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Ben Longdon, Michael A. Brockhurst, Colin A. Russell, John J. Welch + 2 more
'Francis M. Jiggins' 'Tom C. Hobman'] Emerging viral diseases are often the product of a host shift, where a pathogen jumps from its original host into a novel species. Phylogenetic studies show that host shifts are a frequent event in the evolution of most pathogens, but why pathogens successfully jump between some…
Yu Ning, Enrique González-Tortuero, Jeroen Wagemans, Flor I. Arias-Sánchez
Introduction Bacteriophage therapy is emerging as a promising alternative to antibiotics, particularly in the face of rising antimicrobial resistance. However, concerns remain regarding host shifts, where therapeutic phages could evolve to infect and harm beneficial commensal bacteria. Understanding how frequently host…
Hyun Jey Moon, Sang Hyun Lee, Hee Sung Lee, Kyung-Jae Lee + 1 more
'Joo Ja Kim'] Background Shift work is vital in hotel businesses as these businesses run 24 h daily regardless of holidays to accommodate customers. The number of shift workers in hotel businesses is expected to increase consistently and it is crucial to study the impact of shift work on hotel workers’ mental health.…
Yukun Li, Xiaodong Peng, Xuesi Wang, Rong Lin + 9 more
'Fanchao Meng' 'Xiaoying Liu' 'Linling Li' 'Rong Bai' 'Songnan Wen' 'Yanfei Ruan' 'Ribo Tang' 'Nian Liu'] Background & aims The individual effect of working schedule on survival in the hypertensive population has not been adequately studied. Shiftworkers are also prone to unhealthy lifestyles like pro-inflammatory…
Yanjun Guo, Yuewei Liu, Xiji Huang, Yi Rong + 6 more
'Jing Yuan' 'Tangchun Wu' 'Weihong Chen' 'Thomas Behrens'] Background Shift work has been associated with adverse health effects by disturbing circadian rhythms. However,its potential long-term health effects and the persistent effects after leaving shifts have not been well established. Methods and Results We studied…
Abdolreza Gilavand
1## INTRODUCTION Any work that can be done regularly and outside of the daily work period (7 a.m. to 6 p.m.) is called shift work. With the incident of the industrial revolution and the advancement of science and technology, particularly the invention of artificial light sources, human life changed, and a 24-h society…
Hardy A van de Ven, Gerben Hulsegge, Thijmen Zoomer, Elsbeth M de Korte + 2 more
Night shifts were related with more fatigue and poorer sleep quality among shift workers in the entertainment industry compared to day shifts or a day off. With more successive night shifts sleep quality improved yet remained relatively poor. The effect of night shifts on fatigue was not present at the first night…
Seong-Sik Cho, Dong-Wook Lee, Mo-Yeol Kang
Background: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the association between shift work and health-related productivity loss (HRPL) due to either sickness absence or reduced performance at work. Methods: From January 2020 to February 2020, data were collected using the web-based questionnaire. Workers in…
Sajad Zare, Hossein Elahi Shirvan, Rasoul Hemmatjo, Mohammad Faridan + 2 more
'Masoud Hajghani' 'Behzad Fouladi Dehaghi'] Introduction: Increasing population, the need for services, and industrialization of societies have led to a growing demand for shift work. Shiftwork causes several disorders, and determining the weight of each disorders is important for their prevention and treatment.…
Mo-Yeol Kang, Ho-Jang Kwon, Kyung-Hwa Choi, Chung-Won Kang + 2 more
Work schedules in the 21st century are longer and more likely to be non-standard than are those in previous centuries, when the workforce operated on strict day-night schedule of working during the day and resting at night. Technological and organizational advances and high employer demands have led to the introduction…
Oxana Krutova, Laura Peutere, Jenni Ervasti, Mikko Härmä + 2 more
'Marianna Virtanen' 'Annina Ropponen'] Background In health care, the shift work is arranged as irregular work shifts to provide operational hours for 24/7 care. We aimed to investigate working hour trends and turnover in health care via identification of time-related sequences of work shifts and absences among health…
Yeen Huang, Yingping Xiang, Tianzheng Li, Gregory Yoke Hong Lip + 2 more
Background Night shift work is linked to higher risks of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality, but mechanisms remain unclear. Lifestyle, captured by the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 (LE8), may act as a modifiable mediator. We aimed to examine the associations of night shift work with CVD and…
Charleen D Adams, Erika Blacksher, Wylie Burke
Shift work (working outside of 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM) is a fixture of our 24-hour economy, with approximately 18 per cent of workers in the USA engaging in shift work, many overnight. Since shift work has been linked to an increased risk for an array of serious maladies, including cardiometabolic disorders and cancer, and…
Frederick K Ho, Carlos Celis-Morales, Stuart R Gray, Evangelia Demou + 5 more
Cox proportional-hazard models were used to analyse the association between shift work and CVD, with the results reported as hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The models were adjusted for age at baseline assessment, sex and ethnicity in Model 0, education level and deprivation index additionally…
Tarja Hakola, Paula Niemelä, Sari Rönnberg, Annina Ropponen + 1 more
'Paul B. Tchounwou'] The purpose of this intervention study is to compare sleep, alertness, and work ability among aircraft inspectors working under two different shift schedules. The original schedule was forward rotating: MMM - - EEE - NNN - - - (M = morning, E = evening, N = night, - = day off). The new schedule was…