Risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection at a UK electricity-generating company: a test-negative design case-control study
Conclusions
In general, infection risk was not associated with job category. Vulnerable individuals were at slightly lower risk, tests during outages were higher risk, vaccination showed no evidence of an effect on testing positive, and site COVID-19 risk rating did not show an ordered trend in positivity rates. (Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - April 28, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Rutter, C. E., van Tongeren, M., Fletcher, T., Rhodes, S., Chen, Y., Hall, I., Warren, N., Pearce, N. Tags: Open access, COVID-19 Workplace Source Type: research
Prevalence and correlates of workplace violence: descriptive results from the National Transgender Discrimination Survey
Conclusions
Transgender and non-binary workers commonly face violence at work because of their gender identity. Workplace violence prevention programmes should incorporate ways to prevent gender identity-based violence and facilitate channels for workers to report the occurrence of discrimination and violence. (Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - April 28, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Enogieru, I., Blewitt-Golsch, A. L., Hart, L. J., LeGrand, S., Whetten, K., Ostbye, T., Johnson, C. Y. Tags: Editor's choice Workplace Source Type: research
Effects of Inpatient Occupational Rehabilitation vs. Outpatient Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Sick Leave and Cost of Lost Production: 7-Year Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Trial
ConclusionsI-MORE outperformed O-ACT in reducing sickness absence and production loss costs during seven years of follow-up, but due to a limited sample size the results were unprecise. Considering the potential for substantial societal cost savings from reduced sick leave, there is a need for larger, long-term studies to evaluate return-to-work interventions. (Source: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation - April 28, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
Estimating pedestrian walking speed at street crossings using the YOLOv4 and deep SORT algorithms: Proof of principle
The objective of this work was to determine if the YOLOv4 and Deep SORT computer vision algorithms have the potential to be incorporated into automated measurement systems to measure and compare pedestrian walking speeds at one-stage and two-stage street crossings captured in birds-eye-view video. Walking speed was estimated for 1018 pedestrians at single-stage (591 pedestrians) and two-stage (427 pedestrians) street crossings. Pedestrians in the one-stage crossing were found to be significantly slower than pedestrians who crossed the two-stage crossing in one signal (1.19 ± 0.50 vs. 1.31 ± 0.49 m/s, p < 0.001). This ...
Source: Applied Ergonomics - April 27, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Hamed Ghomashchi Jakson Paterson Alison C Novak Tilak Dutta Source Type: research
Do Subjects from Different Occupational Groups Experience Dental Fear and Anxiety Equally?
Conclusions: Individuals from various occupations experience DFA at different levels, and there are different mechanisms underlying their DFA. These findings can provide valuable insights for dental practitioners in developing tailored approaches to reduce the feeling of DFA of their patients.PMID:38674320 | PMC:PMC11051849 | DOI:10.3390/medicina60040674 (Source: Medicina (Kaunas))
Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - April 27, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Egl ė Slabšinskienė Karolina Radlinskait ė Aist ė Kavaliauskienė Ingrida Vasiliauskien ė J ūratė Zūbienė Kristina Sald ūnaitė-Mikučionienė Apolinaras Zaborskis Source Type: research
Psychometric properties of the Arabic Occupational Balance Questionnaire (OBQ11-A)
CONCLUSIONS: OBQ11-A demonstrates acceptable psychometric properties for research purposes.PMID:38677318 | PMC:PMC11057472 | DOI:10.1080/07853890.2024.2346945 (Source: Annals of Medicine)
Source: Annals of Medicine - April 27, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Brightlin Nithis Dhas Samah Ahmad Abd Alfattah Abd Alhadi Ghaith Mohammad Rizk Dhadl Al That Sultan Salim Hammam Al Abdulla Source Type: research
miR-145a-5p/SIK1/cAMP-dependent alteration of synaptic structural plasticity drives cognitive impairment induced by coke oven emissions
Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2024 Apr 26;277:116401. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116401. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTExposure to fine particulate matter (PM) is associated with the neurodegenerative diseases. Coke oven emissions (COEs) in occupational environment are important sources of PM. However, its neurotoxicity is still unclear. Therefore, evaluating the toxicological effects of COE on the nervous system is necessary. In the present study, we constructed mouse models of COE exposure by tracheal instillation. Mice exposed to COE showed signs of cognitive impairment. This was accompanied by a decrease in miR-145a-5p and a...
Source: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety - April 27, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Zhaoxu Wu Heng Zhang Xian Chen Pimei Zhang Jiacheng Fang Shuaishuai Yang Hongguang Chen Jing Ji Lei Chen Yuxin Zheng Dianke Yu Yanjie Zhao Source Type: research
Estimating pedestrian walking speed at street crossings using the YOLOv4 and deep SORT algorithms: Proof of principle
The objective of this work was to determine if the YOLOv4 and Deep SORT computer vision algorithms have the potential to be incorporated into automated measurement systems to measure and compare pedestrian walking speeds at one-stage and two-stage street crossings captured in birds-eye-view video. Walking speed was estimated for 1018 pedestrians at single-stage (591 pedestrians) and two-stage (427 pedestrians) street crossings. Pedestrians in the one-stage crossing were found to be significantly slower than pedestrians who crossed the two-stage crossing in one signal (1.19 ± 0.50 vs. 1.31 ± 0.49 m/s, p < 0.001). This ...
Source: Applied Ergonomics - April 27, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Hamed Ghomashchi Jakson Paterson Alison C Novak Tilak Dutta Source Type: research
Do Subjects from Different Occupational Groups Experience Dental Fear and Anxiety Equally?
Conclusions: Individuals from various occupations experience DFA at different levels, and there are different mechanisms underlying their DFA. These findings can provide valuable insights for dental practitioners in developing tailored approaches to reduce the feeling of DFA of their patients.PMID:38674320 | PMC:PMC11051849 | DOI:10.3390/medicina60040674 (Source: Medicina (Kaunas))
Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - April 27, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Egl ė Slabšinskienė Karolina Radlinskait ė Aist ė Kavaliauskienė Ingrida Vasiliauskien ė J ūratė Zūbienė Kristina Sald ūnaitė-Mikučionienė Apolinaras Zaborskis Source Type: research
Towards person-centred work-focused healthcare for people with cardiovascular disease: a qualitative exploration of patients' experiences and needs
CONCLUSIONS: The identified experiences and needs for work-focused healthcare of patients experiencing problems with work participation due to cardiovascular disease clearly indicate the need to improve the delivery of person-centred work-focused healthcare to better meet the individual needs of patients.PMID:38676465 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2024.2344653 (Source: Disability and Rehabilitation)
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - April 27, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Marije E Hagendijk Nina Zipfel Marijke Melles Philip J van der Wees Carel T J Hulshof Ersen B Çölkesen Jan L Hoving Sylvia J van der Burg-Vermeulen Source Type: research
Psychometric properties of the Arabic Occupational Balance Questionnaire (OBQ11-A)
CONCLUSIONS: OBQ11-A demonstrates acceptable psychometric properties for research purposes.PMID:38677318 | DOI:10.1080/07853890.2024.2346945 (Source: Annals of Medicine)
Source: Annals of Medicine - April 27, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Brightlin Nithis Dhas Samah Ahmad Abd Alfattah Abd Alhadi Ghaith Mohammad Rizk Dhadl Al That Sultan Salim Hammam Al Abdulla Source Type: research
miR-145a-5p/SIK1/cAMP-dependent alteration of synaptic structural plasticity drives cognitive impairment induced by coke oven emissions
Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2024 Apr 26;277:116401. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116401. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTExposure to fine particulate matter (PM) is associated with the neurodegenerative diseases. Coke oven emissions (COEs) in occupational environment are important sources of PM. However, its neurotoxicity is still unclear. Therefore, evaluating the toxicological effects of COE on the nervous system is necessary. In the present study, we constructed mouse models of COE exposure by tracheal instillation. Mice exposed to COE showed signs of cognitive impairment. This was accompanied by a decrease in miR-145a-5p and a...
Source: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety - April 27, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Zhaoxu Wu Heng Zhang Xian Chen Pimei Zhang Jiacheng Fang Shuaishuai Yang Hongguang Chen Jing Ji Lei Chen Yuxin Zheng Dianke Yu Yanjie Zhao Source Type: research
Estimating pedestrian walking speed at street crossings using the YOLOv4 and deep SORT algorithms: Proof of principle
The objective of this work was to determine if the YOLOv4 and Deep SORT computer vision algorithms have the potential to be incorporated into automated measurement systems to measure and compare pedestrian walking speeds at one-stage and two-stage street crossings captured in birds-eye-view video. Walking speed was estimated for 1018 pedestrians at single-stage (591 pedestrians) and two-stage (427 pedestrians) street crossings. Pedestrians in the one-stage crossing were found to be significantly slower than pedestrians who crossed the two-stage crossing in one signal (1.19 ± 0.50 vs. 1.31 ± 0.49 m/s, p < 0.001). This ...
Source: Applied Ergonomics - April 27, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Hamed Ghomashchi Jakson Paterson Alison C Novak Tilak Dutta Source Type: research
Do Subjects from Different Occupational Groups Experience Dental Fear and Anxiety Equally?
Conclusions: Individuals from various occupations experience DFA at different levels, and there are different mechanisms underlying their DFA. These findings can provide valuable insights for dental practitioners in developing tailored approaches to reduce the feeling of DFA of their patients.PMID:38674320 | DOI:10.3390/medicina60040674 (Source: Medicina (Kaunas))
Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - April 27, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Egl ė Slabšinskienė Karolina Radlinskait ė Aist ė Kavaliauskienė Ingrida Vasiliauskien ė J ūratė Zūbienė Kristina Sald ūnaitė-Mikučionienė Apolinaras Zaborskis Source Type: research
Towards person-centred work-focused healthcare for people with cardiovascular disease: a qualitative exploration of patients' experiences and needs
CONCLUSIONS: The identified experiences and needs for work-focused healthcare of patients experiencing problems with work participation due to cardiovascular disease clearly indicate the need to improve the delivery of person-centred work-focused healthcare to better meet the individual needs of patients.PMID:38676465 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2024.2344653 (Source: Disability and Rehabilitation)
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - April 27, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Marije E Hagendijk Nina Zipfel Marijke Melles Philip J van der Wees Carel T J Hulshof Ersen B Çölkesen Jan L Hoving Sylvia J van der Burg-Vermeulen Source Type: research
