Prevalence of banana Xanthomonas wilt in Nithi, Tharaka-Nithi County in Kenya

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (02) ◽  
pp. 2267-2277
Author(s):  
M. M. Onyambu ◽  
B. O. Onyango ◽  
M. M. Muraya ◽  
P. M. Ong’au ◽  
F. O. Ogolla
Keyword(s):  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Xanthomonas Campestris ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Banana Production ◽  
Banana Variety ◽  
Scanty Information ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Banana Xanthomonas Wilt

Banana (Musa spp.) is a nutrient rich crop grown in small and large scale across the globe. It is rich in carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals thus, it may serve as the source of nutrition in low resourced regions such as Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya. However, banana production in many areas is faced with biotic constraints such as banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) disease caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum. The pathogen attacks photosynthetic leaves and young fruits, reducing palatability and marketability. There is currently scanty information on prevalence of BXW in Nithi region of Tharaka Nithi County. Additionally, it remains unclear whether farmers in the region are knowledgeable on occurrence of BXW disease, symptoms and management practices. The prevalence of BXW was assessed through survey method in five villages (Kiang’ondu, Marima, Mitheru, Kibumbu and Giampampo) in Nithi. Percentage BXW prevalence in the studied villages was not significantly different (p>0.05). However, slightly higher BXW prevalence value of 21.14% was recorded at Giampampo village and was lower at Mitheru 11.24%. There was significant relationship (X2 (8, N = 46) = 19.93, p= 0.0034) between banana variety grown and occurrence of banana diseases. There was significant relationship (X2 (8, N = 46) = 31.165, p = 0.0053) between banana variety grown and susceptibility to diseases. The relationship between years of growing banana in the same farm and occurrence of banana diseases was significant (X2(6,N= 46) = 8.761,p= <0.0001. The relationship between occurrence of banana diseases and season of the year was significant (X2(8,N= 46) = 32.4591, p= <0.0001). The relationship between occurrence of banana diseases and management option in Nithi was significant (X2(4,N= 46) = 6.9758,p= 0.0025). Majority of the farmers (92%) were unaware of existence of BXW in the region. Farmers expressed lack of knowledge on managing BXW diseases in their banana farms with the majority not being able to identify common diseases of banana. Based on these observations, there is need to educate farmers on best banana farming practices, disease identification and management.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN GAYA KEPEMIMPINAN DAN BUDAYA ORGANISASI DENGAN KINERJA APARATUR PENDIDIKAN NONFORMAL DI DINAS PENDIDIKAN KOTA GORONTALO

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 173
Author(s):  
Abdul Rahmat
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Significant Performance ◽  
Relationship Performance ◽  
The Relationship

<p>This study aimed to examine the alleged causality between the dependent and independent variables. This study is a descriptive research using survey method. Datan collected by using questionnaire and analyzed using path analysis to test the hypothesis. Engineering analysis will be determined by SPSS data analysis program. The result of the study were; 1) Leadership style has a significant relationship with the performance of officials local government in Gorontalo city. It is seen in the calculation of the product r correlation counted is 0.811 at the significance level (0.05), r table at 0,239 then count r &gt; r of the table so that we can conclude the existence of a significant relationship, while the relationship is based on arithmetic interval coefficient criteria r is 0.811, which means relatively strong relationship with the leadership style of performance in local government apparatus city Gorontalo relatively strong. While t is 0.957 and compared t table with a significance level of 0.044 (0.05) turns out t count&gt; t table with the sense of the hypothesis is accepted which stated the existence of a significant relationship. 2) Organizational Culture has a significant relationship performance in local government apparatus city Gorontalo, it can be seen that the calculation of the product correlation r counted is 0.922 at the significance level (0.05)r price table is 0.098 then the count r &gt; r table. It conclude the existence of a significant relationship, while the relationship is based on interval arithmetic coefficient criteria r is 0.922, which means has relatively strong relationship with the organizational culture apparatus as very strong performance. While t is 0.957 and compared t table with a significance level of 0.044 (0.05) turns out t &gt; t table. It means the hypothesis is accepted which states the existence of a very significant. 3) Relationship between Leadership Style and organizational culture have significant performance relationship in local government of Gorontalo apparatus city. It is seen in the strength of mastery skills and cultural organization along with the performance of the apparatus, comparing the r counting with r table it is known that 0.811 &gt; 0.239, the correlation both have strong significant relationship.</p>

scholarly journals Statistical Analysis of Inventory Management Systems on Organizational Performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-28
Author(s):  
Yoweri Rutagira ◽  
Richard Opaka Awichi
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Inventory Control ◽  
Inventory Management ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Maintenance Policy ◽  
Materials Handling ◽  
Order Processing ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
The Relationship

The main purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of physical distribution management on organizational performance by Rutungu Distributors Ltd, Kampala (U). The study assessed the relationship between order processing and organizational performance in Rutungu Distributors Ltd in an attempt to establish the relationship between storage and organizational performance in the organization. It also sought to find out the relationship between other aspects of inventory management on organizational performance within the company. The research used a case study design approach which was correlational considering both quantitative and qualitative approaches in the data collection, presentation, and analysis. The population of the study was several categories of employees of the company. Findings from the study depicted that there is a positive significant relationship between order processing and organizational performance implying that when a customer submits an order, it is verified to ensure the necessary information is included and processed promptly. Storage and organizational performance; this means that the company can reduce damage through good materials handling. There was a positive significant relationship between inventory control and organizational performance as a result of heavy investment in inventory control practices and procedures. There was also a positive significant relationship between transportation and organizational performance showing that the company has an effective automated transportation system, observes well-coordinated fleet management practices, and also has a good vehicle maintenance policy. The study thus recommends the company to continue reducing the time it takes to get an order to a customer’s premises and to replenish its stores as it is what every company desires, but while faster fulfilment and small order sizes make customers, and store managers happy, faster fulfilment comes at a cost.

scholarly journals CONFLICT AND CREATIVENESS INTERACTION: MODEL IMPLEMENTATIONS IN A LARGE SCALE INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE WHICH CARRIES OUT ACTIVITY IN KONYA PROVINCE

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 35-49
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Interaction Model ◽  
Industrial Enterprise ◽  
Competitive Environment ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Theoretical Dimension

In today’s competitive environment, its survival of the businesses has been quite difficult. Together with rapidly increasing competition, there are various disputes between groups and personals and conflicts occur. The conflict is disagreements, discrepancies between two or more people. Businesses should manage these conflicts a good way to make advantageous emerging conflicts. The conflicts sometimes support the creativity, provide that’s emergence, sometimes hamper it. In the same way, as a result of creativity the conflicts can be occurred. To determine the relationship between creativity and conflicts which have an important role in terms of performance of organizations is very important. The aim of this study is to reveal the relationship between conflict and creativity in organizations that arise. This study is basically prepared in two different sizes. The theoretical dimension focuses on interaction, creativity, conflict and creativity. In the research part, the method was first explained, then the results obtained were analyzed. The survey method was used as data collection tools. Our research was carried out in a large-scale industrial enterprise that operating in the province of Konya. The obtained data were analyzed with SPSS. With this study, it has been revealed that emerging conflicts in businesses positively affect the ability of creativity.

Predicting place attachment through selfie tourism, memorable tourism experience and hedonic well-being

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Okki Trinanda ◽  
Astri Yuza Sari ◽  
Efni Cerya ◽  
Tri Rachmat Riski
Keyword(s):  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Place Attachment ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tourism Experience ◽  
Meaningful Experiences ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose Selfie tourism is a fast-growing phenomenon. Given the convenience of photo-snapping and photo-sharing on social media, selfie tourism is seen as an emerging trend among travelers. This phenomenon gave consequence toward travelers’ behavior, especially on how it can affect their memorable tourism experience and place attachment. This paper aims to examine the relationship between selfie tourism, memorable tourism experience, hedonic well-being and travelers’ place attachment. Design/methodology/approach A self-administered survey method is used. This research was carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic, consequently, the data were collected via Google Form (online). The respondents are tourists who have visited various tourism destinations in West Sumatera, Indonesia. To test the hypotheses of this study, questionnaires are distributed to 450 respondents. The proposed model was tested using structural equation modeling. Findings The results of this study shows that selfie tourism has a positive and significant relationship toward both memorable tourism experience and hedonic well-being. In addition, memorable tourism experience and hedonic well-being also have a significant relationship with place attachment. Research limitations/implications The limitation of this study lies in the limited reference to the relationship between selfie tourism and memorable tourism experience and hedonic well-being, because this is the first study to examine the relationship of these variables. This study also has not tested the direct relationship between selfie tourism and place attachment and has not considered eudaemonic well-being as an antecedent of place attachment. Further research will discuss the direct effect of selfie tourism and eudaemonic experience on place attachment, as well as the moderating effect of memorable tourism and hedonic well-being. Practical implications This study shows the benefits obtained by tourism managers in preparing selfie facilities, as well as the ability to create meaningful experiences. It provides tourism practitioners with an understanding that tourist place attachment can be improved by both memorable tourism experience and hedonic well-being. Furthermore, both memorable tourism experience and hedonic well-being can be affected by selfie tourism. This understanding can enhance the tourism providers’ strategy to improve services that fit the characteristics of today’s tourists. Therefore, selfie tourism, memorable tourism experience and hedonic well-being can support tourism sustainability, especially in creating place attachments. Originality/value To the authors’ knowledge, this is one of the first studies that investigated the relationship between selfie tourism, memorable tourism experience and place attachment. From a market-specific context, this is also the first study that investigated the antecedents of place attachment on West Sumatera’s tourism.

scholarly journals Correlation of Islamic Spirituality in Reducing Student’s Delinquency Problems

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Ruhaiza Binti Padzil ◽  
Mohd Zailani Mohd Yusoff ◽  
Muhamad Dzahir Kasa
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Delinquent Behavior ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Pilot Sample ◽  
The Relationship

This study aimed to identify the relationship between Islamic spirituality and the level of delinquent behavior. Islamic spirituality among students is studied in terms of belief and faith, extrinsic and intrinsic aspects. This study used the survey method. The sample of this study was selected using random sampling. Data was collected from a pilot sample of 120 Malay students studying in ordinary secondary schools in Johor using questionnaires. The research questionnaire used Islamic Spiritual Disposition Questionaire (ISDQ) developed by Mohd Zailani (2009) and Delinquency Behaviour Disposition questionnaires developed by Carl Jung’s (1997). Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation. The analysis of the study showed that there is a significant relationship between the dimensions of Islamic spirituality and the level of delinquent behavior among students. The findings of the study showed that the domains involved in Islamic spirituality may reduce the tendency of delinquent behavior among students.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Use of Smartphone and Students Interest in Reading Book

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-93
Author(s):  
Vina Octaviani ◽  
Nanang Martono
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Sample Size ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
The Relationship

Smartphones have become an essential part of students daily lives. Students use smartphones for various activities. Through smartphones, students can access various service sites that provide material resources such as scientific journals, scientific articles, ebooks, and others. This article aims to explain the relationship between the use of smartphones and students interest in reading books. In this research, the book in question is an ebook. The quantitative survey method was used in this study. The target of this research is students of class XII at VHS Negeri 1 Ciamis with a sample size taken 42% of the total number of 557 students, that is 233 people. The researcher used Kendalls Tau correlation test as a data analysis method. The correlation value of 0.063 and the significance value of 0.314 in this research results indicate that there is no significant relationship between the variables. The findings of this study show that there is a positive relationship between students interest in reading books and their use of smartphones, but the relationship between the two variables is very weak and insignificant at the 0.05 level, so the relationship cannot be generalized. This means that students rarely use smartphones to access ebooks but to use them for other purposes instead

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN PEMANFAATAN BUKU TEKS DAN LINGKUNGAN SEKOLAH DENGAN HASIL BELAJAR IPS

Akademika ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (02) ◽  
pp. 195-216
Author(s):  
Rahmat Guret ◽  
M. Fahri Yasin
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Choice Test ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Reliability Calculation ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract : This study aims to examine whether or not there is a meaningful relationship between textbooks and the school environment with the results of learning social science both one by one and together. This research was conducted at the junior high school (SMP) which is located in the Bekasi City environment. The time of implementation this research is carried out from November to February 2019. For the independent variables, namely the use of textbooks and the school environment, the data was collected using questioner. The measuring instrument uses a likert scale, while the final variable is the result of learning social science  whose instruments use a multiple choice test. The research method used to explain the relationship between the research variables is the survey method. Testing the validity of the textbook  and school environment using the product moment formula and the reliability calculation using the Alpha formula of Social Sciences using the biserial point correlation formula and reliability calculation using the KR-20 formula. Data analysis techniques using statistical tests in the form of correlation and simple linear regression and multiple correlations and regression. Hypothesis testing is carried out at a significant level.This research produces three main conclusions, namely:(1) There is a positive and significant relationship between the use of textbooks and learning outcomes of Social Sciences (IPS). (2) There is a positive and significant relationship between the school environment and the learning outcomes of Social Sciences (IPS). (3) There is a positive and significant relationship between the relationship between the use of textbooks and the school environment together with the learning outcomes of Social Sciences (IPS).    

scholarly journals Determinants of Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction of Retail Clothing Company

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tak Jie Chan ◽  
Mei Ling Goh
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Future Study ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
The Relationship

The study aims to investigate the relationship between service quality and customer satisfaction in a retail clothing company. The study utilized the SERVQUAL model to guide the study. Purposive sampling was applied in the study where quantitative (survey) method was employed with generating 140 valid responses. The data were then analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling through Smart-PLS 3.0. The results revealed that three (3) dimension of SERVQUAL (tangibles, empathy, and responsiveness) has a positive and significant relationship with customers. However, reliability and assurance yielded negative with customer satisfaction. In addition, out of the five determinants of SERVQUAL, assurance was found not significant to customer satisfaction. Conclusion, implications, and suggestions for future study are also discussed.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Implementing Knowledge Management Practices in on-the-Job Training and Developing Professional Skills of Oil Industry Employees

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Roushanak Rahmani ◽  
Esfandiar Doshmanziari ◽  
Nasser Asgari
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Oil Industry ◽  
Sample Volume ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Knowledge Application ◽  
A Value ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
The Relationship

In the technology-based organizations that are active in oil industry, the enjoyment of the employees of the specialized knowledge and skills plays a determinative role in their vocational performance. Inter alia the various prerequisites for such specialized skills in the employees, the present study has dealt with the evaluation of the knowledge management effect. The current study paper is an applied research in terms of its objectives and it has been carried out based on descriptive-survey method. The study population included the operational workers of Naft-e-Shomal Excavation Company that reached to a total of 2000 individuals out of whom 322 individuals were selected as the study sample volume based on convenience method. The data collection tool was a standard questionnaire the reliability of which was evaluated based on Cronbach’s alpha method and a value equal to 0.86 was obtained. The data analyses have been undertaken assisted by path analysis and t-test statistical examinations through taking advantage of LISREL software and SPSS software. The results indicated that all four practices of knowledge management (knowledge creation, knowledge storage, knowledge application and knowledge sharing) exert positive and significant effects on the employees’ development of specialized skills. Also, it was figured out that the company is in a good status in terms of both of the abovementioned factors. 

CEO characteristics and earnings management: empirical evidence from France

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhouha Bouaziz ◽  
Bassem Salhi ◽  
Anis Jarboui
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Discretionary Accruals ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Financial Communication ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Ceo Characteristics

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of chief executive officer (CEO) characteristics on the earnings management examined by the discretionary accruals. Design/methodology/approach The sample includes 151 French firms listed on the CAC ALL shares index from 2006 to 2015. The paper uses the feasible generalized least square regression technique to test the relationship between CEO characteristics and earnings management. Findings Using discretionary accruals as a proxy for earnings management, the results obtained from the three models (Jones modified 1995; Kothari et al., 2005; Raman and Shahrur, 2008) indicated that there is a positive and significant relationship between CEO duality, CEO nationality and the quality of financial communication. However, no significant relationship was found between CEO board member, CEO turnover and earnings management. Originality/value A literature review finds that fewer studies have investigated the relationship between earnings management practices and personal CEO characteristics in the French context. Furthermore, no study yet has examined the influence of CEO nationality and CEO age on earnings management practices. This study provides empirical data about the impact of CEO’s characteristics on earnings management and how these different characteristics can facilitate the transition to manipulate and influence the quality of financial communication.

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