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Study Humanities in 2020 Curtin University Perth Australia

Review of Economic Contribution of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) for Rural Livelihoods and its Potential for Sustainable Forest Management in Ethiopia

The term ‘forest product’ almost immediately brings to mind timber and wood-based forest products... more The term ‘forest product’ almost immediately brings to mind timber and wood-based forest products [1]. Forests are multi-functional which are providing wide range of products to people living in both developed and developing countries [2]. However, forest products have typically been divided into two major categories: Timber and equally important are the non-timber forest products (NTFPs hereinafter) collected from the forest. At times various terms have been used to describe NTFPs like secondary, minor, special, specialty non wood and nontraditional [3]. Further, put by the authors, NTFPs are neither minor nor secondary. But, as described by Shackleton S et al. [4] a more common and widespread term is NTFPs. The term NTFPs according to Belcher [5] is a negative term and literally includes all products other than timber that comes from forest. Furthermore, Wickens [6] cited in Neumann & Hirsch [7], defined NTFPs broadly to include all the biological material that may be extracted fr...

Land suitability and surface water resources potential for irrigation in Becho Plain, upper Awash basin, Ethiopia *

The objective of this review paper is just to shade light on the major components of transformati... more The objective of this review paper is just to shade light on the major components of transformational leadership. Now days the working environments of organizations are characterized by continuous change, fluctuation, higher level of turbulence, increased volatility and uncertainty and global competition. In the future too, organizations keep on facing global challenges. The challenge of the present generation is more than that of the previous. This all demands new leadership style and that is transformational leadership. Based on ranges of existing literatures “Transformational leadership is a type of leadership style where by the leader identifies the needed change, creates a vision to guide the change and executes the change”. Transformational leadership describes a process of positive influence that changes and transforms individuals, organizations, and communities and is charismatic, visionary, and inspiring. Transformational leaders inspire, motivate and stimulate followers to...

Knowledge, attitude, practice and associated factors towards patient safety among nurses working at Asella Referral and Teaching Hospital, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

PLOS ONE

Background Patient safety has been identified as a global priority area. It is one of the most he... more Background Patient safety has been identified as a global priority area. It is one of the most health care challenges. There is a rising number of patients’ mortality in hospitals each year because of lapses in patient safety practice. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to assess knowledge, attitude, practice, and associated factors towards patient safety among nurses working at Asella Referral and Teaching Hospital. Methods Institution based cross-sectional study was conducted on 172 nurses working at Asella Referral and Teaching Hospital, Arsi Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. The data were collected from nurses from December 28, 2020 to January 05, 2021 by using a pretested questionnaire. The data were entered into Epi-Data version 4.2.0.0 and analyzed using the SPSS version 23.0 software. Results A total of 172 nurses were enrolled in to the study, resulting a response rate of 99.4%. The mean age of the nurses was 32.53 years. More than half 94(54.7%) of them w...

Review of Effects of Poor Leadership Skill in Organization: Evidences

The purpose of this review paper is to assess effects of poor leadership. Leadership is a discipl... more The purpose of this review paper is to assess effects of poor leadership. Leadership is a discipline and an art of guiding, directing, motivating, and inspiring a group or organization toward the achievement of common goals. It is about influencing others and to do so there are some important character and skill that a leader has to possess. Leadership skills are the tools, behaviors and capability that a person needs in order to be successful at motivating, persuading and directing others to buy into the vision, objective or goal. Leadership skill is a pregnant word or phrase that encompasses different skill types namely; communication skill, motivational skill, management skill, vision, setting positive examples and among others. Leadership skills are one of the most important skills that are required in the changing world to perform different roles such as achieving the goals of the organization, communicating vision, mobilizing and motivating others, planning, organizing, contro...

Study Humanities in 2020 Curtin University Perth Australia

Review of Economic Contribution of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) for Rural Livelihoods and its Potential for Sustainable Forest Management in Ethiopia

The term ‘forest product’ almost immediately brings to mind timber and wood-based forest products... more The term ‘forest product’ almost immediately brings to mind timber and wood-based forest products [1]. Forests are multi-functional which are providing wide range of products to people living in both developed and developing countries [2]. However, forest products have typically been divided into two major categories: Timber and equally important are the non-timber forest products (NTFPs hereinafter) collected from the forest. At times various terms have been used to describe NTFPs like secondary, minor, special, specialty non wood and nontraditional [3]. Further, put by the authors, NTFPs are neither minor nor secondary. But, as described by Shackleton S et al. [4] a more common and widespread term is NTFPs. The term NTFPs according to Belcher [5] is a negative term and literally includes all products other than timber that comes from forest. Furthermore, Wickens [6] cited in Neumann & Hirsch [7], defined NTFPs broadly to include all the biological material that may be extracted fr...

Land suitability and surface water resources potential for irrigation in Becho Plain, upper Awash basin, Ethiopia *

The objective of this review paper is just to shade light on the major components of transformati... more The objective of this review paper is just to shade light on the major components of transformational leadership. Now days the working environments of organizations are characterized by continuous change, fluctuation, higher level of turbulence, increased volatility and uncertainty and global competition. In the future too, organizations keep on facing global challenges. The challenge of the present generation is more than that of the previous. This all demands new leadership style and that is transformational leadership. Based on ranges of existing literatures “Transformational leadership is a type of leadership style where by the leader identifies the needed change, creates a vision to guide the change and executes the change”. Transformational leadership describes a process of positive influence that changes and transforms individuals, organizations, and communities and is charismatic, visionary, and inspiring. Transformational leaders inspire, motivate and stimulate followers to...

Knowledge, attitude, practice and associated factors towards patient safety among nurses working at Asella Referral and Teaching Hospital, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

PLOS ONE

Background Patient safety has been identified as a global priority area. It is one of the most he... more Background Patient safety has been identified as a global priority area. It is one of the most health care challenges. There is a rising number of patients’ mortality in hospitals each year because of lapses in patient safety practice. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to assess knowledge, attitude, practice, and associated factors towards patient safety among nurses working at Asella Referral and Teaching Hospital. Methods Institution based cross-sectional study was conducted on 172 nurses working at Asella Referral and Teaching Hospital, Arsi Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. The data were collected from nurses from December 28, 2020 to January 05, 2021 by using a pretested questionnaire. The data were entered into Epi-Data version 4.2.0.0 and analyzed using the SPSS version 23.0 software. Results A total of 172 nurses were enrolled in to the study, resulting a response rate of 99.4%. The mean age of the nurses was 32.53 years. More than half 94(54.7%) of them w...

Review of Effects of Poor Leadership Skill in Organization: Evidences

The purpose of this review paper is to assess effects of poor leadership. Leadership is a discipl... more The purpose of this review paper is to assess effects of poor leadership. Leadership is a discipline and an art of guiding, directing, motivating, and inspiring a group or organization toward the achievement of common goals. It is about influencing others and to do so there are some important character and skill that a leader has to possess. Leadership skills are the tools, behaviors and capability that a person needs in order to be successful at motivating, persuading and directing others to buy into the vision, objective or goal. Leadership skill is a pregnant word or phrase that encompasses different skill types namely; communication skill, motivational skill, management skill, vision, setting positive examples and among others. Leadership skills are one of the most important skills that are required in the changing world to perform different roles such as achieving the goals of the organization, communicating vision, mobilizing and motivating others, planning, organizing, contro...