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International Women’s Day Marked with UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Yuko Arimori Promoting Gender Equality - 15 March 2010email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
TOKYO, Japan—Yuko Arimori, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and an Olympic medallist promoted UNFPA work during events on 8 March to mark International Women’s Day at a United Nations public symposium in Tokyo, Japan. With a theme, “Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities: Progress for All—Beijing at 15: Gender Equality, Development and Peace”, the symposium was organized by 19 United Nations entities in Japan. The aim was to celebrate International Women’s Day and the 15th anniversary of the 1995 Beijing Fourth World Conference on Women.   (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: organizations

Eight Global Agencies Call for Concerted Action on Health Data - 18 March 2010email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
GENEVA — MaximsNews Network reports that representatives of eight global health agencies gathered at the GAVI Alliance headquarters in Geneva, in January, and issued an important report in PLoS Medicine that calls for a concerted effort to collect better health data to improve availability, quality, timeliness, tracking and use to strengthen health systems. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: organizations

Day Camp Provides Young Haitians with Respite from the Boredom of Displacement - 19 March 2010email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Every day for the past week, Emanuel Eliacin has led an operation that seems like Mission Impossible: Select a thousand 11- to 16-year olds from camps for the displaced population, put them on 20 buses, and drive them to a day camp. Let them run around, play sports and games, dance, draw or take part in a wealth of other activities. Feed them, and then get them safely back to their parents at the end of the day. In the earthquake-stricken Haitian capital, temporary settlements have spilled into parks, side streets, squares, even golf courses. Addresses are non-existent and communication is mostly by...
Source: UNFPA News - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: organizations

Predicting recidivism with the Personality Assessment Inventory in a sample of sex offenders screened for civil commitment as sexually violent predators. - Boccaccini MT, Murrie DC, Hawes SW, Simpler A, Johnson J.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
We examined the ability of scores from the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI; Morey, 1991) to predict postrelease (M = 4.90 years follow-up) arrests in a sample of 1,412 sex offenders. We focused on scores from 4 PAI measures conceptually relevant to o... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Violence and Weapons Issues Source Type: info

Patterns of intimate partner violence and associated risk factors among married enlisted female soldiers. - Forgey MA, Badger L.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A sample of 248 enlisted active duty females married to civilian spouses completed a self-report survey that asked about their own and their spouse's violence. The survey also asked about their sex-role attitudes, marital satisfaction, alcohol use, childho... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Violence and Weapons Issues Source Type: info

Intimate partner violence at the scene: incident characteristics and implications for public health surveillance. - Joshi M, Sorenson SB.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Using data that, to our knowledge, have not been used before for this purpose, we examined 9,231 opposite-sex intimate partner violence (IPV) calls for law enforcement assistance recorded in the Compstat system of a large U.S. city. Although women were the... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Violence and Weapons Issues Source Type: info

Domestic violence in Eastern India: factors associated with victimization and perpetration. - Babu BV, Kar SK.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
OBJECTIVES: To examine the factors associated with victimization and perpetration of domestic violence in Eastern India. STUDY DESIGN: Population-based cross-sectional study. METHODS: Married women (n=1718) and men (n=1715) from three Eastern Indian states... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Violence and Weapons Issues Source Type: info

Complex behavioral patterns and trajectories of domestic violence offenders. - Jones AS, Heckert DA, Gondolf ED, Zhang Q, Ip EH.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Evidence-based practice within the criminal justice system has relied primarily on cumulative reports of reassaults or rearrests, especially in evaluating effectiveness of domestic violence (DV) interventions. We use a longitudinal sample of DV offenders a... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Violence and Weapons Issues Source Type: info

Road safety in China: Analysis of current challenges. - Zhang W, Tsimhoni O, Sivak M, Flannagan MJ.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
INTRODUCTION: China has the world's largest population, and is the second largest automobile market. China's economy is booming, resulting in a rapid increase in both the road infrastructure and access to private vehicles. Along with economic growth, the o... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Transportation Issues Source Type: info

The Role of Socioeconomic Status in Interactions with Police Among a National Sample of Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence. - Cattaneo LB.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Using a national dataset of 820 women who had called the police for an incident of intimate partner violence, this study explored the relationship between several components of socioeconomic status (education, income, and employment), race, and the nature ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Social Etiologies and Disparities Source Type: info

Why do women take self-defense classes? - Hollander JA.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Given the positive benefits of self-defense training for women, it is important to understand how women come to enroll in self-defense classes. Using data from a longitudinal study of university women, I explore the reasons women give for taking a self-def... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Risk Perception and Communication, Warnings, Operating Instructions Source Type: info

Militant extremist mind-set: Proviolence, Vile World, and Divine Power. - Stankov L, Saucier G, Knezević G.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
In the present article, the authors report on the development of a scale for the measurement of the militant extremist mind-set. A previous pilot study identified 56 statements selected from writings of various terrorist groups as well as from psychologica... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Risk Perception and Communication, Warnings, Operating Instructions Source Type: info

A Terror Management Analysis of the Psychological Functions of Religion. - Vail KE, Rothschild ZK, Weise DR, Solomon S, Pyszczynski T, Greenberg J.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
From a terror management theory (TMT) perspective, religion serves to manage the potential terror engendered by the uniquely human awareness of death by affording a sense of psychological security and hope of immortality. Although secular beliefs can also ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Risk Perception and Communication, Warnings, Operating Instructions Source Type: info

Prevalence and determinants of intimate partner violence against women in Kazeroon, Islamic Republic of Iran. - Vakili M, Nadrian H, Fathipoor M, Boniadi F, Morowatisharifabad MA.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The aim of this study was to screen for and estimate the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) among women in Kazeroon, Iran. In November 2007, multistage cluster sampling was employed to recruit 702 women to participate in the study. A descriptive... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: info

Validation of the Crime and Violence Scale (CVS) Against the Rasch Measurement Model Including Differences by Gender, Race, and Age. - Conrad KJ, Riley BB, Conrad KM, Chan YF, Dennis ML.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
This study examined the Crime and Violence Scale (C... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: info

Managing ethical issues in sexual violence research using a pilot study. - Duma SE, Khanyile TD, Daniels F.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Conducting research in the area of sexual violence has complex ethical and practical challenges for the researcher. Managing ethical issues in sexual violence is important and can be achieved through the use of pilot studies. The primary purpose of the pil... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: info

Who is Wearing a Ski Helmet? Helmet Use on Austrian Ski Slopes Depending on Various Factors. - Ruedl G, Sommersacher R, Woldrich T, Pocecco E, Hotter B, Nachbauer W, Burtscher M.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Objective of this study was to evaluate the actual helmet use on Austrian ski slopes depending on various factors as gender, age, and nationality, used type of gear, skiing ability and risk taking behaviour on slopes. In total, 63 % of all observed subject... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Protective Headgear Source Type: info

Factors associated with self-reported risk-taking behaviour on ski slopes. - Ruedl G, Pocecco E, Sommersacher R, Gatterer H, Kopp M, Nachbauer W, Burtscher M.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Background In recent years, discussions have arisen about the potential influence of wearing a ski helmet on an increasing level of risk taking and higher speeds on ski slopes. Objective To evaluate factors associated with selfreported risk-taking behaviou... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Protective Headgear Source Type: info

Validation of the Crime and Violence Scale (CVS) Against the Rasch Measurement Model Including Differences by Gender, Race, and Age. - Conrad KJ, Riley BB, Conrad KM, Chan YF, Dennis ML.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
This study examined the Crime and Violence Scale (C... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Program and Other Evaluations, Effectiveness Studies Source Type: info

A pilot study in suicide intervention training using a group intervention for patients with recurrent suicide attempts. - Sockalingam S, Flett H, Bergmans Y.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
This article describes psychiatric trainees' reflections regarding their participation in a psychosocial/psychoeducational group intervention for individuals with recurrent suicide attempts. METHODS: Fourteen psychiatric residents who completed ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Program and Other Evaluations, Effectiveness Studies Source Type: info

When cultures collide. - Knowles TW.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
When it was discovered that the perpetrator of a hit and run accident that sent two severely injured victims to the author's hospital was the father of one of the victims who allegedly tried to kill her for dishonoring the family, a 15 day siege ensued. In... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: info

Causes of Death and Incidence of Cancer in a Cohort of Australian Pesticide-Exposed Workers. - Macfarlane E, Benke G, Del Monaco A, Sim MR.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
PURPOSE: To determine the rates of mortality and of cancer incidence in a cohort of pesticide-exposed Australian workers. METHODS: The study cohort was assembled using records of former government occupational health surveillance programs. The cohort was t... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: info

Dogs and cats as environmental fall hazards. - Stevens JA, Teh SL, Haileyesus T.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
This study assessed the prevalence of fall injuries associated with cats and dogs in the United States and describes the types of injuries sustained, the location, activity, a... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Falls Source Type: info

Case-control study of the relationship of depressive symptoms to suicide in a community-based sample of individuals with schizophrenia in China. - Kasckow J, Liu N, Haas G, Phillips MR.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
BACKGOUND: Suicide is the leading cause of premature death among people with schizophrenia. Most studies on suicide and schizophrenia report an associated depression history, but they are based on clinical samples from mostly western countries. METHODS: We... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: info

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene and protein expression in pediatric and adult depressed subjects. - Pandey GN, Dwivedi Y, Rizavi HS, Ren X, Zhang H, Pavuluri MN.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
BACKGROUND: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a member of a neurotrophin family and is involved in many physiological functions, including cell proliferation, migration, and differentiation, and neuron survival in the human nervous system. Abnorm... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: info

Spatial Representation of Community Shared Spaces Preferred by Residents. - Lee Y, Kim H, Yoon H.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Accessibility is the most important element for creating a successful and robust environmental condition to enhance community vitality and health. In the era of diversity where all residents need to be respected, finding the optimal group in providing shar... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: info

Neighborhood walkability perceptions: Associations with amount of neighborhood-based physical activity by intensity and purpose. - Kaczynski AT.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
BACKGROUND: Built environments are associated with physical activity (PA), but most studies to date have employed acontextual PA outcome measures. The purposes of this study were to examine the proportion of PA that occurred within participants' neighborho... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: info

Neighborhood sampling: How many streets must an auditor walk? - McMillan TE, Cubbin C, Parmenter B, Medina AV, Lee RE.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
This study tested the representativeness of four street segment sampling protocols using the Pedestrian Environment Data Scan (PEDS) in eleven neighborhoods surrounding public housing developments in Houston, TX. The following four street segment sampling ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: info

Influence of Ski Boots on Balance Performance. - Mildner E, Lembert S, Raschner C.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
INTRODUCTION: Modern ski carving technique demands that skiers have a strong sense of balance and edge their skis with precision and feeling. Stiff ski boots facilitate the transfer of power to the ski but increase the difficulty of balancing. The aim of t... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: info

Effects of the built environment on physical activity of adults living in rural settings. - Frost SS, Goins RT, Hunter RH, Hooker SP, Bryant LL, Kruger J, Pluto D.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
OBJECTIVE: To conduct a systematic review of the literature to examine the influence of the built environment (BE) on the physical activity (PA) of adults in rural settings. DATA SOURCE: Key word searches of Academic Search Premier, PubMed, CINAHL, Web of ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: info

Cost-effectiveness of a ROPS social marketing campaign. - Sorensen JA, Jenkins P, Bayes B, Clark S, May JJ.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Tractor rollovers are the most frequent cause of death in the farm community. Rollover protection structures (ROPS) can prevent the injuries and fatalities associated with these events; however, almost half of U.S. farms lack these essential devices. One p... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: info

Analysis of work related accidents in the Spanish mining sector from 1982-2006. - Sanmiquel L, Freijo M, Edo J, Rossell JM.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
INTRODUCTION: The rate for work related accidents in the Spanish mining sector is notably higher than in other countries such as the United States. It produces a very negative impact on the mining industry. This paper is the report of a study on serious an... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: info

Work-related non-fatal injuries to adults on farms in the U.S., 2001 and 2004. - Goldcamp EM.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), in an ongoing effort to address the issue of injuries on farms in the U.S., collaborated with the USDA to complete the 2001 and 2004 Occupational Injury Surveillance of Production Agricultu... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: info

The impact of a standard enforcement safety belt law on fatalities and hospital charges in Ohio. - Conner KA, Xiang H, Smith GA.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to analyze linked crash and hospital data to determine the effect that enactment of a standard enforcement safety belt law in Ohio would have on hospital charges and direct medical costs due to motor-vehicle cras... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: info

The Costs and Adverse Events Associated With Hospitalization of Patients With Spinal Cord Injury in Victoria, Australia. - New PW, Jackson T.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
STUDY DESIGN.: Analysis of patient-level diagnostic and cost data from an administrative database. OBJECTIVE.: To describe complications and cost differentials for hospitalized patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (T-SCI) and nontraumatic spinal cord... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: info

Related analysis of mental disability and retardation due to traffic brain injury. - Zhang DK, Su QR, Zhang Hw, Ge JR, Zhang J, Shi FJ.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relevant factors of determining the degree of mental disability after brain injuries due to traffic accidents. METHODS: A total of 157 forensic psychiatry cases involving the assessment of mental disability caused by traffic accid... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: info

Racial and ethnic disparities in functional, psychosocial, and neurobehavioral outcomes after brain injury. - Arango-Lasprilla JC, Kreutzer JS.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Because of the growing minority population in the past 3 decades in the United States and the increasing numbers of individuals who sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI), researchers and clinicians have started to pay more attention to the role of race an... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: info

Injury patterns related to ultralight aircraft crashes. - Davidson SB, Blostein PA, Maltz SB, England G, Schaller T.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
This study was undertaken to catalogue the injury patterns, surgical procedures, and complications of patients i... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: info

Don't let the suffering make you fade away: An ethnographic study of resilience among survivors of genocide-rape in southern Rwanda. - Zraly M, Nyirazinyoye L.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Rape has been used in contemporary armed conflicts to inflict physical, psychological, cultural and social damage. In endeavoring to address the psychological damage of collective violence, some researchers and global health practitioners are turning towar... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: info

Near-drowning and cerebral infections caused by fungi belonging to the Pseudallescheria / Scedosporium-complex. - Horré R, Lackner M, Buzina W, Tintelnot K.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Brain infections caused by fungi of the Pseudallescheria / Scedosporium-complex weeks or months after a near drowning event should be considered, since mortality rate is high and specific diagnostic methods are necessary for fungal detection. Voriconazole ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: info

Forensic medicine identification of manual strangulation: an analysis of 21 cases. - Wu LC, Zhou WY, Yuan YS, Zhang F, Zhu B.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze and summarize the rule of manual strangulation, as well as to look for the key points of injury identification, in order to provide information for formulating and revising the identification regulations. METHODS: Twenty-one cases of ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: info

Comparison of injury-related hospitalised morbidity and mortality in urban and rural areas in Australia. - Mitchell RJ, Chong S.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
This article sought to identify and compare the pattern of injury mortality and hospitalised injury morbidity for urban and rural residents in New ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: info

Visual target selection and motor planning define attentional enhancement at perceptual processing stages. - Collins T, Heed T, Röder B.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Extracting information from the visual field can be achieved by covertly orienting attention to different regions, or by making saccades to bring areas of interest onto the fovea. While much research has shown a link between covert attention and saccade pr... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: info

Review: The Impact of Light in Buildings on Human Health. - Boyce PR.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The effects of light on health can be divided into three sections. The first is that of light as radiation. Exposure to the ultraviolet, visible, and infrared radiation produced by light sources can damage both the eye and skin, through both thermal and ph... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: info

Office workers’ daily exposure to light and its influence on sleep quality and mood. - Hubalek S, Brink M, Schierz C.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
To study the amount of light entering the eye and its effects on office workers, measurements were taken from 23 office workers over a period of seven consecutive days. Two parameters of visible light were recorded: (i) illuminance and (ii) irradiance of t... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: info

Handedness and circadian motor asymmetries in humans: Preliminary findings. - Natale V, Lehnkering H, Siegmund R.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Previous research studies indicate that motor activity in the first half of nocturnal sleep is lateralized to the non dominant-hand. It was suggested that such phenomenon may be due to more pronounced homeostatic deactivation of the dominant hemisphere (re... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: info

Driving to distraction - certification of fitness to drive with epilepsy. - Somerville ER, Black AB, Dunne JW.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Assessment of medical fitness to drive can be a sensitive and difficult task, particularly when it involves a condition such as epilepsy, where impairment is intermittent. The patient, their doctor and the driver licensing authority (DLA) each have respons... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: info

A Study on Bedroom Environment and Sleep Quality in Korea. - Kim M, Chun C, Han J.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
The purpose of this study was to investigate both the sleep environment and sleep quality in bedrooms. It was also to reveal the relationship between sleep environment and sleep quality, and to study its seasonal changes in winter, spring, and summer. The ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: info

Evaluating real-time air-quality data as earthquake indicator. - Hsu SC, Huang YT, Huang JC, Tu JY, Engling G, Lin CY, Lin FJ, Huang CH.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
A catastrophic earthquake, namely the 921-earthquake, occurred with a magnitude of M(L)=7.3 in Taiwan on September 21, 1999, causing severe disaster. The evaluation of real-time air-quality data, obtained by the Taiwan Environmental Protection Administrati... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: info

Wheelchair transportation safety - Introduction. - Bertocci GE.email this articleEmail this article to a colleague. save this article to My ClippingsSave this article to My Clippings. discuss this articleDiscuss or comment on this article.
Full integration of wheelchair users into our communities and societies is key to maximizing their potential to live productive and fulfilling lives. Transportation plays an important role in meeting this goal. Many wheelchair users travel seated in the... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 20, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Commentary Source Type: info