Contextual Factors Affecting the Modes of Interaction in Governance: The Case of Dam Removal in Japan

2019 ◽  
pp. 55-76
Author(s):  
Tomohiko Ohno
Keyword(s):  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Dam Removal ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Modes Of Interaction

scholarly journals Which Factors Influence Farmers’ Use of Protective Measures During Pesticides Exposure?

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (7) ◽  
pp. 338-349
Author(s):  
Maryam Afshari ◽  
Jalal Poorolajal ◽  
Forouzan Rezapur-Shahkolai ◽  
Mohammad Javad Assari ◽  
Akram Karimi-Shahanjarini
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Physiological Arousal ◽  
Protective Behaviors ◽  
Protective Measures ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Pesticides Exposure ◽  
Positive Effect

Farmers in developing countries use harmful pesticides while taking few or no protective measures. There is limited evidence on factors affecting their safety measures. The objective of this study was to identify the underlying factors influencing farmers’ protective behaviors (PBs) and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the exposure to pesticides. From April to August 2017, a descriptive study was conducted in Twiserkan County in western Iran among 474 farmers from 104 villages. A questionnaire was developed to measure demographic characteristics and factors suggested in integrated agent-centered (IAC) framework. The questionnaire was validated in terms of content validity through expert reviews and tested for reliability in a group of farmers. Data were collected by face-to-face interviews with farmers. Physiological arousal (β = .154, p < .05), intention (β = .345, p < .05), habit (β = .188, p < .05), and contextual factors (β = .101, p < .05) had a significant and positive impact on farmers engaging in pesticide PBs. Among the assessed factors, only physiological arousal (β = .122, p < .05) and habit (β = .646, p < .05) were found to have a significant and positive effect on the use of PPE, but the intention (β = –.039, p > .05) and contextual factors (β = –.009, p > .05) had no significant relation with the use of PPE. The results of this study identified determinants of farmers’ safety measures. Our results suggest that the IAC framework could serve as a guide to developing a more effective intervention for safety measures of Iranian farmers.

FAKTOR-FAKTOR KONTEKSTUAL YANG MEMPENGARUHI AMALAN KITAR SEMULA PENJAWAT AWAM NEGERI MELAKA (Contextual Factors Affecting the Recycling Practices of Melaka State Civil Servants)

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-103
Author(s):  
NOR FAZILAH ABDUL HAMID ◽  
MASHITOH YAACOB ◽  
NOR AZILAH AHMAD ◽  
ZUBAIDAH MOHD NASIR ◽  
NADZIRAH ROSLI
Keyword(s):  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Factors Affecting

Kebersihan merupakan salah satu aspek yang penting untuk menjadikan negara Malaysia setaraf dengan negara maju. Selain daripada komuniti, penjawat awam juga dilihat mempunyai peranan yang besar untuk memelihara kebersihan persekitaran di tempat kerja melalui penjimatan perbelanjaan bagi urus tadbir negara. Oleh itu, kajian ini dijalankan adalah untuk mengenal pasti tujuh faktor kontekstual yang mempengaruhi amalan kitar semula dalam kalangan penjawat awam di negeri Melaka. Data kuantitatif diperoleh melalui soal selidik manakala data kualitatif adalah melalui temu bual bagi menyokong data kuantitatif. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah pensampelan bertujuan ke atas 365 orang penjawat awam kerajaan negeri Melaka. Dapatan kajian kuantitatif dianalisis dengan menggunakan perisian SPSS 20. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan faktor kontekstual pengetahuan terhadap amalan kitar semula dalam kalangan penjawat awam kerajaan negeri Melaka adalah tinggi (M=4.41; SP=0.65) diikuti dengan menjaga alam sekitar (M=4.29; SP=0.66), pengasingan sisa pepejal (M=3.75; SP=0.69), kempen kitar semula (M=3.71; SP=0.70), menjana pendapatan sampingan (M=3.59; SP=0.70), pengaruh sosial (M=3.50; SP=0.67) manakala faktor kontekstual kemudahan kitar semula (M=3.35; SP=0.91) adalah yang paling rendah. Penemuan hasil kajian ini dapat membantu organisasi dan jabatan untuk mempelbagaikan promosi, kempen dan aktiviti kitar semula bagi mendorong penjawat awam mengamalkan kitar semula dalam konteks yang lebih luas lagi. Kata kunci: Sisa pepejal; Faktor kontekstual kitar semula; Amalan kitar semula; Pejabat; Penjawat awam

A Laboratory Evaluation of Contextual Factors Affecting Ratings of Speech in Noise

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 823-832 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorienne M. Jenstad ◽  
Lise Gillen ◽  
Gurjit Singh ◽  
Anita DeLongis ◽  
Flora Pang
Keyword(s):  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Laboratory Evaluation ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Speech In Noise
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