Respiratory Diseases are public health concern worldwide. The diseases have been associated with air pollution especially indoor air pollution from biomass fuel burning in developing countries. However, researches on pollution levels and on association of respiratory diseases with biomass fuel pollution are limited. A study was therefore undertaken to characterize the levels of pollutants in bi...

This study was conducted to assess the current impact of natural gas appliances on air quality in California homes. Data were collected via telephone interviews and measurements inside and outside of 352 homes. Passive samplers measured time-resolved CO and time-integrated NOX , NO2 , formaldehyde, and acetaldehyde over ~6-day periods in November 2011 - April 2012 and October 2012 - March 2013....

Introduction of modern architecture in Iran and its popularization in 1950s and after, brought some new concepts in everyday life of Iranian women, among which was “kitchen as heart of home-life”. Younger members of current generation are grown in these modernized spaces while a bit older ones have experienced houses of traditional style. This study is designed to explore what previous concept ...

Food prepared for intensive care patients was frequently contaminated with Klebsiella species. Sixty-eight per cent of nasogastric feeds were contaminated with up to 10(4) klebsiellae per ml. Hospital kitchens were the source of contamination. Three patients ingested klebsiellae and subsequently excreted the same serotype in their faeces. Over a four-week period there was a correlation between ...

Mediated communication between remote social spaces is a relatively new concept. One current example of this interaction is video conferencing among people within the same organization. Large-scale video conferencing walls have begun to appear in public or semi-public areas such as workplace lobbies and kitchens. These connections provide a link via audio and/or video to another space within th...

The authors examine the questions of physical distribution and logistics management in the business industry of modular kitchens by studying the case of the Febal Group, an important brand name at the Italian and European level. More specifically, this work highlights the firm’s critical aspects of the physical distribution system and analyses its importance in the context of a manufacturing pl...

This paper describes a new video-based observation method aimed to assess musculoskeletal load in kitchen work, aspects of its repeatability and validity, and problems confronted by the observers. Two pairs of researchers observed individually 117 video clips recorded in kitchens. Interobserver repeatability was assessed by computing the proportion of agreement and weighted kappa values (kappa(...

The 1995 Census Test was the first attempt at a fundamentally different approach to counting persons without a usual home than was used in the 1990 Census. The new methodology enumerates people at facilities where they receive services. The 1995 service-based enumeration (SBE) counted people at shelters and soup kitchens. The goal of the SBE project is to test operational methods and estimation...

OBJECTIVE To analyse the prerequisites for a nationwide primary healthcare (PHC) home safety promotion programme in Iran. BACKGROUND Injury is a major public health problem throughout the world, currently accounting for one-seventh of all premature deaths and disabilities. Within 20 years, it is estimated that the proportion will increase to one-fifth. The present healthcare system in Iran wa...