scholarly journals Energy Efficiency of Eco-Friendly Home: Users’ Perception

2020 ◽  
Vol 188 ◽  
pp. 00019
Author(s):  
Maranatha Wijayaningtyas ◽  
Sutanto Hidayat ◽  
Togi Halomoan Nainggolan ◽  
Fourry Handoko ◽  
Kukuh Lukiyanto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Household Water ◽  
Use Efficiency

As the population in Indonesia grow, the use of energy in eco-friendly residences increases. Concerning this issue, the Green Building Council Indonesia provides standard criteria for greenhouses. Nevertheless, eco-friendly homes’ users are still not familiar with the application of these criteria. Therefore, this research aims to investigate the users’ perception of eco-friendly homes’ energy efficiency. The study was conducted in Surabaya and Malang, using a cross-sectional survey method by distributing questionnaires; 200 respondents participated in the study. After the descriptive analysis, it was revealed that most of the respondents had the same perception regarding the importance of energy efficiency in their homes. According to the results, the criteria of water conservation, under the sub-criteria of using fittings for water-saving, shows the highest mean value; so, it can be concluded that the respondents prioritize the household water use efficiency more than other types of energy.

scholarly journals READINESS LEVEL OF PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN KLANG DISTRICT, SELANGOR IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IN-CLASS ASSESSMENT FROM THE ASPECT OF KNOWLEDGE

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 01-08
Author(s):  
Mazarul Hasan Mohamad Hanapi ◽  
Norazimah Zakaria ◽  
Suhaila Muner
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Readiness Level ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

This study is an attempt to identify teachers’ level of knowledge in the implementation of In-class Assessment in schools. Among the purposes of PDB is to ensure the pupils find the education acquired enjoyable. According to the findings by Halimah Jamil and Rozita Radhiah Said (2019), South Korea, the United States of America and Canada are among the countries that have long practiced assessment in their education system. As a whole, this research opted to use the quantitative research method to uncover and understand problems that occur in the implementation of PBD by teachers in schools. The Cross-Sectional Survey method will be used due to the huge size of the population. The researcher uses questionnaires as a tool for this survey. The researcher will use descriptive analysis to analyse the data. The data findings, obtained from the questionnaires distributed to 500 respondents which are later analysed using descriptive statistics through calculations on the frequency analysis, mean value, percentage, and standard deviation, show that the level of teachers’ comprehension in the implementation of PBD in schools is high. Aside from that, through the one-way Anova test in this research, small significant differences are seen between the teachers’ knowledge in the implementation of PBD and their year of service. Although all teachers have a high level of knowledge, the data shows that teachers who have been in service longer have a higher level of knowledge compared to those who are new in service. In conclusion, the implementation level of PBD in Primary Schools in the state of Selangor is high. It is hoped that the implication of this study will help to solve problems, or to determine methods or approaches that can be applied in the effort to increase teachers’ level of knowledge during the implementation of PBD.

scholarly journals Determinant Factors of Farmers’ Performance Regarding Fertilizer Application: An Overview from Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Thahamina Bagum ◽  
Md. Kamal Uddin ◽  
Salim Hassan ◽  
Nitty Hirawaty Kamarulzaman ◽  
Md. Zulfikar Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Fertilizer Application ◽  
Household Size ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Application Performance ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes

Aims: Farmers of Bangladesh use a less amount of urea fertilizer compared to the nutrient requirement and soil fertility status.  Hence, a significant gap between actual and recommended doses of fertilizers used by farmers have been reported in many instances. Therefore, this study assessed farmers’ performance towards fertilizer application, and explored the contribution of selected characteristics on that performance. Study Design: This study employed a cross-sectional survey method using a correlational and descriptive research design. Place and Duration of the Study: The study was conducted in twenty-one villages of Gaibandha district in Bangladesh during 17 July, 2017 to 20 September, 2017. Methodology: A total of 355 farmers were selected as sample using multistage random sampling. Data, collected using structured questionnaire, were subjected to descriptive analysis, Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression for describing the level of selected variables, their relationships and their contributions on farmers’ performance, respectively. Results: Most (45.9%) of the farmers had high level of performance regarding fertilizer application. Farmers’ age, household size, educational level, farm size, training received, extension media contact, knowledge and attitudes of farmers had positive and significant relationship with their fertilizer application performance. Regression model explained 45.3% of variance of farmers’ performance where age, household size, farm size, training received, extension media contact, knowledge and attitudes of farmers were found significant predictors of farmers’ fertilizer application performance. Knowledge was found to be the most contributing factor followed by age and training received. Conclusion: The study concludes with recommendations that are expected to improving fertilizers application scenario of Bangladesh.

scholarly journals The influence of curriculum and school climate on the academic attitude of tahfiz students in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 807
Author(s):  
Muhamad Suhaimi Taat ◽  
Roslee Talip ◽  
Musirin Mosin
Keyword(s):  
School Climate ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Climate Variable ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Level ◽  
Attitude Variable

<span>This study aimed to examine the influence of curriculum and school climate on the academic attitude of </span><em><span>tahfiz</span></em><span> (memorizing Al-Quran) students in Sabah, Malaysia. A total of 81 students (age 10-12) from three private </span><em><span>tahfiz</span></em><span> primary schools around Kota Kinabalu were involved in this study. This quantitative study used cross-sectional survey method by distributing questionnaires to the respondents. The questionnaire was developed by the researchers to suit the unique environment of the </span><em><span>tahfiz</span></em><span> schools and has gone through the process of validity and reliability. Descriptive analysis showed that student attitude variable showed a high level of mean score (above 3.80), while for school climate variable, the finding was at moderate level (Mean=3.56, SD=0.530). As for curriculum variable, most students learnt the same main subjects as studied in government-aided primary schools, with addition to Quranic subject. However, no one learnt Computer Education subject. Multiple regression analysis showed that only the school climate variable significantly influenced the academic attitude of </span><em><span>tahfiz</span></em><span> students (R2=0.251, Beta=0.503, p&lt;0.001). This study will be able to provide useful information and benefit for the improvement of </span><em><span>tahfiz</span></em><span> institutions in Malaysia.</span>

scholarly journals Influence Perception Differences about Children's Influence in Family Buying Decisions- an Exploratory Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-17
Author(s):  
Harikishni Harikishni
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Buying Decisions

This study has been undertaken (i) to examine the extent of disagreements in the perceptions of children and their mothers about the influence exerted by children in family buying decisions; (ii) to evaluate the impact of child’s gender on the agreement in the perceptions of children and their mothers about the influence exerted by children in family buying decisions. A cross-sectional survey method was carried out with “structured non-disguised” questionnaires to collect the primary data from 400 families residing in rural and urban areas of Delhi, capital of India. Children’s influence across stages of decision making process was measured by using an eleven-item scale developed by Talpade and Talpade (1995). The primary data are analyzed and interpreted with the help of statistical tools such as means, standard deviation, and paired t-test by using SPSS (version 16). Descriptive analysis has also been used to support the results of statistical analysis. The analysis results indicate that disagreements exists in the perceptions of children and their mothers about the influence exerted by children in Indian family buying decisions irrespective of child’s gender. The analysis results, thus, supported all the hypotheses exceptH3 (a/b).

scholarly journals Tailor-Made Psychosocial Intervention for the Caregivers in Emergency and Trauma Care Center

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (02) ◽  
pp. 290-294
Author(s):  
T.R. Kanmani ◽  
Birudu Raju ◽  
Subhas Konar ◽  
Dhaval Shukla ◽  
Raghavendra Kukkehalli
Keyword(s):  
Trauma Care ◽  
Psychosocial Intervention ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Psychosocial Problems ◽  
Psychosocial Interventions ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Introduction The caregiver’s psychosocial problems are unnoticed in the emergency and trauma care center. Therefore, the study objective was to understand the impact of psychoeducation and psychosocial intervention on traumatic brain injury (TBI) caregivers during hospitalization. Methodology The study adopted a descriptive research design. Sixty-three (n = 63) consented caregivers were recruited by using a cross-sectional survey method. Two separate checklists were used to collect the psychosocial problems in emergency and trauma care as well as to know the satisfaction levels of caregivers after the intervention. R free 3.0.1 software was used to calculate the frequency and percentage. Results The caregiver’s mean age was 39 years (39.46 ± 16.22). The majority of the caregivers were males (45; 71.4%) working as daily wagers (42; 66.7%). Caregivers experienced psychosocial problems, that is, depression, anxiety, stress, unable to handle crisis, grief, lack of coping skills (57; 90.5%), emotional distress (57; 90.5%), financial constraints (45; 71.1%), and need for referral services (45; 71.1%). Tailor-made psychosocial interventions were provided to the caregivers. Conclusion To conclude, there is a greater need to provide psychosocial intervention and train the caregivers to provide care for TBI survivors during hospitalization. There is a need to develop the uniform standard operating procedure for medical and psychiatric social workers in providing psychosocial care in emergency and trauma care setting.

scholarly journals Assessing the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of COVID-19 among Quarantine Hotel Workers in China

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 772
Author(s):  
Yi-Man Teng ◽  
Kun-Shan Wu ◽  
Wen-Cheng Wang ◽  
Dan Xu
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Hotel Workers ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

During the pandemic, quarantine hotel workers face a higher risk of infection while they host quarantine guests from overseas. This study’s aim is to gain an understanding of the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of quarantine hotel workers in China. A total of 170 participants took part in a cross-sectional survey to assess the KAP of quarantine hotel workers in China, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The chi-square test, independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), descriptive analysis, and binary logistic regression were used to examine the sociodemographic factors associated with KAP levels during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results show that 62.41% have good knowledge, 94.7% have a positive attitude towards COVID-19, but only 78.2% have good practices. Most quarantine hotel workers (95.3%) are confident that COVID-19 will be successfully controlled and that China is handling the COVID-19 crisis well (98.8%). Most quarantine hotel workers are also taking personal precautions, such as avoiding crowds (80.6%) and wearing facemasks (97.6%). The results evidence that quarantine hotel workers in China have acquired the necessary knowledge, positive attitudes and proactive practices in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of this study can provide a reference for quarantine hotel workers and their targeted education and intervention.

scholarly journals Dietary acrylamide intake by potato crisps consumers: A case of Nairobi County

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 871-878
Author(s):  
George Ooko Abong ◽  
Jackline Akinyi Ogolla ◽  
Michael Wandayi Okoth ◽  
Bruno De Meulenaer ◽  
Jackson Ntongai Kabira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Probabilistic Approach ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Potato Crisps ◽  
Flame Ionization ◽  
Consumption Data ◽  
Dietary Acrylamide ◽  
The Mean

AbstractThe levels of acrylamide intake because of potato crisps consumption remains unknown in Kenyan context. This study assessed the exposure to acrylamide because of consumption of potato crisps in Nairobi, Kenya. A cross-sectional survey was carried out among 315 crisps consumers in Nairobi, and consumption patterns were collected using a pre-tested structured 7-day recall questionnaire. A total of 43 branded and 15 unbranded potato crisps samples were purchased in triplicates of 100 g and acrylamide was quantified using a gas chromatograph with a flame ionization detector. Consumption data were combined with the data on acrylamide contents from which dietary acrylamide intake was calculated using a probabilistic approach based on @Risk TopRank 6 risk analysis software for excel. The mean estimated acrylamide intake was 1.57 µg/kg body weight (BW) per day while the 95th (P95) percentile was 5.1 µg/kg BW per day, with margins of exposures (MOE) being 197 and 61, respectively. The intake of acrylamide was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in unbranded crisps with a mean value of 2.26 and 95th percentile of 6.54 µg/kg BW per day, MOE being 137 and 47, respectively. There were extremely lower MOE indicating higher exposure to acrylamide by the consumers mainly because of the higher acrylamide contents in potato crisps, and hence the need for mitigation measures.

Entrepreneurial intentions of university students: a case-based study

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (03) ◽  
pp. 393-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramo Palalić ◽  
Veland Ramadani ◽  
Arnela Ðilović ◽  
Alina Dizdarević ◽  
Vanessa Ratten
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Entrepreneurial Experience

Purpose This study aims to examine the entrepreneurial intentions of university students at the International University of Sarajevo. For this purpose, the entrepreneurial desires and entrepreneurial orientations of the students across several demographic variables were measured. These variables included prior entrepreneurial experience, student’s gender, faculty, year of study and attitude towards more courses on entrepreneurship. Nevertheless, the research also examined how business environment influences the entrepreneurial intentions of students by considering the same set of variables. Design/methodology/approach The objectives of this paper have been achieved by using a quantitative research instrument, where the cross-sectional survey method for collecting primary data is used. In total, 173 usable responses have been collected from the beginning of April to the end of May in the academic year 2015/2016. Findings The results indicate that the greater the demotivation with the current business surrounding, the smaller the entrepreneurial intentions of the students are when the prior entrepreneurial experience, gender, year of study and attitude towards more courses on entrepreneurship are considered. The study suggests that improving the overall business surrounding and entrepreneurial education might increase the entrepreneurial intentions of the students. Originality/value This is the first paper that treats entrepreneurial intentions of University students in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

scholarly journals The Use and Potential Interactions of Herbal Medicines among Diabetic Patients in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 226-234
Author(s):  
Saleh Alghamdi
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Black Tea ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Research Committee ◽  
Cross Sectional

Objectives: The use of herbal medicines as non-conventional treatment is popular, especially in developing countries where people suffering from chronic diseases as diabetes mellitus are more likely to use herbal medicines along with conventional medicines. However, their simultaneous use may concur serious drug interactions and may therefore result in a serious outcome. The present study was designed to identify the most commonly used herbal medicines and conventional anti-diabetic medications among Saudi population. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was developed and piloted.Data were retrieved and manually entered in Excel 2016. Frequencies and percentages were utilized to perform descriptive analysis. The study was approved by the Scientific and Research Committee of the main hospital taking part in the study. Results: A total of 347 responses were recorded (69.4% response rate). 54% of participants were male, 53% were between the age of 41 and 64 years, and 35.5% had no formal education. Black tea, Peppermint, ginger, green tea, olive oil, and black seed were among the frequently mentioned herbal medicines. Black tea was used by the majority of patients (80%) while peppermint and ginger were used by more than half of patients, i.e., (56.5%) and (52.7%) respectively. Least common herb used by patients was Artemisia species (2.8%). A majority of patients (53.4%) used traditional medicine at least once daily, and 83% used traditional medicine without their physician's prescription. Conclusion: Concomitant use of herbal and conventional anti-diabetic medication was a common practice among patients in Saudi Arabia, therefore, pharmacists-led educational programs should target both prescribers and general public about the possible interactions/risks of herbal medicines.

scholarly journals LEADER ATTUNEMENT: A PRECURSOR TO EMPLOYEE WORK INVOLVEMENT IN THE DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS, PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Victor Uwadibie Chukwuma
Keyword(s):  
Sample Size ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Rank Order ◽  
Sample Size Determination ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Involvement ◽  
Port Harcourt ◽  
Training Programmes

The study examined the relationship between leader attunement and employee work involvement of the deposit money banks in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. To accomplish the purpose of this study a cross sectional survey method for social research was adopted, with a self-administered questionnaire as instruments of data collection. The population of the study was 3,978 employees drawn from the ten deposit money banks in Port Harcourt. A sample size of 381 respondents was calculated using Taro Yamane sample size determination formula. The research instrument was validated through supervisor's vetting and approval, while the reliability of the instrument was achieved by the use of  Crombach's Alpha coefficient with all the items scoring above 0.70. The hypotheses were tested using Spearman's Rank Order Correlation Coefficient and statistical software SPSS. The tests were carried out at a 95% confidence interval and a 0.05 level of significance. The result of the analysis revealed that a positive and significant relationship exist between leader attunement and the employee work involvement of the deposit money banks in Port Harcourt. The study recommends that leader should exhibit attunement skill since there is no better and faster way to build trust than for leader to listen to employee. Consequently. The study posits that management of deposit banks in Port Harcourt should encourage training programmes for leaders. This will enhance their social awareness competence.

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