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BMC Public Health, 2020 Background The stated intention to eliminate silicosis from the South African goldmining industry as well as current programmes to find and compensate ex-miners with silicosis require an understanding of variation in silicosis prevalence across the ...
Dave Knight +5 more
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RAB20 deficiency promotes the development of silicosis via NLRP3 inflammasome
Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 Silicosis is a worldwide serious occupational disease that is caused by inhalation of silica crystals. However, little is known about the pathogenesis mechanism of silicosis. We performed single-cell sequencing in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) from
Zhouyangfan Peng +4 more
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Aging Cell, Volume 24, Issue 12, December 2025.These findings identify matrix stiffness‐driven cellular senescence as a critical mechanism in silicosis progression, providing a rationale for targeting senescent cells as an antifibrotic therapeutic strategy. ABSTRACT Silicosis is an occupational lung disease characterized by diffuse pulmonary fibrosis resulting from inhalation of silica particles ...
Xinying Zeng +8 more
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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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Killer Jeans - Manifesto to end sandblasting [PDF]
, 2010 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.
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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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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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Modelling environmental factors correlated with podoconiosis: a geospatial study of non-filarial elephantiasis [PDF]
, 2014 Introduction The precise trigger of podoconiosis — endemic non-filarial elephantiasis of the lower legs — is unknown. Epidemiological and ecological studies have linked the disease with barefoot exposure to red clay soils of volcanic origin ...
Atkinson, Peter M +6 more
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EFSA Journal, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2025.Abstract Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of clinoptilolite of volcanic origin as a technological feed additive for all terrestrial animal species.
EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) +25 more
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Assessment of Occupational Diseases among Artisans and Factory Workers in Ifo, Nigeria [PDF]
, 2013 The ever increasing incidences of occupational diseases among workers have continually drawn the attention of researchers towards ameliorating the situation.
Dahunsi, S. O. +2 more
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