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Influence of family and friend smoking on intentions to smoke and smoking-related attitudes and refusal self-efficacy among 9-10 year old children from deprived neighbourhoods: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Smoking often starts in early adolescence and addiction can occur rapidly. For effective smoking prevention there is a need to identify at risk groups of preadolescent children and whether gender-specific intervention components are necessary.
Fairclough, SJ, Foweather, L, McGee, CE, Murphy, RC, Porcellato, L, Trigwell, J, Ussher, M   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Who Are the Farmers Participating in a Carbon Sequestration Program? Results of a Discrete Choice Experiment in Germany

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agricultural soils offer great potential for carbon sequestration through humus formation. One way to motivate farmers to build up humus is through humus programs. These are still at an early stage of development, poorly explored, and the number of participating farmers is low. Our aim is to explain the heterogeneity of farmers' willingness to
Julia B. Block, Michael Danne, Oliver Mußhoff   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Students’ preconceived notion about statistics

Lietuvos Matematikos Rinkinys, 2008
The research aim of this paper is to describe the attitude of LUA students towards statistics and to present recommendations for improvement of the teaching and learning processes of this subject.
Daiva Rimkuvienė, Janina Kaminskienė, Danutė Raškinienė   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Consumer Preferences for Craft Beer: The Interplay of Localness and Advertising Language

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores the influence of the language of the label, origin of production, and origin of brewing ingredients on Croatian consumers' preferences and willingness to pay for organic craft beer. Employing an online survey and a choice experiment among 223 Croatian alcohol consumers, we find that while there's a willingness to pay a ...
Marija Cerjak, Claudia Bazzani, Andreas C. Drichoutis   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Follow-Up Special Olympics Athletes on Attitudes Toward Their Social Inclusion [PDF]

Human Research in Rehabilitation
This study aimed to investigate attitudes towards social inclusion of people with disabilities following the Special Olympics athletes among people who follow and do not follow the Games in general, collecting data through a survey questionnaire from ...
Husain Rushadan Alruwaili
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of the use of the e-learning in the attitudes towards the statistics [PDF]

, 2007
En los últimos años se está manifestando un renovado interés por la metodología docente en el ámbito universitario en general. Dentro de este proceso general, se está analizando la problemática particular de materias con alto contenido cuantitativo ...
Mondéjar Jiménez, José, Mondéjar Jiménez, Juan Antonio, Vargas Vargas, Manuel   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Financial Services to the Unbanked: The Case of the Mzansi Intervention in South Africa [PDF]

, 2014
The Mzansi intervention is a major initiative designed to provide banking services to the unbanked South African population. This study investigates the underlying variables that define the choice of a Mzansi account from a consumer perspective.
Annim, Samuel Kobina, Arun, Thankom Gopinath, Kostov, Phillip   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Creating Shared Value as an Antecedent of Value Co‐Creation: B2B Relationships in the Agri‐Food Sector

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study analyzes the effects of value co‐creation and creation of shared value in agricultural input marketing. This study used a sample of 178 agricultural companies in Costa Rica. The data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS‐SEM) with SMART PLS software. Our findings reveal the significant influence
Luis Ricardo Solís‐Rivera, Marcelo Royo‐Vela   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Farmers’ Protests in Germany: Media Coverage and Types of Bias

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The German farmers’ protests of 2024 sparked widespread media coverage and public debate. Yet, media coverage was not always positive, reflecting the media's attention‐seeking and selective focus. Occurrences of farmers blocking media outlets reflected distrust in how their concerns were portrayed.
Felix Schlichte, Doris Läpple
wiley   +1 more source

Attitudes towards psychiatry amongst medical and nursing students in Singapore

BMC Medical Education, 2019
Background A shortage of specialists in psychiatry, both in terms of psychiatrists and psychiatric nurses is evident worldwide. While there are multiple factors leading to an individual’s decision to specialize in psychiatry, the individual’s perceptions
Ellaisha Samari, Esmond Seow, Boon Yiang Chua, Hui Lin Ong, Ying Wen Lau, Rathi Mahendran, Swapna Kamal Verma, Huiting Xie, Jia Wang, Siow Ann Chong, Mythily Subramaniam   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source