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Evangelization in Sidama

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Assessment of Metals Concentration in Water, Sediment and Macrophyte Plant Collected from Lake Hawassa, Ethiopia

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Abstract   This study was aimed to assess the concentration of metals (Hg, Cr, Zn Cd and Pb) in water, sediment, and S. corymbosus macrophyte plant samples collected from six different sites (S1 to S6) of Lake Hawassa. The results revealed that there was significant difference (p<0.05) in metals concentration among different sampling sites as well as within the site. Generally, significantly higher values (p<0.05) of metals concentration were recorded at sites S2, S4 and S5, which received industrial effluents, urban wastes and agrochemicals respectively. and were the most contaminated sites. The concentration of metals both in sediment and macrophyte plant followed similar pattern, viz., Zn>Cr>Pb>Cd>Hg, while the concentration of metals in water followed the order of Zn>Pb>Cr>Cd>Hg. High to very high correlations were recorded within some metal pairs and with some physico-chemical parameters. - Although metals concentration in water and sediment of th

Walta A Closer Look @Hawassa City

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Nutritional, Microbial and Sensory Properties of Flat-Bread (kitta) Prepared from Blends of Maize (Zea mays L.) and Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) Flours

Abstract Vitamin-A deficiency is a major public health problem in developing countries including Ethiopia. Promoting consumption of locally available vitamin -A rich foods that can be grown in home gardens can reduce the problem of vitamin- A deficiency. The main objective of this study was to determine nutritional, microbial and sensory properties of flat-bread prepared from maize ( Zea mays  L.) and orange-fleshed sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas L.) flour blends. Flat-bread was developed with different proportion of orange-fleshed sweet potato to maize flour: 25%:75%, 30%:70%, 35%:65% and 0%:100% (control). The proximate analysis of flat-bread and flour was done. The total bacterial and mold/yeast count was conducted in Hawassa University and the sensory acceptability of flat-bread was carried out by mothers and children pairs using five point hedonic scales and preference test was done by children. Based on proximate analysis result the orange-fleshed sweet potato incorporated fl

Ethiopia’s stifled press

WHILE ENJOYING its status as an international development darling, Ethiopia has been chipping away at its citizens’ freedom of expression. The country now holds the shameful distinction of having the second-most journalists in exile in the world, after Iran. That combination of Western subsidies and political persecution should not be sustainable. According to a  new report by Human Rights Watch , at least 60 journalists have fled the country since 2010, including 30 last year, and at least 19 have been imprisoned. Twenty-two faced criminal charges in 2014. The government closed five newspapers and a magazine within the past year, leaving Ethiopia with no independent private media outlets. With the country headed toward elections in May, the pressure on the media has undermined the prospect of a free and fair vote. Ethiopia has long been known for its censorship and repression of the media, but the situation has deteriorated in recent years. According to the Committee to Protect