BACKGROUND Hand-arm vibration exposure may cause hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) including sensorineural disturbances. AIMS To investigate which factors had the strongest impact on work ability in vibration-exposed workers. METHODS A cross-sectional study in which vibration-exposed workers referred to a department of occupational and environmental medicine were compared with a randomized...

developmental disturbances of the tongue (aglossia, macroglossia, microglossia, and ankyloglossia) can adversely affect the development of the surrounding structures including the palate, alveolar process, and teeth. these developmental disturbances impair functions such as mastication, speech, and swallowing. ankyloglossia is of various types and may be associated with other syndromic features...

patients and methods the study sample included 50 patients with schizophrenia in tuba rehabilitation center in ardabil selected by available sampling method. healthy group participants were selected through cloning by age, gender and marital status of the patient group. the data were collected by the questionnaire of holmes-rahe scale and cohen et al. data were analyzed by multivariate anova (m...

The importance of gastrointestinal motility and gut perception in medicine has been long recognized. Physiologically, these key functions ensure normal unperceived feeding and digestion, crucial aspects of health and wellbeing. Conversely, pathophysiological disturbances may produce digestive symptoms, which are common in the general population and may range from the simply annoying to the inca...

Introduction: Based on human studies, inequality and social injustice have adverse effects on the individual and community health. In this study, the effects of food intake inequality and social status changes on pain perception and immunological factors were investigated in Balb/C mice. Methods: The present study was conducted by implementing different social stresses including food depriva...

The present study examined the psychological and weight-related correlates of body checking and avoidance behaviors in individuals who have lost weight through obesity treatment. Among 185 individuals in behavioral weight-control treatment, the prevalence of body checking and avoidance behavior was assessed, as well as the relationship of checking and avoidance to attitudinal disturbances, weig...

Marine renewable developments have raised concerns over impacts of underwater noise on marine species, particularly from pile-driving for wind turbines. Environmental assessments typically use generic sound propagation models, but empirical tests of these models are lacking. In 2006, two 5MW wind turbines were installed off NE Scotland. The turbines were in deep (>40m) water, 25km from the Mora...