Dilla University

Remote sensing-based monitoring of water hyacinth invasion dynamics and socioeconomic impacts in Lake Abaya, Ethiopia

Abstract Water hyacinth, an invasive aquatic plant originally from the Amazon Basin, has posed a severe threat to the Lake Abaya ecosystem since 1990. This study utilized Sentinel-2A satellite imagery from 2017 to 2023 to analyse the spatiotemporal dynamics and socioeconomic impa...

Assessment of teachers’ job satisfaction level in secondary schools of Sidama National Regional State, southeast Ethiopia

The study was conducted in public secondary schools of Sidama regional state, southeast Ethiopia. Public secondary schools of the study region are faced with teacher’s weak teaching performance, commitment, motivation, low level of job satisfaction which negatively affects the ac...

Development and Characterization of Functionally Graded Sisal/Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites

Structural applications require materials that provide an optimal balance of strength, durability, and sustainability. This study develops functionally graded sisal/glass fiber-reinforced polymer composites and evaluates their tensile, compressive, and flexural properties, as wel...

Addressing the influence of nomophobia on mental health among secondary school students in Ethiopia

Nomophobia (No-Mobile-Phone Phobia), defined as the fear or anxiety experienced when individuals are unable to access their smartphones, has emerged as a growing digital wellbeing concern among adolescents worldwide. Although smartphone access continues to expand across Ethiopia,...

Groundwater resource assessment methods in the Ethiopian Rift Valley Basin: a systematic review

Water resources, particularly groundwater underpin the socio-economic development and ecological integrity of hydrogeologically complex regions such as the Ethiopian Rift Valley Basin (ERVB), where groundwater resources exhibit significant spatial variability due to active faulti...