Washed away: industrial capital, labor, and floods by Anish Sugathan, Arpit Shah, Deepak Malghan

“…In the post-flood period, we estimate declines from mean values in total assets of 46.1% (16.68 billion INR ≈ 225 million USD), employment of 49.0% (8.20 thousand workers), and the wage bill of 74.5% (5.52 billion INR ≈ 74 million USD). …”
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Psychosocial Factors in End-Stage Kidney Disease Patients at a Tertiary Hospital in Australia by Charan Bale, Alexandra Douglas, Dev Jegatheesan, Linh Pham, Sonny Huynh, Atul Mulay, Dwarakanathan Ranganathan

“…All patients underwent psychosocial assessments by one, full-time renal social worker. Patient demographics, cumulative social issues, and subsequent interventions were recorded directly into a database. …”
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Impact on staff of providing non-invasive advanced respiratory support during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study in an acute hospital by David Wenzel, Christina Faull, Eleanor Wilson, Lucy Bleazard

“…Objectives To explore the experiences of healthcare workers providing non-invasive advanced respiratory support (NARS) to critically unwell patients with COVID-19.Design A qualitative study drawing on a social constructionist perspective using thematic analysis of semistructured interviews.Setting A single acute UK National Health Service Trust across two hospital sites.Participants Multidisciplinary team members in acute, respiratory and palliative medicine.Results 21 nurses, doctors (juniors and consultants) and physiotherapists described the provision of NARS to critically unwell COVID-19 patients as extremely challenging. …”
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A comprehensive assessment of a passive back support exoskeleton for load handling assistance by Jangwhan Ahn, Hyeonhee Jung, Jeongin Moon, Cheolmin Kwon, Jooeun Ahn

“…This study introduces a newly developed passive BSE for heavy load handling workers, and verifies its assistive effect through a rigorous and multifaceted evaluation. …”
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Associations between the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease and dietary and lifestyle behavior among young Korean adults: a preliminary cross-sectional study by Soheun Shim, Jeong-Hwa Choi, Young-Ran Heo

“…Results The findings suggested 15 participants (7.4%) belonged to the GERD caution group. More non-office workers were in the caution group than in the normal group (P < 0.05). …”
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A Study On The Communication And Emphatic Skills Of The Students Having Education On Tourism Sector by M.erhan Summak

“…Due to the relative importance of this subject, this study is focused on the tourism education students that are thought as prospective workers for tourism industry. Data gathered from 300 hundred students who are being educated in various tourism departments at Selcuk University are classified, processed and evaluated by means of statistical software SPSS for Windows 17.0…”
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DETERMINANTS OF COMPLIANCE WITH HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS IN NIGERIA’S CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY by Nnedinma UMEOKAFOR, oniface UMEADI, David ISAAC

“… The accident rate of the construction industry is disproportionate to the number of its workers compared with other industries. Despite this, the Nigerian construction industry lags behind in tackling the health and safety (H&S) challenges posed by the hazardous activities of the industry and contextual issues Compliance with H&S regulations is one of the pi llars to achieving optimum H&S in the workplace; regrettably, its level is low in Nigeria. …”
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Cinéma et lien : une enquête intime auprès d'une famille italienne en Lorraine by Marion Froger, Émilie Tullio

“…For the past ten years, two French researchers – Fabrice Montebello et Jean-Marc Leveratto - have been taking an interest in the relations between workers of Italian origins living in Lorraine and cinema, as well as the social practices which derive from them. …”
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Association between previous work experience in general healthcare and recovery orientation among mental health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan by Miharu Nakanishi, Tomohiro Takahashi, Keita Toshi, Mai Sakai, Hatsumi Yoshii

“…We conducted a cross-sectional online questionnaire survey of hospital workers in Japan between July 2022 and March 2023. …”
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From Loan Sharks to Commercial Banks: Moral Crusades and the Segmentation of the Credit Market in the United States, 1900-1945 by Simon Bittmann

“…First, we study the emergence of new credit systems at the beginning of the XXth century, which enabled lower-class workers to borrow using their future wages or small property as collateral.Two case studies focusing on the South and the Midwest enable us to set forth a new, more intersectional conceptualization of the credit relationship: we underline the different forms of embeddedness of these exchange systems, particularly in the labor process, in the judicial system and in specific forms of racial segregation. …”
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A mixed-methods systematic review of mental health activities among urban left-behind children in mainland China by Siyu Long, Siyu Long, Zainal Bin Madon, Noris Mohd Norowi, Mei Foong Ang

“…Three barriers to implementation emerged: social workers, activities and parents. The facilitators were parents and activity design.ConclusionThis review revealed that some studies suffered from poor data collection methods and data quality. …”
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Prevalence and socioeconomic determinants of awareness and visitation of community clinic among ever married women: evidence from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, 2017–201... by Md Akib Al-Zubayer, Hasibul Hasan Shanto, Rabeya Kumkum, Sk Tasnuva Alam, Benojir Ahammed

“…Priority-based public health programmes for women through community health workers are urgently needed to increase the awareness and visitation of CCs.…”
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Shielding our angels: Tackling workplace bullying against nurses working in community environments by Mohammed Ghalib Qutishat

“…Comprehensive measures are needed to improve safety, reporting, training, and coordination to protect these frontline workers. …”
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Screening for Hypertension in adolescents living with HIV: Protocol for a cluster randomized trial to improve guideline adherence. by Raphael Adu-Gyamfi, Juliana Enos, Kwame Yeboah, Veronika Shabanova, Nicola Hawley, Deda Alangea Ogum, Adwoa Agyei Nkansah, Elijah Paintsil, Kwasi Torpey

“…This study aims to assess the effect of a theory-based intervention on healthcare workers' adherence to the guidelines for hypertension screening among adolescents.…”
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Physical Simulation of the Water-Conducting Fracture Zone of Weak Roofs in Shallow Seam Mining Based on a Self-Designed Hydromechanical Coupling Experiment System by Hao Zha, Weiqun Liu, Qinghong Liu

“…Due to inappropriate mining practices, water-conducting fracture zones can develop in an aquifer, not only destroying the surface-water environment but also causing water inrush, even hurting or killing workers. To avoid such disasters, investigating and simulating the evolution mechanism of water-conducting fractures are becoming a research focus in mining engineering, especially regarding the organisation and development of fractures. …”
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Light to Moderate Alcohol Consumption Is Protective for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Normal Weight and Overweight Individuals but Not the Obese by Patricia A. Metcalf, Robert K. R. Scragg, Rod Jackson

“…Daily alcohol intakes were calculated from a self-administered food frequency questionnaire by 5,512 Maori, Pacific Island, and European workers (3,992 men, 1520 women) aged 40 years and above. …”
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Interdialytic Weight Gain and Nutritional Status are Associated with Quality of Life Among Hemodialysis Patients in Dr. Mohammad Hoesin General Hospital Palembang by Indah Listari Salsabila, Yuliarti Yuliarti, Fatmalina Febry, Ditia Fitri Arinda

“…It is recommended that health workers in hemodialysis units monitor interdialysis weight gain regularly and conduct routine nutritional screenings to prevent a decrease in quality of life. …”
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The Real-Time Prediction of Cracks and Wrinkles in Sheet Metal Forming According to Changes in Shape and Position of Drawbeads Based on a Digital Twin by Sarang Yi, Daeil Hyun, Seokmoo Hong

“…The application of drawbeads often relies on the experience of field workers, leading to considerable trial and error before stabilizing the production process. …”
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Occurrence of Virulence Genes and Antimicrobial Resistance of E. coli O157:H7 Isolated from the Beef Carcass of Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia by Habtamu Yalew Ayenew, Birhan Agmas Mitiku, Tesfaye Sisay Tesema

“…This study result highlights the potential threat to public health. The abattoir workers need to be aware about the pathogen and should follow appropriate practices to prevent contamination of meat intended for human consumption.…”
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CORPORATISM IN WESTERN EUROPE: CURRENT STATE AND PROSPECTS FOR EVOLUTION by Р. Ja. Feldman

“…In addition, there is a tendency to weaken the political influence of trade unions, who successfully struggled for the satisfaction of collective demands of workers in the beginning of XX century. Large multinational companies prefer to influence the political decision-making centers autonomously, ignoring the associative membership in the guild organizations. …”
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