Lung function and element status of foundry workers

Rybina, Tatsiana; Кардаш, В. П.; Semizhon, Siarhei; Zaitsev, V. E.; Rybina, A. L.; Kardash, Hleb

doi:10.1183/13993003.congress-2016.pa4284

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“…The Gothic Yard also became part of the German Hanseatic Kontor, which rented it from Gotland. 10 In the first half of the fifteenth century, in the heyday of the Novgorodian-Hanseatic trade, the total number of German merchants of various ranks staying in Novgorod sometimes reached about 200 (as was the case in 1430s), 11 which may have made up approximately 1% of the total population of Novgorod at the time. The status of Hanseatic merchants in Novgorod was ambiguous.…”

Section: The Infra-structure Of Hospitality and Its Legal Aspectsmentioning

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German Merchants in Novgorod: Hospitality and Hostility, Twelfth–Fifteenth Centuries

Lukin

2022

Baltic Hospitality From the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century

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Relationship between Novgorodians and Hanseatic merchants in the twelfth–fifteenth centuries present a striking example of long-term and ongoing interaction between communities differing in ethnicity, culture and Christian denominations in Northern Europe. There is a unique corpus of sources allowing to study contacts between them—numerous documents dating mostly from the fourteenth to fifteenth centuries, written in Middle Low German, related to the activities of the Hanseatic Kontor in Novgorod. Some very important evidence can also be found in Novgorodian sources: chronicles, hagiographical texts, laws and charters. The following issues are addressed in the chapter: the infra-structure of hospitality in Novgorod (first of all, history of the main residences of the Hanseatic merchants in Novgorod—the so-called “trading yards”); legal aspects and rhetoric of hospitality and hostility towards the guests and securitization of both hosts and guests; everyday practices of hospitality and hostility in Novgorod towards German merchants. The author comes to the conclusion that the “Black Legend” widespread in the mainstream scholarship in the nineteenth and in the first half of the twentieth centuries which assumed that relations between Novgorodians and German merchants had been almost exclusively hostile and based upon mutual distrust has to be revised. Novgorod was able to shape a variety of notions and practices, which allowed, despite conflicts, to efficiently keep contact with the numerous German merchant community for centuries.

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German Merchants in Novgorod: Hospitality and Hostility, Twelfth–Fifteenth Centuries

Lukin

2022

Baltic Hospitality From the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century

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“…Foundry workers are exposed to numerous emissions in their workplaces that are associated with damaging effects on health, such as respiratory diseases from potential inhalation [1,2]. This risk is usually a consequence of exposure to different agents like aluminium dust, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, silica from molten iron, fumes, gases/smokes, and other toxic substances associated with moulding in the foundry industry.…”

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Prevalence of respiratory symptoms and lung function evaluation in local foundry workers in Kano State, Nigeria

Shittu¹,

Yalwa²,

Mohammed³

2020

Physiother Quart.

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Introduction. Aluminium foundry for kitchen utensils production is a major employer in Kano State, Nigeria. We hypothesized that significant occupational hazard such as presence of respiratory symptoms and impairment in lung function might be prevalent among the workers. The study assessed respiratory symptoms and lung function in foundry workers. Methods. The cross-sectional survey involved 83 male foundry workers and applied the convenience sampling method. Respiratory symptoms were evaluated with the American Thoracic Society (ATS-dLd-78) questionnaire. Lung function was assessed by using an MSo4 spirometer. The data obtained were summarized by descriptive statistics. Spearman rank order correlation and chi-square were determined between the variables of interest (p < 0.05). Results. The participants' mean age was 24.8 ± 6.7 years, with 10-19 years of exposure in the majority (43; 51.8%). The prevalence of respiratory symptoms was as follows: phlegm: 69.9%, cough: 33.7%, chest pain: 27.7%, wheeze: 16.9%, haemoptysis: 4.8%. Lung function (FVC: 0.000; FEV1: 0.000) was significantly lower than normative. The association between occupational exposure duration and respiratory symptoms was significant for phlegm production (p = 0.008), wheeze (p = 0.008), and chest pain (p = 0.01). Lung function showed no significant association with exposure duration (p = 0.71 for FVC and p = 0.45 for FEV 1 ). Weak negative relationship existed between respiratory symptoms and lung function; phlegm, chest pain, and haemoptysis presented a weak positive relationship. Conclusions. Respiratory symptoms and impaired lung function are common among foundry workers in Kano State. Exposure duration was a determinant of some respiratory symptoms.

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Lung function and element status of foundry workers

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German Merchants in Novgorod: Hospitality and Hostility, Twelfth–Fifteenth Centuries

German Merchants in Novgorod: Hospitality and Hostility, Twelfth–Fifteenth Centuries

Prevalence of respiratory symptoms and lung function evaluation in local foundry workers in Kano State, Nigeria

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