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Public Perception of Generative AI on Twitter: An Empirical Study Based on Occupation and Usage [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
The emergence of generative AI has sparked substantial discussions, with the potential to have profound impacts on society in all aspects. As emerging technologies continue to advance, it is imperative to facilitate their proper integration into society, managing expectations and fear.
arxiv  

Occupational noise exposure: A review of its effects, epidemiology, and impact with recommendations for reducing its burden.

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2019
Exposure to hazardous noise is one of the most common occupational risks, both in the U.S. and worldwide. Repeated overexposure to noise at or above 85 dBA can cause permanent hearing loss, tinnitus, and difficulty understanding speech in noise.
C. Themann, Elizabeth A Masterson
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OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS WITH BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS

Cogitare Enfermagem, 2017
The present study aimed at characterizing occupational accidents with biological material among healthcare workers. A retrospective, quantitative study of accidents involving biological material, conducted in a secondary reference hospital located in the
Manoel Carlos Arantes, Maria do Carmo Fernandez Lourenço Haddad, Sonia Silva Marcon, Mariana Angela Rossaneis, Paloma de Souza Cavalcante Pissinati, Samuel Andrade de Oliveira   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Occupational exposure to volatile anaesthetics: a systematic review.

Occupational Medicine, 2016
BACKGROUND The effects of long-term occupational exposure to small concentrations of volatile anaesthetics on health professionals are still uncertain despite the research literature available on this subject. AIMS To analyse the existing literature on
J. M. Molina Aragonés, A. Ayora Ayora, A. Ribalta, A. Gascó Aparici, J. A. Medina Lavela, J. S. Vidiella, M. Herreros López   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Occupational exposure and asthma control [PDF]

European Respiratory Journal, 2017
In this issue of the European Respiratory Journal, Dumas et al. [1] describe associations between occupational disinfectant exposure and asthma control in US nurses. Asthma control was defined by using the Asthma Control Test (ACT) and based on responses to five questions on activity limitations, frequency of symptoms and frequency of use of quick ...
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Residence Time Distribution Analysis of Aerosol Transport and Associated Healthcare Worker Exposure in a Mock Hospital Isolation Room via Computational Fluid Dynamics [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
The transport of aerosol discharge in the form of a passive scalar or tracer discharged from a single cough of a patient in a ventilated mock hospital isolation room is investigated via computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Healthcare worker (HCW) exposure to the aerosol is assessed through residence time analysis of the aerosol transported through the ...
arxiv  

Childhood Brain Tumours: Associations With Parental Occupational Exposure to Solvents [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Parental occupational exposures have been associated with childhood brain tumours (CBT), but results are inconsistent. Few studies have studied CBT risk and parental solvent exposure, suggesting a possible association.
A Reid, AM Jurek, B K Armstrong, D C Glass, E Dal Grande, E Milne, E Milne, E Milne, F Vinson, FM Peters, HD Bailey, J Schuz, JS Colt, K R Greenop, KR Greenop, L Fritschi, M Kirby, M Mazloum, N Nakai, RT Baldwin, S Cordier, S Peters, S Peters, S Peters   +23 more
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OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS WITH POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL INVOLVING NURSING WORKERS

Cogitare Enfermagem, 2017
The objective was to describe the occupational accidents involving biological material involving nursing team workers. Descriptive and retrospective study with a quantitative approach, undertaken at a hospital in the Central-West of the state ...
Gabriela da Cunha Januário, Priscila do Carmo Freitas de Carvalho, Graziele de Carvalho Lemos, Elucir Gir, Silmara Elaine Malaguti Toffano   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of Evidence Based Medical Surveillance Program Recommendations for At-Risk Employees [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Nearly eight million United States healthcare workers are potentially exposed to hazardous drugs (HDs) in their workplace. This exposure puts staff at increased risk of acute myeloid leukemia, breast cancer, rectal cancer, and fetal anomalies.
Okrant, Jessica C
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The Australian Work Exposures Study: Prevalence of Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Respirable crystalline silica (RCS) is a biologically active dust that can accumulate in the lung and induce silicosis and lung cancer. Despite occupational exposure being the predominant source, no study has described current occupational ...
Benke, G., Carey, R., Darcey, E., Driscoll, T., Fritschi, L., Glass, D., Peters, S., Reid, A., Si, Si   +8 more
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