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Environmental Health, 2021 Background Evidence from previous studies suggests that women firefighters have greater risk of some adverse reproductive outcomes. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether women firefighters had greater risk of miscarriage compared to non ...
Alesia M. Jung +7 more
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Theoretical Computer Science, 2019 In the Firefighter problem, introduced by Hartnell in 1995, a fire spreads through a graph while a player chooses which vertices to protect in order to contain it. In this paper, we focus on the case of trees and we consider as well the Fractional Firefighter game where the amount of protection allocated to a vertex lies between 0 and 1.
Coupechoux, Pierre +3 more
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Improving the estimation of energy produced by solar thermal systems [PDF]
Constructii: Journal of Civil Engineering Research, 2021 In the context of the growing demand for energy from renewable resources, there has been a lot of interest in the use of systems that use solar energy. The basic principles for determining the performance of solar panels have been established since the ...
Horaţiu Gabriel DRAGNE
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Reference ranges for rotational thromboelastometry in male Sprague Dawley rats
Thrombosis Journal, 2017 Background A functional coagulation assay was used to investigate the extrinsic pathway of coagulation on citrated whole blood samples from healthy adult male Sprague Dawley rats using the mini cup and pin system. Methods Reference values for coagulation
Mariana Vigiola Cruz +8 more
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The ethos of St. Florian’s knights
Safety & Fire Technology, 2019 Aim: The presentation of preliminary considerations on the ethos of the profession of firefighter. Introduction: In addition to appropriate procedures and standards, the competences of persons who create an institution are an essential element of ...
Jan Krynicki
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Evaluation of Korean Firefighters’ Fitness Using Candidate Physical Ability Test: Pilot Study [PDF]
The Asian Journal of Kinesiology, 2022 OBJECTIVES The Candidate Physical Ability Capability Test (CPAT) is a complex performance test to assess whether firefighters have sufficient ability to meet the physical demands of firefighting, and is widely used in many countries, especially in North ...
Ji-Been Kim +9 more
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Differences in 5-year weight change between younger and older US firefighters
BMC Public Health, 2021 Background Research consistently finds that, on average, firefighters gain weight over time and some data indicate that younger firefighters are more likely to gain weight than older firefighters.
Kevin C. Mathias +3 more
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Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2022 Musculoskeletal injuries in firefighters are a common occurrence, that increase as firefighters age, and may be related to the firefighters’ physical activity habits outside of the job.
Jaron Ras, Lloyd Leach
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International Journal of Telerehabilitation, 2022 Introduction: Firefighters have a high risk of cardiovascular incidence due to their poor health, fitness, and dietary habits. The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility of a diet and exercise intervention within firefighters delivered ...
Stephanie Donahue +3 more
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Mental health of UK firefighters
Scientific Reports, 2023 Exposure to trauma, high-stress situations, and disrupted sleep are well known risk factors affecting firefighters’ mental health. Little is known about the association between firefighters’ exposure to fire contaminants and mental health disorders.
Taylor A. M. Wolffe +4 more
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