Search Results - "psychology"

En osynlig risk by Palmer, Sofia

“…There are also underlying reasons to the low commitment; for example due to a variety of psychological causes common people do not look as serious at the risk of radon compared to the authorities. …”
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Ekofickan : gestaltning i det lilla med naturen som förebild by Widmark, Oskar, Norström, Jacob

“…By making a design proposal on Åsögatan 144 based on environmental psychological theories and studies about plant material and green solutions we want to show how these solutions can be implemented to make a greener and more sustainable city that hopefully will lead to reduction of pollution, species decline and human stress.…”

Grisproduktionen på Gotland by Olsson, Erik

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Ett stråk för alla? by Larsson, Elvira, Samuelsson, Oscar

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Takterrasser på en Rehabiliteringsmedicinsk klinik : behov hos personal och patienter - en kvantitativ och kvalitativ studie by Dahlin, Linda

Genomic Prediction: Progress and Perspectives for Rice Improvement by Bartholomé, Jérôme, Thathapalli Prakash, Parthiban, Cobb, Joshua N.

“…The adage “<jats:italic>To someone with a hammer, everything looks like a nail</jats:italic>” describes a common psychological pitfall that sometimes plagues the integration and application of new technologies to a discipline. …”
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Climate, displacement and mental health. Overlapping challenges and opportunities by Campbell, Raramai, Ramos, Cristina, Takaindisa, Joyce, Maviza, Gracsious

“…Climate-related stressors intensify pre-existing psychological distress and limit displaced populations’ capacity for adaptation. …”
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Farmers' willingness to adopt silvopasture practices : investigating compensation claims using a contingent valuation approach among Swedish cattle producers by Opdenbosch, Harold

“…The theory of planned behaviour was additionally used to explain how underlying psychological constructs influence farmers’ decisions to adopt silvopasture practices. …”

Physiological stress responses and meat quality traits of kids subjected to different pre-slaughter stressors by Zimerman, Maria, Grigioni, Gabriela Maria, Taddeo, Héctor Raúl, Domingo Mendizabal, Ernesto

“…On four separate days, 16 kids were randomly assigned to one of the four pre-slaughter stressor treatments (4 kids per treatment per day): (A) no stress (control); (B) 24 h of food deprivation (fasting); (C) physical stress of forced exercise by an animal handler for 30 min at approximately 3 km/h (exercise); or (D) psychological stress by placing kids in a pen with barking dogs for 5 min (fear). …”
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Archetype analysis offorest policies and measures: towards a new typology by Chervier, C., Naime, J., Ladewig, M., Angelsen, A.

“…On the other, they encompass emerging demand-side policies and policies triggering psychological mechanisms such as social belongingness.…”
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Measuring Agricultural Water Insecurity Experiences (AgWISE): AgWISE Module and User Guide based on Fieldwork in Bangladesh by Sarker, Mou Rani, Joshi, Deepa, Young, Sera L.

“…The AgWISE module provide a more holistic understanding of agrifood systems water insecurity – focusing on crop, kitchen gardens, livestock, and fisheries, understand water insecurity from an intersectional perspective, i.e. how gender, class, age and other contextual factors impact the experience of productive water access, use and control, as well as document the material (physical and economic) and psychological impacts of these challenges.…”
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Factors influencing adoption of agro-ecological pest management options for mango fruit fly under information constraints: a two-part fractional regression approach by Owili, S. O., Otieno, D. J., Chimoita, E. L., Baijukya, F.

“…Despite APM’s potential, we observed moderate adoption rates (56.7%), with the average adopter implementing only 25% of the APM practices concurrently. Farmers’ socio-psychological attributes significantly influenced both adoption and intensity decisions. …”
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Elites’ response to women’s action committees and local services in Nigeria by Kyle, Jordan, Adida, Claire, Arriola, Leonardo, Fisher, Rachel, Kosec, Katrina, Mo, Cecilia Hyungjung

“…It was designed to reduce psychological barriers to women’s political participation by raising women’s sense of collective efficacy and conferring skills to help women overcome these barriers. …”
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Impact of social position and agency on ready-made garment workers' food security in urban Bangladesh by Haque, Sadika, Khan, Md Sahed, Mawa, Bentul, Sarkar, Md Abdur Rouf, Misu, Nushrat Jahan, Farquhar, Samantha, Salman, Md, Akter, Mohima, Afrin, Khandaker Sadia, Sarowar, Samiha, Sarker, Mou Rani, Hoque, Md Nazmul, Wahid, Tabassum, Hasan, Md Mehedi

“…Many of these workers are constantly facing psychological deprivation toward food items that they would prefer, generating mental insecurity for food. …”
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Serotonins betydelse för sinnesstämning hos hund med fokus på aggressivitet och oro by Fahlgren, Anna

“…Behavioural problems in dogs might affect the welfare of both humans and dogs negatively. Today, psychological diseases such as depression, are common in humans. …”

CGIAR Counselling Services: Standard Operating Procedure for accessing confidential counselling by CGIAR System Organization

“…The service provides one-to-one counselling and group specialist assistance on a range of personal, family, social, psychological and mental health issues in a non-judgmental and open manner. …”
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Motivational pathways for farmer learning behaviour in the student‐to‐farmer university outreach by Kalule, S.W., Sseguya, H., Karubanga, G., Ongeng, D.

“…However, empirical evidence on whether student‐led outreach and training models adequately respond to the psychological learning needs of host farmers and subsequent motivation of these farmers for learning is lacking. …”
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Once there was a lake: vulnerability to environmental changes in northern Mali by Djoudi, H., Brockhaus, Maria, Locatelli, Bruno

“…In addition, political interests and psychological barriers hinder the local transition to an equitable and sustainable use of forest ecosystem services. …”
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Killing with Kindness: is whale watching in the Salish Sea killing the Southern Resident Killer Whales? : how the social representation of the endangered Southern Resident Killer W... by Fouache, Adélaïde

“…Through the use of the Social Representations’ theoretical framework, it is shown that mechanisms such as stories, anthropomorphization, scapegoating and psychological ownership are used by the interviewees to strengthen their social representation of the SRKW but also to take decisions or actions for the pods’ survival. …”

Beteende på offentliga platser by Stavenow, Charlotta

“…Several theoretic and environmental psychological models establish a connection between the environment and the reactions of humans and the research support that there is a mutual influence between individual, environmental and behavioral factors. …”