Skin absorption of organic solvent vapors in nude mice in vivo.

abstract：:This study was conducted to examine how each psychosocial factor on working conditions is related to a worker's well-being. Data from the 2011 Korean Working Conditions Survey were analyzed for 33,569 employed workers aged ≥15 years. Well-being was evaluated through the WHO-5 questionnaire and variables about occupati...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Lee BJ,Lamichhane DK,Jung DY,Moon SH,Kim SJ,Kim HC

更新日期：2016-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:In a household appliance plant, several rinse-free lubricating fluids have been used instead of neat mineral oils since 1994: mixtures of isoparaffinic hydrocarbons with 9 to 14 carbons per molecule. As such they denature keratin, irritate and defat the skin, and remove water from it. Work gloves have been worn over p...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Ueno S,Shiomi Y,Yokota K

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated associations between lifestyle factors and selected aspects of mental health in a group of Japanese overseas workers and their accompanying spouses who were residing in and around Düsseldorf, Germany, in February 1994. Considering four aspects of mental health (depression, mental instability, n...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Tuekpe MK,Todoriki H,Zheng KC,Kouadio K,Ariizumi M

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The quantities of two forms of crystalline silica, tridymite and cristobalite, in heated rice husk ash (RHA) samples were determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and chemical methods. Two RHA samples, containing 93% SiO2 and 2-3% K2O, were prepared from charcoaled rice husk products and heated to above 900 degrees C. Th...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Shinohara Y,Kohyama N

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A telephone survey was conducted among a sample of managers (n=30) in Ireland who had previously commissioned an asbestos survey in their workplace buildings. The aims of the telephone survey were to examine the extent to which managers had completed Asbestos Safety Awareness (ASA) training, and to assess how such tra...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Hickey J,Saunders J,Davern P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutaraldehyde (GA) and ortho-phtalaldehyde (OPA) have been widely used as major components of disinfectants in hospitals. We evaluated the alterations in GA or OPA in rats after subacute inhalation exposure by determining levels of neurotransmitters (norepinephrine [NE], dopamine [DA], DA metabolites, dihydroxyphenyl...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Katagiri H,Yamamoto T,Uchimura A,Tsunoda M,Aizawa Y,Yamauchi H

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We encountered three patients (Patient I: 39-year-old man, Patient II: 34-year-old woman, and Patient III: 5-year-old girl) with acute methyl bromide poisoning, which had occurred as a result of exposure to the gas that leaked from methyl bromide cans stored in a warehouse of a seedling farm. Since all three patients ...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Yamano Y,Kagawa J,Ishizu S,Harayama O

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present work is dedicated to the study of occupational cold environments in food distribution industrial units. Field measurements and a subjective assessment based on an individual questionnaire were considered. The survey was carried out in 5 Portuguese companies. The field measurements include 26 workplaces, wh...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Oliveira AV,Gaspar AR,Raimundo AM,Quintela DA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to study noise levels associated with electronic arcade games, noise measurements were made in 3 selected game centers and 192 samples were taken in each location. The background noise was recorded at a level of 61 dB(A) and 64 dB(C). When the electronic games were performed these levels of noise reached to 8...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Mirbod SM,Inaba R,Yoshida H,Nagata C,Komura Y,Iwata H

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore characteristics of the development of coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) at present and trend in the future, we investigated 16,154 coal miners exposed to dust for at least 1 yr in the Tiefa Colliery in China. Occupational categories were divided into tunneling, mining, combining and helping. Four cohorts (...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Liu H,Tang Z,Weng D,Yang Y,Tian L,Duan Z,Chen J

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various amines, such as triethylamine and N,N-dimethylethylamine, have been reported to cause glaucopsia in workers employed in epoxy, foundry, and polyurethane foam industries. This symptom has been related to corneal edema and vesicular collection of fluid within the corneal subepithelial cells. Exposure to amine va...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Jang JK

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High level of exposure to manganese (Mn) can cause a clinically and pathophysiologically distinct syndrome from idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). We describe the clinical features and results of [123I]-fluoropropyl (FP)-CIT SPECT of a liver cirrhotic with atypical parkinsonism. The patient developed atypical parkin...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Kim J,Kim JM,Kim YK,Shin JW,Choi SH,Kim SE,Kim Y

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim was to study the effect of rotation direction on the time-of-day variations of cortisol, fatigue and sleep in sound engineers broadcasting in a life show. The salivary cortisol and ratings of stress, sleepiness and fatigue were followed at three hour intervals in 25 sound engineers: 13 working very fast forwar...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Vangelova K

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using an ultrasonic nebulizer, cobalt aerosols (MMAD = 0.76 microns, sigma g = 2.1) were generated from an aqueous suspension of ultrafine metallic cobalt particles (Uf-Co) with a primary diameter of 20 nm. Rats were exposed to Uf-Co aerosols at 2.72 +/- 0.44 mg/m3 for 5 hours (Exp. 1) or at 2.12 +/- 0.55 mg/m3 for 4 ...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Kyono H,Kusaka Y,Homma K,Kubota H,Endo-Ichikawa Y

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple direct injection method for analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) or other organic components of particulate matter by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) was developed. This method uses a small custom brass capsule to insert a particulate sample deposited on a quartz fiber filter or po...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Ono-Ogasawara M,Myojo T,Smith TJ

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This cross-sectional study examined the relationship between temperament, job stress, and overcommitment using the Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego-Autoquestionnaire version (TEMPS-A) and a scale of the effort-reward imbalance (ERI) model. In July 2004, self-administered questionnaires were...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Tei-Tominaga M,Akiyama T,Miyake Y,Sakai Y

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:India, a growing economy and world's largest democracy, has population exceeding 1.2 billion. Out of this huge number, 63.6% form working age group. More than 90% work in the informal economy, mainly agriculture and services. Less than 10% work in the organized sector; mainly industry, mining and some services. New se...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Pingle S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nowadays, no studies have been published on the relationship between meteorological conditions and work-related mortality and morbidity in Italy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between hot weather conditions and hospital admissions due to work-related accidents in Tuscany (central Italy) over t...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Morabito M,Cecchi L,Crisci A,Modesti PA,Orlandini S

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of solvent was conducted for 196 unit work areas in 95 plants in 1994 to 1996 in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The survey had been repeated every 6 months (i.e., twice a year) during the 3-year period. Sampling and analysis of the solvent vapors were carried out after national protocols set by the regulation. ...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Yasugi T,Endo G,Monna T,Odachi T,Yamaoka K,Kawai T,Horiguchi S,Ikeda M

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The global integration of economies worldwide has led to increased pressure for "labor flexibility". A notable aspect of this trend has been the rise in non-standard work arrangements, which include part-time work, temporary agency-based work, fixed-term contingent work, and independent contracting. Although non-stand...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Kawachi I

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Work-related violence is an important problem worldwide, and nurses are at increased risk. This study identified rates of violence against nurses in Minnesota, USA, and their perceptions of the work environment. A sample of 6,300 randomly selected nurses described their experience with work-related violence in the pre...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Nachreiner NM,Gerberich SG,Ryan AD,McGovern PM

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organizational justice has recently attracted attention as a predictor of employee mental and physical health. However, the lack of a Japanese translation of the original English-language organizational justice scale (OJS) has precluded its application in Japan. The present study aimed to develop Japanese version of t...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Shibaoka M,Takada M,Watanabe M,Kojima R,Kakinuma M,Tanaka K,Kawakami N

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Japan, the principal role of hospital pharmacists has changed from that of dispensing medicines for outpatients to provision of clinical pharmacy services for inpatients. A self-administered questionnaire about subjective symptoms, working patterns, work environments and job satisfaction was administered to 495 hos...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Inaba R,Hioki A,Kondo Y,Nakamura H,Nakamura M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to investigate the apparent mass of the sitting human body and to compare it with current experimental data and the ISO 5982 standard impedance model. METHOD:The apparent mass of the seated human body in the vertical direction was measured. Twelve male subjects were exposed to r...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Maeda S,Mansfield NJ

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to describe the personal exposure to respirable dust and quartz and in stone crushing units located at west of Iran. A size of 40 personal samples and 40 stationary samples were obtained and analysis was done by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The results of personal sampling were shown the conce...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Bahrami AR,Golbabai F,Mahjub H,Qorbani F,Aliabadi M,Barqi M

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pentachlorophenol (PCP) was widely used as a wood preservative in Germany until 1989, when it was prohibited by law. Within a cross-sectional study we investigated the internal PCP exposure of painters and bricklayers between one year and four years after the ban. PCP was analysed in post-shift urine samples of 189 pa...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Bader M,Zimmer H,Triebig G

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of 2-bromopropane, an alternative to freon, on ovulation was examined using superovulation induced by pregnant mare's serum gonadotropin and human chorionic gonadotropin (PMSG-hCG) treatment. Three groups of mice were injected intraperitoneally 8 times with 2-bromopropane (2-BP) at 500, 1,000 or 2,000 mg...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Sekiguchi S,Honma T

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have improved the method of measuring dioxins in the blood of Yusho patients; with this improved method, it is possible to take measurements quickly and precisely, using as little as 5g of blood. The specific points of improvement of this method are the extraction of lipids from blood by accelerated solvent extract...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Iida T,Todaka T

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A questionnaire survey was done to examine the associations between the dimensions of safety climate and the nurses' motivation toward patient safety. Excluding nursing directors, a total of 371 full-time female Japanese nurses (registered nurses and licensed practical nurses) working in 6 hospitals of fewer than 250 ...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Kudo Y,Kido S,Taruzuka Shahzad M,Saegusa Y,Satoh T,Aizawa Y

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hearing loss induced by noise exposure in a large scale textile mill (number of workers = 1,611) in Thailand was investigated on the basis of interviews, noise measurements, and audiometric tests. The frequency of subjective symptoms relating to noise exposure was higher in the weavers than among other mill workers an...

journal_title：Industrial health

authors： Chavalitsakulchai P,Kawakami T,Kongmuang U,Vivatjestsadawut P,Leongsrisook W

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00