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Soil aggressiveness towards buried water pipelines	1997	Khare, M., Civil Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Environmental technology Periodical, Abbrev. Environ.Technol. Pub Date Free Form 1997/ Volume 18 Issue 2 Start Page 187 Other Pages 194 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0959-3330 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract The potential corrosiveness of the soil was investigated in the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi campus by experimentally measuring soil properties e.g. electrical resistivity, pH, moisture content, redox potential, sulphide, sulphate and chloride. Further evaluation of these parameters were performed using Cast Iron Pipe Research Association (CIPRA) soil test method. It was inferred that CIPRA method works accurately in tropical Indian conditions in locating the 'sensitive' sites and these parameters, electrical resistivity and redox potential are dominating parameters in causing corrosion to the buried water pipelines. The electrical resistivity was found to be inversely proportional to the moisture content of the soil causing more corrosive environment. Descriptors chloride, iron, sulfate, sulfide, article, corrosion, India, moisture, oxidation reduction potential, pipeline, soil Links Book Title Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Khare,M., Nahar,S. N. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Documentation of Tibetan medicinal plants (6th comm.): Bong-dkar Aconitum heterophyllum WALL. ex ROYLE	1997	Kletter, C., Institute of Pharmacognosy, University of Vienna, Centre or Pharmacy, A-1090 Vienna, Austria	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Scientia Pharmaceutica Periodical, Abbrev. Sci.Pharm. Pub Date Free Form 1997/12 Volume 65 Issue 4 Start Page 299 Other Pages 314 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0036-8709 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Aconitum heterophyllum is the source of the Tibetan medicinal drug bong- dkar. All parts of the plant may be used for the treatment of the diseases rim-tshad, mkhris-tshad, and tsha-ba of the small intestine. Bong-dkar is also valued as a useful remedy against snake and scorpion poison. Aconitum heterophyllum grows in the northwestern Himalayas at altitudes of 2000 to 4500 m. Morphological details of the plant and anatomical characteristics of the above-ground parts are given. The main anatomical characteristics are three types of unicellular hairs, unequally sized epidermis cells of the leaf and a sclerenchyma belt in the stem. Descriptors Aconitum extract, scorpion venom, snake venom, article, constipation, diarrhea, epidermis cell, intoxication, medicinal plant, nonhuman, plant growth, plant leaf, small intestine disease, snakebite, traditional medicine Links Book Title Dokumentation tibetischer heilpflanzen (6. Mitt.): Bong-dkar, Aconitum heterophyllum WALL. ex ROYLE Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Kletter,Ch, Kriechbaum,M., Krasser,R., Waclavicek,M., Dawa,D., Dekhang,D., Holzner,W., Kubelka,W. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
The effect of air pollution on the prevalence of asthma in schoolchildren from Krakow	1997	Klinika Chorob Dzieci, Polsko-Amerykanski, Instytut Pediatrii, CM UJ, Krakow.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Pneumonologia i alergologia polska Periodical, Abbrev. Pneumonol.Alergol.Pol. Pub Date Free Form Volume 65 Issue 10-Sep Start Page 611 Other Pages 620 Notes LR: 20151119; JID: 9302892; 0 (Soil); 0 (Tobacco Smoke Pollution); 0 (Vehicle Emissions); 0UZA3422Q4 (Sulfur Dioxide); ppublish Place of Publication POLAND ISSN/ISBN 0867-7077; 0867-7077 Accession Number PMID: 9489434 Language pol SubFile English Abstract; Journal Article; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 9489434 Abstract The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between asthma, wheezing prevalence and the rate of air pollution in Krakow. In the survey of 6696 schoolchildren aged 12-14 year, ISAAC questionnaires were performed. According to the distribution of the mean annual concentration of dust particles (PM10) and sulfur dioxide, four classes of these compounds were established. In the similar way, the lead concentration in garden soil and lettuce was categorized into three classes, which were surrogates of the automobile exhaust. Children's passive smoking was established by questionnaire. The study revealed a significant association and a positive correlation between the prevalence of asthma diagnosis and the soil and lettuce lead concentrations. Wheezing history (past and current) was significantly correlated with soil lead classes and the classes of dust particles (PM10). Maternal smoking was significantly associated with the asthma diagnosis and past or current wheezing. A significant relationship was found between paternal smoking and wheezing during and/or post exercise. Descriptors Adolescent, Air Pollution/adverse effects/analysis, Asthma/epidemiology/etiology, Asthma, Exercise-Induced/epidemiology/etiology, Child, Environmental Monitoring, Epidemiological Monitoring, Fathers, Female, Humans, Lettuce/chemistry, Male, Mothers, Poland/epidemiology, Prevalence, Respiratory Sounds/etiology, Schools/statistics & numerical data, Soil/analysis, Sulfur Dioxide/adverse effects/analysis, Surveys and Questionnaires, Tobacco Smoke Pollution/adverse effects, Vehicle Emissions/adverse effects/analysis Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Lis,G., Pietrzyk,J. J. Original/Translated Title Wplyw zanieczyszczenia powietrza na wystepowanie astmy oskrzelowej u dzieci szkolnych z Krakowa URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Urinary cotinine in narguila or chicha tobacco smokers.	1997	Macaron, C., RIA Reference Laboratory, Zahleh, Lebanon.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Le Journal mÃ©dical libanais.The Lebanese medical journal Periodical, Abbrev. J.Med.Liban. Pub Date Free Form / Volume 45 Issue 1 Start Page 19 Other Pages 20 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0023-9852 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Urinary levels of nicotine metabolites were measured in nonsmokers and smokers of tobacco either as cigarettes or as the Middle-Eastern water pipes (narguila). Levels of urinary cotinine were similar for the smokers of cigarettes (median 30 cigarettes per day) and narguila (median 2 pipes per day, or around 40 grams of tobacco). Use of water pipes may remove a small amount of nicotine, but smokers appear to titrate dose to effect. It is unlikely that narguila smoking confers any less risk. Descriptors cotinine, drug derivative, hydroxycotinine, adult, aged, article, comparative study, female, human, Lebanon, male, middle aged, radioimmunoassay, sex difference, smoking, urine Links Book Title Database MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Macaron,C., Macaron,Z., Maalouf,M. T., Macaron,N., Moore,A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Comparison of frequency of undiagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in current or former tobacco smokers having ischaemic heart disease	1997		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Periodical, Abbrev. Pub Date Free Form 7-Nov Volume Issue Start Page Other Pages Notes ID: imsear.hellis.org-123456789-139692; ID: imsear.hellis.org-123456789-19946 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en; en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract The present study was envisaged to assess the state of oxidative metabolism of neutrophils, recovered from smokers (cigarette, beedi, hookah and mixed products) and non-smokers. Superoxide anion (O2.-) production was significantly higher in neutrophils from all groups of smokers (P < 0.001). Total leukocyte count (TLC) was significantly more in symptomatic subjects among the cigarette, hookah and mixed smokers (P < 0.05). Total neutrophil count (TNC) was significantly higher in symptomatic than asymptomatic subjects of hookah and mixed smoking groups (P < 0.05). In the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in tobacco smokers, the role of leukocytosis, increased neutrophil sequestration into the lung, increased neutrophil toxic oxygen species including superoxide release in the lung may cause direct injury to lung tissues. Descriptors Cigarette smoking, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Hookah smoking, Ischaemic heart disease, Spirometry, Aged, Cross-Sectional Studies, Humans, Male Middle Aged, Myocardial Ischemia --epidemiology, Myocardial Ischemia --etiology, Pakistan --epidemiology, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive --diagnosis, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive --epidemiology, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive --etiology, Severity of Illness Index, Smoking --adverse effects, Adult, Female, Leukocyte Count, Male, Middle Aged, Neutrophils --metabolism, Reactive Oxygen Species --metabolism, Smoking --metabolism, Superoxides --metabolism Links http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/oai-imsear.hellis.org-123456789-139692; http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/oai-imsear.hellis.org-123456789-19946 Book Title Database IMSEAR; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/; IMSEAR; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Mahmud,Talha, Bokhari,Syed N. H., Aasim,Muhammad, Sharma,R. N., Deva,C., Behera,D., Khanduja,K. L. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Medical marijuana and its use by the immunocompromised.	1997	McPartland, J.M., Vermont Alternative Medicine in Middlebury, USA.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine Periodical, Abbrev. Altern.Ther.Health Med. Pub Date Free Form / Volume 3 Issue 3 Start Page 39 Other Pages 45 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 1078-6791 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract BACKGROUND: Those immunocompromised by AIDS or cancer chemotherapy use marijuana to allay symptoms of their disease or treatment. Some researchers believe that marijuana may further suppress the immune system. A list of immunological hazards that may be present in marijuana was collated and assessed, and clinical recommendations regarding the use of marijuana by immunocompromised individuals were made. METHODS: Databases and other sources from 1964 to 1996 were searched using keywords (e.g., cannabinoids, cannabis, hemp, marijuana). This was supplemented by a manual search of bibliographies, nonindexed books, and journals, and by consultation with experts. All reports were analyzed for antecedent sources. Data validity was assessed by source, identification methodology, and frequency of independent observations. RESULTS: Substances implicated as potential immunological hazards in marijuana include endogenous constituents (cannabinoids, pyrolyzed gases, and particulates) and a longer list of exogenous contaminants, both natural (fungi and their metabolites) and synthetic (pesticides and adulterants). CONCLUSION: Burning of marijuana creates toxins of combustion. Particulate toxins (tars) are reduced by the use of vaporizer apparati. Gas-phase toxins are filtered by water pipes, but water pipes also filter some tetrahydrocannabinol, making this strategy counterproductive. Viable fungal spores in marijuana pose the greatest hazard to immunocompromised patients, though they can be sterilized by several methods. Pesticide residues and other adulterants may be present in black-market marijuana, but are absent in sources of marijuana that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Descriptors cannabis, immunotoxin, food and drug administration, human, immunosuppressive treatment, medicinal plant, review, United States Links Book Title Database MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors McPartland,J. M., Pruitt,P. L. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Electricity and water desalination: Separate sites offer value	1996	Moch Jr., I., DuPont Co., Wilmington, DE, United States	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Water, air, and soil pollution Periodical, Abbrev. Water Air Soil Pollut. Pub Date Free Form 1996/07 Volume 90 Issue 2-Jan Start Page 231 Other Pages 241 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0049-6979 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract For the fuel type and water situation in the Middle East, the case is strong for the use of combined cycle technology for power generation and reverse osmosis for potable water production, where each are sited for their maximum economic benefit and interconnected by electric power transmission. Because of the fuel efficiency of Combined Cycle generation technology, its use of liquid/gas fuels and its low need for cooling water, it can be optimized for cost away from cities. Conversely, water desalination by reverse osmosis can be sited in optimal locations to take advantage of its modularity and to minimize water pipeline needs. Electric power transmission provides an inexpensive and flexible means to connect these two technologies. Together these technologies may offer an overall minimum cost approach, better than the combining of electric power and water desalination at one location, where power to water ratios must be fixed, independent of need, for optimum efficiency. The use of reverse osmosis with power generation has other, important ancillary benefits over using distillation and power combinations. These advantages include abatement of environmental pollution, delivery of potable water at reasonable drinking temperatures, lower total energy consumption, more efficient land use and less demanding operator skills. Descriptors cooling water, cost benefit analysis, desalination, distillation, economic aspect, electric power plant, electricity, Middle East, reverse osmosis, review, water supply, water treatment Links Book Title Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Moch Jr.,Dr I., Depenbrock,F., Mussalli,Y. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Root and shoot growth, assimilate partitioning and cell proliferation in roots of sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) grown in filtered and unfiltered chambers	1996	Bambridge, L., Biochemistry Physiology Department, Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 2JQ, United Kingdom	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Environmental Pollution Periodical, Abbrev. Environ.Pollut. Pub Date Free Form 1996/ Volume 92 Issue 3 Start Page 343 Other Pages 347 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0269-7491 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Rooted cuttings of clonal Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) were grown from April to October in 1 m long tubes sunk into the ground inside open top chambers. The same experiment was repeated in each of two consecutive years using a different clone of Sitka spruce each year. Air was either passed directly into the chambers (ambient ail) or passed over charcoal filters which removed the majority of gaseous pollutants before entering the chambers (filtered air). Ambient pollution did not appear to influence the growth of Sitka spruce at least over the experimental period used. No significant differences were found between plants exposed to ambient or filtered air in terms of shoot and root dry mass, needle dry mass, root length, carbohydrate content of roots and needles, and in the percentage of meristematic cells close to the apex in each phase or interphase or undergoing mitosis. Descriptors carbohydrate, charcoal, air pollutant, article, carbohydrate analysis, cell count, cell proliferation, clone, experiment, forestry, mass, mitosis, plant growth, plant root, pollution control, tree Links Book Title Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Bambridge,L., Harmer,R., Macleod,R. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Tobacco use and usual source of cigarettes among high school students--United States, 1995	1996		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full MMWR.Morbidity and mortality weekly report Periodical, Abbrev. MMWR Morb.Mortal.Wkly.Rep. Pub Date Free Form 24-May Volume 45 Issue 20 Start Page 413 Other Pages 418 Notes LR: 20080214; JID: 7802429; ppublish Place of Publication UNITED STATES ISSN/ISBN 0149-2195; 0149-2195 Accession Number PMID: 8614397 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 8614397 Abstract Approximately 90% of all initiation of tobacco use occurs among persons aged < or = 18 years, and the prevalence of tobacco use among adolescents is increasing. Despite laws prohibiting the sale of tobacco to minors in all states and the District of Columbia, most minors are able to purchase tobacco products. To determine current prevalences of the use of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products (i.e., chewing tobacco and snuff) by high school students, the usual source of cigarettes among those who smoked, and the percentage of students who were asked to show proof of age when buying cigarettes, CDC analyzed data from the 1995 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). This report summarizes the results of the analysis, which indicate a higher prevalence of smoking among high school students in 1995 than in 1993 and 1991, a doubling of the prevalence of current smoking among non-Hispanic black male students during 1991-1995, and that most high school students aged < or = 17 years who buy cigarettes from stores are not asked to show proof of age. Descriptors Adolescent, Commerce/legislation & jurisprudence/statistics & numerical data, Female, Humans, Male, Plants, Toxic, Prevalence, Smoking/epidemiology/trends, Students, Tobacco, Tobacco, Smokeless/supply & distribution, United States/epidemiology Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Presence of Legionella spp. in thermal springs of the Campania region of south Italy	1996	Istituto di Microbiologia, Facolta di Medicina e Chirurgia, Seconda Universita degli Studi di Napoli, Italy.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full The new microbiologica Periodical, Abbrev. New Microbiol. Pub Date Free Form Oct Volume 19 Issue 4 Start Page 315 Other Pages 320 Notes LR: 20110225; JID: 9516291; ppublish Place of Publication ITALY ISSN/ISBN 1121-7138; 1121-7138 Accession Number PMID: 8914132 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 8914132 Abstract Water samples from 66 thermal springs in the Campania region of South Italy were cultured for Legionella spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and indicators of faecal pollution. The temperature of the sources ranged from 21 degrees C to 59.5 degrees C. Legionella pneumophila, serogroup 7-10, was isolated from two out of 60 sources on the Island of Ischia and Legionella dumoffii from one mainland source. The temperatures of these sources were 35.2 degrees C, 48.2 degrees C, and 52.0 degrees C respectively. Twelve sources were positive for P. aeruginosa and 6 for Escherichia coli. Our results found that Legionella spp. were present in only three thermal springs, indicating that in the hydrothermal area of the Campania region the presence of this microbial species is very scarce. Descriptors Italy, Legionella/isolation & purification, Legionella pneumophila/isolation & purification, Pseudomonas aeruginosa/isolation & purification, Water Microbiology Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Sommese,L., Scarfogliero,P., Vitiello,M., Catalanotti,P., Galdiero,E. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors

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