scholarly journals Perilaku Pengendalian Bahaya Kecelakaan Kerja di Rumah Tangga Pada Masyarakat Kota Samarinda

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-90
Author(s):  
Muhammad Sultan
Keyword(s):  
Musculoskeletal Disorder ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Health Complaints ◽  
Respiratory Problems ◽  
Eye Health ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Work Accidents ◽  
Poor Lighting ◽  
Research Show

The potential hazards and risks in the household are many hazards from physical, chemical, biological and psychological factors. This study aims to explain the hazards of work in households. This study used a descriptive qualitative design with 7 family heads selected as informants. Information collection was carried out in November 2020 in Teluk Lerong Ulu Village, Samarinda City. Interviews and indepth interviews using qualitative interviews and data analysis. The results of the research show that the dangers and risks of work accidents that can cause hospital occupants and eye health problems due to poor lighting, burns, scratches or injuries due to sharp objects, being pinched, crushed and crushed by falling objects. Resident health complaints such as allergic itching and skin diseases, respiratory problems, and complaints of Musculoskeletal Disorder. If not managed properly, these hazards and risks can lead to prolonged health complaints and serious accidents. Therefore, efforts to deal with hazards and risks appropriately are defeated by the daily activities of residents of the household.

scholarly journals Redox Imbalance in T Cell-Mediated Skin Diseases

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saveria Pastore ◽  
Liudmila Korkina
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Atopic Dermatitis ◽  
Contact Dermatitis ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Redox Balance ◽  
Inflammatory Disorder ◽  
Chronic Inflammatory Disorder ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Chemical Oxidants ◽  
Beneficial Outcome

The skin is permanently exposed to physical, chemical, and biological aggression by the environment. In addition, acute and chronic inflammatory events taking place in the skin are accompanied by abnormal release of pro-oxidative mediators. In this paper, we will briefly overview the homeostatic systems active in the skin to maintain the redox balance and also to counteract abnormal oxidative stress. We will concentrate on the evidence that a local and/or systemic redox dysregulation accompanies the chronic inflammatory disorder events associated to psoriasis, contact dermatitis, and atopic dermatitis. We will also discuss the fact that several well-established treatments for the therapy of chronic inflammatory skin disorders are based on the application of strong physical or chemical oxidants onto the skin, indicating that, in selected conditions, a further increase of the oxidative imbalance may lead to a beneficial outcome.

scholarly journals Toxic effects of plastic on human health and environment : A consequences of health risk assessment in Bangladesh

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ram Proshad ◽  
Tapos Kormoker ◽  
Md. Saiful Islam ◽  
Mohammad Asadul Haque ◽  
Md. Mahfuzur Rahman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Health Risk Assessment ◽  
Flame Retardants ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Hazardous Substances ◽  
Toxic Effects ◽  
Environment Pollution ◽  
Respiratory Problems

Plastics are used widely everywhere in our life and without plastic, modern civilization would indeed look very diverse. This study focuses on the toxic effects of plastic on human health and environment and possible consequences of health risk assessment in Bangladesh. Plastics are essential materials in modern civilization, and many products manufactured from plastics and in numerous cases, they promote risks to human health and the environment. Plastics are contained many chemical and hazardous substances such as Bisphenol A (BPA), thalates, antiminitroxide, brominated flame retardants, and poly- fluorinated chemicals etc. which are a serious risk factor for human health and environment. Plastics are being used by Bangladeshi people without knowing the toxic effects of plastic on human health and environment. Different human health problems like irritation in the eye, vision failure, breathing difficulties, respiratory problems, liver dysfunction, cancers, skin diseases, lungs problems, headache, dizziness, birth effect, reproductive, cardiovascular, genotoxic, and gastrointestinal causes for using toxic plastics. Plastics occur serious environment pollution such as soil pollution, water pollution, and air pollution. Application of proper rules and regulations for the production and use of plastics can reduce toxic effects of plastics on human health and environment.

Responses by hospital complaints managers to recommendations for systemic reforms by health complaints commissions

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 527
Author(s):  
Jennifer Smith-Merry ◽  
Merrilyn Walton ◽  
Judith Healy ◽  
Coletta Hobbs
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Service Improvement ◽  
Health Complaints ◽  
Quality Improvements ◽  
Specific Context ◽  
System Failures ◽  
Australian Health ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Systemic Quality

Objective This paper explores how hospital complaints managers react to recommendations for systemic quality reforms by health complaints commissions in response to complaints by patients in Queensland and New South Wales. Methods Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with complaints managers in 17 hospitals. Interview transcripts were then thematically analysed and data on responses to health complaint commissions was organised in relation to Valerie Braithwaite’s typology of motivational postures. Results Respondents supported involvement by an independent authority where patients had serious complaints about the services they received in hospital, but wanted more negotiation with commissions on service improvement recommendations. Conclusions Hospital complaints managers mostly responded as virtuous or rational actors to the symbolic power of complaints commissions. This may be context dependent because Australian health commissions operate within a pro-reform context as a result of recent publicity around health system failures. What is known about the topic? Little is known about regulatory relationships between complaints commissions and hospitals. There has been no Australian research considering how complaints managers respond to commission recommendations for quality improvements and reforms to hospital services. What does the paper add? The paper uses a novel theoretical framework based on regulatory theory to understand and describe the reactions of complaints managers to commission recommendations. What are the implications for practitioners? Commissions should seek commentary from complaints managers through open dialogue before making final recommendations. This will ease the progress of reforms and make recommendations more acceptable and ‘genuine’ in the specific context of the hospital.

scholarly journals Impacts of Brick Fields on Environment and Social Economy at Bagatipara, Natore, Bangladesh

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
MF Jerin ◽  
SK Mondol ◽  
BC Sarker ◽  
RH Rimi ◽  
S Aktar
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Crop Loss ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Respiratory Problems ◽  
Negative Impacts

This study investigated environmental and socio-economic impacts of brick fields at Bagatipara upazila of Natore district, Bangladesh. A questionnaire survey was conducted at selected community members living at or near brick field areas with aim to assess impacts of brick fields on air, water, soil, vegetation as well as socio-economic conditions. Findings of this study were based on randomly selected respondents’ perception on change of any resource or condition. Crop loss, decreased soil fertility and subsequent reductions in crop production were reported. Trees around brickfields were dusted badly and water quality of nearby water bodies deteriorated because of emerged dust and ash from brick fields. Noticeable negative impacts on aquaculture were found. Except few, majority of the respondents were suffering from various diseases like eye irritation, skin diseases and respiratory problems. Despite creating work opportunities for local people, brick fields of the study area adversely affected environment and social economy.J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 9(2): 31-34 2016

Factors Associated With Health Complaints Among Leather Tannery Workers in Bangladesh

2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-31
Author(s):  
Golam Rabbani ◽  
Baki Billah ◽  
Anil Giri ◽  
Sarder M. Hossain ◽  
Ahmmad I. Ibne Mahmud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Respiratory Health ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Exposures ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Health Complaints ◽  
Breathing Difficulty ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Tannery Workers

Background: Few studies have reported associations between occupational exposure to tannery chemicals with breathing difficulty and skin diseases and none have been conducted in Bangladesh. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations of health complaints with types of work and length of employment among tannery workers in Bangladesh, where occupational health and safety regulations are less restricted compared with the developed world. Methods: One hundred sixty-seven ( n = 167) workers from 10 tanneries were interviewed using a questionnaire adapted from the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) and the Tasmanian Longitudinal Health Study (TAHS) to collect information on occupational exposures and health outcomes. Workers’ length of employment was examined, as well as their areas of work including beamhouse, wet finishing, dry finishing, and miscellaneous. Univariate and multivariate logistic regressions were performed to investigate potential associations while controlling for confounders. Results: Length of employment was positively associated with breathing difficulty (odds ratio [OR]: 1.32, 95% confidence interval [CI]:1.07–1.64). Workers involved in the wet finishing (OR: 11.75, 95% CI: 2.12–65.10) and dry finishing (OR: 13.38, 95% CI: 1.00–181.70) had higher odds of breathing difficulty; while, working in the beamhouse was associated with an increased risk of developing skin diseases (OR: 4.36, 95% CI: 1.10–17.32). Conclusion/Application to Practice: Length of employment and types of work were associated with increased risk of health complaints, including breathing difficulty and skin disease among tannery workers. Stronger regulations with regular enforcement, regular health surveillance, and worker and employer education are necessary for reducing these exposures and improving the health outcomes of the tannery workers.

scholarly journals Coloured Image Segmentation Using K-Means Algorithm

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 6555-6562
Author(s):  
Olusayo Deborah Fenwa ◽  
ALO O. O. ◽  
FALOHUN A. S.
Keyword(s):  
Image Retrieval ◽  
Spatial Organization ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Retrieval Systems ◽  
Photo Collections ◽  
Common Skin ◽  
Proper Diagnosis ◽  
Image Representations ◽  
Segmentation Of Images ◽  
Poor Lighting

Very large collections of images are growing ever more common. From stock photo collections to proprietary databases to the Web, these collections are diverse and often poorly indexed; unfortunately, image retrieval systems have not kept pace with the collections they are searching. The shortcomings of these systems are due both to the image representations they use and to their methods of accessing those representations to find images: (i) When users generally want to find images containing particular objects, most existing image retrieval systems represent images based only on their low-level features (“stuff”) with little regard for the spatial organization of those features. (ii) Systems based on user querying are often unintuitive and offer little help in understanding why certain images were returned and how to refine the query. Often the user knows only that he has submitted a query for, say, a bear and retrieved very few pictures of bears in return. (iii) For general image collections, there are currently no systems that automatically classify images or recognize the objects they contain. Hence, in this paper K-means algorithm was used to segment colors in two common skin diseases; Ringworm and Scabies. The results obtained showed other identifiable region which are needed for proper diagnosis by the consulting physician. However, Scabies skin diseases could not yield more and accurate results due to poor lighting effect of the image. This shows that light plays a major role in the segmentation of images based on color.

Industrial Hygiene: A Study in Coir Spinning Units in Tamil Nadu

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Gnana Saranya
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Geographical Area ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
The State ◽  
Safety Hazards ◽  
Respiratory Problems ◽  
Precautionary Measures ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities

Coir yarn spinning as a micro entrepreneurial venture is promoted extensively in rural areas particularly in regions where coconut as a crop is prominent, with the twin objectives of employment generation particularly among women and meeting the global demand for coir and coir related products. Of late, both the State and Central governments have launched several schemes and programmes for extending liberal supports for the promotion of coir based entrepreneurial activities. The study conducted among a few coir yarn spinning units in the sample geographical area in Tamil Nadu discloses the state-of-affair on the health and safety hazards in coir yarn spinning units. Coir yarn spinning entrepreneurs have taken up adequate precautionary measures against safety hazards in the workplace while the measures relating to caring the health and hygiene of the workers employed in the production process are inadequate. The workers are reported to be affected by ailments such as headache, back pain, respiratory problems, skin diseases, and ailments in eyes more frequently. These call for very immediate appropriate solutions. The feasibility of extending the welfare measures as applicable to workers in the formal/organized sectors may be gauged and worked out without hampering the initiatives of the coir yarn entrepreneurs at the grass roots.

Forgiving a Genocide: Reconciliation Processes between Hutu and Tutsi in Rwanda

2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 427-448
Author(s):  
Ángela Ordóñez-Carabaño ◽  
María Prieto-Ursúa
Keyword(s):  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Turning Point ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Healing Process ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Rwandan Genocide ◽  
Reconciliation Process ◽  
Research Show

The purpose of this research was to study the interviewees’ experience of their reconciliation process and the influence of the Amataba Workshops on their healing process. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with five pairs ( N = 10) of Tutsi survivors of the Rwandan genocide and their perpetrators, members of the Hutu majority; they had all participated in an intervention to promote reconciliation. The Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) method was chosen to study the transcripts. Analysis resulted in nine main relevant categories that should be taken into account while designing a reconciliation-oriented intervention, including truth, listening to each other, justice, repairing the damage, and collaboration on joint projects. The results of this research show how these processes can occur when reconciliation-oriented interventions are facilitated. For some interviewees, these workshops have become a crucial turning point and helped them set aside the hatred and pain.

scholarly journals Concentration of PM2,5 and Characteristic Analysis of Workers with Health Complaints Smoked Fish Workers in Tambak Wedi Village Surabaya

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Dwi Sinta Nirmala ◽  
Corie Indria Prasasti
Keyword(s):  
Coconut Shell ◽  
Health Complaints ◽  
Characteristic Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Respiratory Problems ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
Smoked Fish ◽  
Health Clinics ◽  
Worker Characteristics ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

Abstract: Smoked fish in Tambak  Wedi village Surabaya  using  coconut shell as the main fuel. Combustion of coconut shell in the process of smoked fish produced pollutants  PM2,5 that can cause health problems for workers.  The purpose of this study  was  to measure the consentration of PM2,5 and identify worker  characteristics that affect  worker  health complaints in the smoked fish Tambak  Wedi Village Surabaya.This study was observational descriptive study used cross sectional design. This study  was  conducted on  June,  2014  by using  questionnaire, interview,  and  observation with the sample was  26 respondents. The independent variables  were  PM2,5, age,  year of works, lenght  of employment, medical history, use  of PPE and work position. PM2,5 measurement using  a Haz-Dust EPAM 5000 for an hour and data collection characteristics of workers  using  a questionnaire and interview method. The results  of the study,  it found  that concentration of PM2,5 at 8 location  of Tambak  Wedi village smoked fish exceed  environmental requirements. Health complaints experienced by workers  in the  form of eye  complaints, highest perceived by workers  were  an eye  sore (100%),  while the  highest respiratory complaints perceived by workers  were  shortness of breath (80.8%).  Worker at smoked fish have chance to get respiratory problems and eye  irritation. The suggestion for workers  must  use  PPE, use chimney and check their health periodically  to health clinics  in Tambak  Wedi Surabaya.Keywords: Smoked  fish, PM2,5, health complaints

scholarly journals Internet news about Ukraine and the “audience agenda”: topics, sources and the audience aggressiveness

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 17-37
Author(s):  
Anda Rožukalne
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Significant Rise ◽  
Media Content ◽  
News Stories ◽  
Audience Reaction ◽  
News Sources ◽  
Russian Version ◽  
Internet News ◽  
Russian Media ◽  
Research Show

Euromaidan in Kiev, the annexation of Crimea and the war in Eastern Ukraine had become the most important international events that impacted media content in 2013 and 2014. This paper provides research that intends to analyse the interrelation between news content of the three largest news sites in Latvia (Delfi.lv, Apollo.lv, Tvnet.lv) and the Latvian and Russian-speaking audience reaction to the news about the events in Ukraine in 2014. By using a unique tool for audience behaviour analysis “The Index of Internet Aggressiveness” in this research, the level of audience aggressive­ness that appears within audience comments has been analysed with the aim to find out how and if the professional approach of the news producers influ­ences the aggressiveness of the news site’s audience.The three different groups of data from the Index of Internet Aggressive­ness are used to measure audience behaviour: the quantity of aggressive key­words used in the comments by audience members that create a significant rise in the Index of Internet Aggressiveness next to the news on Ukraine; content analysis of the most aggressively commented news articles about the events in Ukraine; the semi-structured qualitative interviews with editors of news sites that explain professional routines.The most significant conclusions of the research show the domination of the official Russian media outlets among the news sources about Ukraine. By republishing ready-made and easily accessible news stories, independent news sites of Latvia have become distributors and multiplicators of messages favourable to the Russian version of the events in Ukraine.

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