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Appl Ergon ; 78: 157-163, 2019 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31046947

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to investigate the accumulation of fatigue over a two-week offshore period. In particular, the effects of (1) time-of-day and days-on-shift as well as (2) acute and chronic sleep loss on the rate at which fatigue accumulates were investigated. METHODS: 42 day-shift offshore workers were examined. Fatigue was measured using pre- and post-shift scores on the Karolinska Sleepiness Scale (KSS). Total sleep time was measured using actigraphy (Motionwatch8, Camntech). Data was analyzed using a linear mixed model analyses. RESULTS: Average sleep loss per night was 92 min (95%CI: 89.6-94.0; p < .001). Mean cumulative sleep loss across the study was 21:20hrs (SD = 08:10hrs) over the 14 days. Chronic sleep loss was significantly related to a modest increase in sleepiness (KSS) across the shift (95%CI: 0.01-0.17; p = .020) and in post-shift scores (95%CI:.07-0.19; p < .001). Time-of-day (95%CI: 0.63 to -0.01; p = .042) and days-on-shift (95%CI: 0.03-0.08; p < .001) as well as their interaction (95%CI: 0.08 to -0.00; p = .027) influenced the rate at which fatigue accumulated over a two-week offshore period. CONCLUSIONS: Pre- and post-shift fatigue accumulate in different ways over the two-week offshore period. The accumulation of post-shift fatigue scores was positively related to successive days-on-shift and chronic sleep loss. Our results suggest that prolonging offshore periods will likely result in elevated fatigue risk. Accumulating fatigue and sleep loss over two-week offshore periods should be considered in fatigue risk management plans and systems.


Subject(s)
Fatigue/etiology , Occupational Health , Oil and Gas Industry , Sleep Deprivation/complications , Work Schedule Tolerance/physiology , Actigraphy , Adult , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Personnel Staffing and Scheduling , Sleep , Sleepiness , Time Factors , Young Adult
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Br Dent J ; 216(4): 146, 2014 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24557367
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Br Dent J ; 208(2): 49, 2010 Jan 23.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20098366
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Int Dent J ; 56(4): 209-14, 2006 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16972395

ABSTRACT

AIM: To report the results of a survey of all percutaneous injuries occurring in 2003-2004 to staff and students at the dental school in Trinidad. METHOD: Data were collected via 163 questionnaires administered to all dental surgery assistants, the current clinical students (years 3, 4 & 5), the interns, part-time and full-time academic staff. RESULTS: A 71% response rate was obtained. The number of persons reporting one or more sharps injuries at the dental school was 42 (37%). Of these, 17 (40%) were percutaneous. Needlesticks and periodontal scaler injuries were the most common. There was no significant correlation (p>0.05) between injury and gender, age group, dominant hand or needle recapping technique. 75% of respondents described their concern of contracting a blood-borne disease from a sharps injury as "high" and 59% of the respondents followed the school's recommended protocol following the injury. 50% of the injuries among the students and interns were not reported. CONCLUSIONS: A more rigorous programme of risk management with respect to sharps injuries needs to be designed and implemented at the school. There is also a need to improve surveillance of and reduce the underreporting of these injuries.


Subject(s)
Dental Staff/statistics & numerical data , HIV/immunology , Skin/injuries , Wounds, Stab/epidemiology , Adult , Blood-Borne Pathogens , Clinical Protocols , Dental Instruments/adverse effects , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Needlestick Injuries/epidemiology , Prevalence , Surveys and Questionnaires , West Indies/epidemiology
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International dental journal ; 56(4): 209-214, Aug. 2006. tab
Article in English | MedCarib | ID: med-17396

ABSTRACT

AIM: To report the results of a survey of all percutaneous injuries occurring in 2003-2004 to staff and students at the dental school in Trinidad. METHOD: Data were collected via 163 questionnaires administered to all dental surgery assistants, the current clinical students (years 3, 4 & 5), the interns, part-time and full-time academic staff. RESULTS: A 71% response rate was obtained. The number of persons reporting one or more sharps injuries at the dental school was 42 (37%). Of these, 17 (40%) were percutaneous. Needlesticks and periodontal scaler injuries were the most common. There was no significant correlation (p>0.05) between injury and gender, age group, dominant hand or needle recapping technique. 75% of respondents described their concern of contracting a blood-borne disease from a sharps injury as "high" and 59% of the respondents followed the school's recommended protocol following the injury. 50% of the injuries among the students and interns were not reported. CONCLUSIONS: A more rigorous programme of risk management with respect to sharps injuries needs to be designed and implemented at the school. There is also a need to improve surveillance of and reduce the underreporting of these injuries


Subject(s)
Humans , Infections , Laboratory Infection/blood , Infection Control, Dental , Dental Staff , Dental Staff, Hospital
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Med Oral ; 9(4): 300-3, 2004.
Article in English, Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15292868

ABSTRACT

This paper discusses the difficulties in making a definitive diagnosis of oral psoriasis based upon clinical and histological evidence only. A young black male presented with multiple lesions showing erosions, fissures, and yellowish scales on the vermilion borders of both lips. He also had erythematous-erosive areas on the gingivae, a fissured tongue showing greyish areas on its ventral surface, whitish lesions and longitudinal sulci in the hard palate with lacelike lesions on the soft palate. Biopsies from the lower lip, gingiva and soft palate showed hyperkeratosis, spongiosis, acanthosis, and elongation of rete ridges. In addition, collections intraepithelial micro-abscesses of Munro were observed. These findings are consistent with oral psoriasis. Typical cutaneous lesions and a family history of psoriasis were absent.


Subject(s)
Mouth Diseases/diagnosis , Psoriasis/diagnosis , Adolescent , Humans , Male
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West Indian Med J ; 53(2): 113-7, 2004 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15199723

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to characterize the clinical profile of patients with oral lichen planus (OLP) and to evaluate the efficacy of topical, systemic and/or intralesional corticosteroids in the management of symptomatic cases. Fifty-two patients with OLP, 33 females and 19 males, aged from 17 to 75 years (mean 49.7 years) were studied. Information regarding the clinical forms, sites of involvement, patients' medical history and habits were recorded. Diagnosis of OLP was made using clinical criteria alone in 32 cases, while biopsy examination was required in the remaining 20. Symptomatic lesions were seen in 29 patients, who were treated with corticosteroid. Asymptomatic cases (23) were only clinically monitored. The forms of OLP found in this study were reticular (47%), atrophic (24%), erosive (21%) and plaque-like (8%). The buccal mucosa was the site predominantly affected. Systemic diseases were found in 17 patients (seven diabetic and ten with hypertension) but these data lacked statistical significance (p > 0.05) when compared with a control group of age and gender matched patients without any type of mucocutaneous disease. A habit of tobacco and/or alcohol use was reported by 11.5% of the patients, most of them with the reticular form of the disease. Topical corticosteroid therapy alone was effective in producing relief of symptoms in 18 of the 29 patients, although some relapses occurred after discontinuation. For lesions non-responsive to topical treatment, intralesional injection and/or short-term use of systemic corticosteroids were used.


Subject(s)
Adrenal Cortex Hormones/therapeutic use , Lichen Planus, Oral/drug therapy , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Brazil/epidemiology , Chi-Square Distribution , Female , Humans , Lichen Planus, Oral/diagnosis , Lichen Planus, Oral/epidemiology , Male , Middle Aged , Risk Factors , Treatment Outcome
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West Indian med. j ; 53(2): 113-117, Mar. 2004.
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-410525

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to characterize the clinical profile of patients with oral lichen planus (OLP) and to evaluate the efficacy of topical, systemic and/or intralesional corticosteroids in the management of symptomatic cases. Fifty-two patients with OLP, 33 females and 19 males, aged from 17 to 75 years (mean 49.7 years) were studied. Information regarding the clinical forms, sites of involvement, patients' medical history and habits were recorded. Diagnosis of OLP was made using clinical criteria alone in 32 cases, while biopsy examination was required in the remaining 20. Symptomatic lesions were seen in 29 patients, who were treated with corticosteroid. Asymptomatic cases (23) were only clinically monitored. The forms of OLP found in this study were reticular (47), atrophic (24), erosive (21) and plaque-like (8). The buccal mucosa was the site predominantly affected. Systemic diseases were found in 17 patients (seven diabetic and ten with hypertension) but these data lacked statistical significance (p > 0.05) when compared with a control group of age and gender matched patients without any type of mucocutaneous disease. A habit of tobacco and/or alcohol use was reported by 11.5 of the patients, most of them with the reticular form of the disease. Topical corticosteroid therapy alone was effective in producing relief of symptoms in 18 of the 29 patients, although some relapses occurred after discontinuation. For lesions non-responsive to topical treatment, intralesional injection and/or short-term use of systemic corticosteroids were used


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Adrenal Cortex Hormones/therapeutic use , Lichen Planus, Oral/drug therapy , Brazil/epidemiology , Chi-Square Distribution , Risk Factors , Lichen Planus, Oral/diagnosis , Lichen Planus, Oral/epidemiology , Treatment Outcome
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West Indian Med J ; 52(3): 203-7, 2003 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14649100

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to characterize the clinical profile of patients with oral lichen planus (OLP) and to evaluate the efficacy of topical, systemic and/or intralesional corticosteroids in the management of symptomatic cases. Fifty-two patients with OLP, 33 females and 19 males, aged from 17 to 75 years (mean 49.7 years) were studied. Information regarding the clinical forms, sites of involvement, patients' medical history and habits were recorded. Diagnosis of OLP was made using clinical criteria alone in 32 cases, while biopsy examination was required in the remaining 20. Symptomatic lesions were seen in 29 patients, who were treated with corticosteroid. Asymptomatic cases (23) were only clinically monitored. The forms of OLP found in this study were reticular (47%), atrophic (24%), erosive (21%) and plaque-like (8%). The buccal mucosa was the site predominantly affected. Systemic diseases were found in 17 patients (seven diabetic and ten with hypertension) but these data lacked statistical significance (p > 0.05) when compared with a control group of age and gender matched patients without any type of mucocutaneous disease. A habit of tobacco and/or alcohol use was reported by 11.5% of the patients, most of them with the reticular form of the disease. Topical corticosteroid therapy alone was effective in producing relief of symptoms in 18 of the 29 patients, although some relapses occurred after discontinuation. For lesions non-responsive to topical treatment, intralesional injection and/or short-term use of systemic corticosteroids were used.


Subject(s)
Adrenal Cortex Hormones/therapeutic use , Lichen Planus, Oral/drug therapy , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Brazil/epidemiology , Chi-Square Distribution , Female , Humans , Lichen Planus, Oral/diagnosis , Lichen Planus, Oral/epidemiology , Male , Middle Aged , Risk Factors , Treatment Outcome
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West Indian med. j ; 52(3): 203-207, Sept. 2003.
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-410721

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to characterize the clinical profile of patients with oral lichen planus (OLP) and to evaluate the efficacy of topical, systemic and/or intralesional corticosteroids in the management of symptomatic cases. Fifty-two patients with OLP, 33 females and 19 males, aged from 17 to 75 years (mean 49.7 years) were studied. Information regarding the clinical forms, sites of involvement, patients' medical history and habits were recorded. Diagnosis of OLP was made using clinical criteria alone in 32 cases, while biopsy examination was required in the remaining 20. Symptomatic lesions were seen in 29 patients, who were treated with corticosteroid. Asymptomatic cases (23) were only clinically monitored. The forms of OLP found in this study were reticular (47), atrophic (24), erosive (21) and plaque-like (8). The buccal mucosa was the site predominantly affected. Systemic diseases were found in 17 patients (seven diabetic and ten with hypertension) but these data lacked statistical significance (p > 0.05) when compared with a control group of age and gender matched patients without any type of mucocutaneous disease. A habit of tobacco and/or alcohol use was reported by 11.5 of the patients, most of them with the reticular form of the disease. Topical corticosteroid therapy alone was effective in producing relief of symptoms in 18 of the 29 patients, although some relapses occurred after discontinuation. For lesions non-responsive to topical treatment, intralesional injection and/or short-term use of systemic corticosteroids were used


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Adrenal Cortex Hormones/therapeutic use , Lichen Planus, Oral/drug therapy , Brazil/epidemiology , Chi-Square Distribution , Risk Factors , Lichen Planus, Oral/diagnosis , Lichen Planus, Oral/epidemiology , Treatment Outcome
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J Hered ; 92(4): 346-9, 2001.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11535648

ABSTRACT

We investigated the genetic structure of perennial colonies of the yellowjacket wasp (Vespula germanica) in its introduced range in Australia and New Zealand. The nuclear genotypes of 712 gynes from 21 colonies, 147 workers from 5 colonies, and 81 males from 4 colonies were assayed at three polymorphic microsatellite loci. The mitochondrial haplotypes of all wasps also were determined for a 450-bp region of the mtDNA using double-stranded conformational polymorphism (DSCP) analysis. We found that multiple reproductives were needed to explain the genotypes of gynes, workers, and males in 7 of 21, 2 of 5, and 2 of 4 colonies, respectively, and that nestmate relatedness of these three castes equaled 0.42, 0.16, and 0.22, respectively. The mitochondrial data revealed that all individuals shared the same mtDNA haplotype in 20 of the 21 colonies. However, in one colony, gynes and workers displayed multiple mtDNA haplotypes, indicating that nonnestmate recruitment had occurred. Overall the genetic structure within the majority of perennial colonies conformed to expectations based on the biology of V. germanica and kin selection theory for polygyne colonies; multiple reproductives successfully produced offspring and were recruited into their natal nests, thereby maintaining relatively high relatedness between interacting individuals.


Subject(s)
Sexual Behavior, Animal , Wasps/physiology , Animals , Female , Male , Reproduction , Wasps/genetics
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Mol Ecol ; 10(6): 1423-32, 2001 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11412365

ABSTRACT

The wasp Vespula germanica is a highly successful invasive pest. This study examined the population genetic structure of V. germanica in its introduced range in Australia. We sampled 1320 workers and 376 males from 141 nests obtained from three widely separated geographical areas on the Australian mainland and one on the island of Tasmania. The genotypes of all wasps were assayed at three polymorphic DNA microsatellite markers. Our analyses uncovered significant allelic differentiation among all four V. germanica populations. Pairwise estimates of genetic divergence between populations agreed with the results of a model-based clustering algorithm which indicated that the Tasmanian population was particularly distinct from the other populations. Within-population analyses revealed that genetic similarity declined with spatial distance, indicating that wasps from nests separated by more than approximately 25 km belonged to separate mating pools. We suggest that the observed genetic patterns resulted from frequent bottlenecks experienced by the V. germanica populations during their colonization of Australia.


Subject(s)
Genetics, Population , Models, Genetic , Wasps/genetics , Animals , Australia , DNA, Mitochondrial , Founder Effect , Linkage Disequilibrium , Male , Microsatellite Repeats , Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
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Arch Oral Biol ; 45(11): 931-5, 2000 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11000378

ABSTRACT

Experiments in cats have shown that Evans blue dye diffuses at a greater rate into dentine in recently extracted teeth than in vivo. These experiments have now been repeated in man and similar results were obtained except that, after applications in vivo, visible concentrations of the dye were present in the dentine, and in a few cases, even in the pulp. It is concluded that, as in the cat, the diffusion in vivo was impaired by outward flow of fluid in the dentinal tubules but the mean velocity of flow in the human dentine was less than that in the cat.


Subject(s)
Dentin Permeability/physiology , Acid Etching, Dental , Animals , Cats , Coloring Agents , Dental Pulp/physiology , Dentin/physiology , Dentin/ultrastructure , Dentinal Fluid/physiology , Diffusion , Evans Blue , Humans , Tooth Extraction
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Annu Rev Entomol ; 42: 269-89, 1997.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15012315

ABSTRACT

Insects offer a vast array of teaching opportunities for precollege students. Here we address the basics teachers need in order to use insects successfully in their curricula. We identify exemplary resources in the printed North American literature and point out potentially productive places for teachers and students to search for ideas and materials. We review the roles of entomology in the educational framework, highlight favorite classroom arthropods and less well-known examples, and guide readers to entomological resources. Tips to help teachers identify, rear, and maintain classroom insects and find equipment and supplies are included. The review concludes with a plea for greater classroom and curricular involvement by those in the entomological profession.

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J Clin Periodontol ; 21(8): 559-61, 1994 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7989620

ABSTRACT

The oral features of a patient with notable maxillary and mandibular gingival enlargement secondary to leukaemic infiltration in chronic lymphocyte leukaemia are presented.


Subject(s)
Gingiva/pathology , Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/pathology , Leukemic Infiltration , Palate/pathology , Aged , Gingival Hyperplasia/pathology , Humans , Male , Purpura/pathology , Telangiectasis/pathology , Ulcer/pathology
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