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Kenyan Farmers' Policy Priorities During Economic Crisis and Stability: Insights From a Best‐Worst Scaling Experiment

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid rising food and fertilizer prices, understanding farmers' policy preferences is critical for effective crisis response. We use best‐worst scaling experiment to assess Kenyan mobile‐owning crop farmers' preferences for government support under high and normal price scenarios.
Mywish K. Maredia, John Olwande, Jacob Ricker‐Gilbert, David L. Mather, Nicole M. Mason   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Farmers' Participation in Messenger‐Based Social Groups And Its Effects on Performance in Irrigated Areas of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov, Abdusame Tadjiev, Nodir Djanibekov, Ajit Govind, Akmal Akramkhanov   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A study exploring predictors of cell phone use while walking among adolescents based on theory of planned behavior

BMC Public Health
Background Walking is a complex activity that requires high levels of perception and cognitive abilities. Healthy pedestrians who use mobile phones while walking will have their decision-making process affected to varying degrees and may be at greater ...
Biaoqian Tang, Jun Ren, Yiyang Li, Koustuv Dalal, Fenfen Li, Xiaoya Yin, Bohao Chen, Wenbiao Zhao, Shumei Wang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mobile learning in English vocabulary acquisition: towards implementation in Malaysian secondary schools

, 2012
This thesis explores the use of mobile phones to support English vocabulary learning in Malaysian schools and develops an implementation strategy which consists of the policy and procedure through an Educational Research and Development (ER&D ...
Mohamad, Mariam
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Mobile phone use across cultures: A comparison between the UK and the Sudan [PDF]

, 2007
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and was awarded by Brunel University.Over the last decade the use of mobile phones has increased dramatically everywhere by people from different cultural backgrounds.
Khattab, Ishraga
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The Impacts of Health and Environmental Information Nudges on Meat Choices: Where Does Goat Meat Fit?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amidst a recent surge in US goat meat imports to meet growing demand, this study contributes to the meat demand literature by examining consumer preferences for goat meat, a relatively healthy and environmentally friendly alternative to other popular meats.
Binod Khanal, Sunil P. Dhoubhadel, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr.   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smartphone - An Aid to Healthcare Delivery or a Reservoir of Infection?

RGUHS National Journal of Public Health
BackgroundAim The widespread use of mobile phones particularly smartphones in healthcare settings raises concerns about their potential to serve as vectors for nosocomial infections.
Indu Dinesh, Renuka Prithviraj
doaj   +1 more source

A Model of Attitudes toward the Acceptance of Mobile Phone Use in Public Places [PDF]

Since the first commercial launch of cellular telecoms by NET in Tokyo Japan in 1979 and the launch of the NMT system in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden in 1981, the mobile phone has undergone continual incremental innovation for changing market ...
Brenda Mak, Henri Isaac, Robert Nickerson   +2 more
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Customer acceptance of playing online game on mobile phones

, 2012
Online gaming keeps growing as a virtual entertainment industry with the improvement in IT applications and PC popularity. This study explored consumer acceptance after the implementation of online games through mobile phones, based on the 'Unified ...
Chen, Lily Shui-lien; Kuan, Chi-jung, Chen, Lily Shui-lien   +1 more
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