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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"household products"”.
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Factors Influencing Consumer Buying Behaviour on Household Products in Tanzania:The Case of Dar es Salaam
… that influence consumer buying behaviour on household products in Dar es Salaam. The study specifically sought to answer research questions related to the influence of social and cultural, psychological/personal class, demographic and economic factors on consumer buying behaviour on household …
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Examining women’s knowledge, health risk perceptions, beliefs and behaviours in relation to toxic chemicals commonly found in personal care and household products: a mixed-methods approach
Many personal care and household products (PCHP) contain toxic chemicals harmful to health. For instance, parabens, commonly found in shampoos, are endocrine disruptors that increase the risk of hormonal and reproductive disorders among women. Despite safer alternatives, research suggests women are …
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Sonochemically-produced proteinaceous microspheres
… variety of technical, agricultural, food, and household products. There have been many methods developed for microencapsulation: from reverse-phase evaporation into liposomes to coacervation into polymeric microspheres. Previously, Suslick and coworkers have used high-intensity ultrasound to …
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Consumers' Behavioral Intentions Regarding Online Shopping
… of shopping online is highest for Specialty Products followed by Personal, Information Intensive, and Household Products.
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DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL MICROCAPSULES AND CELLULOSE-BASED BIOSORBENTS FOR POLLUTANTS REMOVAL FROM WATER
… SKIN DISEASES. GROWING USE OF NANOPARTICLES IN HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS CAN ALSO CAUSE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, OWING TO THE IMPROPER HANDLING OF WASTES AND EFFLUENTS. HENCE THERE IS A NEED FOR COST-EFFECTIVE YET HIGHLY EFFICIENT ADSORBENTS FOR THE REMOVAL OF THESE POLLUTANTS FROM WATER. IN THE FIRST …
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Environmental sustainability assessment methods for buildings in South Africa
… has traditionally been associated with household products, but has more recently been applied to a wider range of products, including buildings and building materials. The basis for building ecolabels is provided by the results of building environmental assessments, which evaluate …
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Designing for cultural migration : methods for designers confronted with social change.
… often centres on the non-physical aspects of products, such as aesthetics, emotions and pleasurability, these factors may work in a particular way in markets in the developing world where rapid cultural and social changes are taking place. Current approaches to culturally oriented product …
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The experience sampling method, Apple iPhones, and investigating the relationship between values, subjective well-being and pro-environmental behavior
… the purchase, use, and disposal of personal and household products, is responsible for exacerbating climate change, bio-diversity loss and environmental degradation. Some believe that these rates of change, loss and degradation are unsustainable. As a result a great deal of effort has been spent …
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Life without my head
… and television, even the warning labels on our household products. Here, women's bodies are reinvented via plastic surgery and remade by chemical, technological, and violent sexual transformation. Their bodies are powered-up even when appearing dead. Questions of power permeate many of these …
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Investigating the Effects of Sodium Benzoate on Fat Deposition, Pharyngeal Pumping, and Related Genetic Mechanisms in Caenorhabditis elegans
… a widely used food preservative common in many household products due to its antibacterial and antifungal activities. However, many of its side effects other than as a preservative has been under research as of late to try and assess the validity of it being a generally regarded as safe ("GRAS") …
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UK market efficiency and the Myners review: a univariate analysis of strategic asset allocation by industrial sectors.
… valid, but limited solely to the Personal Care & Household Products sector.
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Versatile, automated sample preparation and detection of contaminants and biological materials
… of food, water, medicine and ingestible household products is a public health hazard that episodically causes outbreaks worldwide. Existing laboratory methods are often expensive, require a laboratory environment and/or trained staff to perform manual steps. The aim of this PhD thesis was …
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Impacts of prenatal phthalate and bisphenol exposure on infant cognition and early language development
… and phthalates are used in plastic consumer products, food and drink packaging and containers, personal care and household products, medical supplies, and building supplies. Due to their widespread use, exposure is nearly ubiquitous among women of childbearing age and among pregnant women. …
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The Chlorination of Pharmaceuticals and Other Phenolic Compounds in the Presence of Iodide
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) include a wide range of chemicals such as prescription and over-the-counter drugs, fragrances, diagnostic agents, and a litany of other compounds commonly added to household products such as sunscreens, soaps, toothpastes, and deodorants. If …
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STRUCTURE, DYNAMICS AND RHEOLOGY OF SURFACTANT MICELLES AND MICELLE-NANOPARTICLE SOLUTIONS: A MOLECULAR DYNAMICS STUDY
… used in a number of industrial, commercial and household products and processes. Understanding flow-microstructure coupling in micellar systems can benefit applications ranging from targeted drug delivery and detergency to enhanced oil recovery and hydrofracking. Amongst micellar fluids, …
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Evaluation and implementation of adsorption technologies for the treatment of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances
… problem worldwide. Applications of PFASs in household products, electronics, and firefighting foams has created substantial environmental remediation challenges in the treatment of these highly stable chemicals. While many conventional and advanced treatment approaches are ineffective for …
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Ionic Characterization of Laundry Detergents: Implications for Consumer Choice and Inland Freshwater Salinization
… Occoquan Reservoir, a suite of laundry detergent products was identified based upon survey data collected in the northern Virginia region. The ionic compositions of these products were then characterized using ion chromatography and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry to quantify select …