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Building Toxic Metal Characterization and Decontamination Report: Area 6, Building 914 [PDF]

, 2011
The purpose of this report is to outline the toxic metal characterization and decontamination efforts in Area 6, Building 914. This includes the initial building inspection, the hotspot sampling, results/findings, building cleanup, and the verification ...
Hygiene, NSTec Industrial
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Estimation of the Financial Burden to the National Health Insurance for Patients with Major Cancers in Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2008
Almost all countries that have national health insurance schemes face financial challenges. A better understanding of the financial burden that cancer places on Taiwan's National Health Insurance (NHI) is important for helping policy makers to plan under
Po-Ching Chu, Jing-Shiang Hwang, Jung-Der Wang, Yu-Yin Chang   +3 more
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Acute Effects of Pulmonary Exposure to Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on the Brain in vivo

Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2020
Although the applications for zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONP) are continually increasing, the neurotoxicity of this material remains unclear. This study investigated the acute effects of pulmonary exposure to ZnONP on the brain in terms of behavioral ...
Hsiao-Chi Chuang, Yu-Ting Yang, Hsin-Chang Chen, Yaw-Huei Hwang, Kuen-Yuh Wu, Ta-Fu Chen, Chia-Ling Chen, Ming-Kai Jhan, Tsun-Jen Cheng   +8 more
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Evaluation of the frequency of musculoskeletal disorders and work posture analysis by RULA method in workers of an auto- part manufacturing company [PDF]

طب کار, 2012
Intruduction: Musculoskeletal disorders are among the most common disorders due to ergonomic risk factors. This study was designed to evaluate the frequency of musculoskeletal disorders in an auto-part manufacturing company in 2010.
M Mostaghaci, MH Davari, F Mollaei, M Salehi, AH Mehrparvar   +4 more
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A Study of Diagnostic Accuracy Using a Chemical Sensor Array and a Machine Learning Technique to Detect Lung Cancer

Sensors, 2018
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death around the world, and lung cancer screening remains challenging. This study aimed to develop a breath test for the detection of lung cancer using a chemical sensor array and a machine learning technique ...
Chi-Hsiang Huang, Chian Zeng, Yi-Chia Wang, Hsin-Yi Peng, Chia-Sheng Lin, Che-Jui Chang, Hsiao-Yu Yang   +6 more
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Occupational Exposure to Talc Increases the Risk of Lung Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Occupational Cohort Studies

Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2017
Objective. Talc is widely used in industrial applications. Previous meta-analyses of carcinogenic effects associated with inhaled talc included publications before 2004, with a lack of data in China, the largest talc-producing country.
Che-Jui Chang, Yu-Kang Tu, Pau-Chung Chen, Hsiao-Yu Yang   +3 more
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Development of an interprofessional task-based learning program in the field of occupational health: a content validity study

BMC Medical Education, 2023
Objective One of the duties of the educational system is to provide situations in which students learn the tasks corresponding to their future careers in an interprofessional team.
Fatemeh Keshmiri, Amir Houshang Mehrparvar   +1 more
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Entrevue avec Jules Brodeur

Perspectives Interdisciplinaires sur le Travail et la Santé, 2001
In this edition, we offer you an interview with Jules Brodeur, physician and toxicologist, who has been a leader in the field of industrial toxicology both in Québec and elsewhere in the world. He began his career in pharmacology, in the late 1950s, as a
PISTES
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Epidemiology of Congenital Anomalies in a Population-based Birth Registry in Taiwan, 2002

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2009
Congenital anomalies are important medical and public health conditions. However, the occurrence rates of congenital anomalies and their risk factors are unknown in Taiwan. We used the medical-practitioner-reported birth registry in 2002 to determine the
Bing-Yu Chen, Bing-Fang Hwang, Yue-Liang Guo   +2 more
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Endotoxin emissions from commercial composting activities [PDF]

, 2009
This paper describes an exploratory study of endotoxin emissions and dispersal from a commercial composting facility. Replicated samples of air were taken by filtration at different locations around the facility on 10 occasions. Measurements were made
Gillian H Drew, Pankhurst, Louise, Drew, Gillian H., Jackson, S, Deacon, L, Deacon, Lewis J., Jian Liu, Longhurst, Philip J., Longhurst, J, Longhurst, P, Simon Pollard, Liu, Jian, Tyrrel, Sean, Pankhurst, L, James Longhurst, Pankhurst, Louise J., Hayes, Enda T., Tyrrel, S, Sean Tyrrel, Drew, GH, Tyrrel, Sean F., Longhurst, James, Philip Longhurst, Jackson, Simon, Louise Pankhurst, Pollard, S, Pollard, Simon, Liu, J, Hayes, ET, Deacon, Lewis, Lewis Deacon, Enda T Hayes, Pollard, Simon J. T., Simon Jackson   +33 more
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