Search Results - "LEKA, S."

What is safety leadership? A systematic review of definitions by Adra, I., Giga, S., Hardy, C., Leka, S.

“…To the authors’ knowledge, no systematic review has examined the definition of safety leadership in the academic literature to date. A review was therefore…”
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Employers’ perceived importance and the use (or non-use) of workplace risk assessment in micro-sized and small enterprises in Europe with focus on Cyprus by Anyfantis, I.D., Leka, S., Reniers, G., Boustras, G.

“…•Risk assessment isn’t regularly carried out in micro-sized enterprises (MiSEs).•MiSEs usually lack resources in conducting a thorough risk assessment.•Lack of…”
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Promoting Occupational Health Psychology through professional bodies: The role of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology by Iavicoli, S., Leka, S., Nielsen, K.

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Typology of employers offering line manager training for mental health by Blake, H, Hassard, J, Dulal-Arthur, T, Wishart, M, Roper, S, Bourke, J, Belt, V, Bartle, C, Pahl, N, Leka, S, Thomson, L

“…Mental ill health has a high economic impact on society and employers. National and international policy advocates line manager (LM) training in mental health…”
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Line manager training and organizational approaches to supporting well-being by Dulal-Arthur, T, Hassard, J, Bourke, J, Roper, S, Wishart, M, Belt, V, Bartle, C, Leka, S, Pahl, N, Thomson, L, Blake, H

“…Employee mental health and well-being (MH&WB) is critical to the productivity and success of organizations. Training line managers (LMs) in mental health plays…”
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Dealing with self-management of chronic illness at work: predictors for self-disclosure by Munir, F., Leka, S., Griffiths, A.

“…This paper explores the role of self-management of chronic illness at work, as a predictor for self-disclosure. The study reports findings from a survey sent…”
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Effect of hydrogenated and saturated, relative to polyunsaturated, fat on immune and inflammatory responses of adults with moderate hypercholesterolemia by Han, Sung Nim, Leka, Lynette S, Lichtenstein, Alice H, Ausman, Lynne M, Schaefer, Ernst J, Meydani, Simin Nikbin

“…Consumption of diets high in hydrogenated fat/trans fatty acids has been shown to have an adverse affect on lipoprotein profiles with respect to cardiovascular…”
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Investigating the impact of psychosocial risks and occupational stress on psychiatric hospital nurses' mental well-being in Japan by LEKA, S., HASSARD, J., YANAGIDA, A.

“…Accessible summary •  A high level of work‐related stress was reported by psychiatric nurses (20.8%). •  Several work‐related stressors were found to predict…”
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Vitamin E and Respiratory Tract Infections in Elderly Nursing Home Residents: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Meydani, Simin Nikbin, Leka, Lynette S, Fine, Basil C, Dallal, Gerard E, Keusch, Gerald T, Singh, Maria Fiatarone, Hamer, Davidson H

“…CONTEXT Respiratory tract infections are prevalent in elderly individuals, resulting in increased morbidity, mortality, and use of health care services…”
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Interleukin-6 production does not increase with age by Beharka, A A, Meydani, M, Wu, D, Leka, L S, Meydani, A, Meydani, S N

“…Investigators have reported an increase, decrease, or no effect of age on interleukin-6 (IL-6) production. Differences in experimental conditions and the…”
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Assessment of the safety of supplementation with different amounts of vitamin E in healthy older adults by SIMIN NIKBIN MEYDANI, MEYDANI, M, BLUMBERG, J. B, LEKA, L. S, PEDROSA, M, DIAMOND, R, SCHAEFER, E. J

“…We showed previously that supplementation for 30 d with 800 IU (727 mg) vitamin E/d did not adversely affect healthy elderly persons. We have now assessed the…”
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Effect of dietary supplementation with black currant seed oil on the immune response of healthy elderly subjects by DAYONG WU, MEYDANI, M, LEKA, L. S, NIGHTINGALE, Z, HANDELMAN, G. J, BLUMBERG, J. B, MEYDANI, S. N

“…We have shown that the age-associated increase in prostaglandin E(2) production contributes to the decline in T cell-mediated function with age. Black currant…”
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Strategies, Time, and Costs Associated With the Recruitment and Enrollment of Nursing Home Residents for a Micronutrient Supplementation Clinical Trial by Gismondi, Paula M., Hamer, Davidson H., Leka, Lynette S., Dallal, Gerard, Fiatarone Singh, Maria A., Meydani, Simin N.

“…Background. Concomitant with the substantial growth of the elderly population in the last decade, there has been a steady rise in the number of nursing home…”
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Altered memory B-cell homeostasis in human aging by Breitbart, Eyal, Wang, Xiaowei, Leka, Lynette S, Dallal, Gerard E, Meydani, Simin Nikbin, Stollar, B David

“…Previous studies of age-associated immune system changes revealed alterations in expressed immunoglobulin heavy chain variable domain repertoires, and…”
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Effect of a therapeutic lifestyle change diet on immune functions of moderately hypercholesterolemic humans by Han, Sung Nim, Leka, Lynette S., Lichtenstein, Alice H., Ausman, Lynne M., Meydani, Simin N.

“…Hypercholesterolemia is a risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD) and also could contribute to impaired immune response. The National Cholesterol…”
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Effect of age on the gastrointestinal-associated mucosal immune response of humans by Beharka, A A, Paiva, S, Leka, L S, Ribaya-Mercado, J D, Russell, R M, Nibkin Meydani, S

“…Age-related changes in gastrointestinal-associated mucosal immune response have not been well studied. Thus, we investigated the effect of age on this response…”
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β-carotene-induced enhancement of natural killer cell activity in elderly men : an investigation of the role of cytokines by SANTOS, M. S, GAZIANO, J. M, LEKA, L. S, BEHARKA, A. A, HENNEKENS, C. H, MEYDANI, S. N

“…We showed previously that natural killer (NK) cell activity is significantly greater in elderly men supplemented with beta-carotene than in those taking…”
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Short- and long-term beta-carotene supplementation do not influence T cell-mediated immunity in healthy elderly persons by Santos, MS, Leka, LS, Ribaya-Mercado, JD, Russell, RM, Meydani, M, Hennekens, CH, Gaziano, JM, Meydani, SN

“…Supplementation of healthy elderly persons with beta-carotene has been considered a way to enhance immune responses. In study 1 the short-term effect of…”
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P-334 TITLE: NATIONAL POLICY INDEX (NPI) FOR WORKER MENTAL HEALTH AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH ENTERPRISE PSYCHOSOCIAL SAFETY CLIMATE by Potter, R, Dollard, M F, Lerouge, L, Jain, A, Leka, S, Cefaliello, A

“…Abstract Introduction National occupational health and safety (OHS) policy (e.g., legislation) underpins worker health protection and is imperative for healthy…”
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The differential impact of organizational restructuring and downsizing on the psychosocial work environment and safety climate in the petroleum industry by Mathisen, G.E., Tjora, T., Bergh, L.I.V., Jain, A., Leka, S.

“…•This study examines trends in employee perceptions of psychosocial risk and safety climate in the Norwegian petroleum industry between 2007-2019.•Participants…”
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