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ASSESSMENT OF HEARING LOSS RISK DUE TO OCCUPATIONAL AND NON-OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO NOISE

Research in Education and Rehabilitation
Loud noise in the workplace is a common occurrence in the labor market. Prolonged exposure to excessive noise can lead to hearing loss and the development of occupational disease.
Ozren Jović, Admira Beha, Alma Huremović   +2 more
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The Effects of Age, Gender and Job Strain on Labour Market Outflow: An Exploratory Study [PDF]

The objective of this study is to improve our understanding of the causes of replacement demand and labour market outflow. A better understanding of the factors that explain why workers flow out is needed for the Netherlands because this country is faced
Diephuis,B.J., Heijke,H., Marey,Ph.
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Fixing the Leaky Pipeline: Affirmative Action in Local Elite Colleges and Subject Choice

Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Women are largely underrepresented in STEM careers associated with higher labor market returns. This gender gap is even more stark in a context where societal biases are prevalent and female role models are lacking. This paper investigates the impact of an affirmative action (AA) policy implemented in an elite educational institution in India ...
Ritika Gupta
wiley   +1 more source

Is Reading an Upstream Predictor of Science and Mathematics Achievements in PISA? A Bayesian Network Analysis for Policy Educational Interventions on Socio‐Economic Dispersion and Gender Gaps

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the structural relationships among reading, science and mathematics performance, socio‐economic dispersion (SES_Variance) and gender gaps using cross‐country PISA 2022 data. The primary objective is to assess whether reading functions as an upstream determinant of academic achievement and to evaluate the causal roles of
Simona‐Vasilica Oprea, Adela Bâra
wiley   +1 more source

Complex auditory brainstem responses and speech-in-noise perception in young workers with occupational noise exposure

Frontiers in Audiology and Otology
The aim of this study was to investigate whether complex auditory brainstem response (c-ABR) outcomes and speech-in-noise perception performance are associated with occupational noise exposure in young noise-exposed workers with normal hearing thresholds
Lucile Lacomme, Wei Qiu, Adrian Fuente, Adrian Fuente   +3 more
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Cyanogenic Compounds, Physicochemical Parameters and Metals in Water From Cassava Processing Areas: A Study in the Brazilian Amazon, Using Multivariate Analysis

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study evaluated the water quality of artesian wells and effluents generated in cassava processing in a rural area of Bragança, Pará, with emphasis on physicochemical parameters, multielement composition, and cyanogenic compounds. The well water presented specific nonconformities, highlighting pH values below the recommended level and high
Alana Coêlho Maciel, Mariane Gama Nabiça, Luciana Pinheiro Santos, Thiago de Melo e Silva, Elivaldo Nunes Modesto Junior, Heronides Adonias Dantas Filho, Charles Miller de Souza Borges, Kelly das Graças Fernandes Dantas, Simone de Fátima Pinheiro Pereira, Ivan Carlos da Costa Barbosa, Beni Jequicene Mussengue Chaúque, Rosinelson da Silva Pena, Nayara Macêdo Peixoto Araújo, Alessandra Santos Lopes   +13 more
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PFOA Exposure Elicits Quantitative Lipidomic Changes in the Pancreas in a Mouse Model of Pancreatic Cancer

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the US and predicted to rise to second by 2030. Several risk factors have been identified as potential contributors to pancreatic cancer development including lifestyle factors and long‐term exposure to occupational and environmental carcinogens.
Barbara A. Hocevar, Lisa M. Kamendulis
wiley   +1 more source

Barriers to occupational noise management

, 2007
This work undertook the examination of the perceived barriers that exist to the management of occupational noise exposure in the workplace. Exposure to excessive levels of noise results in cumulative damage to the hearing mechanism of the ear and a subsequent hearing loss. This hearing loss is permanent and does not recover over time.
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Worldwide Burden of Hearing Loss Across Childhood and Adolescence, 1990–2021, and Projection to 2050

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives This article aims to analyze the trends in hearing loss (HL) prevalence and years lived with disability (YLDs) in children and adolescents from 1990 to 2021, and the corresponding health inequalities, decomposing causes, and future trends.
Jiao Zhang, Da‐Yong Wang, Xiao‐Nan Wu, Jin Li, Chang‐Shuo Shan, Yu‐Di‐Yang Ma, Chun‐Yan Liu, Yao‐Hua Tian, Qiu‐Ju Wang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the Noise Exposure Rate and the Relationship between Job Stress and Sleep Disturbance in Workers of one of the Iranian Construction Industry

بهداشت کار و ارتقای سلامت, 2019
Introduction: Noise is considered as a risk factor for a wide range of industrial environments, including construction industry. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between job stress due to noise exposure with sleep disturbance ...
Ehsan Asivandzadeh, Zeynab Jamalizadeh, Afshin MOHEBI, Peyman YARI, Seyyed Poorya FAZELI   +4 more
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