Introduction: Complementary feeding is the central pillars supporting healthy growth and development of children. Lack of appropriate breast-feeding and complementary feeding practice are the main cause of under nutrition. ...
Municipal Solid waste is currently a major environmental and social concern that needs all rounded problem solving approach. Especially in urban areas, the problems increase from time to time due to rapid urbanities. The ...
Background: Optimal cognitive, emotional development and physiological function in children and adolescents requires access to food of adequate quantity and quality at all stages in life. Recurrent food insecurity as ...
This study has been conducted to do life cycle environmental impact assessment for cement –mortar brick household bio-digester and reinforced fiberglass household bio-digester. Primary and secondary data are used for the ...
Background: Dietary diversity is the consumption of variety of food items over a reference time. It is one of the important indicators to assess the nutrient adequacy and diversity of diet. However, little is known about ...
Background: Dietary diversity is defined as the number of different foods or food group consumed over a given reference period. In developing countries, dietary diversity is a challenge for rural and urban communities ...
Cultivation of cut flowers are a new agricultural sector in Ethiopia which currently generate high amount of incomes for the country developments. Despite of its significant contribution for economic developments; many ...
The high cost of chemical coagulants and their accessibility for water treatment makes most people in rural community to resort to readily available surface water which are usually of low quality exposing them to different ...
Currently, Essential oils are widely used in various fields of industries such as perfumers, food industries and pharmaceuticals. The main objective of this research was to extract and characterize essential oil from ...
The adverse side effects of synthetic chemical pesticide for control of harmful parasites, agricultural and home insects on the environment and human health shifts to a new botanical product. The study aimed to explore ...
Osmotic dehydration is a simultaneous mass transfer process which mainly promotes the flow of water molecules from the food to osmo‐active solution and some migration of solutes from the solution into the food, thus ...
Environmental pollution is growing rapidly due to frequent release of hazardous substances. Researchers are always investigating new, low-cost technology and eco-friendly tools and / or methods capable of reducing or ...
Bitumen modification is an important solution to reduce the scarcity of bitumen and to advance the overall properties and performance of bituminous mixtures. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) can be used as a modifier after ...
Background– Human immunodeficiency virus/ Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/ AIDS) remains a major global public health problem, mainly to the sub-Saharan African countries. The consequence of HIV/AIDS is serious ...
Background: Low birth weight is one of the public health problems in the globe and it is an indicator of the health of the new born and the mother. Low birth weight newborn have a greater risk of illness or death, need ...
Introduction; Undernutrition denotes insufficient intake of energy and nutrients to meet an individual's needs to maintain good health. Undernutrition is a common problem among peoples living with HIV, which creates a ...
Background: Childhood underweight is internationally recognized as an important public health
problem and its devastating effects on human performance, health, and survival are well
established. Children can spend the ...
Onion is an essential and familiar spice as well as vegetable crop throughout the world. It is a semi-perishable vegetable and inappropriate agricultural and postharvest practices usually result in a higher loss in many ...
Lake Tana water quality and biodiversity have been declined from year to year associated with point and non-point source contaminant from agriculture intensification, industrialization and urban pollution. Untreated discharge ...