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Unveiling stress vulnerability and occupational noise perception as burnout pre...
Carvalhais, Carlos; Ribeiro, Luísa Antunes; Pereira, Cristiana C.Burnout is a complex phenomenon influenced by both environmental and individual factors. This pilot study explores the predictive role of occupational noise perception and stress vulnerability on burnout symptoms among industrial workers. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 119 Portuguese workers exposed to occupational noise. Participants completed validated self-report measures assessing noise percept...
Unveiling stress vulnerability and occupational noise perception as burnout pre...
Carvalhais, Carlos; Alberto Alves Carvalhais, Carlos; Ribeiro, Luísa Antunes; Pereira, Cristiana C.Burnout is a complex phenomenon influenced by both environmental and individual factors. This pilot study explores the predictive role of occupational noise perception and stress vulnerability on burnout symptoms among industrial workers. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 119 Portuguese workers exposed to occupational noise. Participants completed validated self-report measures assessing noise percept...
Healthy and safe environments across occupational and environmental contexts: A...
Carvalhais, Carlos; Pereira, Cristiana C.; Santos, JoanaAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), “good health depends on clean air, a stable climate, and a preserved natural environment, as well as access to adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene. It also requires protection from harmful radiation, unsafe chemical management, and unhealthy working conditions. A healthy environment could prevent nearly a quarter of the global disease burden”. In line with t...
Biological risk assessment: a challenge for occupational safety and health prac...
Carvalhais, Carlos; Querido, Micaela; Pereira, Cristiana C.; Santos, JoanaBackground: The COVID-19 global pandemic brought several challenges to occupational safety and health practice. One of these is the need to (re)assess the occupational risks, particularly, biological risks. Objective: The purpose of this work is to promote guidance to occupational safety and health practitioners when conducting a biological risk assessment in this context. Methods: The main steps of the biologi...
Biological risk assessment: a challenge for occupational health and safety prac...
Alberto Alves Carvalhais, Carlos; Querido, Micaela Micaela; Pereira, Cristiana C.; Santos, JoanaThe COVID-19 global pandemic brought several challenges to occupational safety and health practice. One of these is the need to (re)assess the occupational risks, particularly, biological risks.
Workplace management of biological risk during COVID-19 (SARS-COV-2) pandemic
Carvalhais, Carlos; Querido, Micaela; Pereira, Cristiana C.; Santos, JoanaThe COVID-19 global pandemic brought several challenges to occupational safety and health practice. There is, however, a potential knowledge gap regarding the practical feasibility and impact of the (re)assessment of the occupational risks, particularly, biological risks in this context. The purpose of this work is to present a qualitative biological risk assessment method and to provide guidance to occupationa...
House dust fungal communities’ characterization: a double take on the six by si...
Amaro, Raquel; Coelho, Sónia; Pastorinho, M Ramiro; Taborda-Barata, Luís; Vaz-Pato, Maria Assunção; Monteiro, Marisa; Nepomuceno, MiguelBackground and objective(s): Fungi are a group microbes that are found with particular incidence in the indoor environment. Their direct toxicity or capability of generating toxic compounds has been associated with a large number of adverse health effects, such as infectious diseases, allergies and other toxic effects. House dust is a time integrative matrix easy to obtain and have been recommended for epidemio...
House dust fungal communities’ characterization: a double take on the six by si...
Amaro, Raquel; Coelho, Sónia D.; Pastorinho, M. Ramiro; Taborda-Barata, Luís; Vaz-Patto, Maria A.; Monteiro, Marisa; Nepomuceno, Miguel C.S.Fungi are a group of microbes that are found with particular incidence in the indoor environment. Their direct toxicity or capability of generating toxic compounds has been associated with a large number of adverse health effects, such as infectious diseases and allergies. Given that in modern society people spend a large part of their time indoors; fungal communities’ characterization of this environmental com...
House dust fungal communities’ characterization: a double take on the six by si...
Amaro, Raquel; Coelho, Sónia D.; Pastorinho, Ramiro; Taborda Barata, Luis; Patto, Maria Da Assunção Vaz; Monteiro, Marisa Rodrigues; Nepomuceno, MiguelFungi are a group of microbes that are found with particular incidence in the indoor environment. Their direct toxicity or capability of generating toxic compounds has been associated with a large number of adverse health effects, such as infectious diseases and allergies. Given that in modern society people spend a large part of their time indoors; fungal communities’ characterization of this environmental com...
Characterization of fungal communities in house dust samples collected from cen...
Sousa, Ana C. A.; Almeida, Joana R. S. L.; Pereira, Cristiana C.; Ramiro Pastorinho, M.; Pereira, Ângela M. C.; Nogueira, António J. A.House dust is a repository and concentrator of many chemical and biological agents including fungi. Considering that dust acts as a long-term reservoir of airborne fungi and that cumulative exposure is more relevant to potential health problems than single-day or short-term exposure, characterization of fungal communities in dust samples is of paramount importance. In the present study, the fungal composition o...