Manual Workers Research Articles

The Retrait of Rhetoric

This article argues that rhetorical theory will never dominate a quasi-originary and ontolg ising rhetoricity that nonetheless calls for it. This rhetoricity is not simply a game played ‘in the world’, to borrow Derrida's phrasing; it is—like writing, like metaphoricity, like the ‘yes-yes’ or (en)gage—one more name for ‘ the game of the world’. To get some traction on this undeclinable yet unmasterable rhetoricity, we’ll examine what Derrida calls ‘a danger of rhetoricism’ in de Man's work, a tendency to overestimate the authority of the linguistic, the verbal, the discursive. The goal is not so much to substantiate Derrida's suspicions about de Man's ‘rhetoricism’ as it is to get on the tail of a rhetorical force that is irreducible to it, an ineluctable affect ability or respons ivity that is bound up in the very structure of sur-vival.

THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE RECOVERY PROCESS OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY IN BURUNDI, CENTRAL AFRICA

Women can play a role in peacemaking and peacebuilding in real terms such as taking many actions, both in the political, social, and economic fields, including being involved in peace talks (negotiators), assisting the rehabilitation of child victims of armed conflict, bridging conflicting parties to discuss issues. However, the issue of peace and all efforts to make it happen are considered part of men's work. Thus, the role of women, in this case, is less significant. Women and children are the most victims when a conflict occurs. There are two characteristics of different views to be able to understand gender and conflict. The essentialist view is based on an ontology that states that the world is rule-governed, a construction view that is based on an ontology that states that an ever-changing world. The research method used in this study is a qualitative-descriptive approach. Data comes from various sources, such as obtaining the desired data through documentation studies and digital traces. This is an important force in peace, so women deserve to be called the agents of peace in its essence towards world security and peace. In the post-conflict recovery process in Burundi, women have an important and central role, namely as peacekeepers.

High prevalence of subjective cognitive decline in older Chinese adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) is considered a preclinical stage of Alzheimer's disease. However, reliable prevalence estimates of SCD in the Chinese population are lacking, underscoring the importance of such metrics for policymakers to formulate appropriate healthcare strategies. To systematically evaluate SCD prevalence among older Chinese adults. PubMed, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, Embase, CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, CBM, and Airiti Library databases were searched for studies on SCD in older Chinese individuals published before May 2023. Two investigators independently screened the literature, extracted the information, and assessed the bias risk of the included studies. A meta-analysis was then conducted using Stata 16.0 software via a random-effects model to analyze SCD prevalence in older Chinese adults. A total of 17 studies were included (n = 31,782). The SCD prevalence in older Chinese adults was 46.4% (95% CI, 40.6-52.2%). Further, subgroup analyzes indicated that SCD prevalence was 50.8% in men and 58.9% among women. Additionally, SCD prevalence in individuals aged 60-69, 70-79, and ≥ 80 years was 38.0, 45.2, and 60.3%, respectively. Furthermore, SCD prevalence in older adults with BMI <18.5, 18.5-24.0, and > 24.0 was 59.3, 54.0, and 52.9%, respectively. Geographically, SCD prevalence among older Chinese individuals was 41.3% in North China and 50.0% in South China. In terms of residence, SCD prevalence was 47.1% in urban residents and 50.0% among rural residents. As for retired individuals, SCD prevalence was 44.2% in non-manual workers and 49.2% among manual workers. In the case of education, individuals with an education level of "elementary school and below" had an SCD prevalence rate of 62.8%; "middle school, "52.4%; "high school, "55.0%; and "college and above, "51.3%. Finally, SCD prevalence was lower among married individuals with surviving spouses than in single adults who were divorced, widowed, or unmarried. Our systematic review and meta-analysis identified significant and widespread SCD prevalence in the older population in China. Therefore, our review findings highlight the urgent requirement for medical institutions and policymakers across all levels to prioritize and rapidly develop and implement comprehensive preventive and therapeutic strategies for SCD.Systematic review registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42023406950, identifier: CRD42023406950.

“The Best Little Boy in the World”: Disidentification in the Production of Black Gay Male Subjectivity1

This article examines how Black gay men produce identities in correspondence with cultural scripts of Black manhood. I illustrate how these scripts organize a subjectivity shaped by white supremacy and signify racial consciousness, respectability, and commitment to Black antiracism. The script intentionally excludes queer men. Instead, Black queer men are “faggots,” a subjectivity signifying weakness, wasted manhood, and capitulation to whiteness. Utilizing Muñoz's (1999, Disidentifications: Queers of Color and the Performance of Politics, University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis) concept of disidentification, I track how participants engage in a reimagining of the conventional script of heteronormative Black masculinity to embody a subjectivity I call Super Black Man. This hybrid subjectivity responds to interlocking systems of race, sexuality, and gender in their lives by locating space in conventional Black male subjectivities for Black gay men. As Super Black Men, participants accomplished identities that did not compromise their self‐expression or affiliation with Black communities. I discuss how disidentification adds analytic complexity to this empirical investigation of Black gay men's identity work. What results is a more robust understanding of how race shapes the motives, trajectory, and outcomes of racialized sexual identities.

Countermeasures for the Transformation of Migrant Workers to Industrial Workers in the Construction Industry Based on Evolutionary Game Theory

With the rapid development of new construction methods, China’s construction industry is facing the transformation challenges of industrialization and informationization. However, migrant workers are characterized by high mobility, low education, and poor skills in China’s national conditions, which can no longer meet the requirements of operations. The transformation of the low-level manual migrant workers in the construction industry to high-level skilled industrial workers is inevitable. In order to explore how to better achieve the transformation of construction workers, evolutionary game research with construction unit and labor company as the subjects was carried out. Three types of assumptions were introduced into the constructed evolutionary game model: cooperation mechanism, spillover effect, and incentive mechanism (CSI). Simulation experiments and analysis of the model were finally conducted. The results of the game analysis finally show: (1) a higher initial proportion of selected transformed industrial workers; (2) a fair benefit concession from the construction unit to the labor company; (3) a lower revenue spillover effect; (4) that a higher level of regulation and incentives are conducive to the evolutionary game to converge to the desired state at a faster rate. The findings provide ideas for improving the labor system in China’s construction industry and lay the foundation for solving the labor specialization problem of new construction methods.

“Basali ba lifemeng”:1 Gender Stereotyping and the Low Absorption of Male Labour in Lesotho’s Textile Industry

Abstract This article explores the low absorption of male labour in Lesotho’s textile industry. The research adopted a qualitative approach to interrogate dynamics in the industry and perspectives from social actors, including textile employees, key individuals and members of society. It revealed that the dynamics of change in the industry, particularly the technological leaps achieved by some factories, have created opportunities for men but have not necessarily resulted in changes in societal gender stereotypes, namely how society defines specific occupations as either masculine or feminine. Men working in textiles encounter barriers related to widespread and unchallenged stereotypes, characterised by denigration and feminisation by sections of society. The article concludes by alluding to the significance of paying attention to gender stereotypes embedded in societal and historical dynamics in seeking to understand the situation of men in the industry, and the potential implications of the introduction of technology in the industry.

Work Adjustments by Types of Occupations Amongst People with Multiple Sclerosis: A Survey Study.

To explore the occurrence of work adjustments for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) across types of occupations (managerial, office, and manual workers). All working-aged (20-50 years) residents in Sweden diagnosed with MS were invited to participate in a web-based survey in 2021. Responses were linked to individual-level nationwide registers. Descriptive analyses were conducted to compare sociodemographic and clinical variables across occupations as well as other responses. The odds ratio of having any adjustment at work was determined using multinomial logistic regression. From all 4412 respondents (52% response rate), 3313 employees were included. The majority were women (72%) and had low (24.2%) or mild disease severity (44.7%). Nevertheless, different work adjustments across occupations were observed. Compared to the other occupations, office workers reported more invisible symptoms, more work adjustments and considered adapted schedules as the most important adjustment. On the contrary, more managers reported having no limiting symptoms and consequently, disclosed their diagnosis less often. They also reported having fewer work adjustments and more opportunities to modify their work than office and manual workers. Manual workers had a higher likelihood to report needing more support at work than office workers and managers. Further, a higher likelihood of having work adjustments was associated with progressive MS, higher MS severity, and invisible symptoms. A more severe clinical profile of MS was associated with having work adjustments. The physical demands and responsibilities of an occupation play an important role when requesting and getting work adjustments amongst employees with MS.

Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) among male craft and manual workers in Qatar (2020–2021)

BackgroundThe rapid growth of Qatar in the last two decades has attracted a large influx of immigrant craft and manual workers (CMWs) seeking employment in jobs associated with food handling, domestic service, and construction. Nearly 60 % of Qatar's population are expatriates CMWs, including many from hyperendemic countries for HEV. Thus, estimating the seroprevalence of HEV in Qatar and understanding its epidemiology is essential for public health efforts to control HEV transmission in Qatar. MethodsBlood samples from 2670 CMWs were collected between 2020 and 2021. All samples were tested for HEV-IgG antibodies. Positive HEV-IgG samples were tested for HEV-IgM antibodies, and those positives were also tested for viral antigens using an HEV-Ag ELISA kit and HEV-RNA by RT-PCR to confirm current HEV infections. ResultsThe seroprevalence of HEV-IgG was 27.3 % (729/2670; 95 % CI: 25.6–29.0). Of those HEV-IgG positive, 8.23 % (60/729; 95 % CI: 6.30–10.5) were HEV-IgM positive. Of the IgM-positive samples, 2 were HEV-RNA positive (3.39 %; 95 % CI: 0.40–11.7), and 1 was HEV-Ag positive (1.69 %; 95 % CI: 0.04–9.09). In addition, HEV-IgG seroprevalence was associated with age and nationality, with the highest seroprevalence in participants from Egypt (IgG 60.0 %; IgM 5.56 %), Pakistan (IgG 59.0 %; IgM 2.24 %), Nepal (IgG 29.3 %; IgM 2.70 %), Bangladesh (IgG 27.8 %; IgM 2.45 %), and India (IgG 23.9 %; IgM 2.43 %). ConclusionIn this study, we showed that the seroprevalence of HEV among CMWs was slightly higher than what was previously reported among the urban population in Qatar (2013–2016).

Collecting the energy generated by manual workers to monitor their working status and improve their working conditions by using a flexible rack mechanism

Currently, an increasing quantity of portable energy harvesting modules are being developed to capture the energy generated by human motion. However, the size and weight of a device can affect the smoothness and comfort of a user’s normal limb movements in the process of collecting energy generated by human movement. Especially on manual workers, this effect will significantly increase their physical exertion, so the design of energy-harvesting devices for wearing on manual workers has higher requirements. The bend knee energy harvester (BKEH) designed in the work presented in this paper used a laboratory-made flexible rack to harvest the energy generated by manual workers’ frequently bent knees during work. It converts the collected energy into electricity for various wearable devices to monitor the working status of manual workers and improve their working conditions. One end of the flexible rack is fixed to the upper thigh. When the user bends the knee, the flexible rack will move downward, causing the gear to rotate, thereby collecting the energy generated by the body’s movement. The BKEH was made of many lightweight materials and weighed only 406 g, greatly reducing the impact on the user’s normal limb movements and physical exertion. Practical experiments showed that the BKEH output open-circuit voltage is up to 80.3 V, the output power reached as high as 3.16 W, and the power density reached as high as 7.9 W kg−1, which can effectively supply sufficient electrical power for wearable devices to work normally. The BKEH has a high practical value and good adaptability to human movement posture and can generate enough voltage and power to allow some wearable devices to work properly. These wearable devices can effectively provide users with the ability to monitor their work status and improve working conditions.

Potential Work-related Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 by Standard Occupational Grouping Based on Pre-lockdown Working Conditions in France

This study aims to ascertain occupations potentially at greatest risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 based on pre-lockdown working conditions in France. We combined two French population-based surveys documenting workplace exposures to infectious agents, face-to-face contact with the public, and working with colleagues just before the pandemic. Then, for each 87-level standard French occupational grouping, we estimated the number and percentage of the French working population reporting these occupational exposure factors, by gender, using survey weights. As much as 40% (11 million) of all workers reported at least two exposure factors. Most of the workers concerned were in the healthcare sector. However, army/police officers, firefighters, hairdressers, teachers, cultural/sports professionals, and some manual workers were also exposed. Women were overrepresented in certain occupations with potentially higher risks of exposure such as home caregivers, childminders, and hairdressers. Our gender-stratified matrix can be used to assign prelockdown work-related exposures to cohorts implemented during the pandemic.

Impact of transition to retirement on the risk of depression and suicidality: results from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)

Abstract Background Depression is among the main contributors to older adults’ mental health burden. Retirement, as a major life transition, has been claimed to influence mental health substantially. Methods To assess short- and long-term impacts of transitioning to retirement on depression risk and suicidality in older adults across Europe, we conducted a longitudinal study using data from the SHARE, collected between 2004 and 2020 in 27 European countries plus Israel. To estimate relative risks (RR) for depression and suicidality at seven time intervals before and after retirement, we fitted adjusted generalised estimating equation models for repeated measures. Results We included 8,998 individuals employed at baseline and retired at follow-up. Compared to the year of retirement, the risk of depression was 11% lower in the following year (RR 0.89; 95% CI 0.81-0.99), 9% lower after 2 years (RR 0.91; 95% CI 0.82-1.00) and after 3 years (RR 0.91; 95% CI 0.81-1.01). Significant estimates remained among females, married individuals, those with an intermediate or higher level of education, former manual workers and those who retired at or before their country's median retirement age. A significant increase in depressive symptoms emerged from the tenth year after retirement among former non-manual workers (RR 1.21; 95% CI 1.05-1.40) and late retirees (RR 1.37; 95% CI 1.16-1.63). As for suicidality, we reported an increase in risk only 5 years or more after retirement: +30% 5-9 years after retirement (RR 1.30; 95% CI 1.04-1.64) and +47% 10 or more years after retirement (RR 1.47; 95% CI 1.09-1.98). Conclusions Longitudinal data suggest an independent effect of retiring associated with a reduction in depression and suicidality risk in the short run, with its effect decreasing in the long run. If greater flexibility in pensionable age may help prevent depression late in life, the transition to retirement is to be accompanied by targeted health promotion interventions.

Noise at school: any implications for teachers’ health? Findings from the French CONSTANCES study

Abstract Background While noise at school is a well-known issue concerning students’ well-being, data on its potential effect on teachers’ health are limited. Methods Among teachers (n = 13,843) and a sample of non-education employees (n = 34,338) participating in the French CONSTANCES cohort (enrollment phase 2012-2020), we evaluated self-reported noise exposure at inclusion with the question “do you work in an environment where you sometimes have to raise your voice to talk to people 2 or 3 meters away?”(yes/no). First, we compared proportions of teachers who reported noise exposure to different groups of non-education employees. Second, among teachers, we cross-sectionally assessed, using logistic regressions adjusted for potential confounders, how combined exposure to occupational noise and work-related stress (defined alternately as effort-reward imbalance or tension with the public) was associated with two health indicators: self-perceived health (poor vs. good) and depressive symptoms (Centre of Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale, sex-specific cut-points, high vs. low to moderate), respectively. Results Thirty-two percent of teachers declared working in a noisy environment compared to 14% among non-education employees included. Primary school teachers were particularly exposed (42.6%), in comparable proportions to manual workers (43.3%). Among teachers, noise alone was not significantly related to self-perceived health but slightly associated with higher odds of depressive symptoms. We further observed evidence of an interaction effect on depressive symptoms between noise and tension with the public. Conclusions This large study highlights that noise is a common occupational exposure among teachers in France. As it may interact with sense of physical insecurity to weight particularly on mental health, our results advocate for a better considering of such every day and long-term exposure on teachers’ health. Key messages • Noise is a common occupational exposure for French teachers. • As it may interact with work-related stress to affect mental health, noise at school should not be overlooked as an occupational hazard.

An online questionnaire survey on the sexual function of Chinese male adults in the COVID-19 pandemic with loosened controls

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may have a negative impact on the sexual health of male adults. An online questionnaire survey was conducted among male adults from February 04, 2023 to March 15, 2023 to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on the sexual health of male adults in China.Participants provided about their medical, social, lifestyle, and family situations information through questionnaires including the Brief Sexual Function Inventory (BSFI). Sexual function problems were defined based on predetermined cutoff values of the BSFI domain scores.A total of 1,250 male adults were included with median age as 32 years. According to the analysis of statistical results, sexual drive and erections firm enough to have sexual intercourse were reported to be present only a few days or less last month among 14.8 % and 11.1 % of COVID-19 survivors, respectively. Compared with uninfected persons, COVID-19 survivors had significantly lower scores on all BSFI domains and an increased risk of problems with sexual drive and erectile. In multivariate models of COVID-19 survivors, age ≥30 years, rural resident, lower education level, manual worker, lower income, and shorter duration from recovery to survey date were significantly associated with poorer overall sexual function.In this study, COVID-19 survivors was reported to have significantly poorer sexual function than uninfected persons. The COVID-19 may have had a significant impact on the sexual health of Chinese male adults. We need to focus on sexual dysfunction in COVID-19 survivors, and proactively provide effective interventions.

The effect of nerve gliding on clinical outcome in batik workers of Yogyakarta with carpal tunnel syndrome

Background: The carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), if left untreated, handicaps the manual workers and incurs heavy financial loss to them due to loss of their productivity and the cost on treatment. The nerve gliding exercises can speed up the rehabilitation process in these patients and improve their function. We aimed to observe the clinical efficacy of nerve gliding in reducing pain enhancing productivity in batik workers.&#x0D; Methodology: This study is a quasi-experimental and the subject were batik workers in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Subjects who met the criteria were divided into Group I (n = 18) received nerve gliding with mecobalamin 3x500 μg and Group II (n = 17) as controls received 3x500 μg mecobalamin only. The pain relief was observed in the form of Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score and Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire (BTCQ) score consisting of BTCQ symptom severity scale and functional status scale (FSS).&#x0D; Result: In paired t-test we found significant decrease in VAS scores in Group II on week 2 and 3. From the Wilcoxon test we found significanly decreased VAS scores on week I, 2 and 3 in Group I. From the Wilcoxon test we found significanly reduced BTCQ scores on week 3 in Group II, and significanly reduced BTCQ scores in Group I at week I, 2, and 3. The decrease in VAS and BTCQ was significantly higher in the Group I than Group II. Based on the multivariate analysis of model I, the nerve gliding gave significant effect on VAS (P = 0.001) and BTCQ (P = 0,000) scores.&#x0D; Conclusion: There is significant clinical improvement by using nerve gliding and mecobalamin for 3 weeks to batik workers in Yogyakarta.&#x0D; Abbreviations: BTCQ - Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire; CTS - Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; FSS - Functional Status Scale; NSAIDS - Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs; PO – Per Orum; ROM - Range of Motion; VAS - Visual Analog Scale&#x0D; Key words: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Clinical Outcome; Nerve Gliding; Safe Working Environment; Human&#x0D; Citation: Srie Setyaningrum CT, Hidayati HB, Astuti, Ayu Puspamaniar V, Indrihapsari EF. The effect of nerve gliding on clinical outcome in batik workers in Yogyakarta with carpal tunnel syndrome. Anaesth. pain intensive care 2023;27(5):579−584.&#x0D; DOI: 10.35975/apic.v27i5.2319&#x0D; Received: November 23, 2021; Reviewed: January 07, 2022 ; Accepted: January 08, 2022 -----

“The girl conductor has come to stay”: Gender and labour on the buses in interwar Australia

In the early 1920s, “Lady Bus Conductors” were recruited for the first time in Melbourne, Australia. They were employed by private companies, who entered into competition with the public-funded urban transport sector. Combining labour and cultural history approaches, this article draws on newspapers, photographs and union archives to develop an original gendered analysis of the interwar motorbus industry. It argues that women's labour underpinned the creation of feminised traits of service, safety and aesthetics on this new mode of transport. Such traits were successfully commercialised by private operators at the same time as they benefitted from “traditions” of women's lower wages. When the public sector reasserted control over metropolitan transport, they defined the buses as “men's work”, with long-lasting implications. Yet as this article reveals, some women continued to seek employment on private buses, claiming access to elements of the economic, social and cultural status of uniformed transport work.

Occupational class differences in male suicide risk in Finland from 1970 to 2019.

In the last few decades, suicide rates have decreased in most European countries. However, periodic changes in risk by occupational class have not been studied as much in detail. Representative cohorts of Finnish working-age men were followed for nine years on suicide mortality starting from five different census years (1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010). Each cohort included between 300 970 and 332 318 men. Cox regression modelling was used to estimate hazard ratios by census year, occupational class and their interactions. Further models adjusted for age and its interactions with census year and occupational class. The risk of male suicide has more than halved between 1991 and 2019. The relative hazard ratio of suicide in manual workers compared to managers and professionals was around 1.6 to 1.8 times higher. The period when the suicide risk started to decline differed by occupational class: a significant decrease compared to 1970s' levels was seen for managers and professionals already in the 1990s and for lower non-manual employees around 10 years later (in the 2000s). Manual workers only reached the 1970s suicide risk of managers and professionals in the 2000s and 2010s. A delayed reduction of suicide rates among lower occupational classes suggests that the impact of social changes can occur at different speed in different population groups.

Occupational characteristics and risk factors associated with endometriosis among Korean female workers.

Endometriosis is a chronic and debilitating condition that affects daily working life. Characterization of the factors associated with endometriosis in the working population can facilitate the development of prevention and intervention strategies for those at risk of endometriosis. This population-based retrospective study was conducted using the 2007-2015 National Health Insurance Service-Female Employees database. Overall, 151,386 female workers aged 15-64 years were included in the study. Participants with endometriosis were identified using the diagnosis codes in the claims data. Multivariable Cox regression analyses were used to evaluate the effect of sociodemographic, lifestyle, health, and occupational factors on endometriosis risk. Of the 151,386 participants, 4,457 were diagnosed with endometriosis. The risk of endometriosis was significantly higher in 41-60 years group (HR = 1.47 (95% CI, 1.06-2.04)) and in those with body mass index (BMI) < 18.5 kg/m2 (HR = 1.16 (95% CI, 1.05-1.27)) than 15-20 years group and those with normal BMI, respectively. According to the international standard industrial classification, occupational groups with financial and insurance activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, and manufacturing were at a higher risk of endometriosis. Although there was no significant association between the risk of endometriosis and type of work, the cumulative prevalence of endometriosis from 2007 to 2015 continued to rise in office workers, manual workers, and both types of workers together. The risk of endometriosis was closely linked to the occupational characteristics of female workers. This study provides a foundation for developing occupational safety and health guidelines for female workers.

Job pride and work orientation among blue-collar workers in the Finnish vehicle industry

PurposeAlthough the number of blue-collar industrial workers has been declining, manufacturing jobs continue to have considerable importance, even in technologically advanced economies. This study gives a voice to this often-overlooked group of workers, focusing on the Finnish vehicle industry.Design/methodology/approachThe study assessed how manual workers in automotive manufacturing describe their job pride and how their accounts were related to conceptualizations of work orientation. The data included semi-structured interviews and an open-ended survey question on situations in which the respondents had felt proud of their work. The data were analysed using thematic analysis.FindingsAccording to the results, the respondents had a high level of job pride in general, but the meaning given to this attitude varied considerably, depending on the situation. The study participants' work orientation was a mixture of instrumental and intrinsic traits. However, there were also respondents who did not experience job pride or who had lost it because of the work circumstances.Originality/valueRelatively little research has assessed the importance of job pride in the context of industrial manufacturing. Recognizing job pride in its variety is crucial information for employers who aim to develop working conditions and employee retention.

Our experience of cut throat injury at a tertiary care center during COVID-19 pandemic

Background: Cut throat injury is a least commonly attempted method of suicide or homicide. Neck injury may be suicidal, homicidal or accidental depending upon the etiology. Hesitation mark around the wound is favor of suicidal attempt and without hesitation mark is a rare possibility of suicidal attempt. Methods: This is a retrospective study carried out over period of one year, between April 2020 to March 2021, in a tertiary care center of north central India, during Covid-19 pandemic before the second wave. Results: Total 37 cases were attended; incidence was more common in male than female (34:3). Most commonly involved age group was 21 to 30 years, most of the patients belonged to rural background and manual workers. Homicide was the most common cause of injury and mostly under the influence of alcohol. Conclusions: Young males belonging to lower socioeconomic status and rural background were most common victims of cut throat injury in our study, homicide being the most common causative factor. Life of the patients can be saved with less morbidity and mortality by the means of good triage management and early intervention.

Actor–partner effects of coping strategies on emotional exhaustion in dual‐earner couples

AbstractObjectiveThe objective of this study was to investigate the actor and partner effects of personal coping strategies (behavioral and emotional) on emotional exhaustion, directly and indirectly through work–family conflict, in dual‐earner couples, from a gender perspective.BackgroundPrevious studies support the relevance of personal coping strategies as resources that contribute to better performance in work and family roles and the well‐being of couples. However, few studies have incorporated partner effects and a gender perspective into the analysis.MethodUsing a sample of 131 dual‐earner heterosexual couples, actor–partner interdependence models were tested to analyze the impact of personal coping strategies on both couple members' emotional exhaustion.ResultsActor effects show no gender differences, as experienced work–family conflict increases emotional exhaustion in both couple members. However, mixed results were found for the partner effect. Women's coping strategies appeared to be negatively related to men's work–family conflict, which in turn was negatively related to women's emotional exhaustion. However, the reverse pattern was not observed: men's coping strategies were not related to women's conflict, nor did women's conflict levels affect their partners' emotional exhaustion.ConclusionsMen's and women's personal resources do not equally influence the distribution of roles within the couple or the partners' well‐being.ImplicationsAlthough role sharing reduces women's emotional exhaustion, it is essential to promote their careers. Their career advancement is a matter of justice and a source of benefits for their families.