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DNA actively regulates the “safety-belt” dynamics of condensin during loop extrusion [PDF]

open access: yesNature Communications
Condensin plays an essential role in genome folding through its active DNA loop extrusion activity. Condensin contains a binding interface between its Ycg1 HEAT-repeat subunit and the Brn1 kleisin, together forming a “safety-belt” DNA-binding groove ...
Jinyu Chen   +3 more
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The Application of a Piezo-Resistive Cardiorespiratory Sensor System in an Automobile Safety Belt [PDF]

open access: yesSensors, 2015
Respiratory and heart failure are conditions that can occur with little warning and may also be difficult to predict. Therefore continuous monitoring of these bio-signals is advantageous for ensuring human health. The car safety belt is mainly designed
Syed Talha Ali Hamdani, Anura Fernando
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School-Based Participatory Response for Reopening During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of a Metropolitan High School Implementing the Health Promoting School

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2021
Purpose: This study aimed to analyze how a private high school in Seoul developed and executed a “school disinfection strategy” to ensure the students' right to study in a safe environment, and also to analyze the lessons learned from this process ...
Insook Kwon, Sunjoo Kang, Jin Sun Kim
doaj   +1 more source

Agricultural Health and Safety Survey in Friuli Venezia Giulia

open access: yesAgriculture, 2018
The work in the agricultural sector has taken on a fundamental role in the last decades, due to the still too high rate of fatal injuries, workplace accidents, and dangerous occurrences reported each year. The average old age of agricultural machinery is
Sirio Rossano Secondo Cividino   +3 more
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Effects of hydrogen sulfide on the growth and physiological characteristics of Miscanthus sacchariflorus seedlings under cadmium stress

open access: yesEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023
As a gas signal molecule, hydrogen sulfide (H2S) can participate in many physiological and biochemical processes such as seed germination and photosynthesis regulation.
Jie Zhang   +6 more
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Safety evaluation of offshore gas transport channels along the Belt and Road

open access: yesYou-qi chuyun, 2021
The Belt and Road works actively for promoting China's international energy cooperation. Hence, the safety evaluation of offshore gas transport channels with reference to the actual Belt and Road cooperation practice has an important theoretical and ...
Wei CUI   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Self-reported safety belt use among emergency department patients in Boston, Massachusetts

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2006
Background Safety belt use is 80% nationally, yet only 63% in Massachusetts. Safety belt use among potentially at-risk groups in Boston is unknown. We sought to assess the prevalence and correlates of belt non-use among emergency department (ED) patients
Mitchell Patricia   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. crude oil pipeline accidents: 1968 to 2020

open access: yesScientific Data, 2023
Crude oil pipelines are considered as the lifelines of energy industry. However, accidents of the pipelines can lead to severe public health and environmental concerns, in which greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, primarily methane, are frequently overlooked.
Hongfang Lu   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Comprehensive Analysis of Real-Time Car Safety Belt Detection Using the YOLOv7 Algorithm

open access: yesAlgorithms, 2023
Using a safety belt is crucial for preventing severe injuries and fatalities during vehicle accidents. In this paper, we propose a real-time vehicle occupant safety belt detection system based on the YOLOv7 (You Only Look Once version seven) object ...
Lwando Nkuzo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Metrics for Local Community Planning and Evaluation: The Case for Observational Measurement of High Risk Rural Sub-Populations in Occupant Safety

open access: yesWestern Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2013
Introduction: The purpose of this study is to examine the relevance of non-specific safety belt use data for interventions to rural teens and to pilot a data collection project to provide more specific data to traffic safety stakeholders and educators in
Steve Davidson   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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