Cues in a Coffee Shop: An Analysis on Ethical Consumerism

This research experiment explores consumer behavior in regard to ethical purchases. Specifically, it investigates if consumer behavior is driven psychologically and subconsciously by the environment the consumer is in. This experiment seeks to prove that certain cues influence consumers to purchase ethically. This research consists of survey distributed to young adults in the Austin area. The four surveys were sent out at random, and each contains a variable in the visual of a coffee shop. The results indicate that certain cues, such as trash or trash bins, influence consumers to shop more sustainably within a coffee shop. This demonstrates that when negative effects of consumption are present, consumers are forced to think about their purchases and their personal impact on the issue. Other cues, such as the presence of a recycling bin, or the control, with nothing present, allow consumers to continue purchasing the way they would prefer, without considering “greenness”.Humanitie

Northern Greenhouses : an alternative local food provisioning strategy for Nunavik

Les serres nordiques: Une approche alternative à la sécurité alimentaire au Nunavik. Les communautés inuites font face à des changements socioculturels et environnementaux rapides ainsi qu’à plusieurs défis concernant la sécurité alimentaire. Récemment, plusieurs projets innovateurs ont pris forme pour pallier aux coûts élevés et la qualité discutable des aliments frais dans le Nord. Cette recherche s’est déroulée au Nunavik (la région inuite de la province de Québec, Canada) et a été élaborée en utilisant une approche de recherche participative. L’objectif de ce travail était de documenter et de participer au développement d’un projet pilote de serre dans le village de Kuujjuaq dans le but de développer un modèle de sécurité alimentaire alternative pour le Nord. Plusieurs personnes ont, de prime abord, remis en question la viabilité à long terme d’un projet de serre dans une communauté inuite. Pourtant, les résultats de cette recherche démontrent qu’il y a de l’intérêt et du soutien de tous les secteurs pour ce type d’initiative. Les résultats démontrent également qu’une stratégie d’approvisionnement local basée sur la serriculture est techniquement faisable et socialement acceptable. La conclusion générale de cette recherche est que les serres nordiques ont le potentiel de devenir des éléments clés dans une nouvelle stratégie alimentaire nordique, une stratégie qui sera plus résiliente que celle que nous connaissons aujourd'hui, et qui va contribuer de manière durable à l’essor de la capacité communautaire et au développement socioéconomique des villages nordiques.Northern Greenhouses: An Alternative Approach to Food Security in Nunavik. Inuit communities are currently facing rapid sociocultural and environmental change as well as numerous food security issues. However, these issues are being addressed in increasingly innovative ways; notably through the implementation of alternative agricultural projects that address the high cost and questionable quality of fresh food in the North. This research took place in Nunavik (the Inuit region of the province of Quebec, Canada) and was elaborated using a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) approach. The objective of this work was to participate in and document the development of a greenhouse pilot project in the village of Kuujjuaq and, through this process, develop a framework for an alternative type of northern food security initiative. While many initially questioned the long-term viability of a greenhouse project in an Inuit community, results of this research show that there is indeed interest in and concerted support from all sectors for this type of initiative. Results also show that a greenhouse-based local food strategy in Nunavik is technically feasible and can be developed in a manner that is culturally appropriate and socially acceptable. The overall conclusion drawn from this research is that northern greenhouses have the potential to become key elements in a new type of northern food strategy, a strategy that will be more resilient than the one that we know today and that will contribute in a sustainable manner to the building up of the community capacity and socioeconomic stability of northern villages

Discrimination génétique et discrimination fondé sur le handicap : comparaison internationale des différentes approches normatives

[À l'origine dans / Was originally part of : CRDP - Droit, biotechnologie et rapport au milieu

Upward mobility of staff nurses

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston Universit

Genomic medicine: considerations for health professionals and the public

Advances in human genomics are ushering in a new era of predictive, preventative and personalized approaches to medicine. However, as the integration of genomic medicine progresses, the health community has a responsibility to communicate to the public the risks and challenges of genetic information. A possible knowledge transfer framework is outlined as a means to bridge the practical uses of genetics within various ethical, social and economic contexts. Tools and resources are needed to help clinicians understand genetic risks and help them inform the public appropriately and effectively

VARIwise: a general-purpose adaptive control simulation framework for spatially and temporally varied irrigation at sub-field scale

Irrigation control strategies may be used to improve the site-specific irrigation of cotton via lateral move and centre pivot irrigation machines. A simulation framework ‘VARIwise’ has been created to aid the development, evaluation and management of spatially and temporally varied site-specific irrigation control strategies. VARIwise accommodates sub-field scale variations in all input parameters using a 1 m2 cell size, and permits application of differing control strategies within the field, as well as differing irrigation amounts down to this scale. In this paper the motivation and objectives for the creation of VARIwise are discussed, the structure of the software is outlined and an example of the use and utility of VARIwise is presented. Three irrigation control strategies have been simulated in VARIwise using a cotton model with a range of input parameters including spatially variable soil properties, non-uniform irrigation application, three weather profiles and two crop varieties. The simulated yield and water use efficiency were affected by the combination of input parameters and the control strategy implemented

Newborn Screening, Banking, and Consent

[À l'origine dans / Was originally part of : CRDP - Droit, biotechnologie et rapport au milieu

La recherche pédiatrique et l’utilisation des tests génétiques de prédisposition : où en sommes-nous ?

[À l'origine dans / Was originally part of : CRDP - Droit, biotechnologie et rapport au milieu]Utiliser des tests génétiques de prédisposition en recherche pédiatrique pourrait aider à parvenir à une meilleure compréhension des maladies ou désordres affectant les adultes. Cela pourrait aussi possiblement aider à la détection précoce et au développement de soins préventifs ou cliniques pour les personnes héréditairement plus à risque. De plus en plus, les tests génétiques de prédisposition deviennent un élément de la recherche génétique pédiatrique. Or, la rareté des textes normatifs encadrant l’utilisation des tests génétiques de prédisposition en recherche pédiatrique soulève plusieurs enjeux éthiques et légaux complexes. Après avoir exposé l’encadrement normatif entourant l’utilisation des tests génétiques de prédisposition en recherche ainsi que celui de la recherche pédiatrique, nous présenterons les éléments de consensus ou de divergence ainsi que nos recommandations ayant trait à l’utilisation des tests génétiques de prédisposition en recherche pédiatrique