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Occupational noise-induced hearing loss [PDF]

open access: yesOccupational Medicine, 1997
Occupational noise-induced hearing loss is, at least in theory, preventable. One way to assess the problem and whether preventative measures are effective is to assess employees' hearing. In order to minimize cost and time off work this can be carried out effectively in the workplace as long as certain conditions are met.
openaire   +2 more sources

Local variation in age‐related cortical expansion within and between cross‐sections of distal human long bones

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Cortical bone expansion is an age‐related process where, through endosteal resorption and periosteal apposition, cross‐sectional diameter increases while cortical thickness decreases in long bone diaphyses. Local variation has been observed in this process between cross‐sectional locations, but few studies have examined directional variation ...
Gregory J. Wehrman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The risk of noise-induced hearing loss performing knee replacement surgery

open access: yesNoise and Health, 2019
Objective: Powered surgical instruments use to cut bones and fashion them for joint implant produce noise. Prior studies have not analyzed direct in vivo measurements of multiple procedures and exposure time.
Mark G Siegel
doaj   +1 more source

AI voice journaling for future language teachers: A path to well‐being through reflective practices

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study aimed to explore the perceived impact of using an AI‐powered voice journaling app in overcoming the challenges and stressors encountered by senior students enrolled in teaching practicum at an English Language Teaching Bachelor's programme.
Bora Demir, Duygu Özdemir
wiley   +1 more source

‘I was treated as a deficit’: Immigrant teachers' career progression in Australia

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Immigrant teachers have long been recruited through skilled and employer‐sponsored migration schemes to address teacher shortages in Australia, yet their career trajectories remain constrained by systemic inequities that limit their integration and professional development opportunities.
Ching Ting Tany Kwee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Occupational Exposure to Impulse Noise Associated With Shooting [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 2011
Shooting training is associated with exposure to a considerable amount of unique noise. We wanted to evaluate noise exposure during such training. Our observations especially apply to professional sport shooters, but they are also valid for shooting coaches/instructors.
Lwow, Felicja   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Beyond the ESG Facade: Measuring and Addressing Corporate ‘Lip Service’

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid growing global attention to environmental, social and governance (ESG), this study examines the misalignment between ESG disclosures and actual practices—termed ‘lip service’—using data from Chinese firms from 2006 to 2022, constructing an index to quantify it.
Jia Xu, Mingwei Liu, Helen X. H. Bao
wiley   +1 more source

Is occupational noise associated with arthritis? Cross-sectional evidence from US population

open access: yesBMC Public Health
Background The impact of occupational noise exposure on various diseases, including ear and cardiovascular diseases, has been studied extensively. Nevertheless, the connection between osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and occupational ...
Zhounan Wu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainability‐Oriented Purpose: To Be or to Seem? Evaluating How Sustainability‐Oriented Purpose Statements Affect Environmental, Social, and Economic Performance

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the past decades, sustainability has emerged as a defining global priority, reshaping firms' role in driving systemic change. In this context, corporate purpose has gained renewed prominence as a key mechanism to align organizational priorities with broader societal commitments.
Lucia Barra   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

[Occupational noise exposure and hypertension].

open access: yesRevista de saude publica, 1995
The hypothesis that occupational noise exposure is positively associated with hypertension was examined in a crosssectional study carried out on a group of patients who were enrolled at the Occupational Health Unit of the Unified Health System, situated in Salvador city, the capital of Bahia state, Brazil.
Santana, Vilma S., Barberino, João Luiz
openaire   +2 more sources

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