Alison Pooler,1,2 Roger Beech21School of Nursing and Midwifery, Clinical Education Centre, University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust, Stoke-on-Trent, UK; 2Health Services Research, Research Institute of Primary Care and Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, UK Objectives: Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

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In shield tunnel boring machine constructions, backfill pressure affects surface settlement and the stability of other underground structures nearby.Therefore, it is essential to pre-calculate backfill pressure in the design stage.This study examines and compares the seven internationally known backfill pressure calculation theories and calculates

In 1992, the US Environmental Protection Agency issued a comprehensive regulation called the Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides (WPS).The EPA has made mussole several changes to the WPS since it was fully implemented in 1995.This 5-page document will address the WPS protections commercial pesticide handler employers must provide