Occupational exposures and parkinsonism among Shanghai women textile workers
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DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22906
Abstract: BACKGROUND Endotoxin, a contaminant of cotton dust, is an experimental model for parkinsonism (PS). METHODS We investigated associations between exposures to endotoxin, solvents, magnetic fields, and night shift work, and neurologist-determined PS among Shanghai women… read more here.
Keywords: women textile; among shanghai; textile workers; parkinsonism ... See more keywords
Did inequality produce medieval revolt? The material position and political agency of textile workers during the Flemish Revolt of 1379–1385
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DOI: 10.1080/03071022.2021.1967638
Abstract: ABSTRACT Over the past few decades there has been a tendency to focus on the political nature and cultural aspects of medieval collective action, rather than on poverty, inequality and other socio-economic causalities. Based on… read more here.
Keywords: medieval revolt; material position; inequality; textile workers ... See more keywords
Vanishing women. Łódź women textile workers in Polish documentary cinema
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DOI: 10.1080/17503280.2017.1335565
Abstract: ABSTRACT The article examines post-war Polish documentary films representing women textile workers from Łódź in order to determine how these films conceptualize their actual socio-economic and political agency in communist Poland. In a brief historical… read more here.
Keywords: vanishing women; women textile; polish documentary; textile workers ... See more keywords
0442 Occupational exposures and parkinsonism among women textile workers in shanghai, china
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DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2017-104636.366
Abstract: Objective To examine the association of endotoxin and other occupational exposures with parkinsonism (PS) severity and progression of PS signs. Methods Movement disorder specialists examined 823 retired female textile workers ages 51–86 in Shanghai, China… read more here.
Keywords: progression; disease; shanghai china; textile workers ... See more keywords
Alcohol Use Disorder Among Textile Workers: Evidence from Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1177/00220426231180123
Abstract: Little is known about its prevalence of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and its work-based etiology among employed adults in developing countries. To address this knowledge gap, we surveyed a total of 423 Ethiopian textile workers… read more here.
Keywords: textile workers; use disorder; aud; alcohol use ... See more keywords
MultiTex RCT – a multifaceted intervention package for protection against cotton dust exposure among textile workers – a cluster randomized controlled trial in Pakistan: study protocol
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DOI: 10.1186/s13063-019-3743-3
Abstract: BackgroundIn the Pakistani textile industry the prevalence of workplace respiratory illnesses, including byssinosis, is high. The MultiTex RCT study aims to determine the effectiveness of a multifaceted intervention package in reducing dust levels in cotton… read more here.
Keywords: cotton dust; intervention; cotton; textile workers ... See more keywords
The Association Between Morningness-Eveningness Preference, Depression, Anxiety and Insomnia Among Chinese Textile Workers With or Without Shift Work
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.915476
Abstract: Objective Circadian preference and mental health disorders are closely related to insomnia. This study aimed to evaluate insomnia symptoms in textile factory workers with different work schedules, and to investigate the association between insomnia, morningness–eveningness… read more here.
Keywords: textile workers; depression; insomnia; preference ... See more keywords
Higher prevalence of nasal polyposis among textile workers: an endoscopic based and controlled study.
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DOI: 10.4193/rhin17.228
Abstract: BACKGROUND There is a deficit of reliable epidemiologic studies exploring the prevalence of Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP). Recent data suggests that occupational dust exposure may be involved in its physiopathology. OBJECTIVES To compare… read more here.
Keywords: nasal polyposis; prevalence; study; among textile ... See more keywords