Life vest: sink or swim.

Evaluation of a drowning prevention campaign in King County, Washington.

OBJECTIVES A three year drowning prevention campaign focused on increasing the use of life vests among children 1-14 years old. An evaluation was conducted to determine campaign awareness, change in ownership and use of life vests by children, and predictors of life vest use. SETTING King County, Washington. METHODS Four telephone surveys were conducted with parents before, during, and afte...

Sink or Swim: The Role of Workplace Context in Shaping Career Advancement and Human-Capital Development

Sink or Swim: Current Tax Policies Affecting the United States’ Competitiveness Abroad Honors Thesis

1 Abstract This study uses labor productivity in terms of real GDP as a basis for comparing a nation's competitiveness. We evaluate how corporate income tax, dividend tax, and the tax on the highest income bracket affect productivity while controlling for several environmental factors. A set of 24 OECD member nations is observed from 1996-2006. It is found that statutory corporate income tax ra...

UvA - DARE ( Digital Academic Repository ) Sink or swim : submergence tolerance and survival strategies in Rorippa

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Tolerance for Intermittent Exercise in Military Clothing Is Improved by Wearing a Ventilated Vest in Hot, Dry Conditions

Contact person: [email protected] INTRODUCTION There has been much recent research interest in microclimate cooling for individuals working in hot climates whilst wearing protective clothing (Bomalaski et al. 1995; Chen et al. 1997; Cheuvront et al. 2003; Chinevere et al. 2008). Attempts have been made to develop cooling garments that augment convective (air cooled garments), conductive...