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Silica, Silicosis, and Autoimmunity [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2016 Inhalation of dust containing crystalline silica is associated with a number of acute and chronic diseases including systemic autoimmune diseases. Evidence for the link with autoimmune disease comes from epidemiological studies linking occupational exposure to crystalline silica dust with the systemic autoimmune diseases systemic lupus erythematosus ...
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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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Pulmonary Artery Stent Implantation for Fibrosing Mediastinitis: Our Clinical Experience
Pulmonary Circulation, Volume 15, Issue 2, April 2025.ABSTRACT Fibrosing mediastinitis (FM) can block pulmonary vessels and airways, hindering treatment efficacy. Pulmonary artery (PA) stenting might provide a solution in such cases. This study involved 30 patients who had 49 PA stenting procedures for FM.
Cheng Hong +8 more
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Decidual Macrophages Are Significantly Increased in Spontaneous Miscarriages and Over-Express FasL [PDF]
, 2012 Decidual macrophages (DM) are the second most abundant population in the fetal-maternal interface. Their role has been so far identified as being local immuno-modulators favoring the maternal tolerance to the fetus.
Angioni +41 more
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Wake up and smell the coffee, or find the technoserf dead [PDF]
, 2011 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.
China Labor Watch, Siegle, Lucy
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BMC Pulmonary MedicineObjectives Silicosis people are at high risk of developing pulmonary tuberculosis. Whether silica exposure increases the likelihood of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) was not well understood, and potential factors involved in LTBI risk among ...
Xinsong Hu +9 more
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Corporate Social Responsibility and the Mining Sector in Southern Africa: A Focus on Mining in Malawi, South Africa and Zambia [PDF]
, 2008 The research conducted by the Bench Marks Foundation on mining in Southern provides SADC governments, mining companies and local mining community stakeholders with information and guidance on issues to consider in the process of empowerment and ...
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Silicosis in Denim Sandblasters
Chest, 2011 During the past 2 decades, silica sand has been used widely in sandblasting denim in Turkey, which has resulted in an epidemic of silicosis. This study was conducted to summarize the clinical outcomes of formerly healthy young people who became disabled or died because of working in the textile industry.The medical records of patients with silicosis ...
Bakan, Nur Dilek +6 more
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