Letter to the Editor

Connelly, Thomas

doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2008.04.008

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“…Earlier than the final survey was implemented pre-testing was carried out with 25 households. This sample size is consistent with Moore et al (2011) and Connelly (2008) who recommend 10% of the actual sample size for a pilot study. Following the pretest and focus group discussions, the survey questionnaire was refined and translated into the local language (Sidamegna) to facilitate communication with respondents.…”

Section: Data Sources and Data Collection Toolssupporting

confidence: 85%

Factors Influencing the Adoption of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practice by Small-Scale Farming Households in Wondo Genet, Southern Ethiopia

Ayenew

Abdi

2022

SAGE Open

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Climate change is a global event that poses one of humanity's most serious threats. Consequently, climate-smart agriculture (CSA) provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to adapt to the effects of global climate change while lowering greenhouse gas emissions. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that influence farmers' adoption of CSA practices in the Wondo Genet Woreda in southern Ethiopia. The study employed a mixed-methods approach with 213 randomly selected households (HHs). In the study, descriptive statistics, a composite score index, and an ordered logit regression model were used. Farmers' awareness of CSA practices was high, which aided them in increasing farm income and farmland productivity. Tree planting, the use of organic manure, and the use of irrigation systems were the most CSA practices in the study area. Furthermore, the findings revealed that education, HH size, income, climate change perception, and farmland size all had statistically significant effects on farmers' adoption of CSA. Meanwhile, the distance between the farm and the homestead had a negative and significant effect on the level of CSA adoption. Finally, socioeconomic factors should be considered when developing and implementing CSA programs for farmers.

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Section: Data Sources and Data Collection Toolssupporting

confidence: 85%

Factors Influencing the Adoption of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practice by Small-Scale Farming Households in Wondo Genet, Southern Ethiopia

Ayenew

Abdi

2022

SAGE Open

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“…A previous study recommended that a pilot study sample size should be 10% of a sample size of a project study [23]. The largest study of web-based neuropsychological assessment enrolled 202 participants [10].…”

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confidence: 99%

A validation study for wide-range remote assessment of cognitive functions in the healthy older Japanese population: a pilot randomized crossover trial

Takakura

Otsuki

Takagi

et al. 2023

Preprint

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Background To determine the feasibility and reliability of previously unvalidated remote cognitive function tests in Japan using common information and communication technology (ICT) devices, software, and video teleconference (VTC) system compared with face-to-face (FTF) assessment. Methods The sample consisted of 26 participants from senior citizens clubs and an employment service center in Sapporo Japan, including 11 females and 15 males (age averaged 78.6 ± 6.8 years). Tests included the RCPM, Story recall, 10/36 spatial recall, selective reminding test, SDMT, PASAT, FAB, TMT-A, TMT-B, visual cancellation task, digit span, tapping span. The experimental design was a counter-balanced cross-over randomized controlled trial. Intraclass correlations (ICCs), paired-samples t-tests, Cohen's Kappa (κ) coefficients, and Wilcoxon signed-rank test were calculated to compare the scores between VTC and FTF assessments. Results All ICCs were significant and ranged from 0.47 (RCPM time) to 0.92 (RCPM score and PASAT), with a mean ICC of 0.75. Digit span using Cohen's Kappa (κ) coefficient was significant, but the tapping span was not. Paired samples t-test showed statistically significant differences in SDMT, RCPM time, and cancellation time. Conclusions The results suggest that remote video conference-based neuropsychological tests even using familiar devices and software may be able to assess a wide range of cognitive functions in the Japanese older population. As for the processing speed tasks, we need to create our own standards for the remote condition. For the tapping span, we should consider increasing the number of trials.

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“…The training of the research assistants and the determination of whether the data gathered complied with the study's objectives were both very crucial. Connelly (2008) posits that a pilot sample should be 10% of the overall sample expected for the study (Connelly, 2008). Therefore, 39 participants from four business sectors clothing, hardware, cereals, and jua-kali artisan participated in the pre-test, which involved data collection since the sample size of this study was 384 study participants.…”

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Strengthening Resilience to Fire Disasters through Community Participation in Gikomba Market, Nairobi City County, Kenya

Ongoro

Muiya

2023

EJSOCIAL

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Fire disasters accounts for 20% of the total disaster in Kenya, with direct property loss estimated at USD 595,715 From 2014 to 2022, a total of 248 fire incidences were reported in Nairobi, about 30 of which occurred in the Gikomba market. Contribution of community in disaster risk mangenet can never be overlooked in disaster resilience building. Even though the concept of multi-stakeholder has been adopted in Kenya, the community's involvement in disaster risk management has always been passive. Therefore, the objective of the study was to determine how the level of fire risk awareness by the Gikomba community affects their participation in disasters risk management. This study was guided by the model of Sense of Community Responsibility (SOCR), Rocha’s community empowerment model, and the theory of margin. A mixed research design was adopted in the study. A stratified random sample was obtained by dividing the Gikomba market population into several homogenous and non-overlapping strata based on the nature of the business. Open-ended questionnaires were administered to collect quantitative data from 384 respondents. On the other hand, the no-probability sampling technique was used through purposive snowball sampling to collect qualitative data through interviews. Key informants were mainly disaster experts drawn from, national, county, and private stakeholders. Quantitative data was analyzed through SPSS (version 26) software, while qualitative data was organized into meaningful and reasonable units that were coded using words or short phrases. The study established that level of community understanding of their involvement in disaster risk management was low since 52% of the respondents believed that disaster risk reduction was the sole duty of the national government or county governments. Therefore, this study recommends that, both national and county governments enact and implement laws that will enhance community participation in disaster risk management programs as part of the stakeholder group in line with the existing multiagency concept of operation. Further disaster risk awareness should be integrated into school curricula to improve disaster awareness at the local level.

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Letter to the Editor

Cited by 34 publications

References 2 publications

Factors Influencing the Adoption of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practice by Small-Scale Farming Households in Wondo Genet, Southern Ethiopia

Factors Influencing the Adoption of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practice by Small-Scale Farming Households in Wondo Genet, Southern Ethiopia

A validation study for wide-range remote assessment of cognitive functions in the healthy older Japanese population: a pilot randomized crossover trial

Strengthening Resilience to Fire Disasters through Community Participation in Gikomba Market, Nairobi City County, Kenya

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