scholarly journals Socioeconomic and Environmental Impacts of Charcoal Production Activities of Rural Households in Mecha District, Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Kassahun Tassie ◽  
Berihun Misganaw ◽  
Solomon Addisu ◽  
Ermias Tesfaye
Keyword(s):  
Propensity Score ◽  
Propensity Score Matching ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Respiratory Health ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Charcoal Production ◽  
Intergovernmental Panel ◽  
The Impact

Ethiopia is one of the largest charcoal-producing countries in Africa where its urban consumers burn over 3 million tons per year. The purpose of this study was to measure the amount of charcoal produced and its related environmental and socioeconomic impact in the study area. A total of 305 respondents were selected by using a simple random sampling technique. The amount of greenhouse gas emissions from charcoal production was analyzed based on the Intergovernmental Panel on climate change quantification techniques, and the impact of charcoal production on households’ income was analyzed using propensity score matching. The results revealed that the annual charcoal production rate and emission of carbon dioxide equivalent have an increasing trend at an alarming rate in the study area. From propensity score matching analysis, the economic impact of charcoal production has a positive difference of 0.43813162 as compared to nonproducers. Socioeconomic factors like land size, eucalyptus coverage, agricultural extension, market distance, and the number of oxen have a highly significant effect but variables like sex, family size, education status, credit services, and marital status had no significant effect on charcoal production. In general, even though charcoal production is economically having a positive impact on households’ annual aggregate income; it has disproportionality adverse effect on the environment like air pollution in addition to sophisticated respiratory health problems. Therefore, responsible institutions and planners should have focused on the multidimensional effect of traditional charcoal production on environmental issues and sophisticated health problems especially on employed laborers and nearby residents.

scholarly journals USING PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING METHOD TO ESTIMATE THE IMPACT OF VIETGAP PROGRAM ON THE HEALTH OF FARMERS IN THUA THIEN HUE PROVINCE, VIETNAM

2017 ◽  
Vol 126 (5B) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Trần Huỳnh Bảo Châu
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Propensity Score ◽  
Propensity Score Matching ◽  
Pesticide Exposure ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Vegetable Production ◽  
Matching Method ◽  
Environment Friendly ◽  
The Impact

<p><strong>Abstract:</strong></p><p>This study estimates the impact value of the VietGAP program when applied to vegetable production on the health of farmers in Thua Thien Hue province. By employing the propensity score matching (PSM) method, our findings show that the VietGAP program has a significant impact on farmers’ health. In particular, the program reduces farmers’ health problems due to pesticide exposure by 15.6 %, 22.9 %, 25.5 %, and 23.6 %, respectively, from four types of matching. This study provides evidence of the positive impacts of the VietGAP program on the health status of farmers in Thua Thien Hue province. It is therefore hoped that the production, consumption, and management solutions provided by the VietGAP program can encourage farmers to use environment-friendly agricultural practices.</p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong>propensity score matching (PSM) method, VietGAP program, farmers’ health</p>

scholarly journals The impact of migrant workers' remittances on the living standards of families in Morocco: A propensity score matching approach

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamal Bouoiyour ◽  
Amal Miftah
Keyword(s):  
Propensity Score ◽  
Propensity Score Matching ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Household Expenditure ◽  
Relative Poverty ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
The Impact

This article attempts to assess empirically the impact of remittances on household expenditure and relative poverty in Morocco. We apply propensity score matching methods to the 2006/2007 Moroccan Living Standards Measurement Survey. We find that migrants’ remittances can improve living standards among Moroccan households and affect negatively the incidence of poverty. The results show a statistically significant and positive impact of hose remittances on recipient households’ expenditures. They are also significantly associated with a decline in the probability of being in poverty for rural households; it decreases by 11.3 percentage points. In comparison, this probability decreases by 3 points in urban area.  

scholarly journals A Propensity Score Matched Study of the Positive Impact of Infectious Diseases Consultation on Antimicrobial Appropriateness in Hospitalized Patients with Antimicrobial Stewardship Oversight

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline T. Bork ◽  
Kimberly C. Claeys ◽  
Emily L. Heil ◽  
Mary Banoub ◽  
Surbhi Leekha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Propensity Score ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Propensity Score Matching ◽  
Antimicrobial Stewardship ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Audit And Feedback ◽  
Medical Specialties ◽  
Infectious Diseases Consultation ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT Hospital-based antibiotic stewardship (AS) programs provide oversight and guidance for appropriate antimicrobial use in acute care settings. Infectious disease expertise is beneficial in the care of hospitalized patients with infections. The impact of infectious diseases consultation (IDC) on antimicrobial appropriateness in a large tertiary hospital with an established AS program was investigated. This was a cross-sectional study from October 2017 to March 2019 at a large academic hospital with an AS-directed prospective audit and feedback process and multiple IDC services. Antimicrobial appropriateness was adjudicated by an AS team member after antimicrobial start. Antimicrobial appropriateness was compared among antimicrobial orders with and without IDC using propensity score matching and multivariable logistic regression. Analyses were stratified by primary services caring for the patients. There were 10,508 antimicrobial orders from 6,165 unique patient encounters. Overall appropriateness was 92%, with higher appropriateness among patients with IDC versus without IDC (94% versus 84%; P < 0.0001). After propensity score matching and adjustment for certain antibiotics, organisms, syndromes, and locations, IDC was associated with a greater antimicrobial appropriateness odds ratio (OR) of 2.4 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.9 to 3.0). Stratification by primary service showed an OR of 2.9 (95% CI, 2.1 to 3.8) for surgical specialties and an OR of 1.6 (95% CI, 1.1 to 2.2) for medical specialties. Even with a high overall antimicrobial appropriateness, patients with IDC had greater odds of antimicrobial appropriateness than those without IDC, and this impact was greater in surgical specialties. Infectious diseases consultation can be synergistic with antimicrobial stewardship programs.

scholarly journals The Impact of New Technologies on Wages in Colombia: An Analysis With the 2018 Quality-of-Life Survey

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Barrios Aguirre ◽  
Martha Patricia Castellanos Saavedra ◽  
Diana Maritza Álvarez Ovalle ◽  
Nancy Milena Riveros Chávez
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Propensity Score ◽  
Propensity Score Matching ◽  
Computer Use ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
The Impact

This document evaluates the impact of computer use on wages in Colombia in 2018. For this analysis, a Propensity Score Matching model is used to evaluate the impact of the use of learning technologies on the wages and years of education of Colombians, based on the 2018 quality of life survey. The results show that the use of the computer, laptop, tablet, internet, transferred files, Excel and radio for learning have a positive impact on the wages of Colombians. This research allows a better understanding of the technological effects on wages and provides information for the design of public policies in the development of technological skills.

scholarly journals Impact of Sexual Jealousy on Partner Infidelity among University Students: Gender as Moderator

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-29
Author(s):  
Dr Muhammad Saleem ◽  
Amna Nazeer ◽  
Areeha Khan Durrani
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Sexual Jealousy ◽  
Moderation Model ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Significant Moderator

This research was aimed to examine the moderating role of gender on the impact of sexual jealousy on partner infidelity among university students. For the purpose, a sample of 352 students were recruited through simple random sampling technique from four cities (Bahawalpur, Multan, Lahore, Rawalpindi) of Punjab, Pakistan. Respondents were given two questionnaires; Interpersonal Jealousy Scale and Infidelity Questionnaire. After data collection, results were analysed through SmartPLS (3.0) for moderation model.  The results showed that sexual jealousy had significant positive impact showing 59% variance on partner infidelity, whereas, gender was found to be a significant moderator between sexual jealousy and partner infidelity (R2= 0.594, t= 2.403, p<.01). The results of this research are discussed in detail with limitations and future suggestions for the future researches related to impact of sexual jealousy on partner infidelity.

scholarly journals Does Knowledge Sharing Increase Innovation Capability? Answer from Indonesian Company

2020 ◽  
pp. 169-181
Author(s):  
Dewiana Novitasari
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Explicit Knowledge ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Innovation Capability ◽  
New Research ◽  
The Impact

Nowadays, there are a lot of innovations being discussed, conducted in a seminar, written, and explained in a small to a large classroom and also a meeting room. Innovation is related with the essentials of surviving in the middle of industrial era 4.0. Innovation is unable to be separated with the personal knowledge, in which both of them need a good and continuous management. This research aimed to measure the tacit influence and explicit knowledge towards innovation capability as well as answering research questions regarding the impact of knowledge sharing to improve innovation capability in the manufacturing industry. Data collection is done through a simple random sampling technique given to 610 employees in packaging industries in Indonesia. The questionnaire results that were given back and were valid have a number of 393 samples. Data processing was used SEM method with SmartPLS 3.0 software. The result of this research concluded that explicit and tacit knowledge have positive impact towards innovation capability. This new research proposed a model for building innovation capability in packaging industries through tacit and explicit knowledge transfer. This research could pave the way to improve readiness index to packaging industries in facing the era of industrial revolution 4.0.

Exploring Employee Motivation And Creativity on SMEs Innovation Implementation Activities In Nigeria

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-27
Author(s):  
M. A. Ndaliman ◽  
Kamariah Ismail ◽  
A. I. Chikaji ◽  
Mohd Khairuddin Ramliy
Keyword(s):  
Survey Research ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Employee Motivation ◽  
Innovation Implementation ◽  
The Impact

Objective The study is aimed at uncovering the impact level of employee motivation and creativity on innovation implementation among SMEs sector in Nigeria Methodology/Technique The study adopted a survey research method to elicit data from the sample of selected SMEs using simple random sampling technique. Findings – The study revealed that employee motivation and creativity has significant positive impact on implementation of SMEs innovations. Findings The study revealed that employee motivation and creativity has significant positive impact on implementation of SMEs innovations. Novelty The paper demonstrate how motivation and creativity of employee determine their positive attitude and re-enforcement on the factors to spur efficiency in implementation. Type of Paper Empirical paper Keywords: , Employee Motivation, Creativity, SMEs, Innovation Implementation

Impact of Transactional and Transformational Leadership Styles on Employees’ Performance in Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research (NITR), Kaduna State

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-27
Author(s):  
Iliya Yusuf Mamza ◽  
Idachaba Odekina Innocent ◽  
Elam Wunaki Elkanah
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Least Squares Method ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Transactional And Transformational Leadership

The aim of this study is to determine the impact of transactional and transformational leadership styles on employee performance in Nigeria Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research, Kaduna State. A structured questionnaire was used to sample respondents using simple random sampling technique. Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ-5X) was used to measure leadership styles and employee performance was measured using salary, job experience and job satisfaction. A total of 230 questionnaires were distributed to the respondents. Structural equation model was used to analyze data using partial least squares method SmartPLS2. The result showed that transformational and transactional leadership styles has a significant and positive impact on employee performance. Therefore, it saw recommended that Nigeria Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research should practice transformational leadership styles to improve employee performance in the organization in Kaduna State.

scholarly journals Missing Link between Quality of Work Life and Productivity of Loan Disbursement: The Ghanaian Perspective

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Yaw Ampofo ◽  
Kwasi Dartey-Baah
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
The Impact

The study examines the impact of credit officers’ Quality of Work Life (QWL) on productivity of loan disbursement in 10 selected Savings and Loans Companies in the Accra, Ghana. The study was quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical. Out of 1602 employees, 310 employees were sampled. Simple random sampling technique was used to select both companies and respondents. 92% of questionnaires were self-administered and 8% were e-mailed. The finding indicated a significant positive impact of credit officers’ QWL on productivity of loan disbursement (β= .274, p&lt;.001).<strong> </strong>It was suggested that it will be profitable to and prudent on the part of managers not to play with the QWL of credit officers if they really want to experience an increase in loan disbursement. Also, managers’ comprehensive focus on the general happiness of credit officers by ensuring employees’ holistic well-being in the organisation will lead to productivity of loan disbursement. The study becomes the first to research on both credit officers and productivity of loan disbursement in the financial sector of Ghana.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF VISIONARY LEADERSHIP, LEARNING ORGANIZATION AND INNOVATIVE BEHAVIOR TO PERFORMANCE OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE FUNCTIONAL

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (02) ◽  
pp. 52-60
Author(s):  
Muhammad Anshar
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Learning Organization ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Visionary Leadership ◽  
Innovative Behavior ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

This research aims to determine the impact of visionary leadership, learning organization, and innovative behavior on the performance of Functional Officers of Customs and Excise Inspectors at Tanjung Priok Customs and Excise Main Service Office. The research was conducted at Tanjung Priok Customs and Excise Service Office using the number of samples of 78 Functional Officers of Customs and Excise Inspectors. The sample was selected using simple random sampling technique. Data collection was done by using questionnaire and data analysis using path analysis. The results showed that 1) visionary leadership, learning organization and innovative behavior have a direct and positive impact on performance, 2) visionary leadership, and learning organization have a direct and positive impact on innovative behavior and 3) visionary leadership have a direct and positive impact on learning organization. The conclusion of this research is to improve the performance of Functional Officer of Customs and Excise Inspectors at TanjungPriok Customs and Excise Main Service Office, it is necessary to increase the aspect of visionary leadership from Head of Main Service Office, learning organization at Main Service Office and innovative behavior at Functional Officers of Customs and Excise Inspectors. Keywords : visionary leadership, learning organization, innovative behavior, and Performance.

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