Erratum: Alberto, R. et al., Wearable Monitoring Devices for Biomechanical Risk Assessment at Work: Current Status and Future Challenges—A Systematic Review. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 2001

Background: In order to reduce the risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) several methods have been developed, accepted by the international literature and used in the workplace. The purpose of this systematic review was to describe recent implementations of wearable sensors for quantitative instrumental-based biomechanical risk assessments in prevention of WMSDs. Methods: Articles written until 7 May 2018 were selected from PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar and Web of Science using specific keywords. Results: Instrumental approaches based on inertial measurement units and sEMG sensors have been used for direct evaluations to classify lifting tasks into low and high risk categories. Wearable sensors have also been used for direct instrumental evaluations in handling of low loads at high frequency activities by using the local myoelectric manifestation of muscle fatigue estimation. In the field of the rating of standard methods, on-body wireless sensors network-based approaches for real-time ergonomic assessment in industrial manufacturing have been proposed. Conclusions: Few studies foresee the use of wearable technologies for biomechanical risk assessment although the requirement to obtain increasingly quantitative evaluations, the recent miniaturization process and the need to follow a constantly evolving manual handling scenario is prompting their use.

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Public health impact of daily life triggers of sudden cardiac death: a systematic review and comparative risk assessment

Resuscitation ◽

10.1016/j.resuscitation.2021.02.036 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Viktor Čulić ◽

Ahmed AlTurki ◽

Riccardo Proietti

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Risk Assessment ◽

Sudden Cardiac Death ◽

Cardiac Death ◽

Daily Life ◽

Health Impact ◽

Public Health Impact ◽

Comparative Risk Assessment ◽

Comparative Risk

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BIOLOGICAL THERAPY PENETRATION FOR INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE IN LATIN AMERICA: CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE CHALLENGES

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia ◽

10.1590/s0004-2803.201900000-59 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 56 (3) ◽

pp. 318-322 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Abel Botelho QUARESMA ◽

Claudio Saddy Rodrigues COY ◽

Aderson Omar Mourão Cintra DAMIÃO ◽

Gilaad G KAPLAN ◽

Paulo Gustavo KOTZE

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Latin America ◽

Latin American ◽

Biological Agents ◽

Current Status ◽

Current Evidence ◽

Future Challenges ◽

Bowel Diseases ◽

Inflammatory Bowel ◽

Different Characteristics

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The introduction of anti-TNF agents represented a landmark in the management of both Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), with improved efficacy and safety when compared with conventional treatment. However, significant challenges still exist in Latin America to facilitate the access of biological agents for physicians and patients. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this review was to summarize current evidence on penetration of biological agents for CD and UC in Latin America. METHODS: Data are derived from a previous complete systematic review that explored different characteristics of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) in Latin America. The studies fully included in this previous systematic review which contained detailed descriptions of the percentage of use of biological agents in different cohorts throughout Latin American and Caribbean countries were included, and descriptive findings were compiled, describing CD and UC penetration of these drugs in different patient cohorts from different countries. RESULTS: From the 61 studies included in the original systematic review, only 19 included data of the percentage of patients treated with biological agents. Anti-TNF use in CD varied from 1.51% in Mexico up to 46.9% in Colombia, with most of the studies describing anti-TNF use in approximately 20%-40% of CD patients. On the other side, the frequency of the use of biologics was clearly lower in UC, varying from 0% in 2009 to up 16.2% in 2018, according to two different Mexican studies. Only two studies described the penetration of anti-TNF agents in IBD overall: 13.4% in a Colombian and 37.93% in a Brazilian study. No studies described percentage of use of new biologic agents (vedolizumab and ustekinumab). CONCLUSION: Penetration of anti-TNF agents in Latin America is comparable to the rest of the world in CD, but lower in UC. With the increase in the incidence and prevalence of IBD, specific strategies to increase access to anti-TNF agents in UC and new biological agents overall are warranted.

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Artificial intelligence in gynecologic cancers: Current status and future challenges – A systematic review

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine ◽

10.1016/j.artmed.2021.102164 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 120 ◽

pp. 102164

Author(s):

Munetoshi Akazawa ◽

Kazunori Hashimoto

Keyword(s):

Artificial Intelligence ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Current Status ◽

Gynecologic Cancers ◽

Future Challenges

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Risk Assessment and Regulation of Plants Modified by Modern Biotechniques: Current Status and Future Challenges

Annual Review of Plant Biology ◽

10.1146/annurev-arplant-050718-100025 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 70 (1) ◽

pp. 699-726 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Joachim Schiemann ◽

Antje Dietz-Pfeilstetter ◽

Frank Hartung ◽

Christian Kohl ◽

Jörg Romeis ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Assessment ◽

Safety Assessment ◽

Genetically Modified ◽

Genetically Modified Plants ◽

Current Status ◽

Regulatory Frameworks ◽

Detection And Identification ◽

Future Challenges ◽

Commercial Applications ◽

Scientific Value

This review describes the current status and future challenges of risk assessment and regulation of plants modified by modern biotechniques, namely genetic engineering and genome editing. It provides a general overview of the biosafety and regulation of genetically modified plants and details different regulatory frameworks with a focus on the European situation. The environmental risk and safety assessment of genetically modified plants is explained, and aspects of toxicological assessments are discussed, especially the controversial debate in Europe on the added scientific value of untargeted animal feeding studies. Because RNA interference (RNAi) is increasingly explored for commercial applications, the risk and safety assessment of RNAi-based genetically modified plants is also elucidated. The production, detection, and identification of genome-edited plants are described. Recent applications of modern biotechniques, namely synthetic biology and gene drives, are discussed, and a short outlook on the future follows.

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Systematic review and comparative analysis of current methodological approach for risk assessment of “Ohis Plant Skopje”

Archives of Public Health ◽

10.3889/aph.2020.5654 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 1-15

Author(s):

Sandra Kosteska ◽

Dragan Gjorgjev

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Risk Assessment ◽

Comparative Analysis ◽

Health Risk ◽

Exposure Assessment ◽

Health Impact ◽

Health Data ◽

Methodological Approaches ◽

The Republic

Considering complicity in ecological health and social aspects of industrial contaminated sites (ICSs), the methodologies and approaches of health impact assessments are very heterogeneous. ICSHNet together with WHO recommend two main methodological approaches: health risk assessments and epidemiological studies. Some countries have necessary experience for impact assessment of ICSs, but others have limited resources and less intensity studies. In the Republic of North Macedonia, 16 ICSs are identified, but one of them, lindane dumpsite in OHIS Plant is characterized as the most ecological and public health risk. The general aim: Systematic review of literature data about methodological approaches for health risk assessment of ICSs on international and national level in order to make comparative analysis of current methodological approaches in the Republic of North Macedonia using the case study of ICS OHIS PLANT SKOPJE. Material and methods: The review of scientific and grey literature was performed. The selected scientific studies were searched in the PubMed and Medline databases from 2000-2017, in English and Macedonian. The selected studies and data were analyzed by required information for identification of hazards, exposure assessment and risk characterization. Additionally, the review was performed on published reports of risk assessment of OHIS Plant. Results: A total of 14 original papers were investigated. Continuous monitoring systems for gathering environmental data related to ICSs were used only in two cases and in other studies the concentrations of contaminants in the source were calculated or several ad hoc monitoring campaigns were performed. Exposure assessment was conducted according to qualitative definition for the presence/absence of a source, distance to a source and biomonitoring in the study. Mortality, cancer incidence, congenital abnormalities and hospitalizations were used health data. The study of risk assessment of OHIS Plant has ecological design and indirect quantitative exposure assessment model was used. Conclusion: All investigated studies used three main methodological approaches for exposure assessment: measurement of hazard concentration, distance from source and biomonitoring. Comparable, conducted risk assessment of OHIS Plant follows the recommendations of US EPA and ATSDR with weakness of no existing continual monitoring process and also deficiency of health data and this is the reason for limitation of health impact assessment and setting up EPHT or other public health surveillance system.

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Control of public health hazards in pork- current status of knowledge and future challenges.

10.31274/safepork-180809-793 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

Katarina D. C. Stärk

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Hazards ◽

Current Status ◽

Future Challenges ◽

Public Health Hazards

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European Risk Assessment Guidance for Infectious Diseases transmitted on Aircraft – the RAGIDA project

Eurosurveillance ◽

10.2807/ese.16.16.19845-en ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 16 (16) ◽

Author(s):

K Leitmeyer

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Risk Assessment ◽

Infectious Diseases ◽

Disease Transmission ◽

Grey Literature ◽

Lassa Fever ◽

Contact Tracing ◽

Guidance Documents ◽

Disease Specific

In order to assist national public health authorities in the European Union to assess the risks associated with the transmission of infectious agents on board aircrafts, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control initiated in 2007 the RAGIDA project (Risk Assessment Guidance for Infectious Diseases transmitted on Aircraft). RAGIDA consists of two parts: the production of a systematic review and a series of disease-specific guidance documents. The systematic review covered over 3,700 peer-reviewed articles and grey literature for the following diseases: tuberculosis, influenza, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), invasive meningococcal disease, measles, rubella, diphtheria, Ebola and Marburg haemorrhagic fevers, Lassa fever, smallpox and anthrax. In addition, general guidelines on risk assessment and management from international aviation boards and national and international public health agencies were systematically searched. Experts were interviewed on case-based events by standardised questionnaires. Disease-specific guidance documents on tuberculosis, SARS, meningococcal infections, measles, rubella, Ebola and Marburg haemorrhagic fevers, Lassa fever, smallpox and anthrax were the result of consultations of disease-specific expert panels. Factors that influence the risk assessment of infectious disease transmission on board aircrafts and decision making for contact tracing are outlined.

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