Coal mining remains a sizable industry, with millions of working and retired coal miners
worldwide. This article provides an update on recent advances in the understanding of …

Mining-related lung diseases are a group of preventable chronic lung diseases associated
with extractive activities performed at or below the surface of the earth. These diseases arise …

Coal mine workers are continuously exposed to respirable coal mine dust (RCMD) in
workplaces, causing severe lung diseases. RCMD characteristics and their relations with …

Coal dust is the main occupational hazard factor during coal mining operations. This study
aimed to investigate the role of macrophage polarization and its molecular regulatory …

Pneumoconiosis is the most serious occupational disease in China and its leading cause is
occupational silica exposure. Pneumoconiosis takes several years to develop depending on …

Background Coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP), resulting from the inhalation of silica-
containing coal mine dust, is characterized by fibrosing nodular lesions that eventually …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the association of TNF-α and IL-1RA SNPs with the risk of silicosis in
Chinese workers exposed to silica particles. METHODS: Case-control study design was …

With rapid industrialization, humans produce an increasing number of products. The
composition of these products is usually decomposed. However, some substances are not …

The widespread use of remote computer resources has made the problem of personal
authentication most urgent. This paper examines the use of passwords for controlled access …

Clinical manifestations of interstitial lung diseases of occupational origin cover a wide
spectrum. They change their epidemiology in response to occupational safety and health …