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Paraben Exposure in the General Taiwanese Population: Reference Values, Personal Care Products, and Cumulative Risk Assessment

The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Parabens (parahydroxybenzoates), which are frequently used as preservatives in pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, and personal care products, have recently attracted considerable attention due to their adverse health effects and endocrine‐disrupting properties.
Jung‐Wei Chang, Yen‐Hsuan Huang, Hsin‐Chang Chen, Vinoth Kumar Ponnusamy, Wan‐Ting Chang, Po‐Chin Huang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does the Workload Change When Using an Impact Wrench in Different Postures?—A Counter-Balanced Trial

Vibration
Awkward hand-arm posture and overhead work increase the risk of musculoskeletal symptoms. These adverse health effects can also be caused by additional workloads such as hand-arm vibration exposure while carrying or holding a power tool. This pilot trial
Nastaran Raffler, Thomas Wilzopolski, Christian Freitag, Elke Ochsmann   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Targeted Muscle Reinnervation for Intuitive Prosthetic Control

Muscle &Nerve, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The convergence of medical and technological advances has led to a substantial expansion of therapeutic approaches for patients with limb amputations. Targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) is one of the strategies to improve control of bionic arms and has been applied for more than two decades. Through surgical rewiring of the nerves responsible
Nitay Maile, Laura Ferrante, Dario Farina, Ulla Al Dabbass, Oskar C. Aszmann, Vlad Tereshenko   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The ability of the GENESIS-UV metric to reflect the positive dose-response relationship between cumulative occupational UV exposure and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
Background The newly developed GENESIS-UV metric is based on occupational UV exposure measurements in about 1,000 outdoor-workers (covering 250 different occupational settings).
Andreas Seidler, Ulrich Bolm-Audorff, David Reissig, Andrea Bauer, Karla Romero Starke, Sven Connemann, Rolf Ellegast, Peter Knuschke, René Mauer, Henriette Rönsch, Wiho Stöppelmann, Claudine Strehl, Stephan Westerhausen, Marc Wittlich   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Frequency-Range-Specific Hand–Arm Vibration Exposure and the Risk of Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Extremities: The German Hand–Arm Vibration Study

Vibration
To quantify the effect of frequency-range-specific hand–arm vibration (FRS-HAV) exposure on the risk of musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb (UMSDs), we performed an analysis among the study sample of the German Hand–Arm Vibration Study. In total,
Yi Sun, Frank Bochmann, Winfried Eckert, Uwe Nigmann, Christian van den Berg, Uwe Kaulbars, Nastaran Raffler   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Women's Career Pathways to Nonprofit Leadership Positions

Nonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines women's leadership career pathways in nonprofit sport organizations. Drawing on a narrative approach and reflexive thematic analysis of 22 semi‐structured interviews with Finnish women leaders, we identify four career types—Progressive Growth Career, Mission Enthusiast, Externally Catalyzed Career, and Chance‐Driven Growth ...
Marjukka Mikkonen, Päivikki Kuoppakangas   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors Influencing Secondary Traumatic Stress in Pediatric Nurses: An Integrative Review

Research in Nursing &Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Secondary traumatic stress is a significant occupational concern in pediatric nursing because frequent exposure to traumatic events can compromise nurses' emotional health, increase burnout, and reduce the quality of care. The aim of this integrative review is to synthesize the current evidence on the prevalence and contributing factors of ...
Heemoon Lim, Won Jin Seo, Hyejung Lee
wiley   +1 more source

Quantifying the financial impact of occupational injuries and illnesses, and the costs and benefits associated with an ergonomic risk control intervention within the Uniprise business segment of UnitedHealth Group [PDF]

, 2002
Plan BThe Uniprise business segment within UnitedHealth Group has experienced considerable direct costs associated with occupational injuries that have impacted overall profitability since 1999, with 44% of the total cost driven by cumulative trauma ...
Warch, Sarah L.
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Influence of sulfonation degree and deposition technique on the electrical and morphological properties of sulfonated polystyrene thin films

Polymer International, EarlyView.
Sulfonated polystyrene films with different degrees of sulfonation were fabricated using Langmuir–Schaefer and drop‐casting techniques. Both the deposition method and sulfonation level strongly affect film morphology and electrical response, governing the performance of these materials as ammonia gas sensors.
Maria Eduarda RS Medina, Jéssyka C Bittencourt, Vinicius JRO Patzer, Marcelo S Borro, Antônio JF de Carvalho, Debora T Balogh, Roger C Hiorns, Deuber LS Agostini, Clarissa A Olivati   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A misjudged approach to a high accident rate : exploration of accident causes and instructor decisons relating to inexperienced glider pilots [PDF]

, 2009
Very little research has focussed on inexperienced pilots and there is a notion in literature and popular texts that such pilots are one of the safest groups.
Jarvis, Stephen
core   +1 more source