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Adequacy of Iodine Content and Level of Contaminants in Edible Salts Produced In Ethiopia

Araya, Henok (Addis Ababa University, 2016-01)

Edible salt is the most commonly used food additive. Therefore, the quality of this important product needs to be certain as it can be a vehicle for a number of contaminants. This study was aimed to investigate the level ...
Adolescent Girls’ Nutrition in Wolaita and Hadiya Zones, Southern Ethiopia: Evaluetion of Diets, Nutritional Status and the Effect of Iron- folic Acid Supplementation

Halala, Yoseph (Addis Ababa University, 2021-04-05)

Background: Undernutrition, anemia and low dietary diversity are the most common causes of morbidity and mortality among adolescent girls throughout the world, especially in South-East Asia and Africa. Even though adolescence ...
Aflatoxin and Microbial Contamination of Complementary Foods and Exposure Assessment Among Young Children Using Urinary Aflatoxin Biomarkers in Ethiopia

Ayelign, Abebe (Addis Ababa University, 2017-06)

With 40% of children five years and under being stunted (CSA, 2014), Ethiopia has one of the highest rates of under nutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa. Growth faltering reaches its peak, during the period when complementary ...
Aflatoxin Content of Red Pepper (Capsicum annum L.) in Relation to Quality Grading and Storage Duration

Gashaw, Habtamu (Addis Ababa University, 2014-05)

Aj/atoxin, a contaminant produced by the fungi Aspergillus j/avus and Aspergillus parasiticus in several agricultural commodities, is a known human liver carcinogen. Red pepper is widely consumed in Ethiopia and this ...
Aflatoxin Levels in Tella and Areki, Traditional Alcoholic Drinks, From three Zonal Administrative Towns of Gojam, Ethiopia

Birhanu, Workineh (Addis Ababa University, 2016-06-05)

Aflatoxins are known mycotoxins of high public health significance. They are related to acute and chronic mycotoxicosis. This study evaluated the level of Aflatoxin in two traditional alcoholic drinks of Ethiopia (Tella ...
Aflatoxin Status in Teff Produced By Commercial Farms for Export Purpose in Ethiopia

Negib, Haileab (Addis Ababa University, 2019-06)

Conlalllinalion of cereal commodilies by mOlilds and lIIycoloxins resllils in cby IIwller, qualily, and nlllrilional losses and represenls a signijicanl hazard 10 Ihe food chain Ajlaloxins are loxic, hepalocarcinogenic, ...
Analysis of Logistics Chain of Fertilizer from Port and Improved Seed from Production Area to Farmers

Bitew, Chombie (Addis Ababa University, 2020-09-03)

Ethiopia is a landlocked country and movement of the import and export commodities depends on neighboring coastal countries port. The country is challenged in traversing through the neighboring countries due to high port ...
Application of Optimal Control to the Epidemiology of Dengue Fever Transmission

Tigabie, Ayalnesh (Addis Ababa University, 2017-08-05)

In this paper, I build epidemiological model to investigate the dynamics of spread of dengue fever in human population. I study the demographic factors that influence equilibrium prevalence, and perform a sensitivity ...
Aspergillus Species and Aflatoxin Contamination of Pre and Post-Harvest Maize in West Gojam Ethiopia.

Ahmed, Masresha (Addis Ababa University, 2015-06)

Maize is an important crop for overall food security and for economic development in Ethiopia. However, the grain is vulnerable to degradation by mycotoxigenic fungi which include Aspergillus, Fusarium and Penicillium. ...
Assessment of Acrylamide Levels in Coffee Powder, Potato Chips and French Fries in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Ashagrie, Henok (Addis Ababa University, 2019-07)

Acrylamide is a processing contaminant with genotox ic and carc inogen ic properties and it is form ed in food when free asparagine reacts with reduc in g sugars at high temperature. The present study was des igned to ...
Assessment of Dairy Food Environment, Physicochemical Properties, and Microbial Safety of Milk and Cottage Cheese Across the Value Chain in Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Keba, Abdi (Addis Ababa University, 2020-11-05)

Milk and milk products are nutrient rich foods, supplying energy and high-quality protein with a range of essential micronutrients. But, it becomes a health risk to the consumers if not handled properly due to high ...
Assessment of Fluoride in take in Endemic Areas of Ethiopia and potential use of Calcium Rich Foods in Mitigating Ingested Fluoride

Kebede, Aweke (Addis Ababa, 2014)

E\-cl!ssil'e infake of fluoride is accompanied by a c:JUlNIclerislk sequence of changes ill l e",1I. bUill' and periar'icular lisslies. Skeletal changes lead 10 a \'oriable degree of /ocomolOr disability. rtll1ging ...
Assessment of Heavy Metal Accumulation and associated potential health Risk in Green Leafy Vegetables Grown on Urban Wastewater Irrigated soil in Southern Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (case of Chromium, Lead and Cadmium).

Beyene, Yonas (Addis Ababa University, 2015-06)

A total of 16 Samples of wastewater, vegetable washing water, soil, root, stem, and leaf parts of the vegetables (Ethiopian Kale, Lettuce and Chard) were collected directly from the farm. All the samples were analyzed ...
Assessment of Impacts of Social Protection Programmes on Subsistence Farmers’ Livelihoods: The Case of Dodota Woreda, Ethiopia

Tecleab, Ezgimeles (Addis Ababa University, 2011-06)

Recently, social protection has received attention of policy makers and researchers to use it as an instrument to build the adaptive capacity of the vulnerable. As learned from a range of experiences of different developing ...
Assessment of Leaching of Pottery Processed Foods A thesis Submitted to the School of Graduate studies of Addis Ababa University in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of Master of Science in Food Selected Toxic Metals in Some

Tadesse, Mahlet (Addis Ababa University, 2015-06)

Raw materials from uninspected sources used for making of cooking utensils could be a potential source for high toxic metal in food prepared in these utensils. Therefore, in the present work, the level of selected metals ...
Assessment of Leaching of Sdeded Toxic Metals in Some Pottery Processed Foods

Tadesse, Mahlet (Addis Ababa University, 2015-06)

Raw materials from uni nspected sources used for making of cooking utensils could be a potential sou rce for high tox ic metal in food prepared in these utensils. Therefore, in the present work, the level of selected ...
Assessment of Malt Quality Attributes of Barley (Hordeum Vulgarre L) Genotypes Grown in Bekoji, Holeta and Ankober, Ethiopia

Kefale, Biadge (Addis Ababa University, 2016-06-06)

Barley is a crop of ancient origin in Ethiopia which is an important food source and industrial crop for beer production. This research was conducted to study the malt quality attributes of advanced malt barley (Hordeum ...
Assessment of Pesticide Residue Level in Fruits and Vegetables from Markets of Addis Ababa

Ali, Ermias (Addis Ababa University, 2019-06)

Fruits and vegetables are main sources of vitamins and minerals, thus, they are an essential element of a hea lthy diet. On the other hand, they may be contaminated with toxic substance such as pesticides res idues from ...
Assessment of Quality and Constraints Affecting Production to Consumption of Milk from Peri-Addis Ababa Districts of Oromia to Milk Retail Centers in Addis Ababa

Kuma, Amistu (Addis Ababa University, 2014-06)

The study was conducled at peri-Addis Ababa dislricls of Oromia wilh the aim to assess quality of milk at each critical point, and to identify knowledge gap, cOllstraints affecting production to consumption chain of milk ...
Assessment of Quality and Safety of Super Cereal-Corn Soya Blend (Sc-Csb) Processed at Factory Level in Ethiopia

Kebede, Wondimu (Addis Ababa University, 2019-01-01)

Super-cereal-Corn Soy Blend (CSB) is a cooked blend of milled, heat-treated corn and soybean and fortified with a vitamin and mineral premix. The ingredients are partially cooked through either extrusion or roasting. CSB ...

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