Ability to Discriminate Between Sustainable and Unsustainable Heat Stress Exposures—Part 1: WBGT Exposure Limits

The Relationship between heat Stress Indicators (WBGT and DI) Indices and Human productivity in a Hospital

Background and aims:Heat stress is a occupational major problem in Iranshahr city, which can lead to undesirable effects on health and reduce the productivity of people. This article examines this problem and its effects in different parts of Iran's Hospital in this city. Methods:This cross-sectional study was performed on 181 employees of different departments of a hospital in different perio...

Evaluation of heat exposure in baker’s workers using WBGT, HSI and UTCI indices

Background Heat is one of the most important physical harmful factors in many work environments. Due to the nature of work, bakery activity is considered as one of the high-risk occupations in terms of heat stress. Therefore, the aim of this study was evaluated of heat exposure in bakery workers using WBGT, HSI and UTCI indices. Methods This study is a descriptive-analytical cross-sectional ...

Physiology, idiosyncrasy and heat stress limits.

Sustainable and Unsustainable Agriculture in Ghana and Nigeria: 1960 – 2009

The agricultural sector of African economies has faced considerable challenges within the past 50 years or so. Although agricultural production on the continent rose by an annual average of 2% between 1965 and 1980 and has continued to increase by 1.8% annually since then, population growth of 2.9% per year has resulted in a per capita decline in agricultural production. From self-sufficiency i...

Coastal aquaculture development in Bangladesh: unsustainable and sustainable experiences.

Coastal aquaculture in Bangladesh consists mainly of two shrimp species (Penaeus monodon and Macrobrachium rosenbergii). Currently, there are about 16,237 marine shrimp (P. monodon) farms covering 148,093 ha and 36,109 fresh water shrimp (M. rosenbergii) farms covering 17,638 ha coastal area. More than 0.7 million people are employed in the farmed shrimp sector and in 2005-2006 the export value...