Search for dissertations about: "overexposure"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the word overexposure.

  2. 1. Occupational exposure during production of wood pellets in Sweden

    Author : Katja Hagström; Kåre Eriksson; Gunilla Lindström; Paul Demers; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Occupational hygiene; wood dust; resin acids; VOC; variability; determinant of exposure; overexposure; dermal exposure; Occupational medicine; Yrkesmedicin; Enviromental Science; Miljövetenskap;

    Abstract : The aims of the studies underlying this thesis were to assess workers’ air exposure to wood dust and various chemicals, and to evaluate the variability in exposure and occupational dermal exposure to resin acids during the production of wood pellets in Sweden. Personal air measurements of wood dust, monoterpenes, resin acids and nitrogen dioxide (as a marker of diesel exhaust), accompanied by area measurements of these substances, VOCs and carbon monoxide, were performed at up to ten plants. READ MORE

  4. 2. Assessment of UV exposure in a young metropolitan population

    Author : Cecilia Boldeman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Adolescents; Behaviors; Erythema; Phenotype; Skin cancer; Sunbed use;

    Abstract : Overexposure to UVR causes >80% of skin cancers, and >30% of all diagnosed cancers in western societies, Sweden included, are skin cancers. Overexposure in terms of UV-induced erythema during childhood and adolescence is considered particularly harmful. READ MORE

  5. 3. Responsible provision of online gambling : Effects, usability and gamblers’ experiences of protective measures implemented in online gambling environments

    Author : Ekaterina Ivanova; Per Carlbring; Philip Lindner; Mark D. Griffiths; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Problem gambling; responsible gambling; responsible provision of gambling; deposit limit; prediction of gambling problems; experiences of responsible gambling tools; attitudes towards responsible gambling tools; online gambling; Psychology; psykologi;

    Abstract : Problem gambling is considered a public health problem in many countries and is associated with serious financial and health-related harms for both problem gamblers and significant others. It is possible to create gambling environments that would promote sustainable gambling behaviors and prevent excessive gambling. READ MORE

  6. 4. Glucocorticoids - outcome in patients with glucocorticoid deficiency and Cushing's syndrome

    Author : Oskar Ragnarsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cardiovascular risk; bone mineral density; paediatric; final height; cognitive function; fatigue; attentional network test; body composition; sarcopaenia; growth hormone;

    Abstract : Glucocorticoids (GCs) are steroid hormones that have a major impact on human metabolism and are essential for life. Chronic GC overexposure, called Cushing’s syndrome, is characterized by central obesity, muscle atrophy, osteoporosis, hypertension, impaired glucose tolerance and neurocognitive impairment. READ MORE

  7. 5. Dermal exposure to UV-radiation and UV-curable acrylate coatings in the wood working industry

    Author : Jouni Surakka; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
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    Abstract : The work with UV radiation curable coatings (UV-coatings), increasingly used in the wood working industry, involves risks from skin exposure to hazardous UV-radiation and to harmful compounds in UV-coatings. The coatings contain acrylates that are known skin irritants and sensitizers. READ MORE