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Household Solid Waste Generation, Physical Composition and Management Practices at Biitee Kebele of Abuna Gindeberet town, West Shoa Zone, Ethiopia

Gadise, Adugna (Ambo University, 2023-05)

The objective of this research is to assess the solid waste generation, physical composition, and management practices in Biitee Kebele of Abuna Gindeberet town, located in West Shoa Zone, Ethiopia. Both quantitative and ...
Peer Influence As Predicator Of Perceived Academic Achievement Among Ambo Secondary School Students, West Showa, Oromia

Dinkinesh, Tesfaye (Ambo University, 2023-06)

This study aimed to assess peer influence as predicator of perceived academic achievement among Ambo Secondary school students. A total of 353 (157 male and 196 female) students were selected based on cluster systematic ...
Woody Plant,Composition, Structure And Regeneration Status Of Gura Tiregni Forest In Gida Ayana Woreda, East Wollega Zone, Ethiopia

Habtamu, Negassa (Ambo University, 2022-12)

One of the moist montane forests in Ethiopia's East Wallaga Zone is the Gura Tiregni Forest, which is home to a wide variety of animal and plant species. Thus, this study was conducted on Woody Plants, Composition, ...
Assessing Urban Green Infrastructure Planning And Implementation In Bishoftu City, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia

Habtamu, Deresa (Ambo University, 2023-06)

Urban green infrastructure planning and implementation is a strategic approach to develop a network of green infrastructure in urban centers. Studies on the planning and implementation of urban green infrastructure have ...
Proximate Composition And Mineral Content Of Fish Species Fillets In Relation To The Fish Size: In The Case Of Koka Reservoir, Ethiopia

Girma, Asfaw (Ambo University, 2022-08)

Fish is essential for food security and nutrition. The nutritional quality of the fish is affected by age, sex, food availability, environment, and season. The estimation of these contents aids in ensuring their dietary ...
Impact Of Land Use Land Cover Change On Ecosystem Service Values: The Case Of Woreda 10 Gulele Sub City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Chala, Tirfesa (Ambo University, 2023-06)

The ecosystem service affected by land-use and land-cover change is an important indicator and early warning of ecological change. Interest in land-use and land-cover change is driven by impacts on fundamental ecosystem ...
Ethnobotanical Study of Wild Edible Plants in Abay Chomen District, Horo Guduru Wollega Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Henok, Abraham (Ambo University, 2022-12)

An ethnobotanical study was conducted to identify and document wild edible plants in and around Abay Chomen District, Horo Guduru Wollega Zone of Oromia Region, Ethiopia. The study was conducted using a combination of ...
Assessment And Mapping Of Landslide Hazard And Its Impacts On Environment And Socio-Economic In Tokke Kutaye District, Oromia, Ethiopia

Zekariyas, Worku (Ambo University, 2023-01)

Assessment and mapping of landslide hazard and its impacts on environment and socio-economic in Tokke Kutaye district pose complex problems. To solve these problems, numerous approaches, such as data analysis, physical ...
Anti-Bacterial Activities Of Wild Mushroom From Ambo University's Main Campus

Haimanot, Eshetu (Ambo University, 2022-12)

Only few studies on the abundance and therapeutic use of wild mushrooms in Ethiopia. The objective of this study was to investigate the abundance and evaluate the antibacterial activities of metabolites produced from ...
Floristic Composition And Forest Carbon Stock Potential Of Woody Species Of Boda Forest; West Shoa Zone; Oromia; Ethiopia

Alemayehu, Bekele (Ambo University, 2022-11)

Forests are playing an important role in mitigating climate change naturally by taking carbon out of the atmosphere, thereby reducing the impact of co2 emissions. It also contributes to climate change mitigation by preserving ...
Status, Determinants and Prospects of Adoption of Motorized Water Pump Irrigation at Ejersa Lafo District, West Shoa Zone, Oromia Region Ethiopia

Biruk, Birhanu (Ambo University, 2023-01)

Given Ethiopia’s agricultural system, which is predominantly rain-fed and always prone to erratic rainfall, irrigation is one of the alternatives to ensure food security in the country. Thus, subsistence smallholder ...
Abundance and Anti-Microbial Activities Flavonoid and Phenol Producing Polypore Mushroom from Ambo University Main Campus

Daniel, Seifu (Ambo University, 2022-05)

Polyporales are known to produce a variety of metabolites that are employed as functional foods, food supplements, and cosmetics and also as anti-cancer, antimicrobials, antidiabetics, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, ...
Indigenous Knowledge And Evaluation Of Nutritional Quality Of ‘Qocqoca’the Spiced Chilli Based Paste From Jimma Rare District, Ethiopia

Belainesh, Wase (Ambo University, 2023-01)

Pepper contains a variety of important chemicals, including water, fixed (fatty) oils, steam volatile oil, carotenoids, capsaicinoids, protein, fibre, and mineral elements; these chemicals are important for nutrition as ...
Assessment of Solid Waste Management Practices And Analysis Of Some Microbiological Load Of These Wastes From Assela Town

Mohammed, Ibrahem (Ambo University, 2023-01)

The main danger to the continued existence of living things has been environmental degradation brought on by solid waste. The aim of this study was to assessment of solid waste generation and management practices and ...
Effect Of Soil And Water Conservation Practices On Selected Soil Physicochemical Properties And Farmers` Adoption Perception On The Practices In Dire Inchini District, Oromia, Ethiopia

Bededi, Dugasa (Ambo University, 2022-12)

Soil erosion is one of the main problems limiting the production, productivity, and income of rural farm households in Ethiopia. The study was initiated to assess the effect of soil and water conservation measures on ...
Effects of Soil and Water Conservation and Slope Gradients on Selected Soil Physicochemical Properties at Chiri and Lankisa Micro-Watersheds, Ejere District, West Shoa, Ethiopia

Abdeta, Bedasa (Ambo University, 2022-11)

The study was conducted in Ejere district, Oromia region, Ethiopia, to assess the effects of soil and water conservation measures on selected soil physicochemical properties in the Chiri and Lankisa micro-watersheds. About ...
The Impact of Development induced Displacement on the socioeconomic status of households and Environment: Case of Burayu City Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia.

Melke, Gurmu (Ambo University, 2022-10)

Development is widely viewed as an inevitable step towards modernization and economic growth in developing countries and is the main cause for displacement of peoples from their original residences. Even though Burayu ...
Isolation And Characterization Of Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria From Sesbania Sesban And Determination Its Symbiotic Effectiveness

Tola, Belay (Ambo University, 2023-10)

Biological nitrogen fixation was carried out by range of bacteria that are either free living, or in symbiotic associations with plants (Rhizobium and Actinomycetes). The main objective of this thesis was to isolate ...
Isolation and Characterization of Chitinase Producing Bacteria from Soil and Optimization of Conditions for Enzyme Production

Teshome, Gudeta (Ambo University, 2023-01)

Chitinases are enzymes that break down the β-(1→4) -glycoside bond of N-acetyl d-glucosamine in chitin to produce mono- and oligomers. Chitin is the second most abundant biopolymer in nature. The main aim of this thesis ...
Assessing Rate Of Soil Loss And Sediment Yeild From Tullu Gana Watershed In Horo Guduru Wollega Zone, Ethiopia

Nugusa, Abara (Ambo University, 2022-10)

Currently, soil erosion and sedimentation are the major watershed problems in Ethiopian highland. This study was aimed to assess rate of soil loss and sediment yields for past three decades (1990-2021) from Tullu Gana ...

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