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An Overview of Electron Accelerator Applications in Environmental Protection with an Emerging Pollutants Decomposing approach 用新兴污染物分解方法综述电子加速器在环境保护中的应用

Archives of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2023-01-17 DOI: 10.18502/aoh.v6i4.11729

E. Mehrizi, Omid Abouee Mehrizi, Niloufar Borhani Yazdi

{"title":"An Overview of Electron Accelerator Applications in Environmental Protection with an Emerging Pollutants Decomposing approach","authors":"E. Mehrizi, Omid Abouee Mehrizi, Niloufar Borhani Yazdi","doi":"10.18502/aoh.v6i4.11729","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/aoh.v6i4.11729","url":null,"abstract":"Bachground: In recent years, problems related to environmental damage and natural resource degradation are receiving increased attention from researchers throughout the world. This occurs mostly, through un-eco-friendly technology used to produce industrial products. Therefore, eco-friendly science and technology (green technology) which can empower and control the existing coal power plant for the virtue of society and the earth is required. Today, the design and application of electron accelerator has been well developed due to reliability, larger capacity, greater energy range, and cost reduction. Technologies that use particle accelerators are considered critical to advance high-tech processes in various economic fields, including material processing, sterilization of medical products, environmental protection, medicine, cargo inspection, chemical analysis, nuclear energy, etc. High-energy and high-power beams pose the ability to alter the physical, chemical, and biological properties of materials on an industrial scale. This technology has received more attention than other conventional treatment methods due to the need for smaller areas, high electrical efficiency, and production of by-products such as fertilizers. The electronic beam process in the treatment of off-gas, wastewater, and sludge, as well as the decomposition of emerging contaminants, is mentioned as a non-chemical, additive-free process that uses radiolysis to effectively decompose contaminants. The literature addresses various applications of electron accelerators in order to modify the physical, chemical, or biological properties of industrial pollutants in the liquid, solid, and gas phases through treatment by ionizing radiation to control environmental pollution. Many advantages can be achieved through this method, which is known as radiation processing. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":32672,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Occupational Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49612790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Machine Learning and Its Application regarding Risk Assessment and Identification in Complex Processes 机器学习及其在复杂过程风险评估和识别中的应用

Archives of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2023-01-17 DOI: 10.18502/aoh.v6i4.11726

Saber Moradi Hanifi, Elham Keighobodi, S. Tabatabaei

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Quantitative Assessment of Risks Caused by Blowout in Yaran with Fuzzy Fault Tree Analysis 基于模糊故障树分析法的雅兰井喷风险定量评价

Archives of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2023-01-17 DOI: 10.18502/aoh.v6i4.11731

Mostafa Satiarvand, N. Orak, K. Varshosaz, M. Cheraghi, E. Mobarak Hassan

{"title":"Quantitative Assessment of Risks Caused by Blowout in Yaran with Fuzzy Fault Tree Analysis","authors":"Mostafa Satiarvand, N. Orak, K. Varshosaz, M. Cheraghi, E. Mobarak Hassan","doi":"10.18502/aoh.v6i4.11731","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/aoh.v6i4.11731","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Blowout is one of the most significant accidents in the drilling industry. Because of a shared field with a neighboring country and is located on Hur al-Azim wetland, Yaran Oil Field in the west of Ahwaz city needs special attention in terms of blowout control. \u0000Methods: Four main events including kick prevention, kick detection, failure in the blowout preventer, and blowout occurrence have been identified by expert interviews and field studies as top events. Each top event by fault tree method was analyzed and its intermediate and basic causes were identified. The oil field includes 20 wells and one well was selected for the study. In this study, the fuzzy fault tree analysis method was used to assess the failure rate of events leading to a blowout. \u0000 Results: Based on the obtained results, the failure rate in kick prevention has been estimated to be 0.2863, the failure rate in kick detection 0.3878, the failure rate of blowout preventer 0.08443, the failure rate of a blowout from the first path 0.011, and the failure rate of a blowout from the second paths has been estimated to be 0.0286. In the event of kick prevention, hydrostatic pressure reduction with a failure rate of 0.227, in the event of kick detection, the failure rate of change in mud volume and change in current volume were 0.1462 and 0.133 respectively. \u0000Conclusion: The results have been used to better understand the blowout and prevention actions and prevent losses due to the blowout.","PeriodicalId":32672,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Occupational Health","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41420669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The Prevalence of Hypertension and Its Associated Risk Factors among Industrial Workers in Iran 伊朗工业工人高血压患病率及其相关危险因素

Archives of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2023-01-17 DOI: 10.18502/aoh.v6i4.11730

Amir-Hossein Bayat, Madelleine Pownall, M. Falahati

{"title":"The Prevalence of Hypertension and Its Associated Risk Factors among Industrial Workers in Iran","authors":"Amir-Hossein Bayat, Madelleine Pownall, M. Falahati","doi":"10.18502/aoh.v6i4.11730","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/aoh.v6i4.11730","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Hypertension (HTN) is one of the most dangerous chronic diseases, and it is always considered one of the most common causes of mortality and disability all over the world. \u0000Methods: In this research, 3147 files of periodic examinations were studied. They were from various industries located in Iranian Kaveh Industrial Zone in 2018. The principal aim of this cross-sectional study was to elucidate the prevalence of HTN on a great number of people working in this industrial zone. The plan was to predict the exact effect of demographic factors, such as income, work experience, age, sex, BMI, etc. on blood pressure and, elucidate whether these variables make people vulnerable to HTN. \u0000Results: According to this research, around 5% of the subjects were hypertensive. Results showed that there was a significant relationship between HTN demographic characteristics (p< 0.001). Fisher test demonstrated a significant relationship between age and HTN (p< 0.001). The lowest percentage of accidents belongs to workers with 25-30 years of experience. Chi-square test showed no significant relationship between hypertension, and marital status and sex. Based on linear regression analysis, it was shown that the factors identified in this study, 23.3% predict HTN (r: 0.233). Moreover, BMI factor is the most important predictive variable (B=0.148) among the variables. \u0000Conclusions: Dramatic role of predictive factors and bringing out the new strategy to deal with HTN in the industrial workplace should be seriously considered. It will improve health level of workers as they spend a lot of time in factories.","PeriodicalId":32672,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Occupational Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47442821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The Effect of Kinesio Tape and Exercise on Maximum Key Pinch Endurance on Assembly Workers Kinesio胶带和运动对装配工人最大按键挤压耐力的影响

Archives of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2022-09-20 DOI: 10.18502/aoh.v6i3.10704

F. Fadaei, Z. Ordudari, Ehsan Habibi

{"title":"The Effect of Kinesio Tape and Exercise on Maximum Key Pinch Endurance on Assembly Workers","authors":"F. Fadaei, Z. Ordudari, Ehsan Habibi","doi":"10.18502/aoh.v6i3.10704","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/aoh.v6i3.10704","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Work-related musculoskeletal pain is generally caused by poor physical conditions and repetitive movement. The aim of this research is to investigate the effect of 8 weeks of kinesio tape and exercise on maximum key pinch endurance and pain reduction regarding the assembly workers. \u0000Method: This clinical trial study was conducted on 40 female workers employed in the assembly part of an electrical company. The subjects were categorized into three groups: exercise-taping, exercise and control, and performing an 8-week rehabilitation plan twice a week. To assess the upper limb disability and key pinch endurance before and after the intervention, authors used DASH questionnaire and pinch gauge, respectively. Data were evaluated with SPSS 20 and one-way ANOVA, Chi-Square and paired t-test tests. In this study, pinch gauge was used to measure pinch strength. Studies show that pinch gauge has high calibration accuracy and precision. \u0000 Results: The results of this study demonstrated a decrease in upper limb disability in the two groups of exercise and taping-exercise compared to the control group. Chi-square test indicated a statistically significant difference between the history of hand pain in the three groups. Moreover, paired t-test showed that the two hand's key pinch endurance was significantly increased in the two intervention groups compared to the control group. \u0000Conclusion: Using a kinesio tape can be effective in reducing pain and physical damage in hands. Therefore, at least 2 or 3 exercise sessions can be done per week during working hours.","PeriodicalId":32672,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Occupational Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45025582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Awareness, Attitude, Belief and Utilization of Telerehabilitation Services among the Physical therapists of Gujarat State 古吉拉特邦物理治疗师对远程康复服务的认识、态度、信念和利用

Archives of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2022-09-20 DOI: 10.18502/aoh.v6i3.10700

Vivek H. Ramanandi

{"title":"Awareness, Attitude, Belief and Utilization of Telerehabilitation Services among the Physical therapists of Gujarat State","authors":"Vivek H. Ramanandi","doi":"10.18502/aoh.v6i3.10700","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/aoh.v6i3.10700","url":null,"abstract":"Background: COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected provision of healthcare services in all the fields including physical therapy. Telerehabilitation refers specifically to clinical rehabilitation services with the focus of evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment. Being a technologically evolving country, physical therapists of India are unfamiliar with the context and concept of telerehabilitation at large. This study intends to explore awareness, attitudes, and beliefs of Gujarati physical therapists regarding telerehabilitation and utilization of telerehabilitation services among them. \u0000Methods: An Internet based cross-sectional study was conducted on 389 physical therapists across Gujarat. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics of mean, percentages and standard deviation. \u0000Results: Participants (n=145 males, n=244 females) were aged 31.66 ± 8.2. 332 (85.4%) of the participants were aware of telerehabilitation. This is while only 116 (29.82%) were using it for service provision. 288 participants (74.03%) reported that the Internet connectivity was a major barrier regarding their acceptance in telerehabilitation on a regular basis. However, about 246 (63.24%) reported that it was difficult for patients to understand and adjust with telerehabilitation services.129 (33.16%) of the physical therapists were not interested in telerehabilitation when compared to conventional physical therapy. \u0000Conclusion: A large proportion of Gujarati physical therapists are aware of telerehabilitation services. Positive attitude belief about telerehabilitation services were reported. Due to various reasons, utilization of telerehabilitation based services by physical therapists was fairly low.","PeriodicalId":32672,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Occupational Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47653417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Application of Hazard and Operability Analysis (HAZOP) Method for Risk Analysis in CGS Station 危险与可操作性分析（HAZOP）方法在CGS站风险分析中的应用

Archives of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2022-09-20 DOI: 10.18502/aoh.v6i3.10705

R. Hokmabadi, A. Karimi

{"title":"Application of Hazard and Operability Analysis (HAZOP) Method for Risk Analysis in CGS Station","authors":"R. Hokmabadi, A. Karimi","doi":"10.18502/aoh.v6i3.10705","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/aoh.v6i3.10705","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The hazard and operability study (HAZOP) method is a risk assessment method based on engineering systems used for qualitative analysis or quantitative evaluation. It is mainly used to discover potential hazards and operational difficulties in the design and qualitative stages of chemical systems. The study aims to apply the HAZOP method in process and safety operations at gas depressurization station. \u0000Methods: This descriptive study was performed at CGS station. The station was divided into four principal nodes including: filter, heater, regulator, and odorize part. Required information for HAZOP worksheets were gathered by operational procedures, daily reports and interviews with engineers and operators working at the station. To determine the severity of consequences and probability of occurrence of scenarios that were predicted based on the risk matrix, the amount of risk was specified and the necessary suggestions were made in this regard. \u0000Results: According to this study, the operational indicators in the pressure reducing station process included pressure, flow, level and temperature. 22 main deviations and 50 causes of failures were identified. 5 deviations (23%) were in the low risk range (green area) and 17 (77%) were in the medium risk range (yellow area). \u0000Conclusions: Causes and effects of deviations in operational parameters at four nodes in gas depressurization station were identified by HAZOP. Preventive actions were emphasized, such as consistent inspection of pipelines, preventive and timely maintenance and preparing a well-scheduled plan for inspecting the equipment in terms of corrosion, inspection, and design revision.","PeriodicalId":32672,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Occupational Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43227416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Assessment of Maximum Possible Loss Caused by Fire in High-Rise Buildings Using the LOPA Method: A Case Study on Central Insurance Building of Iran LOPA法评估高层建筑火灾可能造成的最大损失——以伊朗中央保险大楼为例

Archives of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2022-09-20 DOI: 10.18502/aoh.v6i3.10703

Mohsen Amini, A. Soltanzadeh, S. Ghiyasi, Hadi Najafiyan

{"title":"Assessment of Maximum Possible Loss Caused by Fire in High-Rise Buildings Using the LOPA Method: A Case Study on Central Insurance Building of Iran","authors":"Mohsen Amini, A. Soltanzadeh, S. Ghiyasi, Hadi Najafiyan","doi":"10.18502/aoh.v6i3.10703","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/aoh.v6i3.10703","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Fire safety is one of the most important issues in high-rise buildings. The purpose of this study is to assess maximum possible loss in the fire in Central Insurance Building of Islamic Republic of Iran using the layer of protection analysis (LOPA) method. \u0000Method: In 2017, this analytical study was conducted on the 21-floor building of the Central Insurance in Iran. To identify the hazard sources and assess the maximum possible loss, the authors used the preliminary hazard list (PHL) and layer of protection analysis (LOPA) respectively. In addition, the analysis of the study data was performed based on the 10×10 risk assessment matrix. \u0000Results: The results of the PHL showed that 26 hazardous conditions and four major sources including structural engineering, fire alarm systems and fire extinguishers, design and maintenance of building safety, and behavioral habits were identified as main hazards of fire in the studied building. The application of the LOPA method showed that highest risk level was associated with the fire caused by the exhaust heat from the engine room (RL=48) and the emergency power generator diesel (RL=40), respectively. \u0000Conclusion: The findings of this study indicated that calculating the maximum possible loss in the fire of high-rise buildings can help to increase the safety factor. Moreover, the use of the two methods, PHL and LOPA, can be useful in these types of risk assessments.","PeriodicalId":32672,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Occupational Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45906573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Occupational Stress and Resilience among Nurses in the Time of Covid-19 Pandemic 新冠肺炎大流行时期护士的职业压力与恢复力

Archives of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2022-09-20 DOI: 10.18502/aoh.v6i3.10699

F. Kargar-Shouroki, Arghavan Abrchi, S. Jambarsang, M. Mortazavi, Mohammad Shafiei Rachi

{"title":"Occupational Stress and Resilience among Nurses in the Time of Covid-19 Pandemic","authors":"F. Kargar-Shouroki, Arghavan Abrchi, S. Jambarsang, M. Mortazavi, Mohammad Shafiei Rachi","doi":"10.18502/aoh.v6i3.10699","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/aoh.v6i3.10699","url":null,"abstract":"Background: During Covid-19 pandemic, nurses are one of the most important job groups who experience high levels of stress. This study aims to compare occupational stress and resilience among nurses working in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 wards. \u0000Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 130 nurses participated. To determine the occupational stress and resilience, Osipow Occupational Stress Inventory (OSI) questionnaire and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) were used as collecting data tools, respectively. \u0000Results: The total stress score (176.63±15.86 versus 164.47±13.21, p= 0.02) was significantly higher, while the mean score of resilience was significantly lower (65.61±2.75 versus 78.76±2.61, p<0.001) in nurses working in COVID-19 wards, compared with the nurses in other wards. After adjusting for confounders, there were statistically significant associations between occupational stress and control subscale of resilience and between resilience and hospital wards (COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 wards). \u0000Conclusion: The present study's findings indicated that nurses working in COVID-19 wards have higher stress and lower resilience than nurses in other wards.","PeriodicalId":32672,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Occupational Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42548948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Assessment of Workers' Occupational Exposure to Noise and Hearing Loss in One of the Cement Factories 某水泥厂工人职业性噪声暴露与听力损失评价

Archives of Occupational Health Pub Date : 2022-09-20 DOI: 10.18502/aoh.v6i3.10701

Ali Omidi, Sasan Gharavandi, Masoud Askari Majdabadi, F. Golbabaei, Mostafa Besharatipur, Alireza Khammar, Pouya Pourahmadi

{"title":"Assessment of Workers' Occupational Exposure to Noise and Hearing Loss in One of the Cement Factories","authors":"Ali Omidi, Sasan Gharavandi, Masoud Askari Majdabadi, F. Golbabaei, Mostafa Besharatipur, Alireza Khammar, Pouya Pourahmadi","doi":"10.18502/aoh.v6i3.10701","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/aoh.v6i3.10701","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Noise is one of these factors and it is considered as a concern through the world. The purpose of this study is to provide information about the rate of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) among workers in one of the cement. \u0000Methods: 283 workers were randomly selected from different production units in a cement factory. Equivalent Sound Level (Leq) was measured by using a Casella CEL-320 ‎ dosimeter and Sound Pressure Level (SPL) was measured by using a TES-1358 sound level meter (SLM) (sn: 090717269), with high accuracy. Audiometric tests were conducted by using an AVA C88 audiometer. Collected data were analyzed by using SPSS.16 software and statistical tests. \u0000Results: The mean Hearing threshold limit (HTLs) ‎ at frequencies (3 and 4 KHZ) in the study group is significantly higher than the control group (P <0.001). There was a significant difference between the mean HTLs in the left and right ear at all frequencies, except for the frequency of 500 HZ. At higher frequencies (3-8 KHZ), the difference between the mean HTLs ‎ in both ears is more evident and it has significantly increased, compared to lower frequencies (0.5-2 KHZ). \u0000Conclusion: Long-term occupational exposure to noise has the potential to cause hearing loss in cement factory workers. Therefore, it is necessary to perform effective measures, such as utilizing technical and engineering techniques and procurement and effective use of hearing protection devices in order to prevent the prevalence of hearing loss in units with high exposure risks. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":32672,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Occupational Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45111951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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