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Showing 1 to 20 of 98 for “"risk perceptions"”.
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Ethnic Identity and Teratogenic Risk Perceptions
<p>Elevated perceptions of teratogenic risk can cause anxiety and confusion among pregnant women. To assess whether ethnic identity and demographic factors can influence teratogenic risk perceptions, 194 pregnant women in Houston were surveyed using the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM) and …
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Tourism, travel risk and travel risk perceptions: a study of travel risk perceptions and the effects of incidents on tourism
… the impact that such events have on the travel risk perceptions of tourists. The purpose of this research is to examine the nature,magnitude and direct impacts of a selection of incidents and the time recovery period. Case studies of high profile events such as those that occurred in Egypt, …
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Risk Perceptions of Climate Change in International Environmental Negotiations
Climate change poses an unprecedented risk to global human security and future generations. Yet actions to mitigate or adapt to the changing climate system vary greatly among countries and their constituencies. Despite mounting evidence detailing the economic, social, and ecological risks of …
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Public awareness and risk perceptions of endocrine disrupting chemicals
… cancers. EDCs are a serious public health risk and numerous guidelines and risk messages have been disseminated to inform and protect the public. However, little is known about current levels of public awareness and risk perception of EDCs and how the public respond to EDC risk messages. …
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Ending America's Dependence on Foreign Oil: Risk Perceptions among Texans
… nations, and oil wars. Demographic variables, risk perception, community attachment, environmental knowledge, and environmental attitudes of Texans were examined to determine which factors influence attitudes toward the hard- and soft-energy path for ending the U.S. Reliance on foreign oil. The …
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Influence of Child Injury Risk Perceptions on Adult Supervision Behavior
… beliefs have been shown to positively reduce risky play in children though these efforts vary with age and context. There is a need to further evaluate the influence of social context, environmental characteristics, and parenting practices on supervision behavior. Research has classified …
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Understanding funder’s risk perceptions in reward-based crowdfunding : formation, impact, and cure.
… lead to crowdfunding success. Yet, despite its risky nature, no study thus far systematically investigates how risk perceptions emerge and impact funders’ investment behavior in reward-based crowdfunding and what companies can do to address funders’ risk concerns. To bridge these gaps, this …
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Local hazards knowledge and risk perceptions of stakeholders in Southern Illinois watershed partnerships
… into the roles of local hazards knowledge and risk perception can help understand how these two parameters influence collaborative watershed management and can provide watershed managers with insights on designing holistic management schemes that can address the complexities and health, social, …
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A study of risk perceptions and communication in risk management for construction projects
Bibliography: p. 269-301.
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The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on College Students’ Vaccination Risk Perceptions and Decision-Making
… making for COVID-19 vaccination. I found that risk perception—of both the vaccine and the disease— played a key role in students’ decisions, but that these perceptions were largely influenced by the social and cultural context, as the pandemic forced students to make health decisions alone for …
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Renal Disease Risk and Risk Perceptions Among African-American Women with Type 2 Diabetes
… African Americans face a disparate risk for renal disease development secondary to type 2 diabetes (T2D), and African-American women have shown to be at the highest risk. Despite this, there is minimal research on African American's awareness of renal disease and existing renal …
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An Examination of Risk Perceptions and Allocation Preferences in Public-Private Partnerships in Nigeria
Risk perceptions and allocation preferences are important elements of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP); as the fundamental tension in any negotiation between the public and private sector in PPPs usually comes down to the question: who is responsible for managing a particular risk? Yet research …
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Flying' Female Sex Workers in Kolkata, India: Using "Cultural Biography" to Understand HIV Risk Perceptions
… significant attention on sex workers' high risk of HIV infection, very little empirical data exists about the ways of life, socio-cultural contexts, sexual practices and risk perceptions of these women, and particularly those in non-brothel based or flying sex work in India. In addition, the …
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What is the impact of livelihood strategies on farmers' climate risk perceptions in the Bolivian highlands?
… that is highly variable. This study combines risk perception literature and livelihood strategy literature to examine climate risk perceptions. Studying the risk perceptions of the Aymara people can give policy-makers an understanding of the people's perception of risk, allowing them to make …
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Human safety and shark conservation: an analysis of surfer risk perceptions and attitudes towards shark management
… other associated industries. I assessed surfers' perceptions of risk from sharks, how they value sharks, their knowledge of sharks, and their attitudes towards shark management. I surveyed surfers at Muizenberg Beach in Cape Town, and North Beach and Bay of Plenty Beach in Durban by asking them to …
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Syndemic Health Impacts and Environmental Risk Perceptions Associated with Mining Among the Ch'orti' of Eastern Guatemala
… workshops to examine the underlying patterns and perceptions of environmental risk and healthy and unhealthy spaces in the Ch'orti' communities of Olopa, Guatemala that have been impacted by the Cantera Los Manantiales antimony mine. Results suggest that, since mining operations began, residents …
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Exploring the role of climate change risk perceptions in informing climate services for adaptation in East Africa
… for climate services is through climate change risk perceptions, because perceptions of climate change risk influence whether decision makers take action on climate change as well as what information they seek and use to take action. Accordingly, this study uses data collected through a regional …
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Risk Perceptions, Past Vaccination, and Vaccine Acceptance for Seasonal and Outbreak (2009 H1N1) Influenzas Among a University Sample
… a comprehensive understanding of this group’s perceptions of outbreak illnesses as well as acceptance of vaccination efforts intended to control the spread and associated morbidity of either seasonal or outbreak influenza in this cohort. The Health Belief Model (HBM) is used as the framework of …
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