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Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2014 Background Foot problems are common in adults with inflammatory arthritis and therapeutic footwear can be effective in managing arthritic foot problems. Accessing appropriate footwear has been identified as a major barrier, resulting in poor adherence to
Angela Brenton‐Rule +3 more
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022 Background Pneumoconiosis is a diffuse interstitial fibronodular lung disease, which is caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica. Whole lung lavage (WLL) is a therapeutic procedure used to treat pneumoconiosis.
Mingyuan Yang +7 more
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Challenges of teaching occupation: introduction of an occupation focused teaching tool [PDF]
, 2017 Occupational science is of importance to multiple disciplines due to its potential to contribute to understandings of complex social issues. “Occupation”, as a key concept of occupational science, is recognised as being highly complex, making it ...
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Thorax, 1980 Summary Occupational asthma is important both as a potentially curable and preventable cause of asthma and as a model of adult onset asthma. It is induced by sensitization to a specific agent inhaled at work; for many of its causes, including inhaled proteins and the low molecular weight chemicals acid anhydrides and reactive dyes, it is
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Airborne Levels of Lung Carcinogens at an Ascon Manufacturing Site
Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2020 We assessed the airborne concentrations of the dust (both total and respirable), quartz, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and elemental carbon in an ascon manufacturing environment to determine the exposure to operators and the likelihood of developing ...
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Inhalation is the main route of exposure to airborne pollutants. To evaluate the safety and assess the risks of occupational hazards different testing approaches are used.
Ilona Pavlovska +7 more
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Mental health clients confirm the value of occupation in building competence and self-identity
, 2004 Engagement in occupation is proposed to enhance health and wellbeing. To date, few studies have demonstrated this in relation to people with mental health problems.
Mee, J, Sumsion, T, Craik, C
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Cultural memories of occupation in the Japanese cinema theatre, 1945–52 [PDF]
, 2021 In some respects the Allied occupation of Japan from 1945 to 1952 would appear to be a relatively straightforward kind of occupation, which could be characterized fairly simply as 'a form of government imposed by force or threat thereof'.
Jennifer Coates, Coates, J.
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Ecotoxicology and Environmental SafetyPerfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), an officially listed persistent organic pollutant, is a widely distributed perfluoroalkyl substance. Epidemiological studies have shown that PFOS is intimately linked to the occurrence of insulin resistance (IR). However,
Jixun Li +8 more
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