scholarly journals Does Formal Credit Enhance Sugarcane Productivity? A Farm-Level Study of Sindh, Pakistan

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824402098853
Author(s):  
Abbas Ali Chandio ◽  
Yuansheng Jiang ◽  
Abdul Rehman ◽  
Waqar Akram
Keyword(s):  
Production Function ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Credit Access ◽  
Main Driver ◽  
Sugarcane Productivity ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Douglas Production Function

In this study, we used the probit model to find out the determinants of access to formal credit and then we applied the Cobb–Douglas production function to examine the impact of formal credit on sugarcane productivity. To elicit the choice and consequence of sugarcane productivity, we divided the farmers into two groups: borrowers and nonborrowers. A total sample comprised 120 sugarcane growers from Badin District—rich in sugarcane production—Sindh, Pakistan. For analysis purposes, we used a binary-choice probit model that reveals significantly positive relationship between access to formal credit and farmer’s education level, landholding size, farming experience, and household size. The main driver to access formal credit is landholding because it is used as collateral against the loan. The age of the farmers, which was found negative and significant, shows that aged farmers are risk-averse and reluctant to access credit. The results of Cobb–Douglas production function affirm significantly positive impact of formal credit on sugarcane productivity. The credit access and use in the production process can enhance the crop production and overall income of the farmers. Therefore, secure and timely availability of crop-specific credit can help the farmers to use inputs in a timely and recommended manner.

scholarly journals Environmental Regulation, Environmental Awareness and Environmental Governance Satisfaction

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 3960
Author(s):  
Meng-Meng Geng ◽  
Ling-Yun He
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Regulation ◽  
Environmental Governance ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Subjective Evaluation ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
General Social Survey ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
The People ◽  
The Impact

It is a problem worth thinking about whether the government’s environmental regulation policies can meet the residents’ requirements for environmental quality, and benefit the people. The study of the public’s subjective evaluation can more intuitively judge whether the government’s environmental regulation has realized “ecological benefits for the people”. Based on the data of the Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) in 2013, this paper studied the impact of environmental regulation and environmental awareness on environmental governance satisfaction by an ordered probit model. The study found that environmental regulation has a significant positive impact on environmental governance satisfaction, while environmental awareness has a significant negative impact on environmental governance satisfaction. We also found that when public environmental awareness is taken into account, the positive relationship between environmental regulation and environmental governance satisfaction is affected. The robustness test proved this conclusion.

scholarly journals Impact of a Series of Educational Talks Taught by Health Professionals to Promote Healthy Snack Choices among Children

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 203
Author(s):  
Víctor Arufe Giráldez ◽  
Javier Puñal Abelenda ◽  
Rubén Navarro-Patón ◽  
Alberto Sanmiguel-Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Quality ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Healthy Habits ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Nutrition And Dietetics ◽  
Future Work ◽  
The Impact

Background: One of the great challenges facing today’s society is the need to combat overweight and obesity in schoolchildren. This study aimed to analyze the impact of a cycle of didactic talks—given to families by a specialist in pediatrics, a specialist in nutrition and dietetics and a specialist in physical exercise—on childrens’ snack choices and nutrition quality. Methods: A longitudinal, quasi-experimental and quantitative investigation was designed, working with a total sample of 50 students divided into control and experimental groups. The nutritional quality of daily snacks was recorded during the month before and the month after the cycle of talks given by health experts. Results: An increase in the nutritional quality of the snacks was observed in the days after the talk—but, after a week, values returned to normal. Conclusions: The giving of educational talks to promote healthy habits may have a positive impact on the nutritional quality of school snacks in the days immediately following the talks. However, some forgetfulness was detected over time, which reduced the nutritional quality of the snacks once more. For future work, it is recommended that researchers measure the impact produced by giving regular talks.

scholarly journals Automation for Water and Nitrogen Deficit Stress Detection in Soilless Tomato Crops Based on Spectral Indices

Horticulturae ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angeliki Elvanidi ◽  
Nikolaos Katsoulas ◽  
Constantinos Kittas
Keyword(s):  
Crop Production ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Classification Tree ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Sensor Data ◽  
Limiting Factors ◽  
Tree Model ◽  
Environment Control ◽  
The Impact

Water and nitrogen deficit stress are some of the most important growth limiting factors in crop production. Several methods have been used to quantify the impact of water and nitrogen deficit stress on plant physiology. However, by performing machine learning with hyperspectral sensor data, crop physiology management systems are integrated into real artificial intelligence systems, providing richer recommendations and insights into implementing appropriate irrigation and environment control management strategies. In this study, the Classification Tree model was used to group complex hyperspectral datasets in order to provide remote visual results about plant water and nitrogen deficit stress. Soilless tomato crops are grown under varying water and nitrogen regimes. The model that we developed was trained using 75% of the total sample dataset, while the rest (25%) of the data were used to validate the model. The results showed that the combination of MSAVI, mrNDVI, and PRI had the potential to determine water and nitrogen deficit stress with 89.6% and 91.4% classification accuracy values for the training and testing samples, respectively. The results of the current study are promising for developing control strategies for sustainable greenhouse production.

scholarly journals Analyzing the Performance of the Population Health Environment on the Promotion of Provincial Governors in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsiao-Fen Hsiao ◽  
Meng-Han Zhao ◽  
Wen-Ju Liao
Keyword(s):  
Population Health ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Environmental Index ◽  
The Reformation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Main Factor

China's economy has achieved rapid growth, but the change has also brought about serious environmental degradation, which is the main factor endangering human health. This study empirically investigates the impact of the population health environmental index on the promotion of provincial governors using an ordered probit model. The sample of the study consists of regions where provincial governors, municipal mayors, and autonomous region chairmen were stationed from 1995 to 2015. The results show that the population health environmental index had a significant and positive impact on governors' promotions, especially in the eastern region. The reformation of the population health environmental index assessment system for government officials was the initial factor that brought about these effects.

scholarly journals A Preliminary Life Cycle Analysis of Bioethanol Production Using Seawater in a Coastal Biorefinery Setting

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelrahman S. Zaky ◽  
Claudia E. Carter ◽  
Fanran Meng ◽  
Christopher E. French
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Bioethanol Production ◽  
Water Depletion ◽  
Coastal Seawater ◽  
Impact Reduction ◽  
Marine Biomass ◽  
The Impact

Bioethanol has many environmental and practical benefits as a transportation fuel. It is one of the best alternatives to replace fossil fuels due to its liquid nature which is similar to petrol and diesel fuels traditionally used in transportation. In addition, bioethanol production technology has the capacity for negative carbon emissions which is vital for solving the current global warming dilemma. However, conventional bioethanol production takes place based on an inland site and relies on freshwater and edible crops (or land suitable for edible crop production) for production, which has led to the food vs fuel debate. Establishing a coastal marine biorefinery (CMB) system for bioethanol production that is based on coastal sites and relies on marine resources (seawater, marine biomass and marine yeast) could be the ultimate solution. In this paper, we aim to evaluate the environmental impact of using seawater for bioethanol production at coastal locations as a step towards the evaluation of a CMB system. Hence, a life cycle assessment for bioethanol production was conducted using the proposed scenario named Coastal-Seawater and compared to the conventional scenario, named Inland-Freshwater (IF). The impact of each scenario in relation to climate change, water depletion, land use and fossil depletion was studied for comparison. The coastal-seawater scenario demonstrated an improvement upon the conventional scenario in all the selected impact categories. In particular, the use of seawater in the process had a significant effect on water depletion showing an impact reduction of 31.2%. Furthermore, reductions are demonstrated in natural land transformation, climate change and fossil depletion of 5.5%, 3.5% and 4.2% respectively. This indicates the positive impact of using seawater and coastal locations for bioethanol production and encourages research to investigate the CMB system.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF RELIGIOSITY, KNOWLEDGE, AND SERVICE QUALITY TO PEOPLE’S INTEREST IN IMPLEMENTING CASH WAQF

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 432-439
Author(s):  
Arditya Farid Setyawan
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Regression Coefficient ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Hypothesis Test ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
The Impact

This research has the purpose to reveal the impact which is caused by religiosity, knowledge and service quality on people's interest in implementing cash waqf. The method used in this research through a survey method. The research population was all the people who had done cash waqf with a total sample of 60 people. The research data used was primary data that gathered through distributing questionnaires to samples or research respondents. The analytical tool used was linear regression, correlation, coefficient of determination and hypothesis test. The results showed that: (1) The regression coefficient of religiosity on interest was -0.062, so the religiosity did not have a positive impact on employee performance. (2) The regression coefficient value of knowledge on interest was 0.265, so the knowledge had a positive impact on interest. (3) The value from service quality regression coefficient on interest was 0.292, so the service quality had a positive impact on interest. (4) The results showed that religiosity, knowledge and services quality simultaneously had an affects on the interest variable.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Dimensi Kualitas Pelayanan Terhadap Loyalitas Penumpang Trans Padang

Jurnal Ecogen ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 562
Author(s):  
Aris Agung Wicaksono ◽  
Okki Trinanda
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Sample Size ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Significant Negative Impact ◽  
In Trans ◽  
The Impact

The aim of this study was to determine the impact of service quality in passenger retention in Trans Padang. These researchs were descriptive and quantitative. The study consist of residents in Padang, who frequently use the Trans Padang Pasar Raya – Lubuk Buaya route. The data used were primary and secondary data. We used questionnaires and documents. The sample of this technique was a targeted sample with a total sample size of 100 respondents. This analysis method had been use repeatedly with SPSS version 23 regrression analysis. The hypothesis study uses in this data analysis such as validation, reliability, normality, multicollinearity, heterogeneity, F-test, and T-statistic test at a = 0.05. the result of this study show that 1)Reliability had a significant negative impact on passenger loyality in Trans Padang. 2)Responsibility had a significant positive impact on the loyality of Trans Padang. 3)assurance had a significant positive impact on the loyality of Trans Padang. 4) Empathy had a significant positive impact on the loyality of Trans Padang. 5)Tangible had a significant negative impact on the loyality of Trans Padang passengers.Keywords : reliability, responsiveness, assurance, empathy, tangible and loyalty 

scholarly journals Bank Credit And Agricultural Output In South Africa: A Cobb-Douglas Empirical Analysis

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Chisasa ◽  
Daniel Makina
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Production Function ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Bank Credit ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Agricultural Output ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Constant Returns To Scale ◽  
Douglas Production Function

We empirically examine the impact of bank credit on agricultural output in South Africa using the Cobb-Douglas production function. We utilize time series data of agricultural output, bank credit, capital accumulation, labour and rainfall from 1970 2009. With agricultural output as the dependent variable, we determine OLS estimates of the Cobb-Douglas production function. We observe that bank credit has a positive and significant impact on agricultural output in South Africa. With other factors of production kept constant, a 1% increase in credit results in 0.6% increase in agricultural output. Capital accumulation is also observed to have a positive and significant impact on agricultural output, albeit lower than that of credit, as a 1% increase in capital accumulation results in 0.4% increase in output, other factors kept constant. In terms the Cobb-Douglas elasticities, the combined effect of credit (0.6%) and capital accumulation (0.4%) gives constant returns to scale, meaning that doubling the two inputs will double agricultural output.

scholarly journals The Long-term Consequences of Ordeals: Evidence from the Chinese Sent-Down Movement

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuhong Peng
Keyword(s):  
College Graduates ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Probit Model ◽  
Capital Theory ◽  
Objective Evidence ◽  
Long Term Consequences ◽  
New Interpretation ◽  
The Impact

The Chinese sent-down movement between the mid 1950s to the late 1970s is a suffering period for Chinese sent-down youths. Using the treatment effect model and the ordered probit model, we examine the impact of sent-down experience on sent-down youths’ income and happiness based on the sample of CGSS2003 and CGSS2006. By doing so, we can explore the long-term consequences of one’s suffering experience. The overall sample regression results show that sent-down experience increase 42% of individuals’ income, while reducing 13% of individuals’ happiness. Sub-sample analysis results are robust to the collusion that the sent-down experience makes a positive impact on income and a negative impact on happiness. This study provides objective evidence for the historical evaluation of sent-down movement, new interpretation for the Easterlin paradox from the view of personality latitude, new empirical evidence for supporting the new human capital theory, useful inspiration for the current sent-down policy of college graduates’ employment.

scholarly journals Socioeconomic Factors Responsible for Livelihood Improvement of Agar (Aquilaria malaccensis. roxb) Oil Producers of Maulvibazar District, Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Bibi Marium ◽  
Jasim Uddin Ahmed ◽  
Kanij Fatema ◽  
Md. Nur Mozahid
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Household Head ◽  
Oil Production ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Credit Access ◽  
Average Family Size ◽  
Livelihood Improvement ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Impact

Aims: The study was accomplished for assessing the impact of agar oil production on livelihood improvement of its producers. Study Design: This article is a socioeconomic study and placed on empirical analysis. It conducted the socioeconomic factors which had an impact on the livelihood improvement of agar oil producers. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at Barlekha Upazilla of Maulvibazar District of Bangladesh. The study period was mid-June to mid-September/2017. Methodology: The relevant data were collected from the agar oil producers of Maulvibazar District, Bangladesh. Household having at least one factory were included for the study. A total of 60 households among 180 household were selected as sample. Field survey data were collected through face to face interviewing of the respondents using a structured questionnaire through simple random sampling. After cleaning and correcting the data Microsoft Excel and Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) were used for analyzing the data. Results: The average family size was found 10.17 (small: 10%; medium: 45% and large: 45%) and majority (63.3%) belongs to the graduation level, meaning having 16.0 years of education. The results of the regression model revealed that amount of annual income, credit access of household, membership of an organization had the positive impact and an increasing the age of household head had a negative effect on livelihood improvement. Instead of having different constraints, the major problems faced by the producers in agar oil production were lack of industrial gas connection and lack of modern laboratory. Conclusion: In order to enrich the livelihood improvement of agar oil producer’s industrial gas connection, modern laboratory and better credit services should be well executed by different government and non-government organization.

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