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Subject reactivity—when research participants change their behavior in response to being observed—has been documented showing the effect of human observers. Electronics sensors are increasingly used to ...
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Nearly a billion people in the world lack access to safe drinking water, two billion have inadequate sanitation facilities, three billion use biomass for their daily energy needs and nearly half the world's ...
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3. [Article] Designing and Piloting a Program to Provide Water Filters and Improved Cookstoves in Rwanda
Background: In environmental health interventions addressing water and indoor air quality, multiple determinants contribute to adoption. These may include technology selection, technology distribution ...Citation -
4. [Article] Combining Sensor Monitoring and Ethnography to Evaluate Household Latrine Usage in Rural India
This paper advances research on methods used to evaluate sanitation usage and behavior. The research used quantitative and qualitative methods to contribute to new understanding of sanitation practices ...Citation -
5. [Article] Remotely Accessible Instrumented Monitoring of Global Development Programs: Technology Development and Validation
Many global development agencies self-report their project outcomes, often relying on subjective data that is collected sporadically and communicated months later. These reports often highlight successes ...Citation -
6. [Article] Assessing Latrine Use in Rural India: A Cross-Sectional Study Comparing Reported Use and Passive Latrine Use Monitors
Although large-scale programs, like India's Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC), have improved latrine coverage in rural settings, evidence suggests that actual use is suboptimal. However, the reliability ...Citation -
Diarrhea and respiratory infections remain the biggest killers of children under 5 years in developing countries. We conducted a 5-month household randomised controlled trial among 566 households in rural ...
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8. [Article] Presentation: Proving Sustainability: The International Development Monitoring Initiative
Presentation detailing the activities and products of the Sustainable Water, Energy and Environmental Technologies Laboratory at Portland State University (SWEETLab). The lab also works to develop standards ...Citation -
9. [Article] A Proposed Integrated Data Collection, Analysis and Sharing Platform for Impact Evaluation
Global poverty reduction efforts value monitoring and evaluation, but often struggle to translate lessons learned from one intervention into practical application in another intervention. Commonly, data ...Citation -
10. [Article] Evaluating Cellular Instrumentation on Rural Handpumps to Improve Service Delivery—A Longitudinal Study in Rural Rwanda
In rural sub-Saharan Africa, where handpumps are common, 10–67% are nonfunctional at any one time, and many never get repaired. Increased reliability requires improved monitoring and responsiveness of ...Citation