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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38445302/retrospective-risk-assessment-of-injuries-and-fatalities-in-the-forestry-and-logging-workforce-in-the-united-states-2003-2019
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Heidi Knecht, Jo Anne G Balanay, Ricky Langley, Robin Tutor Marcom, Stephanie L Richards
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study on the forestry and logging workforce are to: 1) Analyze causes of injuries/fatalities to inform future intervention studies focused on risk mitigation, 2) determine whether there are any trends or associations between work-related risk factors and workplace injuries/fatalities over a 16-year period (2003-2019), and 3) identify knowledge gaps related to injuries and fatalities for future studies to address. METHODS: Data on fatalities, injuries, and illnesses of the forestry and logging workforce from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics were analyzed...
March 6, 2024: Journal of Agromedicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38424705/a-detailed-analysis-of-workplace-foot-and-ankle-injuries
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Annemarie Galasso, Alexander M Caughman, Adam Griffith, Caroline Hoch, James Rex, Daniel J Scott, Christopher E Gross
INTRODUCTION: This study analyzes the incidence rate and median workdays missed due to foot and ankle injuries across age groups, sexes, and industries. METHODS: Workplace injury data from 2003 to 2019 were obtained using the Nonfatal Cases Involving Day Away from Work: Selected Characteristics database provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The data were grouped by injury location (ie, foot, ankle), injury type (ie, fracture, sprain), and industry, and reported with injury incidence rates and median workdays missed...
February 29, 2024: Foot & Ankle Specialist
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38412879/legacy-of-last-millennium-timber-use-on-plant-cover-in-central-europe-insights-from-tree-rings-and-pollen
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Emma Antoine, Laurent Marquer, Bernhard Muigg, Willy Tegel, Ugo Bisson, Matthias Bolliger, Franz Herzig, Karl-Uwe Heussner, Jutta Hofmann, Raymond Kontic, Tomáš Kyncl, Alexander Land, Jutta Lechterbeck, Hanns Hubert Leuschner, Hans W Linderholm, Mechthild Neyses-Eiden, Manfred Rösch, Andreas Rzepecki, Felix Walder, Julia Weidemüller, Thorsten Westphal, Andrea Seim
Throughout history, humans have relied on wood for constructions, tool production or as an energy source. How and to what extent these human activities have impacted plant abundance and composition over a long-term perspective is, however, not well known. To address this knowledge gap, we combined 44,239 precisely dated tree-ring samples from economically and ecologically important tree species (spruce, fir, pine, oak) from historical buildings, and pollen-based plant cover estimates using the REVEALS model from 169 records for a total of 34 1° × 1° grid cells for Central Europe...
February 25, 2024: Science of the Total Environment
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38411978/sinonasal-cancer-cases-in-a-nationwide-hospital-cancer-registry-in-brazil-2007-2021
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Francisco Koller, Dario Consonni, Carolina Mensi, Luciana de Alcantara Nogueira, Cristiano de Oliveira Ribeiro, Paulo Ricardo Bittencourt Guimarães, Luciana Puchalski Kalinke
BACKGROUND: Sinonasal cancers (SNC) are rare cancers with a high proportion attributable to occupational carcinogens. This study aims to describe the sociodemographic, clinical, and occupational characteristics of subjects with SNC in Brazil. METHODS: Observational study conducted with secondary data from a network of Hospital Cancer Registries. We selected epithelial/unspecified SNC records with a year of diagnosis from 2007 to 2021. We performed descriptive statistics of SNC cases and calculated crude and age-standardized rates (ASR, standard: world population) by gender and Region of residence...
February 22, 2024: La Medicina del Lavoro
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38408355/descriptive-summary-of-fatal-work-related-injuries-western-states-2011-2017
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Gialana Dang, Suzanne Marsh, Tristan Victoroff, Christa Hale, Joanna Watson, Kyle Moller, Laura Styles, Emily Healy, Tasha Chapman, Ketki Patel, Anna Fondario, Todd Schoonover, Sara Wuellner, Meredith Towle
Work-related deaths are a persistent occupational health issue that can be prevented. However, prevention opportunities can be hampered by a lack of adequate public health resources. The Western States Occupational Network (WestON) is a network of federal, state, and local occupational health professionals that includes a 19-state region of the United States. To encourage public health collaboration, WestON partners examined work-related fatalities within the region. Fatality counts (numerators) were obtained from the U...
February 26, 2024: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38392517/potential-global-distribution-of-paracoccus-marginatus-under-climate-change-conditions-using-maxent
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Qing Zhao, Huiping Li, Chao Chen, Shiyu Fan, Jiufeng Wei, Bo Cai, Hufang Zhang
The papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus , is an invasive pest species found all over the world. It is native to Mexico and Central America, but is now present in more than 50 countries and regions, seriously threatening the economic viability of the agricultural and forestry industry. In the current study, the global potential distribution of P. marginatus was predicted under current and future climatic conditions using MaxEnt. The results of the model assessment indicated that the area under the curve of the receiver operating characteristic ( ROC-AUC) was 0...
February 1, 2024: Insects
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38353313/are-the-ladybugs-cryptolaemus-montrouzieri-and-exochomus-quadripustulatus-coleoptera-coccinellidae-candidate-predators-of-toumeyella-parvicornis-hemiptera-coccidae
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Nicolò Di Sora, Luca Rossini, Mario Contarini, Eduardo Gabriel Virla, Stefano Speranza
BACKGROUND: Toumeyella parvicornis is an alien pest of recent introduction in Italy that infests stone pines (Pinus pinea L.), its main host plant in Europe. Infestations are currently controlled through endotherapic treatments, but the high costs and the long-term inefficacy highlight the need for alternative control strategies applicable in natural systems as well. An analysis of the effectiveness of autochthonous and naturalized predators is the first step to achieve this goal. This work focused on two candidate predators, Exochomus quadripustulatus and Cryptolaemus montrouzieri (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), that may potentially control T...
February 14, 2024: Pest Management Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38351347/proceed-with-caution-social-acceptability-of-forestry-practices-in-puerto-rico-among-members-of-local-environmental-organizations-academia-and-professional-associations
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Luis E Santiago, Jimena Forero-Montaña, Elvia J Meléndez Ackerman
Social acceptability of forestry practices plays a key role in defining sustainable forestry policies and strategies. In this study an online survey was distributed among members of environmental, non-governmental, professional, and academic organizations to assess the acceptability of forestry practices in Puerto Rico among members of civic society interested in environmental management issues. Participants were asked about their perception of forest uses, their preference of tree harvesting technologies, methods that may apply in small scale wood production settings, and trust in organizations providing forest information...
February 13, 2024: Environmental Management
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38348935/comparison-of-baiting-strategies-in-common-vole-management
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Kyra Jacoblinnert, Caspar Goedecker, Stefan Halle, Detlef Schenke, Christian Imholt, Jens Jacob
BACKGROUND: Worldwide, pest rodents can cause extensive damage to agriculture, forestry, food storage, and infrastructure and pose a risk to public health and livestock due to the spread of zoonotic pathogens. In Europe, the most common pest rodent species is the common vole (Microtus arvalis). Management during periodic outbreaks largely relies on rodenticidal bait with zinc phosphide. Efficient baiting with rodenticides or possibly anti-fertility products in the future require baiting methods that allow a sufficient proportion of the population to consume an effective dose of bait...
February 13, 2024: Pest Management Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38319486/diaporthe-phaseolorum-causing-dieback-disease-on-melia-dubia-cav-in-karnataka-state-india
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V Krupalini, G R Janardhana
Melia dubia is an important tree species grown worldwide for its medicinal and timber values. It is widely used in timber and pulp industry and also as an organic pesticide, fertilisers, agro-forestry and herbal formulations. During 2019-2022, a dieback disease in plantations of M. dubia was recorded in Mysore, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Hassan and Tumkur districts of Karnataka state (India) with disease incidence of 26.25%. The associated pathogen was isolated on PDA medium and its morpho-cultural characteristics were studied...
February 6, 2024: Archives of Microbiology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38274945/associations-between-vacant-urban-lands-and-public-health-outcomes-in-growing-and-shrinking-cities
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Rui Zhu, Galen Newman, Dongying Li, Yang Song, Lei Zou
Vacant urban land, although not officially designated as a green space, often exhibits a semi-wild natural state due to being left open to colonization by nature. Attention to the effects of vacant urban land on human health has increased due to both rising urban vacancy rates and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). However, relationships between many vacant land characteristics (such as vegetation coverage, size, duration, and location) and NCDs have not been comprehensively examined, especially comparing shrinking (depopulating) and growing (populating) cities...
November 2023: Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38273455/computation-aided-phylogeny-oriented-engineering-of-%C3%AE-xylosidase-modification-of-blades-to-enhance-stability-and-activity-for-the-bioconversion-of-hemicellulose-to-produce-xylose
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Chenchen Zhang, Wenjing Gao, Zhaolin Song, Mengjun Dong, Huixin Lin, Gang Zhu, Mengka Lian, Yunjie Xiao, Fuping Lu, Fenghua Wang, Yihan Liu
Hemicellulose is a highly abundant, ubiquitous, and renewable natural polysaccharide, widely present in agricultural and forestry residues. The enzymatic hydrolysis of hemicellulose has generally been accomplished using β-xylosidases, but concomitantly increasing the stability and activity of these enzymes remains challenging. Here, we rationally engineered a β-xylosidase from Bacillus clausii to enhance its stability by computation-aided design combining ancestral sequence reconstruction and structural analysis...
January 25, 2024: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38249031/plasticity-of-life-history-traits-and-adult-fitness-of-fall-webworm-in-relation-to-climate-change
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Kailu Wang, Mingxuan Xu, Lvquan Zhao
Temperature is an important environmental factor influencing the life-history traits of ectotherms. This study investigated the effects of larval-rearing temperature (21, 23, 25, and 27 °C) on the life-history traits and adult fitness of the fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea , an economically important invasive pest of China. With the increase in temperature during the larval stage, the larval developmental duration was significantly shortened, and the body mass was significantly increased, as was that of the body mass and size of pupae...
January 2, 2024: Insects
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38213599/evolutionary-game-analysis-of-forestry-carbon-sink-trading-model-under-blockchain-technology
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Song Yukun, Wu Haiquan
As a new balanced economy, the green economy guides the upgrade and transformation of industrial structures based on the original concept of sustainable development. Reducing carbon emissions is indispensable for achieving better and faster green economic development. From a functional perspective, forestry carbon sinks have good carbon sequestration potential and have positive attributes, such as climate regulation and biodiversity maintenance, for the entire ecosystem. To promote the continuous development of forestry carbon sink trading in China, blockchain, a new technology with several advantages such as traceability, supervision, and tamper-proofness, has emerged, which creates a good market trading environment and has made a breakthrough in the trading mode...
December 2023: Heliyon
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38191043/sodium-alginate-sodium-lignosulfonate-hydrogel-based-on-inert-ca-2-activation-for-water-conservation-and-growth-promotion
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Xinrui Zhang, Lifei Yang, Weicong Wang, Yuzhou Xiang, Jingshuai Liu, Yulong An, Junming Shi, Houjuan Qi, Zhanhua Huang
Soil degradation has become a major global problem owing to the rapid development of agriculture. The problems of soil drought and decreased soil fertility caused by soil degradation severely affect the development of the agricultural and forestry industries. In this study, we designed sodium alginate (SA)/sodium lignosulfonate (SLS) hydrogel based on the activation and crosslinking of inert Ca2+ . CaCO3 and SA were mixed, and then, inert Ca2+ was activated to prepare a gel with a stable structure and a uniform interior and exterior...
January 6, 2024: Environmental Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38180930/work-and-life-in-the-balance-covid-19-mortality-by-usual-occupation-and-industry-in-wisconsin
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Paul D Creswell, Komi K S Modji, Collin R Morris, Katherine E McCoy
INTRODUCTION: Work is central to the discourse surrounding the pandemic. Going to work during the COVID-19 pandemic put individuals at risk for both disease and death. This study assesses COVID-19 mortality by industry and occupation for working-age adults in Wisconsin and applies a health equity lens to understand COVID-19, demographics, work, and mortality in the state. METHODS: We used vital records data to evaluate COVID-19 mortality in Wisconsin. We assessed the demographics of working-age decedents using chi-square tests and logistic regression...
December 2023: WMJ: Official Publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38180602/unveiling-a-classical-mutant-in-the-context-of-the-gh3-%C3%AE-glucosidase-family-in-neurospora-crassa
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Yuxin Zhang, Basant Nada, Scott E Baker, James E Evans, Chaoguang Tian, J Philipp Benz, Elisabeth Tamayo
Classical fungal mutant strains obtained by mutagenesis have helped to elucidate fundamental metabolic pathways in the past. In the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa, the gluc-1 strain was isolated long ago and characterized by its low level of β-glucosidase activity, which is essential for the degradation of cellulose, the most abundant biopolymer on Earth and the main polymeric component of the plant cell wall. Based on genomic resequencing, we hypothesized that the causative mutation resides in the β-glucosidase gene gh3-3 (bgl6, NCU08755)...
January 5, 2024: AMB Express
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38171718/evaluation-of-the-characteristics-of-injured-workers-and-employer-compliance-with-osha-s-reporting-requirement-for-work-related-amputations
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Mary Jo Reilly, Ling Wang, Kenneth D Rosenman
INTRODUCTION: In 2014, the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enacted a standard requiring employers to report work-related amputations to OSHA within 24 hours. We studied the characteristics of the injured workers and employer compliance with the regulation in Michigan. METHODS: Two independent data sets were used to compare work-related amputations from 2016 to 2018: employer reports to OSHA and the Michigan Multi-Source Injury and Illness Surveillance System (MMSIISS)...
January 3, 2024: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38171196/ultrasound-assisted-extraction-of-polyphenols-from-pine-needles-pinus-elliottii-comprehensive-insights-from-rsm-optimization-antioxidant-activity-uhplc-q-exactive-orbitrap-ms-ms-analysis-and-kinetic-model
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Siheng Zhang, Hongzhao Xie, Jie Huang, Qiumei Chen, Xin Li, Xiaopeng Chen, Jiezhen Liang, Linlin Wang
Extracting polyphenolic bioactive compounds from Pinus elliottii needles, a forestry residue, promises economic and environmental benefits, however, relevant experimental data are lacking. Herein, a comprehensive investigation of the polyphenolic composition of pine needles (PNs) was carried out. Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction (UAE) was applied to extract the polyphenolic compounds of pine needles. The optimal conditions of extracts were determined by Response Surface Methodology (RSM). The maximum total phenolic content (TPC) of 40...
December 23, 2023: Ultrasonics Sonochemistry
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38127947/evaluation-of-sustainability-of-mycorrhizal-industry-development-in-fujian-province-based-on-a-combination-of-critic-empowerment-method-and-cloud-model
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Xue-Yuan Li, Sen-Wei Huang, Zu-Mei Cai, Yue-Wei Hong, Qian Lin
The sustainable development of mycorrhizal industry is the key to solve the problem of "mycorrhizal forestry contradiction". As a major province of edible mushroom production and forestry resources in China, Fujian Province is also an important origin of mycorrhizal technology research and development, so it is more typical and practical to establish an index system to evaluate the sustainability of mycorrhizal industry development in Fujian Province. Through research interviews and data collection, a sustainable capacity evaluation system of mycorrhizal industry was established with 21 indicators in six dimensions: economic, ecological, social, cultural, political, and technological...
2023: PloS One
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