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The aim of this study was to describe a scoring system for high resolution computed tomographic (HRCT) scans analogous to the International Labour Office (ILO) scoring system for plain chest radiographs in patients with asbestos related disease. Interstitial fibrosis, pleural disease, and emphysema were scored, the reproducibility and the interobserver agreement using this scoring system were e...

One of the most notable developments in relation to ILO for more than 20 years has been reference standards an increasingly diverse range sources. These include corporate codes...

Abstract To date, global social policy has afforded minimal attention to the ways International Organizations (IOs) have responded youth unemployment as an important and distinctive field. This chapter redresses this gap in literature by means of a critical analysis governance capacities key IOs (particularly Labour Organization (ILO) World Bank (WB)), toward developing wider understanding mode...

Erythrocytes release both O(2) and a vasodilator, ATP, when exposed to reduced O(2) tension. We investigated the hypothesis that ATP release is impaired in erythrocytes of humans with type 2 diabetes (DM2) and that this defect compromises the ability of these cells to stimulate dilation of resistance vessels. We also determined whether a general vasodilator, the prostacyclin analog iloprost (IL...

Ohar and colleagues (February 2004)1 analyzed the relationships among asbestos exposure, cigarette smoking, lung function, and chest radiograph abnormalities in 3,383 patients who had been referred primarily by plaintiff attorneys and trade union members. The authors confirmed, as had many others, that cigarette smoking is associated with a greater prevalence of parenchymal opacities on surveil...

The following classification has been used in OECD surveys on the Composition of workforce central/federal governments since 2016 Survey Strategic Human Resource Management. It also for standard survey module Employee Engagement civil services 2020. Such defines four main hierarchical levels occupations. These definitions are broadly based International Standard Classification Occupations (ISCO...

The crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, unprecedented in scale, speed, and depth, has imbalanced destabilized national labour markets. This article highlights work of International Labour Organization (ILO), which since start pandemic made a signifiant contribution to analysing situation developing practical recommendations for restoration author examines key challenges facing governments t...