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Potential occupational hazards of additive manufacturing

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 2019
Additive manufacturing (AM), often called 3-D printing, is becoming a prominent part of modern industry due to its usefulness in accelerating product development and prototyping, as well as produci...
G. Roth, C. Geraci, A. Stefaniak, V. Murashov, J. Howard   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Double‐Transition‐Metal MXenes: Multimetallic 2D Platforms for Next‐Generation Biomedicine

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The present work explores recent progress in double‐transition‐metal MXenes and focuses on their potential as multifunctional biomedical nanoplatforms whose tunable optical, electronic, mechanical, and surface properties enable imaging, theranostics, antimicrobial activity, biosensing, tissue engineering, and drug delivery.
Parsa Namakiaraghi, Mohammad Mozafari, Masoud Soroush   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does low frequency noise affect human mental performance?

Archives of Acoustics, 2004
To study the influence of low frequency noise (LFN) on mental performance and subjective well-being, 192 male subjects, categorised in terms of sensitivity to noise in general, and to LFN in particular, worked with four standardised ...
M. Pawlaczyk-Łuszczyńska, A. Dudarewicz, M. Waszkowska, W. Szymczak, M. Kameduła, M. Śliwińska-Kowalska   +5 more
doaj  

Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Greek Physiotherapists: Traditional and Emerging Risk Factors

Safety and Health at Work, 2018
Background: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the health industry are quite common, however, there have only been a few studies regarding physiotherapists, while in Greece, there is an apparent lack of research and data.
I.D. Anyfantis, A. Biska
doaj   +1 more source

The role of occupational activities and work environment in occupational injury and interplay of personal factors in various age groups among Indian and French coalminers [PDF]

, 2013
Objective: The role of occupational hazards in occupational injury may be mediated by individual factors across various age groups. This study assessed the role of occupational hazards as well as contribution of individual factors to injuries among ...
Chau, Nearkasen, Ashis Bhattacherjee, Bijay Mihir Kunar, Bhattacherjee, Ashis, Michele Baumann, Nearkasen Chau, Kunar, Bijay M., Baumann, Michele   +7 more
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Upcycling Compact Discs Into Ultra‐Stable, Flexible, and Stretchable Nanoporous Gold Electrodes for Enhanced Biosensing Performance

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This article highlights the development of robust and high‐performance flexible and stretchable biosensors that maintain long‐term functionality and optimal electrical conductivity under mechanical deformation, utilizing sustainable and cost‐effective manufacturing principles.
Mousa H. Aldosari, Ahyeon Koh
wiley   +1 more source

Proposals of exposure criteria for the assessment of low frequency noise at workplaces in industrial control rooms and office-like areas

Archives of Acoustics, 2014
The aim of the study was to recommend methods for assessing low frequency noise (LFN) in the occupational environment to prevent annoyance and its effects on work performance.
Małgorzata PAWLACZYK-ŁUSZCZYŃSKA, Adam DUDAREWICZ, Mariola ŚLIWIŃSKA-KOWALSKA   +2 more
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Effects of occupational health literacy on occupational stress, depressive symptoms, and anxiety among workers in metal products industry in Jiaxing City

环境与职业医学
BackgroundThe mental health problems of workers have become increasingly prominent and have attracted widespread attention. Studies have shown that occupational health literacy (OHL) is associated with the occurrence of occupational stress (OS ...
Pan MENG, Zhihao SHI, Zhehua ZHOU, Zan HU, Genyuan LI, Daming WU   +5 more
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Occupational Hazards

, 2021
This paper investigates the economic and health risks arising from the COVID-19 pandemic for migrant workers in the European Union. It first assesses migrants’ economic and health vulnerabilities using ex ante measures based on both supply and demand shocks. The analysis finds that immigrants were more vulnerable than native-born workers to both income-
Bossavie, Laurent, Garrote Sanchez, Daniel, Makovec, Mattia, Ozden, Caglar, Garrote Sánchez, Daniel   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

In Vivo Microplastic Detection With Photoacoustic Imaging

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Microplastics are posing an escalating threat to both ecological systems and human health. Yet, current methods for investigating their bioaccumulation are highly invasive, requiring destructive analysis of ex vivo tissues via mass spectrometry, dye labelling, or Raman microspectroscopy.
Joseph C. Bear, Olumide Ogunlade, Jayvian Mavi, Emily J. Deniszczyc, Daolong Chen, Heeva Javaheri, Paul Beard, Mark F. Lythgoe, Daniel J. Stuckey, P. Stephen Patrick   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source