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Biosolubility of high temperature insulation wools in simulated lung fluids

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2019
Objective Biosolubility is an important parameter in the understanding of mechanisms involved in pulmonary toxicity of fibrous materials. It can be studied in vitro using models of simulated lung fluids and observing the loss of structural molecules ...
Annapaola Cannizzaro, Federica Angelosanto, Elena Barrese, Antonella Campopiano   +3 more
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Factors Affecting Indoor Radon Levels in Buildings Located in a Karst Area: A Statistical Analysis

Atmosphere, 2023
In this paper, the averages annual radon concentrations in buildings placed in a karst area are analyzed in order to understand which factors may affect the occurrence of high levels of radon indoor. Statistical analysis on the radon dataset is performed
Teresa Botti, Giuliana Buresti, Anna Paola Caricato, Alberto Chezzi, Federica Leonardi, Laura Luzzi, Rosabianca Trevisi   +6 more
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Oxidative stress in occupational exposure to styrene vapors and dangerous chemicals in the shipbuilding industry

Frontiers in Toxicology, 2023
Introduction: In the shipbuilding industry, workers are exposed to a variety of dangerous chemicals, styrene being one of them. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classified styrene as a chemical belonging to group 2A, which means it is ...
Daniela Pigini, Enrico Paci, Rachele Guglielmetti, Giovanna Tranfo, Mariangela Spagnoli, Annarita Fetoni, Annarita Fetoni, Laura Tricarico, Renata Sisto   +8 more
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Contribution of traffic behavior surveys for monitoring safety performance indicators in Germany: Case of mobile phone use while driving

IATSS Research, 2022
Behavioral determinants in the form of safety performance indicators (SPIs) are increasingly being applied in addition to road traffic crash statistics to evaluate road safety.
Sophie Kröling, Tina Gehlert, Axel Wolfermann   +2 more
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Application of Near-Miss Management Systems: An Exploratory Field Analysis in the Italian Industrial Sector

Safety, 2023
Near-miss events are usually identified as adverse events that could have turned into incidents/injuries but, due to an intervention of a safety system or by chance, developed into harmless situations instead.
Giulio Paolo Agnusdei, Maria Grazia Gnoni, Fabiana Tornese, Diego De Merich, Armando Guglielmi, Mauro Pellicci   +5 more
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Risks for adverse pregnancy outcomes and infections in daycare workers: an overview of current epidemiological evidence and implications for primary prevention

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2020
Childcare providers are overwhelmingly women of childbearing age. Occupational risks in this sector include exposure to biological (infectious) or physical (standing, carrying loads) hazards, many of which are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes ...
Anca Radauceanu, Myriam Bouslama
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Natural substances as biocides in the fungi treatment on artistic products to protect the environment and health of restoration workers

Italian Journal of Mycology, 2023
Cultural heritage artefacts, such as stone works, books, manuscripts, and parchments, are subjected to severe biodeterioration processes over time caused by fungi, algae, lichens, and complex communities of microbial biofilms.
Laura Casorri, Eva Masciarelli, Barbara Ficociello, Federica Ietto, Federica Incoronato, Marco Di Luigi, Claudio Beni, Giovanni Pacioni   +7 more
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Medicinal herbs and multiple sclerosis: Overview on the hard balance between new therapeutic strategy and occupational health risk

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2022
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by demyelination and axonal loss of the central nervous system (CNS). Despite its spread throughout the world, the mechanisms that determine its onset are still to be defined.
Erica Costantini, Eva Masciarelli, Laura Casorri, Marco Di Luigi, Marcella Reale   +4 more
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Gender disparities in Hong Kong emergency medicine: Experiences of discrimination, harassment and career impact

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine
Background Women remain under‐represented in emergency medicine in Hong Kong, but the role of gender‐based discrimination and harassment in this disparity is unexplored.
Shuen Yi Leung, Yiu Cheung Chan, Po Yin Kwong   +2 more
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Fuel R&D Needs and Strategy towards a Revision of Acceptance Criteria

Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations, 2010
The study of fuel behaviour under accidental conditions is a major concern in the safety analysis of the Pressurised Water Reactors. The consequences of Design Basis Accidents, such as Loss of Coolant Accident and Reactivity Initiated Accident, have to ...
François Barré, Claude Grandjean, Marc Petit, Jean-Claude Micaelli   +3 more
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