The impact of school reopening strategies during COVID-19: A case study of Sao Paulo, Brazil [PDF]
arXiv, 2020 During the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries opted for strict public health measures, including closing schools. They have now started relaxing some of those restrictions. To avoid overwhelming health systems, predictions for the number of new COVID-19 cases need to be considered when choosing a school reopening strategy.
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Occupational stress amongmhealth professionals in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (A.B.U.T.H.),Shika, Zaria, Nigeria [PDF]
, 2014 This study was carried out to survey occupational stress among health professionals in Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH),Shika, Zaria.
Ladan, Muhammad Awwal +4 more
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Dry Battery Electrode Technology: From Early Concepts to Industrial Applications
Advanced Energy Materials, EarlyView.This review highlights dry battery electrode coating as a promising approach toward environmentally friendly and efficient battery electrode production. It focuses on polytetrafluoroethylene binder based dry film methods and summarizes the historical background, recent developments for lithium‐Ion and next‐generation batteries, as well as approaches ...
Benjamin Schumm +9 more
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Occupational health, cognitive disorders and occupational neuropsychology
Dementia & NeuropsychologiaWork can be an important etiologic factor in the genesis of some mental disorders including cognitive disability. Occupational neuropsychology constitutes an intriguing new but neglected area of research and clinical practice which deals with the ...
Leonardo Caixeta +4 more
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COVID-19 Emotion Monitoring as a Tool to Increase Preparedness for Disease Outbreaks in Developing Regions [PDF]
arXiv, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic brought many challenges, from hospital-occupation management to lock-down mental-health repercussions such as anxiety or depression. In this work, we present a solution for the later problem by developing a Twitter emotion-monitor system based on a state-of-the-art natural-language processing model.
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Associations between different types of physical activity and teachers' perceived mental, physical, and work-related health [PDF]
, 2014 Background: The teaching profession is characterized by high levels of stress and physical complaints, which might be improved through regular participation in physical activity (PA).
Bogaert, Inge +4 more
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.Abstract We present an adjusted bid price mechanism that incorporates economic multiplier effects in public food procurement decision making. Under Input–Output model assumptions, the algorithm estimates enhanced tax revenues to state governments through multiplier effects associated with in‐state supplier purchasing.
Todd M. Schmit, Xiaoyan Liu
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A Day in Their Shoes: Using LLM-Based Perspective-Taking Interactive Fiction to Reduce Stigma Toward Dirty Work [PDF]
Occupations referred to as "dirty work" often face entrenched social stigma, which adversely affects the mental health of workers in these fields and impedes occupational equity. In this study, we propose a novel Interactive Fiction (IF) framework powered by Large Language Models (LLMs) to encourage perspective-taking and reduce biases against these ...
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Workers at Risk: Regulatory Dysfunction at OSHA [PDF]
, 2013 This white paper explores the causes of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)’s regulatory dysfunctions and describes their negative impacts on OSHA and America’s Workers.
McGarity, Thomas O. +3 more
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