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Showing 1 to 20 of 70 for “"perception of risk"”.
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Preterm Birth And The Perception Of Risk Among African Americans
… at a rate that is two to three times that of their white counterparts, and after decades of research, this disparity in birth outcomes still remains unexplained. While factors including income, education, neighborhood conditions, infection and stress have all been associated with …
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Protest Space: A Study of Technology Choice, Perception of Risk, and Space Exploration
… to create a program for the human exploration of Mars that will rely heavily on nuclear technologies. NASA has an established nuclear technology program that recently became the focus of public protest over the risk from the technologies. Focusing on the Cassini mission to Saturn, the citizens …
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Individual Differences in the Perception of Risk, Preference, and Dissimilarity for Simple Three-Outcome Gambles
… in DSpace on 2014-12-13T18:21:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7606890.pdf: 8745147 bytes, checksum: 2632c856e0656db5b9abac509ddf0f8c (MD5) Previous issue date: 1975
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Cultural Differences in Risk Perception: An Examination of USA and Ghanaian Perception of Risk Communication
… the awareness and need to better communicate risk and hazard information for consumer and manufacturing products. The purpose of this research was to examine cultural differences associated with risk communication and risk perception. The research observed cultural differences in hazard …
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Perception of Risk of Depression: The Influence of Optimistic Bias in a Non-Clinical Population of Women
… depression has been estimated to account for 11% of the world's disease burden with the expectation that this figure will rise to in excess of 15% by the year 2020 (AIHM, 2002; Australian Health Ministers, 1998). Women have been reported to be twice as likely as men to experience depression, …
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The perception of risk : a summary of studies and how they pertain to the future of nuclear energy
One of the most interesting aspects of nuclear power is the perceived risk that the public infers from its existence. This paper explores the public's response to risk in general and specifically to nuclear power by reviewing behavioral studies examining how risk is perceived. The paper also …
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Victimization, Fear of Crime, and Perception of Risk in the Workplace: Testing Rival Theories with a Sample of Greek and Greek-Cypriot Journalists
… study at hand assessed the relative importance of situational and dispositional factors in predicting victimization, perceived risk, and fear of crime at work as a first step to developing practices and procedures that minimize employees' experiences of workplace victimization. The theoretical …
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The Effects of news media on leisure tourists' perception of risk and willingness to travel, with specific reference to events of terrorism and political instability.
The perceptions people hold of destinations are of critical importance in the world of tourism as they influence individuals’ travel choices. In this sense, tourists’ negative awareness concerning safety and security present at a destination can prove disastrous for its ability to attract visitors …
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Examining the perceptions of diabetes risk factors among Congolese immigrants in Illinois
… have focused on understanding the distribution of diabetes in terms of race, gender, and age. When considering the distribution of diabetes per ethnicity, researchers agree that African immigrants are not exempt of having diabetes. In addition, several studies argued that primary concerns of …
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The Effect of Culture on Decision Making Behaviour in the Management of Risk Inherent In Unexpected Events Occurring During the Implementation of Construction Projects in the MENA
… that culture plays significant roles in the risk related decision making behaviour of project managers in the construction industry, as decision making and the management of risks contributes largely to the reduction or elimination of trade-offs of time versus cost, or time and cost versus …
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Testing the Adventure Model for outdoor adventure recreation participation
The purpose of this study was to test a revised version of the Adventure Model (Ewert & Hollenhorst, 1989). This research attempted to explain the preferences and behaviors of adventure recreation participants. Due to the methodological shortcomings with the testing of their model, several …
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The Economic Impacts of Soil Contamination in Wenatchee, WA
This study determines the economic impacts of soil contamination as a result of historical pesticide use in Wenatchee, WA. A hedonic regression analysis of home values before, during, and after cleanups of six contaminated schoolyards demonstrates the public’s willingness to pay for remediated soil …
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Determination and measurement of factors which influence propensity to cycle to work
2.89% of the UK population cycled for the journey to work as measured by the census in 200I. This percentage is similar to the percentage from the 1991 census and indicates a levelling off in the decline that had been seen in the previous two decades in bicycle use for the journey to work, but does …
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Photovoice as a technique to understand the perceptions of local people neighboring Tarangire National Park in Tanzania on the risks caused by migratory animals
What is the impact of wildlife on communities neighboring national parks and protected areas? Understanding perceptions of risk by local communities on wildlife can help conservation efforts and the development of acceptable policies for parks and protected areas. This study examines communities …
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Studies of experience based decision making
A series of papers aimed at characterizing how decision makers (DMs) make choices based on past experiences have revealed patterns that differ from those reported from description based decision making studies. Choices based on past experiences typically involve providing a DM direct experience …
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Microfoundations Approach to Risk and Uncertainty in the Uppsala Internationalization Process
… calls in International Business to employ a microfoundations approach for greater insight on differences in managerial cognition for entering business in high-risk locations. Consequently, findings challenge the Uppsala model’s longstanding stance concerning the risk-internationalization …
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Aspirin Use for Prevention of Myocardial Infarction in Rural-Dwelling Elderly
<p>The purpose of this study was to describe the patterns of aspirin (ASA) use for primary and secondary prevention of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Cardiac risk factors, perception of risk, discussion of ASA use and recommendations from healthcare providers (HCPs) are also described. The …
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Psychological aspects of risk and safety management in the UK offshore oil and gas industry.
The aim of this thesis was to investigate the psychological aspects of risk and safety management in the UK offshore oil and gas industry, however the results have implications for other high hazard industries. This thesis consists of three studies. The first risk perception study aimed to …
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Why People Fail to use Condoms for STD and HIV Prevention
… this awareness, people still put themselves at risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Why? This thesis catalogues the various reasons why people fail to use condoms during sexual intercourse. The qualitative information represents specific selections from anonymous personal …
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Local and expert knowledge in experienced mining communities : the case of a proposed uranium mine in Crownpoint
… is an essential environmental justice component of any mining development. Both limited public access to professional scientific knowledge and little acknowledgment by professionals of the contributions of local knowledge hinder discussion of proposed mines. A proposed uranium mine in Crownpoint, …
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