Infant safety has always been a major concern for new parents and those with small children. Monitoring young infants while they are asleep with the dangers of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) or Apnea has always been a very important part of parenting. Not only are there a multitude of products that are designed and produced each year to ease the minds of new parents, but there are numerous laws and regulations with the focus of enforcing the safety of young children in moving vehicles. Many countries around the world have made strict laws enforcing rear facing car seats for young infants. This position is ensures that its precious cargo is in the safest position possible in the event of a car crash. Though safe, the rear facing position is not the most practical for parents to monitor their child while in the driver’s seat. It is difficult while in motion to check on your child to see if she has spit up, fallen asleep, or if her safety straps need to be readjusted while she is rear facing. This is where our product, Totokan Baby Monitoring Systems, can help ease the minds of parents. Designed for flexible usage and on-the-go parents; our product is wireless, portable, and durable. Totokan can be easily installed on the car head rest or attached wherever you need to monitor your child. Most importantly the image of your child is streamed directly to your smart phone. The convenience of this product allows this monitor to go where you go, whether it is a long road trip, a play date at a friend’s house, or a quick nap at the grandparents. The ultimate goal is for Totokan’s design to be easily portable and effortlessly set up for parents to take on-the-go.

<p>Breastfeeding impacts on the health of both the mother and infant and has been noted as being influenced by physiological, physical, socio-economic and environmental factors. The undisputed benefit of exclusive breastfeeding for both the mother and child has led to the global prioritisation of the promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding with the adoption of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) strategy. Baby Friendly Hospital (BFH) status is awarded to a maternity unit when they are found to be complying with set criteria (&ldquo / Ten Steps to successful Breastfeeding&rdquo / ). South Africa has implemented a re-evaluation system for retention of accreditation status, by reassessing accredited facilities every three years. The respective provinces are tasked with monitoring the implementation of BFHI in their public health facilities. Internal monitoring reports, completed by the Western Cape Provincial Department of Health, reflect erosion of key steps between national reassessments. Aim: To describe the experiences, challenges and successes of BFHI implementation in the BFH accredited facilities in the Cape Town geographical health district. Methodology: An explorative qualitative study was conducted. One key informant interview, ten in-depth interviews with champions for BFHI in the maternity facilities and two focus group discussions with frontline staff working at these facilities were used to collect data. The data was analysed using thematic content analysis to identify the main themes related to the successes and challenges experienced with the maintenance of the required practices related to BFHI accreditation. Results: Participants reported that the implementation of the BFHI impacted positively on the health of both mothers and infants. Fewer children were being admitted for common childhood illnesses such as diarrhoea subsequent&nbsp / to BFHI implementation. Mothers were recovering more quickly after delivery and less complications related to delivery, such as postpartum bleeding, were observed after the implementation of BFHI. BFHI implementation had a positive impact on the attitudes of maternity staff to breastfeeding promotion, protection and support. Subsequent to being awarded BFH status, facilities are tasked with maintaining the implemented practices. Challenges to maintaining the practices included lack of implementation of BFHI practices at clinics, lack of support from facility managers and support staff such as counsellors. The internal assessments implemented as supportive monitoring structures are considered by participants to be a demotivating process and concerns were raised about non nursing staff assessing&nbsp / nursing practices. Conclusion: The potential impact of this strategy on infant and maternal health must be realized by the implementers of BFHI, before the strategized aim is achieved. Co-ordination and support by all role players is vital to the success and elimination of challenges experienced with implementation and maintenance of the BFH strategy.</p>

Ce mémoire a pour objectif de mieux comprendre l'impact de trois promotions des ventes (les promotions par le prix, le cadeau avec achat et les programmes de fidélité) sur le processus décisionnel des consommatrices de la génération du baby-boom lors de l'achat de vêtements. Suite à une recension des écrits sur les promotions des ventes et sur la génération du baby-boom, l'attention de cette recherche portera uniquement sur les femmes de cette génération car elles ont un processus décisionnel plus complexe que celui des hommes. De plus, elles forment présentement le segment le plus puissant sur le plan de la consommation. Les différents ouvrages sur le sujet nous informent qu'il existe une différence comportementale entre les personnes anglophones et francophones lorsqu'elles sont soumises à un type de publicité. Puisque la ligne est parfois mince entre la publicité et la promotion des ventes et que pour certains la promotion des ventes est une forme de publicité nous avons décidé de nous intéresser uniquement aux femmes francophones du Québec. Afin de répondre à l'objectif de cette recherche, un questionnaire a été distribué à 394 femmes francophones vivant au Québec nées entre le 1er janvier 1946 et le 31 décembre 1965. Les répondantes ont été sollicitées soit par le porte-à-porte où directement sur leur lieu de travail. Un questionnaire auto-administré divisé en quatre parties leur était présenté et la participation à l'étude était sur base volontaire. La première section de ce questionnaire comporte différentes questions touchant les promotions prix. La deuxième section est consacrée au cadeau avec achat. La troisième section porte sur les programmes de fidélité. La dernière section comporte diverses questions servant à dresser le portrait sociodémographique de l'échantillon. Trois hypothèses de recherche ont été formulées afin de mieux comprendre l'impact de ces promotions. L'hypothèse H₁ s'intéresse à l'intérêt que peuvent avoir les promotions prix et si cet intérêt se traduit en acte d'achat. L'hypothèse H₂ touche les mêmes aspects que la première hypothèse, mais pour le cadeau avec achat. En ce qui a trait à l'hypothèse H₃, elle s'intéresse à l'impact des programmes de fidélité sur le choix du point de vente par les consommatrices. L'analyse des résultats a permis de répondre à nos hypothèses de recherche. Nous avons constaté que les promotions par le prix sont principalement efficaces au point de vente, que le cadeau avec achat ne suscite aucun intérêt lors de l'achat de vêtements et que les programmes de fidélité sont des promotions alternatives qui sont un bon outil permettant de fidéliser la clientèle participante. De plus, ces résultats nous ont permis de dégager des implications managériales et des avenues de recherches futures. ______________________________________________________________________________ MOTS-CLÉS DE L’AUTEUR : Promotion des ventes, Promotion prix, Cadeau avec achat, Programme de fidélité, Génération du baby-boom, Comportement d'achat, Intention d'achat.

The literature on the travel market has focused on the motivations and activities of different market segments, destination attributes, evaluation of well-being, travel behaviour and characteristics, and demographic information. Some work has been undertaken on seniors’ travel motivations but the majority of this worked reported for North America. Few comparisons have been made between baby boomers’ and seniors’ travel motivations and preferences for domestic trip. This study investigated the domestic travel motivations of baby boomer (age 50 to 60) and senior (age 61 and over) citizens in Tainan, Taiwan. The study objectives were: (1) to present demographic information on senior and baby boomer domestic travelers; (2) to examine the travel motivations, destination attributes, and well-being of senior and baby boomer travelers; (3) to determine the differences in travel-related characteristics between senior and baby boomer travelers; and (4) to investigate whether those who travel more domestically also travel more internationally. A total of 184 citizens (100 baby boomers and 84 seniors) in Tainan, Taiwan, participated in this study. The data were analyzed using simple descriptive statistics, t-tests, cross-tabulations, chi-squared tests and correlation analyses. The open-ended questions were recorded and analyzed for themes. The demographic data revealed that marital status, employment status, education, income and major source of income were significantly different between baby boomer and senior respondents, as were travel motivations. The destination attributes sought and evaluations of well-being were not significantly different between the groups. Some differences were found in travel behaviours and characteristics reported by baby boomer and senior respondents, especially in the likelihood of traveling with an organized party, spending of money on traveling, joining an all-inclusive package tour, willingness to spend extra money on recreation, perceiving that seniors should stay at home or in silver town, and perceiving that travel improves their quality of life. In addition, traveling on overnight international trips influences the frequency of taking domestic trips for both groups. This study contributes to the tourism literature by comparing baby boomer and senior respondents’ travel motivations and preferences in domestic trips. The findings provided new insights into the understanding of tourist motivations, destination attributes, positive/negative affects and tourists’ behaviors, particularly as experienced in domestic trip taken by baby boomers and seniors in Tainan, Taiwan.

Canadian society is facing a marked demographic shift as the baby boom generation ages. By 2031 almost 25 percent of Canadians will be over sixty-five; many of those will be north of eighty and the oldest boomers will be turning eighty-five. One person in four will be a senior. The lack of acceptable intermediate solutions between independence and institutionalization has been pointed out as one of the significant problems facing elderly persons; traditional ‘institutional’ care which keeps older people apart and medicalizes old age, is no longer desirable. Likewise, the ‘golden ghettoes’ model may be appealing to those who can afford it but does not contribute to producing diverse, inclusive urban places. This thesis is an exploration of an alternative strategy. It investigates how architecture can provide a platform for social connection in a residential environment that allows in equal measure both independence without isolation, and informal community with safety and security. The design proposal establishes five architectural strategies which address the fundamental spatial implications of encouraging aging-in-place. This exploration is supplemented with a cohousing strategy, providing a formal organizational tactic that encourages groups of residents to mutually support each other, strengthening social inclusion and reducing the use of formal care and support only where absolutely necessary. The methodology employed examines the mutually dependent and interactive scales of City, Neighbourhood, Building, and Dwelling in conceiving of housing for an aging population that becomes a catalyst of urban integration and community regeneration.

This dissertation investigates the impact of intrinsic and extrinsic job factors on overall employee job satisfaction for two generation cohort groups, Baby Boomers and Generation X, in a small rural healthcare organization. Eight job factors were selected for the study, reflecting popular characteristics associated with the two groups. The job factors were classified as intrinsic or extrinsic using Hertzberg’s two-factor theory. Intrinsic factors studied were: work itself, promotion, and recognition. Extrinsic factors studied were: pay, supervision, people, technology, and work-family balance. The Job Descriptive Index (JDI) scale was used to assess employee satisfaction with certain job factors; work itself, promotion, pay, supervision, and people. Scales similar to the JDI were created and used to measure satisfaction with technology, work-family balance, and recognition. The Job In General (JIG) scale was used to assess overall job satisfaction for each generation group. Multiple regression analysis was used to determine which of the job factors predicted of overall job satisfaction for each group. Results of the study indicate that overall satisfaction is influenced a discreet combination of intrinsic and extrinsic factors for each group. Generation X’s overall job satisfaction is predicted by extrinsic job factors, (work-family balance, and supervision) as well as intrinsic job factors, (work itself). Baby Boomers’ overall job satisfaction is predicted by an intrinsic job factor, (recognition) as well as an extrinsic job factor (supervision). Smaller than optimal sample size reduces applicability of the results and implies the need for extended research in this area to confirm findings of this study.

The literature on the travel market has focused on the motivations and activities of different market segments, destination attributes, evaluation of well-being, travel behaviour and characteristics, and demographic information. Some work has been undertaken on seniors’ travel motivations but the majority of this worked reported for North America. Few comparisons have been made between baby boomers’ and seniors’ travel motivations and preferences for domestic trip. This study investigated the domestic travel motivations of baby boomer (age 50 to 60) and senior (age 61 and over) citizens in Tainan, Taiwan. The study objectives were: (1) to present demographic information on senior and baby boomer domestic travelers; (2) to examine the travel motivations, destination attributes, and well-being of senior and baby boomer travelers; (3) to determine the differences in travel-related characteristics between senior and baby boomer travelers; and (4) to investigate whether those who travel more domestically also travel more internationally. A total of 184 citizens (100 baby boomers and 84 seniors) in Tainan, Taiwan, participated in this study. The data were analyzed using simple descriptive statistics, t-tests, cross-tabulations, chi-squared tests and correlation analyses. The open-ended questions were recorded and analyzed for themes. The demographic data revealed that marital status, employment status, education, income and major source of income were significantly different between baby boomer and senior respondents, as were travel motivations. The destination attributes sought and evaluations of well-being were not significantly different between the groups. Some differences were found in travel behaviours and characteristics reported by baby boomer and senior respondents, especially in the likelihood of traveling with an organized party, spending of money on traveling, joining an all-inclusive package tour, willingness to spend extra money on recreation, perceiving that seniors should stay at home or in silver town, and perceiving that travel improves their quality of life. In addition, traveling on overnight international trips influences the frequency of taking domestic trips for both groups. This study contributes to the tourism literature by comparing baby boomer and senior respondents’ travel motivations and preferences in domestic trips. The findings provided new insights into the understanding of tourist motivations, destination attributes, positive/negative affects and tourists’ behaviors, particularly as experienced in domestic trip taken by baby boomers and seniors in Tainan, Taiwan.

Canadian society is facing a marked demographic shift as the baby boom generation ages. By 2031 almost 25 percent of Canadians will be over sixty-five; many of those will be north of eighty and the oldest boomers will be turning eighty-five. One person in four will be a senior. The lack of acceptable intermediate solutions between independence and institutionalization has been pointed out as one of the significant problems facing elderly persons; traditional ‘institutional’ care which keeps older people apart and medicalizes old age, is no longer desirable. Likewise, the ‘golden ghettoes’ model may be appealing to those who can afford it but does not contribute to producing diverse, inclusive urban places. This thesis is an exploration of an alternative strategy. It investigates how architecture can provide a platform for social connection in a residential environment that allows in equal measure both independence without isolation, and informal community with safety and security. The design proposal establishes five architectural strategies which address the fundamental spatial implications of encouraging aging-in-place. This exploration is supplemented with a cohousing strategy, providing a formal organizational tactic that encourages groups of residents to mutually support each other, strengthening social inclusion and reducing the use of formal care and support only where absolutely necessary. The methodology employed examines the mutually dependent and interactive scales of City, Neighbourhood, Building, and Dwelling in conceiving of housing for an aging population that becomes a catalyst of urban integration and community regeneration.

Bakgrund: Baby Friendly Hospital Initiativ bygger på Tio steg till lyckad amning och lanserades år 1991 i Sverige. Efter detta sågs en ökning av amningsfrekvensen. Nu 20 år efter införandet av Tio steg till lyckad amning sjunker amningsfrekvensen. Studier har visat att amningsutfallet påverkas av hur amningen initieras samt det stöd kvinnan får från vårdpersonal, partner och närstående. Syfte: Syftet med denna studie var att beskriva nyblivna mödrars erfarenheter av förberedelse och initiering av amning. Metod: En enkätstudie med slutna frågor där det fanns möjlighet till egna kommentarer på ett flertal av frågorna. Enkäten delades ut till nyblivna mödrar vid efterkontrollen på kvinnohälsovårdsmottagningen. Det var 98 kvinnor som deltog i studien. Svaren analyserades med statistikprogrammet SPSS version 18. Resultatet beskrivs med deskriptiv statistik och Chi-2 test användes. Resultat: Totalt ammade 64,9 % av kvinnorna helt vid efterkontrollen och 23,7 % ammade delvis. På kvinnohälsovårdsmottagningen hade de flesta kvinnorna diskuterat amning med sin barnmorska. Kvinnorna sökte även information själva på internet, i böcker, tidningar och hos närstående. Förstföderskorna sökte information i större utsträckning än omföderskorna. Drygt hälften av kvinnorna hade upplevt ett tillräckligt stöd från vårdpersonalen kring amningen och majoriteten av kvinnorna uppgav att deras partner var positivt inställd till amning. På BB hade 42,8 % av barnen tillmatats med bröstmjölksersättning och av dessa hade ca hälften fått det på medicinska indikationer och hälften hade fått det utan medicinsk indikation. Majoriteten av barnen använde tröstnapp vid efterkontrollen. Slutsats: Till stor del följs Tio steg till lyckad amning, men på vissa punkter ses brister i följsamheten. Kvinnorna hade önskat mer information och stöd i initieringen av amningen. Nyfödda barn tillmatades med bröstmjölksersättning utan medicinsk indikation och många barn introducerades för tröstnapp inom 2 veckor från födelsen.

The vigorous economic growth in Japan after World War II triggered the demographic change of low fertility, low mortality and increasing life expectancy. Japan¡¦s ¡§Dankainosedai¡¨ (Baby boomer) getting old led to a rapid aging society in the past twenty years. Currently, the percentage of older people in Japan significantly exceeds global average and even reaches a level so called super-aging society. Such phenomenon of baby bust and population aging not only deteriorates the economic growth but also reduces government¡¦s budget for public construction, leads to rural-urban divide, and causes major social issues such as family support, retirement and healthcares. Recent literature focusing on influence of demographic transition on economic growth was primarily based on cross-sectional data or panel data. Few articles presented analysis using the prefecture -by- prefecture or regional data as a base. Therefore, we try to clarify the interaction between demographic change and economic growth by using 47 prefectures¡¦ statistic data of Japan, which is very well collected and ideal for conducting documental regression analysis. The objective of this paper is to provide some conclusions from Japan which might be useful for the government of Taiwan when making population and economic policy. Following Bloom and Williamson¡]1998¡^, this paper seek to examine the links between several variables, such as demographic change , and economic growth, by running regressions on panel data covering 47 prefectures of Japan during 1975-2008. We found that population growth, age structure, physical capital and industrial structure did have significant impact on growth rates of Japan. Population growth as a whole and the young and elderly dependants had a strong negative impact on economic growth, while growth of the working-age population and physical capital had strong positive impact. The result shown that the economic growth of Japan was impeded for a few years since the age structure of population was shifted to constrictive type which is caused by baby bust and aging. We also tried different frameworks to examine the influence of various variables, such as selecting some prefectures with unique feature, segmenting seven major economic regions, or dividing years in two periods ¡]before and after the year with bubble economy 1989¡^. We can make a conclusion that comparing with the period 1975 -1989, the economic growth rate during 1990-2008 slumped due to the changes of age structure, physical capital and industrial structure.