Submissions from 2018
Detection and reaction thresholds for reverse alarms in noise with and without passive hearing protection, Chantal Laroche, Christian Giguère, Véronique Vaillancourt, Karine Roy, Louis-Philippe Pageot, Hugues Nélisse, Nicolas Ellaham, and Flora Nassrallah
Cost of occupational injuries and diseases in the mining industry in Quebec, Martin Lebeau and Patrice Duguay
Ultrasound-guided tendon fenestration versus open-release surgery for the treatment of chronic lateral epicondylosis of the elbow: Protocol for a prospective, randomised, single blinded study, Eugen Lungu, Philippe Grondin, Patrice Tétreault, François Desmeules, Guy Cloutier, Manon Choinière, and Nathalie J. Bureau
Gas phase adsorption of volatile organic compounds onto titanium dioxide photocatalysts, Alireza Haghighat Mamaghani, Fariborz Haghighat, and Chang-Seo Lee
Combining environmental investigation and a dual-analytical strategy to isolate the Legionella longbeachae strain linked to two occupational cases of Legionellosis, Geneviève Marchand, Judith Lord, Carole Pépin, and Nancy Lacombe
Bioaerosol sampler choice should consider efficiency and ability of samplers to cover microbial diversity, Hamza Mbareche, Marc Veillette, Guillaume J. Bilodeau, and Caroline Duchaine
Fungal bioaerosols in biomethanization facilities, Hamza Mbareche, Marc Veillette, Marie-Ève Dubuis, Bouchra Bakhiyi, Geneviève Marchand, Joseph Zayed, Jacques Lavoie, Guillaume J. Bilodeau, and Caroline Duchaine
Titanium dioxide nanoparticles induce human eosinophil adhesion onto endothelial EA.hy926 cells via activation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt cell signalling pathway, Maxime Murphy-Marion and Denis Girard
How can supervisors contribute to the return to work of employees who have experienced depression?, Alessia Negrini, Marc Corbière, Tania Lecomte, Marie-France Coutu, Karen Nieuwenhuijsen, Louise St-Arnaud, Marie-José Durand, Andrea Gragnano, and Djamal Berbiche
Étude qualitative sur les facteurs qui contribuent à la décision d’un groupe de travailleurs seniors de se maintenir en emploi dans le secteur de l’éducation au Québec, Alessia Negrini, Jessica Dubé, Julie Hupé, Andrea Gragnano, and Marc Corbière
Swelling behavior of polymeric membranes to metalworking fluids, Phuong Nguyen-Tri, Ludovic Tuduri, Chantal Gauvin, Ennouri Triki, and Toan Vu-Khanh
Differences in muscular and perceptual responses to a neck/shoulder fatiguing task between women and men, Annamaria Otto, Kim Emery, and Julie N. Côté
Wheel chock key design elements and geometrical profile for truck vehicle restraint, Denis Rancourt, Charles Khazoom, Carl Blanchette, Laurent Giraud, Jacques Lemire, and Yves St-Amant
Traditional product representations and new digital tools in the dimensioning activity: A designers’ point of view on difficulties and needs, François Ranger, Steve Vezeau, and Monique Lortie
Impact of changes in playing time on playing-related musculoskeletal pain in string music students, Judith Robitaille, Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme, and Manon Guay
Rotational and translation-free polishing of granite: Surface quality and dust particles emission and dispersion, M. H. Saidi, V. Songmene, J. Kouam, and A. Bahloul
Characterization of the selective recording of workplace exposure measurements into OSHA’s IMIS databank, Philippe Sarazin, Igor Burstyn, Laurel Kincl, Melissa C. Friesen, and Jérôme Lavoué
Development of and selected performance characteristics of CANJEM, a general population job-exposure matrix based on past expert assessments of exposure, Jean-François Sauvé, Jack Siemiatycki, France Labrèche, Lesley Richardson, Javier Pintos, Marie-Pierre Sylvestre, Michel Gérin, Denis Bégin, Aude Lacourt, Tracy L. Kirkham, Thomas Rémen, Romain Pasquet, Mark S. Goldberg, Marie-Claude Rousseau, Marie-Élise Parent, and Jérôme Lavoué
Trunk postural balance and low back pain: Reliability and relationship with clinical changes following a lumbar stabilization exercise program, Ali Shahvarpour, Dany H. Gagnon, Richard Preuss, Sharon M. Henry, and Christian Larivière
The effect of wearing a lumbar belt on biomechanical and psychological outcomes related to maximal flexion-extension motion and manual material handling, Ali Shahvarpour, Richard Preuss, Michael J.L. Sullivan, Alessia Negrini, and Christian Larivière
Effect of surface fluorination of P25-TiO2 on adsorption of indoor environment volatile organic compounds, Zahra Shayegan, Fariborz Haghighat, Chang-Seo Lee, Ali Bahloul, and Mélanie Huard
Effect of minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) on fine and ultrafine particle emission and distribution during polishing of granite, V. Songmene, J. Kouam, and Ali Bahloul
Preferential aerosolization of Actinobacteria during handling of composting organic matter, Marc Veillette, Laetitia Bonifait, Hamza Mbareche, Geneviève Marchand, and Caroline Duchaine
Filters from taxis air conditioning system: A tool to characterize driver's occupational exposure to bioburden?, Carla Viegas, Ana Monteiro, Mateus dos Santos, Tiago Faria, Liliana Aranha Caetano, Elisabete Carolino, Anita Quintal Gomes, Geneviève Marchand, Nancy Lacombe, and Susana Viegas
Assessment of workers’ exposure to microorganisms when using biological degreasing stations, Carol-Anne Villeneuve, Geneviève Marchand, Marie Gardette, Jacques Lavoie, Eve Neesham-Grenon, Denis Bégin, and Maximilien Debia
Validation of an index of sensitivity to movement-evoked pain in patients with whiplash injuries, Alan K. Wan, Pierre Rainville, Shaun O'Leary, Rachel A. Elphinston, Michele Sterling, Christian Larivière, and Michael J. L. Sullivan
Theoretical and numerical analyses of earth pressure coefficient along the centerline of vertical openings with granular fills, Pengyu Yang, Li Li, and Michel Aubertin
Evaluation of effects of anti-vibration gloves on manual dexterity, Yumeng Yao, Subhash Rakheja, Chantal Gauvin, Pierre Marcotte, and Karim Hamouda
Characterization of a hydro-pneumatic suspension strut with gas-oil emulsion, Yuming Yin, Subhash Rakheja, Jue Yang, and Paul-Emile Boileau
Design optimization of an articulated frame steering system, Yuming Yin, Subhash Rakheja, Jue Yang, and Paul-Emile Boileau
Effect of articulated frame steering on the transient yaw responses of the vehicle, Yuming Yin, Subhash Rakheja, Jue Yang, and Paul-Emile Boileau
An analytical solution of gibson’s model for estimating pore water pressures in accreting deposition of slurried material under one-dimensional self-weight consolidation. Part II: Impervious base, Jian Zheng, Li Li, Mamert Mbonimpa, and Thomas Pabst
An analytical solution of gibson’s model for estimating the pore water pressures in accreting deposition of slurried material under one-dimensional self-weight consolidation. Part I: Pervious base, Jian Zheng, Li Li, Mamert Mbonimpa, and Thomas Pabst
Submissions from 2017
A comparative study on metal organic frameworks for indoor environment application: Adsorption evaluation, Mitra Bahri, Fariborz Haghighat, Hossein Kazemian, and Sohrab Rohani
Cytotoxicity assessment, inflammatory properties, and cellular uptake of Neutraplex lipid-based nanoparticles in THP-1 monocyte-derived macrophages, Eric Berger; Dalibor Breznan; Sandra Stals; Viraj J, Jasinghe; David Gonçalves; Denis Girard; Sylvie Faucher; Renaud Vincent; Alain R. Thierry; and Carole Lavigne
Comparison of methods to evaluate the fungal biomass in heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) dust, Marie-Jeanne Biyeyeme Mve Bi, Yves Cloutier, Nancy Lacombe, Jacques Lavoie, Maximilien Debia, and Geneviève Marchand
Workers’ exposure to bioaerosols from three different types of composting facilities, Laetitia Bonifait, Geneviève Marchand, Marc Veillette, Hamza Mbareche, Marie-Ève Dubuis, Carole Pépin, Yves Cloutier, Yves Bernard, and Caroline Duchaine
Loudness in the occluded ear canal: Are we again missing 6 dB?, Fabien Bonnet, Jérémie Voix, and Hugues Nélisse
The effect of two lumbar belt designs on trunk repositioning sense in people with and without low back pain, Jean-Alexandre Boucher, Nicolas Roy, Richard Preuss, and Christian Larivière
Improving control of contamination from waste rock piles, Stefan Broda, Michel Aubertin, Daniela Blessent, Eugenia Hirthe, and Thomas Graf
Stratégies de retour au travail d’employés ayant fait l’expérience d’une dépression : perspectives des employeurs et des cadres de ressources humaines, Marc Corbière, Tania Lecomte, Jean-Philippe Lachance, Marie-France Coutu, Alessia Negrini, and Sonia Laberon
Development of the Return-to-Work Obstacles and Self-Efficacy Scale (ROSES) and validation with workers suffering from a common mental disorder or musculoskeletal disorder, Marc Corbière, Alessia Negrini, Marie-José Durand, Louise St-Arnaud, Catherine Briand, Jean-Baptiste Fassier, Patrick Loisel, and Jean-Philippe Lachance
Erratum to: Development of the Return-to-Work Obstacles and Self-Efficacy Scale (ROSES) and validation with workers suffering from a common mental disorder or musculoskeletal disorder, Marc Corbière, Alessia Negrini, Marie-José Durand, Louise St-Arnaud, Catherine Briand, Jean-Baptiste Fassier, Patrick Loisel, and Jean-Philippe Lachance
Improving the health and safety of 911 emergency call centre agents: An evaluability assessment of a knowledge transfer strategy, Christian Dagenais, Laurence Plouffe, Charles Gagné, Georges Toulouse, Andrée-Anne Breault, and Didier Dupont
Diesel engine exhaust exposures in two underground mines, Maximilien Debia, Caroline Couture, Pierre-Eric Njanga, Eve Neesham-Grenon, Guillaume Lachapelle, Hugo Coulombe, Stéphane Hallé, and Simon Aubin
Analytical evaluation of stresses and displacements of an intervertebral disc, Sébastien Demers, Sylvie Nadeau, and Abdel-Hakim Bouzid
L’accompagnement au poste de travail des assembleurs du secteur aéronautique : réalités et défis, Denys Denis, Maud Gonella, Élise Ledoux, Bénédicte Calvet, and Marie Comeau
Bioaerosols concentrations in working areas in biomethanization facilities, Marie-Ève Dubuis, Hamza Mbareche, Marc Veillette, Bouchra Bakhiyi, Joseph Zayed, Jacques Lavoie, and Caroline Duchaine
Practices of return-to-work coordinators working in large organizations, Marie-José Durand, Iuliana Nastasia, Marie-France Coutu, and Michael Bernier
Evaluation of the in vitro and in vivo proinflammatory activities of gold (+) and gold (-) nanoparticles, Isabelle Durocher, Claudie Noël, Valérie Lavastre, and Denis Girard
A finite element model to improve noise reduction based attenuation measurement of earmuffs in a directional sound field, Marc-André Gaudreau, Franck Sgard, Frédéric Laville, and Hugues Nélisse
Obesity and obesity shape markedly influence spine biomechanics: A subject-specific risk assessment model, Farshid Ghezelbash, Aboulfazl Shirazi-Adl, André Plamondon, Navid Arjmand, and Mohammad Parnianpour
Le retour au travail d’immigrants ayant subi une lésion professionnelle : les embûches de la rencontre interculturelle et la précarité du lien d’emploi, Sylvie Gravel, Jessica Dubé, Daniel Côté, Bob W. White, and Danielle Gratton
Fingers vibration transmission performance of vibration reducing gloves, Karim Hamouda, Subhash Rakheja, Pierre Marcotte, and K. N. Dewangan
Prediction of stress-strain behaviour and energy dissipation of textile protective materials at large deformations, Lotfi Harrabi, Tarek Abboud, Toan Vu-Khanh, Patricia I. Dolez, and Jaime Lara
Evaluating the validity of the Work Role Functioning Questionnaire (Canadian French version) using classical test theory and item response theory, Quan Nha Hong, Marie-France Coutu, and Djamal Berbiche
Application of logical analysis of data to machinery-related accident prevention based on scarce data, Sabrina Jocelyn, Yuvin Chinniah, Mohamed-Salah Ouali, and Soumaya Yacout
Exposure assessment in a single-walled carbon nanotube primary manufacturer, Serge Kouassi, Cyril Catto, Claude Ostiguy, Gilles L'Espérance, Jens Kroeger, and Maximilien Debia
Occupational health and safety in a vocational training program: How gender impacts teachers’ strategies and power relationships [Santé et sécurité des stagiaires dans un programme de formation professionnelle : impact du genre sur les stratégies et rapports de pouvoir], Marie Laberge, Aurélie Tondoux, Fanny Camiré Tremblay, and Ellen MacEachen
Evaluation of a horizontal lifeline system used during installation of residential roofs, André Lan and Bertrand Galy
Milestones, barriers and beacons: Shared decision making in Canada inches ahead, France Légaré, Dawn Stacey, Pierre-Gerlier Forest, Marie-France Coutu, Patrick Archambault, Laura Boland, Holly O. Witteman, Annie LeBlanc, Krystina B. Lewis, and Anik M. C. Giguère
Numerical analysis of stress distribution in backfilled stopes considering interfaces between the backfill and rock walls, Guangsheng Liu, Li Li, Xiaocong Yang, and Lijie Guo
An investigation of the uniaxial compressive strength of a cemented hydraulic backfill made of alluvial sand, Guangsheng Liu, Li Li, Mike Yao, David Landry, Farid Malek, Xiaocong Yang, and Lijie Guo
Workers' perspectives on return to work after total knee arthroplasty, Pascale Maillette, Marie-France Coutu, and Nathaly Gaudreault
The organization of working time: Developing an understanding and action plan to promote workers’ health in a seasonal work context [L’organisation temporelle du travail : la comprendre pour développer des actions favorisant la santédes travailleuses en contexte de travail saisonnier], Marie-Eve Major and Nicole Vézina
Sensitivity to movement-evoked pain and multi-site pain are associated with work-disability following whiplash injury: A cross-sectional study, Tsipora Mankovsky-Arnold, Timothy H. Wideman, Pascal Thibault, Christian Larivière, Pierre Rainville, and Michael J. L. Sullivan
Simultaneous exposures to heat and chemicals and the impact on toxicokinetics and biomonitoring, Axelle Marchand and Sami Haddad
Assessment of workers’ exposure to grain dust and bioaerosols during the loading of vessels’ hold: An example at a port in the province of Québec, Geneviève Marchand, Marie Gardette, Kiet Nguyen, Valérie Amano, Eve Neesham-Grenon, and Maximilien Debia
Effect of accelerating voltage on beam damage of asbestos fibers in the transmission electron microscope (TEM), Joannie Martin, Martin Beauparlant, Sébastien Sauvé, and Gilles L'Espérance
Effect of temperature on beam damage of asbestos fibers in the transmission electron microscope (TEM) at 100 kV, Joannie Martin, Martin Beauparlant, Sébastien Sauvé, and Gilles L'Espérance
A next generation sequencing approach with a suitable bioinformatics workflow to study fungal diversity in bioaerosols released from two different types of composting plants, Hamza Mbareche, Marc Veillette, Laetitia Bonifait, Marie-Ève Dubuis, Yves Bernard, Geneviève Marchand, Guillaume J. Bilodeau, and Caroline Duchaine
Mass or total surface area with aerosol size distribution as exposure metrics for inflammatory, cytotoxic and oxidative lung responses in rats exposed to titanium dioxide nanoparticles, A. Noël, G. Truchon, Y. Cloutier, M. Charbonneau, K. Maghni, and R. Tardif
Time domain localization technique with sparsity constraint for imaging acoustic sources, Thomas Padois, Olivier Doutres, Franck Sgard, and Alain Berry
Acoustic source localization using a polyhedral microphone array and an improved generalized cross-correlation technique, Thomas Padois, Franck Sgard, Olivier Doutres, and Alain Berry
Difference between male and female workers lifting the same relative load when palletizing boxes, André Plamondon, Christian Larivière, Denys Denis, Hakim Mecheri, and Iuliana Nastasia
How reproducible is the acoustical characterization of porous media?, Francesco Pompoli, Paolo Bonfiglio, Kirill Horoshenkov, Amir Kahn, François-Xavier Bécot, Franck Sgard, Francesco Asdrubali, Francesco D'Alessandro, Jörn Hübelt, Noureddine Atala, Celse K. Amédin, Walter Lauriks, and Laurens Boeckx
Paramedics' working strategies while loading a stretcher into an ambulance, J. Prairie, André Plamondon, Dominique Larouche, Sandrine Hegg-Deloye, and Philippe Corbeil
Use of the novel derivatizing agent 1,8-diaminonapthalene with the CIP10 sampler to measure 4,4'-methylene diphenyl diisocyanate atmospheres, Silvia Puscasu, Simon Aubin, Philippe Sarazin, Lucile Richard, Mark Spence, and Sébastien Gagné
Accuracy and repeatability of single-pose calibration of inertial measurement units for whole-body motion analysis, Xavier Robert-Lachaine, Hakim Mecheri, Christian Larue, and André Plamondon
Effect of local magnetic field disturbances on inertial measurement units accuracy, Xavier Robert-Lachaine, Hakim Mecheri, Christian Larue, and André Plamondon
Validation of inertial measurement units with an optoelectronic system for whole-body motion analysis, Xavier Robert-Lachaine, Hakim Mecheri, Christian Larue, and André Plamondon
The effect of an 8-week stabilization exercise program on the lumbopelvic rhythm and flexion-relaxation phenomenon, Ali Shahvarpour, Sharon M. Henry, Richard Preuss, Hakim Mecheri, and Christian Larivière
Numerical investigation of the stresses in backfilled stopes overlying a sill mat, Mohamed Amine Sobhi and Li Li
Return to work helps maintain treatment gains in the rehabilitation of whiplash injury, Michael Sullivan, Heather Adams, Pascal Thibault, Emily Moore, Junie S. Carriere, and Christian Larivière
Concentrations of disinfection by-products in swimming pools following modifications of the water treatment process: An exploratory study, Robert Tardif, Manuel Rodriguez, Cyril Catto, Ginette Charest-Tardif, and Sabrina Simard
The economic burden of lung cancer and mesothelioma due to occupational and para-occupational asbestos exposure, Emile Tompa, Christina Kalcevich, Christopher McLeod, Martin Lebeau, Chaojie Song, Kim McLeod, Joanne Kim, and Paul A. Demers
Combined puncture and cutting of elastomer membranes: A fracture energy approach, Ennouri Triki, Phuong Nguyen Tri, Chantal Gauvin, and Toan Vu-Khanh
Effects of sweat and 3D-deformation on the mechanical behaviour of nitrile rubber gloves, Ludwig Vinches, Mohamed Zemzem, and Stéphane Hallé
Evolution of water table and pore-water pressure in stopes with submerged hydraulic fill, Pengyu Yang and Li Li
A new solution to assess the required strength of mine backfill with a vertical exposure, Pengyu Yang, Li Li, and Michel Aubertin
Stress ratios in entire mine stopes with cohesionless backfill: A numerical study, Pengyu Yang, Li Li, and Michel Aubertin
Stability analyses of waste rock barricades designed to retain paste backfill, Pengyu Yang, Li Li, Michel Aubertin, Marin Brochu-Baekelmans, and Serge Ouellet
Effects of entrapped gas within the fluid on the stiffness and damping characteristics of a hydro-pneumatic suspension strut, Yuming Yin, Subhash Rakheja, Jue Yang, and P.-E. Boileau
Experimental and modeling study of visible light responsive photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) materials for toluene degradation, Lexuan Zhong, James J. Brancho, Stuart Batterman, Bart M. Bartlett, and Christopher Godwin
Submissions from 2016
Using checklists and algorithms to improve qualitative exposure judgment accuracy, Susan F. Arnold, Mark Stenzel, Daniel Drolet, and Gurumurthy Ramachandran
Efficiency of five chemical protective clothing materials against nano and submicron aerosols when submitted to mechanical deformations, Mehdi Ben Salah, Stéphane Hallé, and Ludovic Tuduri
The effects of an 8-week stabilization exercise program on lumbar movement sense in patients with low back pain, Jean-Alexandre Boucher, Richard Preuss, Sharon M. Henry, Jean-Pierre Dumas, and Christian Larivière
Risk analysis for confined space entries: Critical analysis of four tools applied to three risk scenarios, Damien Burlet-Vienney, Yuvin Chinniah, Ali Bahloul, and Brigitte Roberge
Green jobs: Definition and method of appraisal of chemical and biological risks, Erwan Cheneval, Marc-Antoine Busque, Claude Ostiguy, Jacques Lavoie, Robert Bourbonnais, France Labrèche, Bouchra Bakhiyi, and Joseph Zayed
Factors perceived by employees regarding their sick leave due to depression, Marc Corbière, Esther Samson, Alessia Negrini, Louise St-Arnaud, Marie-José Durand, Marie-France Coutu, Geneviève Sauvé, and Tania Lecomte