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Background: Healthcare workers are at high risk of developing occupational hand dermatitis (HD) due to their frequent exposure to wet‐work and use of gloves. Complaints of HD may interfere with work and cause loss of work productivity, or sick leave, and may have impact on job pleasure and performing daily activities. The prevalence of HD among intensive care unit (ICU) nurses is unknown. Objectives: To investigate the point prevalence and the 1‐year prevalence of HD among ICU nurses, and to determine the impact of HD on work and daily activities. Method: A questionnaire‐based cross‐sectional study was performed among ICU nurses. Participants were recruited in the Amsterdam University Medical Centre. A symptom‐based questionnaire was used to determine HD and atopic predisposition, and an additional questionnaire was used concerning the influence of HD. ICU nurses with an atopic predisposition or symptoms suiting HD were invited for the hand dermatitis consultation hour (HDCH). Data were analysed with logistic regression. Results: A total of 184 ICU nurses were included. The point prevalence of HD was 9.8% (95% CI: 5.9–15.0) and the 1‐year prevalence was 26.6% (95% CI: 20.4–33.6). Sick leave was reported by 0.5%. HD seemed to have more impact on job pleasure than on work productivity. Conclusion: The high prevalence rate of HD resulting from our study highlights the need for the prevention of occupational HD among healthcare workers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Recent studies have identified inequality in the distribution of air pollution attributable health impacts, but to our knowledge this has not been examined in Canadian cities. We evaluated the extent and sources of inequality in air pollution attributable mortality at the census tract (CT) level in seven of Canada's largest cities. We first regressed fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) attributable mortality against the neighborhood (CT) level prevalence of age 65 and older, low income, low educational attainment, and identification as an Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, Inuit) or Black person, accounting for spatial autocorrelation. We next examined the distribution of baseline mortality rates, PM2.5 and NO2 concentrations, and attributable mortality by neighborhood (CT) level prevalence of these characteristics, calculating the concentration index, Atkinson index, and Gini coefficient. Finally, we conducted a counterfactual analysis of the impact of reducing baseline mortality rates and air pollution concentrations on inequality in air pollution attributable mortality. Regression results indicated that CTs with a higher prevalence of low income and Indigenous identity had significantly higher air pollution attributable mortality. Concentration index, Atkinson index, and Gini coefficient values revealed different degrees of inequality among the cities. Counterfactual analysis indicated that inequality in air pollution attributable mortality tended to be driven more by baseline mortality inequalities than exposure inequalities. Reducing inequality in air pollution attributable mortality requires reducing disparities in both baseline mortality and air pollution exposure. Plain Language Summary: Is air pollution attributable mortality equally distributed within cities? What population characteristics drive inequalities? Does the degree of inequality differ between cities? To what extent are inequalities in air pollution attributable mortality driven by exposure inequalities versus baseline mortality inequalities? In this study of seven Canadian cities, we found that neighborhoods with a higher prevalence of low income and Indigenous identity had significantly higher air pollution attributable mortality. However, there were different degrees of inequality among the cities. Inequality in air pollution attributable mortality tended to be driven more by baseline mortality inequalities than exposure inequalities. Key Points: Census tracts with a higher prevalence of low income and Indigenous identity had significantly higher air pollution attributable mortalityThe magnitude of inequality differed among seven Canadian citiesInequality in air pollution attributable mortality tended to be driven more by baseline mortality inequalities than exposure inequalities [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this study was to compare the fattening performance in Brahman grade cattle (crossbred cattle) and crossbred water buffalo at the same young age and fed with high roughage based fattening rations in the Philippines. Ten crossbred cattle and 10 crossbred water buffalo, aged between 18 and 24 months old were used in this experiment. The animals were fed diets consisting of 85% Napier or Para grass and 15% concentrate mixture (CM) on a dry matter (DM) basis. The grass, total DM intake and bodyweight gain were significantly ( P < 0.01) higher for the crossbred water buffalo than for the cattle. There was no species significant difference in the digestion coefficient and feed conversion rate between the crossbred cattle and water buffalo. The return over feed cost for fattening was significantly ( P < 0.05) higher in the crossbred water buffalo than in the cattle. These results clearly indicate that under high roughage-based fattening rations, young crossbred water buffalo are better able to utilize the roughage and they perform better in terms of feed intake and live weight gains than the crossbred cattle in the Philippines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]