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- Liu, Fei, et al.
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Evolution of particle size distribution and water content for oily particles in machining workshops
- 2024
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Ingår i: Journal of Building Engineering. - : Elsevier BV. - 2352-7102. ; 84
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The oily particles produced by aerosolization of the Metalworking fluids (MWFs) pose a threat to human health. To quantify the transmission of oily particles for developing mitigation strategy, the possible particle volatilization, adhesion and coagulation during air transmission should be determined. Therefore, this study firstly by measured the particle size distributions at and away from the emission source in the laboratory. Then, to further verify the results obtained in the laboratory, the particle size distributions of oily particles in a machining workshop were measured. Meanwhile, to better understand the source characteristic of oily particles, this investigation measured the water content of the oily particles in the machining workshop because such a parameter could affect the removal performance of oily particles by filtration. The results revealed that the particle size distributions of oily particles at different locations were similar regardless of the laboratory measurement or on-site measurement. Thus, the evolution of particle size distribution of oily particles during air transmission could be ignored. Besides, the oily particles in the air had a water content of 22.6 % when the MWFs with a water content of 95 % was used during turning process. Although the oily particles in the air contained a certain amount of water, they were difficult to volatilize. The oily particles in the air might mainly consist of pure oily particles and water-in-oil particles. The results in this study could provide guidance for developing better control strategies of oily particles in machining workshops.
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- Zhang, Cong, et al.
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Association of Metabolic Syndrome with Macular Thickness and Volume in Older Adults : A Population-Based Optical Coherence Tomography Study
- 2024
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Ingår i: Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders. - 1540-4196 .- 1557-8518. ; 22:2, s. 141-150
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: To explore the associations of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and individual components with macular thickness and volume among rural-dwelling Chinese older adults.Methods: This population-based cross-sectional study included 705 participants (age ≥60 years) derived from the MIND-China study. In 2018–2019, we collected data through face-to-face interview, clinical examination, optical coherence tomography (OCT) examination, and blood test. We measured macular thickness and volume using spectral-domain OCT. MetS was defined following the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) criteria, the IDF/American Heart Association (AHA) criteria, the National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel III criteria, and the Chinese Diabetes Society (CDS) criteria. Data were analyzed with multivariable general linear models.Results: MetS was significantly associated with thinner macula in central (multivariable-adjusted β = −5.29; 95% confidence interval: −9.31 to −1.26), parafoveal (−2.85; −5.73 to 0.04) and perifoveal regions (−4.37; −6.79 to −1.95) when using the IDF criteria, in the perifoveal regions (−3.82; −6.18 to −1.47) when using the IDF/AHA criteria, and in the central region (−5.63; −10.25 to −1.02) when using the CDS criteria, and with reduced macular volume when using the IDF (−0.16; −0.26 to −0.07) and IDF/AHA (−0.13; −0.22 to −0.04) criteria. In the parafoveal region, the IDF-defined MetS was significantly associated with thinner retina in men (β = −6.25; −10.94 to −1.56) but not in women. Abdominal obesity (−2.83; −5.41 to −0.25) and elevated fasting blood glucose (−2.65; −5.08 to −0.21) were associated with thinner macular thickness in the perifoveal region.Conclusion: MetS is associated with macular thinning and reduced macular volume among rural-dwelling older adults, and the associations vary by the defining criteria of MetS.
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