Psychometric evaluation of a new instrument in Spanish to measure the wellness of university nursing faculty.

abstract：:The objective of this study was to examine induced sputum (IS) cells profile from restorers/conservators of cultural heritage (restorers) with no lower airway symptoms and normal ventilatory lung function. The study involved 22 restorers and 48 control workers. Medical interview, physical examination, spirometry, skin...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Kanceljak-Macan B,Trošić I,Varnai VM,Pavičić I,Macan J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previous symptom-based survey of veterans of the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War suggested a neurological syndrome (blurred vision, loss of balance/dizziness, tremors/shaking, and speech difficulty). The authors conducted the present study to determine whether specific findings could indicate an organic basis for this po...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Levine PH,Richardson PK,Zolfaghari L,Cleary SD,Geist CE,Potolicchio S,Young HA,Simmens SJ,Schessel D,Williams K,Mahan CM,Kang HK

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the plant features associated with increased irritation symptoms and levels of inflammation markers among compost workers (CWs). Ninety CWs were followed over 18 months, using questionnaires on respiratory symptoms, fractional exhaled nitric oxide measurements, spirometry, a methacholine bronch...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Demange V,Barrera C,Laboissière A,Duquenne P,Simon X,Millon L,Reboux G,Grzebyk M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultraviolet (UV) light inherent to welding processes generates ozone (O(3)) with subsequent formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) through photochemical reactions when UV light is present with O(3). This study aimed to determine the performance of filters used as respiratory protective devices by welding personnel...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Chen HL,Chung SH,Jhuo ML

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to investigate the aggregation of four leisure behaviors and the association between the number of leisure behaviors and common mental disorders (CMD). A cross-sectional study was carried out with a representative sample of healthcare workers of Brazil. The aggregation of the types of l...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Rocha SV,Barbosa AR,de Araújo TM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Workers exposed to fuels and paints may present alterations in several parameters. Thus, we assessed potential biomarkers, with the aim of detecting early changes in gasoline station attendants and painters. Blood samples were collected for the analysis of inflammatory and DNA damage markers, besides biochemical, haem...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Brum EDS,da Silva LM,Teixeira TP,Moreira LDR,Kober H,Lavall MC,Silva JÉPD,Piana M,Lenz LS,da Cruz IBM,Duarte T,Duarte MMMF,Brandão R

更新日期：2020-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:A cohort of 9,285 nuclear workers employed at the French company AREVA NC specializing in the nuclear fuel cycle was established. Vital status, causes of death, employment characteristics and annual exposure to ionizing radiation were reconstructed for each individual over the time period 1977-2004. Standardized morta...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Metz-Flamant C,Rogel A,Caër S,Samson E,Laurier D,Acker A,Tirmarche M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a cross-sectional study conducted among paddy farmers to characterize potential risk factors that influence levels of DNA damage from exposure to mixtures of organophosphates. Comet assay was used to determine the level of DNA damage by measuring the comet tail length from the exfoliated buccal mucosa. The res...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： How V,Hashim Z,Ismail P,Omar D,Said SM,Tamrin SB

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the United States, there is limited literature on occupational pesticide exposures despite being associated with adverse health outcomes, including in large states such as Texas. The purpose of this article is to characterize occupational pesticide poison center exposures in Texas. Descriptive statistics were used ...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Trueblood AB,Shipp EM

更新日期：2018-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:New methods for exploring pulmonary inflammation might be useful: measurements of exhaled nitric oxide (NO) and hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) in exhaled breath condensate (EBC). The authors describe the application and utility of these methods in a case report of pediatric nurse presenting an occupational asthma to lat...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： de Broucker V,Hulo S,Cherot-Kornobis N,Lartigau-Sezary I,Matran R,Sobaszek A,Edme JL

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research on the determinants of sickness presence can be based on employees' number of sickness presence days or employees' propensity to "opt" for presenteeism in case of sickness. This study compares associations between potential determinants and presenteeism in cross-sectional data from a sample of Austrian employ...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Gerich J

更新日期：2016-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective was to examine associations between night shift work and serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels. We analyzed 1,537 blood samples from premenopausal female nurses in the Nurses' Health Study II, assayed for AMH. Rotating or permanent night shifts worked in the two weeks before blood collection and year...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Johnson CY,Tanz LJ,Lawson CC,Howards PP,Bertone-Johnson ER,Eliassen AH,Schernhammer ES,Rich-Edwards JW

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors analyzed the effects of chronic exposure of Argentine air crew members to low doses of ionizing radiations. Genetic damage induced by either low doses or low rates of ionizing radiation was higher than expected. Seventy-one heparinized blood samples were obtained from technical ground workers (group A; n =...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： De Luca JC,Picco SJ,Macintyre C,Dulout FN,Lopez-Larraza DM

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several in vitro studies have convincingly demonstrated that SiO2NPs mediated cytotoxicity, which was dose-, time- and size-dependent. The data on in vivo toxicity of SiO2NPs are even more contradictory. In the present study, we investigated the effects of sub-acute exposure to SiO2-NPs on spatial learning and memory,...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Salem A,Oudhabechi A,Sakly M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contrast sensitivity (CS) emerged more than 30 years ago as an alternative to traditional acuity testing, and recently it has become the focus of attention in the field of neurotoxicology. CS testing may be useful for detecting defects in oculoneural processing and therefore possible chemical-induced neurotoxicity, su...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Waksman JC,Brody A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to investigate the association between fatigue and near-miss incidents and between irregular lifestyles and fatigue in ambulance personnel. In this cross-sectional study, we used a self-administered questionnaire and ambulance dispatch records during November 2017. We performed multiple logistic regression; i...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Toyokuni Y,Ishimaru T,Honno K,Kubo T,Matsuda S,Fujino Y

更新日期：2020-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of mycotoxigenic Penicillium species in poultry houses of Telangana, India, was studied during 4 seasons between June 2009 and May 2010. Fungi belonging to 13 genera, including Penicillium, comprising 43 species were collected using petri plates. Fourteen Penicillium species demonstrated varying degrees...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Koteswara Rao V,Girisham S,Madhusudhan Reddy S

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the first workplace intervention to help smokers quit in Hong Kong. Smoking employees (N = 642) received a 26-page self-help booklet and 15 fix SMS within 3 months and chose to receive cognitive behavioral workshop (N = 76), or face-to-face counseling (N = 11), or group health talk (N = 516), or telephone...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Wang MP,Suen YN,Li WHC,Lau OS,Lam TH,Chan SSC

更新日期：2018-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Accelerating prevalence of coal workers pneumoconiosis is considered as a serious occupational health problem. This cross-sectional study was designed to determine the prevalence of lung function impairment of underground coal miners in West Bengal, India. A total of 230 underground coal dust-exposed subjects and 130 ...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Kumari Prasad S,Singh S,Bose A,Prasad B,Banerjee O,Bhattacharjee A,Kumar Maji B,Samanta A,Mukherjee S

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to heavy metals and organic solvents are potential etiologic factors for multiple sclerosis (MS), but their interaction with MS-associated genes is under-studied. The authors explored the relationship between environmental exposure to lead, mercury, and solvents and 58 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) i...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Napier MD,Poole C,Satten GA,Ashley-Koch A,Marrie RA,Williamson DM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aircraft maintenance crews are constantly exposed to severe aircraft noise. The purpose of this study was to verify whether noise from aircraft adversely affects the hearing threshold levels (HTLs) of aircraft maintenance conscripts during their 2 years of mandatory military service. This study included 3,000 male air...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Park WJ,Moon JD

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study aimed to compare the distortion-product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) with the pure-tone audiometry and to analyze the changes in participants exposed to noise. The results show a prevalence of participants with impaired DPOAEs higher than the prevalence of participants with impaired audiometries in the tot...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Rosati MV,Tomei F,Loreti B,Casale T,Cianfrone G,Altissimi G,Tomei G,Bernardini A,Di Marzio A,Sacco C,Scala B,Ricci S,Sancini A

更新日期：2018-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The increasing use of nanomaterials in academic and industrial environments has raised concerns about the potential effects of these materials on human and the environment. Researches have shown that occupational exposure to nanomaterials can affect employees' health. Many companies are active in the field of n...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Omari Shekaftik S,H Shirazi F,Yarahmadi R,Rasouli M,Ashtarinezhad A

更新日期：2020-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate whether elevated blood lead level (BLL) is a risk factor for Helicobacter pylori infection. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was performed on 2,625 subjects who visited a university hospital for general health examination. H. pylori infection was detected using histologic exami...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Park WJ,Kim SH,Kang W,Ahn JS,Cho S,Lim DY,Kim S,Moon JD

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to examine the influence of demographic, environmental, and occupational factors as well as behavioral characteristics of intercity bus drivers on their crash involvement risk. A total of 107 intercity bus drivers from Tehran, Iran, participated in the study. Logistic regression model suggest...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Besharati MM,Tavakoli Kashani A

更新日期：2018-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:China has experienced dramatic industrialization, urbanization, and economic growth over the last 3 decades. The rapid transformation and dramatic prosperity of industries in rural areas have, in turn, created tremendous challenges for occupational health and safety (OHS). This article was prepared to address occupati...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Wang X,Wu S,Song Q,Tse LA,Yu IT,Wong TW,Griffiths S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occupational skin diseases and disorders are the most commonly reported nontrauma-related category of occupational illness in the United States, and mining has one of the highest incidence rates among all industries. The authors' objective in this study was to describe mining industry dermatitis incidence, sources of ...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Poplin GS,Miller HD,Hintz PJ,Martini L,Burgess JL

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors evaluated the respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function test results (forced vital capacity [FVC], forced expiratory volume in 1 second [FEV1], and ratio of FEV1 to FVC [FEV1%]) of female residents of the critically polluted industrial estate of Vapi, Gujarat (state), India, and compared these with contr...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Patel S,Ramaiah Nellore MR,Sadhu HG,Kulkarni PK,Patel BD,Parikh DJ

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors undertook this study to determine changes in the daily concentration of cadmium, copper, and zinc in Japanese workers' urine over a 13-year period from 1985 to 1998. The workers were aged between 20 and 59 years. The authors studied 277 subjects in 1985, 320 in 1993, and 292 in 1998, for a total of 889 (46...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Miyamoto T,Kobayashi E,Suwazono Y,Uetani M,Nishijo M,Miura K,Nakagawa H,Nogawa K

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The burden of occupational diseases and injuries is high in developing countries due to several challenges including poor regulatory frameworks. To explore the status of occupational safety and health (OSH) policies and related implementation challenges in Uganda, we reviewed OSH regulations and conducted key informan...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Atusingwize E,Musinguzi G,Ndejjo R,Buregyeya E,Kayongo B,Mubeezi R,Mugambe RK,Ali Halage A,Sekimpi DK,Bazeyo W,Wang JS,Ssempebwa JC

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00