scholarly journals Interactions of Reduced Deforestation and the Carbon Market: The Role of Market Regulations and Future Commitments

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niels Anger ◽  
Alistair Dixon ◽  
Erich Livengood
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Market ◽  
Future Commitments

scholarly journals Policymaking as collective bricolage: the role of the electricity sector in the making of the European carbon market

2017 ◽  
pp. 64-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mélodie Cartel ◽  
Eva Boxenbaum ◽  
Franck Aggeri ◽  
Jean-Yves Caneill
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Market ◽  
Electricity Sector

scholarly journals FOREIGN BODY IN OESOPHAGUS

2006 ◽  
Vol 13 (02) ◽  
pp. 274-278
Author(s):  
M. SALEEM SHEIKH ◽  
TALLAT MAHMOOD ◽  
M. AMIN SHEIKH
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Foreign Body ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Female Children ◽  
Problem Design ◽  
Written Informed Consent ◽  
Future Commitments

Objectives. To study the attitude of parentsabout the coins given to their children, especially about their knowledge of coins that these may become F.B. inoesophagus and can cause an unexpected problem. Design: A questionnaire- based survey presented to parents ofthe children admitted in ENT ward having coin trapped in their oesophagus. Place and Duration of Study: ENTDepartment Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur from July 2004 to June 2005. Subjects and Methods: Parents ofthe children, who were admitted in ENT ward B.V.H, Bahawalpur, were interviewed using a questionnaire proformafocusing especially about the knowledge of parents about coins as a possibility of F Body. Ethical requirements includingthe administration of written informed consent and provision of confidentiality were ensured. SPSS computer softwarewas used for data management. Results In our study 84 out of 100 patients were less then 7 years age. Sixty two weremale and 38 were female children. Seventy four of the children were from rural areas. Most of the parents were illiterateand of poor social class. Fifty nine had history less then 1 days and 28 had 1-3 days. Eighty eight patients wereoperated with one day. Most of the parents (54%) were anxious and worried Thirty five were ashamed while 11% werenot bothered. Most of parents pointed out risk factors as easy availability of coin (78%), easy access of coin for children(56%), bad habit of children to put every object in mouth (42%) and lack of knowledge of parents about the risk of coinas foreign body in esophagus (88%). Future commitments of the parents were noted as follows:-restriction of coin forchildren (60%) education of children (32%) and 8% of parents did not bother about care of children for this.Recommended Suggestion by parents were these Govt. Should ban (92%), role of press and newspaper (62%), roleof T.V and radio.(74%), role of health workers to educate people (88%). Conclusion: In our setup, most of the parentsare illiterate and unaware of the risk that the coin can become a foreign body in esophagus in children. They can beawarded and educated via media like press, television and radio and compaign by health workers. Incidence of theseemergency cases can be reduced by these measures to negligible level.

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