Understanding Factors That Influence Protective Glove Use Among Automotive Spray Painters

Pulmonary Toxicity among Car Spray Painters By

Associations between isocyanate exposure and respiratory health effects have received little attention despite the extensive use of isocyanate compounds. Spray painters comprise a large population at risk, with potentially high isocyanate exposure because most lacquers contain hexamethylene diisocyanate. Repeated pulmonary function testing is not sufficient to diagnose and evaluate pulmonary to...

Neurobehavioral effects and hormones profile among spray painters.

A cross-sectional study was conducted in 25 spray painters and 35 control subjects to evaluate neurobehavioral function, and thyroid and reproductive hormones profile. This study indicated higher prevalence of psychological and neurological symptoms, and clinical findings among spray painters when compared with controls. Levels of TSH were significantly (p<0.01) elevated in spray painters over ...

Understanding factors that influence smoking uptake.

OBJECTIVE To explore relationships between patterns of smoking uptake and social context and attitudinal variables. DESIGN Cross sectional survey. SETTING Public schools in Tucson, Arizona and Albuquerque, New Mexico. PARTICIPANTS 982 children in grades 6-9 (ages 11-15 years). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Items measuring smoking history, nicotine dependence and quit attempts, susceptibility to...

Chapter 4 - Factors That Influence Tobacco Use

Automotive Spray Paint Simulation

A system is introduced for the simulation of spray painting. Head mounted display goggles are combined with a tracking system to allow users to paint a virtual surface with a spray gun. Ray tracing is used to simulate droplets landing on the surface of the object, allowing arbitrary shapes and spray gun patterns to be used. This system is combined with previous research on spray gun characteris...