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X-Ray Spectrometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Crystalline quartz, the most common crystalline silica polymorph, is widely found in industrial products. It is of high regulatory relevance, because its fine fraction, a form of respirable crystalline silica, is classified as an occupational carcinogen, with product‐content thresholds (e.g., 0.1% (w/w) in the European Union) and stringent ...
Giacomo Siviero +3 more
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Microbiology and Immunology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The mechanisms underlying seasonal patterns in influenza epidemics have long been an enigma. Our laboratory study revealed that ambient ozone significantly inactivates airborne influenza viruses synergistically with higher relative humidity and temperature.
Hidekazu Nishimura +5 more
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Games and gamification projects in the Australian public sector
Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.Abstract This article surveys the arrival of gameful government into Australian public sector practice. Gameful government is a shorthand, descriptive term denoting the interpenetration of (video)games, and design elements and thinking from them, into public sector work.
David Threlfall, Catherine Althaus
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Silica secrecy: Navigating access to silica dust data under freedom of information legislation
Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.Abstract Tunnel construction supports vital infrastructure development but can expose workers to serious health risks, including silicosis, from exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS). This study examines how Australia's freedom of information (FOI) legislation facilitates or hinders access to information that can support improvements in ...
Kate Cole, Tim Driscoll
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Investigating the causal associations between occupational noise exposure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A Mendelian randomization study. [PDF]
Medicine (Baltimore)Lu Z +5 more
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British Journal of Management, EarlyView.Abstract Efficiency is a pervasive yet insufficiently challenged managerial principle and an integral part of business school academia. However, while there is compelling evidence that efficiency gains can have severe undesirable social and ecological consequences that reduce overall welfare both in terms of well‐being and natural resources, business ...
Stephan M. Schaefer, Christopher Wickert
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Views from the Inside: Reflections on the Modern Hospital
The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract There's a constant refrain in the press, on social media and from populist politicians that the NHS is dying on its feet. How accurate is this picture? This article takes a behind‐the‐scenes look at daily life in a modern, big city hospital. The Queen Elizabeth is now the biggest workplace in Birmingham.
Jon Bloomfield
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Understanding the pathways to workplace flourishing: the effect of trust and psychological safety in high-pressure work environments. [PDF]
Front PsychiatryNubuor SA +4 more
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Why Evidence Is Not Enough: Power, Politics, and a Strategy Shift for Public Health
The Milbank Quarterly, EarlyView.Policy Points Public health has lost political influence because of a mismatch between the forms of power primarily deployed in this field—knowledge and moral authority—and the forms of power that currently shape societal rules and health outcomes—economic, political, ideological, and physical.
JONATHAN C. HELLER
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