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Environmental secondhand smoke exposure and policy assessment at five venues in Zhejiang Province, China	2014	Zhejiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China mikexuy@gmail.com.; Zhejiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China.; Zhejiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China.; Zhejiang Center for Disease	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health / Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health Periodical, Abbrev. Asia.Pac.J.Public.Health. Pub Date Free Form Nov Volume 26 Issue 6 Start Page 622 Other Pages 630 Notes CI: (c) 2013; GR: R01 RFA-TW-06-006/TW/FIC NIH HHS/United States; JID: 8708538; 0 (Tobacco Smoke Pollution); OTO: NOTNLM; 2013/01/25 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication China ISSN/ISBN 1941-2479; 1010-5395 Accession Number PMID: 23355055 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; IM DOI 10.1177/1010539512472360 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 23355055 Abstract The objective of this study was to assess environmental secondhand smoke exposure and tobacco control policy at 5 venues. A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 134 settings and 2727 adults in Zhejiang, China. The results show that the proportions of venues that had complete smoking ban were as follows: health administrative organizations (71.9%), hospitals (70.0%), schools (66.7%), public transportation vehicles (24.0%), and government agencies (11.8%). The proportions of venues where smoking was noticed were as follows: public transportation vehicles (88.0%), government agencies (47.1%), hospitals (46.7%), health administrative organizations (40.6%), and schools (30.0%). Venues with completely indoor smoking ban were 5 times more likely to be smoke-free at the time of survey than other venues without smoking ban (odds ratio = 5.39, 95% confidence interval = 1.92-15.14). It indicated that implementation of indoor smoking ban can reduce indoor secondhand smoke exposure. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher APJPH Data Source Authors Xu,Y., Wu,Q., Xu,S., Xu,J., Wan,X., Guo,Y. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20130125 PMCID Editors
Ultrasound elastomicroscopy using water jet and osmosis loading: potentials for assessment for articular cartilage.	2006	Zheng, Y.P., Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, PR China. <ypzheng@ieee.org>	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Ultrasonics Periodical, Abbrev. Ultrasonics Pub Date Free Form / Volume 44 Suppl 1 Issue Start Page e203; 209 Other Pages e203; 209 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0041-624X Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Research in elasticity imaging typically relies on 1-10 MHz ultrasound. Elasticity imaging at these frequencies can provide strain maps with a resolution in the order of millimeters, but this is not sufficient for applications to skin, articular cartilage, or other fine structures. In this paper, we introduced two methods of ultrasound elastomicroscopy using water jet and osmosis loading for imaging the elasticity of biological soft tissues with high resolutions. In the first system, the specimens were compressed using water jet compression. A water jet was used to couple a focused 20 MHz ultrasound beam into the specimen and meanwhile served as a "soft" indenter. Because there was no additional attenuation when propagating from the ultrasound transducer to the specimen, the ultrasound signal with high signal-to-noise ratio could be collected from the specimens simultaneously with compressing process. The compression was achieved by adjusting the water flow. The pressure measured inside the water pipe and that on the specimen surface was calibrated. This system was easily to apply C-scan over sample surfaces. Experiments on the phantoms showed that this water jet indentation method was reliable to map the tissue stiffness distribution. Results of 1D and 2D scanning on phantoms with different stiffness are reported. In the second system, we used osmotic pressure caused by the ion concentration change in the bathing solutions for the articular cartilage to deform them. When bovine articular cartilage specimens were immerged in solutions with different salt concentration, a 50 MHz focused ultrasound beam was used to monitor the dynamic swelling or shrinkage process. Results showed that the system could reliably map the strain distribution induced by the osmotic loading. We extract intrinsic layered material parameters of the articular cartilage using a triphasic model. In addition to biological tissues, these systems have potential applications for the assessment of bioengineered tissues, biomaterials with fine structures, or some engineering materials. Further studies are necessary to fully realize the potentials of these two new methods. Descriptors diagnostic agent, water, acoustic microscopy, algorithm, animal, article, articular cartilage, biological model, bovine, computer assisted diagnosis, computer simulation, echography, elasticity, evaluation study, feasibility study, image enhancement, image quality, devices, mechanical stress, methodology, osmosis, physiology, reproducibility, sensitivity and specificity, three dimensional imaging Links Book Title Database MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Zheng,Y. P., Lu,M. H., Wang,Q. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Sensitive and selective determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in mainstream cigarette smoke using a graphene-coated solid-phase microextraction fiber prior to GC/MS	2015	Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of CNTC, Zhengzhou 450001, China. Electronic address: wangxiaoyu@iccas.ac.cn.; Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.;	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Talanta Periodical, Abbrev. Talanta Pub Date Free Form 1-Aug Volume 140 Issue Start Page 102 Other Pages 108 Notes CI: Copyright (c) 2015; JID: 2984816R; 0 (Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic); 0 (Smoke); 7782-42-5 (Graphite); OTO: NOTNLM; 2014/12/16 [received]; 2015/03/09 [revised]; 2015/03/14 [accepted]; 2015/03/21 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication Netherlands ISSN/ISBN 1873-3573; 0039-9140 Accession Number PMID: 26048830 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Validation Studies; IM DOI 10.1016/j.talanta.2015.03.030 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 26048830 Abstract A simple method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in mainstream cigarette smoke. The procedure is based on employing a homemade graphene-coated solid-phase microextraction (SPME) fiber for extraction prior to GC/MS. In comparison to commercial 100-mum poly(dimethyl siloxane) (PDMS) fiber, the graphene-coated SPME fiber exhibits advantageous cleanup and preconcentration efficiencies. By collecting the particulate phase 5 cigarettes, the LODs and LOQs of 16 target PAHs were 0.02-0.07 and 0.07-0.22 ng/cigarette, respectively, and all of the linear correlation efficiencies were larger than 0.995. The validation results also indicate that the method has good repeatability (RSD between 4.2% and 9.5%) and accuracy (spiked recoveries between 80% and 110%). The developed method was applied to analyze two Kentucky reference cigarettes (1R5F and 3R4F) and six Chinese brands of cigarettes. In addition, the PAH concentrations in the particulate phase of the smoke from the 1R5F Kentucky cigarettes were in good agreement with recently reported results. Due to easy operation and good validation results, this SPME-GC/MS method may be an excellent alternative for trace analysis of PAHs in cigarette smoke. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Elsevier B.V Data Source Authors Wang,X., Wang,Y., Qin,Y., Ding,L., Chen,Y., Xie,F. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20150321 PMCID Editors
Barrier role of water-purifying construction of water pipe in relation to opportunistic microorganisms	1997	Zhuravlev, P.V.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Gigiena i sanitariia Periodical, Abbrev. Gig.Sanit. Pub Date Free Form / Volume Issue 4 Start Page 15 Other Pages 16 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0016-9900 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract The investigations have indicated that in the flood period when the water-purifying means of a water pipe bears the maximum load, the existing water-preparing system cannot fully purify and disinfect drinking water from some opportunistic microbes (Klebsiella, Acinetobacter). The latter were recorded in the pipe water having the MAC of coliform organisms established by the GOST. Descriptors article, microbiology, opportunistic infection, standard, water supply Links Book Title Bar'ernaia rol' vodoochistnykh sooruzhenii vodoprovoda v otnoshenii uslovno-patogennykh mikroorganizmov. Database MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Zhuravlev,P. V., Golovina,S. V., Aleshnia,V. V., Tsatska,A. A., Kartseva,N. P. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Prevalence and determinants of water pipe or narghile use among students in Beirut's southern suburbs	2004	Zoughaib, S.S., Beirut, Lebanon	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal Medical Libanais Periodical, Abbrev. J.Med.Liban. Pub Date Free Form / Volume 52 Issue 3 Start Page 142 Other Pages 148 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0023-9852 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract OBJECTIVES: Measuring the prevalence and determinants of narghile smoking among teenagers in schools in the southern suburbs (Dahia) of Beirut, Lebanon. METHODS: A simplified questionnaire was self-completed by intermediate and secondary students selected from private and public schools in Dahia the year 2001-2002. Variables obtained included details on narghile and cigarette smoking, sociodemographic characteristics of the student and his/her family, friendship networks, and beliefs regarding health. RESULTS : A total of 1461 students completed the questionnaire, of which 24% admitted regularly (> once/week) smoking the narghile and 14.4% occasionally, with a male predominance. The initiation was at about 13.6 yrs of age, but it varied from as low as 5 to 18 yrs. At least 28% of first narghile trial took place with a member of the immediate family, even though 58.2% initiated with a user friend. The monthly cost of using narghile did not exceed 7 USD for about half of narghile users in that area. CONCLUSIONS: Narghile use is a behavior gaining in importance in Lebanon in general, and in the Dahia area in particular. Its initiation among adolescents means that the probability of addiction is higher and the adverse health consequences are potentially more severe. It requires immediate interventional procedures including the launching of a campaign of national awareness for which hard data, such as those provided by this study, will be needed. Descriptors addiction, adolescent, adult, article, child, child behavior, smoking, female, health education, human, Lebanon, male, narghile, normal human, prevalence, questionnaire, tobacco Links Book Title Database Embase; MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Zoughaib,S. S., Adib,S. M., Jabbour,J. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors

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