Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Zofia Frajkova, Dimitrios Paouris, Ladislav Nado, Ivana Vyrvova, Adelaida Fabianova, Athanasia Printza, Lukas Varga, Miroslav Tedla
Summary: The study aimed to validate the language adaptation and reliability of the Slovak version of the EAT10(R) questionnaire. The results showed that the Slovak EAT10(R) has excellent internal consistency and test-retest reliability, and it is a valid tool for assessing swallowing disorders.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Shiekha S. AlAujan, Haya M. Almalag, Ghadah A. Assiri, Faris A. Alodaibi, Mohammed A. Omair
Summary: This study aimed to translate and validate the Fibromyalgia Rapid Screening Tool (FiRST) into Arabic. The translated survey showed good internal consistency and test-retest correlation, making it a simple, valid, and reliable tool for diagnosing patients with fibromyalgia in different settings.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Pingtao Yi, Weiwei Li, Danning Zhang
Summary: This study evaluated the sustainability level of 19 first-tier cities in China based on 18 indicators from economic, social, and environmental systems. The results showed that most cities did not perform ideally in terms of sustainability. Strengthening environmental protection while prioritizing economic development is suggested for achieving coordinated development between economy and environment.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Ethics
Xing Liu, Ying Wu, Min Yang, Yang Li, Jessica Hahne, Kaveh Khoshnood, Linda Coleman, Xiaomin Wang
Summary: This study developed a culturally adapted IRB-RAT-CV for assessing the quality of IRBs in China and evaluated the reliability, content validity, and construct validity of the tool using data from 470 valid questionnaires. The results indicated high levels of consistency in participants' ratings of their ideal and actual IRB.
BMC MEDICAL ETHICS
(2021)
Article
Biology
Mark van Breugel, Ivan Rosa E. Silva, Antonina Andreeva
Summary: Using experimental data, this article assesses the quality and limitations of AlphaFold2 predictions of protein structures and interactions. The authors demonstrate the usability of AlphaFold2 in understanding the modular organization of key players in centrosome and centriole biogenesis. They also use AlphaFold2 to discover unknown features in protein structures and discuss the practical limitations and implications for future research in this field.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Grzegorz Chojnowski
Summary: In this study, a method called doubleHelix is proposed for the assignment, identification, and validation of nucleic acid sequences in structures determined using cryo-EM and MX. The method combines a neural network classifier and a sequence-independent secondary structure assignment approach to assist sequence assignment at lower resolutions. Examples of sequence assignment errors are presented using the doubleHelix program in cryo-EM and MX structures of ribosomes deposited in the Protein Data Bank.
NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
M. Marianne Jurasic, Gretchen Gibson, Michelle B. Orner, Carolyn J. Wehler, Judith A. Jones
Summary: The study suggests that the American Dental Association's caries risk assessment tool is better at identifying patients at low risk of requiring future caries-related treatment than those at higher risk. Current treated caries have a stronger association with future caries-related treatment than the subjective CRA determination.
JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Christiaan J. E. Delmaar, Roel Schreurs, Martine I. Bakker, Jordi Minnema, Bas G. H. Bokkers
Summary: This study presents and discusses the Probabilistic Aggregate Consumer Exposure Model (PACEM) for assessing aggregate consumer exposure to chemicals in consumer products. PACEM is implemented in the publicly available web tool PACEMweb, which enables realistic assessment of exposure and provides detailed insight into the distribution of exposure in a population. This tool allows for better informed decision making in the risk management of chemicals.
JOURNAL OF EXPOSURE SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Songzhe Fu, Qian Yang, Yijian Sheng, Qingyao Wang, Junmin Wu, Zhiguang Qiu, Ruiting Lan, Yongjie Wang, Ying Liu
Summary: This study proposes a workflow for public health risk assessment, which includes pathogen screening, genotyping, and risk assessment. By detecting and analyzing pathogens in wastewater samples, this workflow has the potential to provide early warnings of local epidemics and prioritize preparedness for specific pathogens.
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Emergency Medicine
Siri Idland, Jo Kramer-Johansen, Hakon Kvale Bakke, Magnus Hjortdahl
Summary: This study aimed to develop and validate a First Aid Quality Assessment (FAQA) tool to evaluate the first aid measures performed by bystanders at the scene for injured patients. The study consisted of three phases, including drafting the tool, creating virtual reality films, and evaluating the tool. The results showed that it is feasible and acceptable to collect information on bystander first aid with the FAQA tool.
BMC EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Anesthesiology
Alejandro E. Delfino, Eduardo A. Fuentes-Lopez, Rene F. de la Fuente, Fernando R. Altermatt
Summary: This study aimed to establish the transcultural validity of Anesthetists Non-Technical Skills (ANTS) in a Spanish-speaking country. Forty-two Anesthesia residents were assessed using a Spanish version of ANTS in a clinical simulation center. The results showed that the Spanish version of ANTS is a valid and reliable tool to assess non-technical skills in Spanish-speaking countries.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ANESTHESIA
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zhaohua Dai, Carl C. Trettin, Andrew J. Burton, Martin F. Jurgensen, Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Brian T. Forschler, Jonathan S. Schilling, Daniel L. Lindner
Summary: A process-based model, CWDDAT, accurately predicts the decomposition of Coarse Woody Debris (CWD) in forests under varying conditions. The model was validated using data from nine Experimental Forests in the USA, demonstrating its applicability for large-scale assessments of CWD dynamics and fine-scale considerations regarding CWD carbon fate.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Brian J. Schimmoller, Nidia S. Trovao, Molly Isbell, Chirag Goel, Benjamin F. Heck, Tenley C. Archer, Klint D. Cardinal, Neil B. Naik, Som Dutta, Ahleah Rohr Daniel, Afshin Beheshti
Summary: The COVID-19 Exposure Assessment Tool (CEAT) allows users to compare respiratory relative risk to SARS-CoV-2 for different scenarios, providing insights into how protective measures affect risk. CEAT considers various factors such as virus emission rate, aerosol degradation and removal, duration of exposure, inhalation rates, ventilation rates, indoor space volume, mask usage and effectiveness, distance between people, group size, infection rates by variant, prevalence of infection and immunity in the community, vaccination rates, and implementation of testing procedures. The accuracy of CEAT has been demonstrated through its application to published studies, and it has been utilized by health and safety professionals at NASA Ames Research Center to manage potential risks from SARS-CoV-2 exposures.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Antti Joonas Koivisto, Michael Jayjock, Kaarle J. Hameri, Markku Kulmala, Patrick Van Sprang, Mingzhou Yu, Brandon E. Boor, Tareq Hussein, Ismo K. Koponen, Jakob Londahl, Lidia Morawska, John C. Little, Susan Arnold
Summary: STOFFENMANAGER (R) and the Advanced REACH Tool (ART) are widely accepted tools for regulatory chemical safety assessment. They are based on a modified multiplicative model, with exposure base levels and exposure modifying factors replaced by different quantities. The models provide qualitative outputs and have shown weak correlation with measured exposure levels, suggesting limitations in their accuracy and performance.
ANNALS OF WORK EXPOSURES AND HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Verena N. Schreier, Alex Odermatt, Frank Welle
Summary: Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is widely used as a food contact material due to its good mechanical properties and recyclability. This study utilized migration modeling to evaluate the migration potential of 52 PET oligomers in various application scenarios. Results were compared with safety thresholds to identify potential risks associated with certain oligomers or applications.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Miora Valerie Andrianjafimasy, Mickael Febrissy, Farid Zerimech, Brigitte Dananche, Hans Kromhout, Regis Matran, Mohamed Nadif, Dominique Oberson-Geneste, Catherine Quinot, Vivi Schlunssen, Valerie Siroux, Jan-Paul Zock, Nicole Le Moual, Rachel Nadif, Orianne Dumas
Summary: This study investigated the associations between occupational exposure to irritants and different respiratory endotypes among asthma patients. The results showed that occupational exposure to irritants was associated with active treated adult-onset asthma, but not significantly associated with other endotypes.
OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Samuel Fuhrimann, Iris Van den Brenk, Aggrey Atuhaire, Ruth Mubeezi, Philipp Staudacher, Anke Huss, Hans Kromhout
Summary: The study revealed an increased risk of sleep problems among smallholder farmers in Uganda in a pesticide exposure-dependent manner, particularly higher risk for female pesticide applicators. Further gender-stratified and longitudinal investigations are needed to confirm these findings.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
William Mueller, Aggrey Atuhaire, Ruth Mubeezi, Iris van den Brenk, Hans Kromhout, Ioannis Basinas, Kate Jones, Andrew Povey, Martie van Tongeren, Anne-Helen Harding, Karen S. Galea, Samuel Fuhrimann
Summary: The study in Uganda evaluated smallholder farmers' recall of pesticide use and exposure determinants over a two-year period. Better recall was found in some aspects such as the use of active ingredients and PPE items. However, recall of major crops was poor, and a trend was observed where more individuals reported using active ingredients while fewer reported using PPE items after two years.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Johan Ohlander, Samuel Fuhrimann, Ioannis Basinas, John W. Cherrie, Karen S. Galea, Andrew C. Povey, Martie van Tongeren, Anne-Helen Harding, Kate Jones, Roel Vermeulen, Anke Huss, Hans Kromhout
Summary: Assessment of occupational pesticide exposure in epidemiological studies of chronic diseases is challenging. This study found that different exposure assessment methods did not significantly affect risk estimates for prostate cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and Parkinson's disease. Study design, publication year, and geographic location should be considered when evaluating the chronic health effects of occupational pesticide exposure.
OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Letter
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Miora Valerie Andrianjafimasy, Mickael Febrissy, Farid Zerimech, Brigitte Dananche, Hans Kromhout, Regis Matran, Mohamed Nadif, Dominique Oberson-Geneste, Catherine Quinot, Vivi Schlunssen, Valerie Siroux, Jan-Paul Zock, Nicole Le Moual, Rachel Nadif, Orianne Dumas
OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Thomas Behrens, Calvin Ge, Roel Vermeulen, Benjamin Kendzia, Ann Olsson, Joachim Schuez, Hans Kromhout, Beate Pesch, Susan Peters, Luetzen Portengen, Per Gustavsson, Dario Mirabelli, Pascal Guenel, Daniele Luce, Dario Consonni, Neil E. Caporaso, Maria Teresa Landi, John K. Field, Stefan Karrasch, Heinz-Erich Wichmann, Jack Siemiatycki, Marie-Elise Parent, Lorenzo Richiardi, Lorenzo Simonato, Karl-Heinz Joeckel, Wolfgang Ahrens, Hermann Pohlabeln, Guillermo Fernandez-Tardon, David Zaridze, John R. McLaughlin, Paul A. Demers, Beata Swiatkowska, Jolanta Lissowska, Tamas Pandics, Eleonora Fabianova, Dana Mates, Vladimir Bencko, Lenka Foretova, Vladimir Janout, Paolo Boffetta, Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita, Francesco Forastiere, Kurt Straif, Thomas Bruening
Summary: Limited evidence exists regarding the exposure-effect relationship between lung-cancer risk and hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) or nickel. This study found that occupational exposure to Cr(VI) and nickel was associated with lung-cancer risks, particularly in men. In men, the highest quartile of cumulative exposure to CR(VI) and nickel were both significantly associated with increased odds ratios for lung cancer.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Hilde Ridderseth, Dagrun Slettebo Daltveit, Bjorg Eli Hollund, Jorunn Kirkeleit, Hans Kromhout, Kirsti Kruger, Kari Aasbo, Magne Bratveit
Summary: This study aimed to assess short-term benzene exposure from common work tasks on offshore installations in Norway and identify determinants of exposure. The highest exposure was observed during pipeline inspection gauge (PIG) operation, and task-based benzene exposure declined annually from 2002 to 2018.
ANNALS OF WORK EXPOSURES AND HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Hicham Zilaout, Remko Houba, Hans Kromhout
Summary: This study examines long-term trends in the variability of occupational exposure, specifically respirable dust and respirable quartz concentrations within the European industrial minerals sector. The European Industrial Minerals Association's Dust Monitoring Program (IMA-DMP) collected approximately 40,000 personal full-shift measurements since 2000. The study found that day-to-day variability played a major role, with within-worker variability higher for respirable quartz than for respirable dust. Meanwhile, between-worker variability decreased over time, but within-worker variability showed downward and upward temporal trends for both respirable dust and respirable quartz concentrations.
ANNALS OF WORK EXPOSURES AND HEALTH
(2023)
News Item
Oncology
Russell C. Cattley, Hans Kromhout, Meng Sun, Erik J. Tokar, Mohamed A-E Abdallah, Alison K. Bauer, Kendra R. Broadwater, Laura Campo, Emanuela Corsini, Keith A. Houck, Gaku Ichihara, Michiharu Matsumoto, Simone Morais, Jaroslav Mraz, Tetsuo Nomiyama, Kristen Ryan, Huizhong Shen, Takeshi Toyoda, Kirsi Vahakangas, Marianna G. Yakubovskaya, Il Je Yu, Nathan L. DeBono, Aline de Conti, Fatiha El Ghissassi, Federica Madia, Heidi Mattock, Elisa Pasqual, Eero Suonio, Roland Wedekind, Lamia Benbrahim-Tallaa, Mary K. Schubauer-Berigan
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ioannis Basinas, Tuula Liukkonen, Torben Sigsgaard, Nils T. Andersen, Jesper M. Vestergaard, Karen S. Galea, Martie van Tongeren, Ruth Wiggans, Barbara Savary, Wijnand Eduard, Henrik A. Kolstad, Anne Vested, Hans Kromhout, Vivi Schluenssen
Summary: The study aimed to develop a multinational Job Exposure Matrix (JEM) for wood dust exposure in Northern and Central European countries. The results showed an annual decline of approximately 8% in wood dust exposure and significant differences in exposure levels between countries, with the highest levels in the United Kingdom. The jobs with the highest predicted exposure were floor layers and tile setters, wood-products machine operators, and building construction labourers.
ANNALS OF WORK EXPOSURES AND HEALTH
(2023)
Letter
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Keneth Masis-Leandro, Hans Kromhout, Berna van Wendel de Joode
ANNALS OF WORK EXPOSURES AND HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Respiratory System
Johanna Feary, Valentina Quintero-Santofimio, James Potts, Roel Vermeulen, Hans Kromhout, Ben Knox-Brown, Andre F. S. Amaral
Summary: This study examined the association between small airways obstruction (SAO) and occupational exposures using data from the UK Biobank. The results showed a relationship between SAO and occupational exposures.
Article
Oncology
Joanne Kim, Maria E. Leon, Leah H. Schinasi, Isabelle Baldi, Pierre Lebailly, Laura E. Beane Freeman, Karl-Christian Nordby, Gilles Ferro, Alain Monnereau, Maartje Brouwer, Kristina Kjaerheim, Jonathan N. Hofmann, Kurt Straif, Hans Kromhout, Joachim Schuz, Kayo Togawa
Summary: This study aimed to examine the association between pesticide use and Hodgkin lymphoma. The results from the analysis of data from three agricultural cohorts showed no significant association between any of the active ingredients or chemical groups studied and Hodgkin lymphoma incidence.
CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Maxime Turuban, Hans Kromhout, Javier Vila, Miquel Vallbona-Vistos, Isabelle Baldi, Michelle C. Turner
Summary: Personal RF-EMF measurements were conducted among workers in various occupations in Spain and France. Overall, RF-EMF exposure exceeding 1% of the ICNIRP standards was infrequent, although intermittent exposures exceeding 100% were observed among workers in some occupations.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Meeting Abstract
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Hilde Ridderseth, Dagrun Slettebo Daltveit, Bjorg Eli Hollund, Jorunn Kirkeleit, Hans Kromhout, Kirsti Kruger, Liv-Torill Austgulen, Magne Bratveit
SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK
(2022)