... exposed to asbestos in the United States (Steenland and Stayner, 1997) By 1997, dust-related lung diseases, including silicosis, asbestosis, and coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, accounted for only ... colleagues, she has conducted research on the health status of female workers including projects focused on domestic workers, street vendors, and maquiladora workers Her research focuses on understanding ... Work-Related Diseases Work has a special place in human life in most cultures and political systems But the negative aspects of work, such as work-related diseases and injuries, bring tremendous losses both...
Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 12:20
... phasors for nurses and for rats Mean phasors for nurses and for rats Discussion This paper provides a new framework for the study of the effects of circadian entrainment/disruption on human health, ... percent suppression (%) Figure response graph Spectral2 Spectral response graph Spectral response functions generated from the model of human circadian phototransduction by Rea et al [22] The dashed ... person 's light exposure The phasor analysis based upon the Daysimeter data captures the association between the natural and continuously varying stimuli and responses Conversely, caged animals have...
Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:20
Human Trafficking in Indonesia Rethinking the New Order's Impact on Exploitative Migration of Indonesian Women
... Singapore, and multi-lateral agreements among Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states Since many countries still not have special laws against human trafficking, awareness ... in Southeast Asia, edited by L.L Lim This is the first book about prostitution in relation to human trafficking in Indonesia In their article Prostitution in Indonesia Jones, Sulistyaningsih, ... anti-terrorism measures The UN Protocol supplements the UN convention against transnational organized crime The main business of transnational criminal syndicates is drug and human trafficking These syndicates...
Ngày tải lên: 14/05/2015, 14:23
LEADERSHIP’S IMPACT ON EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
... University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece (2008), Leadership s impact on employee engagement - Differences among entrepreneurs and professional CEOs, Leadership & Organization Development ... measures of subordinate performance For the sake of economy of space and in order to avoid repetition, we will refer to this set of characteristics/ states of the collaborators of the CEO, as ... engagement, as a “positive, fulfilling, work-related state of mind that is characterized by vigor, dedication and absorption” (Salanova and Schaufeli, 2008), successfully portrays the composite state...
Ngày tải lên: 13/04/2013, 21:59
Tài liệu Impacts of air pollution on human health, ecosystems and cultural heritage pdf
... 1979, this Convention has contributed to lower transboundary air pollution through policy measures based on scientific studies and collaborations These agreements on emission reductions cover the ... /environment-and -health/ air-quality/activities /health- aspects-of-long-rangetransboundary-air-pollution For a more detailed assessment, see the full report entitled “Impacts of air pollution on ecosystems, human health and materials under ... collaborations These agreements on emission reductions cover the following air pollutants: • Sulphur dioxide – emitted from fossil fuel burning (industry, households, transport), sulphur dioxide causes...
Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 22:20
Tài liệu Drinking Water Contamination and Its Effects on Human Health pptx
... States is susceptible to toxins As the human population and development in modern technology increases, the risk for water contamination also increases Examples of water contamination sources ... cryptosporidiosis Water-Privation Diseases: Water-Privation diseases are “affected by the quantity of water.” The disease is spread through (infected) person-to-person contact or through contact ... materials Poor personal hygiene is a common factor leading to water-privation diseases Water-Based Diseases: In water-based diseases, “water provides the habitat for intermediate host organisms in...
Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 04:20
The Broadband Bonus: Accounting for Broadband Internet’s Impact on U.S. GDP potx
... of consumer surplus consistent with Savage and Waldman s estimates, while varying assumptions about prices and conversions TABLE Consumer surplus in millions of dollars (as a fraction of sum ... interpretation and discussion of issues, see Atkinson, Correa, and Hedlund (2008) From Boswell s Life of Johnson addition, between $6.7 and $4.8 billion is new consumer surplus In both cases, this is above ... areas, households also had access to direct supply of high-speed lines, such as T-1 lines This was prohibitively expensive for almost all users except businesses, and even then, it was mostly used...
Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 22:20
Disasters: Impact on Mental Health in an Elderly Population and Practical Suggestions for Preparation, Response, and Recovery pptx
... Red Cross: Disaster Preparedness for Seniors by Seniors http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/seniors.html Federal Resources Department of Health and Human Services: Disasters and ... (pre-disaster state) – Psychological First Aid, Crisis Counseling, Psychotherapy Delivery of Disaster Behavioral Health Services No Symptoms Resolved Resolved Disaster related distress Disaster ... recognition Symptom misattribution Readiness to change Preferences for location of services Practical barriers to treatment – no transportation Evaluation Considerations When Assessing Those at Risk...
Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 14:20
Under Threat - Sequestration’s Impact on Nondefense Jobs and Services pdf
... sequestration s effects on Pentagon spending The defense industry has highlighted the potential impact of an across-the-board cut on defense-related jobs and services Some members of Congress ... July 2012 study commissioned by the Aerospace Industries Association found that sequestration s cuts to nondefense spending would reduce the U .S gross domestic product during fiscal years 2012-21 ... medication reduces the amount of virus in a person s blood stream, which reduces his or her ability to pass on the virus to others Thus, a Patients lose access to strong treatment program is essential...
Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 14:20
pagano and schwartz-a closing call’s impact on market quality at euronext paris
... opening and closing prices We used the Continuous B stocks as a control sample for the Continuous A stocks’ event date, and vice versa Tests on both of these control samples show far less significant ... regression analysis on the market model R2 statistics using the second-pass technique of Equation (1) to assess the statistical significance of the findings Similar to Tables 3, 4, and 5, we estimate ... stock s time series Thus, RRD explicitly considers the covariation in the residuals across our stock sample whereas the R2 statistic analysis focuses on the residuals for each stock across time Together,...
Ngày tải lên: 23/04/2014, 21:03
studying customer satisfaction’s impact on customer loyalty and shirt repeating purchase behavior of urban customers in vietnam under the influence of involvement and fashion style
... questions and missions 1.2.1 Research objectives This thesis focuses on evaluating, testing the impact of satisfaction on loyalty and repurchase behavior for shirt of Vietnam urban customers, ... the impact of involvement and fashion style Based on the results, this thesis gives some recommendations to enterprises producing and dealing in fashionable shirts to increase satisfaction, retain ... loyalty towards repurchase behavior 1.2.2 Research questions With these above-mentioned objectives, this thesis follows these questions: - How does satisfaction affect the expressions of loyalty...
Ngày tải lên: 30/10/2014, 11:17
ASSESSMENT VAM CONG BRIDE’S IMPACT ON BASSAC RIVER TOPOGRAPHY BY NUMERICAL MODELING
... EDUCATION MASTER PROGRAM UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE – BELGIUM WATER RESOURCES UNIVERSITY – VIETNAM ON SUSTAINABLE HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES MASTER OF SCIENCE THESIS ASSESSMENT VAM CONG BRIDE S IMPACT ON BASSAC ... pore water pressure, it works to reduce stress acting on soil particles This shows that shear strength decreased less, giving the smooth sandy soil easily converted into flow state contributed to ... domain basin is about 1400 mm, divided into two distinct seasons that are rainy and dry seasons that correspond to the southwest monsoon and northeast as described above Rainfall characteristics are...
Ngày tải lên: 21/03/2015, 14:42
Massachusetts Health Reform: Impact on Women’s Health doc
... analyzes focus group discussion with young adults on YAPs and SHPs to understand the impact these insurance plans have on access to contraception and contraception counseling The Public Health ... System Survey (BRFSS) – an annual, nationwide telephone survey tracking trends in health status, access, disparities, and risk factors.106 Connection to care is measured by asking respondents whether ... expensive care This leaves young adults enrolled in these plans with exposure for high health care expenses in cases of serious illness (See Malika s Story, Appendix D) Access to Essential Women’s...
Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 12:20
báo cáo sinh học:" What impact do Global Health Initiatives have on human resources for antiretroviral treatment roll-out? A qualitative policy analysis of implementation processes in Zambia" pptx
... these payments are discontinued More research is needed to assess the impact of top-ups for disease-specific programmes on the overall provision of health care services These interventions, aimed ... recommending and supporting new policies, such as site accreditation for ART, GHIs should conduct a human resource impact assessment and address the human resource needs created by such interventions through ... accreditation of sites, which involves a site visit and assessment, is conducted through teams that draw on existing provincial health administration staff (10 persons) and medical practitioners from...
Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 17:20
The impact of human resource management practices on employee's job satisfaction in Vector Aviation Co., Ltd
... Hypothesis H2: Recruitment & selection process has a significant positive impact on job satisfaction Hypothesis H3: Compensation has a significant positive impact on job satisfaction Hypothesis H4: ... 2001) Step 1: Checking the assumptions Multiple regression analysis requires some assumptions which should always be tested before analysis If these assumptions are not met, the results may not ... 7=strongly agree; or 1= strong dissatisfy, 2=dissatisfy, 3= fairly dissatisfy, 4=either dissatisfy or satisfy, 5=fairly satisfy, 6= satisfy and 7=strongly satisfy to recognize the evaluation...
Ngày tải lên: 17/05/2015, 16:18
Tài liệu The Impact of HIV/AIDS on the Health Sector ppt
... Nursing professionals and other nursing staff; • Other health professionals such as social workers and physiotherapists; • Non-professional health workers such as ward attendants and cleaners; and ... specialists), nurses (all categories), other health professionals (eg social workers and psychologists) and non-professional health workers whose duties brought them in contact with patients Patients ... health sector other professionals 3.2 Impact of HIV/ AIDS on non-professional health workers in the health sector Non-professionals who worked with patients such as ward attendants and cleaners The...
Ngày tải lên: 15/02/2014, 10:20
Tài liệu THE IMPACT OF FIRM''''S CHARACTERISTICS ON JUNK-BOND DEFAULT pptx
... regulators to assess the valuation and risks of the asset portfolios of savings and loans more accurately Finally, bonds represent a major instrument firms employ to raise their capital This is supported ... than those on newly issued ones Consequently, in a market The Impact Of Firm 's Characteristics On Junk-Bond Default 49 dominated by new issues, the returns could be overestimated Based on the ... outstanding bonds rated below BBB- on the S& P scale, our study addresses the question of whether bond default could be predicted If a set of warning signals can be identified, investors might reassess the...
Ngày tải lên: 15/02/2014, 13:20
Alcohol’ s Effects on Female Reproductive Function pot
... in estrogen or androgen environments differs, and bone mass as a correlate of muscle mass differs between genders It is reasonable to con clude that the response of bone to alcohol consumption ... proestrus and an increased progesterone secretion As in humans, the gonadotropin surge triggers ovulation All these hormones return to baseline levels when ovulation occurs (i.e., estrus) on day ... subsequent depression, markedly decreased quality of life, loss of productive work time, bed sores, sepsis, and more osteoporosis Risk for osteoporosis is in part related to low peak bone mass...
Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 17:20
WHO RESOURCE BOOK ON MENTAL HEALTH, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LEGISLATION doc
... providers; nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); civil rights groups; religious organizations; associations such as employee unions, staff welfare associations, employer groups, resident welfare associations ... of users of mental health services This section discusses important rights of users of mental health services that should be formally protected by legislation Some of these rights (e.g confidentiality) ... intellectual disability), personality disorders and substance dependence Not everyone considers all of these to be mental disorders; yet many legislative issues that pertain to conditions such as schizophrenia...
Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 01:20
Addressing the Impact of Household Energy and Indoor Air Pollution on the Health of the Poor: Implications for Policy Action and Intervention Measures pot
... infections (ALRI) in childhood, particularly pneumonia (6, 15, 16) Association of exposure with chronic bronchitis [assessed by symptoms] and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD - progressive ... Several studies from developing countries, but inconsistent Some support from studies of ambient air pollution, but also inconsistent 2.4 Shortcomings in Studies Most existing studies on indoor air ... environmental tobacco smoke, and other factors need to be carefully assessed in these studies Additional well conducted case-control studies, as well as cohort studies and intervention studies,...
Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 16:20