Essays about: "smokers"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the word smokers.

  1. 1. Refining the particulate matter airway deposition arising from indoor cooking-related biomass combustion for children in the Haramaya district in Ethiopia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ergonomi och aerosolteknologi

    Author : Kasper Malmborn; [2023]
    Keywords : Air pollution exposure; charcoal; wood; animal dung; low-income setting epidemiology; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Background: Air pollution, a global issue affecting millions of individuals, is linked to adverse health effects on the respiratory system, but also to e.g., cancer and cardiovascular ailments. In low-income countries, cooking is often conducted by biomass-combustion, causing women and children to be exposed to high levels of indoor air pollution. READ MORE

  3. 2. The experiences of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis : A descriptive review

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för vårdvetenskap

    Author : Ting Cen; Shuting Yang; [2023]
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    Abstract : Background: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis was previously considered a rare disease,but now the incidence and mortality of pulmonary fibrosis are increasing.Epidemiological studies have shown that the prevalence of the disesse has increased yearby year in the past 20 to 30 years. READ MORE

  4. 3. European Tobacco Taxation and Youth Smoking - Findings from two decades of Health Behaviour in School-aged Children surveys

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ida Haggren; Lucas Henriksson; [2023]
    Keywords : Youth smoking; smoking initiation; tobacco taxation; cigarette taxation; two-way fixed effects.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Using data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey on smoking behaviors for roughly 440,000 European youths over the years 2001-2018, we show that a one euro increase in cigarette excise taxes reduces smoking prevalence (share of children who has smoked) by 2 percentage points using a two-way fixed effects model. This translates to a participation elasticity of -0. READ MORE

  5. 4. Validation of mHealth Applications for Behaviour Change : A Mixed-Method Study

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Yingyuan Guo; [2022]
    Keywords : mHealth apps; behaviour change; validation; mixed-method; usability; app quality; mHealth-appar; beteendeförändring; validering; mixed-metod; användbarhet; appkvalitet;

    Abstract : Context: The amount of Mobile Health (mHealth) applications to cultivate a healthy lifestyle or rehabilitate patients with physical or mental disabilities are increasingly available on app stores[1]. However, without a validation process, satisfactory results may not be obtained, especially for behaviour change apps. READ MORE

  6. 5. Marginal bone loss around dentalimplants: comparison between smokers and non-smokers. : A retrospective clinical study

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Odontologiska fakulteten (OD)

    Author : Amir Ali; Ammar Al-Attar; [2022]
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    Abstract : Purpose The aim of the present retrospective study was to compare the marginal bone loss (MBL)around dental implants in a group of smokers in relation to a matched group of non-smokers. Materials and methods The present dental record-based retrospective study included patients selected fromindividuals treated with dental implants during the period 1980-2018 at one specialist clinicin Malmö. READ MORE