BACKGROUND Shiftwork among health care workers impacts upon the safety and health of both employees and patients. AIMS To characterize shiftwork-related attitudes, behaviours, symptoms and coping strategies among health care workers, two validated questionnaires (the Standard Shiftwork Index and the Pressure Management Indicator) were used to identify factors predicting shiftwork adaptation. ...

Abstract The present work addressed the occurrence of landslide processes as a disturbing element for some ecosystems in Alejandro de Humboldt National Park northeastern part Republic Cuba. A inventory was carried out with Sentinel images main source information. Factors such geology, relief and soil were also considered conditioning elements landslides. vegetation classified according to O.J R...

BACKGROUND Intercostal nerve blocks offer short-term therapeutic relief and serve as a diagnostic test for intercostal neuralgia. This original case report demonstrates the efficacy of radiofrequency ablations for long-term pain relief of intercostal neuralgia. To date, there have been no studies that demonstrate the efficacy of thermal conventional intercostal nerve radiofrequency ablations fo...

Introduction. High-resolution topographic information is important in different applications for the study of planetary surfaces: their evolution, state, and properties. The most precise topographic data are obtained through direct measurements with different altimeters on board of spacecrafts (e.g., [1]). Indirect techniques for surface height estimates involve photogrammetry (e.g., [2]), phot...

[Abstract] Inertia relief analysis is regarded as an effective technique for the modeling of unconstrained structural systems. In this paper the principle of inertia relief analysis is first described. Inertia relief capability of commercial finite element packages is discussed. The paper studies the implementation of inertia relief techniques into finite element analysis of a variety of struct...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of drought on mortality in children. DESIGN Prospective epidemiological study forming part of nutritional monitoring during famine relief work. SETTING 24 Food distribution sites in Arero and Borana provinces in southern Ethiopia. PATIENTS A monthly average of 14,173 and 5,334 children under 5 were examined in 1985 and 1986, respectively. Altogether 148,966...