Using the theory of planned behaviour framework to understand Tasmanian dairy farmer engagement with extension activities to inform future delivery

Purpose: To identify and understand factors influencing farmers’ decisions to engage with extension activities. To understand farmer segments and how these factors vary in order to develop recommendations for future extension delivery.

Methodology: Qualitative data was obtained through semi-structured interviews with 30 Tasmanian dairy farmers. The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) framework was used to identify and explore factors influencing farmer engagement intentions and behaviour.

Findings: There was a negative effect of social influence on experienced farmers’ intention to re-engage with extension, due to the belief extension activities were targeted to less experienced, younger farmers. Perceived control factors limiting engagement included lack of confidence about existing knowledge, resulting in farmers perceiving extension activities as confronting.

Practical implications: Key factors influencing intention to engage and continued engagement with extension were identified. These findings will inform future design and targeting of extension activities to improve initial and continued engagement. Subsequent recommendations are presented.

Theoretical implications: Previous TPB studies on adoption as an outcome of extension have typically focused on quantifying adoption predictions, rather than exploring how social factors interact and influence intentions and behaviours. This paper demonstrates how the TPB can be qualitatively applied to better understand farmer decision making, in this instance with respect to their initial and continued engagement with extension.

Originality/value: This paper demonstrates how the TPB can provide an evidence-based framework to qualitatively explore farmer intentions and behaviour. This approach has led to new insights into farmer decision making that will inform improvements in future extension development.     

浅谈中国本土文化对现代设计的影响

现代设计越来越认同本土化。本土化是对本土文化的认同．而不是对符号或图形的认同。探索本土文化的内涵．找出传统文化与自己个性的碰撞点，形成自己的设计风格，这才是设计本土化的精髓所在。     

门限扩展解调器方案探讨

探讨和比较载波通讯中采用的各种门限扩展解调器，分析和比较锁相环门限扩展解调器、频率负反馈解调器、尖峰噪声抵消法解调器、跟踪滤波器解调器的基本原理及实现方法。     

陕西省日光温室滴灌技术推广存在问题及对策

针对陕西省关中地区日光温室滴灌的实际情况，结合对杨凌、径阳和宝鸡等地的日光温室进行调查，分析了日光温室滴灌技术推广中存在的问题，提出了解决途径，为大棚滴灌技术的进一步推广提供参考。     

学会明确概念--语文教学思维训练之一

思维训练应遵循思维规律。中学语文教学思维训练的一项重要内容就是学会明确概念 ,亦即明确概念的内涵和外延。而下定义、对比 ,解说与描写、划出与分类、限制与概括都属于明确概念的方法。     

Validity extension of the Course-Faculty Instrument (CFI)

The Course-Faculty Instrument (CFI) demonstrates similar measurement properties with student populations at four diverse institutions. These students agree about the nature and extent to which course and instructor attributes relate to their learning. The results suggest that: (1) a perceived learning criterion may have general relevance to students, and (2) validity extension research is an economically feasible alternative to full-scale instrument development and validation efforts. Since validity extension is practical and facilitates cross-institutional comparisons, it appears to be a more viable strategy for researching and instituting student evaluation systems than is suggested by its current usage.     

意思自治与市场经济

意思自治是市场经济在法律上的必然选择。社会主义市场经济的培育和发展，在立法和司法上呼唤着意思自治原则的正确运作。只有合理扩张意思自治，才能迅速繁荣社会主义市场经济。     

自然语言和逻辑语言:现代逻辑的延伸

现代逻辑作为分析自然语言的工具，认为自然语言的缺陷有：（1）表达式的层次结构不够清晰；（2）个体化认知模式体现不够明确；（3）量词管辖的范围不太确切；（4）句子成分的语序不固定；（5）语形和语义不对应。从自然语言的视角衡量逻辑语言，其不足有：（1）初始词项的种类不够多样；（2）量词的种类比较贫乏；（3）存在量词的辖域在公式系列中不能动态的延伸；（4）由于语境的缺失而使语言传达信息的效率不高。自然语言和逻辑语言到底是什么关系？若持偏激态度，各自都觉得对方不如己。视二者为一种互补关系，这种态度是可取的。于是。现代逻辑延伸到自然语言领域就有两大类工作可做：扬逻辑之长避自然语言之短，用严格精确的逻辑工具化解自然语言的缺陷问题：取自然语言之优补逻辑之拙．增加新的逻辑手段发展其理论。     

多层次-可拓专利价值分析评价方法的研究——基于国知局专利价值分析指标体系

随着国家经济逐步转向高质量发展阶段,我国专利从量变积累到质变已成为必然,各省市陆续开展高价值专利培育。本文采用国家知识产权局《专利价值分析指标体系》,从法律价值、技术价值和经济价值三个方面着手,协同多层次分析法和可拓理论,建立了多层次-可拓专利价值分析评价方法。通过实例证明该评价方法的客观性,为开展高价值专利培育提供了有力的支撑。     

非线性Sobolev-Galpern方程的整体强解

本文用连续延拓法（压缩映射原理结合解的一致先验估计）研究了非线性SobolevGalpem方程的初边值问题,得到了该问题整体强解的存在唯一性结果。