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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Improving medication adherence for children with asthma objective monitoring and feedback as an intervention for inhaled corticosteroid use /

Spaulding, Scott A. January 2001 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 2001. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 60 p. : ill. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 39-42).
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On trust, deterrence and compliance : the sociology of tax evasion in Argentina /

Bergman, Marcelo S. January 2001 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2001. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 304-319).
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The effect of sewage effluent on trace metal speciation : implications for the biotic ligand model approach

Constantino, Carlos January 2013 (has links)
This research examined the suitability of the biotic ligand model (BLM) approach for assessing environmental risk in surface waters consisting substantially of treated sewage effluent, and the implications of its use within a compliance-based regulatory framework aimed at controlling discharges of metals into the aquatic environment. The results from a series of Daphnia magna acute copper toxicity assays conducted in an undiluted sewage effluent medium demonstrated that BLMs could predict an acute copper toxicity endpoint with suitable accuracy. This finding contributes further support for the use of BLMs for assessing risk and compliance, even in effluent impacted waters. Additional studies, however, also demonstrated that effluent derived organic matter contained a greater concentration of metal complexing ligands per milligram of dissolved organic carbon than organic matter derived from natural sources. This indicates that effluent derived organic matter offers greater protection against the potentially adverse effects from metals than the protection offered by organic matter derived from natural sources. These studies also demonstrated that improvements in the accuracy of BLM forecasts were achievable by taking these differences into account which, from a regulatory perspective, is also desirable since this enhances the environmental relevance of compliance criteria. These findings therefore justify that consideration for the influence of site-specific metal complexation characteristics should included as part of the regulatory framework within which BLMs will be applied. The implication of the BLM approach for Severn Trent Water Limited is that, as currently proposed, the approach will require a reduction in the concentration of copper in the effluent discharges for a small number of wastewater treatment works (9), whereas for zinc, concentration reductions may be required for numerous treatment works (126).
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Europe's Quest for E Pluribus Unum: Explaining Compliance with EU Anti-Discrimination Directives

Petricevic, Vanja 20 December 2012 (has links)
This dissertation proposes a multi-level explanatory framework that strengthens explanations of variation in European Union member states’ compliance with the Anti-Discrimination Directives, and offers novel approaches to testing relationships between key constructs situated at multiple levels of analysis. The framework entails three different yet inter-related levels: system structure, organizational design of public agencies, and the attitudinal and behavioral attributes of civil servants. The theoretical model, proposed in this dissertation, conceptualizes compliance from an integrative approach, and also enables more accurate explanations of the role of information in modifying compliance behavior. This dissertation relies on a multi-method empirical approach, and a combination of secondary and primary sources (i.e. surveys, interviews, observations, and primary documents) to provide answers to the research questions raised in this dissertation.
225

Assessment of factors related to noncompliance with medical instructions in hemodialysis patients

West, Colleen Martha Makin January 1981 (has links)
No description available.
226

THE HEALTH BELIEF MODEL: A STUDY OF COMPLIANCE IN A VITAMIN C DISPOSITION STUDY

Leonard, Tina Kay, 1956- January 1986 (has links)
No description available.
227

The effect of audio-visual and written instruction on patient knowledge and behavior regarding medication use

Stitt, Richard Paul, 1942- January 1977 (has links)
No description available.
228

Äldres attityder och erfarenheter av läkemedel : En intervjustudie

Karlsson Nordlund, Carina, Jonsson, Helena January 2010 (has links)
Abstrakt Bakgrund: Äldre människor använder allt mer läkemedel. Risken för biverkningar och interaktioner ökar och benägenheten att följa ordinationen minskar ju fler mediciner en person använder. Undersökningar visar att patientens attityd har stor betydelse när det gäller att följa ordinerad behandling. Syfte: Att belysa äldre människors attityder till och erfarenheter av läkemedel i glesbygd i Norrlands inland. Metod: För studien valdes en kvalitativ forskningsmetod. Elva äldre personer intervjuades. Materialet analyserades med hjälp av kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultat: De äldre hade en övervägande positiv attityd till läkemedel och kände sig trygga med sin medicinering. De som använde flera ordinerade läkemedel tyckte att medicinerna hade haft avsedd verkan. Negativa till läkemedel var de som inte använde eller använde ett fåtal läkemedel. Alla med flera ordinerade mediciner hade drabbats av biverkningar men såg det inte som något stort problem. Utbytesmediciner upplevdes övervägande negativt. Informationen från läkaren uppfattades som god av de flesta medan några tyckte att den varit bristfällig. Farmaceuter uppfattades trovärdiga av halva gruppen medan hälften inte hade någon direkt uppfattning. Läkemedelsreklam påverkade inte de äldre. Hela gruppen kände till naturläkemedel men mindre än hälften använde det. Slutsats: Äldre var övervägande positiva till läkemedel och kände sig trygga. De hade anpassat sig till de problem och de speciella svårigheter som medicineringen innebar för dem och accepterade situationen.
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De Fristående Sparbankerna : En framtidsstudie

Strandh, Christoffer January 2008 (has links)
De fristående sparbankerna går en oviss framtid till mötes. Omvärldens krav ökar ständigt vilket leder till sammanslagningar sparbanker emellan. Mitt syfte med uppsatsen var därför att undersöka vilka faktorer som främst påverkar sparbankernas framtid. Med ett induktivt förhållningssätt har jag genomfört intervjuer med personer som är väl förtrogna med sparbanksbranschen, fått berättat för mig deras åsikter samt läst in mig på teori och därmed dragit vissa slutsatser om framtidens sparbanker. Jag har kommit fram till att sparbankerna i framtiden kommer att få arbeta allt hårdare med regelverk, vilket kommer att krävas av samtliga intressenter inklusive kunder. Storleken på framtidens sparbanker kommer med säkerhet att vara helt annorlunda än idag. De små bankerna får ge vika för större enheter vilket främst kommer att ske via sammanslagningar. Sparbankernas personal kommer det i framtiden också att ställas högre krav på då högre kompetens och kvalifikationer hela tiden krävs. De allra minsta sparbankskontoren på landsbygden sjunger även de på sista versen då säkerheten inte anses tillfredställande och framtidens kunder inte kommer att kräva dess fysiska existens i samma utsträckning som idag. Branschglidning och internet är andra starka motorer som i framtiden kommer att påverka sparbankernas tjänste- och produktutbud, verksamhetsområden och servicekanaler. Sparbankerna måste bara se till att vara väl förberedda för dessa framtidsfaktorer så att deras goda namn och existens i framtiden fortfarande är berättigad.
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Cardiovascular response to agreement and disagreement: towards explaining the beneficial effect of social support

Lenz, Joseph William 11 1900 (has links)
Social support has been associated with reduced mortality and morbidity from a number of causes. To assess possible mechanisms of action relating to cardiovascular (CV) responsiveness, 90 male and female university students delivered a five-minute speech on a controversial topic to a same-sex laboratory confederate. Subjects were randomly assigned to one of three conditions in which the confederate either (a) agreed with the subject, (b) remained impassive (neutral), or (c) disagreed with the subject. Blood pressure (SBP and DBP) and heart rate (HR.) were monitored throughout the experiment. Self-report measures of state self-esteem and affective state were taken pre- and post-task, and reactions to the task were assessed with post-task self-report measures. Subjects reported strong differences in supportiveness of the confederate in the three conditions. Self-report data indicated increase in arousal during the speech (a finding synchronous with CV data), and they reported the Disagree condition to be less pleasant than the Agree condition. CV data were analyzed as a 2 x 3 (sex by experimental condition) repeated measures ANOVA assessing changes from baseline to speech task. Sex differences on CV measures matched patterns generally reported: Men had higher SBP and lower HR than women. All CV measures increased significantly and substantially during the speech task. HR was higher in the Disagree and Neutral conditions than in the Agree condition. SBP and DBP did not differ by condition. There were no sex by condition interactions; however, there was a trend towards men’s HR increasing more in the neutral condition and women’ more in the disagree condition. These data partially support earlier findings in similar experiments while suggesting that subtleties of context, task selection, and content of supportive interaction may have significant impact on the degree to which social support attenuates CV response to social stressors. Unanswered questions for future research are delineated, and implications for designing and implementing interventions that enhance social support are discussed.

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