scholarly journals Environmental determinants of thyroid pathology

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 169-178
Author(s):  
O.I. Ryabukha ◽  
V.I. Fedorenko

Ecological situation of many countries, including Ukraine, is characterized by progressive anthropogenic and technogenic pollution, which causes growth in thyroid pathology, the share of which is significant in the structure of endocrine diseases. The main causes of thyroid disorders include iodine deficiency in the environment, exposure to a number of widely used che­micals (thyrodisruptors), heavy metal ions. A variety of physical environmental factors are important. A significant increase in thyroid cancer is frequently associated with local or general exposure to ionizing radiation. Prolonged exposure to electromagnetic fields can lead to disorders in the gland's homeostasis. The functional capacity of the gland is also impaired by unsanitary living conditions, some bacteria and viruses, and improper nutrition. High sensitivity of the gland to external impacts and high social significance of thyroid pathology give grounds to consider the morphofunctional condition of the thyroid gland as a marker of ecological well-being of the environment.

1994 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-31
Author(s):  
Ye A Sycheva ◽  
Ts S Khein

Therapists, including rheumatologists, often forget that many autoimmune diseases are combined with endocrine pathology, in particular with thyroid pathology. These cases, according to the classification of N. Smith and A. Steinberg, belong to the 5th class - class E of autoimmune diseases, which includes conditions that manifest several autoimmune diseases, both organ-specific and organ-specific. In the literature, cases of combinations of endocrine diseases with non-endocrine autoimmune are described. It was noted that they are most often found in young women, which are associated with the X chromosome. We give our own observation of a patient with Sjogren's disease in combination with thyroid pathology.


2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan E Graham

As the global population ages, residential care facilities are challenged to create positive living environments for people in later life. Health care acoustics are increasingly recognized as a key design factor in the experience of well-being for long-term care residents; however, acoustics are being conceptualized predominantly within the medical model. Just as the modern hospital battles disease with technology, sterility and efficiency, health care acoustics are receiving similar treatment. Materialist efforts towards acoustical separation evoke images of containment, quarantine and control, as if sound was something to be isolated. Sound becomes part of the contested space of long-term care that exists in tension between hospital and home. The move towards acoustical separation denies the social significance of sound in residents’ lives. Sound does not displace care; it emplaces care and the social relationships therein. Drawing upon ethnographic fieldwork in a Canadian long-term care facility, this article will use a phenomenological lens to explore how relationships are shaped in sound among residents living in long-term care. Ethnographic vignettes illustrate how the free flow of music through the care unit incited collective engagement among residents, reduced barriers to sharing social space and constructed new social identity. The article concludes that residents’ relationships are shaped within the acoustical milieu of the care unit and that to impose acoustical separation between residents’ living spaces may further isolate residents who are already at risk of loneliness.


2012 ◽  
Vol 529 ◽  
pp. 487-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bao Hu Gu ◽  
Ze Fa Fang

At present , the catalytic combustion type gas sensors is still used in our country which is the extensive use of underground coal mine gas detection instrument , this kind of sensor slow response, calibration cycle is short, and the apparatus for the selectivity of methane is poor. Thus it can be seen that develop a safe and reliable, selective, high sensitivity of gas concentration measurement system that for mine safety operation, the personal safety and environment protection has a very important social significance and economic significance. Optical fiber sensing monitoring system according to the gas absorption spectrum principle with double light path structure on the mine gas online monitoring the concentration of the gas, has avoid the explosion, dust and so on many special advantages.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Lasser ◽  
Caspar Matzhold ◽  
Christa Egger-Danner ◽  
Birgit Fuerst-Waltl ◽  
Franz Steininger ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTLivestock farming is currently undergoing a digital revolution and becoming increasingly data-driven. Yet, such data often reside in disconnected silos making it impossible to leverage their full potential to improve animal well-being. Here, we introduce a precision medicine approach, bringing together information streams from a variety of life domains of dairy cattle to predict eight common and economically important diseases. Dairy cows are part of a highly industrialised environment. The animals and their surroundings are closely monitored and environmental, behavioural and physiological observations are readily accessible yet seldomly integrated. We use random forest classifiers trained on data from 5,828 animals in 166 herds in Austria to predict occurrences of lameness, acute and chronic mastitis, anoestrus, ovarian cysts, metritis, ketosis (hyperketonemia) and periparturient hypocalcemia (milk fever). To assess the importance of specific cattle life domains and individual features for these predictions, we use multivariate logistic regression and feature permutation approaches. We show that disease in dairy cattle is a product of the complex interplay between a multitude of life domains such as housing, nutrition or climate, and identify a range of features that were previously not associated with increased disease risk. For example, we can predict anoestrus with high sensitivity and specificity (F1=0.72) and find that housing, feed and husbandry variables such as barn design and time on pasture are most predictive of this disease. We also find previously unknown associations of features with disease risk, for example humid conditions, which significantly decrease the odds for ketosis. Our findings pave the way towards data-driven point-of-care interventions and demonstrate the added value of integrating all available data in the dairy industry to improve animal well-being and reduce disease risk.


Author(s):  
Kruhlov K.O. ◽  
Blyskun O.O.

Метою дослідження є визначення особливостей суб’єктивного соціального благополуччя молодих співробітників в організації. Методи: аналізування та узагальнення результатів наукових досліджень; «Опитувальник параметрів суб’єктивного соціального благополуччя» (Т.В. Данильченко); методи математичної обробки даних, зокрема порівняльний аналіз за допомогою критерію кутового перетворення Фішера.Результати. Констатовано, що психологічне благополуччя є умовою, чинником та водночас критерієм успішної адаптації співробітника в організації. Визначено, що стан благополуччя створює сприятливі позитивні міжособистісні відносини, можливість спілкуватися, позитивні емоції, тому переважно йдеться про суб’єктивне соціальне благополуччя. Висновки. Виявлено відмінності у проявах показників суб’єктивного соціального благополуччя між групою молодих працівників, які перебувають у процесі трудової адаптації, та більш досвідченими співробітниками, які мають більший стаж роботи, а саме: за параметрами: соціальна помітність, соціальна дистантність, соціальне схвалення, соціальні переконання (р ≤ 0.05), тобто молоді співробітники вважають недостатньою свою соціальну значущість, соціальний престиж та авторитетність з погляду інших осіб; вони відчувають іноді соціальну ізольованість, відчуженість, незадоволеність соціальними стосунками; працююча молодь в оцінках своїх особистісних та професійних якостей переважно орієнтується на сторонні думки колег, керівництва, водночас має позитивні уявлення про якості, чесноти інших осіб та справедливість та контрольованість світу. Отримані дані є корисними для роботи з адаптації молодих працівників в організації.Ключові слова: суб’єктивне соціальне благополуччя, співробітники організації, працююча молодь, молоді співробітники, трудова адаптація. The aim of the study is to determine the peculiarities of the subjective social well-being of young employees in the organization.Methods: analysis and generalization of scientific research results; “The questionnaire of parameters of subjective social well-being” (T.V. Danylchenko); methods of mathematical data processing, the comparative analysis by means of Fisher’s angular transformation criterion, in particular.Results. It has been stated that psychological well-being is a condition, factor, and, at the same time, a criterion of successful adaptation of an employee in the organization. It has been determined that the state of well-being creates favorable positive interpersonal relationships, a possibility to communicate, get positive emotions, satisfy a person’s need for that; therefore, it is mostly about subjective social well-being.Conclusions. Some differences have been revealed in the manifestations of the indicators of subjective social well-being between a group of young workers in the organization, who are in the process of labor adaptation, and more experienced employees, who have more work experience: social noticeability, social remoteness, social approval, social beliefs (p ≤ 0.05), that is, young employees consider their social significance insufficient, social prestige and authority from the point of view of other people; they sometimes feel social isolation, alienation, dissatisfaction with social relations; working youth, in assessing their personal and professional qualities, is mainly guided by the extraneous opinions of colleagues, directorship, and, at the same time, has positive ideas about qualities, virtues of other people, justice and positiveness of the world. The obtained data are useful for work on the adaptation of young employees in the organization.Key words: subjective social well-being, employees of the organization, working youth, young employees, labor adaptation.


Author(s):  
R.S. Kuznetsova

The research subject is chronic hepatites B and C incidence amongst the Samara region population. We discussed the related social aspects of these infections in the article. The research was carried out on the basis of statistical data on infectious diseases statistical data for 2000–2014, provided by the Department of The Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being (Rospotrebnadzor) of Samara region. The data for 2015–2017 have been analyzed from annually published State Reports «The state of sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population in Samara region». During the research, we analyzed the epidemic situation of the diseases and outlined comparative description about the Samara region and Russian Federations incidence rates. We analyzed the ratio of urban and rural population incidence rates and described the age structure of the population incidence in the region. We analyzed the morbidity in three main population groups: younger than working age, working age and older than working age. Comparative analysis of the morbidity was carried out the subjects of Samara region with a high and low level of socio-economic well-being. We gave the degree evaluation of socioeconomic damage from chronic hepatitis B and C and reflected the social significance of these diseases for society. We also offer the ways for problem solution and optimization of the health authorities costs aimed to the decreasing of hepatites incidence.


1970 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-4
Author(s):  
Kumar P. Mainali

It is we human beings who are to be blamed for the near or total extinction of many life forms with whom we coexist in this planet. Loss of biodiversity alters the ecosystem and makes human life increasingly difficult in many defined ways. But that is only the tip of the iceberg. Current rates of loss of biodiversity are high and accelerating. However, preventing extinction is practical, but requires enough investment. It is always a nice idea to fund new ideas. However it is imperative that the first and foremost investment priority should be concerned with the current and imminent threats in our well being. Himalayan Journal of Sciences 1(1): 3-4, 2003 The full text is of this article is available at the Himalayan Journal of Sciences website


2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Whitehouse ◽  
Ella Lambe ◽  
Sofia Rodriguez ◽  
Umberto Pellecchia ◽  
Aurelie Ponthieu ◽  
...  

Purpose Prolonged exposure to daily stressors can have long-term detrimental implications for overall mental health. For asylum seekers in European Union transit or destination countries, navigating life in reception centres can represent a significant burden. The purpose of this study was to explore post-migration stressors during residency in reception centres, and to formulate recommendations for adequate service provision in Belgium. Design/methodology/approach Research was conducted in two reception centres in Belgium. A total of 41 in-depth interviews were carried out with asylum seeker residents (n = 29) and staff (n = 12). Purposive recruitment was used for asylum seekers (for variation in length of centre residency and family status) and staff (variation in job profiles). Interviews were conducted in English, French or with a translator in Arabic or Dari. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and manually coded using thematic analysis. Findings Asylum seekers face significant constraints with regard to their living conditions, including total absence of privacy, overcrowding and unhygienic conditions. These act as continuous and prolonged exposure to daily stressors. Several barriers to accessing activities or integration opportunities prevent meaningful occupation, contribute towards eroded autonomy and isolation of asylum seeker residents. Inadequate capacity and resources for the provision of psychosocial support in reception centres leads to a sense of abandonment and worthlessness. Originality/value Analysis indicates that structural and practical challenges to adequately support asylum seekers are rooted in policy failures necessary for appropriate resourcing and prioritization of preventative measures. Such deliberate decisions contribute towards state deterrence strategies, eroding both individual well-being and manufacturing a crisis in the systems of support for asylum seekers.


NANO ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (04) ◽  
pp. 2050048
Author(s):  
Yong Qian ◽  
Xiangfu Meng ◽  
Hongji Liu ◽  
Xingyu Wang ◽  
Hui Wang

Magnetic and fluorescent-based sensors have demonstrated widely applications due to their easily recycle and quickly optical response. However, the complex synthesis and weaker function of these sensors limit their practical applications. Herein, an unmodified, magnetic-functionalized carbon dots-based fluorescent sensor has been developed for label-free detection of pH and Cu[Formula: see text] with high sensitivity. The sensors can not only reversibly quench and recover the fluorescence signals in response to the variation of surrounding environment including pH and Cu[Formula: see text], but also be used as a high-efficiency recyclable adsorbent for removing Cu[Formula: see text], Hg[Formula: see text], Cr[Formula: see text] and Pb[Formula: see text] from aqueous solution.


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