Oral health of seafarers - a review [PDF]
The research base needs to be expanded to cover all seafarers. Dental professional expertise should be sought in policy and guideline development relevant to oral health.
Nitschke, I, Reiber, T, Sobotta, B A J
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ABSTRACT Bamboo charcoal–based extruded activated carbons were prepared via molding, pre‐oxidation, carbonization, and steam activation, with coal tar, phenolic resin, and their mixtures employed as binders based on practical availability and technical feasibility. This study focused on the regulatory effects of binders on the mechanical properties and
Huitao Jiang, Songlin Zuo
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Empowering or Disempowering? Online Support Among Seafarer-Partners [PDF]
Past research in sociology and social psychology has revealed two aspects of online support. This mutual support among members of online support groups brings about empowerment as well as produces common values.
Lijun Tang
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Thinking outside the gundeck: maritime history, the royal navy, and the outbreak of British civil war, 1625-1642 [PDF]
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Thinking outside the gundeck: maritime history, the royal navy and the outbreak of British civil war, 1625–1642, Historical Research, vol. 87 no. 236 (2014), pp.
Adamson +124 more
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Construction of Lean Coal Molecular Structure Model Based on Spectroscopic Characterization
ABSTRACT The chemical structure of coal exerts a profound influence on its properties and utilization pathways. A comprehensive analysis of coal's molecular structure is crucial for mitigating environmental pollution arising from coal combustion and improving the efficiency of coal utilization.
Song Liu +5 more
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Sectoral Activities Programme: Proposals for 2012–13 [PDF]
This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide.
International Labour Office
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Quantitative assessment of masticatory muscles based on skull muscle attachment areas in Carnivora
Abstract Masticatory muscles are composed of the temporalis, masseter, and pterygoid muscles in mammals. Each muscle has a different origin on the skull and insertion on the mandible; thus, all masticatory muscles contract in different directions. Collecting in vivo data and directly measuring the masticatory muscles anatomically in various Carnivora ...
Kai Ito +4 more
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Seafarers’ certification in Ukraine: towards an effective model
The article is focused on the issues of administrative and corruption obstacles in the sphere of acknowledgement a qualification of seafarers in Ukraine.
Sergiy Kivalov
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How do Pacific island households and communities cope with seasonally absent members? [PDF]
Households and communities in the Pacific islands are increasingly likely to have some of their most productive members regularly absent due to growing opportunities for seasonal work abroad.
Gibson, John +3 more
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Exposures and health effects at sea: report on the NIVA course: Maritime Occupational Medicine, Exposures and health Effects at Sea:Elsinore, Denmark, May 2014 [PDF]
The presentations and discussions summarised provide an overview on the current state of knowledge on a wide range of occupational health risks to which seafarers are exposed.
Carter, Tim, Jepsen, Jørgen Riis
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