Results of the Evaluation of the Respiratory Condition of Permanent Workers in an Oil Mill in Benin

Background: Ghrta Kalpana has a major role in clinical practise, because of its unique property of Samskarasya Anuvartanam. Tamaka Shwasa a Pranavaha Srothovikara, may be correlated to Bronchial Asthma, where in remissions and exacerbations are the typical features. The management of this acute respiratory condition is the long quest in the medical fraternity of all types. Hence, the present study was aimed to evaluate the role of Shamana therapy in the form of Kantakari Ghrta3 in Tamaka Shwasa patients. Objectives: To evaluate the effect of Kantakari Ghrta in Tamaka Shwasa. Methods: A total number of 30 patients were administered with 24 mgs of ‘Kantakari Ghrta’ once daily in the morning on empty stomach with Ushna Jala as Anupana. It was a single blind study with pre and post-test design. The effect was assessed by standard scoring assessment criteria followed by statistical analyses. Results: There was marked improvement in signs and symptoms and all were statistically significant. .

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Firing Costs and Job Loss: The Case of the Italian Jobs Act

Italian Economic Journal ◽

10.1007/s40797-021-00156-1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Claudia Pigini ◽

Stefano Staffolani

Keyword(s):

Labour Market ◽

Survival Probability ◽

Job Loss ◽

Recruitment Strategy ◽

Firing Costs ◽

Theoretical Predictions ◽

Recent Reform ◽

Permanent Workers ◽

Jobs Act

AbstractA recent reform in the Italian labour market has modified the permanent contract by reducing firing costs. Using a discontinuity in the application of the reform, we evaluate its effect on the probability of being still employed about three and a half years later. In contrast with theoretical predictions, we find that the job survival probability is not smaller for the treated and even significantly larger in some cases. We investigate the composition of permanent workers hired after the reform and we find evidence of treated firms changing their recruitment strategy in favour of potentially more productive workers.

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Tractotomy using the Penrose drain guide for deep lung injury caused by chest drainage: a case report

Surgical Case Reports ◽

10.1186/s40792-021-01215-6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Hironori Oyamatsu ◽

Hideki Tsubouchi ◽

Kunio Narita

Keyword(s):

Lung Injury ◽

Chest Tube ◽

Drain Tube ◽

Chest Drainage ◽

Respiratory Condition ◽

Penrose Drain ◽

Multiple Rib Fractures ◽

Lung Injuries ◽

The Right ◽

Damaged Vessel

Abstract Background Pulmonary tractotomy effectively treats deep pulmonary penetrating injuries; however, it requires the accurate insertion of forceps or a stapler into the wound tract. This report describes a case of tractotomy using the Penrose drain guide for a deep lung injury caused by chest drainage. Case presentation A 75-year-old man suffered multiple rib fractures and hemothorax. After admission, chest tube drainage was performed because the patient’s respiratory condition deteriorated due to increased right pleural effusion. However, as the chest tube was stabbing into the right upper lobe, a pulmonary tractotomy was performed to treat the injury. Cutting the visceral pleura just over the tip of the chest tube caused the tube to completely penetrate the lung. A Penrose drain tube was fixed to the chest tube, which was then removed. The Penrose drain tube completely penetrated the lung and was coupled to the anvil side of the stapler to guide it smoothly into the wound tract. After stapling left the wound tract open, selective suture ligation of the damaged vessel and bronchioles was performed. Conclusions Although the indications for tractotomy using the Penrose drain guide are limited, we believe that this technique can be useful in patients with deep stabbing or penetrating lung injuries with rod- or tube-shaped foreign body remnants.

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Persistence of Fetal Cardiopulmonary Circulation: One Manifestation of Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.58.2.192 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 58 (2) ◽

pp. 192-197

Author(s):

Richard L. Bucciarelli ◽

Edmund A. Egan ◽

Ira H. Gessner ◽

Donald V. Eitzman

Keyword(s):

Clinical Presentation ◽

Ductus Arteriosus ◽

Newborn Infants ◽

Transpulmonary Pressure ◽

Pressure Gradients ◽

Respiratory Condition ◽

Course Of Illness ◽

Rare Manifestation ◽

Tentative Diagnosis ◽

Pathophysiologic Mechanisms

Five cyanotic newborn infants underwent cardiac catheterization between 8 and 36 hours of age with a tentative diagnosis of cyanotic congenital heart disease. All had normal cardiovascular anatomy. Cyanosis was the result of persistence of fetal cardiopulmonary circulation with right-to-left shunting across the ductus arteriosus. In all infants, cyanosis resolved spontaneously and the infants survived without sequelae. Admission chest roentgenograms of all infants showed marked hyperinflation of the lungs. Except for severe hypoxemia, the clinical presentation, chest films, and course of illness of these infants were consistent with transient tachypnea of the newborn. It is proposed that an increase in pulmonary vascular resistance, due to hyperinflation of the lungs, was the mechanism which reopened the fetal cardiopulmonary circulatory channels and produced hypoxemia, and that these infants suffered from a rare manifestation of a usually benign newborn respiratory condition. Further, given these pathophysiologic mechanisms, the use of continuous transpulmonary pressure gradients in the management of such infants would be contraindicated.

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Blood lactate concentration in COVID-19: a systematic literature review

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM) ◽

10.1515/cclm-2021-1115 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Giovanni Carpenè ◽

Diletta Onorato ◽

Riccardo Nocini ◽

Gianmarco Fortunato ◽

John G. Rizk ◽

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Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Blood Lactate ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Lactate Concentration ◽

Blood Lactate Concentration ◽

Organ Injury ◽

Respiratory Condition ◽

Therapeutic Decisions ◽

Lactate Levels ◽

Elevated Lactate

Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious respiratory condition sustained by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which manifests prevalently as mild to moderate respiratory tract infection. Nevertheless, in a number of cases the clinical course may deteriorate, with onset of end organ injury, systemic dysfunction, thrombosis and ischemia. Given the clinical picture, baseline assessment and serial monitoring of blood lactate concentration may be conceivably useful in COVID-19. We hence performed a systematic literature review to explore the possible association between increased blood lactate levels, disease severity and mortality in COVID-19 patients, including comparison of lactate values between COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients. We carried out an electronic search in Medline and Scopus, using the keywords “COVID-19” OR “SARS-CoV-2” AND “lactate” OR “lactic acid” OR “hyperlactatemia”, between 2019 and present time (i.e. October 10, 2021), which allowed to identify 19 studies, totalling 6,459 patients. Overall, we found that COVID-19 patients with worse outcome tend to display higher lactate values than those with better outcome, although most COVID-19 patients in the studies included in our analysis did not have sustained baseline hyperlactatemia. Substantially elevated lactate values were neither consistently present in all COVID-19 patients who developed unfavourable clinical outcomes. These findings suggest that blood lactate monitoring upon admission and throughout hospitalization may be useful for early identification of higher risk of unfavourable COVID-19 illness progression, though therapeutic decisions based on using conventional hyperlactatemia cut-off values (i.e., 2.0 mmol/L) upon first evaluation may be inappropriate in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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Do employees participate in workplace HIV testing just to win a lottery prize? A quantitative study

SA Journal of Human Resource Management ◽

10.4102/sajhrm.v14i1.722 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 15 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Martin Weihs ◽

Anna Meyer-Weitz

Keyword(s):

Hiv Testing ◽

Experimental Studies ◽

Hiv And Aids ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Small Effect Size ◽

Hiv Counselling And Testing ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Managerial Implications ◽

Permanent Workers

Orientation: To encourage workers to participate in workplace HIV testing, some SouthAfrican automotive companies use lotteries. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence on how lottery incentives may influence employees’ workplace HIV counselling and testing behaviour.Research purpose: Determine whether workers intend to test for HIV only to win a lottery prize.Motivation for the study: The positive and also negative influences of lotteries on workers’ HIV testing behaviour need to be understood to avoid undue coercion in workplace HIV testing participation.Research design, approach and method: Post-test only quasi-experimental studies were conducted the day HIV testing and lotteries were announced to staff in four companies using a cross-sectional, self-administered survey that measured workers’ workplace HIV testing behaviour intentions. Intention to participate in workplace HIV counselling and testing was used as the main outcome of respondents’ behaviour and investigated via the statement: ‘If the company would organise its on-site Wellness Day tomorrow, I would go testing for HIV tomorrow’. In a first setting, two companies’ workers had to test for HIV to be entered in the lottery (n = 198). In the second setting, two other companies’ workers did not have to test to be entered in the lottery (n = 316). Chi-square tests were conducted to measure significant differences between the two conditions distinguishing between permanent and non-permanent staff.Main findings: No significant association was found between behaviour intention in the two settings for permanent workers’ workplace HIV testing intention ( χ2 = 1.145, p = 0.285, phi = -0.097). However, a significant association with a small effect size was found for non-permanent workers ( χ2 = 8.04, p = 0.005, phi = -0.279).Practical/managerial implications: Results show that lotteries to encourage workplace HIV testing are very likely to help workers ‘do the right thing’ and unlikely to have a coercive effect if all staff attending HIV testing has participated in standardised HIV and AIDS workplace programme activities and is informed about the consequences of testing positive.Contribution: A better understanding of how lotteries influence workplace HIV testing among workers of different work status and informed related recommendations.

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Temping fates in Spain: hours and employment in a dual labor market during the Great Recession and COVID-19

SERIEs ◽

10.1007/s13209-021-00257-1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Cristina Lafuente ◽

Raül Santaeulàlia-Llopis ◽

Ludo Visschers

Keyword(s):

Labor Market ◽

Great Recession ◽

Dual Labor Market ◽

Total Employment ◽

Temporary Contracts ◽

The Great Recession ◽

Time Work ◽

Short Time ◽

Permanent Workers ◽

The Impact

AbstractWe investigate the behavior of aggregate hours supplied by workers in permanent (open-ended) contracts and temporary contracts, distinguishing changes in employment (extensive margin) and hours per worker (intensive margin). We focus on the differences between the Great Recession and the start of the COVID-19 Recession. In the Great Recession, the loss in aggregate hours is largely accounted for by employment losses (hours per worker did not adjust) and initially mainly by workers in temporary contracts. In contrast, in the early stages of the COVID-19 Recession, approximately sixty percent of the drop in aggregate hours is accounted for by permanent workers that do not only adjust hours per worker (beyond average) but also face employment losses—accounting for one-third of the total employment losses in the economy. We argue that our comparison across recessions allows for a more general discussion on the impact of adjustment frictions in the dual labor market and the effects policy, in particular the short-time work policy (ERTE) in Spain.

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The role of chronic conditions in influencing symptom attribution and anticipated help-seeking for potential lung cancer symptoms: a vignette-based study

BJGP Open ◽

10.3399/bjgpopen20x101086 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. bjgpopen20X101086 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Aradhna Kaushal ◽

Jo Waller ◽

Christian von Wagner ◽

Sonja Kummer ◽

Katriina Whitaker ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Lung Cancer ◽

Chronic Conditions ◽

Help Seeking ◽

Chronic Obstructive ◽

Respiratory Condition ◽

Cancer Symptoms ◽

Persistent Cough ◽

Symptom Attribution ◽

Respiratory Conditions ◽

Potential Cancer

BackgroundVery little is known about the influence of chronic conditions on symptom attribution and help-seeking for potential cancer symptoms.AimTo determine if symptom attribution and anticipated help-seeking for potential lung cancer symptoms is influenced by pre-existing respiratory conditions (often referred to as comorbidity), such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Design & settingA total of 2143 adults (1081 with and 1062 without a respiratory condition) took part in an online vignette survey.MethodThe vignette described potential lung cancer symptoms (persistent cough and breathlessness) after which questions were asked on symptom attribution and anticipated help-seeking.ResultsAttribution of symptoms to cancer was similar in participants with and without respiratory conditions (21.5% and 22.1%, respectively). Participants with respiratory conditions, compared with those without, were more likely to attribute the new or changing cough and breathlessness to asthma or COPD (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 3.64, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 3.02 to 4.39). Overall, 56.5% of participants reported intention to seek help from a GP within 3 weeks if experiencing the potential lung cancer symptoms. Having a respiratory condition increased the odds of prompt help-seeking (OR = 1.25, 95% CI = 1.04 to 1.49). Regular healthcare appointments were associated with higher odds of anticipated help-seeking.ConclusionOnly one in five participants identified persistent cough and breathlessness as potential cancer symptoms, and half said they would promptly seek help from a GP, indicating scope for promoting help-seeking for new or changing symptoms. Chronic respiratory conditions did not appear to interfere with anticipated help-seeking, which might be explained by regular appointments to manage chronic conditions.

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Psychological contract profiles among permanent and temporary agency workers

Journal of Managerial Psychology ◽

10.1108/jmp-02-2014-0070 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 79-94 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Maria J Chambel ◽

Laura Lorente ◽

Vânia Carvalho ◽

Isabel Maria Martinez

Keyword(s):

Work Engagement ◽

Psychological Contract ◽

Self Report ◽

Temporary Workers ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Content Type ◽

Cross Sectional Design ◽

Permanent Workers ◽

Temporary Agency Workers

Purpose – Based on the psychological contract (PC) theory, the purpose of this paper is to identify PC profiles, differentiating between permanent and temporary agency workers (TAW). Moreover, the authors analyzed whether different profiles presented different levels of work engagement. Design/methodology/approach – A cross-sectional survey data analysis of 2,867 workers, of whom 1,046 were TAW, was analyzed using latent profile analyses. Findings – Four PC profiles were identified, which differed quantitatively in terms of the overall dimension levels (i.e. balanced, relational and transactional) for PC (i.e. content and fulfillment). ANCOVAs showed that the relational/balanced dominant and transactional dominant profiles presented similar engagement levels for TAW, but for permanent workers the former profile showed higher engagement than the latter. However, for both permanent and TAW the fulfillment profile showed higher engagement than the unfulfillment profile. Research limitations/implications – The cross-sectional design and the reliance on self-report measures are the limitations of this study, although no causality was claimed and method biases were controlled. Practical implications – Actions that increase PC fulfillment positively affect the employment relationship of TAW with the client organization. Originality/value – Few studies have addressed PC typologies. Furthermore, most studies have focussed on temporary workers, but not on TAW and their contract with the client organization. Finally, this study emphasizes the crucial role played by the PC in the levels of work engagement.

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Dental practice in COVID 19

International Journal of Science and Technology Research Archive ◽

10.53771/ijstra.2021.1.1.0015 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 012-015

Author(s):

Rajesh Kumar Gupta ◽

Preety Gupta ◽

Shivani Gupta ◽

Sumit Garg

Keyword(s):

Local Area ◽

Dental Practice ◽

Respiratory Condition ◽

The World ◽

General Wellbeing

The Covid sickness 2019 (COVID‑19) pandemic, which started in Wuhan, China, has now influenced in excess of 100 nations around the world. In the light of the WHO pronouncing COVID‑19 as a general wellbeing crisis of worldwide worry, notwithstanding worldwide endeavors to contain the executioner sickness, the cases are as yet expanding because of local area spread. Covid or the extreme intense respiratory condition Covid is available plentifully in the tainted individual's salivary and nasopharyngeal emissions. The virus happens effectively through these beads, which are obvious in any dental center. Be that as it may, the dental facilities are open for crisis medicines. The point of this article is to give a look into the effect of COVID‑19 on dentistry in India.

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