Calcitropic hormones, bone turnover, and lead exposure among female smelter workers.

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：: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：: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：: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：:Low back pain (LBP) is a widespread musculoskeletal condition that frequently occurs in the working-age population (including hospital staff). This study proposes a classification-tree model to predict LBP risk levels in Sacré-Cœur Hospital, Lebanon (as a case study-236 chosen staffs) using various predictor individua...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Mendelek F,Caby I,Pelayo P,Kheir RB

更新日期：2013-01-01 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

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：: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：: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：:Workplace violence committed by patients and visitors has high propensity to occur against emergency department employees. This article reports the association of worker, workplace, and community/environmental factors with violence risks. A cross-sectional research design was used with 280 employees from six emergency...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Gillespie GL,Pekar B,Byczkowski TL,Fisher BS

更新日期：2017-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The year 2017 marked the 50th anniversary of NIOSH's Respiratory Health Division (RHD). RHD began in 1967 as the Appalachian Laboratory for Occupational Respiratory Diseases (ALFORD), with a focus on coal workers' pneumoconiosis. ALFORD became part of NIOSH in 1971 and added activities to address work-related respirat...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Cummings KJ,Johns DO,Mazurek JM,Hearl FJ,Weissman DN

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occupational hazards and respiratory symptoms of domestic cleaners in USA are largely unknown. We conducted a cross-sectional study among 56 Hispanic female domestic cleaner on their health status and frequency of cleaning products used and tasks performed. While women used multi-use products (60.0%) and toilet bo...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Whitworth KW,Berumen-Flucker B,Delclos GL,Fragoso S,Mata C,Gimeno Ruiz de Porras D

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A few studies examined interactive effects between air pollution and temperature on health outcomes. In this study, the authors aimed to examine whether temperature modified effects of ozone on cardiovascular mortality in 95 large US cities. The authors separately used a nonparametric regression model and a parametric...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Ren C,Williams GM,Mengersen K,Morawska L,Tong S

更新日期：2009-10-01 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：:The aim of this study was to design and validate an instrument to measure the wellness among university nursing faculty. The study was performed in two phases. Phase I consisted of the development of the instrument with discussion groups and participant consensus. We designed an instrument including the 21 items or ps...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Hurtado-Pardos B,Casas I,Lluch-Canut T,Moreno-Arroyo C,Nebot-Bergua C,Roldán-Merino J

更新日期：2018-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed Knowledge Attitude and Practice (KAP) regarding occupational noise exposure, Noise-induced hearing loss, audiometry and use of hearing protection devices among iron and steel factory workers exposed to high noise level. A modified, validated, structured questionnaire was used to collect information from 25...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Nyarubeli IP,Tungu AM,Bråtveit M,Moen BE

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:South Korea has experienced rapid economic development over a 60-year period, since the 1960s, rising up from the ruins of the 1950-1953 Korean War. During this short period, South Korea experienced a wide range of occupational safety and health (OSH) problems, similar to that experienced in most developed countries a...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Park J,Kim Y

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：:Coffee workers respiratory health problems, found to be associated with dust exposure in the coffee factories, but the content of the dust is not well known. A cross-sectional survey was conducted to assess the microbial contamination of coffee in dry and wet coffee process, from four farms in two regions of Ethiopia....

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Abaya SW,Bråtveit M,Deressa W,Kumie A,Tenna A,Moen BE

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The blood of 76 cacao farmers from Southwestern Nigeria was monitored for erythrocyte cholinesterase enzyme activity (AChE) and hemoglobin values before and after insecticide application. Eight farmers had 30% to 50% baseline AChE activity, which suggests chronic organophosphate insecticide poisoning. AChE activity in...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Sosan MB,Akingbohungbe AE,Durosinmi MA,Ojo IA

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:We aim to explore the association between blood heavy metal concentrations of cadmium, lead, and mercury with ever-report of eczema in the US population. METHODS:We used NHANES cross-sectional data from 2005-2006. Eczema was measured among 4509 adults and 3898 non-adults. The association between eczema and ...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Wei J,Zhang JJ,Ji JS

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：: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：:The authors conducted a work-related stress surveillance study in 2013 on 6,558 public-sector employees in Italy, examining how they perceived their jobs, via the Job Content Questionnaire, and their mental health status, via the General Health Questionnaire 12 (GHQ-12). Of the 2,094 employees completing the questionn...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Feola D,Pedata P,D'Ancicco F,Santalucia L,Sannolo N,Ascione E,Nienhaus A,Magliano L,Lamberti M

更新日期：2016-05-03 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：: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 overview of systematic reviews (SR) aims to determine how the potential confounding and/or mediating effects of lifestyle habits were taken into consideration in SR examining the job strain effect on cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence. Thirteen SR were identified. Lifestyle habits were often considered as con...

journal_title：Archives of environmental & occupational health

authors： Riopel C,Lavigne-Robichaud M,Trudel X,Milot A,Gilbert-Ouimet M,Talbot D,Aubé K,Brisson C

更新日期：2020-10-04 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