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The ergo-UAS system and a new design approach: Overview and validation
No full textMusculoskeletal disorders are the second largest contributor to disability worldwide affecting people across the life-course. Risk identification and design of interventions to reduce the rates of work-related musculoskeletal disorders need to be based on valid and reproducible methods. The Ergo-MTM model is a method used for balancing and design purposes based on the definition of standard time that considers at the same time two of the most important issues in the definition of a fair load. The innovative aspect, is the definition of the Ergonomic Factor determined for every workplace accordingly to the biomechanical load coming from the combination of the assigned operations and quantified with EAWS method. The concept is based on recent relevant standards related to the biomechanical load, which is influenced by the sequence, the repetitiveness and frequency of the operations, in addition to the characteristics of every movement. In the paper the methodology of the project of validation through longitudinal epidemiological study of the EAWS system for the assessment and prevention of biomechanical overload will be presented. Fondazione Ergo and University of Bologna are carrying out the study with the scientific contribution of a panel of experts from academic and non-academic institutions and the Bioethics Committee of the University of Bologna
Valutazione del rischio da sovraccarico biomeccanico agli arti e rachide negli addetti alla pavimentazione lapidea stradale: applicazione integrata di diversi metodi
No full textHighlights of the 30th Annual Congress of the EANM, Vienna 2017: "Yes we can - make nuclear medicine great again".
No full textThe 30th Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) was held in Vienna, Austria, from 21 to 25 October 2017 under the chairmanship of Professor Francesco Giammarile. As always, the Congress was a great success: more than 6,379 participants came from 90 countries from all continents. Participants were presented with an excellent programme consisting of symposia, and scientific and featured sessions, CME sessions, and plenary lectures. These lectures were devoted to nuclear medicine imaging and therapy, including hybrid imaging and molecular life sciences. Additionally, the latest technology and innovations in the field were presented, and added to the success of the Congress. This review summarizes the major scientific contributions which were selected from more than 1,900 submitted abstracts, and presented in the closing highlights session. They cover the diverse areas of nuclear medicine, with particular focus on oncology, cardiovascular science, neurology, technological innovation and novel tracers, and also other clinical sciences. A particular focus of the Congress was on targeted radionuclide-based therapies, which all show promising and great innovations. The Congress was a unique opportunity to be thoroughly updated on this research. This Highlights Lecture could only be a brief summary of the large amount of data presented and discussed during the meeting, which can be found in much greater detail in the Congress proceedings book, published as volume 44, supplement 2 of the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging in October 2017
Highlights of the 26th EANM 2013 congress in Lyon: new horizons and further.
No full textThe 26th European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) annual congress was held in Lyon, France, under the chairmanship of Professor Dominique LeGuludec. The congress was attended by more than 5,200 participants, with about one-quarter coming from outside Europe. This review summarizes the major scientific contributions which were selected from the more than 1,700 submitted abstracts, and presented in the closing highlights session. They covered the diverse areas of nuclear medicine, with particular focus on oncology, cardiovascular science and neurology. Various innovations were reported regarding imaging methodology, physics, radiopharmaceuticals and chemistry. Novel radionuclide applications in both diagnosis and therapy were investigated and described, triggering strong interest from the many professionals involved. Significant progress has been demonstrated in the clinical use of existing nuclear medicine procedures, and a number of new applications are under development in preclinical and early clinical stages. The congress was a unique opportunity to get a thorough update on this research
Occupational risks in grocery stores
No full textConclusions: Musculoskeletal disorders continue to be the most recurrent health problem between the grocery store workers (particularly low back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome among cashiers). Many technical documents and international recommendations are present to prevent these kinds of disorders. Psychosocial risk factors and risk of workplace violence should deserve further investigation.Aim: This work provides an overview of the spectrum of possible occupational risk factors in the retail grocery store/supermarket workplace.Method: Literature on this theme, obtained consulting PubMed database and Google Scholar, was checked. We also explore results from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).Results: Contacts with objects, use of dangerous equipment (cutter, food slicer) and falls to the same level (slips, trips and falls) are the mainly described workplace hazards. Exposure to chemical (flour dust, components of detergents or disinfectants, volatile organic compounds and contact with nickel) and physical agents (cold exposure, nonionizing radiation and whole body vibration) are reported by many authors. Relations between biomechanical and ergonomic risk factors and musculoskeletal disorders represent the main subjects of study. Few studies are found about biological agents (particularly among butchers). Data regarding psychosocial risks factors in this setting are still limited
Superalgebraic methods in the classical theory of representations. Capelli's identity, the Koszul map and the center of the enveloping algebra U(gl(n))
No full textIn this paper we essentially deal with Capelli’s identity and with the center of the enveloping algebra of the general linear Lie algebra gl(n).
By way of elementary motivation, we show that the proof of Capelli’s identity can be reduced to a straightforward computation just by using a touch of superalgebraic notions.
This point of view is extended to the study of the enveloping algebra U(gl(n)).
The notions of determinantal and permanental Capelli bitableaux provide two relevant classes of bases that arise from Straightening Laws.
In the final section, we submit new results on the center of U(gl(n)). These results - which cannot even be expressed
without appealing to the superalgebraic notation - allows a variety of classical and recent results to be almost trivially
proved and be put under one roof
The ACAT Project
No full textThis is a presentation of the ACAT Project of the European Science Foundation, gathering 13 national teams, active in Applied and Computational Algebraic Topology
[Health surveillance and suitability: the role of the company physician in maintaining work ability]
No full textThe ageing workforce is one of the major issues in Europe. Ageing has an important effect on work ability, especially in manual jobs where physical demand is high. Musculoskeletal disorders are the most common health problems among European workers and are able to affect work ability. In order to increase the employment rate of people aged 45-65, measures to sustain work ability and proper age management should be promoted: return to work strategies include adjustment of the job to the worker's health conditions and abilities. The contribution of health surveillance.programs in the management of workers affected by musculoskeletal disorders is discussed
Risk assessment of biomechanical overload of the limbs and spine in workers paving roads with stones
No full textAIM Of this study is to assess the risk from biomechanical overload for the whole musculoskeletal system and manual handling involved in the activity of stone paving of the road. According to the guidelines of the Italian Society of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene various risk assessment methods have been used: Washington State checklist, checklist of Turin and OCRA checklist to assess the risk from biomechanical overload for the upper limb and NIOSH method with the method provided by the State of Washington to assess the risk from manual handling of loads. © PI-ME, Pavia 2012
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