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Kambanellas, Chrysostomos Andreou. "Water consumption and recycling of grey water in Cyprus." Thesis, University of South Wales, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.333926.

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Sulaimani, Abdulaziz. "Residential Water Consumption in Saudi Arabia." Digital Commons at Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School, 2015. https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/etd/437.

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The rate of residential water consumption m Saudi Arabia are unsustainable given the country's limited freshwater supply and steady population growth; currently, water consumption per capita is 91 % above the global average. To address this growing problem, several possible solutions are considered: Better informing the public about the need for conservation, increasing and restructuring the pricing of residential water, and implementing "greywater" recycling systems at the individual household level. Based upon surveyed residents' preferences, the implementation of greywater recycling systems

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com, emmayuen@hotmail, and Emma Yuen. "Water Consumption Patterns in Australian Aboriginal Communities." Murdoch University, 2005. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20051119.134422.

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Aboriginal Australians have a significantly lower health status than their non-Aboriginal counterparts. To facilitate healthy living practices necessary for good health, a high level investment is currently made in water services, on the assumption that there is a relationship between the volume and quality of water supplied with health outcomes, despite the high economic and environmental cost. This thesis investigates whether the current design supply criteria of 1000-1200 litres per person per day of water, meeting the Australian Drinking Water Quality Guidelines, is both sufficient an

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Yuen, Emma. "Water consumption patterns in Australian Aboriginal communities /." Access via Murdoch University Digital Theses Project, 2004. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20051119.134422.

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Jalali, Ejlal. "Water consumption and factors influencing hydration status." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2012. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/11079.

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Objectives. This study aimed to provide data on water intake from food and beverages of free-living adults in their natural environment, and investigate how this is affected by physiological, psychological, social and environmental factors. A further aim was to monitor the hydration status of free-living adults and relate this data to water intake. Methods The consumption of all food and beverages was recorded in a diary over three consecutive days by 80 healthy adults (40 males, 40 females), aged 18 to 65 years, who were instructed to continue their normal eating and drinking habits and lifes

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Sell, D. "Oxygen consumption and water balance in insects." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.354956.

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Yuen, Emma. "Water consumption patterns in Australian Aboriginal communities." Thesis, Yuen, Emma (2005) Water consumption patterns in Australian Aboriginal communities. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2005. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/419/.

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Aboriginal Australians have a significantly lower health status than their non-Aboriginal counterparts. To facilitate healthy living practices necessary for good health, a high level investment is currently made in water services, on the assumption that there is a relationship between the volume and quality of water supplied with health outcomes, despite the high economic and environmental cost. This thesis investigates whether the current design supply criteria of 1000-1200 litres per person per day of water, meeting the Australian Drinking Water Quality Guidelines, is both sufficient an

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Yuen, Emma. "Water consumption patterns in Australian Aboriginal communities." Yuen, Emma (2005) Water consumption patterns in Australian Aboriginal communities. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2005. http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/419/.

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Aboriginal Australians have a significantly lower health status than their non-Aboriginal counterparts. To facilitate healthy living practices necessary for good health, a high level investment is currently made in water services, on the assumption that there is a relationship between the volume and quality of water supplied with health outcomes, despite the high economic and environmental cost. This thesis investigates whether the current design supply criteria of 1000-1200 litres per person per day of water, meeting the Australian Drinking Water Quality Guidelines, is both sufficient an

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Sawangchareon, Dumrongchai. "The Analysis of the Demand for Residential Water in the City of Denton." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1986. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500727/.

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The main objective of this study is to analyze the demand for water in Denton. The data used for the study are obtained from the City of Denton Utilities Department, the Tax Appraisal District and government documents. The 121 households which have perfect ten years historical data of water consumption were selected to be the representatives of all households in Denton. The study reveals that the change in water consumption significantly relates to the change in marginal price. Furthermore, the weather variables also have strong effects on the water consumption, especially during summer. The c

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Hazam, John Eric 1947. "Desert mule deer water consumption in southcentral Arizona." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/191928.

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I monitored desert mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus crooki) to determine their drinking frequency and water consumption in the Picacho Mountains in the summer of 1986 when temperatures were ≤46 C. Three radio-collared males consumed water 1 time/24 hours over 10 days. Deer consumed from 1.52 to 6.01 liters/visit (X = 3.70, SE = 0.13, N = 54). Females drank more (X = 4.16, N = 20) than males (X = 3.55, N = 24) during late summer (P < 0.05). To measure water consumption of large, free ranging mammals, I developed a technique using a microflowmeter. Water consumption was measured in 0.01 liter unit

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Sant''Ana, Daniel Richard. "A socio-technical study of water consumption and water conservation in Brazilian dwellings." Thesis, Oxford Brookes University, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.532165.

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Tejada, Francisco Javier. "Quantifying the life cycle water consumption of a passenger vehicle." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/43637.

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Various studies have pointed out the growing need to assess the availability of water sources in regions around the world as future forecasts suggest that water demands will increase significantly for agricultural, industrial and human consumption while freshwater resources are being depleted. One such emerging issue is the effect of industrial operations on said resources, specifically from automobiles. With numerous localities experiencing stresses on water availability, key stakeholders - suppliers, automakers, and vehicle end-users - need to better realize the effect vehicle manufacturing,

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Trujillo, Iliana Cardenes. "Quantifying the energy consumption of the water use cycle." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2017. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:df481801-cce1-4824-986c-612f4673b8eb.

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The management and delivery of water and wastewater consume significant amounts of energy, mostly in the form of electricity. With increasing populations, climate change, water quality issues and increasing energy prices, it is more important than ever to understand energy consumption patterns. Energy usually represents the largest operational cost in water utilities around the world, yet there is limited work aiming to quantify the specific relationship between water and its associated energy, and understand its implications for future decision-making. This thesis presents variousmethodologic

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Badri, Babiker Ahmed B. "Rural domestic water consumption in Sudan : an entitlements approach." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.250398.

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Welling, Karen Noiva. "Modeling the water consumption of Singapore using system dynamics." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65749.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2011.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-226).<br>Water resources are essential to life, and in urban areas, the high demand density and finite local resources often engender conditions of relative water scarcity. To overcome this scarcity, governments intensify infrastructure and project demand into the future. Growth in the economy, population, and affluence of cities increase water demand, and water demand for many cities will increase into the future, requiring

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Murphy, Brittany Leigh. "Effect of Water Consumption on Resting Metabolism in Adults." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2020. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/8405.

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This study analyzed the acute effect of water consumption on resting metabolic rate (RMR). It was hypothesized that water would have a small, nonclinically significant effect on RMR. Men and women ages 18–40 years participated in a crossover study in which each participant received a No Water and Water condition (order determined randomly) with a 7-day washout period between each condition. Both conditions began with visual analog scales to gauge hunger and thirst levels, urine spectrometry to quantify hydration status, and height and weight measurements. The No Water condition consisted of a

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Huntra, Patcha. "Climate Effects on Water Consumption in Las Vegas Nevada." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1511867565654703.

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Lövqvist, Erika. "Nudging for sustainable water consumption : Positive vs. negative information." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-105231.

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Previous literature shows that information influences people's environmental friendly behavior, and is a surprisingly strong motivator. It is not only the content of information that significantly influences attitudes and behavior intentions, people are also sensitive for how information is framed. Recent literature shows that people react differently in the environmental context, depending on whether the information is framed as gain or loss outcomes. To the best of my knowledge, it has not been investigated whether stated information about environment situations should be positively or negat

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Tecle, Aregai. "Water Consumption of Common Plants in the Southwest U.S." Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/296607.

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Du, Plessis Jacobus Lodewikus. "Estimating domestic outdoor water demand for residential estates." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86695.

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Thesis (MEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The outdoor water consumption of residential properties is a major contributor to the seasonal fluctuation of the overall water consumption of these properties. The estimation of the relating outdoor water demand has become valuable to property developers and planners alike. This could enable designers to optimise designs of water distribution networks and assist in water resource planning and gaining legislative approvals. For the purposes of this study the outdoor water-use components were mathematically defined and combined

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Eriksson, Eva Helena. "Potential and problems related to reuse of water in households /." Lyngby : Environment & Resources, Technical University of Denmark, DTU, 2002. http://www2.er.dtu.dk/publications/fulltext/2002/MR2002-142.pdf.

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McCarthy, Mary Morgan. "Consumptive Water Use: Refining State Water Supply Estimates with Discharge and Withdrawal Data." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/89928.

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Water scarcity has quickly become one of the most pressing issues in the 21st century. Knowledge of the stress consumption places on water supply is therefore necessary for improved resource management. This research leverages monthly facility level withdrawal and discharge data from two different sources to provide important observations of consumptive water use across several spatial scales and water use sectors in Virginia between 2010-2016. Consumptive water is defined as water which is withdrawn and not returned to a water resource system. Consumption was estimated on statewide, watershed

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DiCarlo, Morgan. "Statistically Evaluating Water Consumption Historically and Across Multiple Users in Virginia." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/95911.

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This study explores key aspects of water usage in Virginia via a broad-scale analysis of multiple water users through thirty years of time-series records from the Virginia Water Use Data System. A full spectrum of users is considered, including water used for energy, industrial, agricultural and municipal applications. The extent of the relationship between the volume of water used and drivers like economic and climatic conditions are not well defined in humid environments like Virginia. Mann-Kendall testing is applied to identify water use trends through time both statewide and at the county

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Husain, Salman Y. Y. "A study of urban residential water consumption behaviour : the case of Kuwait." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.302676.

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Kanyoka, Phillipa. "Water value and demand for multiple purposes in the rural areas of South Africa: the case of Ga-Sekororo." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2008. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02102009-142257/.

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Capener, Paul Anthony Le-Provost. "Influencing water consumption at South Staffordshire Water PLC : a disaggregated behavioural analysis of contributory factors." Thesis, Aston University, 1992. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/10823/.

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This research identifies factors which influence the consumption of potable water supplied to customers' property. A complete spectrum of the customer base is examined including household, commercial and industrial properties. The research considers information from around the world, particularly demand management and tariff related projects from North America. A device termed the Flow Moderator was developed and proven, with extensive trials, to conserve water at a rate equivalent to 40 litres/property/day whilst maintaining standards-of-service considerably in excess of Regulatory requiremen

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Cataldi, Francesco. "Management Optimization of Energy Consumption Reduction for Residential Hot Water." FIU Digital Commons, 2016. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/2995.

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The objective of this thesis is to create an automatic water management system capable of optimizing the usage of warm water stored in two water tanks to reduce the monthly energy consumption of the instant water heater installed in a residential house. This system is called Water Mixing System (WMS). The two heat sources considered are: PV-T system and heat rejected by the air condition system. The PV-T system is a new technology that allows transformation of the sun radiation into both electricity and warm water, increasing the efficiency of the panel compared to either a common photovoltaic

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Khastagir, Anirban, and anirban khastagir@rmit edu au. "Optimal use of rainwater tanks to minimize residential water consumption." RMIT University. Civil, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, 2008. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20081203.143250.

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Melbourne, the capital of Victoria Australia leads the world in having the highest quality drinking water. The Victorian State Government has set targets for reducing per capita water consumption by 15%, 25% and 30% by 2010, 2015 and 2020 respectively and has announced stringent water restrictions to curtail water demand. In this resource constraint environment it is opportune to look for alternative sources of water to supplement Melbourne's traditional water supply. In Melbourne, legislation has been changed to make it possible to use rainwater harvested from domestic tanks for non potabl

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Kunze, Isabelle Miriam. "The Social Construction of Bottled Water Consumption in New Zealand." The University of Waikato, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10289/2497.

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This thesis examines the ways in which bottled water consumption is socially constructed and associated with place, nature, gender and health. Consuming bottled water is related to ideas of both sustaining the environment and the body. I explore how performances of both the environment and consuming bodies constitute each other. Consumer performances in Hamilton and various visual and textual representations illustrate spatialities, socialities and subjectivities of bottled water consumption. Geographies of consumption and feminist geographies and methodologies provide the framework for my re

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Fazackerley, Scott Ronald. "Reducing water consumption for residential turfgrass with adaptive irrigation controllers." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/25781.

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It has been estimated that 50-75% of residential water use is for irrigation. Current domestic systems are poor at adapting irrigation to meet demand, primarily due to incomplete information for system operators who rely either on visual inspection or periodic irrigation programs. This results in over-watering and fertilizer and soil leaching. This thesis describes a complete wireless sensor and irrigation control system that reduces water consumption for residential turfgrass irrigation. Presented is a proof-of-concept system that demonstrates potential benefits. The approach couples easy-to-

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Маценко, Олександр Михайлович, Александр Михайлович Маценко, and Oleksandr Mykhailovych Matsenko. "Incorporating of territorial - branch features for water consumption tariff policy." Thesis, Видавництво СумДУ, 2008. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/8303.

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The offered innovations will force enterprises to accept actions, concerning water-saving technologies involved in manufacture, for example to invest in law waste and cleaning technologies, i.e. the part of the profit will be economically convenient for directing the water-capacious enterprises on updating and replacement of water-purifying constructions and modernization and start water recycling. The effective system of tariff policy should have both direct and indirect influence on processes of the balanced production load on territory of our country. When you are citing the document, use t

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Lawgali, Fathia. "Economic aspects of population growth and water consumption in Libya." Thesis, Abertay University, 2009. https://rke.abertay.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/db1d8052-382b-490d-88b1-8377a5bb10f4.

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Large increases in water demand with very little recharge have strained Libya’s groundwater resources, resulting in serious declines in water levels and quality, especially along the Mediterranean coast where most of the agricultural, domestic and industrial activities are concentrated. To meet these increases, Libya turned to desalination as a supplementary water resource as early as 1964. Both thermal and membrane desalination technologies have been used. This study shows that the problem of water scarcity is likely to increase further in the future. This study has three aims: first, to esti

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Tong, Yindong, Xuejun Wang, Gengchong Zhen, Ying Li, Wei Zhang, and Wei He. "Agricultural Water Consumption Decreasing Nutrient Burden at Bohai Sea, China." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/6.

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In this study, we discussed the impacts of human water consumption to the nutrient burden in a river estuary, and used Huanghe River as a case study. The agricultural water consumption from the Huanghe River has significantly decreased the natural water flows, and the amount of water consumption could be almost twice as high as the water entering into the estuary. According to our calculation, agricultural water usage decreased TN outflows by 6.5 x 104 Mg/year and TP outflows by 2.0 x 103 Mg/year. These account for 74% and 77% of the total output loads. It has been widely reported that the maj

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Wattanakuljarus, Voravit. "Estimating Residential Water Demand: a Case of Multiple-Part Tariff for Denton, Texas." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1986. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500792/.

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This paper analyzes the demand for water in case of a multiple-part tariff in Denton, Texas. The model used is developed from Billing & Agthe's model by using the following variables: marginal price, difference variable, tax assessed value, lot size, house size, temperature and rainfall.. The results indicate that temperature has the greatest effect on water demand, since this area is considered to be a very warm area. Also, marginal price seems to have a strong effect on water consumption indicating that customer is well-informed to a change in rate schedule. This test supports the original i

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McIntyre, Graham. "An analysis of water pricing and consumption variations within the occupied West Bank." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/221.

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International disputes over access to water resources can act as a catalyst for conflict or cooperation amongst nations. In the case of Israel and the occupied West Bank, water conflict further exacerbates preexisting political tension, and yet a peaceful and equitable solution between these countries could spark further negotiation. Within this context, the Palestinian Hydrology Group conducted a water questionnaire amongst Palestinian households in the occupied West Bank in 2001. The aim of the PHG’s survey was to investigate which water management system would be the most suitable in te

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Weber, Christopher. "Operational Efficiency in the Food and Beverage Industry Through Sustainable Water Consumption." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6813.

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The scarcity of water poses a threat to domestic and global economic sustainability while inhibiting the operational efficiency of food and beverage industry firms. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore the strategies some food and beverage industry leaders in the United States used for implementing sustainable water consumption practices to improve operational efficiency. The conceptual framework for the study was stakeholder theory. The primary data source was semistructured interviews with 4 food and beverage industry leaders in Wisconsin who have responsibility for impleme

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Beccaria, Lisa Mara. "Parental and teacher influences on the consumption of plain drinking water by primary school aged children." University of Southern Queensland, Faculty of Sciences, 2007. http://eprints.usq.edu.au/archive/00004085/.

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[Abstract]: A rise in the rate of overweight and obesity in children coupled with an increasing availability and consumption of sweet drinks raises questions about the place or importance of plain water in a child’s overall nutritional intake. In terms of influencing a child’s nutritional behaviour, teachers and parents play a crucial role in educating, promoting and encouraging healthy behaviour whether that be in the home or school environment. Schools are seen to be an important setting for health promotion and as such, factors that promote healthy behaviour or barriers against it should be

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Talukder, Mohammad Radwanur Rahman. "Health Risks of Increasing Water Salinity and Water Consumption in Coastal Bangladesh Associated with Climate Change." Thesis, Griffith University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366027.

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Climate change and sea level rise will continue to exacerbate existing freshwater salinization and affect large populations in many low-lying countries of the world including in Bangladesh. While ample evidence, mainly based on food consumption, indicates high salt intake causes significant health problems (e.g. elevated blood pressure (BP), hypertension and cardiovascular diseases), the evidence for health effects of consuming highly saline water is limited. In coastal Bangladesh, with over 35 million inhabitants, projected climate change points toward further intensification of the exposure

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Cheruseril, Jimmy Jose, and jimmy cheruseril@rmit edu au. "Determining an urban water consumption model based on socio-demographic factors." RMIT University. Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences, 2007. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20080206.123148.

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Water is a limited and essential resource for living and its importance is understood by all. Water is a scarce resource in Australia. Many of the river basins in Australia cover only a small area and the rivers that drain them are seasonal in flow. Climate change coupled with increasing population and a growing economy has put stress on the existing water resources. In the period of drought between 2003 and 2005 the careful consumption of water was of high importance and there is a consequent need to develop new methods to use water wisely. The state and federal governments have initiated ma

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Guevara-Lequay, L. V. "The stability and oxygen consumption of retinol at low water activity." Thesis, University of Leeds, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.356425.

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Shah, Jignesh. "Water consumption for steam methane reforming hydrogen plants in Edmonton, Canada." Thesis, Villanova University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10116994.

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<p> Traditional engineering and financial assessments are limited not only to consideration of currently internalized costs, but also often lack consideration of new or current externalities during the life of the new system. The goal of this thesis is to provide a methodology that integrates sustainability assessment with the traditional assessments, thereby allowing the assessment and optimization of the total overall costs. The proposed method is applied for the steam methane reforming (SMR) plants operated by Air Products in Edmonton, Canada where the boiler feed water for hydrogen manufac

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Dennis, Elizabeth Ann. "The Efficacy of Increased Water Consumption as a Weight Loss Strategy." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/37616.

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The population of older adults continues to grow in the US, as does the prevalence of overweight and obesity within this group. Several factors may contribute to age-related weight gain, such as a reduced energy expenditure and energy intake requirements, and a susceptibility to energy over-consumption. Serious consequences result from overweight and obesity, such as increased risk of chronic disease, decreased quality of life and increased healthcare costs. Thus, effective weight management strategies are needed which target this population. Reducing energy-containing beverage intake and

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Bourne, Lesley Thelma. "A liquid consumption survey of individuals in greater Cape Town." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26569.

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There is no published data for the per capita consumption of water of individuals in South Africa. A daily rounded volume of 2 litres per person is usually taken as a working estimate from world wide data. As part of ongoing epidemiological studies into potential health effects of changes in the water supply to greater Town, water consumption patterns were ascertained. As health effects are often spatially ascribed to the place of residence of a person, it was necessary to ascertain how much water was drunk at home as well as away from home. Water consumed was divided into three classes: (i) w

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Kharseh, Mohamad. "Reduction of prime energy consumption in the Middle East by GSHP systems." Licentiate thesis, Luleå, Luleå University of Technology, 2009. http://pure.ltu.se/ws/fbspretrieve/3014977.

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Nakao, Megumi. "Dynamic games and competition for water resources /." View online ; access limited to URI, 2003. http://0-wwwlib.umi.com.helin.uri.edu/dissertations/dlnow/3112122.

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Ławińska, K., and K. Kosińska. "Environmentally-friendly leather dressing technology accounting for a reduction in waste water salinity and process water consumption." Thesis, КНУТД, 2016. https://er.knutd.edu.ua/handle/123456789/5064.

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ZUCCHINELLI, MARIA. "ASSESSMENT OF WATER FOOTPRINT METHODOLOGIES TO EVALUATE THE IMPACTS OF FOOD PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION ON WATER RESOURCES." Doctoral thesis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10280/95713.

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La produzione globale di cibo provoca impatti sia sull’ ambiente che sulla salute umana. Tra le molteplici sfide che la comunità globale deve affrontare, le risorse di acqua dolce della Terra sono state identificate come pericolosamente soggette a una crescente pressione sia in termini quantitativi che qualitativi. Una profonda comprensione del nesso acqua-cibo è pertanto cruciale per lo sviluppo sostenibile. Nella presente tesi è stato applicato il concetto di Water Footprint (WF) calcolata attraverso differenti metodologie – ovvero attraverso approcci di tipo volumetrico e per la quantificaz

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ZUCCHINELLI, MARIA. "ASSESSMENT OF WATER FOOTPRINT METHODOLOGIES TO EVALUATE THE IMPACTS OF FOOD PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION ON WATER RESOURCES." Doctoral thesis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10280/95713.

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La produzione globale di cibo provoca impatti sia sull’ ambiente che sulla salute umana. Tra le molteplici sfide che la comunità globale deve affrontare, le risorse di acqua dolce della Terra sono state identificate come pericolosamente soggette a una crescente pressione sia in termini quantitativi che qualitativi. Una profonda comprensione del nesso acqua-cibo è pertanto cruciale per lo sviluppo sostenibile. Nella presente tesi è stato applicato il concetto di Water Footprint (WF) calcolata attraverso differenti metodologie – ovvero attraverso approcci di tipo volumetrico e per la quantificaz

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Jeong, Seung Hyo. "The Impact of Water-Energy Feedback on Water Conservation at Residence Halls." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/23729.

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Demand for potable water and energy is increasing with growing populations and economies and many fear that scarcity of such resources will become a significant worldwide problem in the future. As such, promoting water and energy conservation in residential building environments has become an important focal area for research. Providing feedback of water or energy consumption to residential building occupants has been demonstrated to be effective in promoting water and energy conservation separately. However, although water and energy are inexorably connected, we lack research that investigate

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Shek, Lok Lun. "Oxygen consumption rate of copepod fecal pellets : variations among copepod species, prey types and prey nutritional values /." View abstract or full-text, 2010. http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/thesis.pl?ENVR%202010%20SHEK.

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