Web-Based Performance Benchmarking Data Collection and Preliminary Analysis for Drinking Water Utility

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ankur Rathor ◽  
Sunil Sinha
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Preliminary Analysis ◽  
Water Utility ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Performance Benchmarking

Structural Validity and Reliability of The Urdu Translated Version of IPIP - NEO - 300 Web - Based Inventory

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minhaaj Rehman ◽  
John Anthony Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Ocean Model ◽  
Full Model ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Personality Tests ◽  
Personality Preferences ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Invariance Test

The NEO-IPIP-300 is a 300-item version scale of freely available personality tests based on the OCEAN Model of 30 distinctive personality traits. The scale measures human personality preferences and groups them into five distinct factors, namely Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism. The scale has been translated into many languages before, but there was no translation and norms available for the Urdu language.Paper reports the translation, creation of web version, data collection (N=869), and reliability of Urdu version of NEO-IPIP-300. We also did a CFA Analysis and Measurement Invariance test as part of the paper. Full measurement invariance was met for the full model, and partial measurement invariance was met for neuroticism (metric and scalar) and extraversion (metric). In general, all models fit well and suggest that the Urdu IPIP-300-NEO aligns well with the English IPIP-300-NEO. In some cases, the Urdu inventory performed better (e.g., higher internal consistency) than the English inventory.

Effect of Incentive Amount on U.S. Adolescents’ Participation in an Accelerometer Data Collection Component of a National Survey

Field Methods ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1525822X2198984
Author(s):  
April Y. Oh ◽  
Andrew Caporaso ◽  
Terisa Davis ◽  
Laura A. Dwyer ◽  
Linda C. Nebeling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Monetary Incentive ◽  
Behavioral Research ◽  
Accelerometer Data ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Demographic Subgroups

Behavioral research increasingly uses accelerometers to provide objective estimates of physical activity. This study extends research on methods for collecting accelerometer data among youth by examining whether the amount of a monetary incentive affects enrollment and compliance in a mail-based accelerometer study of adolescents. We invited a subset of adolescents in a national web-based study to wear an accelerometer for seven days and return it by mail; participants received either $20 or $40 for participating. Enrollment did not significantly differ by incentive amount. However, adolescents receiving the $40 incentive had significantly higher compliance (accelerometer wear and return). This difference was largely consistent across demographic subgroups. Those in the $40 group also wore the accelerometer for more time than the $20 group on the first two days of the study. Compared to $20, a $40 incentive may promote youth completion of mail-based accelerometer studies.

scholarly journals How Perceptions of Trust, Risk, Tap Water Quality, and Salience Characterize Drinking Water Choices

Hydrology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Madeline A. Grupper ◽  
Madeline E. Schreiber ◽  
Michael G. Sorice
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Anthropogenic Impacts ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Water Utilities ◽  
Global Changes ◽  
Water Utility ◽  
The Public ◽  
Water Behavior

Provision of safe drinking water by water utilities is challenged by disturbances to water quality that have become increasingly frequent due to global changes and anthropogenic impacts. Many water utilities are turning to adaptable and flexible strategies to allow for resilient management of drinking water supplies. The success of resilience-based management depends on, and is enabled by, positive relationships with the public. To understand how relationships between managers and communities spill over to in-home drinking water behavior, we examined the role of trust, risk perceptions, salience of drinking water, and water quality evaluations in the choice of in-home drinking water sources for a population in Roanoke Virginia. Using survey data, our study characterized patterns of in-home drinking water behavior and explored related perceptions to determine if residents’ perceptions of their water and the municipal water utility could be intuited from this behavior. We characterized drinking water behavior using a hierarchical cluster analysis and highlighted the importance of studying a range of drinking water patterns. Through analyses of variance, we found that people who drink more tap water have higher trust in their water managers, evaluate water quality more favorably, have lower risk perceptions, and pay less attention to changes in their tap water. Utility managers may gauge information about aspects of their relationships with communities by examining drinking water behavior, which can be used to inform their future interactions with the public, with the goal of increasing resilience and adaptability to external water supply threats.

Paired Comparisons or Sorting? Comparing Web-Based Methods for Collecting Similarity Data for Large Stimulus Sets for Destination Image Positioning

2016 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 482-495
Author(s):  
Ilona Pezenka
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Destination Image ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Paired Comparisons ◽  
Large Stimulus ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Perceptual Maps ◽  
Perceived Difficulty ◽  
Collection Methods

Destination image is among the most studied constructs in tourism research. Many researchers are still convinced that the rating scale method is the most accurate for assessing destination image. This study presents alternative methods of data collection, namely, free-sorting and reduced paired comparisons, and investigates their applicability in a Web-based environment. The study then subjects these data collection methods to empirical analysis and compares the judgment task’s effects on perceived difficulty, fatigue, and boredom, on data quality, and on perceptual maps derived with MDS. The findings demonstrate that these methods are more accurate whenever a large number of objects have to be judged, which is particularly the case for positioning and competitiveness studies.

scholarly journals Comparing inhalation and ingestion exposure to chemical contaminants and odorants in mixtures

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 1739-1746
Author(s):  
D. L. Gallagher ◽  
K. Phetxumphou ◽  
A. M. Dietrich
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Minor Component ◽  
Biological Properties ◽  
Threshold Concentration ◽  
Water Utility ◽  
Chemical Spills ◽  
Odour Threshold ◽  
Trans Methyl ◽  
Cis And Trans

Abstract Chemical spills polluting drinking water are often mixtures with each chemical having unique characteristics for partitioning, toxicity, and odour leading to significant differences in human risk exposures. A 2014 chemical spill of crude (4-methylcyclohexyl)methanol (MCHM) resulted in a $126 million USD fine to the water utility. The spill consisted of at least ten chemicals including 34% cis- and 60% trans-4-MCHM and 0.7% cis- and 0.3% trans-methyl-4-methylcyclohexanecarboxylate (MMCHC). While a very minor component, trans-MMCHC contributed substantially to odour because of its high Henry's Law Constant, 2.23 × 10−2 at 40 °C showering, and low odour threshold concentration (OTC), 0.02 ppb-v, air. Using USEPA risk assessment parameters in a 15-minute shower model with influent concentration of 42 ppb-aq cis- and trans-4-MMCHC, representative of initial spill concentrations in the distribution system, adult ingestion and inhalation for trans-MMCHC were almost equal, 4.00 × 10−4 and 4.26 × 10−4 mg/kg/d, respectively. For children, inhalation doses exceeded ingestion dose: 1.72 × 10−3 mg/kg/d versus 0.93 × 10−3 mg/kg/day trans-MMCHC. This exposure assessment with varying OTC for crude MCHM chemicals reinforces considering chemical, physical, and biological properties of all chemicals in the spill. Consumers aware of their exposure to chemicals in drinking water lost consumer confidence; the water utility was required to compensate individuals and businesses for financial losses.

scholarly journals Sistem Informasi Pendataan Siswa/Siswi di RA Sami’na Waathanaa Berbasis Web

KREA-TIF ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Dahlia Widhyaestoeti ◽  
Guntara Guntara
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Query Language ◽  
Problem Analysis ◽  
Collection System ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Data Collection System ◽  
Student Data ◽  
Structured Query Language ◽  
Student Data Collection ◽  
Microsoft Office

<h1 align="center">Abstrak</h1><p>Sistem informasi pendataan siswa Di RA Sami’na Waathanaa, proses pendataan siswa/siswi baik ketika siswa/siswi yang baru masuk, atau yang sudah lulus di data oleh operator sekolah tersebut masih menggunakan Microsoft Office. Hal tersebut menghambat pekerjaan operator serta data-data siswa mudah hilang atau rusak. Pengembangan sistem berupa sistem informasi pendataan siswa berbasis web, sehingga membantu kecepatan dan kualitas dalam penyampaian informasi. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menyediakan Sistem Pendataan Siswa terkomputerisasi dalam database. Metode pengembangan sistem informasi yang digunakan model waterfall, dari mulai analisis masalah, perancangan, hingga implementasi. Menu pada sistem pendataan siswa ini dapat diakses oleh user tertentu yaitu siswa, guru dan admin. Sistem informasi pendataan siswa ini berbasis web dengan pemanfaatan bahasa pemprogram Personal Hypertext Prepocessor (PHP) dan Structured Query Language (SQL). Pengunaan sistem informasi pendataan siswa ini dapat menghemat waktu dan menghasilkan informasi yang dibutuhkan.</p><h1 align="center"><em>Abstract</em></h1><p><em>Student data collection system At RA Sami’na Waathanaa, the student data collection process is good when students who have just entered, or who have graduated in data by the school operator are still using Microsoft Office. This hinders the work of operators and student data is easily lost or damaged. The development of the system in the form of a web-based student data collection system, so that it helps speed and quality in delivering information. The purpose of this study is to provide a computerized Student Data Collection System in a database. The information system development method used is the waterfall model, from problem analysis, design, to implementation. Menus in the student data collection system can be accessed by certain users, namely students, teachers and admins. This student data collection system is web based with the use of Personal Hypertext Prepocessor (PHP) and Structured Query Language (SQL) programming languages. Using this student data collection system can save time and produce the information needed.</em></p><p align="left"> </p>

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