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Dingani Moyo, Fungai Kavenga, Ronald Thulani Ncube, Farai Peter Macheri, Tariro Christwish Mando, Florence Moyo, Orippa Muzvidziwa, Mpokiseng Ncube, Hellen Masvingo, Blessings Chigaraza, Andrew Nyambo, Albert Mangwanya, Rosemary Ncube Mwale, Trust Mazadza, Tinashe Magidi, Gerald Benny, Chamunorwa Ndudzo, Victoria Varaidzo Kandido, Kudzaishe Mutungamiri and Collins Timire
In Zimbabwe, artisanal and small-scale miners (ASMs) have a high prevalence of tuberculosis (TB), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and silicosis. Previous studies on ASMs utilised programme data, and it was not possible to understand reasons for the h...
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Daniela Mokra, Romana Barosova and Juraj Mokry
Sex-based differences in bronchial asthma can already be observed in childhood, at which time allergic atopic asthma is more frequently found in boys than in girls. In adulthood, higher prevalence of asthma is reported in women, especially for the more s...
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Michaela Balá?iková, Hana Pacaiová and Marianna Toma?ková
Low-frequency noise, the frequency range from approximately 10 Hz to 200 Hz, has been recognized as a special environmental noise problem. The World Health Organization recognizes the special place of low-frequency noise as an environmental problem. Nois...
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Fabiola M. Perez-Lua, Alec M. Chan-Golston, Nancy J. Burke and Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young
Farmworkers in the U.S. experienced high rates of COVID-19 infection and mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their workplace may have been a significant place of exposure to the novel coronavirus. Using political economy of health theory, this study ...
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Teresa Baptista, Marina Almeida-Silva, Dário Silva, Carlos Diogo and Nuno Canha
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is a public and occupational health concern, as we are exposed to air pollutants daily given that we spend a great amount of our time in indoor environments. IAQ can be affected by numerous factors, from outdoor pollutants that g...
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Chun-Yip Hon and Naqiyah Motiwala
Although biological monitoring is beneficial as it assesses all possible routes of exposure, urine sampling of healthcare workers exposed to hazardous drugs is currently not routine. Therefore, a scoping review was performed on this subject matter to und...
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Victoria Ramos, Oscar J. Suárez, Samuel Suárez, Víctor M. Febles, Erik Aguirre, Patryk Zradzinski, Luis E. Rabassa, Mikel Celaya-Echarri, Pablo Marina, Jolanta Karpowicz, Francisco Falcone and José A. Hernández
In this work, the evaluation of electromagnetic effect of Ultra High Frequency Radio Frequency Identification (UHF-RFID) passive tags used in the healthcare environment is presented. In order to evaluate exposure levels caused by EM field (865?868 MHz) o...
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Saleh A. Almatroodi, Amjad Ali Khan, Abdulaziz A. Aloliqi, Mansoor Ali Syed and Arshad Husain Rahmani
Chronic respiratory diseases are a leading cause of lung-related death worldwide. The vital factors causing lung pathogenesis include consistent exposure to tobacco smoke, air pollution, and occupational risks. Regarding the significant morbidity and mor...
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?tepán Horník, Lenka Michálková, Jan Sýkora, Vladimír ?dímal, ?tepánka Vlcková, ?tepánka Dvorácková and Daniela Pelclová
In this study, the effects of occupational exposure to nanoparticles (NPs) were studied by NMR metabolomics. Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) and blood plasma samples were obtained from a research nanoparticles-processing unit at a national research unive...
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Marta Pedzik, Tomasz Rogozinski, Jerzy Majka, Kinga Stuper-Szablewska, Petar Antov, Lubos Kristak, Richard Kminiak and Martin Kucerka
Wood dust generated during woodworking?particularly from hardwood species during sanding?poses a health and safety hazard to workers in the wood industry. This study aimed to determine the particle-size distribution of selected hardwood species and the c...
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