Working toward a new NIOSH.

Working toward a new NIOSH.

OPTIMIZER is an on-line application that optimizes the codon usage of a gene to increase its expression level. Three methods of optimization are available: the ‘one amino acid–one codon’ method, a guided random method based on a Monte Carlo algorithm, and a new method designed to maximize the optimization with the fewest changes in the query sequence. One of the main features of OPTIMIZER is th...

Toward better exposure assessment strategies--the new NIOSH initiative.

NIOSH has embarked on a project to update its exposure sampling strategies manual. The current NIOSH strategy has a number of limitations. This is an opportunity to develop a robust and comprehensive exposure assessment strategy. Some of the key features of such a strategy are outlined. The importance of accurate professional judgment and exposure modeling is discussed. Bayesian statistics offe...

New Reports from the NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Program

Evaluation of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Traumatic Injuries Among Employees at a Poultry Processing Plant Kristin Musolin Jessica G. Ramsey James T. Wassell David L. Hard Charles Mueller The Health Hazard Evaluation Program received a request from a poultry processing plant. In response to this request, NIOSH investigators evaluated ergonomic hazards, nerve damage in employees’ hands and wri...

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This clinical epidemiological study will determine if farm workers chronically exposed to organophosphate pesticides (OP) in field work have quantifiable nervous system abnormalities after an exposure season and whether these changes are persistent after a several month period of non-exposure. This cross-sectional study with a follow-up component will compare 50 female orchard farmworkers with ...

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