Advances of Science and Technology: 6th EAI International Conference, ICAST 2018, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, October 5-7, 2018, Proceedings [Paperback]

This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Advancement of Science and Technology, ICAST 2018, which took place in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, in October 2018. The 47 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 71 submissions. The papers present economic and technologic developments in modern societies in five tracks: agro-processing industries for sustainable development, water resources development for the shared vision in blue Nile basin, IT and computer technology innovation, recent advances in electrical and computer engineering, progresses in product design and system optimization.Predicting Runoff, Sediment and Management Scenarios for Reducing Soil Erosion in Data Scarce Regions, Blue Nile basin.- Morphological Changes in the Lower Reach of Megech River, Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia.- Development of Rainfall Disaggregation Model in the Awash River Basin, Ethiopia.- Evaluation of Processing Conditions for Lentil and Corn Blend Extrudate.- Machine Repair Problem with Preventive Maintenance and multi Criteria Prioritization of Machines.- Cascaded hybrid device multilevel converters for wind mill applications.- Evaluation of Workplace Environmental Ergonomics and Method Development for Manufacturing Industries.- CSN 12050 Carbon Steel Mechanical Property Enhancement using Thermal treatment to Optimize Product Sustainability.-  Physico-Chemical Characterizations of Ethiopian Kaolin for Industrial Applications: Case Study WDP Propoxur Formulations.- Effect of Biochar Application Rate, Production (Pyrolysis) Temperature and Feedstock Type (Rice Husk/ Maize Straw) on Amendment of Clay-Acidic Soil.- Performance Comparisons of Solar Mixed and Indirect Dryers for Maize Grain drying.- Test and Characterization of Tensile Strength of Oxytenanthera Abyssinica and Yushania Alpina Bamboos.- Effects of soil and water conservation practices on runoff, soil and nutrient losses in Alekt Wenz watlÃê