abstract aims: lead is emerged as one of the most hazardous elements, existing in the air and soil, which can create irreparable outcomes in the human body due to its highly severe damages. the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between lead level and the respiratory diseases in tiran & karvan region, iran. instrument & methods: the research methodology was analytical based on ...

background & aims of the study: recent studies indicated that particulate matter can have the lung irritation, chronic lung diseases, lung tissue, etc. the aim objective of this study was to assess the mortality associated with exposure to pm10 concentrations in ilam, iran, during 2013. materials & methods: pm10 data were taken from ilam's local agency of environment (i-lae). the annual mo...

background: workers in wastewater treatment plants are exposed to a wide range of chemicals as well as biological contaminants. objective: to ascertain whether exposure to bio-aerosols under the normal working conditions in wastewater treatment plants is associated with any significant changes in the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and lung function capacities. methods: 198 employees of wast...

background: cotton is the main agricultural export product in benin. cotton dust is thus present in the air during the handling and processing of cotton. this dust contains a mixture of substances including ground up plant matter, fibres, bacteria, fungi, soil, pesticides, noncotton matter, and other contaminants. while cotton processing is decreasing in industrialized countries, it is increasi...

OBJECTIVE Mitochondrial dysfunction is considered a unifying pathophysiological explanation for movement disorders. Sirtuin 3 (SIRT3) exhibits deacetylase activity and antioxidant properties. The aim of the study was to analyze the mitochondrial respiration in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and the SIRT3 activity in patients with movement disorders. METHODS Mitochondrial respirati...

Sistem pengawasan pasien rumah sakit yang dilakukan selama ini kebanyakan masih secara konvensional yakni dengan sistem mengunjungi berjadwal. Alat kondisi tersimpan di dalam ruangan dan bisa dicek hanya saat berada tersebut. Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) adalah solusi pemanfaatan teknologi bidang kesehatan memungkinkan termonitor realtime dapat diakses kapan saja. Dalam memonitoring pasien, ...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Assessment of respiration is important in medicine and physical therapy. As respiration is multifaceted, we need several specific examination methods. The purpose of this study was to develop a method for examination of visible respiratory movements, by extracting from two examinations the items with best ability to discriminate among healthy controls, patients with pain di...