Health, Safety, and Aging in Elderly Farmers in the United States and Beyond: A Systematic Scoping Review.

Objectives: Understanding elderly farmers' health and risk factors is fundamental to preventing agricultural injuries and illnesses as the farming population ages. Few reviews have focused on how aging impacts farmers' health and safety. This study reviews scientific literature that characterizes aging farmers' physical and mental health, work-related risk factors, and potential interventions to support healthy work and aging.

Effects of dietary Mango Kernel Meal (MKM) inclusion on growth indices, haemato-biochemical profiles, and growth and immune-regulatory genes of Gibelion catla.

Mango kernel meal (MKM) is an affordable and widely available industrial byproduct, commonly used as an aquaculture feed supplement due to its immuno-physiological properties. This study represents a novel effort to evaluate the dietary effect of MKM on growth, feed utilization, haemato-biochemical attributes, and expression of growth and immune genes in Gibelion catla. G.

Nonpharmacological pain management approaches among U.S. construction workers: A cross-sectional pilot study.

Background: U.S. construction workers experience high rates of injury that can lead to chronic pain.

Modelling for design and evaluation of industrial exoskeletons: A systematic review.

Industrial exoskeletons are developed to relieve workers' physical demands in the workplace and to alleviate ergonomic issues associated with work-related musculoskeletal disorders. As a safe and economical alternative to empirical/experimental methods, modelling is considered as a powerful tool for design and evaluation of industrial exoskeletons. This systematic review aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the current literature on the design and evaluation of industrial exoskeletons through modelling.

Occupational Traffic Accidents among Teachers in Spain.

Occupational traffic accidents are a leading cause of injuries or deaths among workers. Teachers in Spain are especially concerned about the problem of commuting due to their particular labor conditions. Multiple work-related factors are associated with the risk and severity of occupational traffic-related motor vehicle crashes.

Analysis of Falls from Height Variables in Occupational Accidents.

Fall-from-height accidents are linked to severe and fatal consequences for impacted workers. A better understanding of the related variables is necessary to improve worker safety. This study analyzed all fall-from-height occupational accidents recorded in Spain from 2009 to 2019, selected significant variables, and evaluated the influence concerning the seriousness of the falls from height.

Epidemiology of fall and its socioeconomic risk factors in community-dwelling Korean elderly.

Although falls in older people are a major public health problem globally, to date there are scarce reports on socioeconomic risk factors for falls. The aim of the present study was to investigate the epidemiology of fall, its associated socioeconomic risk factors and relative importance among community-dwelling Korean elderly. Secondary analysis of national survey data with 31,684 community-dwelling Korean elderly was performed.

Emergency Evacuation Plan for Hazardous Chemicals Leakage Accidents Using GIS-based Risk Analysis Techniques in South Korea.

Despite improvements in chemical safety management systems, incidents involving the release of hazardous chemicals continue to happen. In some cases, they result in the evacuation of residents. For hazardous chemical release accidents, an evacuation plan needs to be selective enough to consider both the indoor and outdoor concentrations of nearby buildings and the time in which the maximum allowable concentration may occur.

Awareness and perceptions of ergonomic programs between workers and managers surveyed in the construction industry.

Background: Work-related musculoskeletal injuries and disorders (WMSDs) are among the most frequently reported causes of lost or restricted work time in the construction industry. Ergonomics is still a relatively new theme for the construction industry. Understanding of the workers' and managers' knowledge and perception of ergonomic issues in construction can play a critical role to develop and implement effective ergonomic programs and policies.

Fatal falls and PFAS use in the construction industry: Findings from the NIOSH FACE reports.

This study analyzed the Construction FACE Database (CFD), a quantitative database developed from reports of the Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) program conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The CFD contains detailed data on 768 fatalities in the construction industry reported by NIOSH and individual states from 1982 through June 30, 2015. The results show that falls accounted for 42% (325) of the 768 fatalities included in the CFD.

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among construction workers in the United States from 1992 to 2014.

Objectives: Examine trends and patterns of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) among construction workers in the USA, with an emphasis on older workers.

Methods: WMSDs were identified from the 1992-2014 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), and employment was estimated from the Current Population Survey (CPS). Risk of WMSDs was measured by number of WMSDs per 10 000 full-time equivalent workers and stratified by major demographic and employment subgroups.

Exergame technology and interactive interventions for elderly fall prevention: A systematic literature review.

Training balance and promoting physical activities in the elderly can contribute to fall-prevention. Due to the low adherence of conventional physical therapy, fall interventions through exergame technologies are emerging. The purpose of this review study is to synthesize the available research reported on exergame technology and interactive interventions for fall prevention in the older population.

Work-related musculoskeletal risks associated with nurses and nursing assistants handling overweight and obese patients: A literature review.

Background: Nurses and nursing assistants are susceptible to work-related musculoskeletal disorders and injuries (WMSDs) due to the increase in overweight and obese patients they are handling on a daily basis.

Objective: This study aimed to review work-related musculoskeletal hazards and risks associated with handling overweight and obese patients, and summarize the recommended interventions to mitigate musculoskeletal concerns among nurses and nursing assistants.

Methods: Approximately 350 publications were initially screened and 22 refereed articles were used to synthesize for this study on the bases of inclusion/exclusion relevance and strength of evidence on overweight or obese patient handling.

Aging Workers and Trade-Related Injuries in the US Construction Industry.

The study was designed to identify any trends of injury type as it relates to the age and trade of construction workers. The participants for this study included any individual who, while working on a heavy and highway construction project in the Midwestern United States, sustained an injury during the specified time frame of when the data were collected. During this period, 143 injury reports were collected.

Occupational safety issues in residential construction surveyed in Wisconsin, United States.

Residential construction is a high-risk industry in the U.S. due to the exposure to work-related safety hazards and fall injuries.

Fatal falls in the U.S. residential construction industry.

Background: Falls from heights remain the most common cause of workplace fatalities among residential construction workers in the United States.

Methods: This paper examines patterns and trends of fall fatalities in U.S.

Design and performance of an automated radionuclide separator: its application on the determination of ⁹⁹Tc in groundwater.

A modular automated radionuclide separator for (99)Tc (MARS Tc-99) has been developed for the rapid and reproducible separation of technetium in groundwater samples. The control software of MARS Tc-99 was developed in the LabView programming language. An automated radiochemical method for separating (99)Tc was developed and validated by the purification of (99m)Tc tracer solution eluted from a commercial (99)Mo/(99m)Tc generator.

Fatal falls from roofs among U.S. construction workers.

Introduction: This study examined trends and patterns of fatal falls from roofs in the U.S. construction industry over an 18-year period (1992-2009), with detailed analysis for 2003-2009.

A study of trade-specific occupational ergonomics considerations in the U.S. construction industry.

Objective: The aim of this survey study was to identify trade-specific ergonomic issues, and discuss practical solutions to reduce work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) and injuries in the construction industry.

Method: Thirty-two construction firms in the Midwestern United States completed the final survey questionnaire. Twelve different construction skilled trades participated included: general contractor, road, heavy and highway, concrete, electrical, carpentry, landscaping, plumbing, roofing, steel erection, street lighting/traffic signal, and utility construction.

Study of musculoskeletal risks of the office-based surgeries.

Due to the cost and time benefits associated with patients and physicians, outpatient surgeries continue to become more and more popular over time. With the increase in the number of office-based surgical procedures, the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) associated with office-based surgeries has been reported. The purpose of this pilot study is to ergonomically evaluate the risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders of physicians/surgeons performing office-based surgery (OBS).

Ergonomic assessment of musculoskeletal discomfort of iron workers in highway construction.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to ergonomically evaluate the risk of work-related musculoskeletal injuries of the iron workers in highway construction. Two specific job duties are analyzed: (1) tying the vertical, pier support systems, and (2) tying rebar on a horizontal bridge deck.

Participants: Eleven right-handed male subjects participated in this study.

Safety and ergonomic considerations for an aging workforce in the US construction industry.

The US construction workforce is aging as millions of baby boomers move toward retirement age. Older workers make a substantial contribution to construction in terms of skills and experience. However, construction is still one of the most physically demanding occupations, hence the health implications for older workers.

Serum enzyme half life can be a useful factor for follow-up management of biliary pancreatitis.

Background And Objective: The purpose of this study was to show that the half lives of serum amylase and lipase activities could be useful factors for follow-up management of biliary pancreatitis.

Methods: Ten patients with initial biliary pancreatitis (IBP) and six with post-endoscopic pancreatitis (PEP) were selected from those who had undergone endoscopic surgery. Serum amylase and lipase activities were examined and the relaxation patterns were investigated continuously after the endoscopic removal of the pancreatico-biliary obstruction causing this disease.

Comparison of risk factors for falls from height between commercial and residential roofers.

Introduction: The purpose of this investigation was to compare commercial roofers and residential roofers in terms of their behaviors, beliefs, working conditions, and attitudes toward the use of fall protection devices, which could lead to fall accidents.

Methods: A cross-sectional sample of 252 roofers participated in the survey in the Midwest (Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Iowa).

Results: Residential roofers were more likely to fall (prevalence ratio = 2.

Reducible expansions and related sharp crossovers in Feigenbaum's renormalization field.

We discuss reducible aspects of Mao and Hu's multiple scaling expansion [J. Stat. Phys.