293 research outputs found
Sophia Minch 115166
No full textThe two-masted schooner Sophia Minch was built at Vermilion, Ohio in 1873. She was wrecked July 8, 1899 near Ashtabula, Ohio
Anna C. Minch 107846
No full textThe "Anna C. Minch" was built of steel at 4285 gross tons at Cleveland, Ohio in 1903. She was owned until 1926 by H. Steinbrenner of the Kinsman Transit Company of Cleveland. She was sold to the Canadian company of Western Navigation Company, Ltd. of Fort William, Ontario. She was struck by the steamer "Harvey D. Goulder" while lying at the Cargill Elevator, Superior, Wisconsin, on April 12, 1907. She was caught in the tremendous gale that occurred on Armistice Day 1940. She went down in Lake Michigan off Pentwater, Michigan with all 24 hands. The wreck was later discovered by Clyde Cross. Divers found a 30-foot hole in her port side. It is believed that she was rammed during the storm by the "William B. Davock" that was lost in the same section
Kaplan –Meier (3 A) and Cox-proportional hazard's (3 B) survival plots according to the three periods of ART initiation, Arba Minch Hospital, 2010.
No full text<p>Kaplan –Meier (3 A) and Cox-proportional hazard's (3 B) survival plots according to the three periods of ART initiation, Arba Minch Hospital, 2010.</p
William B. Davock 204121
No full text"William B. Davock" was a steel carrier of 4468 tons built in 1907 at St. Clair, Michigan by the Great Lakes Engineering Works. The vessel was owned by Vulcan Steamship Company of Cleveland, Ohio until 1915 and then by Interlake Steamship Company also of Cleveland, Ohio. The "William B. Davock" was caught in the gale and snow that occurred on November 11, 1940. The vessel sank in Lake Michigan off Pentwater, Michigan, going down with 8 officers, 25 men, and her cargo of coal. Several bodies washed ashore at Ludington, Michigan, where they were identified as crew members of the "William B. Davock." The vessel was never found, but because the "Anna C. Minch" sank in the same section with a 30-foot hole in her port side, it is believed the two vessels rammed in the storm. The Canadian freighter "Novadoc" was also wrecked in the storm at Juniper Beach, Pentwater, with a loss of 10 lives
Forest Carbon Stocks in Woody Plants of Arba Minch Ground Water Forest and its Variations along Environmental Gradients
No full textThe role of forests in mitigating the effect of climate change depends on the carbon sequestration potential and management. This study was conducted to estimate the carbon stock and its variation along environmental gradients in Arba Minch Ground Water Forest. The data was collected from the field by measuring plants with a DBH of >5cm in quadrat plots of 10 X 20 m and the carbon stocks of each plant were analyzed by using allometric equations. From this study the mean total carbon stock density of Arba Minch Ground Water Forest was found to be 583.27 t ha-1, of which 829.12 t ha-1, 165.88 t ha-1, 1.28 t ha-1, 83.80 t ha-1 was contained in the above ground carbon, belowground carbon, litter carbon and soil organic carbon (0-30 cm depth) 0respectively. Similarly, the analysis of carbon stock variation of different carbon pools on eight different aspects of the forest area showed a significant variation with the exception of litter carbon stock and this is due to fast decomposition rate of litters and low amount of litter fall in the forest. The amount of carbon stock in above and belowground biomass, soil organic carbon and the total carbon stock was higher on the southern aspect as compared to other aspects. This study concluded that the carbon stock value of Arba Minch Ground Water Forest is large, and this will serve as a potential entry point for the engagement of the forest in REDD project.Keywords: Environmental variables; Ground Water Forest; Climate change; Biomass; Forest carbon stoc
An Advancing Academic Leadership Preparation: Linking Best Methodological Practices to Leadership Behaviors in Ethiopia’s Public University Context: Linking Best Methodological Practices to Academic Leadership Behaviors
No full textLinking best methodological practices in leadership preparation to leadership behaviors is a framework for investigating valuable leadership behaviors in learning organizations. However, the best subsets of methodological practices, that account for improving academic leadership behaviors are scant in public university terrain. This study intended to investigate the best subsets of methodological practices, which account for advancing academic leadership behaviors in the public university context. An equal stratified random sampling technique was employed to draw subjects. The author distributed 450 questionnaires to academic leaders in Ethiopia’s six public universities, of which 89%(401) were filled out and returned the questionnaires. Using SPSS-20, the author employed stepwise regression techniques to investigate the best subsets of methodological practices, which predict leadership behaviors. As a result, the investigated best subset of methodological practices are better at improving instructional leadership behaviors (39%) compared to improving transformational (15%), transactional(12%), and laissez-faire (1.5%) leadership behaviors. Multifactor feedbacks and action learning were the best subset, which predict transformational leadership behavior. More importantly, multifactor feedback, counseling, seminar, and action learning were the best subset, those predicting instructional leadership behaviors. Thus, there are best subsets of methodological practices, which account for academic leadership development in public university context.
Key Words: Academic Leadership; Leadership Preparation; Best Practices; Public Universitie
BARRIERS CONFRONTING WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP IN THE PUBLIC SECTORS: THE CASE OF DEMBA GOFFA WOREDA, GAMO GOFFA ZONE
No full textThis study attempts to investigate barriers confronting women in leadership in public sectors with reference to Demba Goffa Woreda, Ethiopia. It takes into account strategies that can be used to enhance participation of women in leadership in public sectors based on the nature of the sectors. In order to achieve this purpose, descriptive survey design has been employed. The target population of the present study is 510 out of which 146 respondents have been selected through sample size determination. Questionnaire, structured interview, and focus group discussion were employed for data collection. Data has been analyzed with the help of SPSS version 21 by employing descriptive statistics (percentage, frequency, mean and standard deviation), one sample t-test and multiple regressions. The findings reveal that the current status of women’s participation in leadership is high in certain areas and they are found to be department heads, process owners, team leaders, and co-coordinators in the public sectors. The findings also reveal that employee perception related to barrier (b =0.250, p<0.05) with R2=0.62(62%) is significant and positively related to women leadership. This indicates that 62% perceive perception of employee as the main barrier to women leadership when compared to the other variables. This is due to the fact that women get too emotional and frustrated when challenge encounters them. Strategies like reserving quota for women which will promote women leadership are important in enhancing participation of women in leadership. Keywords: women; leadership; glass ceilin
Evaluation of Priority Fodder Trees for Leaf Yield and Nutritional Value at Arba Minch, Ethiopia
No full textTree fodder is an important supplement to livestock feed particularly where the shortage of palatable herbaceous biomass affects the animal production in dry seasons. In Arba Minch and nearby semiarid parts of southern Ethiopia, lopping and feeding tree fodder is becoming a common practice to increase livestock productivity. However, knowledge of the fodder species’ biomass productive potential and their nutritional content along with their digestibility is limited. Hence, this study investigated leaf yield, nutritional value, and chemical composition including mineral profile and in vitro dry matter (DM) and organic matter (OM) degradability of these three browse tree species viz., Dendrocalamus giganteus, Balanites aegyptiaca, and Terminalia brownii. These are commonly used trees for lopping branches and harvesting fodder in Arba Minch, southern Ethiopia. The leaf yield of the trees was assessed based on the uniformity in tree parameters such as height, diameter at breast height, and crown spread. Samples of tree leaves were analysed for chemical composition using standard procedures. The results indicated that fodder yield lopped from all branches was 25.92 kg·DM/five culms for D. giganteus, 19.60 kg·DM/tree for B. aegyptiaca, and 22.53 kg·DM/tree for T. brownii. The crude protein (CP) content was 69.3 g/kg·DM, 113.2 g/kg·DM, 102.6 g/kg·DM, and 122.7 g/kg·DM for the forage hay, D. giganteus, B. aegyptiaca, and T. brownii, respectively. Among the studied browse species, Terminalia brownii leaf fodder constitutes greater potential to supply CP, IVDMD (48.43%), and IVOMD (56.39%) for ruminants. Mineral contents of the trees fodder were also in the suitable optimal range to support ruminant livestock performance except for zinc which was below the recommended level
Farmer’s Perception about Water Demand and Availability in Koga Irrigation Project Under Climate Change
No full textIrrigation is certainly a means for farmers to adapt to climate variability and change. However, the impact of climate change on irrigated agriculture and possible options to deal with it still deserves more research. We therefore assessed farmer‟s perception on climate change and its impact on current and future water management in the Koga irrigation scheme in Lake Tana sub-basin, source of upper Blue Nile River. Farmers in Koga who used to entirely rely on rain fed agriculture stated that the major benefits of the scheme are multiple cropping, increased productions and profits, savings, children‟s school enrollment and in general better livelihoods. Despite these observed benefits more than half of the respondents expressed dissatisfaction with the current water allocation. Farmers are concerned that climate variability and change might exasperate the current water allocation issues. For example, hail strom was cited as one of the major climate stress in the region by 60% of respondent. Seven out of ten respondents felt a change in rainfall pattern (onset and variability) in the past 20 years.Slightly less than half of the farmers believe that temperature has increased over the past two decades. More than half of the farmers anticipate future water shortages due to climate change and sedimentation. Almost all of the respondents do not use other water sources during times of water shortage. The main reasons for not using additional source of water are long distance from river water, and long distance between existing hand dug groundwater wells and cultivated lands. About 38%, 12% and 12% of the respondents suggest respectively digging groundwater wells, rainwater harvesting and improved governance as better strategies to deal with future water shortage. Measures that will solve existing water allocation problems and enable farmers to better deal with the anticipated future water shortages will increase the resilience of the scheme.</jats:p
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