Search for dissertations about: "Consumer reporting"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words Consumer reporting.

2. 1. Chemicals in consumer products : Bridging the gap between academic research and chemicals regulation

   Author : Linda Molander; Christina Rudén; Magnus Breitholtz; Laura N. Vandenberg; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; consumer products; articles; chemicals; chemicals regulation; REACH; risk management; health risk assessment; non-standard toxicity studies; study evaluation; reporting guidance; endocrine disrupting compounds; bisphenol A; low dose effects; Applied Environmental Science; tillämpad miljövetenskap;

   Abstract : Exposure to chemicals emitting from consumer products, such as clothes, electronic devices, toys and kitchen-ware, has emerged as an issue of public health and environmental concern. The use of chemicals having endocrine disrupting properties in commercial products is receiving particular attention as low dose exposures of such chemicals have been associated with adverse effects in both human and wildlife populations. READ MORE

4. 2. A Pill for the Ill? : Depression, Medicalization and Public Health

   Author : Andreas Vilhelmsson; Socialmedicin och global hälsa; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Pharmaceuticalization; Medicalization; Adverse drug reaction; Antidepressants; Consumer reporting; Depression; Medical encounter; Mental health; Public health;

   Abstract : Mental disorders, especially depression, have been increasingly described as a growing burden to global public health. Critics argue, however, that the use of mental health surveys, underlying these descriptions, tends to overestimate the prevalence of mental disorders by not distinguishing everyday experiences of distress from pathological conditions. READ MORE

5. 3. Does Voluntary Governance Work? : Insights from Specialty Coffee

   Author : Finlay Macgregor; LUCID - Lund University Centre of Excellence for Integration of Social and Natural Dimensions of Sustainability-lup-obsolete; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; regulatory governance; sustainability science; voluntary governance; certification; disclosure; sustainability reporting; coffee; Reglering och styrning; hållbarhetsvetenskap; frivillig reglering; certifiering; rapportering; kaffe;

   Abstract : Agricultural businesses contribute to sustainability problems, but they are also increasingly central to the effort to develop solutions. One way of moving toward sustainability is through regulatory governance. In this thesis, I analyze a tool of regulatory governance called voluntary market-based regulatory initiatives. READ MORE

6. 4. Voluntary Information Sharing, Retail Pricing and Firm Performance

   Author : Charlie Lindgren; Siril Yella; Niklas Rudholm; Johan Håkansson; Christian Sandström; Högskolan Dalarna; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Voluntary information sharing; online retailing; e-commerce; price comparison websites; CSR; consumer search;

   Abstract : Online information sharing by firms has created an unprecedented amount of data to analyze by researchers. While conclusions from research should be drawn with basis in sound theory, there has also emerged a need to supplement these theoretical considerations with advanced data collection, storage and analysis as well as reporting to decisionmakers. READ MORE

7. 5. Consumer reported digital immunization records : feasibility, applicability, and public health utility in the Canadian context

   Author : Katherine M Atkinson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: Vaccination is one of the most effective public health interventions of all time. Public health programs collect data on Vaccination Coverage (VC) to determine levels of protection and guide resource allocation for further vaccination campaigns but VC data completeness and utility is a challenge in many settings. READ MORE