Search Results - subject:"Human health"

Impact of various biodiesel fuels obtained from edible and non-edible oils on engine exhaust gas and noise emissions

Rizwanul Fattah, I.M.; Masjuki, H.H.; Liaquat, A.M.; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 18 (2013) C, pp. 552-567

Increasing demand for fossil fuels due to the luxurious lifestyle, significant growth of population, transportation and the basic industry sectors has caused serious environmental problems. Moreover, a rapid decline in the fossil fuels has led scientists and researchers to look for new...

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Are health factors important for regional growth and convergence? An empirical analysis for the Portuguese districts

Poças, Ana; Soukiazis, Elias - In: International Journal of Public Policy 9 (2013) 1/2, pp. 44-64

The aim of this study is to analyse the impact of health factors on economic growth and convergence across the Portuguese regions at the district level. Like education, health factors could be important for explaining the growth performance of regions through the increase in labour productivity....

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How wide should be the adjacent area to an urban motorway to prevent potential health impacts from traffic emissions?

Barros, N.; Fontes, T.; Silva, M.P.; Manso, M.C. - In: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 50 (2013) C, pp. 113-128

limit value of human health protection (40μgm−3) and at the roadside this value goes up to 95.5%. These findings suggest …

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A critique of the perceived solid conceptual foundations of ISEW & GPI — Irving Fisher's cognisance of human-health capital in ‘net psychic income’

Brennan, Andrew John - In: Ecological Economics 88 (2013) C, pp. 159-166

they do not prudently factor-in measures of investment and depreciation of ‘human-health capital’—yet this is a critical … theory that specifies accounting for some sort of change in the human psyche, i.e. the stock (or fund) of human-health … capital. Advocates of SWBIs cannot adequately account for the degree of human health or knowledge, because this is not their …

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The failure of the ISEW and GPI to fully account for changes in human-health capital — A methodological shortcoming not a theoretical weakness

Lawn, Philip - In: Ecological Economics 88 (2013) C, pp. 167-177

income generated by economic activity, they fail to incorporate net changes in human-health capital. To a lesser extent …. Whilst I'm happy to concede that the two indicators fail to fully account for changes in human-health capital, it is my …

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Traditional Veterinary in Rural Tamil Nadu

Torri, Maria Costanza - In: Journal of Developing Societies 29 (2013) 1, pp. 23-46

medicinal plants among the rural communities in Tamil Nadu, India, as well as their role in human health. …

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Reverse logistics and agricultural production

Vaněček, Drahoš; Frausová, Miroslava - In: Acta Universitatis Bohemiae Meridionales 9 (2006) 2, pp. 21-28

Reverse logistics in industry developed rapidly in last years. It concerns the material flow of products which cannot be longer exploit according to their original designation (old products, defect products etc.). They are collected, sorted and recycled for their exploitation in the next...

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