ethiopia. Howeverrnrecent dominance by woody cover is considered as a threat to range conditions in the area. Arnmultidisciplinary approach was followed to assess impacts of bush encroachment on thernbiophysical environment and...
An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants and associated indigenous knowledge was conductedrnbetween March and June 2010 in Bule Hora District, Southern Oromia, Ethiopia. The objectivernof the study was to collect, record, organize and analyze information on the use, management andrnconservation...
In Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) robustness to additive noise remains a large unsolved problem. As a result selecting a proper feature extraction method has been a key research area. So many feature extraction algorithms have been proposed that are designed specifically to have a low...
Introduction: - Malnutrition is a major public health problem among under five children. More thanrnone-third of deaths during the first five years of life are attributed to under nutrition, which arernmostly preventable through economic development and public health measures.rnWorld Health...
Information on Land Use and Land Cover changes that occurred from 1973 to 2000 in Harenna forest and surrounding area was compared using remote sensing and geographic information system (GIS). The study was conducted in about 235,335.3 ha area within and surrounding Bale Mountains National Park of...
The Fermi LAT collaboration has recently reported the discovery of the pul-rnsations of the rn-ray pulsar J1823-3021A with a luminosity which is the highestrnobserved to date for any millisecond pulsar (MSP). This large luminosity impliesrna large spin down rate _P and therefore a large magnetic ...
In an effort to use immunological abnormalities as markers of HI V -I infectionrnprogression in Ethiopian individuals, this work assessed the changes in in vitro and inrnvivo T-cell responses to recall M. tuberculosis antigen, purified protein derivativern(PPO). This was further evaluated against...
In electrical power systems, distribution transformer is an equipment which distributes power tornthe low-voltage users. For proper operation (i.e., under rated conditions) of the transformers,rntheir operational conditions should be monitored and maintained. Overloading and overheatingrnare two...
This study analyzes the supply chain of fertilizers in Ethiopia by assessing the majorrnstakeholders in the country. This study investigated whether fertilizer is delivered to farmers inrnan efficient way, at the lowest possible costs and in an effective way, with shortest lead time....
Introduction: Preconception care isrn or it could be describedrnas the entire range of measures designed to promote the health of the expectant mother and her childrnprior to pregnancy.rnMethods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from march 1st to 31st 2016 in selected healthrnfacilities of...
Arsi-Negele is located 225 km south of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. Most of the residence of the town is engaged by production of ‘Katikala’ (alcoholic beverage produced by distillation process). The process involves series of tedious steps which requires more fuelwood energy...
Price of sugar in the world market is very volatile and in most cases is below the cost ofrnproduction. Moreover, sustainability of the sugar industries is becoming even worse withrnincreasing petroleum price which is resulting in high rate of cost of sugar production. This could,rnhowever be...
Background: Despite being a primary target of nursing education, clinical skills are still majorrnareas of concern among students and novice graduates alike. Clinical preceptorship in nursing is arnteaching and guidance program where students are paired with an experienced nurse in the...
An ethnobotaniacal study of medicinal plants was carried out from October 20/2009 to Aprilrn15/2010 in Seru Wereda, Arsi Zone of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. The purpose of thernstudy was to identify and document medicinal plant taxa. Ethnobotanical information of thesernplant taxa was gathered...