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Constraints in the adoption of Indigenous farming practices [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Indigenous farming is a production system, based on renewal of ecological processes and strengthening of ecological functions of farm ecosystem to produce safe, healthy and sustainable food. Indigenous agriculture is being adopted by the farmers of Kolli
Kanagasabapathi, K, Sakthivel, V
core   +3 more sources

Multiple Exposures and Coexposures to Occupational Hazards Among Agricultural Workers: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies

open access: yesSafety and Health at Work, 2018
Background: Workers may be exposed to various types of occupational hazards at the same time, potentially increasing the risk of adverse health outcomes. The aim of this review was to analyze the effects of multiple occupational exposures and coexposures
Thi-Hai-Yen Nguyen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The onset of occupational diseases in mushroom cultivation and handling operators: a review

open access: yesItalian Journal of Mycology, 2019
The paper presents a review on health hazards involving operators that cultivate and handle mushrooms. Intensive production of edible and medicinal fungi is a common agricultural management all over the world and involves a number of operators whose ...
Barbara Ficociello   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Skin diseases affecting a population occupationally exposed to terrestrial fauna and flora in Brittany over a 15-year period

open access: yesAnnals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2020
Introduction and objective Brittany is the leading agricultural production region of France where many workers are exposed to the local flora and fauna.
Loddé Brice   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Organization of the safe work management system at agricultural enterprises

open access: yesНауковий вісник Львівського національного університету ветеринарної медицини та біотехнологій імені С.З. Ґжицького. Серія: Харчові технології, 2022
The occupational health and safety management system, as a target production management system, establishes a unified procedure for the activities of heads of organizations, structural divisions, and other officials in the field of occupational health ...
O. Fedevych   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pesticide Exposure and Chronic Kidney Disease Among Agricultural Workers

open access: yesAnkara Medical Journal, 2020
Pesticides are chemicals that are widely used in many areas of life, especially in agriculture. There is always a risk of toxicity if agricultural workers do not have sufficient knowledge and experience about the use of pesticides and preventive measures
Nezaket Özpolat Çakar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding of research, genetics and genetic research in a rapid ethical assessment in north west Cameroon [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
BACKGROUND There is limited assessment of whether research participants in low-income settings are afforded a full understanding of the meaning of medical research. There may also be particular issues with the understanding of genetic research.
Bhutta   +12 more
core   +1 more source

Aggressive prostate cancer is associated with pericyte dysfunction

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Tumor‐produced TGF‐β drives pericyte dysfunction in prostate cancer. This dysfunction is characterized by downregulation of some canonical pericyte markers (i.e., DES, CSPG4, and ACTA2) while maintaining the expression of others (i.e., PDGFRB, NOTCH3, and RGS5).
Anabel Martinez‐Romero   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

3D (Bio) Printing Combined Fiber Fabrication Methods for Tissue Engineering Applications: Possibilities and Limitations

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Biofabrication aims at providing innovative technologies and tools for the fabrication of tissue‐like constructs for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications. By integrating multiple biofabrication technologies, such as 3D (bio) printing with fiber fabrication methods, it would be more realistic to reconstruct native tissue's ...
Waseem Kitana   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strategies of health preservation of agricultural workers with occupational diseases (material of focus-group research) [PDF]

open access: yesСаратовский научно-медицинский журнал, 2017
The aim of the work is to analyze the attitude of employers to health preserving practices among agricultural workers with occupational diseases. Material and methods.
Chernyshkova Е.М.   +4 more
doaj  

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