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Pengaruh Musik Keroncong Selama Pelaksanaan Kangaroo Mother Care Terhadap Respons Fisiologis Dan Lama Rawat Bayi Dengan Berat Badan Lahir Rendah, Anita Rahmawati, Endah Marianingsih Theresia, Yuliasti Eka Purnamaningrum

Kesmas

Kangaroo mother care (KMC) merupakan metode merawat bayi berat badan lahir rendah (BBLR). Beberapa intervensi perawatan di neonatal intensive care unit seperti pijat bayi, KMC, dan mendengarkan musik bermanfaat untuk pertumbuhan bayi berupa respons fisiologis BBLR dan mengurangi lama rawat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui manfaat musik keroncong terhadap respons BBLR selama KMC dan lama rawat. Rancangan penelitian adalah quasi eksperimental dengan pretest dan posttest dengan desain grup kontrol. Pada Juli - September 2014 populasi penelitian adalah ibu dan bayi BBLR yang melaksanakan KMC. Pengambilan sampel dengan purposive sampling sebanyak 60 bayi. Kriteria inklusi bayi BBLR yang ditetapkan adalah berat …

A Case Study: The Development Of Safety Tip Sheets For Atv Use In Ranching, Elise Lagerstrom, David P. Gilkey, John Rosecrance, Stacy Hibiske

Safety Health & Industrial Hygiene

Use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) has become standard practice on the modern ranch. The unique operating conditions present on a ranch, subject the occupational ATV user to hazards requiring awareness and specialized training. The purpose of this study was to apply social marketing methods to address a specific environmental health and safety issue present in the agricultural industry. A series of four ATV tip sheets were created in topic areas specific to the challenges that ATV operators encounter on a ranch. In order to evaluate the intended audiences’ perception of the tip sheets, a questionnaire was administered to all agriculture …

Use Of Spirometry For Medical Clearance And Surveillance In Occupations Requiring Respirator Use, Ushang Prakshbhai Desai

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Medical certification of workers for respirator use is an important activity of occupational medicine health professionals. Spirometry is a diagnostic tool to evaluate respiratory distress/insufficiency that may affect respirator use. In this study, we analyzed the pulmonary function data of 337 workers from different occupations which required medical evaluation to wear a respirator. The American Thoracic Society and National Fire Protection Association criteria were used to evaluate employees. Of 337 workers who were cleared for respiratory use on the basis of medical questionnaires for respirator compliance, 14 (4.15%) failed to pass respirator compliance on the basis of NFPA criteria and …

Atv-Related Workers’ Compensation Claims In Montana, 2007–2012, Elise Lagerstrom, David P. Gilkey, John Rosecrance, David J. Elenbaas

Safety Health & Industrial Hygiene

The objective of this study was to analyze workers’ compensation injury and fatality data associated with the occupational use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) in Montana. Data were provided by the Montana Department of Labor and Industry Workers’ Compensation Injury and Occupational Disease Database. Claims were identified based on a search of injury codes related to vehicular claims and then narrowed by a keyword search for events related to ATVs. Two hundred and fifteen ATV-related claims were identified between 2007 and 2012. The majority of claimants were identified as male (85%), with 23% of total claims between the ages 20–29 at …

Characterization Of Noise Exposure For High-Volume Restaurant Workers, Desiree Gladieux

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Occupational hearing loss resulting from noise exposures encountered in the workplace affects millions of workers and costs hundreds of millions of dollars annually in Workers’ Compensation costs in the United States alone. Some industries have been well studied, and the presence of hazardous noise in the work environment established and documented. The restaurant industry is one in which little current data exists, but in which there may be cause for concern.

This work sought to quantify noise exposures for cooks, servers, and dishwashers and to determine whether or not any of these workers are at risk for Noise Induced Hearing …

Factors Associated With Treatment Seeking In Automotive Manufacturing, Khin Thingyan Chit

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Introduction

The prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders is very common. The main objective of the study was to identify any association between the severity of musculoskeletal symptoms and treatment choice by workers in automobile manufacturing plants.

Methods

A cross-sectional study of 1017 production workers in six automobile manufacturing plants was performed. The study included the structured interviews to determine symptoms, preexisting personal risk factors, treatment choices (health care provider or no treatment sought), job strain, and job satisfaction. Nordic style questionnaire for symptoms, Karasek’s Demand Control Model and three job satisfaction questions were used to assign symptom severity, job strain, …

Occupational Exposure To Chemical And Physical Contaminants: Sex-Differentiated Analysis, France Labrèche, Aude Lacourt, Jérôme Lavoué

Rapports de recherche scientifique

La survenue des lésions professionnelles varie selon le sexe. Une des principales explications évoquées est l’existence de nettes différences d’exposition en milieu de travail, découlant notamment des professions occupées par les hommes et par les femmes et de la nature des tâches effectuées. Cependant, il n’existe pas de données solides pour appuyer cette assertion et les analyses traditionnelles en milieu de travail se sont le plus souvent limitées à rapporter le risque en fonction du sexe, sans identifier les raisons pouvant expliquer les différences de risque observées.

Tant le gouvernement du Québec que l’Organisation mondiale de la santé ou les …

A Noise Delivery System For Multi-Animal Multi-Level Whole Body Ototoxicity Studies, John E. Stubbs, Jeremy M. Slagley, James E. Reboulet

Faculty Publications

The Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton (NAMRU-D) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, in conjunction with the U.S. Air Force, studied ototoxic effects of JP-8 in rats. NAMRU-D used a multi-chamber whole body exposure facility for up to 96 test animals and 32 control animals at different exposure levels. The objective was to design a noise delivery system that could provide a white noise source one octave band wide, centered at 8 kHz frequency, delivered from outside the exposure chambers. Sound pressure levels were required to be within ±2 dB at all exposure points within each chamber and within ±2 …

Évaluation De Nouvelles Technologies Visant À Réduire Le Stress Thermophysiologique Associé Au Port De Vêtements Individuels De Protection Pour Les Pompiers, Denis Marchand, Chantal Gauvin, Alexis Brien-Breton, Mylène Aubertin-Leheudre, Dominic Tessier, Yann Sadier

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Les contraintes thermiques liées au port des vêtements individuels de protection (VIP) contre la chaleur et les flammes sont un problème préoccupant pour la santé et la sécurité des pompiers. Les matériaux utilisés dans la fabrication des VIP ont souvent le désavantage d’être lourds, rigides et d’empêcher l’évacuation de la chaleur produite par l’activité physique lors d’une intervention. Deux nouvelles technologies de matériaux ont été développées par le Groupe CTT, un centre de transfert technologique spécialisé dans la recherche et la conception de matériaux textiles, et ses partenaires industriels, afin de réduire les astreintes physiologiques des travailleurs exposés au stress …

Procédures Et Évaluation Du Potentiel Pro-Inflammatoire Des Nanoparticules, Valérie Lavastre, David Gonçalves, Denis Girard

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Plusieurs pays industrialisés, incluant le Canada, ont opté pour le développement des nanotechnologies étant donné le grand potentiel économique que cela représente. Au Québec, de nombreuses entreprises de production de nanoparticules (NP) sont déjà implantées et il y a fort à parier que d’autres suivront ce mouvement d’ici peu. Ce faisant, le nombre de travailleurs œuvrant dans les domaines des nanotechnologies en général ou dans la fabrication et synthèse des NP augmentera grandement dans les prochaines années. Il est donc capital de prévenir le développement de maladies et d'accidents du travail reliés aux NP dont la cause est souvent d'ordre …

Cross-Sectional Associations Between Exposure To Persistent Organic Pollutants And Leukocyte Telomere Length Among U.S. Adults In Nhanes, 2001-2002., Susanna D. Mitro, Linda S. Birnbaum, Belinda L. Needham, Ami R. Zota

Environmental and Occupational Health Faculty Publications

Background: Exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as dioxins, furans, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) may influence leukocyte telomere length (LTL), a biomarker associated with chronic disease. In vitro research suggests dioxins may bind to the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) and induce telomerase activity, which elongates LTL. However, few epidemiologic studies have investigated associations between POPs and LTL.

Objectives: We examined the association between 18 PCBs, 7 dioxins, and 9 furans and LTL among 1,330 U.S. adults from NHANES 2001-2002. Methods: We created three summed POP metrics based on toxic equivalency factor (TEF), a potency measure including affinity for the …

Comparison Of Integrated And Direct Reading Sampling Methods To Measure Biodiesel Particulate Matter In An Underground Metal Mine, Shelby Fortune

Graduate Theses & Non-Theses

Exposure to diesel exhaust, as well as the diesel particulate matter associated with the exhaust has shown to cause adverse health effect in humans. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classified diesel exhaust as a group 1 human carcinogen, in June of 2012. Due to these health effects, there has been an effort in the mining industry to reduce the amount of worker exposure to diesel exhaust. Biodiesel has shown to be a promising control to reduce diesel particulate matter that is emitted during the combustion process. The use of a biodiesel blend over straight petroleum diesel has shown …

Portable Heater Use In Ice Fishing Shelters And The Potential For Carbon Monoxide Exposure, Kellie Hicks

Graduate Theses & Non-Theses

Every year, more than 400 people in the U.S. die from accidental Carbon Monoxide (CO) poisoning. Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, poisonous gas that results from incomplete burning of common fuels such as natural gas and propane. When CO is inhaled, it enters the blood stream and reduces the ability of blood to carry oxygen. The environment for ice fishing is cold and ice fishermen who use ice huts or tents commonly use portable propane heaters to heat their shelters.

During the 2012/2013 ice fishing season, random fishermen were selected to be part of a research study. Upon arrival, …

Validation Of Cleaning Method For Various Parts Fabricated At A Beryllium Facility, Cynthia Zelic

Graduate Theses & Non-Theses

This study evaluated and documented a cleaning process that is used to clean parts that are fabricated at a beryllium facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The purpose of evaluating this cleaning process was to validate and approve it for future use to assure beryllium surface levels are below the Department of Energy’s release limits without the need to sample all parts leaving the facility. Inhaling or coming in contact with beryllium can cause an immune response that can result in an individual becoming sensitized to beryllium, which can then lead to a disease of the lungs called chronic beryllium …

The Modern Grounds Maintenance Worker, Patrick Schenck

Graduate Theses & Non-Theses

More than 1 million workers are employed in Grounds Maintenance operations in the United States today. These workers perform varied but recurring tasks necessary to maintain the orderly and healthful function of parks, residential and commercial landscapes, and institutional grounds.

Technological advancements in machinery have, over time, vastly increased the productive impact of each worker. While fewer workers are needed per acre, the same advances in production have amplified some types of health risk to this work population.

This inquiry identified the primary chronic stressors inherent in modern grounds maintenance work, chiefly exposures to noise and respirable engine emissions.

The …

Predicting Air Concentration From Source Concentrations: An Evaluation Of Benzene Emissions From A Benzene Hazardous Waste Stream, Steven Hynek

Graduate Theses & Non-Theses

Benzene is a common chemical in hazardous waste streams. Benzene contaminated wastes may come in the form of a liquid, solid, or sludge. The amount of benzene seen in waste streams depends upon the generator. The generator in this study has a steady supply of benzene wastes. The waste stream has the same consistency as waste streams from other generators; however there is variability in the concentration of benzene. As a result due to the lack of a consistent concentration, additional respiratory protection is in use to mitigate any additional risk from benzene. The waste is processed on average within …

Silica Exposure In Construction Workers, Brian Dye

Graduate Theses & Non-Theses

This paper discusses the issues, objectives, methods, results and conclusion of how to control/reduce the respirable crystalline silica exposure to construction workers in the organization hereafter referred to as the “Company.” This evaluation will be achieved by assessing the following occupational exposure tools: literature review, work practices, engineering controls and personal protective equipment (PPE) on exposures to silica during construction activities. The construction activities observed, studied, researched and sampled include concrete sawing, concrete cutting and application, and dry/wet sanding drywall mud.

High construction tasks, for example, produce respirable dusts often containing crystalline silica. Such tasks include concrete saw cutting and …

Evaluation Of Automated Vs. Manual Bagger Exposures Related To Ergonomics, Dust, And Noise At A Sand Mine Processng Plant, Lindsie Alyse Wilson

Graduate Theses & Non-Theses

Since 2000, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has reported 737 injuries involving bagging. Most of these injuries were related to “over-exertion” with an MSHA injury classification of “strains, sprains, and ruptured discs.” “Over-exertion” accounted for 331,130 injuries totaling 14.2 billion dollars in workers compensation costs in 2012 according to the National Safety Council (NSC). According to NSC, the average total incurred cost of an “over-exertion” injury is $42,883/claim, and the average total incurred cost of a “strain/sprain” injury is $31,521/claim.

Manual bagging in a sand mine processing plant is a highly physical job. There are six physical workplace …

Assessment Of Worker Exposure To Disinfection Byproducts At Indoor Swimming Pools In Québec, Robert Tardif, Cyril Catto, Sami Haddad, Manuel Rodriguez

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Les sous-produits de désinfection (SPD) par chloration sont le résultat inévitable des réactions chimiques survenant entre le chlore ajouté à l’eau des piscines et les matières organiques et/ou azotées qui y sont naturellement présentes ou introduites par le biais des baigneurs.

Les SPD se déclinent en de nombreuses catégories et en bien plus de composés encore (>600), ce qui suscite, à l’échelle internationale, les préoccupations des législateurs et des scientifiques au regard de l’impact sanitaire de ces substances sur les travailleurs. Les problèmes d’irritation associés à l’exposition aux chloramines (CAM) qui polluent l’air ambiant sont les plus souvent pointés …

The Impact Of Four Swimming Pool Water Tratment Processes On Concentrations Of Disinfection Byproducts: An Exploratory Study, Robert Tardif, Cyril Catto, Manuel Rodriguez

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Dans les piscines, l’exposition des populations au sous-produits de désinfection (SPD) est l’objet d’une préoccupation croissante à l’échelle internationale. Les SPD sont le résultat inévitable des réactions chimiques entre les agents désinfectants ajoutés à l’eau des piscines et les matières organiques ou azotées qui y sont naturellement présentes ou introduites par le biais des baigneurs. La production et les niveaux de SPD dans l’eau du bassin et, pour ceux susceptibles de se volatiliser, dans l’air ambiant varient en fonction des approches de traitement. Cependant, il n’existe actuellement pas de données permettant une comparaison systématique de ces approches dans des conditions …