The pattern of degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the intervertebral and apophyseal joints of the vertebral column of 81 skeletons from the thirteenth to fourteenth century medieval priory cemetery of St. Andrew, Fishergate, York, was recorded in relation to their location of interment: eastern cemetery, southern cemetery, and intramurally (within the priory buildings). Archaeological context ...

BACKGROUND Family members of laboratory animal workers are at risk of developing allergy to laboratory animals. Little is known about the spreading of laboratory animal allergens outside the animal facilities. OBJECTIVE To assess the presence of laboratory animal allergens in dust collected from mattresses of laboratory animal workers and unexposed controls. METHODS Mouse and rat urinary pr...

Biomechanical and psychosocial stresses are capable of destabilizing any health care professional. The current health sector reform in Nigeria, which lays emphasis on service delivery on a background of very few radiographers, may lead to an increase in stress level. This study investigated the incidence of occupational stress among radiographers in southeastern Nigeria. 50 self-completion ques...

BACKGROUND Families of children who have disabilities experience multiple stressors. "Sense of coherence" (SOC) reflects a person's view of life and his or her capacity to respond to stressful situations. PURPOSE The purposes of this paper are to (I) introduce the concept of SOC; (2) review the literature on the stresses experienced by parents of children with disabilities; and (3) discuss ho...

The issue of Occupational Safety and Health (K3) in general Indonesia is still often neglected. disease an important concern because it appears the long term so that prevention efforts must be carried out. a major player nickel-based industry world. has several battery factories have been running for time with nickel as raw material. This study aims to understand prevent occupational diseases i...

This study investigates skeletal metric traits of long bones of upper limb and the relationship between these traits and human activity in males of a recent, well-documented skeletal sample of Italian population from the Frassetto collection (Department of Experimental Evolutionary Biology, University of Bologna). The study analyzes the impact of some human activities on the skeleton, taking in...

An association between asthma and work was first recognized by Hippocrates, who described its presence in metal workers, tailors, fullers, horsemen, farmhands and fishermen. In 1713, in his "De morbis artificum diatriba" Bernardino Ramazzini provided a description of diseases due to various occupations, and emphasized the necessity for a physician who sees a patient to put the following questio...

INTRODUCTION Approximately one-fifth of occupational injuries are related to low back problems. Coupled motions involving a combination of flexion, lateral bending, and axial rotation have been linked to increased incidence of low back disorders [1]. The role of lifting in low back injuries has been well established, but many of the underlying mechanisms behind low back pain remain unclear. Unt...

ten solanum tuberosum cultivars and accessions from 11 wild solanum species were evaluated for their tolerance to salt (200 mm nacl or 100 mm na2so4), drought (35% peg), cold (-4ºc) and heat (37ºc). evaluation was based on electrolyte leakage from de-tached leaves of in vitro plantlets. testing involved a rinsing treatment with three changes of distilled water to remove electrolytes from leaf a...