Influence of mobile phone and internet technology on income of rural farmers: Evidence from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan

2022 ◽  
Vol 68 ◽  
pp. 101866
Author(s):  
Nawab Khan ◽  
Ram L. Ray ◽  
Shemei Zhang ◽  
Evans Osabuohien ◽  
Muhammad Ihtisham
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽  
Rural Farmers ◽  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province

scholarly journals Research on the Human Dynamics in Mobile Communities Based on Social Identity

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Yan ◽  
Lianren Wu ◽  
Lanli Yi
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Power Law ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Mobile Internet ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
Power Exponent ◽  
Human Dynamics ◽  
The Social ◽  
Simulation Results

Through analyzing the data about the releases, comment, and forwarding of 120,000 microblog messages in a year, this paper finds out that the intervals between information releases and comment follow a power law; besides, the analysis of data in each 24 hours reveals obvious differences between microblogging and website visit, email, instant communication, and the use of mobile phone, reflecting how people use fragments of time via mobile internet technology. The paper points out the significant influence of the user's activity on the intervals of information releases and thus demonstrates a positive correlation between the activity and the power exponent. The paper also points out that user's activity is influenced by social identity in a positive way. The simulation results based on the social identity mechanism fit well with the actual data, which indicates that this mechanism is a reasonable way to explain people's behavior in the mobile Internet.

scholarly journals Schools’ Flood Emergency Preparedness in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashfaq Ahmad Shah ◽  
Jingzhong Ye ◽  
Lu Pan ◽  
Raza Ullah ◽  
Syed Irshad Ali Shah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province

New and noteworthy Melanoleuca (Pluteaceae) from Pakistan

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 311 (2) ◽  
pp. 175 ◽  
Author(s):  
FARZANA NAWAZ ◽  
SANA JABEEN ◽  
ABDUL NASIR KHALID
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Asian Continent ◽  
Comprehensive Description ◽  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetic ◽  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province

Melanoleuca dirensis sp.nov. is described in conjunction with M. graminicola from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses rightly place the new species in the genus Melanoleuca. A comprehensive description, photographs and comparison with similar species are provided. The discovery of M. graminicola from Pakistan is phytogeographically significant and extends its distribution to the Asian continent.

scholarly journals Incidence, Risk Factors, and Epidemiology of Cystic Echinococcosis: A Complex Socioecological Emerging Infectious Disease in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Province of Pakistan

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumbal Haleem ◽  
Sadaf Niaz ◽  
Naveeda Akhtar Qureshi ◽  
Riaz Ullah ◽  
Mansour S. Alsaid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cystic Echinococcosis ◽  
Organ Specificity ◽  
Hydatid Cysts ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Incidence Risk ◽  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province ◽  
And Gender

Cystic echinococcosis is a serious zoonotic disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus species complex. The current study is the first attempt to determine the level of infection in domestic livestock and to explore the CE-related knowledge and awareness among livestock farmers in different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, province of Pakistan. A total of 1297 animals were examined for hydatid cysts including 538 cows, 428 buffaloes, 208 sheep, and 123 goats, at different slaughter houses in different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2 years from September 2015 to September 2017. For epidemiological investigations, prevalence in association with various factors (climate, age, and gender), organ specificity, types of cysts (fertile, sterile, or calcified), and viability of cysts parameters was recorded. Basing on the results obtained, areas with high prevalence were selected for further follow-ups and administration of questionnaires to the farmers and dog owners, to provide baseline data about this parasitic disease and to identify potential areas of emergence with correspondence animal and of public health significance. The finding of this study revealed the presence of CE in livestock of KP, Pakistan. The prevalence of hydatid cysts was the highest in buffaloes (15.88%) followed by cows (15.79%), sheep (15.38%), and goats (3.25%). Our investigation revealed close relationship between prevalence and animal age and gender in different months of the year. These findings also showed the highest prevalence of hydatid cysts in liver (63.49%), followed by lungs (23.80%) and mesentery (2.64%). Fertile and viable cysts were observed in all animal species except goats. The highest percentage of fertile and viable cysts was reported from the liver and lungs of sheep. For evaluation of risk factors, a total of 384 respondents were investigated. The results of current study revealed that 97.9% of farmers are not familiar with CE and transmission of this infection from dogs to human and livestock. The present study shows that CE will continue to be of medical and veterinary importance in Pakistan.

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