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Marginalized and vulnerable groups have always existed in societies. Such groups have always needed protectors of their rights. In democratic countries institutions have had to be established to ensure that the rights of these groups are protected. National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) are part of these institutions. NHRIs are important and vital as they 'serve as independent bodies for the protection and promotion of human rights‘. / Thesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa)) -- University of Pretoria, 2010. / A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Law University of Pretoria, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Masters of Law (LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa). Prepared under the supervision of Dr. Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, Faculty of Law, University of Ghana, Ghana. 2010. / http://www.chr.up.ac.za/ / Centre for Human Rights / LLM

Fallolyckor är ett stort patientsäkerhets- och samhällsekonomiskt problem. I Sverigedrabbas varje år cirka 18 000 personer av höftfraktur som leder till lidande för patientenoch stora kostnader för samhället. Syftet med litteraturöversikten var att beskrivautfallet av att använda höftskydd som prevention. Studien genomfördes som en litteraturöversikt där tolv vetenskapliga artiklar utgjorde underlaget för resultatet.Resultatet som redovisas i tre kategorier är: effekter av höftskydd, följsamhet till att bära höftskydd och upplevelser av höftskydd. Risken för höftfraktur minskas vid fall om höftskydd används. Följsamheten till att använda höftskydd minskar över tid. Resultatetvisar även att både personal och patienter är överens om att en stor anledning till varförinte höftskydd används är att de anses vara obekväma. Sjuksköterskor bör genomutbildning få en ökad medvetenhet om höftskyddens effekt för att därmed kunna minskaantalet höftfrakturer. Forskning inom området för att öka följsamheten och görahöftskydden bekvämare är önskvärt för att kunna minska antalet höftfrakturer, ochdärigenom reducera lidandet och minska stora samhällskostnader för vård ochrehabilitering som en höftfraktur medför. / Falls is a major patient safety and socio- economic concern. In Sweden approximately 18 000 persons every year suffer a hip fracture which causes the person major suffering and cost forthe society. The aim of this literature study was to describe the outcome of using hipprotectors as prevention. A literature overview was carried out were twelve scientific articleswere the basis of the result. The result is presented in three categories: effect of hip protectors, compliance to the use of hip protectors and the experiences of hip protectors. The risk of contacting a hip fracture is reducing if the fall occurs when using hip protectors. Compliance to the use of hip protector decreases over time. The result showed that patient and staff both agreed that a large reason for not using hip protectors is that they are uncomfortable. Through education nurses need to increase their awareness about the effect of hip protectors and thereby decrease the amount of hip fractures. Further research to increase compliance and to make the hip protector more comfortable would be desirable to reduce the amount of hip fractures. This will not only reduce suffering for those who contract a hip fracture but also reduce society´s major cost for the care and rehabilitation of a hip fracture.

Iconography encapsulates the cultural knowledge of a civilization. The ancient Maya of Mesoamerica utilized iconography to express ideological beliefs, as well as political events and histories. An ideology heavily based on the presence of an Otherworld is visible in elaborate Maya iconography. Motifs and themes can be manipulated to convey different meanings based on context. An example of this mutability can be witnessed in the depiction of Otherworld gods. Maya gods were not like Old World pantheons; gods were fluid and could function in multiple roles. Protector gods are an example of the fluidity of Maya deities. Scenes of protector gods are closely related, indicative of a specific theme and meaning. This thesis aims to define a specific iconographic theme, centered around a “protector,” based on the similarities of the composition of each scene in the sample set of images found on monuments. In conjunction with archaeological evidence and epigraphy, I suggest the protector theme depicts deities in the role of a protector

Os equipamentos de proteção individual devem ser utilizados após a implantação de medidas administrativas, de medidas de proteção coletiva, alterações de projeto ou em situações de emergência. Podem ser considerados como a última barreira entre um trabalhador e uma condição perigosa. A seleção destes equipamentos deve ser cuidadosa e este trabalho objetivou a criação de um programa de computador para auxiliar os profissionais responsáveis pelo processo de seleção de protetores auditivos, uma posterior comparação entre as saídas do programa com os equipamentos disponibilizados para os trabalhadores das empresas analisadas e uma análise crítica dos documentos obtidos das empresas. Foi efetuada uma revisão bibliográfica das metodologias de seleção de protetores auditivos, criando-se um fluxograma decisório, com pontos de interação com o usuário para a coleta de dados. Foram utilizados programas de prevenção de riscos ambientais de 7 empresas de mineração, identificadas as atividades cujos níveis de ruído se encontravam acima dos limites legais permitidos, determinando-se a necessidade ou não da utilização de protetores auditivos. Os dados foram introduzidos no programa, obtendo-se uma lista de equipamentos adequados para cada atividade selecionada. Compararam-se os equipamentos selecionados pelo programa com os equipamentos oferecidos pelas empresas, identificando-se as vantagens do programa. Observou-se também a baixa qualidade dos documentos emitidos pelas empresas que, em geral, não atenderam aos requisitos mínimos dispostos na legislação. Verificou-se que, quando selecionados corretamente, os equipamentos selecionados pelas empresas estavam contidos na lista de saída do programa, concluindo-se que o programa permitiu maior flexibilidade na escolha dos equipamentos de proteção auditiva, podendo se refletir em vantagens ergonômicas para os trabalhadores e econômicas para as empresas. / Personal protective equipment should only be used after engineering, administrative and work practices or in emergency situations. For this reason, PPE may be considered the last line of defense between workers and a hazardous situation. This work aims to create computer software to assist safety personnel in the PPE selection process, to compare the results produced by this software with the equipment provided by the companies when data from exposures were input and a critical analysis of the documents provided by the companies. A search for the PPE selection methods was conducted, generating a flowchart for hearing protector selection that was implemented in a web site. Data from risk management programs of 7 Brazilian mining companies were used as input to the software once the high risk of noise exposure activities were identified. A list of adequate equipment was then generated by the software and this list was compared to the list of equipments provided by each company. After a critical analysis the software advantages were found to be the higher flexibility in the choice of hearing protectors brought by the much larger list of adequate equipment. Additional advantages include the smaller amount of time spent looking for the correct choice and the ability to provide multiple choices of equipment for workers to choose from, which increases the comfort and thus the compliance to the PPE program. The quality of the documents provided by the companies was found to be low and lacking several requirements of Brazilian Law. The created software was found to be a useful tool, further testing and improvements are needed to increase its usability and to consolidate it as an asset to health and workplace safety professionals.

Bibliography: leaves 92-95.

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