Assessment of injuries patterns produced by a 9mm P.A.K "rubber ball" blank firing weapon: porcine model - Moreno NC, Zambrano JP, Dorado LF, Ricaurte AI.
The use of less lethal weapons aims to mitigate civilian casualties caused by firearm use. However, due to numerous cases in which these weapons caused serious injuries, even lethal injuries, both legislation and the forensic field are interested in charac... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Epidemiology of injuries during judo tournaments - Mooren J, von Gerhardt AL, Hendriks ITJ, Tol JL, Ko ëter S.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the injury incidence proportion, distribution of injuries by anatomical location; injury type; injury severity, time loss; mechanism and situations of injuries; and the relative risk of injuries by gender, age, and weight categories... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Effect of impact kinematic filters on brain strain responses in contact sports - Lin N, Tierney G, Ji S.
OBJECTIVE: Impact kinematics are widely employed to investigate mechanisms of traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, they are susceptible to noise and artefacts; thus, require data filtering. Few studies have focused on how data filtering affects brain str... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Interrupting effect of social distancing on ischemic heart disease, asthma, stroke, and suicide attempt patients by PM(2.5) exposure - Choi M, Son M, Bae S, Lee W, Kim KN, Hyun JK.
This study aimed to examine the interrupting effect of social distancing (SD) on emergency department (ED) patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD), stroke, asthma, and suicide attempts by PM(2.5) exposure in eight Korean megacities from 2017 to... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Weight loss impacts risky decisions in obesity - Keweloh B, Terenzi D, Froehlich E, Coricelli C, St ürmer P, Rohmann N, Wietzke-Braun P, Beckmann A, Laudes M, Park SQ.
BACKGROUND& AIMS: Risky decision making is shaped by individual psychological and metabolic state. Individuals with obesity show not only altered risk behavior, but also metabolic and psychological abnormalities. The aim of the present study was to invest... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Exercise training influence on cognitive capacity and mental health within chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - a pilot study - Hong CS, Shen YC, Chang ET, Hou HC, Chen YJ.
OBJECTIVE: Although pulmonary rehabilitation and regular exercise have improved negative emotions and cognitive capacity within cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), influence by exercise training upon different cognitive and memory functi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Pattern analysis using lower body human walking data to identify the gaitprint - Wiles TM, Kim SK, Stergiou N, Likens AD.
All people have a fingerprint that is unique to them and persistent throughout life. Similarly, we propose that people have a gaitprint, a persistent walking pattern that contains unique information about an individual. To provide evidence of a unique gait... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Using forensic intelligence as a model for determining future toxicology methods: TBI forensic toxicology and forensic drug chemistry nitazene identification - Gray A, Douglas S, Tiller M, Bleakley M.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) serves all 95 counties of Tennessee, but the data included in this article is primarily focused in upper east and east Tennessee (the parts of the state included in the eastern time zone). The forensic chemistry ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Shoulder dislocations in professional male football (soccer): a retrospective epidemiological analysis of the German Bundesliga from season 2012/2013 until 2022/2023 - Schneider KN, Zafeiris T, Gosheger G, Klingebiel S, Rickert C, Schachtrup T, Theil C.
PURPOSE: Injuries exert a detrimental impact on the team performance in professional football. Shoulder dislocations are known for their severity and often cause substantial lay-off times. However, there is a notable gap in the general understanding regard... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Sport-specific differences in ACL injury, treatment and return to sports-Ski jumping - Oronowicz J, Frenzel G, H örterer H, Moksnes H, Ekas GR, Cabri J, Tischer T, Seil R.
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Source: SafetyLit - April 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Association of hypertension and depression with mortality: an exploratory study with interaction and mediation models - Huang H, Meng F, Qi Y, Yan X, Qi J, Wu Y, Lin Y, Chen X, He F.
BACKGROUND: The association of hypertension and depression with mortality has not been fully understood. We aimed to explore the possible independent or joint association of hypertension and depression with mortality. Their interaction effects on mortality... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Behind the wheel: exploring gray matter variations in experienced drivers - Chen J, Chen X, Gong L, Zhang D, Liu Q.
BACKGROUND: Driving is a complex skill involving various cognitive activities. Previous research has explored differences in the brain structures related to the navigational abilities of drivers compared to non-drivers. However, it remains unclear whether ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Beyond gait speed: exploring the added value of Inertial Measurement Unit-based measurements of gait in the estimation of the walking ability in daily life - Felius RAW, Wouda NC, Geerars M, Bruijn SM, Van Die ën JH, Punt M.
BACKGROUND: Gait speed is often used to estimate the walking ability in daily life in people after stroke. While measuring gait with inertial measurement units (IMUs) during clinical assessment yields additional information, it remains unclear if this info... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Brain structural alterations associated with impulsiveness in male violent patients with schizophrenia - Lu J, Gou N, Sun Q, Huang Y, Guo H, Han D, Zhou J, Wang X.
BACKGROUND: Violence in schizophrenia (SCZ) is a phenomenon associated with neurobiological factors. However, the neural mechanisms of violence in patients with SCZ are not yet sufficiently understood. Thus, this study aimed to explore the structural chang... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Case report: Rapid-onset Parkinsonism after a hornet sting - Tomic S, Zjalic M, Popovi ć Z, Krivdic Dupan Z, Heffer M, Snajder Mujkic D, Mandic D, Guljas S, Petrovic IN.
We present a patient with acute parkinsonism non-responsive to levodopa, who developed striatal lesions after a hornet s... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
