Noise matters: assessing non-auditory health impacts of occupational noise exposure among factory workers. [PDF]
Front Public HealthKrishnan S +6 more
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A study of occupational noise exposure among public transportation workers in Malaysia
, 2015 Working for a minimum of 8 hours, 6 days a week might have exposed the workers of public transportation to high noise risks. However, occupational exposures in their workplace have not been adequately characterized and identified.
Husna Zayadi
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Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Gender equality in the economy is a key issue on the political agenda. Western countries have long pursued policies promoting free competitive markets, with the EU focusing on harmonisation for market freedom. This study examines how economic freedom impacts gender equality using an instrumental variable approach. Results reveal mixed effects:
Matteo Migheli
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The commercialization of labour markets: Evidence from wage inequality in the Middle Ages
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract This paper moves beyond the focus on ‘average’ wage trends in pre‐industrial economies by examining the broad diversity of pay rates and forms of remuneration across occupations and regions in medieval England. We find that whilst some workers enjoyed substantial growth in wage rates after the Black Death, there was a large group who ...
Jordan Claridge +2 more
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Global health burden and inequality patterns of occupational noise exposure from 1990 to 2019. [PDF]
Sci RepWang Y +5 more
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Occupational noise exposure of utility workers using task based and full shift measurement comparisons. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2022 Lowry DM, Fritschi L, Mullins BJ.
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European Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Exposure to excessive noise is a highly preventable occupational risk, with irreversible side effects that may negatively impact an individual's quality of life, such as noise‐induced hearing loss and tinnitus. Dental personnel may be at particular risk due to their exposure to high levels of noise from dental equipment.
Liath O' Shea +3 more
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The Effects of Country Governance Quality on Corporate Sustainability and Ethical Behaviour
European Financial Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using institutional theory, we examine how country governance affects two ESG outcomes: ESG performance and ESG controversies. With Refinitiv/LSEG data for ~146,000 firm‐years in 86 countries (2002–2023) and World Bank WGI, we apply a Mundlak within/between decomposition to test complementarity versus substitution (performance) and prevention ...
Paulo Morais Francisco
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Health effects of occupational noise exposure on heavy-duty equipment operators and exposed workers in a mining firm in Ghana. [PDF]
PLoS OneCudjoe FA +8 more
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An Exploration of the Inter‐Sectional Identity of Black Female Leaders in the UK: A Shotterian Study
Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the experience of Black female leaders in UK business and the narratives of their lived experience of marginalization. Drawing principally on the rather small UK‐focused literature on this topic as context, as well as some of the much larger international literature, methodologically we use the approach to qualitative ...
Rita G. Klapper +2 more
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