A cross sectional study was carried out to evaluate the effect of rice husk dust in rice millers in Malaysia. Altogether 69 workers participated in this study. They were interviewed using standardized questionnaires and lung function tests were performed. Chest tightness was among the common symptoms (34.9%) complained by workers. Age, duration of employment and smoking status were among the fa...

Similarity is criteria of measuring nearness or proximity between two concepts. Several algorithmic approaches for computing similarity have been proposed. Among the existing Similarity measure, majority of them utilize WordNet as an underlying ontology for calculating semantic similarity. WordNet is a lexical database for English Language which was created and maintained by Congnitive Science ...

Fibre type and burden in parenchymal tissues of workers occupationally exposed to asbestos in the United States. In: Non-occupational exposure to mineral fibre and patterns of asbestos-related disease in chrysotile miners and millers. Asbestos exposure dose-Broncho-alveolar milieu response in asbestos workers and the sheep model: evi-dences of a threshold for chrysotile-induced fibrosis. In a r...

The American Association for Cancer Research has been the citadel for communicating research on chemical carcinogens for over a century. It therefore seems appropriate that a review of chemical carcinogenesis inaugurates a series of articles highlighting advances in understanding, treating, and preventing cancer. At the dawn of the 20th century, we had recognized that chemicals cause cancer, bu...

Cereal Chem. 76(4):573–576 Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) was used to detect scab damage and estimate deoxynivalenol (DON) and ergosterol levels in single wheat kernels. Results showed that all scab-damaged kernels identified by official inspectors were correctly identified by NIRS. In addition, this system identified more kernels with DON than did a visual inspection. DON and ergosterol wer...

need to estimate transport requirements, a ripening and cutComputer simulation models such as CANEGRO have proting programme, and an operations budget. Any improvement in the accuracy of the estimating process would aid gressed to the point where they are being used with some these decisions. confidence to address strategic production issues in the Swaziland sugar industry, e.g. benchmarking yi...

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Vitamin Mineral Premixes (VMPs) are the usual medium through which poultry diets fortified to ensure better utilization of nutrients. Poultry ingredients could be low in some vitamins, thus addition premix diet is therefore a good insurance protect birds from stress, diseases and disorder. Each manufacturer claimed superior effectiveness potency without any cognate experimental evidence. Theref...