985 results for “General Electric”, page 35 of 50
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Medical study · Medical research · 2018
The Power of Analogies for Imagining and Governing Emerging Technologies
…societal debate about nanotechnology. This article explores the power of analogies in such debates and how they could be effectively and responsibly employed for imagining and governing emerging technologies in general and nanotechnology in particular. First…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2018
Association between mesothelioma and non-occupational asbestos exposure: systematic review and meta-analysis
…region, and fiber type. Twenty CC and 7 cohort studies were selected. Controls in CC studies were selected from the general population (55%), hospital records (18%), cancer registry (23%) and a combination of population and hospital…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2022
A Community-Driven, Openly Accessible Molecular Pathway Integrating Knowledge on Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
…a machine-readable and simple visual format together with tools for automated large-scale data analysis could be an important support for the work of the general scientist in MPM and for the community to share…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2021
Occupational Exposures and Smoking in Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis: A Case-Control Study
…and organic solvents) and other environmental agents (e.g., smoking) and the risk of EGPA. Patients with newly diagnosed EGPA (n = 111) and general population controls (n = 333) who were matched for age, sex…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2017
Open access phone triage for veterans with suspected malignant pleural mesothelioma
…On average, 14 d elapsed from initial phone contact until the patient was physically evaluated in our general thoracic clinic in Boston. The treatment plan was altered for 71% of patients evaluated at VA Boston Healthcare…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2016
Biomonitoring of genotoxic effects for human exposure to nanomaterials: The challenge ahead
…rising. Therefore, there is an urgent need for the implementation of human biomonitoring studies of genotoxic effects after NM exposures in order to monitor and assure safety for workers and the general population. In this review…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2022
Malignant pleural mesothelioma patients' experience by gender: findings from a cross-sectional UK-national questionnaire
…clarity, health care professionals' knowledge, general practitioner support and overall satisfaction with care received. Recruitment of patients was carried out in three UK countries (England, Wales and Scotland) via mesothelioma clinical nurse specialists. In total, 503…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2021
In vitro toxicity of fibrous glaucophane
…blueschist rocks of California (USA) currently mined for construction purposes. Dust generated by the excavation activities might potentially expose workers and the general public. The aim of this study was to determine whether fibrous glaucophane induces…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2019
Body composition and nutritional status in malignant pleural mesothelioma: implications for activity levels and quality of life
…objective activity levels (Actigraph GT3X) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL; Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy General). Sixty-one people participated (79% male, median age 69 [IQR 62-74] years and median BMI 25.8…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2021
Using GIS to Estimate Population at Risk Because of Residence Proximity to Asbestos Processing Facilities in Colombia
…geographic information system, demographic data obtained from the last two general population censuses were processed to determine the number of people living within the concentric circles surrounding the asbestos facilities and the mine. In previous studies…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1986
Lung asbestos content in long-term residents of a chrysotile mining town
…North America. Data on the residents' lungs were compared with those obtained from 20 long-term (25 yr and greater) chrysotile industry workers from Thetford Mines and 20 members of the general population of Vancouver. The…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1988
Spirometric abnormalities among asbestos insulation workers
…years after onset of exposure, 26 (7.4%) had FVC below 70% of predicted, a prevalence similar to that reported in nonexposed general populations. Prevalence increased with time from onset of exposure. Of the 117 workers…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1997
Dose-response relationship of fibrous dusts in intraperitoneal studies
…90%, the hypothesis of a common slope of dose-response relationships (parallel probit lines in probit analysis) cannot be rejected. In general, parallelism of probit lines is considered an indication of a common mode of action…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2010
CT scan screening is associated with increased distress among subjects of the APExS
…consequences was performed 6 months after the HRCT-scan examination (T2). PCQ scores were compared quantitatively (t-test, general linear model) and qualitatively (chi²-test, logistic regression) to screening results. Multivariate analyses were adjusted for gender…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2005
Asbestos-related diseases in Italy: epidemiologic evidences and public health issues
…is presented. These systems evidence exposures to asbestos and relative risks for populations exposed in work environments and also in the general environment, and provide objective data to identify sources of exposure and for risk management…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1967
Asbestosis and neoplasia
…consecutive deaths among insulation workers (1943-1966), 17 (about 5%) were due to mesothelioma, against about 1 in 10,000 deaths in the general population. In Dresden, lung cancer deaths rose as deaths from severe asbestosis…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2006
Banning asbestos in Asia: campaigns and strategies by the Asian Network for the Rights of Occupational Accident Victims (ANROAV)
…and thus do not appear in government statistics. This deadly substance is killing workers. Unless drastic action is taken to stop its use, Asian workers as well as the general population will pay a heavy price.
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Medical study · Medical research · 1977
Chrysotile asbestos: effects of human exposure
…exonerated the quarry's crushed rock as a carcinogen, and his claim that these workers' general health was comparable to that of Quebec Province as a whole. They noted that latent periods for asbestos-related malignancy…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1971
Prevalence of chronic respiratory disease. Asbestosis in ship repair workers
…did new-ship construction and were not exposed to asbestos. Aerometric measurement showed levels of asbestos that were, in general, lower than current threshold limit values. These findings reemphasize the need for control of asbestos in…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2010
Brain metastasis in malignant pleural mesothelioma presenting as intratumoral hemorrhage
…opportunities for treating MPM metastasis will increase in the near future. Intratumoral hemorrhage may occur in patients with solitary brain metastasis of MPM, so surgery should be considered as a general candidate treatment for metastatic tumors.