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Surveillance of Non-Malignant Asbestos-Related Diseases in an Exposed Population: A Scoping Review [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of Global Health
Background: Asbestos remains a significant global public health issue, with approximately 255,000 deaths attributed to exposure each year, primarily through occupational contact.
Camilo de la Pava-Cortés   +10 more
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Genetic Predisposition for Dermal Problems in Hexavalent Chromium Exposed Population [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Nucleic Acids, 2012
We studied the effect of genetic susceptibility on hexavalent chromium induced dermal adversities. The health status of population was examined from the areas of Kanpur (India) having the elevated hexavalent chromium levels in groundwater.
Priti Sharma   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Delays and Exposed Populations in Infection Models

open access: yesMathematics, 2023
Most biological processes take time to occur. In infectious diseases, such as malaria or chikungunya, there is a period of time between when a susceptible individual gets bitten by the vector, and when the individual develops the disease. These times are
Benito Chen-Charpentier
doaj   +1 more source

Impact Assessment of Storm Surge and Climate Change-Enhanced Sea Level Rise on Atoll Nations: A Case Study of the Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati

open access: yesFrontiers in Built Environment, 2021
The Pacific region consists of numerous Small Island Developing States (SIDS), one of the most vulnerable to flooding caused by compound effects of sea level rise (SLR) and storms. Nevertheless, individual studies regarding the impact assessment for SIDS,
Audrius Sabūnas   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cancer incidence risk of female reproductive organs in the Southern Urals Populations Exposed to Radiation Cohort: 1956-2019

open access: yesРадиационная гигиена, 2023
The objective of the study is to obtain direct estimates of the excess relative risk of the reproductive organ cancer in women from the cohort of the Southern Urals population exposed to radiation under chronic exposure in the dose range not exceeding 1 ...
Yu. Krestinina, S. S. Silkin
doaj   +1 more source

Multivariate Forecasting Model for COVID-19 Spread Based on Possible Scenarios in Ecuador

open access: yesMathematics, 2023
So far, about 770.1 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been counted by August 2023, and around 7 million deaths have been reported from these cases to the World Health Organization. In Ecuador, the first confirmed COVID-19 case was registered on 19
Juan Guamán   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estimating Compounding Storm Surge and Sea Level Rise Effects and Bias Correction Impact when Projecting Future Impact on Volcanic Islands in Oceania. Case Study of Viti Levu, Fiji

open access: yesFrontiers in Built Environment, 2022
Oceania comprises many Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the majority of which are founded on volcanic islands. Small islands are generally vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
Audrius Sabūnas   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Retrospective Analysis of Enterovirus Infection Morbidity Rate in the Territory of the Amur Region and Peculiarities of Epidemic Process in the Period of Large-Scale Flood

open access: yesПроблемы особо опасных инфекций, 2014
There has been observed a tendency to increment of enterovirus morbidity rate over the past seven years. Foci of this infection have been formed in the area from time to time, with minor forms of the disease being predominant in clinical findings ...
O. E. Trotsenko   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence and Risk Factors for Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus Infection in Continental Croatian Regions

open access: yesTropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2021
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) is a neglected human pathogen associated with aseptic meningitis, severe systemic infections in immunocompromised persons, and congenital anomalies. Data on the prevalence of LCMV infections are scarce.
Tatjana Vilibic-Cavlek   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Physiological and biochemical parameters among a population of bakers exposed to environmental heat

open access: yesInternational Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2022
Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the physiological and biochemical changes among bakers, induced by heat exposure at the workplace. Material and Methods Information was collected by means of a self-administered questionnaire.
Sultan T. Al-Otaibi
doaj   +1 more source

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