Sentence examples for exposed to shift from inspiring English sources

This suggests that potentially a large and increasing proportion of the population may have been exposed to shift work in utero, which in turn may contribute to the increasing incidence of obesity and related metabolic disorders in western society.

An estimated 1,953,645 women were ever exposed to shift (night) work over the 40-year exposure period, 1956 1996.

For example, work shifts at a young age increased the risk of multiple sclerosis, a finding that could indicate that certain individuals are prone to develop disease early when exposed to shift work.

Studies fairly consistently report meaningful increases in breast cancer risk among postmenopausal women exposed to shift work (Pukkala et al, 1995; Tynes et al, 1996; Davis et al, 2001; Hansen, 2001; Rafnsson et al, 2001; Schernhammer et al, 2001).

And because McDonald's has its distinctive outlets just about everywhere, from Andorra to Oman, it is much more exposed to shifting economics and political upheavals around the globe.

To prevent double counting of flight personnel who may be exposed to shift-work patterns and ionising radiation, the 1979 UK LFS flight personnel numbers were subtracted from the shift-work numbers generating a conservative estimate of 387 045 female (non-flight personnel) night-time workers.

With more large premises than any of its rivals, Tesco has been more heavily exposed to the shift in buying habits, but it has also lost shoppers as a result of its pricing policy.

Of the big four, Tesco is the most exposed to the shift away from big out of town superstores.

"There is an increased risk of breast or colorectal cancer in women exposed to chronic shift work for longer than 15 years," Lévi says, adding that more research on the role of jet lag in illness should be a high priority.

The present study aimed to evaluate the circulating levels of four biomarkers of atherosclerosis (soluble CD40 ligand [sCD40L], monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 [MCP-1], resistin, and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 [PAI-1]) in a population-based sample of young adult men exposed to rotating shift work schedule in comparison with day workers.

The oil and gas extraction (OGE) industry continues to experience an elevated fatality rate; OGE workers are exposed to intensive shift patterns and long work durations inherent in the OGE environment, which can lead to fatigue, thereby increasing risks of incidents and injuries.