Diss. (sammanfattning) Karlstad : Karlstads universitet, 2009. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.

Thesis (M.Sc.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, Faculty of Medicine, 1998. / Bibliography: leaves 99-107.

Thesis (D.P.H.)--University of Oklahoma. / Bibliography: leaves 52-53.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 2006. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-163).

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Most large contemporary mines already have considerable amounts of data, much of which goes largely unused. The key challenge in big data is increasing data utilization. Much of the data in the mine (not plant) come from a variety of systems, each with different databases and reporting environments. Standard technology deployments create a "silo-ification" of data leading to poor system usage. Through modern server monitoring, data utilization can quantifiably be measured. A host of other quantifiable, often automated approaches, to measuring data use and value can also be incorporated as a means of monitoring value generation. A data valuation tool is presented to measure the data assets at an operation. The Data Value Index (DVI) quantifies business intelligence best practices and user interaction considering managerial flexibility and data utilization rates. The DVI is built considering many case studies of data warehousing at various mining companies, some of which will be presented.

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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine rural women s access to maternal health information and its impact on levels of skilled healthcare utilization. Method: A qualitative study involving twenty five (25) pregnant women,five (5) Skilled healthcare providers and five (5) Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) was conducted in Chamwino District in Dodoma Region, Tanzania for a period of six months. Due to time and resource limitation the researcher selected two (2) of the 32 wards in the district where the problem of maternal mortality and non-utilization of skilled healthcare was most prominent. The two selected wards were Msanga and Buigiri wards. The researcher used The Health Belief Model and Theory of Planned Behaviour to develop interview questions and focus group guides as well as the interpretation of the findings. The researcher examined how variable factors e.g. maternal health literacy, individual perceptions, local knowledge and care provider-related factors affect pregnant women s health behaviours and utilization of skilled maternal services. The Data was analysed thematically using the 6-stage guide to thematic data analysis with the help of NVIvo Software. Results: The inadequate conditions of the health facilities and the poor working conditions of the care providers affected the provision of quality of maternal services and health information to pregnant women in the study area. The limited access to skilled maternal health information from skilled healthcare providers and lack of alternative sources of reliable health information led pregnant women to seek health information from their Mothers-in-laws, TBAs and other women in the society. However, there was a shortcoming of information inaccuracy as their health advice was not based on previous expert advice but rather on the personal opinion and attitude towards skilled maternal services. The limited access to maternal health information caused majority of pregnant women to underestimate the risks of pregnancy related complications and how they responded to pregnancy danger signs and other ill-health conditions that raised during pregnancy. The majority of pregnant women reported not to seek and kind of care when experienced a health problem. It was also found that during labour some would go to the TBA for childbirth and later go to the dispensary when the TBA failed while others would just go for TBAs opinion and confirmation that it was real labour then go to the health facility. This delayed women s timely access to obstetric care which is essential for positive outcome when a pregnant woman experiences a pregnancy or childbirth complications. Conclusion: The improvement of the quality of skilled healthcare services in rural areas is a prerequisite for achieving desired outcomes in maternal mortality reduction efforts in Tanzania. However, improvement of quality itself is not a panacea if pregnant women are not aware of the services, hence the healthcare providers should also focus in increasing provision of maternal health information to pregnant women. The findings show that the limited access to skilled maternal health information from healthcare providers and lack of alternative sources for reliable health information has constrained majority of these women from becoming maternal health literate hence affecting their levels of utilization of skilled maternal services. The healthcare providers and policy makers should focus on meeting the health information needs of general rural populations and enable them to become well-informed and knowledgeable to make better and well-informed maternal health decisions.

This thesis is focused on evaluation of the disposal of financial subsidies in the agricultural company in the South-Czech region in years 2003 {--}2007. The company is noted as ``A{\crqq}. The theoretic part defines investments and their financing. There are mentioned methods of investment efficiency evaluation in this part and further appraisal of investment from the point of view of requirement, range and effect. The practical part includes characteristic of the chosen agricultural company and evaluation of impact of received subsidies.

Researchers examining issues of recent veterans of military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have found evidence of psychological distress and difficulty adjusting to civilian life post-deployment. Changes in educational benefits offered to veterans will likely facilitate greater numbers of veterans to enter academia in the coming years. This survey of 49 college student veterans at a large Midwestern university was designed to reveal the frequency and intensity of psychological distress, PTSD and alcohol misuse. Relationships between these constructs and the constructs of social support, stigma and barriers to psychological care, life satisfaction, traumatic experiences, attitudes toward help seeking, and service utilization are reported. A history of mental health service utilization since military service was reported by many respondents. PTSD and alcohol misuse symptoms were reported by many college student veterans and incidence in this sample was greater than the incidence previously reported in the literature on veterans. Stigma was found to be negatively correlated with attitudes toward help seeking. Post deployment social support was found to be negatively associated with psychological distress and positively associated with service utilization. Implications and limitations of these findings are presented and future directions for research and intervention are discussed.