OBJECTIVES The mediating effect of work-to-family conflict (WFC) on the associations between eight types of job stressors (measured based on the job demands-control, effort-reward imbalance and organisational justice models) and psychological distress in employees was examined. DESIGN This study employed a prospective design. SETTING An occupational cohort study in Japan (Japanese Study of ...

1. Children of the two sexes differ very little in the character of their respiratory movements. 2. Between girls and women and boys and men there is little or no difference in respiratory type. 3. Childbearing does not permanently affect respiration. 4. The natural type of respiration, for both sexes is one in which the movement is fairly equally balanced between chest and abdomen, the abdomin...

Moral distress has been characterised as one of the main ethical problems affecting nurses in all health systems, and has been depicted as a threat to nurses' integrity and to the quality of patient care. In recent years, several studies tried to investigate moral distress, its causes and consequences for health professionals, clients and organisations. However, such studies are considered cont...

This paper provides an overview of the stand­ ards activity of the American National Standards Institute 05 Committee on Wood Poles. Its primary focus is the ANSI 05.1 standard for round poles. The factors addressed by this standard are sum­ marized, and the standard is compared to other standards related to the production and structural use of round timbers.

: This article provides an overview of moral distress, including the existing research on the concept, and a discussion of ways to evolve our understanding of moral distress in order to meet current and future practice challenges.

There is lack of evidence on the health effects of perceived discrimination. We analysed the association between perceived discrimination and psychological distress, and whether socio-economic disadvantage explains this association in 15,406 men and 17,922 women in Sweden during 2004. After adjustment for age and long-term illness, frequent experiences of discrimination were associated with inc...

Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome is a condition of advancing respiratory distress, commencing at or shortly after birth. The disease follows an acute course, with deterioration within 48 hours followed by stabilisation and improvement. Treatment is to support respiratory function and maintain good oxygenation.