Asbestos [[electronic resource] ] : risks, environment and impact / / Antonio Soto and Gael Salazar, editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Biomedical Books, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
Disciplina | 615.9/2539224 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
SotoAntonio <1961->
SalazarGael |
Collana | Environmental health--physical, chemical and biological factors series |
Soggetto topico |
Asbestos - Toxicology
Lungs - Dust diseases Environmentally induced diseases |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-61209-853-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461090303321 |
New York, : Nova Biomedical Books, c2009 | ||
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Asbestos [[electronic resource] ] : risks, environment and impact / / Antonio Soto and Gael Salazar, editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Biomedical Books, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
Disciplina | 615.9/2539224 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
SotoAntonio <1961->
SalazarGael |
Collana | Environmental health--physical, chemical and biological factors series |
Soggetto topico |
Asbestos - Toxicology
Lungs - Dust diseases Environmentally induced diseases |
ISBN | 1-61209-853-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790079703321 |
New York, : Nova Biomedical Books, c2009 | ||
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Asbestos [[electronic resource] ] : risks, environment and impact / / Antonio Soto and Gael Salazar, editors |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Biomedical Books, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
Disciplina | 615.9/2539224 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
SotoAntonio <1961->
SalazarGael |
Collana | Environmental health--physical, chemical and biological factors series |
Soggetto topico |
Asbestos - Toxicology
Lungs - Dust diseases Environmentally induced diseases |
ISBN | 1-61209-853-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- ASBESTOS: RISKS,ENVIRONMENT AND IMPACT -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- DEPOSITION OF MAN-MADE FIBERS IN THE HUMANRESPIRATORY AIRWAY -- ABSTRACT -- 1.1. INTRODUCTION -- 1.2. EXPERIMENTAL METHOD -- 1.2.1. Human Nasal Airway Cast -- 1.2.2. Human Respiratory Airway Casts -- 1.2.3. Fiber Materials -- 1.2.4. Experimental Setup -- 1.2.5. Sample Preparation, Fiber Counting, and Length Measurement -- 1.3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 1.3.1. Fiber Deposition in the Human Nasal Airway -- 1.3.2. Fiber Deposition Efficiency in the Human Nasal Airway -- 1.3.3. Comparison of Nasal Deposition between Fibers and Compact Particles -- 1.3.4. Empirical Model for Fiber Deposition in the Nasal Airway -- 1.3.5. Fiber Deposition in the Human Oral Airway -- 1.3.6. Fiber Deposition Pattern in the Human Respiratory Airway -- 1.3.7. Fiber Deposition in the Tracheobronchial Airways -- 1.3.8. Comparison of Fiber Deposition in the Human Airways -- 1.4. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- NUMBER OF PLASMIDS TRANSPORTED INTOESCHERICHIA COLI THROUGH THE YOSHIDA EFFECTAND PREDICTED STRUCTURE OF THEPENETRATION-INTERMEDIATE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- E. COLI STRAIN AND PLASMIDS -- PREPARATION OF THE CHRYSOTILE COLLOIDAL SOLUTION -- STANDARD PROTOCOL OF HYDROGEL EXPOSURE -- INTRODUCTION OF MULTIPLE PLASMIDS INTO E. COLI CELLS USINGTHE HYDROGEL EXPOSURE METHOD -- PLASMID STABILITY -- NUMBER OF PLASMIDS INTRODUCED INTO EACH PENETRATIONINTERMEDIATEUSING THE HYDROGEL EXPOSURE METHOD -- PREDICTED STRUCTURE OF A PENETRATION-INTERMEDIATE -- RESULTS -- INTRODUCTION OF MULTIPLE PLASMIDS INTO E. COLI USINGTHE HYDROGELEXPOSURE METHOD -- PLASMID STABILITY -- NUMBER OF PLASMIDS INTRODUCED INTO THE PENETRATIONINTERMEDIATEUSING THE HYDROGEL EXPOSURE METHOD -- PREDICTED STRUCTURE OF THE PENETRATION-INTERMEDIATE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES.
PREVENTION AND DETECTION OF ASBESTOSRELATEDDISEASES IN FINLAND -- ABSTRACT -- USE OF ASBESTOS AND EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS -- Monitoring the Health Situation of those Who Have Been Exposedto Asbestos -- DISEASES CAUSED BY ASBESTOS AND MORTALITY FROM ASBESTOSRELATEDDISEASES -- Lung Cancer -- Mesothelioma -- Asbestosis -- Pleural Diseases -- THE ASBESTOS EPIDEMIC - IS IT OVER? -- Early Lung Cancer Diagnostics -- Mesothelioma Panel -- Expert Groups in Pneumoconiosis Diseases -- Registered Asbestos-Related Diseases -- INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION -- CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- AUTOANTIBODY PROFILES OF AN ASBESTOSEXPOSEDPOPULATION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- AMPHIBOLE ASBESTOS CONTAMINATION INLIBBY, MT -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- Sample and Data Collection -- Detection of Serum Autoantibodies -- Addressable Laser Bead Immunosorbent Assay (ALBIA) -- Quantification of IgM Rheumatoid factor (RF), Anti-Cyclic CitrullinatedPeptide (CCP), Topo I, and Histone by ELISA -- Cell-Based ELISA for Anti-Fibroblast Antibodies -- Statistical Analysis -- RESULTS -- Frequency of Antinuclear Antibodies -- Autoantibody Characterization -- IgM RF and Anti-CCP Frequency -- Correlation of Autoantibodies with Extent of Exposure and ARD -- Presence of Antibodies to Fibroblasts -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MESOTHELIOMA:THE ROLE OF ASBESTOS -- ABSTRACT -- DEFINITION -- DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MESOTHELIOMA -- Incidence -- Mortality -- Survival -- Temporal Trends -- Geographic Distribution -- ETIOLOGICAL ROLE OF ASBESTOS AND OTHER FIBERS -- Asbestos -- Other Mineral Fibers Implicated in the Etiopathogenesis of Mesotheliomas -- Duration and Intensity of Exposure to Asbestos and Dose-Response Relation -- Occupational Exposure -- a) Direct Occupational -- b) Indirect Occupational -- c) Environmental Occupational. DESCRIPTION OF TYPES OF EXPOSURE AND RISK IN VARIOUSOCCUPATIONAL SECTORS -- Production of Asbestos Cement -- Insulation and Maintenance Activities of Insulated Industrial Plants -- Construction, Maintenance, Restoration and Repair of Ships -- Construction, Maintenance, Restoration and Repair of Railway Carriages -- Personnel Travelling in Means of Transportation Insulated with Asbestos:Ships and Trains -- Industrial and Civilian Construction Work -- Textile Sector -- Installation and Repair of Lifts -- ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE -- Urban Environment -- CONTRIBUTION OF THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OFMESOTHELIOMA TO PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES -- Environmental Reclamation and Identification of Groups at Risk -- Prevention of the Asbestos Pathology in Developing Countries -- REFERENCES -- ASBESTOS LITIGATION: PROSPECTSFOR LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION* -- ABSTRACT -- SCOPE OF LITIGATION -- PROCEDURAL IMPROVISATION -- POLICY ALTERNATIVES -- Status Quo -- Changes in Tort Law -- Medical Criteria -- Administrative System -- THE TRUST FUND APPROACH -- Funding Adequacy -- Compensation Adequacy -- Diagnostic Categories -- Disputed Categories -- The Tobacco Question -- Diagnostic Quality Control -- Transition Issues -- Pending Cases -- Pending Settlements -- Funding Schedule -- SUNSET -- REFERENCES -- THE EFFICIENCY OF THE CUSCORE TEST ASCOMPARED TO THAT APPLIED TO SMR INDETECTION OF A CARCINOGENIC EXPOSURE -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- THE TIME INTERVAL BETWEEN EVENTS -- THE CUSCORE TEST -- THE EFFICIENCY OF THE CUSCORE TEST IN ACONCRETE EXAMPLE -- IMPROVING THE TEST EFFICIENCY -- REFERENCES -- RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS - A NEW ASBESTOSRELATEDDISEASE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- HISTORY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY -- CLINICAL PICTURE AND TREATMENT -- AETIOLOGY -- RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS AND ASBESTOS EXPOSURE -- RETROPERITONEAL AND PLEURAL FIBROSIS -- CONCLUSIONS. ENDEMIC PLEURAL PLAQUES AND MESOTHELIOMASIN NORTHERN GREECE -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS AND RESULTS -- 1st Study Phase (1988-1990) -- X-ray Study -- Environmental Study -- A. Petrologic Study -- B. Air Contamination Study -- 2nd Study Phase (2003) -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- IMMUNOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ASBESTOS -- INTRODUCTION -- TEMPORARY HIGH-DOSE EXPOSURE19 -- CONTINUOUS LOW-DOSE EXPOSURE20 -- CHARACTERISTICS OF CONT.EXP. MT-2 CELLS -- CLINICAL TRANSLATION -- FUTURE INVESTIGATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- INDEX. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815963303321 |
New York, : Nova Biomedical Books, c2009 | ||
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Black Lung Benefits Program [[electronic resource] ] : administrative and structural changes could improve miners' ability to pursue claims : report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Health Care, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2009] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (52 pages) : illustrations, map |
Soggetto topico |
Coal miners - Pensions - United States
Workers' compensation - United States Lungs - Dust diseases |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Black Lung Benefits Program |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910696903903321 |
[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2009] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Breathless and betrayed : what is MSHA doing to protect storing the value of work : miners from the resurgence of black lung disease? : hearing before the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, first session : hearing held in Washington, DC, June 20, 2019 |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 235 pages) : illustrations + + errata |
Soggetto topico |
Lungs - Dust diseases - United States
Coal miners - Legal status, laws, etc - United States Coal mines and mining - Health aspects - United States Workers' compensation - United States Coal miners - Legal status, laws, etc Coal mines and mining - Health aspects Lungs - Dust diseases Workers' compensation |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Legislative hearings.
Rules. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Breathless and betrayed |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910715215103321 |
Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2020 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Coal mine dust exposures and associated health outcomes : a review of information published since 1995 |
Autore | Attfield Michael |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Cincinnati, OH] : , : U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 38 pages) : color illustrations, color maps |
Collana |
Current intelligence bulletin
DHHS (NIOSH) publications |
Soggetto topico |
Coal miners - Health and hygiene
Lungs - Dust diseases Mine dusts Coal dust |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Coal mine dust exposures and associated health outcomes |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910704039403321 |
Faces of black lung [[electronic resource]] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Morgantown, WV] : , : [Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies], , [2008] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 streaming video file (13 min., 26 sec.) : digital, RM file, sound, color with black and white sequences |
Altri autori (Persone) |
PetsonkEdward L
TaylorCharles FikeChester BaileyCarl L |
Soggetto topico |
Coal miners - West Virginia
Coal miners - Health and hygiene Lungs - Dust diseases Coal mines and mining - Health aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Documentary films.
Internet videos. |
Formato | Videoregistrazioni |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Black lung |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910701247003321 |
[Morgantown, WV] : , : [Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies], , [2008] | ||
Videoregistrazioni | ||
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Natural polymeric materials based drug delivery systems in lung diseases / / edited by Harish Dureja [and four others] |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer, , [2023] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (483 pages) |
Disciplina | 616.99424 |
Soggetto topico |
Lungs - Dust diseases
Polymeric drug delivery systems |
ISBN | 981-19-7656-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Introduction to Lung diseases -- Chapter 2. Natural polymers for drug delivery -- Chapter 3. Drug delivery based on various natural polymers for lung diseases -- Chapter 4. Cellulose-based drug delivery systems -- Chapter 5. Pectin derived drug delivery systems -- Chapter 6. Starch-based drug delivery systems -- Chapter 7. Cyclodextrin derived drug delivery systems -- Chapter 8. Gum-based drug delivery systems -- Chapter 9. Glucomannan and xyloglucan derived drug delivery systems -- Chapter 10. Arabinogalactan, latex-based drug delivery systems -- Chapter 11. Chitosan-based drug delivery systems for respiratory diseases -- Chapter 12. Albumin for application in DDS for lung diseases -- Chapter 13. Gelatin in DDS for treatment of lung disorders -- Chapter 14. Hyaluronan and chondroitin sulphate-based drug delivery systems -- Chapter 15. Insulin-based drug delivery systems -- Chapter 16. Xanthan gum-based drug delivery systems for respiratory diseases -- Chapter 17. Dextran for application in DDS for lung diseases -- Chapter 18. Pullulan in DDS for treatment of lung disorders -- Chapter 19. Alginate based drug delivery systems for respiratory disease -- Chapter 20. Carrageenan based drug delivery systems for respiratory disease -- Chapter 21. Agar based drug delivery systems for respiratory disease -- Chapter 22. Clinical trials and Regulatory issues of natural polymers employed in respiratory diseases -- Chapter 23. Elucidating the molecular mechanisms of toxicity of natural polymer-based drug delivery systems used in various pulmonary disorders -- Chapter 24. Compelling impacts of natural polymer-centered drug delivery systems as prophylactic and therapeutic approaches in various pulmonary disorders/lung diseases -- Chapter 25. Future prospects of natural polymers-based drug delivery systems in combating lung diseases. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910659480403321 |
Singapore : , : Springer, , [2023] | ||
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OWCP annual report to Congress |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, , 2010- |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (volumes) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 354.9 |
Soggetto topico |
Workers' compensation claims - United States
Workers' compensation - Law and legislation - United States Disability insurance - United States Coal miners - Legal status, laws, etc - United States Lungs - Dust diseases - United States Stevedores - Legal status, laws, etc - United States Government employees' disability insurance - United States Coal miners - Legal status, laws, etc Disability insurance Government employees' disability insurance Labor laws and legislation Lungs - Dust diseases Stevedores - Legal status, laws, etc Workers' compensation claims Workers' compensation - Law and legislation |
Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti |
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs annual report to Congress
Annual report to Congress OWCP annual report to the Congress |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910715075803321 |
[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, , 2010- | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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OWCP annual report to Congress / / U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : U.S. Dept. of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, , -2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (volumes) |
Disciplina | 354.9 |
Soggetto topico |
Labor laws and legislation
Workers' compensation - United States Workers' compensation - Law and legislation - United States Disability insurance - United States Coal miners - Legal status, laws, etc - United States Lungs - Dust diseases - United States Stevedores - Legal status, laws, etc - United States Government employees' disability insurance - United States Coal miners - Legal status, laws, etc Disability insurance Government employees' disability insurance Lungs - Dust diseases Stevedores - Legal status, laws, etc Workers' compensation Workers' compensation - Law and legislation |
Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti |
Office of Worker's Compensation Programs annual report to Congress
Annual report to Congress |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910694077003321 |
Washington, D.C. : , : U.S. Dept. of Labor, Employment Standards Administration, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, , -2009 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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