Search Results - subject:"Prevention and control"

Delaying the Catastrophic Arrival of the Brown Tree Snake to Hawaii

Burnett, Kimberly; Roumasset, James; Tsur, Yacov - Department of Economics, University of Hawaii-Manoa - 2007

loss-minimizing paths of prevention and control are identified, resulting in a minimized present value penalty associated … prevention and control are identified, resulting in a minimized present value penalty associated with the invasion. After …, Boiga irregularis, prevention and control, Hawaii Corresponding Author: Kimberly Burnett, Department of Economics …

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Tobacco use in shisha: studies on waterpipe smoking in Egypt

Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, UC …; … - 2006

The waterpipe (also known as gouza, narghile, hubble-bubble, hookah or shisha, depending on the local tradition) has been used for smoking tobacco for centuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Formerly associated almost exclusively with older males, usually of lower socioeconomic level,...

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Economic evaluation of URMEL-ICE, a school-based overweight prevention programme comprising metabolism, exercise and lifestyle intervention in children

Kesztyüs, Dorothea; Schreiber, Anja; Wirt, Tamara; … - In: The European Journal of Health Economics 14 (2013) 2, pp. 185-195

The study gives new information about the cost-effectiveness of structured health promotion embedded in daily routine at primary schools. Assuming a MWTP of €35 the intervention is cost-effective with a positive NMB. This result may help decision makers in implementing programmes to prevent...

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The controlling effect of thick-hard igneous rock on pressure relief gas drainage and dynamic disasters in outburst coal seams

Wang, Liang; Cheng, Yuan-ping; Xu, Chao; An, Feng-hua; … - In: Natural Hazards 66 (2013) 2, pp. 1221-1241

Intrusive igneous rock is usually found in the overlying strata above mining stopes, and its occurrence, lithology, and distribution play important roles in coal mining safety. Of the numerous coal mine disasters in China, a large number have been caused by magma intrusion. Magmatic activity is...

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Ammonia Abatement Strategies in Livestock Production: A Case Study of a Poultry Installation

Angus, A.J; Hodge, Ian - Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge - 2005

Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive) and a landscape-scale based policy for reducing ammonia (NH3) emissions … under the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive are likely to be ineffective in certain contexts and that a …

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Species Invasion as Catastrophe: The Case of the Brown Tree Snake

Burnett, Kimberly; Pongkijvorasin, Sittidaj; Roumasset, … - In: Environmental & Resource Economics 51 (2012) 2, pp. 241-254

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Annual report of the director / European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Europäisches Zentrum für die Prävention und die … - Luxembourg : Off. for Official Publ. of the Europ. …; … - Nachgewiesen 2005(2006) - 2011(2012)

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The Millenium Development Goals and Tobacco Control

Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, UC …; … - 2004

This study demonstrates the relevance of tobacco control in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It outlines the occurrence of high and increasing prevalence of tobacco use in the developing world, and documents the negative health and economic effects associated with tobacco...

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Building Blocks for Tobacco Control: A Handbook

Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, UC …; … - 2004

TFI has published a handbook to address the practical elements of various tobacco control measures.

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Tobacco industry research on smoking cessation - Recapturing young adults and other recent quitters

Ling, P M; Glantz, S A - Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, UC … - 2004

Background: Smoking rates are declining in the United States, except for young adults (age 18 to 24). Few organized programs target smoking cessation specifically for young adults, except programs for pregnant women. In contrast, the tobacco industry has invested much time and money studying...

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