Applying conservation agriculture practices as a strategy to control soil erosion and carbon sequestration

Results in Engineering, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 104854 - 104854

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Towards rural women's pro-environmental behaviors: Application of protection motivation theory

Global Ecology and Conservation, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 39, P. e02303 - e02303

Published: Oct. 8, 2022

Strengthening pro-environmental behaviors is one of the approaches to protect environment. Women make up half rural human society and their role in environmental activities significant. The purpose this study was predict women's (RWPEB) using protection motivation theory (PMT). research method descriptive-correlation which done structural equation modeling (SEM). Data gathering instrument a standard questionnaire whose validity assessed by convergent (CV) its reliability calculating Cronbach's alpha (α) composite (CR). statistical population women Kermanshah township Iran, 214 whom were considered as sample stratified random sampling with proportional assignment. analysis performed SPSS SmartPLS software. Based on findings, it found that RWPEB moderate. SEM results showed perceived severity (PS) self-efficacy (SE) variables had direct, positive significant effect RWPEB. In addition, variable awareness (EnAw) indirectly through PMT components. Therefore, improving EnAw, SE PS status issues among women, possible develop pro-environmentalist behaviors. For purpose, paying attention balance policy-making decision-making between men direction focusing participation serious requirement.

Language: Английский

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Swipe to Sustain: Exploring Consumer Behaviors in Organic Food Purchasing via Instagram Social Commerce

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(6), P. 2338 - 2338

Published: March 12, 2024

Promoting organic foods production and consumption contributes to accomplishing the United Nations’ sustainable development goals. Social commerce provides a promising opportunity develop food industry. However, there is limited knowledge regarding customer behaviors in relation purchasing via social platforms. Therefore, this study expanded upon unified theory of acceptance use technology (UTAUT-2) comprehensive model that explains how customers’ trust behavioral intentions purchase using Instagram affect their behaviors. The research was analyzed by employing partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) for data collected from quantitative survey 410 customers who used Iran. results revealed commerce-facilitated conditions, hedonic motivations, influence, ratings reviews, influencers’ endorsements positively influenced intentions. Moreover, Instagram’s recommendations referrals, endorsements, as well influence boost platform. Eventually, it determined trust, intention determine customer’s This valuable insights marketers optimize strategies.

Language: Английский

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Extending the theory of planned behavior to predict the behavior of farmers in choosing low-water-intensive medicinal plants

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 369, P. 122333 - 122333

Published: Sept. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Evaluating the impacts of humanitarian crises on sustainable tourism with a futures studies approach

Environment Development and Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 17, 2025

Language: Английский

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