Dissertations / Theses: 'Oshana'

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Nashilongo, Onesmus. "An investigation of teachers', learners' and parents' understanding and perceptions of a whole school approach to environmental learning in selected schools in the Oshana Region, Namibia." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003528.

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This study sought to investigate teacher, learner and parental perceptions and understanding of a whole school approach in environmental education (EE). There were five schools piloting environmental education through a whole school development approach in the Oshana Region of Namibia. The study was conducted in two rural schools in the Oshana Region. The schools were selected because they participated and piloted the infusion of environmental education themes in the curriculum through the whole school approach during the Supporting Environmental Education in Namibia (SEEN) project piloting phase from 2001 to 2005. This study was shaped and informed by international theories, practices and perspectives of a whole school approach as cited in chapter two of this study. In other words a whole school approach has provided theoretical background information and a practical framework on which this study was built. A whole school approach provides a theoretical understanding of how the school community, the biophysical environment, as well as the curriculum can benefit from EE projects through a whole school development approach. The whole school approach, discussed in this study, provides an opportunity to see the link between the whole school approach and ESD in order to understand the role a whole school approach plays in the implementation of ESD in Namibia. The research took the form of an interpretive case study focusing on a study of two teachers, two learners, and two members of the community. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, document analysis and site observations. This study was undertaken two years later after the Supporting Environmental Education Namibia (SEEN) pilot project phased out. The findings indicate that despite the training and support received by the schools during the operation of the Supporting Environmental Education Namibia (SEEN) pilot project, schools are still experiencing problems with the application of a whole school approach. The findings revealed that the curriculum should provide guidelines and examples to support teachers on how to integrate environmental education in the teaching and learning process. The results of the study indicate that teachers, learners and members of the community have a limited understanding about how a whole school development approach in environmental education is linked to Education Sustainable Development (ESD) and the four dimensions of the environment.

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Mwiikeni, Helena Twiihaleni, and Helena Twiihaleni Shimwafeni-Mwiikeni. "An investigation into how grade 10 learners make meaning during the teaching and learning of the topic on nutrition in Life Science: a case study." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001876.

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The integration of learners’ prior everyday knowledge and experiences during teaching and learning is a pre-requisite in the Namibian curriculum. The curriculum states that if learners are taught in a way which builds on what they already know and they relate new knowledge to the reality around them, their learning in school can be made more meaningful. Thus, learners’ meaning making in the topic on nutrition was researched to find out whether elicitation and integration of learners’ prior everyday knowledge and experience in the nutrition topic enhanced or constrained their learning. This study was conducted with my grade10 learners at the school where I am currently teaching. The school is located in a rural area in Oshana region in Northern Namibia. This study is situated within an interpretive paradigm. Within the interpretive paradigm a qualitative case study approach was adopted. I considered this methodological orientation appropriate in this study as it allowed me to use the following methods: document analysis, brainstorming and discussion, semi-structured interviews and a focus group interview, practical activities with worksheets and observation and reflection. Multiple methods to gather data were used for triangulation and validation purposes. For data analysis purposes, the data sets were colour coded to derive themes and analytical statements. Ethical consideration was also taken seriously in this study. The findings from this study revealed that integration of learners’ prior everyday knowledge and experience enabled learners to understand science better particularly in the topic of nutrition. The study also revealed that learners possess a lot of prior everyday knowledge and experience about food they eat in their homes. However, data from the community members revealed that there are some contradictions between learners’ prior everyday knowledge and the science content of the topic. Nonetheless, engaging learners in practical activities in the testing of food (local and conventional western type foods) helped them to make meaning of the content learned. I therefore, recommend that learners’ prior everyday knowledge and experiences should be incorporated during teaching and learning of the topic on nutrition. The study also recommends that the Department of Education should ensure that teachers get the necessary support and training on how to integrate learners’ prior everyday knowledge and experiences.

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Shifotoka, Simsolia Namene. "An investigation into teacher perspectives and experiences in integrating HIV and AIDS information across the curriculum at some selected Junior Secondary Schools in the Oshana Region, Namibia." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004336.

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HIV and AIDS are still among the world's most significant public health challenges. Education is widely regarded as an effective response to the pandemic - a “social vaccine” that can increase young people’s awareness of the dangers of HIV infection and thus decrease their vulnerability to HIV and AIDS. Integrating HIV and AIDS awareness across the school curriculum is therefore one of the strategies being implemented to educate learners about the pandemic. There are challenges; however, related to the central goal of integrating HIV and AIDS education and also to the form – in particular, the pedagogical practices - that this might best take. This qualitative case study research investigated teachers’ perspectives, experiences, and levels of preparedness with regard to integrating HIV and AIDS information in the main carrier subjects, mathematics and geography, in some junior secondary schools in Namibia. The study situates debates on curriculum integration and draws on Fogarty’s (1999) models of curriculum integration as a conceptual and analytic tool to examine the nature, form and content of integration. It includes a questionnaire on curriculum integration completed by 53 teachers as well as a component consisting of observations and interviews with four teachers from two schools. The results reveal patterns that also emerge in earlier studies on curriculum integration. This approach is already widely recognized as challenging and problematic in the context of general education. However, this and other studies show that when HIV and AIDS are brought into the arena, additional factors come into play and further complicate the process, because of the sensitivity of this topic. In addition, the task of integrating HIV and AIDS education has been added to an already overcrowded curriculum. Teachers have not been provided with adequate (or any) training with concrete examples that might facilitate their efforts to integrate HIV and AIDS information into subjects like the ones under scrutiny in this study. The picture that emerges from examining the evidence on HIV and AIDS integration against Fogarty’s (1991) 10 models of curriculum integration is one in which teaching practices are ad hoc, opportunistic and haphazard right across the sample. The choice of integration models for implementation of the HIV and AIDS component in these subjects has been largely left to the opportunity, ability and personal inclinations of individual teachers. The results point to a range of responses, with many teachers not teaching HIV and AIDS at all or some hesitantly experimenting with different approaches; all to limited effect in realizing the intended national goals of this curriculum project. The overall pattern also reveals a degree of frustration among the teachers in the sample, who acknowledged and were concerned at the enormity of the HIV and AIDS challenge facing the country. They recognised the motive behind the policy to have the education system play an important role in response to the HIV challenge, but felt frustrated with the social, personal and practical difficulties of actually implementing the policy within the context of poor (or no) training, knowledge, and support.

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Helao, Tuhafeni. "The role of regional councillors in consultation and communication regarding rural service delivery in the Oshana region of Namibia." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2005. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&amp.

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This study examined the role of regional councilors in consultation and communication regarding rural service delivery in Namibia, with specific reference to the Oshana region. The research includes a case study that assessed the degree and the extent to which consultation and communication takes place between regional councilors and community members at constituency level in the region. It also examined the inevitability of consultation and communication concerning basic services provision such as water and electricity in the Oshana region.

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Andreas, Aili. "The effectiveness of financial decentralisation in Namibia: a case study of Oshana Regional Council." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/95656.

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Thesis (MDF)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.
This study on the effective implementation of financial decentralisation in Namibia has explored how effective the development budget is utilised to address development challenges in Oshana Region. Namibia is faced with different development challenges of unemployment and unequal distribution of income, amongst other issues, and the government has introduced some initiatives to address these challenges. The implementation of the Enabling Decentralisation Policy (Decentralisation Act of 2000), which aims to transfer power, functions and resources to the regional government, can be regarded as a guideline to the effective utilisation of the development budget in Namibia. A qualitative methodology was used to explore the effectiveness of the development budget, since the findings of the research depended on the response of the participants. Financial decentralisation is a new concept in many countries, including Namibia. Purposive sampling was employed and the employees working with the development budget, especially those from the National Planning Commission at the Development Budget Sub-Division, Ministry of Regional, Local Government and Rural Development and the Oshana Regional Council – the custodians of the development budget - were the main sources to provide the required data. The results of the study indicate that there is a lack of proper monitoring mechanisms for the utilisation of development funds at both regional and central government level. Stakeholders from central and regional government do not have data and information of the total amount allocated and executed in Oshana region. The development budget in Namibia, despite the Decentralisation Policy, is highly centralised and institutions are working in isolation, which makes it challenging for the Regional Council of Oshana to effectively monitor utilisation of resources. Lack of capacity and highly complex institutional arrangements are perceived as the main possible challenges impeding the effective implementation of financial decentralisation and utilisation of the development budget in Oshana Region. It is recommended that Government address the challenges identified in this study.

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Shikoyeni, Hilya Ndeapo. "Exploring the psycho-social determinants of heavy alcohol drinking amongst women in Oshana, Namibia." University of the Western Cape, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/5621.

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Magister Artium (Social Work) - MA(SW)
Heavy alcohol drinking is a serious health concern in many African countries such as Namibia and South Africa. The heavy use of alcohol is mainly due to avoid coping with the realities of life. There is however, a paucity of research on heavy alcohol use amongst women, particularly in Oshana region of Namibia, where problem drinking is threatening the well-being of women and society. This study explored the psycho-social determinants of women who are heavy alcohol users in the Oshana region. The study design was explorative and descriptive within a qualitative approach. The social constructionist theory underpinned this study. Four participants were randomly selected from the Developmental Social Services caseload which led the researcher to snowball the other four participants for a total of eight participants in the study. Data was collected by means of semi-structured face-to-face interview with the aid of an interview guide. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and field notes were taken. Thematic analysis was used to analyse and interpret the data. The participants identified with coping with realities among women heavy drinking. They reported psychological and social factors affected the well- being of women drinking. These factors included poverty, unemployment, family pressure or influence, availability and accessibility of alcohol, expression, stress, low self-esteem, fear of loneliness and many others. Based on these results, some of the suggestions put forward by all the participants and the researcher concluded the study with a recommendation that an awareness can be created by service providers such as social workers working with women who are heavy drinkers to establish and improve alcohol programmes in Oshana Region and Namibia as a whole.

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Matheus, Hilya. "Investigating the implementation of continuous assessment by grade 7 Social Studies teachers in the Oshana education region." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003475.

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Since independence in 1990, Namibia’s Ministry of Education Sport and Culture has focused on curriculum and assessment reforms. The introduction of Continuous Assessment (CA) for appraising learners’ achievement was considered to be a very important aspect of teaching and learning. This study focused on the implementation of CA in schools. The study explores how the selected grade 7 Social Studies teachers understand and implement CA. This study was conducted in the Oshana region of Namibia. Four grade 7 Social Studies teachers participated from two different schools. This study was done through a case study to gain insight into the implementation of CA in schools. Semi-structured interviews, observations and document analysis were the research methods used to collect the data. The findings indicate that these teachers have a theoretical understanding of what CA implies and what role it plays and are aware of assessment strategies. However these theoretical perspectives are not translated into practice. This implies a limited understanding of CA and reflects a gap between the teachers’ theoretical understanding of CA and its practical implementation. The study also identified various systemic factors that hamper the implementation of CA, which include overcrowded classrooms, increased teachers’ workload by CA, shortages of resources such as textbooks and lack of professional development. The nature of pre-service teacher education the participants went through, professional development programmes that are given to teachers as in-service training and a lack of guidelines in the syllabus on how to approach continuous assessment are clearly evident in the findings as factors that contribute to the teachers’ gap between theory and practice. The study concludes that even though a number of workshops on continuous assessment were conducted, the teachers still could not implement it as expected. The study findings inform my professional context as an Advisory Teacher and that of my colleagues. Therefore it made me realize what the teachers’ needs are and what kind of support they require.

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Kadhepa-Kandjengo, Selma Ndeyapo. "An exploration of leadership development in a learner representative structure in a secondary school, Oshana Region, Namibia." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/62450.

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Before independence, Namibia inherited a system of Bantu education which was hierarchical, authoritarian and non-democratic. Upon independence, the educational sector went through numerous reforms which were meant to transform education and to make it more democratic, whereby all stakeholders can broadly participate. In spite of these reforms, leadership of schools has remained a hierarchical system, where a principal who, as an individual, runs the school without recognition of the potential leadership of others. Recent studies on leadership have called for shared leadership, whereby leadership is a practice, permeable to learner leaders and not associated with individuals. This research study aims to explore learner leadership development in the Learner Representative Council (LRC) structure at a secondary school in Namibia. The motivation of this research study was twofold - firstly, my personal interest in learner leadership was aroused by my teaching experience. The second reason was due to my realisation that the area was under-researched in Namibia, hence I wanted to fill the existing gap on learner leadership. The study critically engaged learners and teachers to help me get an understanding of learner leadership and the factors enabling learner leadership development. I also found that challenges which resulted in contradictions, hampered leadership development. The study took an interventionist approach and second generation Cultural Historical Activity Theory was used to surface tensions and contradictions affecting learner leadership development. Change Laboratory workshops enabled the expansive learning process with the 12 LRC members. Data was collected using semi-structured interviews, questionnaires, observation, document analysis and journaling. The study found that learner leadership was understood more in terms of traditional views of leadership, whereby a learner needed to possess certain qualities in order to lead. The findings further pointed out that the LRC members were mainly involved in managerial roles and not really leadership roles, as such, and they were not involved in decision-making at the school. Although provision for the LRC body is made in an Educational Act, historical and cultural forces account for teachers’ reluctance to support the LRC members, as well as for silence of learner voice. I hope that findings from this research study strengthen learner leadership structures in schools and contribute to the creation of knowledge on learner leadership in Namibia.

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Rolens, Da Silva. "Leadership development within a Learner Representative Council (LRC) in a rural secondary school in the Oshana region, Namibia." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/62808.

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The Namibian Education Act (Namibia. Education Act No. 16 of 2001) mandates state secondary school learners to be included in school leadership through a body of learners known as the Learner Representative Council (LRC). The few studies carried out on the LRC in schools reveal that very little has been achieved in terms of learner leadership development. This study explored and provided insight into possible reasons for this, and recommendations. The research questions driving the study were: How is learner leadership currently understood and practised in the school? What are the enabling and constraining factors in the school as far as learner leadership development is concerned? And what can be done to promote learner leadership development? This study is an interpretive case study of learner leadership in the LRC in a Namibian state secondary school in the Oshana region. The conceptual framework used was distributed leadership. The Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) was used as an analytical tool. The research participants were the LRC members, school principal, Heads of Departments representing the school management members, the School Board Chairperson representing parents and the LRC liaison teacher and were all purposively selected. Data was collected through document analysis, open-ended questionnaires, interviews and non-participant observation. Data analysis took the form of inductively – identifying themes emerged from the data and deductively – using CHAT to surface the systemic contradictions within the learners’ activity system. The data revealed that learner leadership was mostly understood from a management perspective and equated with the formal authority of the LRC in the school. The data further revealed that the LRC performed more leadership roles stretched from inside the classroom, outside the classroom, on the School Board and outside the school. To capture this complexity, I developed a model which may prove useful for future studies of learner leadership. The data also indicated that much support was offered to the LRC members in the school; for example, support from the LRC liaison teacher, the School Management Team and generally from the school, through LRC leadership training. Using CHAT, the findings revealed that the historical context and cultural conventions contradicted the LRC leadership development in the school. In line with a distributed leadership theory, the study recommends that learner leadership should not be limited by position and authority but should be exercised by all learners, through the development and establishment of learner leader clubs in the school. The study also recommends that schools should embark on change initiatives which challenge their traditionally held beliefs and attitudes.

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Kambowe, Hannah. "A qualitative study into the advocacy and activism of carers of adolescents with Down Syndrome in Oshana, Namibia." Master's thesis, Faculty of Health Sciences, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31463.

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Background: Down Syndrome (DS) is a chromosomal defect known to cause intellectual disability. Adolescents with DS may need to live with their families beyond the transition period into adulthood because they require lifelong care due to the disabling consequences of the genetic condition. Evidence is lacking about the actions that carers in remote rural communities are taking to enhance the rights of their adolescents with DS as enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Aim: To describe the advocacy and activism actions of carers that promote the disability rights of adolescents with DS. Objectives: To describe carers’ understanding of 'activism’ in relation to the needs of adolescents with DS; to explore what actions carers are engaging with in order to promote participation and equal opportunities for social inclusion of adolescents with DS; to describe barriers encountered and strategies used and to describe carers’ advocacy priority list for social inclusion of adolescents with DS. Methodology: A descriptive qualitative approach was used where three carers told their stories of activism and advocacy actions through a semi-structured in-depth interview method. Their stories were audio-recorded, transcribed into textual form and an inductive data analysis followed a framework approach guided by the research aims. Findings: One overriding theme Puuyelele (bringing adolescents with DS into the open) emerged with four categories: namely, “Speaking for and acting on behalf of adolescents with DS”, “Enabling a continuous enlightening process”, “Ensuring ongoing care and services” and “Raising public awareness on human rights of adolescents with DS”. Discussion: Three concepts about DS advocacy and activism for adolescents with DS formed the discussion; first, it is a strategic process requiring togetherness, courage and perseverance; second, it proceeds from vigilant care-giving and service provision and, lastly, it requires rising of human rights awareness. Conclusion: A strategic and contextualised DS advocacy and activism process such as Puuyelele requires human rights awareness and emerges from vigilant care that enhances community participation and social inclusion of adolescents with DS. The process creates a possible and realistic conceptual framework for further strengthening of disability-inclusive development initiatives in Namibia.

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Nghifikwa, Loide. "The perception and experience of stigma and discrimination among HIV-positive people at Oshakati ARV Clinic in Oshana Region, Namibia." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/6785.

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Thesis (MPhil (Industrial Psychology. Africa Centre for HIV/AIDS Management))--University of Stellenbosch, 2011.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The researcher conducted an explorative, qualitative study to identify the perceptions and experiences of stigma and discrimination among people living with HIV and AIDS in order to establish strategies within ARV Clinic to deal with the situation and eliminate this as a barrier to access the services. The study population included 5 men and 5 women who access health services at Oshakati ARV Clinic and have been on ARVs for more than one year, aged 20-60 years old. The study participants were selected using a purposive sampling approach and interviewed in the ARV clinic. The study found that participants have experienced enacted and internal stigma and discrimination related to their HIV status within their community and families. They however did not perceive or report any experiences of stigma and discrimination in the ARV clinic. Possibility exists that the participants might not be well empowered to detect acts of stigma and discrimination in the health care environment.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die navorser het 'n verkennende, kwalitatiewe studie uitgevoer om die waarnemings en ervarings van stigma en diskriminasie tussen mense wat met MIV en VIGS leef, vas te stel met die doel om strategieë te bepaal binne die ARV kliniek om die situasie te hanteer en die hindernes om dienste te bekom te verwyder. Die studiepopulasie het bestaan uit 5 mans en 5 vroue wat die gesondheidsdienste van die Oshakati ARV kliniek gebruik en wat ARV’S vir meer as een jaar gebruik en tussen die ouderdomme van 20-60 jaar is. Die deelnemers is gekies met 'n doelgerigte steekproeftrekking-benadering en onderhoude is gevoer in die ARV-kliniek. Die studie het bevind dat die deelnemers interne stigma en diskriminasie wat verband hou met hul MIV-status binne hul gemeenskap en families ondervind het. Hulle het egter nie aangedui dat hulle stigma en diskriminasie ervaar het by die ARV-kliniek nie. Die moontlikheid bestaan dat die deelnemers nie goed bemagtig is om dade van stigma en diskriminasie in gesondheidsdienste te kan identifiseer nie.

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Shiningavamwe, Andreas Ndafudifwa. "Drug mutation patterns and risk factors associated with patients failing first-line antiretroviral therapy regimen in Oshikoto and Oshana regions, Namibia." University of the Western Cape, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4997.

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Magister Public Health - MPH
HIV/AIDS is a major health problem in Namibia with HIV prevalence estimated at 18.2% among pregnant women. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) was introduced in the public sector in 2003 and ART roll out was expanded throughout the country in the subsequent years. There are 221 ART sites in Namibia which include 34 district hospitals and 187 outreach service points. Currently there are 127,486 patients registered on ART in Namibia. However, there have been cases of patients experiencing treatment failure. The treatment failure can give rise to the emergence of HIV drug resistance. Genotyping information from patients with treatment failure can be valuable for tracking the dominant mutations conferring HIV drug resistance. However, HIV genotyping is not routinely available in Namibia due to cost. It is essential to determine the risk factors associated with development of HIV drug resistance so that these factors can be addressed. The aim of the current study was to describe HIV drug resistance mutations and the risk factors associated with HIV drug resistance among patients failing first- line ART regimen in Oshikoto and Oshana regions in Namibia. The case-control study design was used to collect data from cases who were being suspected of treatment failure to the first–line regimen in Oshikoto and Oshana regions in Namibia. The demographic, clinical and genotype information was collected from patient records. Out of 168 cases, 97 cases were eligible for this study and were matched with 105 controls. The mean age was 44.8 (±13.2) years for controls and 43.3 (±13.3) years for cases. Cases from Oshana and Oshikoto regions harboured 63% and 71% respectively for nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors mutations with the dominant mutation being M184V/I. Sixty-eight percent (68%) and 76% respectively harboured mutations for non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors with dominant mutation being K103N. Missed appointments, initiating inappropriate first-line regimen and adverse events or side effects were identified as risk factors for virological failure with odd ratios (OR) of 21.58 (95% CI 6.50 -71.59); 11.70 (95% CI 1.69 - 80.99) and 7.17 (95% CI 1.89 -27.22) respectively. Patients failing the first-line regimen need to be genotyped to assess the development of HIV drug resistance. The patients initiating ART should be educated on impacts of missing clinical appointments and adverse events of the drugs in order to prevent the emergence of drug resistance.

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Salom, Nespect Butty. "An implementation evaluation study of the "My future is my choice" HIV and AIDS education programme in the Directorate of Education, Oshana Region, Northern Namibia." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/18018.

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Thesis (MPA)--Stellenbosch University, 2011.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: “My Future is My Choice” (MFMC) is an extra-curricular life skills programme in Na-mibia aimed at minimising the impact of HIV and AIDS among young people. The pro-gramme was introduced fourteen years ago and is believed to have had a significant im-pact on young people who were enrolled in and graduated from it. The programme tar-gets young people from grades 8 to 12. The purpose of this study was to assess how the “My Future is My Choice” Programme imparts knowledge and skills to young people in the Ompundja Circuit of the Oshana Directorate of Education, in Northern Namibia. This was an implementation evaluation study, following a qualitative approach to collect in-depth information. Data was collect-ed by two means: focus group interviews with an interview guide as an instrument, and analysis of documents. Purposeful sampling was used to select twenty young people from the population of young people who graduated from the programme. Young people from three secondary schools and one combined school were interviewed. The outcome of the study indicated that young people who graduated from the pro-gramme were better equipped with knowledge and skills that enable them to protect themselves from HIV infection. The study also indicated that the strategies used to im-plement the programme are crucial to the successful transfer of information to young people enrolled in the programme. However, some challenges which need immediate attention for improvement concern the number of participants, the content, a review of topics and the time allocated to the implementation of the programme. It is therefore recommended that recipients be consulted for input on what their needs are with regard to HIV and AIDS prevention. As the programme began fourteen years ago, its strategies now require updating and revision of the programme has become necessary. The revision of the programme will enable its facilitators to incorporate new ideas and methods of HIV prevention gained from over a decade of experience. It would also allow for the identification of young people’s needs and incorporate relevant topics that are not currently covered in the manual. Hence, collaboration between facilitators, learners, teachers, parents, communities and programme designers is a key element in ensuring the continued success of the “My Future is My Choice” Programme.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: “My Future is My Choice” (MFMC) is ŉ bykomende lewensvaardigheidsprogram in Namibië wat die impak van MIV en VIGs onder jongmense wil verminder. Die program is 14 jaar gelede ingestel en het na bewering ŉ beduidende uitwerking gehad op jongmense wat daarvoor ingeskryf het en dit voltooi het. Die program is afgestem op jongmense in graad 8 tot 12. Die doel van die studie was om te bepaal in watter mate die MFMC-program die jongmense in die Ompundja-distrik in die Onderwysdirektoraat van Oshana in Noord-Namibië met kennis en vaardighede toerus. Die studie het ŉ implementeringsevaluering behels, en het diepte-inligting met behulp van ŉ kwalitatiewe benadering ingesamel. Data is met behulp van fokusgroeponderhoude aan die hand van ŉ onderhoudsgids sowel as deur middel van dokumentontleding bekom. Twintig jongmense uit die groep wat die program suksesvol voltooi het, is met behulp van doelgerigte steekproewe gekies en onderhoude is met jeugdiges van drie hoërskole en een gekombineerde skool gevoer. Die uitkoms van die studie dui daarop dat jongmense wat die program voltooi het oor beter kennis en vaardighede beskik waarmee hulle hulle teen MIV-besmetting kan beskerm. Die studie het ook getoon dat die strategieë wat gebruik word om die program in werking te stel deurslaggewend is vir die suksesvolle oordrag van inligting aan diegene wat vir die program ingeskryf is. Tog is daar bepaalde uitdagings wat onmiddellike aandag verg, soos die aantal deelnemers, die inhoud, die onderwerpe, en die tyd wat vir die inwerkingstelling van die program beskikbaar gestel word. Daarom word aanbeveel dat, ten einde die MFMC-program te verbeter, diegene wat die program volg oor hulle behoeftes met betrekking tot MIV/vigs-voorkoming geraadpleeg word. Nou, 14 jaar nadat die program die eerste keer in werking gestel is, is dit duidelik dat die strategieë wat gebruik word verouderd is en dat die program dringend hersien moet word. Sodanige hersiening sal die programaanbieders in staat stel om nuwe idees en metodes vir MIV-voorkoming wat nie 14 jaar gelede bekend was nie, by die program in te sluit. Dit sal ook ŉ geleentheid bied om jongmense se werklike behoeftes te bepaal en ander onderwerpe aan te roer wat nie tans in die handleiding verskyn nie dog tersaaklik is. Daarom is samewerking tussen fasiliteerders, leerders, onderwysers, ouers, gemeenskappe en programsamestellers ŉ sleutelelement om die voortgesette sukses van die MFMC-program te verseker.

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Iita, Ananias. "An assessment of the curriculum and implementation of the subject Religious and Moral Education in Namibia: A case study of perceptions of Religious and Moral Education teachers in the Ompundja Circuit of Oshana Region." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4008.

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Philosophiae Doctor - PhD
This research study investigated the perceptions of Religious and Moral Education (RME) teachers in Namibia with regard to the implementation of the RME syllabus, Grades 5-10 in actual teaching and learning situations. It also examined to what extent pre-service and in-service training prepare these teachers to deal with the demands of the subject in their professional classroom situations. The relevance of the study was that the continuing process of curriculum development would benefit from specific knowledge of the perceptions of teachers and learners, regarding their problems and problem-solving, shortcomings in the system, pre-service and in-service training, and support services. The study took place amidst a global debate on paradigms in the teaching of religion and moral formation. It could therefore also contribute to a growing canon of literature with specific contributions based on empirical research. The study reviewed literature in the field of religious and moral education, the official curricula and syllabi, as well as all other policy and training documents relating to the subject. A carefully sampled case study of teachers in public schools in the Ompundja Circuit of the Oshana Region was carried out. In 1990, under the new constitution, Namibia was declared a secular state, recognising all religions. This was contrary to the colonial period in which Christianity was the only recognised religion and taught under a Christian national ideology in an apartheid political setup. The new dispensation brought new challenges to the subject teachers because, in the past, most of them were only trained to teach Biblical Instruction/Biblical Studies. In the new constitution, the state neither favours nor neglects any of the religious orientations. The context of the study was, thus, the appropriate choice for a particular paradigm in which religion and morality are studied at school level, based upon the principles of a multi-religious and multi-cultural society where both teachers and learners gain knowledge and understanding of other faiths and values; a culture of tolerance is encouraged and fostered; the rights of different religions and their moral values are respected and promoted; and learners are prepared for responsible citizenship

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Nghikembua, Annelie Ndapanda. "Error analysis in a learner corpus : a study of errors amongst Grade 12 Oshiwambo speaking learners of English in northern Namibia." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018911.

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High failure rates in English as a second language at secondary school level have become a concern in the Namibian education sector. From 2005 until 2013, the overall performance of the grade 12 learners in English as a second language on Ordinary level in the Oshana region was unsatisfactory. In fact, only a minority (18.52 percent) of the grade 12 learners obtained a grading in the range of A to D in comparison to the majority (81.48 percent) of learners who obtained a grading of E to U. The poor performance was attributed to: poor sentence structure, syllabification and spelling (Directorate of National Examination and Assessment, 2007-2010). The causes of these low performance rates however, were not scientifically explored in this region. Therefore this study embarked on an investigation in order to identify the reasons behind the low performance rates of the grade 12 Oshiwambo speaking learners of English and to determine whether the impressionistic results from the Directorate’s report correlate with the present study’s findings. In order to understand the dynamic linguistic system of the learners, a contrastive analysis of Oshiwambo and English was done in order to investigate the potential origins of some of the errors. An error analysis approach was also used to identify, classify and interpret the non-standard forms produced by the learners in their written work. Based on the results obtained from this study, a more comprehensible assessment rubric was devised to help identify learners’ written errors. A group of 100 learners from five different schools in the Oshana region was asked to write an essay of 150 to 200 words in English. The essays were analysed using Corder’s (1967) conceptual framework which outlines the steps that a researcher uses when undertaking an error analysis study. The errors were categorised according to Keshavarz’s (2006) linguistic error taxonomy. Based on this taxonomy, the results revealed that learners largely made errors in the following categories: phonology/orthography, morpho-syntax, lexico-semantics, discourse and techniquepunctuation. The study concluded that these errors were most likely due to: first language interference, overgeneralisation, ignorance of rule restriction and carelessness. Other proposed probable causes were context of learning and lack of knowledge of English grammar. The study makes a significant contribution, in that the findings can be used as a guide for the Namibian Ministry of Education in improving the status quo at schools and informing the line Ministry on various methods of dealing with language difficulties faced by learners. The findings can also empower teachers to help learners with difficulties in English language learning, thereby enabling learners to improve their English language proficiency. The study has proposed methods of intervention in order to facilitate the teaching of English as a second language in the Oshana region. In addition, the study has devised an easily applied assessment rubric that will assist in identifying non-standard forms of language used by learners. The reason for designing a new rubric is because the rubric which is currently being used is believed to be subjective, inconsistent and lacks transparency.
Name in Graduation Programme as: Nghikembua, Anneli Ndapanda

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Herero, Jan Johannes. "Towards ecological sustainable sanitation : Oshiwana Penduka informal settlement." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/21437.

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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2008.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study undertakes a scientific investigation into the social and environmental problems encountered by the Oshiwana Penduka informal settlement as a result of the lack of a proper sanitation system. This informal settlement is located on the periphery of the municipal boundaries of the town of Mariental in Southern Namibia, about 270 kilometres south of the capital, Windhoek. The unique problem faced by the settlement is the absence of sanitation facilities or sewage system as a method of solid waste management. Needless to say, the informal settlement is characterized by overcrowding, poor sanitation, lack of housing, unemployment and poverty. From the literature review, it became clear that inadequate water supply and sanitation posed serious implications to the physical environment and human health. The literature also reveals that these core challenges are propagated by the continual influx of people to urban areas and the re-birth of irregular settlements. In light of the above, the problem statements to be addressed are the following, namely: what is the impact of the absence of a proper and sustainable sanitation system on the inhabitants of the Oshiwana Penduka informal settlement and what can be done by the Mariental Municipality to address the concerns raised? The key research methods applied for this study entails individual semi-structured questionnaires and key informant groups. The answers to the interviewed questions are highlighted in chapter four and the interpretation of the research findings are constituted in the latter chapter. The hypothesis was proven false and the new model of thinking generated is suggesting that the prevailing social and environmental problems are caused by the absence of toilet facilities. It is evident to note from the study results that the negative social impact, which is being attributed by inadequate sanitation in the informal settlement, is severe and lethal to human health. In order to prove the hypothesis, data has been collected at household levels from the informal settlers. Despite the survey results which support the conventional water borne sanitation as the most preferred sanitation system, vacuum system as an ecological sanitation technology is recommended for this informal settlement. This particular sanitation system works on the principle of enhancing water conservation, recycling, reduction of health, and promotes environmental integrity.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie onderneem ŉ wetenskaplike ondersoek na die sosiale en omgewingsprobleme, wat ondervind word deur die Oshiwana Penduka informele nedersetting en die gebrek aan ŉ behoorlike sanitasie stelsel. Hierdie betrokke informele nedersetting is geleë aan die buitewyke van die munisipale grense van die dorp Mariental. Die dorp Mariental is geleë in die suidelike deel van Namibië, ongeveer 270 km suid van die hoofstad Windhoek. Die unieke problem wat hierdie nedersetting ondervind is die afwesigheid van sanitasie fasiliteite of ŉ rioolstelsel wat ŉ soliede metode van goeie rioolbeheer is. Hierdie nedersetting word gekenmerk deur oorbevolking, swak sanitasie, gebrek aan behuising, werkloosheid en armoede. Vanuit die literatuurstudie, het dit aan die lig gekom dat onvoldoende water toevoer en sanitasie ernstige implikasies vir die fisiese omgewing en die menslike gesondheid inhou. Die literatuur het ook aan die lig gebring dat hierdie basiese probleme vererger word deur die aanhoudende invloei van mense na die stedelike gebiede. In die lig van bogenoemde, is die probleemstelling wat aangespreek moet word, soos volg: wat is die gevolge van ŉ gebrek aan ŉ behoorlike en volhoubare sanitasiestelsel vir die inwoners van die informele nedersetting en wat kan die Mariental Munisipaliteit doen om hierdie problem aan te spreek? Die navorsingsmetode wat aangewend word bevat individuele semi- gestruktureerde vraelyste en sleutel fokusgroepe. Die antwoorde op die onderhoudsvraelyste word vervat in hoofstuk vier en die vertolking van die navorsingsbevinding word in die daaropvolgende hoofstuk aangebied. Die hipoteses was verkeerd bewys en die alternatief wat gegenereer is, stel voor dat die bestaande sosiale en omgewingsprobleme veroorsaak word deur die afwesigheid van toilet fasiliteite. Ten spyte van die navorsingsresultate, wat ŉ watersanitasiestelsel as die meeste verkose stelsel ondersteun, word ŉ suigstelsel as ekologiese volhoubare tegnologie vir hierdie informele nedersetting aanbeveel. Hierdie betrokke sanitasiestelsel toon verskeie voordele, onder andere bewaring van water, vermindering van gesondheidsprobleme en die bevordering van omgewingsvolhoubaarheid.

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Armour, Jeffrey Andrew. "Chronic effects of single intra-peritoneal injection of endosulfan on rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and field observations of caged rainbow in Oshawa Creek." Thesis, UOIT, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10155/30.

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The organochlorine pesticide endosulfan has been shown to be highly toxic to fish and there is some evidence to support that it may act as an endocrine disrupting chemical. Juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) were caged at 4 sites in Oshawa Creek during the fall and spring of 2008 and 2009 while another group was intra-peritoneal injected in the laboratory with varying concentrations (ppm) of endosulfan. Plasma vitellogenin (VTG) levels, liver ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD), citrate synthase (CS), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and brain acetylcholine esterase (AChE) (caged fish only) enzymatic activities were measured. Trout injected with endosulfan experienced an increase of the anaerobic (LDH activity) and a decrease of the aerobic (CS activity) metabolic pathways, while male VTG levels increased. Since it was a singular injection, VTG results have to be confirmed. Fall caged trout showed increased EROD activity and inhibited AChE activity while those caged in the spring experienced an unexpected exposure to the lampricide 3-Trifluoro-Methyl-4-Nitro-Phenol (TFM) which disrupted metabolic parameters (inhibited CS and increased LDH activity). Both fall and spring caged trout experienced no induction of VTG activity. Further research is needed since the spring exposure was altered due to the unplanned TFM treatment and thus did not represent a valid temporal replicate.

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Bovornsuppasri, Choomsri. "A readiness assessment of Company XYZ to implement OSHA's voluntary proteciton program." Menomonie, WI : University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2005. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2005/2005bovornsuppasric.pdf.

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Okuyama, Satoshi. "Application of SAR interferometry to detection of local deformations in Izu-Oshima." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/144190.

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Kyoto University (京都大学)
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新制・課程博士
博士(理学)
甲第12107号
理博第3001号
新制||理||1447(附属図書館)
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UT51-2006-J102
京都大学大学院理学研究科地球惑星科学専攻
(主査)教授竹本修三, 助教授福田洋一, 教授橋本学
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Kenderian, Nanor. "Prison to prison : the prison novels of Hagop Oshagan and Armenian penological literature." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2010. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:2352bc99-62be-4d32-8d44-f0453fb9ea48.

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The prison novels (Haji Murat, Haji Abdullah and Süleyman Effendi) of Western Armenian writer Hagop Oshagan (1883-1948) articulate two unprecedented sociocultural critiques of Armenian experience. Like much of Oshagan's works, these novels, comprising the cycle Haryur Mék Tarvan [101 Years' Imprisonment] (1933), have scarcely been studied. The task of this study is to reveal the nature of Oshagan's critique, and to revise two chief Armenian literary critical trends: that of either de-contextualizing or instrumentalizing these novels' nationalist preoccupations; that is, either overlooking their contextual relevance as responses to contemporaneous nationalist dogmas, or distorting them to seem ideologically sympathetic. Oshagan's novels rather deploy the prison trope to foreground and question the aesthetic and ideological influence of late 19^th century Armenian nationalist-revolutionary movements. They moreover undermine the persisting paradigm borne of nationalist-revolutionary rhetoric that collectively represents Armenians and Turks as victims and victimizers respectively. The present study reads Oshagan in the wider context of Armenian penological literature, and locates his engagement with nationalist-revolutionary ideology as an overtly critical, rather than sympathetic project. It provides an unprecedented appraisal of such political movements' primarily negative impact upon late 19^th and early 20^th century Western Armenian literature, a tradition that has presented 'Armenianness' through an almost exclusive narrative of subjection. This literary historical background allows Oshagan's singularity to appear. He is the first to recognize the prison trope as the preferred nationalist-revolutionary literary convention, a trope he then reconfigures in order to formulate an alternative, a literary mode of nationalism - namely, mystic nationalism - informed by his readings of Dostoevsky's novels. Oshagan imagines and articulates anew the Armenian-Turk relationship in terms that complicate, subvert and transcend the normative master/slave model instituted by nationalist-revolutionary rhetoric. In the process, he elaborates a conception of these movements as inadvertently complicit in the discursive - and, ultimately, also political - (self)-subjection of Armenians culminating as experiences of absolute subjection. After Oshagan, this study constitutes the first comprehensive analysis of literary renderings of both Armenian-Turk relations and nationalist-revolutionary ideology.

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Horikawa, Haruo. "Inversion for dynamic source parameters : Application to the 1990 Izu-Oshima, Japan, earthquake." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/202443.

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O'Shea, Kelly Frances. "Microbial conversion of biodiesel by-products to biofuel." Thesis, Montana State University, 2010. http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2010/oshea/OSheaK1210.pdf.

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Biodiesel is an alternative liquid transportation fuel derived from biological oils. It is a renewable form of transportation fuel that can be easily integrated into society's current infrastructure. Biodiesel is cleaner burning than petroleum, emitting less carbon pollution and harmful toxins (i.e. sulfur, benzene). One of the major by-products from biodiesel production is crude glycerin. With the increased production of biodiesel, glycerin production will continue to increase. Glycerin was once considered a valuable co-product but now is considered a low-value by-product. In the following study, different co/tricultures of sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) and methanogens were grown with crude glycerin as a means to convert the waste product into a renewable energy source, methane. The SRBs, Desulfovibrio vietnamensis and Desulfovibrio alcoholovorans 6133, were grown syntrophically, in different co/triculture combinations, with Methanococcus maripaludis, Methanoculleus marisnigri, and Methanosarcina acetivorans. Co/tricultures were investigated for the ability to produce methane via the utilization of pure glycerol, fractionated glycerin, and crude glycerin as carbon and energy sources. In order to gain insight into cellular physiology, glycerol, acetate, free fatty acid, and methane concentrations were measured throughout growth. The co/tricultures grew fastest on pure glycerol and experienced a lag phase in growth on fractionated glycerin and longer lag phases when transferred to crude glycerin. However, methane yields were similar on all three carbon sources. Methane production depended on the carbon source and culture composition. Co/tricultures growing on pure glycerol and fractionated glycerin displayed a decrease of methane production as growth rate increased. The opposite was seen with growth on crude glycerin. With most cultures, the addition of M. acetivorans increased methane concentrations significantly. M. acetivorans displayed the capability of utilizing the by-product, acetate, from SRB oxidation of glycerol and the methanol layer from fractionated and crude glycerin. M. acetivorans appeared to interfere with the coculturing of D. vietnamensis and M. marisnigri based on decreased methane production. Cocultures with M. maripaludis grew poorly and produced little methane when grown on the supernatant of M. acetivorans. This is the first study to characterize the utilization of crude glycerin from biodiesel production by syntrophic cultures of SRB and methanogenic archaea.

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Wedage, Oshan [Verfasser], Clemens [Gutachter] Pasda, Michael D. [Gutachter] Petraglia, and Thorsten [Gutachter] Uthmeier. "New investigations into the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene rainforest Prehistory of Sri Lanka / Oshan Wedage ; Gutachter: Clemens Pasda, Michael D. Petraglia, Thorsten Uthmeier." Jena : Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, 2020. http://d-nb.info/1222100363/34.

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Cobb, Thomas William. "Variability in the computation of OSHA recordable injury rates." [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2009. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0041280.

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Cameron, Nancy G. "HIPAA, Infection Control and OSHA Safety Training and Verification." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7053.

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Parthasarathy, Aprameyan [Verfasser], and Pablo [Akademischer Betreuer] Ramacher. "Analysis on the Oshima compactification of a Riemannian symmetric space of non-compact type / Aprameyan Parthasarathy. Betreuer: Pablo Ramacher." Marburg : Philipps-Universität Marburg, 2013. http://d-nb.info/1032314087/34.

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Thompson, Sheneese. "Oshun, Lemonade and Other Yellow Things: Philosophical and Empirical Inquiry into Incorporation of Afro-Atlantic Religious Iconography." The Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1555573211820986.

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Gaye, Fall Ndèye Anna. "La Regla de Osha à Cuba : à la recherche du centre." Bordeaux 3, 2007. http://www.theses.fr/2007BOR30042.

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Newfang, Daniel A. "A Historical Assessment of Asbestos Exposure, Abatement Methods and Containment Efficacy During Asbestos Containing Material Removal Activities at a Large Federal Facility." Scholar Commons, 2017. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/7429.

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Asbestos sampling and monitoring data, starting from 2003, located in a large federal facility’s Asbestos Air Database Management (AADM) repository will be queried and analyzed on airborne asbestos fiber concentrations generated from abatement activities of asbestos-containing materials (ACM) and asbestos-containing building materials (ACBM). Historically, concerns expressed by personnel outside of the containment areas, whether adjacent to or quite a distance from the asbestos abatement activities present operational challenges for the project manager, potential angst and uneasiness to personnel residing next to the abatement activity as well as programmatic concerns to the building/facility managers. The concerned individuals working outside the abatement enclosure, in an unrelated activity to the abatement often believe there is a high probability for personal exposures of asbestos fibers based on their proximity to the abatement activities. Perceptions regarding containment performance, the uncertainty surrounding the long latency period between asbestos fiber exposure and onset of disease, and the lack of understanding about containment efficacy are just some of the elements that can generate worry. Using statistical analysis tools, such as regression analysis, relationships between one or more predictor variables relative to a response variable were investigated. This research reviewed and compared airborne asbestos fiber sample data relative to the specific activities, whether abatement or other, that were performed. In an effort to establish a holistic awareness to the reader as to why individuals are concerned about being located near asbestos abatement activities, the history of asbestos regulation and epidemiology is also discussed. The dataset contained 5534 sampling records made up of 3738 area samples (1426 outside containment structure and 2312 inside containment structure) and 1796 personal samples. Analysis identified that 1779 (>99%) out of the 1796 total personal exposure samples in the dataset indicated the asbestos workers were appropriately protected from overexposures. Only seventeen (<1%) of the 1796 total personal exposure samples exceeded the respective Occupational Exposure Limits (OELs): • Fifteen of the 17 exceeded the 8-hr TWA, 0.1 f/cc OEL. These exceedances were positively correlated with work tasks identifying that no respirators were required due to a Negative Exposure Assessment (NEA). • Two of the 17 exceeded the Assigned Protection Factor for the Half Face APR (10x the OEL protection) adjusted 8-hr TWA OEL, 1 f/cc. • There were no OEL exceedances identified for any 30-min Excursion personal sampling events. The focus for this assessment was to determine the efficacy of the asbestos abatement process and increased health risks to personnel. The findings suggest there is performance variability in the containment structures; however, the abatement process was effective and protective of the non-asbestos personnel outside of the abatement work area. It can also be concluded that the abatement process of containment structures, negative air, work methods (e.g. wet methods) and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) have provided a protective environment for both workers and non-asbestos personnel outside of the containment structures.

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Ramsey, Priscilla W., P. McConnell, B. H. Palmer, and Loyd Lee Glenn. "Nurses' Compliance With Universal Precautions Before and After Implementation of OSHA Regulations." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1996. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7541.

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The principal objective of this study was to investigate whether or not nurses' compliance with universal precautions procedures improved after the mandatory Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations were implemented in 1992. Two random samples of registered nurses and licensed practical nurses registered in Tennessee responded to survey questionnaires measuring universal precautions compliance and practice barriers to compliance in 1991 and 1993 (n = 306). The 1993 sample of nurses reported significantly greater compliance with universal precautions (p < 0.001) than the 1991 sample. The most noteworthy improvement between the 1991 and the 1993 groups was a significant increase in compliance for patients described as HIV/HBV-status unknown and HIV/HBV-negative (p < 0.001). Practice barriers hindering compliance with universal precautions decreased significantly (p < 0.001) in the 1991-1993 time frame. Problematic practice barriers identified in both groups were needle recapping, preference for isolation door signs, and concerns about offending patients and visitors.

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Tarín, Martínez Francisco Javier. "Siniestralidad laboral i OSHAS 18001 : evidencia empírica de un estudio de campo internacional en el sector de la construcción." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/404662.

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Background: Currently there is no history, no studies analyzing accidents in the construction sector, proving empirically that the implementation of a management system of prevention of occupational hazards (SGPRL), whatever their nature, reduce accident rates and significantly improves working conditions. There are studies regarding the effectiveness of SGPRL have serious methodological limitations and are hardly comparable. Multinational companies (MNCs) in the construction industry have two suited to these methodological problems saving features; on the one hand their presence in different countries and the volume of work that provides large sample sizes, a large number of annual working hours, great diversity of workers and types of construction projects. On the other hand, MNEs have the necessary resources: SGPRL implanted and externally audited obtaining reliable systems observable, measurable and evaluable data and trained staff. So MNEs are suitable for field work with the aim to provide empirical evidence of the impact of the implementation of a SGPRL in workplace accidents. All this opens the door to the development of applied research in the construction sector and the approach of research methodologies and mathematical models that allow to compare results. To contribute to the advancement of research in the area of organization and management of occupational risk prevention companies in the construction sector, by providing: - empirical demonstration of the effectiveness of a SGPRL in reducing accidents in the construction sector - A mathematical model of the accident, based on panel data, allowing replicate and compare empirical results. Methodology: Rationale for research through the documentation and review of studies conducted to date to provide empirical evidence on the effectiveness of the implementation of a (SGPRL). Following this review the state of the art is conducted field research at international level consisting implement a SGPRL, based on OSHA 18001, in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Peru and the State of Florida (USA). The fieldwork period covering 48 consecutive months for which the values of different variables in order to assess the effectiveness of SGPRL in terms of reducing accidents are collected. The sample size! during working hours it is more than 20 million hours worked, with a monthly average of about 2,500 workers. Whereas a correction factor of about 40% due to the rotation of workers in the construction sector, the average number of employees exceeds 3,500 per month. Expected Contributions: Study of state of the art on the available empirical evidence about the effectiveness of SGPRL in reducing workplace accidents in the construction sector. documented experience on the implementation of SGPRL successfully in 5 countries. Available field data and developments, corresponding to 50 projects of civil and building works carried out in Argentina (4), Chile (8), Mexico (4), Peru (4) and the US labor accident (State Florida) (more than 200) during the period 2009 and 2012, following the introduction in each country of SGPRL OHSAS18001.
Antecedentes: En la actualidad no existen antecedentes, ni estudios de análisis de siniestralidad, en el sector de la construcción, que prueben empíricamente que la implantación de un sistema de gestión de la prevención de riesgos laborales (SGPRL), sea cual sea su naturaleza, reduce las tasas de siniestralidad y mejora significativamente las condiciones de trabajo. Los estudios que hay en relación a la eficacia de los SGPRL presentan serias limitaciones metodológicas y resultan difícilmente comparables. Las empresas multinacionales (EMN) del sector de la construcción presentan dos características idóneas para salvar estos problemas metodológicos; por un lado su presencia en distintos países y el volumen de trabajo que realizan nos proporciona tamaños de muestra grandes, gran cantidad de horas de trabajo anuales, gran diversidad de trabajadores y de tipos de proyectos de construcción. Por otro lado, las EMN disponen de los recursos necesarios: SGPRL implantados y auditados externamente, sistemas fiables de obtención de datos observables, medibles y evaluables y de personal formado. Así pues las EMN son idóneas para realizar trabajos de campo con el objetivo de proporcionar evidencia empírica del impacto de la implantación de un SGPRL en la siniestralidad laboral. Todo ello abre la puerta al desarrollo de la investigación aplicada en el sector de la construcción y al planteamiento de metodologías de investigación y modelos matemáticos que permitirían comparar resultados. Objetivos: Contribuir al avance de la investigación en el área de la organización y gestión de la prevención de riesgos laborales de las empresas, en el sector de la construcción, mediante la aportación de: - Demostración empírica de la eficacia de un SGPRL en la disminución de la siniestralidad en el sector de la construcción - Un modelo matemático de la siniestralidad, basado en datos de panel, que permita replicar y comparar resultados empíricos. Metodología: Justificación de la necesidad de la investigación mediante la documentación y revisión de los estudios realizados hasta la fecha que aporten evidencia empírica sobre la eficacia de la implantación de un (SGPRL). Tras esta revisión del estado del arte se lleva a cabo una investigación de campo a nivel Internacional consistente en implantar un SGPRL, basado en OSHA 18001, en Argentina, Chile, México, Perú y Estado de Florida (EEUU). El periodo del trabajo de campo abarca 48 meses consecutivos para los que se recogen los valores de diferentes variables con el fin de evaluar la eficacia del SGPRL en términos de reducción de la siniestralidad. El tamaño muestral en horas de trabajo es de más de 20 millones de horas trabajadas, con una media mensual del orden de 2.500 trabajadores. Considerando un factor de corrección del orden del 40%, debido a la rotación de trabajadores en el sector de la construcción, el número medio de trabajadores supera los 3.500 por mes. Aportaciones esperadas: Estudio del estado del arte sobre la evidencia empírica disponible acerca de la eficacia de los SGPRL en la disminución de la siniestralidad laboral en el sector de la construcción. Experiencia documentada sobre la implantación del SGPRL con éxito en 5 países. Disposición de datos de campo y evolución de la accidentabilidad laboral, correspondientes a 50 proyectos de obra civil y de edificación realizados en Argentina (4), Chile (8), México(4), Perú (4) y EE.UU. (Estado de Florida) (más de 200), durante el periodo 2009 y 2012, tras la implantación en cada país del SGPRL OHSAS 18001. Cálculo del efecto y significación de factores cualitativos vinculados al país, y al tipo y tamaño de la obra, en los índices de siniestralidad. Identificación de las variables relevantes y especificación de un modelo matemático de la siniestralidad laboral en la construcción basado en los datos de panel. Disposición de una herramienta para la evaluación del SGPRL y la toma de decisiones basado en la evidencia empírica que permitiría replicar y comparar resultados

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HEMPHILL, CELESTE NICOLE. "Comparison Study Between OSHA Rule of Thumb and Software Model Respirator Cartridge Service Life." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1218471854.

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Jacobs, Dave. "The OSHA cancer policy : generic vs substance-specific regulation in an area of scientific uncertainty." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/29880.

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Yost, Edward B. "The impact of LERS/OSHA training on the safety and health activities of local unions /." The Ohio State University, 1987. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1273518719.

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Audhav, EvA, and Csilla Norenius. "SVENSKA TJÄNSTEMÄNS UPPFATTNING OM ORGANISATORISKA STRESSFÖREBYGGANDE STRATEGIER : EN KVALITATIV STUDIE." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för vård och natur, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-6076.

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Psykosocial ohälsa är en av de största orsakerna till sjukfrånvaro bland tjänstemän. Få studier syftar till att undersöka förebyggande aktiviteter för stress på organisationsnivå. Europeiska arbetsmiljöbyrån, EU-OSHA, erbjuder råd för att på företag förebygga stress. Syftet med detta examensarbete var att beskriva hur tjänstemän upplevde EU-OSHA:s råd för organisatoriska stressförebyggande insatser. Undersökningen sökte svar på om råden upplevdes genomförbara, om det fanns hinder som försvårade genomförandet och vilka förutsättningar som krävdes. Metoden som användes var en induktiv kvalitativ ansats, där 16 intervjuer genomfördes på sex stora Svenska företag. Resultatet visade att EU-OSHA:s råd upplevdes som genomförbara men de upplevdes ibland för övergripande och otydliga. De olika förutsättningarna och hindren som beskrevs formade följande teman: Kulturen på företaget, Krav, Kontroll & Stöd samt Kunskap & Kompetens. Diskussion: EU-OSHAs råd kan tyckas vara enkla men de ger inte praktiskt stöd till företagen. Alla informanter fann råden bra men de var tvetydiga och tolkades därför olika. Råden hade ingen inbördes prioritetsordning. Informanterna angav ett antal hinder och visade på förutsättningar som krävdes för att genomförande av råden skulle få effekt. Förutsättningarna tycktes ligga i att skapa bra kultur på företaget, ha möjlighet att påverka och kontrollera arbetsmiljön samt att kunskap fick chansen att förädlas till kompetens.
Psychosocial health is one of the biggest causes of absenteeism among employees. Few studies are designed to investigate prevention activities for stress at the organizational level. EU-OSHA offers recommendation to companies about stress prevention. The purpose of this study was to describe how officials experience EU-OSHA´s recommendation on organizational stress prevention. The study aimed to clarify whether the recommendations may be considered feasible, if there are any obstacles making implementation difficult and what conditions are required to fulfill implementation. The method used had an inductive qualitative approach, in which 16 interviews were conducted at six large Swedish companies. The result showed that the recommendations were considered feasible but they were at times experienced too general and vague. The various conditions and constrains described formed the following theses: Company Culture, Requirements, Control & Support and Knowledge & Skills. Discussion: The recommendations may seem simple but it was found that they do not give practical support to companies. All respondents found them good but sometimes ambiguous and consequently interpreted differently. Moreover, the recommendations are given no particular order of priority. The respondents listed different barriers that made implementation difficult. The conditions needed for a successful implementation seem to depend on good company culture, the possibility to influence and manage your own working environment as well as the chance to turn personal knowledge into practical skills.

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Norenius, Csilla, and Eva Audhav. "Svenska tjänstemäns uppfattning om organisatoriska stressförebyggande strategier : En kvalitativ studie." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för vård och natur, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-6149.

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Psykosocial ohälsa är en av de största orsakerna till sjukfrånvaro bland tjänstemän. Få studier syftar till att undersöka förebyggande aktiviteter för stress på organisationsnivå. Europeiska arbetsmiljöbyrån, EU-OSHA, erbjuder råd för att på företag förebygga stress. Syftet med detta examensarbete var att beskriva hur tjänstemän upplevde EU-OSHA:s råd för organisatoriska stressförebyggande insatser. Undersökningen sökte svar på om råden upplevdes genomförbara, om det fanns hinder som försvårade genomförandet och vilka förutsättningar som krävdes. Metoden som användes var en induktiv kvalitativ ansats, där 16 intervjuer genomfördes på sex stora svenska företag. Resultatet visade att EU-OSHA:s råd upplevdes generellt som genomförbara men ibland för övergripande och otydliga. De olika förutsättningarna och hindren som beskrevs formade följande teman: Kulturen på företaget, Krav, Kontroll & Stöd samt Kunskap & Kompetens. Diskussion: För att kunna jobba med stressförebyggande insatser på organisationsnivå och få de önskade effekterna, som välmående personal och förbättrad produktivitet, måste alla delar av organisationen vara beredda att bidra i arbetet. Utmaningen i denna process är hur samverkan ska gå till och hur resurser ska tas fram i form av tid och kompetent personal. Om företagsledningen lyckas med detta, skapas det förutsättningar för en bra psykosocial arbetsmiljö, vilket är ett nyckelord för ett friskt och lönsamt företag.
Psychosocial health is one of the biggest causes of absenteeism among employees. Few studies are designed to investigate prevention activities for stress at the organizational level. EU-OSHA offers recommendation to companies about stress prevention. The purpose of this study was to describe how officials experience EU-OSHA´s recommendation on organizational stress prevention. The study aimed to clarify whether the recommendations may be considered feasible, if there are any obstacles making implementation difficult and what conditions are required to fulfill implementation. The method used had an inductive qualitative approach, in which 16 interviews were conducted at six large Swedish companies. The result showed that the EU-OSHA recommendations were considered feasible but at times were general and vague. The various conditions and constrains described formed the following theses: Company Culture, Requirements, Control & Support and Knowledge & Skills. Discussion: To be able to work with stress prevention efforts at organizational level and get the desired affects as, well being staff and improved productivity, all parts of the organization have to be willing to contribute at the work. The challenge in this process is how the collaboration will be done and how resources should be developed in terms of time and skilled personnel. If management succeeds doing this, than the conditions for a good psychosocial work environment will be created, which is a keyword for a healthy and profitable company.

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Cro, Matthew B. "Evaluation of MIRE Testing Methods for Rating of an Open-Back Active Noise Reduction Headset." Master's thesis, Virginia Tech, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/37173.

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Active noise reduction was first proposed as a solution for environmental noise over fifty years ago. The use of active noise reduction (ANR) systems, however, was not demonstrated until much later. Recent advances in technology have made the use of active noise reduction systems in personal hearing protection devices (HPDs) practical. Through the use of advanced electronics technology, ANR equipped devices offer the potential to provide increased low frequency attenuation for hearing conservation applications. In order to use ANR equipped devices in an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sanctioned hearing conservation program, a testing standard for ANR equipped HPDs needs to be developed. Existing HPD testing standards offer the most promise for developing an acceptable standard for testing ANR-equipped HPDs. The microphone in real ear (MIRE) testing method is one method that offers a practical method for determining the performance of ANR devices for use in hearing conservation programs. A modified version of this method was successfully used in this study to determine the performance profile of an open-back ANR equipped headset. The results of this and other studies that have used a modified MIRE testing method can be used to support the acceptance of this method as the basis of an approved standard for testing ANR-equipped hearing protection devices.
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Dillon, Cassandra M. "Research into the preparedness of Company XYZ for the implementation of the proposed OSHA ergonomic standard." Online version, 2000. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2000/2000dillonc.pdf.

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Beatty, Jessica Shea. "Comparison Study between VeriFIT Irritant Smoke Generators and OSHA Recommended Irritant Smoke Tubes for Respirator Fit Testing." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1204639300.

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Oshiga, Omotayo Olabowale [Verfasser], de Abreu Giuseppe Thadeu [Akademischer Betreuer] Freitas, Stefano [Akademischer Betreuer] Severi, Mathias [Akademischer Betreuer] Bode, Oliver [Akademischer Betreuer] Michler, and Davide [Akademischer Betreuer] Dardari. "Efficient Advanced Indoor Localization: Analysis and Algorithms / Omotayo Olabowale Oshiga. Betreuer: Giuseppe Thadeu Freitas de Abreu. Gutachter: Giuseppe Thadeu Freitas de Abreu ; Stefano Severi ; Mathias Bode ; Oliver Michler ; Davide Dardari." Bremen : IRC-Library, Information Resource Center der Jacobs University Bremen, 2015. http://d-nb.info/1087315565/34.

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Chodavarapu, Sandeep. "FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS AND RELIABILITY STUDY OF MULTI-PIECE RIMS." UKnowledge, 2004. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_theses/329.

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Multi-piece wheels or rims used on large vehicles such as trucks, tractors, trailers, buses and off-road machines have often been known for their dangerous properties because of the large number of catastrophic accidents involving them. The main causes for these accidents range from dislocation of the rim components in the assembly, mismatch of the components, manufacturing tolerances, corrosion of components to tires. A finite element analysis of a two-piece rim design similar to one manufactured by some of the prominent rim manufacturers in the USA is undertaken. A linear static deformation analysis is performed with the appropriate loading and boundary conditions. The dislocation of the side ring with respect to the rim base and its original designer intent position is established using simulation results from ANSYS and actual rim failure cases. Reliability of the multi-piece rims is analyzed using the failure data provided by the rim manufacturers in connection with a lawsuit (Civil Action No. 88-C-1374). The data was analyzed using MINITAB. The effect of an OSHA standard (1910.177) on servicing multi-piece rims was studied for change in failure patterns of different rims. The hazard functions were plotted and failure rates were calculated for each type of rim. The failure rates were found to be increasing suggesting that the standard had minimal effect on the accidents and failures. The lack of proper service personnel training and design defects were suggested as the probable reasons for the increasing failure rates.

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Messerli, Andrew P. "High School Band Directors’ Sound Exposure Levels Relative to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Workplace Standards." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1205934918.

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Rodríguez, López Bernardo. "Evaluación de los resultados del proceso de implantación de un nuevo modelo de atención de enfermería en salud laboral." Doctoral thesis, Universidad de Alicante, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10045/46128.

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El estudio describe el proceso de cambio en el modelo de trabajo en la consulta de enfermería de empresa y el desarrollo e implantación de un sistema de gestión para la seguridad y salud laboral y como influencia esto en determinados indicadores relacionados con la salud laboral y el funcionamiento en este sentido de la empresa y en la percepción de los trabajadores con la asistencia prestada. La primera parte del trabajo describe los fundamentos normativos y las bases conceptuales, tanto del sistema de gestión de seguridad y salud ocupacional según la Norma OSHAS 18001 como de la evolución del servicio de enfermería de la empresa y de su marco teórico, definiendo su funcionamiento y procesos principales. Todo lo referente al papel del profesional de enfermería en la empresa y los sistemas de seguridad y salud tiene referentes legislativos concretos que han ido marcando su evolución al lado de la propia normativa definida por las orientaciones conceptuales del papel del profesional de enfermería en el cuidado de la salud en los diferentes ámbitos. Se recogen los indicadores relativos a la actividad de la consulta de enfermería y los relacionados con la enfermedad laboral y los accidentes de trabajo durante seis años valorando las diferencias de los mismos antes y después de los cambios introducidos en el modelo de atención de enfermería de empresa y con la implantación del sistema de seguridad y salud, apreciándose diferencias con tendencias muy favorables en todos ellos en los últimos años valorados respecto a los primeros. Se realiza un cuestionario de satisfacción a los trabajadores con la atención prestada por parte de la consulta de enfermería de empresa antes y después de los cambios descritos evidenciando resultados bastante similares en los dos periodos estudiados. Se describe el proceso de puesta en marcha del sistema de seguridad y salud en el trabajo y las necesidades que ha conllevado el mismo y los resultados de los procesos implantados en los dos primeros años de funcionamiento.

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Oshima-Takago, Tomoko Verfasser], Tobias [Akademischer Betreuer] [Moser, Martin [Akademischer Betreuer] Göpfert, Georg [Akademischer Betreuer] Klump, Erwin [Akademischer Betreuer] Neher, Oliver [Akademischer Betreuer] Schlüter, and Camin [Akademischer Betreuer] Dean. "Expression and function of Rab3 interacting molecules and clarin-1 in inner hair cells / Tomoko Oshima-Takago. Gutachter: Tobias Moser ; Martin Göpfert ; Georg Klump ; Erwin Neher ; Oliver Schlüter ; Camin Dean. Betreuer: Tobias Moser." Göttingen : Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen, 2013. http://d-nb.info/1044768487/34.

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Oshima-Takago, Tomoko Verfasser], Tobias [Akademischer Betreuer] [Moser, Martin Akademischer Betreuer] Göpfert, Georg M. [Akademischer Betreuer] [Klump, Erwin [Akademischer Betreuer] Neher, Oliver [Akademischer Betreuer] Schlüter, and Camin [Akademischer Betreuer] Dean. "Expression and function of Rab3 interacting molecules and clarin-1 in inner hair cells / Tomoko Oshima-Takago. Gutachter: Tobias Moser ; Martin Göpfert ; Georg Klump ; Erwin Neher ; Oliver Schlüter ; Camin Dean. Betreuer: Tobias Moser." Göttingen : Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen, 2013. http://d-nb.info/1044768487/34.

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Hay, Melissa Constance. "Noise Exposure in Medical Helicopter Flights." Scholar Commons, 2012. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/4331.

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The purpose of this project was to evaluate noise exposures of helicopter pilots, nurses and paramedics at a hospital by collecting area and personal samples, determining noise levels inside the helmet, and evaluating the current selection of personal protective equipment (PPE). Measurements gathered during personal sampling were statistically analyzed and calculated using OSHA 1910.95 App A to determine dose, reference duration and the Time-Weighted Average (TWA). Using a mannequin head, with the noise dosimeters in the ears, tests were performed on the headset inside the helmets to determine the sound pressure levels generated from the radio communications at different volume levels. According to our results, the crew is not exposed to hearing levels above the OSHA permissible exposure limit (PEL), because their flight times are usually only 20-30 minutes and the dose not above 22% of the OSHA limit. If the total flight times were 6.5 hours or more, the crew could be above the OSHA PEL. Testing the helmet speakers resulted in a recommendation that the setting not be set above the 6 o'clock position so that the crew would not be exposed to sound pressure levels about 80 dBA

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Smith, Joseph L. Jr. "A study of first responders and burnout as governed by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 2014. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/1515.

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This study examined whether first responders in Metropolitan Atlanta experience burnout, taking in consideration factors such as primary role at work, gender, age, marital status, length of employment as a First Responder, and perceived awareness of OSHA regulations in regards to burnout. Participants of the study were comprised of 108 first responders in Metropolitan Atlanta, which included police officers, emergency mediqal services personnel (EMS), crisis line workers, fire fighters, that were selected utilizing non-probability purposeful sampling among the target population. In sum, first responders in Metropolitan Atlanta experience moderate (64.2%) to high (35.8 %) levels ofjob burnout. When demographic characteristics were taken in consideration, such as primary role at work, gender, age, marital status, and length of employment as a First Responder, there was no statistically significant relationship established.

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Krusely, Julian Joseph. "What Percentage of the Security Forces at MacDill AFB Experience Exposure to Noise in Excess of the OSHA PEL and the Air Force OEEL?" Scholar Commons, 2016. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/6286.

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Noise-related hearing loss has been listed as one of the most prevalent occupational health concerns in the United States for more than 25 years with approximately 30 million people in the US alone occupationally exposed to hazardous noise according to the Occupational Safety and Health Organization. Many people are aware of some risks the military members take every day being at war, but very few think about the risks of the members on a base located stateside. To this point, not much research has been done on these risks, and even less has been done on the hazardous noise risks these service members are subjected to. These workers typically work many days a week as well as long hours while being around loud noises for extended periods of time. The purpose of this research study was to collect data on personal noise exposure for security forces at multiple locations at MacDill Air Force Base (AFB) to compare the results with the Air Force Occupational and Environmental Exposure Limit (OEEL) of 85 dBA for an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 90 dBA for an 8-hour TWA. Personal noise dosimeters were used for collecting personal noise exposure, and sound level meters were used for collecting area noise exposure. A Lieutenant at MacDill offered the data she was at liberty to divulge on the security forces for this study. Dosimetry testing was done at four locations, and sound level surveys were done at two locations, with one of the locations being tested by both, dosimeters and a sound level meter. The results from this study show that the highest area noise is on the 26 ft Aluminum Boat at the helm with the sirens on while the boat moves at 25 knots with a noise level at 101.2 dBA, and the highest personal noise exposure was at the CATM section with an 8-hour TWA of 108.9 dBA. When taking the Air Force OEEL (>85 dBA) into account, three of the four locations were overexposed to noise hazards using personal noise dosimetry, but only one of the four locations were overexposed to noise hazards using personal noise dosimetry when using the OSHA PEL (>90 dBA).

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Ferreira, Camila dos Santos. "Análise da relação entre normas de sistemas de gestão (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 e NBR 16001) e a sustentabilidade empresarial." Universidade de São Paulo, 2015. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/18/18156/tde-20102015-101402/.

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A sustentabilidade está sendo inserida no contexto empresarial como uma forma de minimizar os impactos causados pelos processos produtivos. Empresas estão deixando de considerar somente questões econômicas e passaram a atentarem-se as questões socioambientais. Diante desse contexto, as organizações utilizam ferramentas como normas de sistemas de gestão para auxiliar a satisfazer os anseios das partes interessadas e introduzir a sustentabilidade em seus contextos. No cenário científico não identificou-se estudos que abordassem a relação existente entre normas de sistemas de gestão e a sustentabilidade empresarial. Sendo assim, esse estudo teve como objetivo analisar a relação entre normas de sistemas de gestão (ISO 14001, ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001 e NBR 16001) e a sustentabilidade empresarial. Para isso realizou-se uma revisão bibliográfica com o intuito de identificar os requisitos da sustentabilidade empresarial. Esses foram extraídos do Índice de Sustentabilidade Empresarial, Indicadores Ethos e Global Reporting Initiative, pois agrupam os principais elementos da sustentabilidade empresarial. Posteriormente foi construída matriz de relação contendo os requisitos da sustentabilidade empresarial e os requisitos de cada norma de sistema de gestão estudada. Essa matriz foi preenchida pela pesquisadora e por 6 especialistas que utilizam essas normas diariamente. Posteriormente as respostas foram consolidadas gerando a Matriz de Relação Consolidada (MRC) que foi analisada e interpretada. As relações foram classificadas como forte, moderada, fraca ou nula. Essa matriz foi o meio utilizado para atingir o objetivo da pesquisa. Os resultados da pesquisa apontam que a ISO 9001 e a OHSAS 18001 possuem relação fraca com a sustentabilidade empresarial. A ISO 14001 apresenta relação moderada e a NBR 16001 apresenta relação forte. Sendo assim, conclui-se que esses padrões normativos podem auxiliar as empresas a introduzirem a sustentabilidade em seu contexto, no entanto, a ISO 9001 e a OHSAS 18001 são normas que abordam apenas alguns elementos da sustentabilidade empresarial. A NBR 16001 é a norma que mais apresenta os elementos da sustentabilidade em seu escopo. Sendo assim, empresas que objetivam introduzir a sustentabilidade nos ambientes corporativos poderiam focar na implementação da NBR.
Sustainability is being inserted into the business context as a way to minimize the negative impacts of production processes. Organizations are ceasing to consider only economic issues and began to heed to social and environmental issues. In this context, organizations use tools such as management system standards to help stakeholders satisfy their aspirations and introduce sustainability into their contexts. A study that approached the relation between standards of management systems and corporate sustainability wasnt identified in the scientific scenery. Therefore, the goal is to analyze the relation between management system standards (ISO 14001, ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001 and NBR 16001) and corporate sustainability. A literature review was carried out in order to identify the requirements of corporate sustainability. These were taken from the Corporate Sustainability Index, Ethos Indicators and Global Reporting Initiative, for they group the main elements of corporate sustainability. Later, a relation matrix containing the requirements of corporate sustainability was built with the requirements of each standard management system studied. This matrix was filled by the researcher and six experts who use these standards daily. Later responses were consolidated generating the Consolidated Relation Matrix which was analyzed and interpreted. Relations were classified as strong, moderate, weak or null. This matrix was the means used to achieve the objective of the research. The survey results show that the ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001 have weak relation to corporate sustainability. The ISO 14001 has moderate relation and the NBR 16001 presents strong relation. Therefore, it is concluded that these regulatory standards can help companies to introduce sustainability in their context, however, ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001 are standards that address only some elements of corporate sustainability. The NBR 16001 is the standard that has more elements of sustainability in its scope. Thus, companies aiming to introduce sustainability into corporate environments could focus on the implementation of the NBR 16001.

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Shockey, Taylor Morgan. "Analysis and Interpretation of Occupational Exposure Monitoring Data from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) and OSHA Information System (OIS), 1979 – 2015." The Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu155715411553358.

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