“Es mi única responsabilidad, y hacerlo mal ¿Te imaginas?”: imaginario social y subjetivo de género en hombres trabajadores de una transnacional minera en el estado de Oaxaca

Demodex, a type of mite, lives in human hair follicles. They can multiply very quickly in some conditions and then start to irritate the skin by causing skin disorders. This study aims to investigateifworkingenvironmentconditions affect the prevalence of Demodex. A cross-sectional, multicenter study was conducted with three different occupational groups: mine, textile and food factory workers (n = 102). Determined industry workers who applied to our outpatient dermatology clinics with the complaint of dermatosis in three different cities were included in the study. Demodex positivity was checked by dermoscopy. Differences between categorical variables examined with Chi-square analysis and T test was used to compare continuous variables between groups. 50% Demodex positivity was found in mine workers, 45.3% in food factory workers and 66.7% in textile manufacturing workers. A high rate of Demodex positivity was observed in all three occupational groups. Although the highest positivity rate was observed in textile manufacturing workers, no significant difference was found between the groups (p = 0.320). The overall prevalence of Demodex in female workers was statistically significantly higher than in male workers (p = 0.029). Exposure of workers to a wide variety of factors in work environments such as textile factories and the fact that women are more sensitive to external factors may have caused the prevalence of Demodex to be higher in these groups. So, a change in the work environment or the use of suitable protective equipment may benefit the treatment of diseases caused by Demodex. But, further studies are needed with larger and various industry groups to make more certain views.

Background:The mining industry has many hazards to which workers are exposed. Despite that, study on health hazards among mine workers are limited in India. Also, there are negligible studies on ex-miners in India. Thus, the present study tried to explore the current levels of self-reported morbidity among mine workers and ex-mine workers in the Karauli district of Rajasthan, India.Methods:This study was a comparative cross-sectional study conducted in the Karauli district of Rajasthan, India. A total of 218 mine workers, 137 ex-mine workers, and 203 non-mine workers were interviewed. An interview-led questionnaire recording the presence of self-reported health problems and demographic information was administered. Self-reported symptoms were classified according to the categories defined in the operational definitions.Results:Ex-mine workers moved away from mining due to respiratory problems (31%), weakness (24%), and TB (20%). Mine workers and ex-miners have significantly increased prevalence of respiratory-related symptoms and injury at the workplace, vision, and oral health problems than the non-mine workers. The adjusted odds of morbidity conditions such as cough up with blood, shortness of breath, and wheezing were significantly higher among ex-miners than current miners.Conclusion:This study identified respiratory symptoms, injury, vision loss, hearing loss, and poor oral health for both mine and ex-mine workers. The higher self-reported health problems for symptoms like cough up with blood, shortness of breath, and wheezing were found among ex-miners than current mine workers.

Women in mining face unique health and safety challenges due to anatomical and physiological differences, making the assessment and management of ergonomic risks in underground coal mines critical. This study examines the ergonomic experiences of female mineworkers through six focus-group discussions, each comprising eight participants, using a qualitative research design involving women actively engaged in core mining activities at three South African mines. Findings reveal that mining equipment and work environments often fail to accommodate the physiological needs of female workers, exposing them to a range of ergonomic hazards. Beyond physical risks, the study highlights organizational and systemic shortcomings, including inadequate implementation of existing policies and regulations. Poor hygiene in toilet facilities was also reported, with three out of eight participants taking medication for urinary tract infections, underscoring gaps in occupational health provision. The findings emphasize the urgent need for mine-specific ergonomic programs developed through participatory approaches, as part of a broader strategy to prevent musculoskeletal injuries and improve working conditions for female mineworkers. The establishment of the Women in Mining Forum further indicates that the industry is not yet fully prepared to support women in underground mining, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to create a safer, more inclusive work environment.

SRP Meeting: Developments in Operational Health Physics, University of Birmingham, 25-26 March 1998

This study centers on socio-economic assessment and profitability of artisanal gold miners in Niger State, Nigeria. The specific objectives are to examine artisanal gold miners’ socio-economic profile, examine the level of profitability of artisanal gold mining and identify the constraints determining the profitability of artisanal gold mining. Primary data was used which were obtained through the administration of structured questionnaires to randomly sampled artisanal gold miners in the study area. Descriptive statistics using charts, frequency table, mean, maximum, minimum and range, and inferential statistics using multiple linear regression, t-test were used as well as budgetary analysis. Profit difference of N 16,139.69 was noted between male and female artisan gold miners, with male earning a non-significantly (p>0.05) higher profit than the female artisans. Married artisan spent significantly (p<0.05) more (N106, 549.66) in running their various artisanal duties than the unmarried single artisans (N 87,036.67). Single artisans were noted to earn higher revenue than their married counterpart. This significant difference of N 20,897.09 can be accounted for by the ready availability of single unmarried artisans to work for longer hours per day without any distraction of family cares and obligations. This invariably leads to the significantly higher profit of single unmarried artisanal miners of N97, 051. Other significant determinants of artisanal gold profit level are miners’ age in years (p<0.01), experience at work in years (p<0.10) and years of work at current mine (p<0.05). Findings shows that artisanal miners were noted to be operating profitably in the study location; however, marital status, age of miners, years of experience and years of work in the current mine were found to be significant determinants of profitability and profit level of an average miners. Keywords – Profitability, Artisanal gold, Revenue, Socio-economic profile, constraints.

My aims in this chapter are both critical and substantive. I argue that gender in intersection with other social formations configures cultures and societies, and that epistemic norms (norms defining what constitutes knowledge) are developed in this gendered societal matrix and must therefore be the object of critique. I then explore the substantive implications of this argument. My discussion focuses specifically on deductive reasoning and its development, but the import of these remarks extends beyond this particular domain.

Mine workers are a group that is vulnerable to various health problems, particularly lung function disorders caused by dust exposure in the work environment. Nutritional knowledge plays a significant role in maintaining lung health. This community service aims to improve nutritional knowledge related to Occupational Safety and Health (K3) to prevent lung function disorders in mine workers at PT X Coal Division. The method used was action research with a cross-sectional approach involving 28 respondents. A structured questionnaire was employed as a pre-test and post-test instrument, consisting of 10 true-false items assessing knowledge about the importance of nutrition and the application of OHS principles in the workplace. Nutrition education was delivered in the form of interactive counselling sessions. Data were analysed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test to determine differences in knowledge before and after the intervention. The results showed a significant improvement in knowledge: prior to counselling, 75% of respondents had moderate knowledge, whereas after counselling, 96.4% demonstrated good knowledge. This indicates that the nutrition education program was effective in enhancing workers' understanding of nutrition and occupational health. A continuous and structured counselling program is recommended to sustain awareness and encourage preventive behaviors among mine workers.

In this invited commentary, I offer a critique of two lacunae in the emerging field. I consider how aspects of research on the transformations of global higher education constitute an emergent sociology of higher education, and I also review how the dominant tendencies occlude gender and feminist perspectives. By way of enticing readers to consider these absences, I present research evidence from a feminist and sociological perspective about the innovative and refreshing critiques of transformations in HE and the future of universities. I also contend that women's learning lives on in feminist scholarship and emergent new knowledge that may contribute to the university of the future. First, I present some recent feminist and sociological research that was published in a special issue of a new Routledge journal for the UK's Academy of Social Sciences, Contemporary Social Science, which drew on a seminar series about Imagining the University of the Future. All the contributors presented critiques of the current dominant perspectives in research on global higher education. They also presented narratives that constitute new knowledge created with new methodologies and gendered or feminist frames of reference. Second, I present evidence from another Routledge journal, but this time the long-standing British Journal of Sociology of Education, to develop a sociology of higher education through a recent virtual special issue which brings together articles over the last five years. This demonstrates the rich theoretical diversity of sociological studies of the transformations of global higher education, including from a gender and feminist perspective. Finally, I conclude with offering a comment about the vitality and vibrancy of women's learning across their lives, especially through the contributions of generations of feminist scholars to these new fields of endeavour. Feminist knowledge and scholarship are important to understanding global HE and the university of the future.

Introduction Good working environment influences different dimensions of our health. The study will explore the problem of defined micro parameters of working environment and it was done as part of research “Super micro climate in living environment” in 2015. The main aim is to show the importance of designing the quality-working environment for health of employees and users of chosen medical center. Methods A cross-sectional epidemiological study was done in the medical center in Ljubljana. Our research was divided into three stages: (1) exploring the working environment through observation; (2) qualitative research (semi structured interviews) among employees and users; (3) quantitative research. For the observation part (1) we defined following elements: space organization, air quality, light, noise, thermal comfort, furniture, HVAC, labeling, wall finishing. For quantitative (3) and qualitative (2) research we prepared the questionnaire based on literature review: demographic data, purpose of the visit, self-opinion about the space, micro parameters of working environment: noise, lightening, space distribution, orientation in the space, temperature, air quality, furnishing. Results The results of observation part were: confusion of distribution of space, a lot of empty spaces, not enough furnishes. We did survey among 29 users and employees and we made 7 semi-structure interviews. The results of qualitative and quantitative research were: poor indoor air quality, noisy, non-logical distribution of spaces, bad labeling, good thermal comfort, not enough chairs, low natural lightening. Conclusion Based on the results of this study there is the need for interdisciplinary collaboration between public health experts, medical doctors, architects, mechanical and structural engineers. The guidelines for designing quality indoor working environment should be discussed from public health and architecture view.

BackgroundHome-based nursing care continues to expand, delivering care to increasingly older clients with multiple, chronic and complex conditions that require the use of additional and more numerous invasive medical devices. Therefore, the prevention of infections poses a challenge for nurses, professional caregivers and clients. ObjectiveThis article explores infection prevention practices and related behavioural factors in both nurses and clients to identify barriers and facilitators of infection prevention practices in home-based nursing care. DesignA qualitative, exploratory design. SettingFour healthcare organisations providing home-based nursing care in the Netherlands. MethodsParticipant observations were used as the main source of data collection complemented with focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews. ParticipantsParticipant observations: 16 nurses, three professional caregivers and 80 clients.Semi-structured interviews: 11 clients.Focus group discussions: 15 nurses and four professional caregivers. ResultsA total of 87 unique care delivery situations were observed for 55 h, complemented with three focus group discussions and 11 individual semi-structured client interviews. Infection prevention practices in home-based nursing care appeared to be challenged by 1. The specific context or environment in which the care occurred, which is more autonomous, less structured, less controlled and less predictable than other care settings; 2. Suboptimal and considerable variation in professional performance concerning the application of hand hygiene and the proper use of personal protective equipment such as face masks, barrier gowns and disposable gloves; 3. Extensive use in and outside the client's surroundings of communication devices that are irregularly cleaned and tend to interrupt nursing procedures; and 4. Inadequate organisational support in the implementation and evaluation of new information or policy changes and fragmentation, variation and conflicting information regarding professional guidelines and protocols. ConclusionsFrom a first-hand observational viewpoint, this study showed that the daily practice of infection prevention in home-based nursing care appears to be suboptimal. Furthermore, this research revealed considerable variation in the work environment, the application of hand hygiene, the proper use of personal protective equipment, the handling of communication devices and organisational policies, procedures and support. Finally, the study identified a number of important barriers and facilitators of infection prevention practices in the work environment, professional and team performance, clients and organisations.

IoT enabled HELMET to safeguard the health of mine workers

Worker poetry found in a Canadian trade union newspaper in the “age of the CIO” When celebrated Wobbly troubadour Joe Hill purportedly visited the Rossland Miners’ Hall in the early 1900s to lend his support to the first Canadian local of the rugged Western Federation of Miners (WFM), he no doubt shared some of his inspired verses with the mine workers who are said to have protected him. [1] Claims of his visit are unsubstantiated, but if he did get to Rossland, British Columbia, he likely would have sung them some of his most popular tunes about struggle, resistance, and the dream of a workers’ paradise, and in so doing he would have been performing the same service that poets and songwriters had rendered working people since the earliest days of the trade union movement. This paper explores examples of that historical literary tradition through a study of smelter worker poetry found in the pages of The Commentator , a trade union newspaper published in Trail by Local 480 of the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers (Mine Mill) in the late 1930s and early 1940s as labour activists were striving to rekindle the union spirit at the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada (CM&S Company), then the world’s largest lead and zinc smelter and a key munitions manufacturer during the First and Second World Wars. [1] Jeremy Mouat, Roaring Days: Rossland’s Mines and the History of British Columbia (Vancouver: UBC Press, 1995), p. 71, notes that Rossland miners formed Local 38 of the Western Federation of Miners in 1895. The WFM was instrumental in the founding of the IWW ten years later.

This paper focuses on the process of gender socialization of boys, examined through parenting practices of mothers and fathers in the contemporary socio-cultural context of Serbia. The analysis is based on empirical material collected via semi-structured interviews during 2012 on a sample of 24 families with children aged 2 to 12. The constant comparative analysis (grounded theory method) includes attitudes and actions of parents of boys and girls (as a control group) in the process of family gender socialization, and enables interpretation of boys’ gender socialization models on a continuum ranging from traditional to modern upbringing practices of parents. The research shows that parental practices in modern-day Serbia are still primarily traditional. Of the three distinct models of boys’ gender socialization (traditional, transitional and participatory), the last two represent a step forward in the direction of the individualization of parenthood and more egalitarian gender socialization patterns influenced primarily by partner relationship dynamics. These dynamics are initiated by mothers’ reflexiveness and the transformation of the concept of the “sacrificing motherhood”. The dynamic of partner relationships thus shifts in the direction of “sacrificing fatherhood”, that is, a father’s renunciation of a part of the privileges he enjoyed before entering the responsibilities within the household. Interactions with the social environment (and perceived changes in it), as well as interactions with the family of origin are crucial elements in whose interrelation the upbringing practices of parents are built and within which gender socialization of boys takes place in the socio-cultural context of contemporary families in Serbia.

Teaching and Learning Guide for ‘Beauty Work: Individual and Institutional Rewards, the Reproduction of Gender, and Questions of Agency’

Teachers at Higher Education (HE) institutions are expected to do research. However, the level of motivation to engage in research varies with various institutional factors affecting teachers’ research motivation. Previous research has shown the need to better understand these factors to facilitate teachers’ research motivation. This mixed methods study with 536 English as a foreign language (EFL) teacher participants from Chinese universities investigates the relationship between mentorship, working environment and teachers’ research motivation. Our analysis of the questionnaire data using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) shows the significant influence of working environments on teachers’ research motivation. Qualitative data from semi-structured interviews and diaries were thematically analysed to reveal that the examined factors have different impacts on teachers’ research motivation on the basis of different university types. Both mentorship and working environments had an influence on teachers’ research motivation. Teachers from “Project 985” and “Project 211” universities had a more supportive working environment than those teachers at ordinary/regular universities who appeared to have insufficient mentorship, poor working environments, inadequate time support, and deficient opportunities to attend academic conferences that affected these teachers’ research motivation negatively. The implications of our study are that university administrators and policymakers could develop practical mentorship programmes with effective assessment measurements of the mentoring process and stipulate relevant policies to provide conducive working environments, especially for teachers from ordinary/regular universities, to enhance teachers’ research motivation and improve their research productivity.