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Effectiveness of Nurse Counselling in Discouraging the Use of the infant Walkers

Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 2004
Infant walkers are widely used by caregivers in Singapore despite being recognized as a household hazard. The study determined the effectiveness of nurse counselling in dissuading caregivers from using the walker. Caregivers of children 4 months of age were recruited and divided into the intervention group (nurse's advice and illustrated pamphlets), a
N C, Tan, N M L H, Lim, K, Gu
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Choosing to Encourage or Discourage: Perceived Effectiveness of Prescriptive Versus Proscriptive Messages

Environmental Management, 2000
The estimated cost of repairing damage caused to recreational sites annually is in the hundreds of millions of dollars. These depreciative activities also reduce the quality of visitors' experiences in the damaged areas. Indirect methods, such as visitor education through brochures and signs, continue to be the least controversial management approaches
P L, Winter   +4 more
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SELF-REPORTED EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND CREDIT DISCOURAGEMENT: RACIAL DIFFERENCES AMONG INDIVIDUAL MICROENTREPRENEURS IN BRAZIL

Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship
Research has shown that credit discouragement is one of the most significant barriers deterring small businesses from accessing credit. Although credit discouragement is often associated with diminished expectations for successfully obtaining credit, the
Marcelo Paixão, I. Rossetto
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Schooling the Discouraged Worker: Local-Labour-Market Effects on Educational Participation

Sociology, 1989
This paper tests the hypothesis of a `discouraged worker' effect, whereby local unemployment discourages 16 year-olds from leaving school, among a recent sample of young people in Scotland. The analysis supports the hypothesis: ceteris paribus young people were more likely to stay on at school, the higher the local unemployment rate.
David Raffe, J. Douglas Willms
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Favorable effect of Karate Kata on self-esteem, anxiety and fatigue in people living with HIV.

Psychology, Health & Medicine
In the general population, and among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV), sport activity is associated with better health, physically and psychologically. HIV is associated with low self-esteem.
Lucia Grandière Pérez   +5 more
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Labor Market Distortion with Discouraged Worker Effects in Korea

2016
This paper examines skill mismatch problems in regional labor markets due to discouraged worker effects in South Korea. In Seoul metropolitan areas (SMAs), supply surplus for highly educated workforce among the youth is evident and causes serious distortion not only in SMA but also in national labor market.
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Do US Corporate Governance Standards Effectively Discourage Risk in the Emerging Markets?

Australian Accounting Review, 2017
AbstractThis study provides an examination of the effect of various corporate governance factors on the management of the risks inherent in business and the potential divergent impact of these factors on US firms and firms in emerging countries. In particular, the study scrutinises corporate governance and corporate risk‐taking behaviour across ...
Naz Sayari, Bill Marcum
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Borrower discouragement and multidimensional child deprivation in Ghana

Journal of Economic Inequality, 2023
Raymond Elikplim Kofinti   +2 more
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Environmental Governance and Whistleblower Rewards: Balancing Prosocial Motivations with Monetary Incentives

Law and Social Inquiry
This article examines the idea of introducing a comprehensive reward program for whistleblowing on violations of environmental laws. The common criticism that rewards for external reporting considerably discourage employees from internal reporting is ...
Masaki Iwasaki
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