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Cross-country comparison of waterpipe use: nationally representative data from 13 low and middle-income countries from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS)	2014	Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.; Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.; World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern M	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Tobacco control Periodical, Abbrev. Tob.Control Pub Date Free Form Sep Volume 23 Issue 5 Start Page 419 Other Pages 427 Notes LR: 20151119; CI: Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions.; JID: 9209612; 059QF0KO0R (Water); OID: NLM: PMC414541 Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1468-3318; 0964-4563 Accession Number PMID: 23760609 Language eng SubFile Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.; IM DOI 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050841 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 23760609 Abstract OBJECTIVE: Evidence shows that smoking tobacco using a waterpipe is significantly associated with diseases. Despite this, waterpipe use seems to be increasing worldwide, though nationally representative data are not widely available. The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) provides an opportunity to measure various indicators of waterpipe use from nationally representative surveys. METHODS: Data were obtained for adults 15 years of age or older from 13 countries (Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Mexico, Philippines, Russia, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay and Vietnam) who completed GATS from 2008-2010. The GATS questionnaire collected data on current waterpipe use, including daily/less than daily prevalence and number of sessions per day/week. An optional waterpipe module measured former use, age of initiation, and level of consumption during a session. RESULTS: GATS was successful in producing nationally representative data on waterpipe use from 13 countries, many of which for the first time. The prevalence of waterpipe use among men was highest in Vietnam (13.0%) and Egypt (6.2%); among women, waterpipe use was highest in Russia (3.2%) and Ukraine (1.1%). While over 90% of adults in Ukraine thought smoking tobacco causes serious illness, only 31.4% thought smoking tobacco using a waterpipe causes serious illness. CONCLUSIONS: GATS data provide the ability to analyse waterpipe use within a country and across countries. Monitoring of waterpipe use at a national level will better enable countries to target tobacco control interventions such as education campaigns about the negative health effects of waterpipe use. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Morton,J., Song,Y., Fouad,H., Awa,F.E., Abou El Naga,R., Zhao,L., Palipudi,K., Asma,S., GATS Collaborative Group Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20130611 PMCID PMC4145417 Editors
Critical insights for a sustainability framework to address integrated community water services: Technical metrics and approaches	2015	Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Engineering (ORISE), National Risk Management Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268, USA. Electronic address: Xue.Xiaobo@epa.gov.; Soller Envir	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Water research Periodical, Abbrev. Water Res. Pub Date Free Form 15-Jun Volume 77 Issue Start Page 155 Other Pages 169 Notes CI: Published by Elsevier Ltd.; JID: 0105072; OTO: NOTNLM; 2014/12/07 [received]; 2015/02/21 [revised]; 2015/03/18 [accepted]; 2015/03/25 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1879-2448; 0043-1354 Accession Number PMID: 25864006 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Review; IM DOI 10.1016/j.watres.2015.03.017 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25864006 Abstract Planning for sustainable community water systems requires a comprehensive understanding and assessment of the integrated source-drinking-wastewater systems over their life-cycles. Although traditional life cycle assessment and similar tools (e.g. footprints and emergy) have been applied to elements of these water services (i.e. water resources, drinking water, stormwater or wastewater treatment alone), we argue for the importance of developing and combining the system-based tools and metrics in order to holistically evaluate the complete water service system based on the concept of integrated resource management. We analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of key system-based tools and metrics, and discuss future directions to identify more sustainable municipal water services. Such efforts may include the need for novel metrics that address system adaptability to future changes and infrastructure robustness. Caution is also necessary when coupling fundamentally different tools so to avoid misunderstanding and consequently misleading decision-making. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Xue,X., Schoen,M.E., Ma,X.C., Hawkins,T.R., Ashbolt,N.J., Cashdollar,J., Garland,J. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20150325 PMCID Editors
Critical analysis of the published literature about the effects of narghile use on oral health	2015	Department of Dental Medicine, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia.; Laboratory of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia, Department of Physiology and Functional Exploration, Fa	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full The Libyan journal of medicine Periodical, Abbrev. Libyan J.Med. Pub Date Free Form 9-Nov Volume 10 Issue Start Page 30001 Other Pages Notes LR: 20151214; JID: 101299403; OID: NLM: PMC4641890; 2015 [ecollection]; epublish Place of Publication Sweden ISSN/ISBN 1819-6357; 1819-6357 Accession Number PMID: 26561406 Language eng SubFile Letter; IM DOI 10.3402/ljm.v10.30001 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 26561406 Abstract Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Khemiss,M., Rouatbi,S., Berrezouga,L., Ben Saad,H. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20151109 PMCID PMC4641890 Editors
Crash risk and aberrant driving behaviors among bus drivers: the role of personality and attitudes towards traffic safety	2015	Department of Psychology of Development and Socialization Processes, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Dei Marsi 78, 00185 Rome, Italy; Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", P.za Lauro de Bosis 15, 00135 Rome	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Accident; Analysis and Prevention Periodical, Abbrev. Accid.Anal.Prev. Pub Date Free Form Jun Volume 79 Issue Start Page 145 Other Pages 151 Notes CI: Copyright (c) 2015; JID: 1254476; OTO: NOTNLM; 2014/12/03 [received]; 2015/02/25 [revised]; 2015/03/23 [accepted]; 2015/03/28 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1879-2057; 0001-4575 Accession Number PMID: 25823904 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI 10.1016/j.aap.2015.03.034 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25823904 Abstract Several studies have shown that personality traits and attitudes toward traffic safety predict aberrant driving behaviors and crash involvement. However, this process has not been adequately investigated in professional drivers, such as bus drivers. The present study used a personality-attitudes model to assess whether personality traits predicted aberrant self-reported driving behaviors (driving violations, lapses, and errors) both directly and indirectly, through the effects of attitudes towards traffic safety in a large sample of bus drivers. Additionally, the relationship between aberrant self-reported driving behaviors and crash risk was also assessed. Three hundred and one bus drivers (mean age=39.1, SD=10.7 years) completed a structured and anonymous questionnaire measuring personality traits, attitudes toward traffic safety, self-reported aberrant driving behaviors (i.e., errors, lapses, and traffic violations), and accident risk in the last 12 months. Structural equation modeling analysis revealed that personality traits were associated to aberrant driving behaviors both directly and indirectly. In particular altruism, excitement seeking, and normlessness directly predicted bus drivers' attitudes toward traffic safety which, in turn, were negatively associated with the three types of self-reported aberrant driving behaviors. Personality traits relevant to emotionality directly predicted bus drivers' aberrant driving behaviors, without any mediation of attitudes. Finally, only self-reported violations were related to bus drivers' accident risk. The present findings suggest that the hypothesized personality-attitudes model accounts for aberrant driving behaviors in bus drivers, and provide the empirical basis for evidence-based road safety interventions in the context of public transport. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Elsevier Ltd Data Source Authors Mallia,L., Lazuras,L., Violani,C., Lucidi,F. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20150328 PMCID Editors
Could Vaping be a New Weapon in the Battle of the Bulge?	2016		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Nicotine & Tobacco Research Periodical, Abbrev. Nicotine Tobacco Res. Pub Date Free Form Volume Issue Start Page ntw278 Other Pages Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Oxford University Press Data Source google Authors Glover, Marewa, Breier, Bernhard H, Bauld, Linda Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Cotinine versus questionnaire: early-life environmental tobacco smoke exposure and incident asthma	2012	Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. carlsten@mail.ubc.ca	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full BMC pediatrics Periodical, Abbrev. BMC Pediatr. Pub Date Free Form 5-Dec Volume 12 Issue Start Page 187 Other Pages 2431-12-187 Notes LR: 20151119; GR: Canadian Institutes of Health Research/Canada; JID: 100967804; 0 (Biomarkers); 0 (Tobacco Smoke Pollution); K5161X06LL (Cotinine); OID: NLM: PMC3543177; 2012/06/01 [received]; 2012/11/28 [accepted]; 2012/12/05 [aheadofprint]; epublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1471-2431; 1471-2431 Accession Number PMID: 23216797 Language eng SubFile Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1186/1471-2431-12-187 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 23216797 Abstract BACKGROUND: The use of biomarkers has expanded considerably, as an alternative to questionnaire-based metrics of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS); few studies have assessed the affect of such alternative metrics on diverse respiratory outcomes in children, and we aimed to do so. METHODS: We evaluated various measures of birth-year ETS, in association with multiple respiratory endpoints early years of life, in the novel context of a birth cohort at high risk for asthma. We administered questionnaires to parents, both at the end of pregnancy and at one year of life, and measured cotinine in cord blood (CCot; in 275 children) and in urine (UCot; obtained at 12 months in 365 children), each by radioimmunoassay. Multiple logistic regression was used to assess the association of the various metrics with recurrent wheeze at age 2 and with bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) and asthma at age 7. RESULTS: Self-reported 3rd trimester maternal smoking was associated with significantly increased risk for recurrent wheeze at age 2 (odds ratio 3.5 [95% confidence interval = 1.2,10.7]); the risks associated with CCot and 3rd trimester smoking in any family member were similar (OR 2.9 [1.2,7.0] and 2.6 [1.0,6.5], respectively). No metric of maternal smoking at 12 months appeared to significantly influence the risk of recurrent wheeze at age 2, and no metric of ETS at any time appeared to significantly influence risk of asthma or BHR at age 7. CONCLUSIONS: Biomarker- and questionnaire-based assessment of ETS in early life lead to similar estimates of ETS-associated risk of recurrent wheeze and asthma. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Carlsten,C., Dimich-Ward,H., DyBuncio,A., Becker,A.B., Chan-Yeung,M. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20121205 PMCID PMC3543177 Editors
Corrosive microenvironments at lead solder surfaces arising from galvanic corrosion with copper pipe	2010	Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Virginia Tech, 407 Durham Hall, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Environmental science & technology Periodical, Abbrev. Environ.Sci.Technol. Pub Date Free Form 15-Sep Volume 44 Issue 18 Start Page 7076 Other Pages 7081 Notes LR: 20131121; JID: 0213155; 0 (Anions); 0 (Chlorides); 0 (Sulfates); 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical); 059QF0KO0R (Water); 2P299V784P (Lead); 789U1901C5 (Copper); ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1520-5851; 0013-936X Accession Number PMID: 20738129 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; IM DOI 10.1021/es1015185 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 20738129 Abstract As stagnant water contacts copper pipe and lead solder (simulated soldered joints), a corrosion cell is formed between the metals in solder (Pb, Sn) and the copper. If the resulting galvanic current exceeds about 2 muA/cm(2), a highly corrosive microenvironment can form at the solder surface, with pH < 2.5 and chloride concentrations at least 11 times higher than bulk water levels. Waters with relatively high chloride tend to sustain high galvanic currents, preventing passivation of the solder surface, and contributing to lead contamination of potable water supplies. The total mass of lead corroded was consistent with predictions based on the galvanic current, and lead leaching to water was correlated with galvanic current. If the concentration of sulfate in the water increased relative to chloride, galvanic currents and associated lead contamination could be greatly reduced, and solder surfaces were readily passivated. Descriptors Anions, Chlorides/analysis, Copper/chemistry, Corrosion, Electricity, Electrodes, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Lead/chemistry, Solubility, Sulfates/analysis, Surface Properties, Water/chemistry, Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis, Water Supply Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Nguyen,C. K., Stone,K. R., Dudi,A., Edwards,M. A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Corrosion and protection of waterpipes	1974		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Periodical, Abbrev. TECHN.SCI.MUNIC. Pub Date Free Form 1974/ Volume 69 Issue 3 Start Page 105 Other Pages 111 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Corrosion of water pipes can be internal or external, and varies according to the pipe material. Its causes can be soil, electrolysis, chemical or electrochemical or even biological. Modern trends of water treatment (softening) and disinfection make water more dangerous for the pipes. Corrosion of pipes has been studied in Western Europe by CEOCOR and in France since 1950 by a Corrosion Commission which has published two books about it and about a theory of natural waters. Great progress has been made towards a better understanding of the corrosion phenomena but its control always remains a question of know how and good sense. Descriptors environmental health Links Book Title LA CORROSION DES CONDUITES D'EAU ET LEUR PROTECTION Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Neveux,M. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Correlation between tobacco control policies, consumption of rolled tobacco and e-cigarettes, and intention to quit conventional tobacco, in Europe	2017	Biostatistics Unit, Department of Basic Sciences, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Sant Cugat del Valles, Barcelona, Spain.; Biostatistics Unit, Department of Basic Sciences, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Sant Cugat del Valles, (TRUNCATED	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Tobacco control Periodical, Abbrev. Tob.Control Pub Date Free Form Mar Volume 26 Issue 2 Start Page 149 Other Pages 152 Notes LR: 20180216; CI: Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/.; JID: 9209612; OTO: NOTNLM; 2015/05/25 00:0 Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1468-3318; 0964-4563 Accession Number PMID: 26888824 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2015-052482 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 26888824 Abstract OBJECTIVE: To analyse the correlation between the implementation of tobacco control policies and tobacco consumption, particularly rolling tobacco, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) users and the intent to quit smoking in 27 countries of the European Union. DESIGN: Ecological study with the country as the unit of analysis. DATA SOURCES: We used the data from tobacco control activities, measured by the Tobacco Control Scale (TCS), in 27 European countries, in 2010, and the prevalence of tobacco consumption data from the Eurobarometer of 2012. ANALYSIS: Spearman correlation coefficients (rsp) and their 95% CIs. RESULTS: There was a negative correlation between TCS and prevalence of smoking (rsp=-0.41; 95% CI -0.67 to -0.07). We also found a negative correlation (rsp=-0.31) between TCS and the prevalence of ever e-cigarette users, but it was not statistically significant. Among former cigarette smokers, there was a positive and statistically significant correlation between TCS and the consumption of hand-rolled tobacco (rsp=0.46; 95% CI 0.06 to 0.70). We observed a similar correlation between TCS and other tobacco products (cigars and pipe) among former cigarette smokers. There was a significant positive correlation between TCS and intent to quit smoking in the past 12 months (rsp=0.66; 95% CI 0.36 to 0.87). CONCLUSIONS: The level of smoke-free legislation among European countries is correlated with a decrease in the prevalence of smoking of conventional cigarettes and an increase in the intent to quit smoking within the past 12 months. However, the consumption of other tobacco products, particularly hand-rolled tobacco, is positively correlated with TCS among former cigarette smokers. Therefore, tobacco control policies should also consider other tobacco products, such as rolling tobacco, cigars and pipes. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Lidon-Moyano,C., Martin-Sanchez,J.C., Saliba,P., Graffelman,J., Martinez-Sanchez,J.M. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20160217 PMCID Editors
Correlation between Patent Foramen Ovale, Cerebral "Lesions" and Neuropsychometric Testing in Experienced Sports Divers: Does Diving Damage the Brain?	2016	DAN Europe Research DivisionBrussels, Belgium; Faculte des Sciences de la Motricite, Universite Libre de BruxellesBrussels, Belgium; Motor Sciences and Physiotherapy, Environmental and Occupational (Integrative) Physiology, Haute Ecole Paul Henri SpaakBru	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Frontiers in psychology Periodical, Abbrev. Front.Psychol. Pub Date Free Form 11-May Volume 7 Issue Start Page 696 Other Pages Notes LR: 20160602; JID: 101550902; OID: NLM: PMC4863080; OTO: NOTNLM; 2016 [ecollection]; 2015/09/09 [received]; 2016/04/26 [accepted]; 2016/05/11 [epublish]; epublish Place of Publication Switzerland ISSN/ISBN 1664-1078; 1664-1078 Accession Number PMID: 27242609 Language eng SubFile Journal Article DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00696 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27242609 Abstract SCUBA diving exposes divers to decompression sickness (DCS). There has been considerable debate whether divers with a Patent Foramen Ovale of the heart have a higher risk of DCS because of the possible right-to-left shunt of venous decompression bubbles into the arterial circulation. Symptomatic neurological DCS has been shown to cause permanent damage to brain and spinal cord tissue; it has been suggested that divers with PFO may be at higher risk of developing subclinical brain lesions because of repeated asymptomatic embolization of decompression-induced nitrogen bubbles. These studies however suffer from several methodological flaws, including self-selection bias. We recruited 200 volunteer divers from a recreational diving population who had never suffered from DCS; we then randomly selected 50 of those for further investigation. The selected divers underwent brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging to detect asymptomatic brain lesions, contrast trans-oesophageal echocardiography for PFO, and extensive neuro-psychometric testing. Neuro-psychometry results were compared with a control group of normal subjects and a separate control group for subjects exposed to neurotoxic solvents. Forty two divers underwent all the tests and are included in this report. Grade 2 Patent Foramen Ovale was found in 16 (38%) of the divers; brain Unidentified Bright Objects (UBO's) were found in 5 (11.9%). There was no association between PFO and the presence of UBO's (P = 0.693) or their size (p = 0.5) in divers. Neuropsychometric testing in divers was significantly worse from controls in two tests, Digit Span Backwards (DSB; p Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Balestra,C., Germonpre,P. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20160511 PMCID PMC4863080 Editors

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