Abstract: The ABO and Rh blood groups frequency varies worldwide and are not found in equal frequency even among same ethnic groups. Therefore, this study was aimed at determining the frequency of ABO and Rh blood groups among Students of Arsi University, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. A total of 423 volunteer students were participated in the study. The students were divided into 3 ethnic groups, Amhara 141, Oromo 141 and Tigray 141 students. And participants were selected purposefully through cr...
Abstract: The study of indigenous knowledge on utilization of plants as source of medicine is important to conserve useful plants and preserve indigenous knowledge for next generation. Around 80 % of Ethiopian people are estimated to be relying on medicinal plants for the treatment of human and cattle diseases.In Ethiopia many researches have done on ethnobotany based on indigenous knowledge, but there is a place where no ethnobotanical study has been done. This study was conducted in Gechi ...
Abstract: Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants was conducted to document the indigenous plants based on medical knowaledge of people in Dano Woreda, West Shoa, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. A total of 60 informants (age≥25) were selected to collect information on medicinal plant use from six sampled kebeles. Of these, 10 key informants were selected purposively based on recommendation by local elders and authorities. The rest were selected randomly. Data were collected using semi-st...
Abstract: In Ethiopia traditional medicinal plants is use for ailments of human and domestic animals. An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants was conducted in Hidabu Woreda, North Shewa Zone of Oromia Region, Ethiopia from April, 2023 to June, 2023. The purpose of this study to assess the use and management of traditional medicinal plants by indigenous people of Hidabu Abote Woreda. Three kebeles were selected in purposive ways. A total of 96 informants aged above 25 from three kebeles w...
Abstract: Ethiopia's adaptive capacity to climate change is limited by limited livelihood options and insufficient ability to withstand it. Pastoralists are extremely impacted by climate change and variability. Therefore, this study aims to assess pastoralists' perceptions of climate change, compare them to meteorological evidence, identify major adaptation strategies, and analyze the factors that influence the choice of adaptation options in the Teltele District of Oromia Region, Ethiopia. ...
Abstract: This study highlights drought characteristics and the long-term and short-term responses to drought stresses employed by Shebelley pastoralists of Fafan zone, Somali region. To achieve the objectives of this study, cross-sectional study design has been conducted. Both qualitative and quantitative data were combined to identify drought coping and adaptations strategies of Shebelley pastoralist with 120 households’ interviews, focus group discussions and key informant interviews we...
Abstract: This paper provides a systemic remedial approach to the issues of truancy and absenteeism in tertiary institutions by means of action research (AR). Using Botho University in Botswana as a model for the study, the authors highlight the pivotal role student attendance and positive engagement in classroom activities have in a given student’s academic progression and intellectual prowess. A review of negative implications associated with absenteeism and truancy is conducted and a co...
Abstract: In tertiary educations, most of the courses are having group projects as one of the part of assessments in their curriculum. In computer science, especially for software engineering students the group projects are providing the necessary skills to gear for project management, have experiences in playing and maintaining different roles and members within the project group. Traditionally, the evaluators awards the marks or grades for the individuals or group members based on the cont...
Abstract: This paper examines conflicts among Guji rural communities and their indigenous methods of conflict resolution in Dugda Dawa district, West Guji zone, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia. Methodologically, data were collected from both primary and secondary sources. Non probability sampling techniques were employed to select sample kebeles and informants. 4 rural kebeles were purposively selected from the 14 total kebeles of the district. A total of 144 participants (96 KII and 48 FGD ...
Abstract: This paper examines conflicts among Guji rural communities and their indigenous methods of conflict resolution in Dugda Dawa district, West Guji zone, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia. Methodologically, data were collected from both primary and secondary sources. Non probability sampling techniques were employed to select sample kebeles and informants. 4 rural kebeles were purposively selected from the 14 total kebeles of the district. A total of 144 participants (96 KII and 48 FGD ...
Abstract: Productive Safety Net Program is one of the largest social protection programs operating in Ethiopia. It has been operating in Ethiopia since 2005 though its impact on improving the food security and asset building of the participating households. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of productive safety net program on households’ food security and asset building in Meta district, East Hararghe zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. Both primary and secondary da...
Abstract: Poverty and inequality are core agenda items in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In pastoral and agro-pastoral areas of Ethiopia, poverty is multidimensional. Inequality of opportunities is pervasive as well. The purpose of this study was to measure the multidimensional poverty and inequality of opportunities in Afar and Somali pastoral and agro-pastoral areas of Ethiopia. Three hundred twenty two sample households were included to assess the multidimensional poverty and 7,207...
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess the factors affecting Grade 10 students’ speaking skills in English language. Three secondary schools in Oromia region in Arsi Zone, Chole Woreda were purposively selected. To achieve the overall purpose of this study, a descriptive survey design was employed. To collect data, three data gathering instruments were utilized, i.e., classroom observation, questionnaire and interview. Seven grade ten English teachers and 110 grade ten students ...
Abstract: Efforts to date the oldest modern human fossils in eastern Africa, from Omo-Kibish1,2,3 and Herto4,5 in Ethiopia, have drawn on a variety of chronometric evidence, including 40Ar/39Ar ages of stratigraphically associated tuffs. The ages that are generally reported for these fossils are around 197 thousand years (kyr) for the Kibish Omo I3,6,7, and around 160–155 kyr for the Herto hominins5,8. However, the stratigraphic relationships and tephra correlations that underpin these...
ABSTRACT Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart (1959) presents Iboland (western Nigeria) in the period between 1850-1900, covering life both before and after the arrival of British colonies and Christian missionaries. In this novel, Achebe offers an almost documentary account of the daily life, customs, ceremonies and beliefs of the Igbo people without evasion or romanticizing. Tired of the misrepresentations of Africa and the Africans in the western canon, Achebe tries to portra...