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Essential, Yet Precarious, Mistreated, Sick and Medicalized: A Sequential Explanatory Mixed‐Methods Study on Homecare Aides in Spain

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Homecare aides (HCAs) are professional non‐family caregivers, who support dependent individuals to live at home with dignity; yet in Spain they remain understudied and vulnerable, often facing precarious working conditions. We aimed to characterize HCAs’ employment, living conditions, health, and exposure to workplace violence and ...
Albert Navarro‐Giné, Pedro Ferrer‐Rosende, Maria Feijoo‐Cid, Sergio Salas‐Nicás, Laura Esteve‐Matalí, Valeria Stuardo‐Ávila, María Isabel Fernández‐Cano   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing lighting and color Temperature In The Office Workplaces And Relationship To Visual Comfort

Salāmat-i kār-i Īrān, 2020
Background and aims: Lighting directly and indirectly affects employeeschr('39') mental health and their performance. Good lighting is required for good visibility of the environment and should provide a luminous environment that is human-friendly and ...
zahra pirmoradi, Rostam golmohammadi, majid motamedzade, javad faradmal   +3 more
doaj  

Gender differences in occupational exposure to carcinogens among Italian workers

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Many carcinogenic chemicals are still used or produced in several economic sectors. The aim of this study is to investigate differences in occupational exposure patterns to carcinogens by gender in Italy.
Alberto Scarselli, Marisa Corfiati, Davide Di Marzio, Alessandro Marinaccio, Sergio Iavicoli   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hygiene knowledge and practices and determinants of occupational safety among waste and sanitation workers in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic

Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances, 2022
Waste and sanitation workers provide essential services to society. In most low-and middle-income countries, they are often mistreated and lack access to necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) and hygiene facilities that ensure occupational safety
Mahbub-Ul Alam, Fazle Sharior, Dewan Muhammad Shoaib, Mehedi Hasan, Kazy Farhat Tabassum, Sharika Ferdous, Moushumi Hasan, Mahbubur Rahman, James B. Tidwell, Mariam Zaqout, Makfie Farah, Md. Azizur Rahman, Alauddin Ahmed, Tanvir Ahmed   +13 more
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Federal Protections for Farmworker Health in the United States: A Scoping Review of Three Decades of Research

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives This scoping review characterizes the scope, methods, and framing of empirical research evaluating the Field Sanitation Standard (FSS) and Worker Protection Standard (WPS) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Labor respectively.
Kaitlyn Alvarez Noli, Stephane Labossiere, Becca Berkey, Joseph G. Grzywacz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating One Health to Mitigate the Emergence and Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance in Livestock and Aquaculture

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an escalating global threat driven by antimicrobial use in aquaculture and livestock. Resistant pathogens and genes can spread across humans, animals, and the environment through interconnected ecosystems. Using a One Health approach, this review emphasizes antimicrobial stewardship, regulatory strengthening, enhanced ...
Mir Mohammad Ali, Delower Hossain, Ridwan Olamilekan Adesola, Anum Hanif, Shamsaldeen Ibrahim Saeed, Muhammad Abdul Mannan, Anoar Jamai Masroure, Kazi Estieque Alam, Md Kamal Hossain, Sabiha Zarin Tasnim Bristi, Md Jisan Ahmed   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainability in Italian Dining: A Comparative Study of Perceptions in Full‐Service Restaurants and Agritourism

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores how sustainability is perceived and prioritized by consumers within full‐service restaurants and rural agritourism settings in Italy, examining the socio‐cultural and economic role of the HoReCa sector in promoting sustainable practices and analyzing gender and generational differences in consumer behavior.
Roberta Minazzi, Patrizia Gazzola, Daniele Grechi, Andrea Vitareti   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the relation between noise exposure and occupational stress with unsafe acts and accidents in city bus drivers

Salāmat-i kār-i Īrān, 2014
Background and aims : Among all systems that each person may interact with in daily life public transportation systems may expose them to various risks.
R Golmohammadi, N Damyar, I Mohammadfam, J Faradmal   +3 more
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The impact of indoor air temperature on the executive functions of human brain and the physiological responses of body [PDF]

Health Promotion Perspectives, 2019
Background: This study aimed to investigate the effect size (ES) of air temperature on the executive functions of human brain and body physiological responses.
Ali Mohammad Abbasi, Majid Motamedzadeh, Mohsen Aliabadi, Rostam Golmohammadi, Leili Tapak   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Consumers' Intention to Use Circular Business Models: A Configurational Analysis

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Circular business models (CBMs) integrate ecological sustainability and resource efficiency into core business strategies, but their success depends on consumers' intention to use. Grounded in expectancy–value theory, this study investigates how product‐related factors (perceived usefulness, convenience, value for money, and performance risk ...
Christof Falkenberg, Christian Garaus, Raphaela Hellmayr, Siegfried Pöchtrager, Petra Riefler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source