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Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 79 avhandlingar innehållade orden government intervention.
21. Smoking cessation during pregnancy : a person-centred approach among disadvantaged women in South Africa
Sammanfattning : Smoking remains a leading cause of premature, preventable death in South Africa killing 44 000 South Africans each year. Through the introduction of comprehensive tobacco control policies, the South African government has tried to reduce the death toll and a significant reduction in tobacco use has been recorded since its peak in the 1990’s. LÄS MER
22. Ergonomics for the improvement of health and safety of female workers in industrially developing countries
Sammanfattning : The thesis presents the results of an ergonomics survey which contains eleven studies in five different industries of Thailand and four different industries of Japan (Papers A to K). The aims of the studies were; (i) to identify priority problems of female workers in different industries from ergonomic points of view; (ii) to analyze and investigate these problems; (iii) to examine the ergonomics intervention practices at work places; and iv) to develop a practical method for appropriate ergonomics interventions at work for improving health and safety of female workers, particularly in industrially developing countries. LÄS MER
23. An Emerging Product Approach in Environmental Law: Incorporating the life cycle perspective
Sammanfattning : One of the noticeable trends in recent years is that products have received increasing attention in environmental policy. The focus on products and their life cycle impacts is often referred to as ?life cycle thinking?. LÄS MER
24. Essays on welfare and debt : From impact evaluation in Kenya to Canadian housing markets
Sammanfattning : This thesis is comprised of two independent essays on the topics of impact evaluation, and one essay on the housing wealth-effect. The essays address key questions on welfare and spending decisions made by households when subject to government assistance programs and increases in housing prices. LÄS MER
25. Democracy in Action: Decentralisation in Post-Conflict Cambodia
Sammanfattning : The process of democratisation in post-conflict Cambodia has been problematic. Almost two decades after the UN-led intervention in 1993, democracy in Cambodia remains shallow, as evidenced by various studies. LÄS MER
