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“Nudging” to improve QR scanning and mask wearing to protect us all during a pandemic
… to improve scanning and mask-wearing compliance could use individually-targeted approaches, such as advertising … stairs into a grand piano, which increased commuter stair use. How could “nudging” foster greater scanning compliance … to scan occurs: when they enter a store and can use a QR code. Everyday conversations such as these would …
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Retailing of vaping products – New NZ Research
… customers purchasing ENDS products no advice on how to use the device they had purchased, and, in a minority of … which reflected their perception that smoking and ENDS use were personal choices. Nonetheless, a small group noted … believed people who switched from smoking to ENDS use would gain financial benefits; relatively few saw ENDS as …
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Regulator failure on nitrate in drinking water dumps escalating costs on those downstream
… in many instances it would have been possible for ECan to use bylaws and planning, in a way that protected or reduced … commercial interests have aimed for ‘efficiency’ of water use, this has resulted in worse pollution of waterbodies as … and city councils) do not have power to regulate land use and polluting activities. However, as suppliers, …
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Smoking and vaping among 14 to 15 year olds: Government action urgently needed
… 15% in 2000 to 3% in 2013) occurred before e-cigarette use was prevalent (1% daily use in 2015 the first year it was measured). Daily e-cigarette use is now at levels not seen for daily smoking since 2004 …
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Potential for an avian influenza pandemic: Time for NZ to ramp up preparedness
… from past pandemic responses, notably the effective use of public health and social measures (PHSM) to delay … preparedness for future pandemics. NZ should also consider use of simulation exercises to test national pandemic … 22 In addition, specific mitigation measures such as mask use could be implemented and evaluated for managing seasonal …
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SARS-CoV-2: A modern Greek Tragedy?
… at the Wuhan Institute of Virology that specifically made use of ‘humanized’ mice, to enhance the ability of the virus … of parsimony to infer the correct explanation, or we can use a principle based on prior knowledge of conditions that …
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Study of NZ fruit & vegetable prices suggests markets best value-for-money
… that central and local government could do to facilitate use of such markets. The inadequate consumption of fruits and … setting. We surveyed supermarkets, farmers’ markets (which use local growers), other fruit/vegetable markets (which …
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To ensure success of the trans-Tasman travel “green zone”, we need to reduce system failures at the NZ border
… take a systems approach to the border failure issue, and use definitions that we have used before [4]. As we have … of all cities (as discussed elsewhere: [7]). Eliminating use of all shared areas (including exercise and smoking … design failures (allowing double bunking and allowing use of a shared smoking area), along with the mariners …
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Happiness surveys, & can health sector interventions improve well-being?
… interventions to address mental health and substance use disorders (as reported by a recent study in the Lancet … Chapter 6 in the Report looks at the way policy makers can use “well-being as a policy goal”. The main policy areas … for New Zealand researchers and policy makers to adopt the use of metrics like “WELBYS” (Well-being Years), a concept …
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Patterns of declining smoking in NZ – But more action needed by the New Government
… and we need more monitoring and research – as some people use e-cigarettes as well as continuing smoking tobacco (a dual use pattern that is unlikely to benefit health very much). … interest in poverty reduction – the role of tobacco use in generating both poor health and poverty should be …
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