Essays about: "Health warnings"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Health warnings.

1. 1. Do first impressions matter? How product packaging and warning messages influence young adults' conceptions and intentions to use nicotine pouches

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

   Author : Ella Renaudin; Penny Taka; [2023]
   Keywords : Health warnings; Plain packaging; Framing; Prospect theory; Nudging;

   Abstract : Tobacco-free nicotine pouches have become increasingly popular in Sweden, especially among young adults. This thesis examines how packaging and warning messages could influence young adults' conceptions and intentions to use nicotine pouches. READ MORE

3. 2. Moth and Birch

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

   Author : Valentina Pivotti; [2017]
   Keywords : Mathematics and Statistics;

   Abstract : The goal of this thesis is to build a near-real time defoliation detector that could be used, early in the spring, to find out which areas of a birch forest are being affected by an insect outbreak. The importance of a reliable detection at the beginning of the spring lies on the possibility for an early intervention. READ MORE

4. 3. Trademark Rights under the Plain Packaging Regime and the New Tobacco Products Directive

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Alexander Mutafchiyski; [2017]
   Keywords : Plain packaging; cigarettes; tobacco products; trademarks;

   Abstract : With the entry into force of the Second Tobacco Products Directive1 (hereinafter TPD), new labelling requirements for tobacco products are being introduced for ensuring greater protection of public health. Notably, the TPD harmonises minimum requirements of the WHO’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and its Guidelines, consisting of pictorial warnings and information about the harmful effects of smoking (Article 9 and 10 TPD), covering 65% of the tobacco package2, but also provides the possibility for Member States to introduce further more stringent measures (Article 24(2) TPD). READ MORE

5. 4. Chinese (in)action: Seeing breathing as a means to understand citizens’ (in)action

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Linda Angerbjörn; [2015]
   Keywords : Transparency; governmental information; information disclosure; environmental awareness; public perception of air pollution; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Civic engagement plays an important role in governmental transparency – so how does transparency work in a non-democracy like China where the political and juridical systems repress public participation? Through quantitative methods this paper examines how a selection of citizens in Shanghai, China, make use of environmental information made available through the Chinese government’s Open Environmental Information (OEI) transparency measures. The findings indicate that information on air quality is only utilized by a small percentage of the research sample, while the majority do not adhere to warnings of heath risks associated with smog. READ MORE

6. 5. Using 19F-NMR and 1H-NMR for Analysis of Glucocorticosteroids in Creams and Ointments : -Method Development for Screening, Quantification and Discrimination

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemivetenskap (CHE)

   Author : Angelica Lehnström; [2011]
   Keywords : NMR; 19F; 1H; nuclear magnetic resonance; glucocorticosteroid; corticosteroid;

   Abstract : Topical treatment containing undeclared corticosteroids and illegal topical treatment with corticosteroid content have been seen on the Swedish market. In creams and ointments corticosteroids in the category of glucocorticosteroids are used to reduce inflammatory reactions and itchiness in the skin. READ MORE