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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection among 1,659 Silicosis Patients in Zhejiang Province, China
Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 Silicosis is a well-established risk factor for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. This study aimed to estimate the burden and risk factors of M. tuberculosis infection. Silicosis patients from Zhejiang Province were screened for M.
Qingluan Yang +12 more
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Agroforestry and enhanced rock weathering: A dual strategy for sustainable cacao
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 3, Page 843-860, May 2026.Cacao production is both economically vital and environmentally intensive, presenting a major sustainability challenge as a crop largely cultivated by smallholder farmers in climate‐vulnerable regions. This review synthesises evidence that integrating agroforestry with enhanced rock weathering (EW) may significantly reduce emissions from cacao ...
Isabella L. Steeley +4 more
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AN UNUSUAL FORM OF SILICOSIS IN A STONE-CUTTER [PDF]
Acta Medica Iranica, 2007 Silicon dioxide or silica is the earth’s most abundant mineral. The primary pulmonary illness attributable to silica exposure is silicosis, which is observed in three forms: classic, accelerated and acute. A case of silicosis is presented in this article
S. A. Sharifian +1 more
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Targeted Mitochondrial ECSIT Overexpression Attenuates MASH by Increasing OTUD3 Expression
Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 22, 17 April 2026.Mitochondrial ECSIT expression is reduced during MASH pathogenesis. Overexpression of mitochondrial ECSIT mitigates steatohepatitis and maintains hepatic metabolic homeostasis. Mechanistically, ECSIT enhances intramitochondrial OTUD3 expression to stabilize SIRT3 through deubiquitination, thus preserving mitochondrial function and impeding disease ...
Yuqing Jiang +11 more
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Evaluation of techniques to reduce respirable dust exposure during asphalt-cutting [PDF]
, 2007 Includes bibliographical ...
Lindquist, Jorgen
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American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Volume 69, Issue 4, Page 241-253, April 2026.ABSTRACT Background Since 1997 the Building Trades National Medical Screening Program (BTMed) has offered medical exams to construction workers employed in US nuclear weapons facilities. The process consists of two steps: (1) a detailed work history interview; and (2) a medical exam.
Knut Ringen +11 more
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No. 24: Spaces of Vulnerability: Migration and HIV/AIDS in South Africa [PDF]
, 2002 Seventy per cent of the 36 million people infected worldwide with HIV live in Sub-Saharan Africa and within this region the countries of Southern Africa are the worst affected.
Crush, Jonathan +3 more
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Artificial Stone Associated Silicosis: A Systematic Review [PDF]
, 2019 Silicosis is a progressive fibrotic lung disease that is caused by the inhalation of respirable crystalline silica. Due to its high silica content, artificial stone (AS) can become a possible source of hazardous dust exposure for workers that are ...
Fontana, Luca +4 more
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Commentary on Notification and Recordkeeping of Occupational Mesothelioma in India
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Volume 69, Issue 4, Page 219-225, April 2026.ABSTRACT In India, some occupational diseases are notifiable under the Mines Act, 1952, and the Factories Act, 1948. Mesothelioma, primarily attributable to asbestos exposure, has been listed specifically as one of the notifiable diseases under the Mines Act, 1952, and is notifiable under the category of occupational cancer in the Factories Act, 1948 ...
Raja Singh, Arthur L. Frank
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Tuberculosis and Silicosis: an insightful perspective
Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and TuberculosisTuberculosis (TB) is the most ubiquitous disease related to Silicosis in medium and low-income nations. The government of India has set a target to eliminate TB by 2025, while the International Labor Organization and the WHO aim to eradicate Silicosis ...
Shally Pandit +4 more
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