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Common utility tunnel for utility services at Putrajaya, new administrative centre of Malaysia	2003	Adnan, S.M., SMHB Sdn. Bhd., Consulting Engineers, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Water Science and Technology: Water Supply Periodical, Abbrev. Water Sc.Technol.Water Supply Pub Date Free Form 2003/ Volume 3 Issue 2-Jan Start Page 29 Other Pages 34 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 1606-9749 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract With the requirement for utilities to be installed in a protected environment at Putrajaya, the new Administrative Centre for the Federal Government of Malaysia, a common utility tunnel has been developed, designed and is currently under construction. The common utility tunnel (CUT) complements the "No Dig" policy of Putrajaya and offers year-round access for inspection and maintenance of utilities laid inside the tunnel. The design of the CUT incorporates features for phased construction of the CUT and installation of utilities. The utilities to be housed inside the CUT are electrical power cables, water pipe, chilled water pipes, gas pipe, multimedia cables and telecommunication cables. This paper discusses the move behind the implementation of the CUT and describes the planning and design of the CUT. This is the first time that an effort has been made in Malaysia to get all the utility providers to agree to have the various utilities in a common tunnel and also on cost-sharing of the capital and maintenance expenditure. Descriptors conference paper, cost, environmental impact, environmental planning, Malaysia, pipeline, telecommunication Links Book Title Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Adnan,S. M., Heng,T. K. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Relation between newspaper coverage of 'light' cigarette litigation and beliefs about 'lights' among American adolescents and young adults: the impact on risk perceptions and quitting intentions	2010	Adolescent Risk Communication Institute, Annenberg Public Policy Centre, University of Pennsylvania, 202 S 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. sdunlop@asc.upenn.edu	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Tobacco control Periodical, Abbrev. Tob.Control Pub Date Free Form Aug Volume 19 Issue 4 Start Page 267 Other Pages 273 Notes LR: 20151119; JID: 9209612; 2010/06/07 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1468-3318; 0964-4563 Accession Number PMID: 20530139 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI 10.1136/tc.2009.032029 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 20530139 Abstract AIM: To investigate the impact of newspaper use in a year of increased coverage of litigation against the tobacco industry on youths' beliefs about the health risks of 'light' cigarettes, and examine relations between inaccurate beliefs about 'lights', perceptions of risk and intentions to quit smoking. PARTICIPANTS: The data come from the 2004 National Annenberg Survey of Youth, a representative random digit dial telephone survey of youths aged 14-22 years in the USA (n=1501; current smokers, n=305; 'lights' smokers, n=112). DESIGN: All youths were asked about newspaper use and beliefs regarding 'light' cigarettes (riskiness, addictiveness, ease of quitting). Smokers reported on risk perceptions and quitting intentions. We also examined changes in newspaper coverage related to 'lights' from January 2001 to April 2004. RESULTS: Newspaper coverage related to 'lights' increased in the first months of 2003, and continued into 2004. Logistic regression analyses suggest that 'lights' smokers with lower levels of newspaper use were most likely to hold inaccurate beliefs about 'lights' (OR=5.93, 95% CI 1.48 to 23.77). Smokers of 'lights' with inaccurate beliefs were less likely to perceive their smoking as risky (OR=0.29, 95% CI 0.11 to 0.87), and smokers with inaccurate beliefs were less likely to have strong quitting intentions (OR=0.52, 95% CI 0.28 to 0.96). CONCLUSIONS: Inaccurate beliefs about the risks of 'lights' were negatively related to youth smokers' perceptions of risk and intentions to quit smoking. News coverage surrounding the tobacco industry's failure to disclose these risks might help reduce these inaccurate, and potentially dangerous, beliefs. Descriptors Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Female, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Humans, Intention, Male, Newspapers as Topic/trends, Smoking/psychology, Smoking Cessation/psychology, Tobacco Industry/legislation & jurisprudence, United States, Young Adult Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Dunlop,S. M., Romer,D. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20100607 PMCID Editors
Bond strength of composite resin to enamel and dentin prepared with Er,Cr:YSGG laser	2015	Advanced Operative Dentistry, The Nippon Dental University Graduate School of Life Dentistry at Niigata.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Dental materials journal Periodical, Abbrev. Dent.Mater.J. Pub Date Free Form Volume 34 Issue 6 Start Page 863 Other Pages 871 Notes JID: 8309299; ppublish Place of Publication Japan ISSN/ISBN 1881-1361; 0287-4547 Accession Number PMID: 26632236 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; D DOI 10.4012/dmj.2015-053 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 26632236 Abstract We aimed to examine the effect of various adhesive systems on the bond strength of composite resin to enamel or dentin prepared with erbium, chromium: yttrium scandium gallium garnet (Er,Cr:YSGG) laser. Each laser-cut enamel or dentin surface was treated with a bonding agent (SBB, Group 1); self-etching primer (SBP) and SBB (Group 2 and control); phosphoric-acid (KET), SBP and SBB (Group 3); KET, sodium-hypochlorite (ADG), SBP and SBB (Group 4); all-in-one adhesive (TSB, Group 5); or KET, ADG and TSB (Group 6). The control group was only polished with wet silicon carbide papers. The enamel shear bond strength of Group 5 was significantly lower than that of other groups (p Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Takada,M., Shinkai,K., Kato,C., Suzuki,M. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Comparison of carcinogen, carbon monoxide, and ultrafine particle emissions from narghile waterpipe and cigarette smoking: Sidestream smoke measurements and assessment of second-hand smoke emission factors	2010	Aerosol Research Lab, Mechanical Engineering Department, American University of Beirut, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Atmospheric environment (Oxford, England : 1994) Periodical, Abbrev. Atmos.Environ.(1994) Pub Date Free Form 1-Jan Volume 44 Issue 1 Start Page 8 Other Pages 14 Notes GR: R01 CA120142/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01 CA120142-02/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; JID: 9888534; NIHMS155344; ppublish Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 1352-2310; 1352-2310 Accession Number PMID: 20161525 Language ENG SubFile JOURNAL ARTICLE DOI 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.10.004 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 20161525 Abstract The lack of scientific evidence on the constituents, properties, and health effects of second-hand waterpipe smoke has fueled controversy over whether public smoking bans should include the waterpipe. The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare emissions of ultrafine particles (UFP, <100 nm), carcinogenic polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), volatile aldehydes, and carbon monoxide (CO) for cigarettes and narghile (shisha, hookah) waterpipes. These smoke constituents are associated with a variety of cancers, and heart and pulmonary diseases, and span the volatility range found in tobacco smoke.Sidestream cigarette and waterpipe smoke was captured and aged in a 1 m(3) Teflon-coated chamber operating at 1.5 air changes per hour (ACH). The chamber was characterized for particle mass and number surface deposition rates. UFP and CO concentrations were measured online using a fast particle spectrometer (TSI 3090 Engine Exhaust Particle Sizer), and an indoor air quality monitor. Particulate PAH and gaseous volatile aldehydes were captured on glass fiber filters and DNPH-coated SPE cartridges, respectively, and analyzed off-line using GC-MS and HPLC-MS. PAH compounds quantified were the 5- and 6-ring compounds of the EPA priority list. Measured aldehydes consisted of formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acrolein, methacrolein, and propionaldehyde.We found that a single waterpipe use session emits in the sidestream smoke approximately four times the carcinogenic PAH, four times the volatile aldehydes, and 30 times the CO of a single cigarette. Accounting for exhaled mainstream smoke, and given a habitual smoker smoking rate of 2 cigarettes per hour, during a typical one-hour waterpipe use session a waterpipe smoker likely generates ambient carcinogens and toxicants equivalent to 2-10 cigarette smokers, depending on the compound in question. There is therefore good reason to include waterpipe tobacco smoking in public smoking bans. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Daher,N., Saleh,R., Jaroudi,E., Sheheitli,H., Badr,T., Sepetdjian,E., Al Rashidi,M., Saliba,N., Shihadeh,A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID PMC2801144 Editors
Smoking water pipe is injurious to lungs	2014	Afdeling for Social Medicin, Institut for Folkesundhedsvidenskab, Oster Farimagsgade 5, 1014 Kobenhavn K. peter.lange@sund.ku.dk.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Ugeskrift for laeger Periodical, Abbrev. Ugeskr.Laeger Pub Date Free Form 27-Oct Volume 176 Issue 44 Start Page V05130301 Other Pages Notes LR: 20141030; JID: 0141730; ppublish Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 1603-6824; 0041-5782 Accession Number PMID: 25353998 Language DAN SubFile JOURNAL ARTICLE DOI V05130301 [pii] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25353998 Abstract This review describes the pulmonary consequences of water pipe smoking. Smoking water pipe affects the lung function negatively, is significantly associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and increases the risk of lung infections. Case reports suggest that regular smokers of water pipe have a higher risk of developing malignancies, particularly lung cancer than cigarette smokers. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Sivapalan,P., Ringbaek,T., Lange,P. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Changing epidemiology of smoking: Barcelona, 2000-2001	2004	Agencia de Salut Publica de Barcelona. jrvillal@aspd.es	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Revista clinica espanola Periodical, Abbrev. Rev.Clin.Esp. Pub Date Free Form Jun Volume 204 Issue 6 Start Page 312 Other Pages 316 Notes LR: 20151119; JID: 8608576; ppublish Place of Publication Spain ISSN/ISBN 0014-2565; 0014-2565 Accession Number PMID: 15171893 Language spa SubFile Comparative Study; English Abstract; Journal Article; IM DOI 13062270 [pii] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 15171893 Abstract CONTEXT: In recent years various initiatives of prevention and social changes have been carried out that should have an effect on epidemiology of smoking in our area. Their real effect is little known, however, because of methodological changes in the existing population surveys. In this work the data on smoking in the last city of Barcelona health survey (ESBA 2000-01) are analyzed, with reference to the cumulative information obtained along 18 years from the first survey in 1983. METHOD: ESBA 2000-01 is an interview health survey carried out on a weighted sample with 10,030 people. Data relative to tobacco use are showed for people 15-year-old or older included in the survey, stratified by age, sex, and class. Consumption context variables are also showed, and the tobacco consumption quitting among people who have smoked is analyzed. RESULTS: The proportion of daily smokers in the population over 14 years of age is 29 %, while that of former smokers is 21 % and 2.2 % in this population are occasional smokers. The prevalence is maximum in the 35-44 year-old group, and the prevalence is reduced drastically after this age. Stratified analysis by age, sex, and occupational category shows interesting differences among daily smokers. A strong gradient is observed according to occupational category in males. The situation is more complex in women. The typical smoker began when 17-year-old, and now consumes 16 cigarettes a day. Consumption is somewhat higher in males and is maximum in the 35-44 year-old group. Two-third of the smokers (65.7 %) want to quit smoking and more than one third (36 %) has attempted it along the last year. Almost half of smokers (48.1 %) have received advice to quit smoking from their physician. One of every four (24.9 %) smokers has been warned for smoking in some places. Almost half smokers are the only smoker in their home, and barely a third are the only smokers at work. The proportion of quitting increases with age in both sexes, and nowadays the differences in the probability of quitting smoking are few when the data are stratified by age groups. CONCLUSIONS: These results show the changing pattern of tobacco epidemiology in Barcelona: smoking is no longer the main behavior in no age and sex group, and the only social group in which more than half of its members smoke are 25-44 year-old not qualified worker males. This situation has occurred because of two processes: an important proportion of early quitting (demonstrated even in young adults) and a decrease in the beginning of the habit. Real differences are not observed between males and females with regard to the probability of quitting smoking. These data correct recent estimates that could be influenced by methodological changes in the instruments used. Descriptors Adolescent, Adult, Age Distribution, Aged, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prevalence, Sex Distribution, Smoking/epidemiology/trends, Smoking Cessation, Socioeconomic Factors, Spain/epidemiology, Surveys and Questionnaires Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Villalbi,J. R., Tomas,Z., Lopez,M. J., Rodriguez,M., Nebot,M. Original/Translated Title La cambiante epidemiologia del tabaquismo: Barcelona, 2000-2001 URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Risk factors associated with Intrauterine Growth Retardation (IUGR) in Bandar Abbas	2007	Aghamolaei, T., Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbad, Iran	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of Medical Sciences Periodical, Abbrev. J.Med.Sci.(Pakistan) Pub Date Free Form 2007/05 Volume 7 Issue 4 Start Page 665 Other Pages 669 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 1682-4474; 1812-5727 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Children who are born with Intrauterine Growth Retardation (IUGR) have higher rates of seizures, sepsis, respiratory failure and neonatal mortality. The aim of this study was to determine risk factors associated with IUGR. This was a case-control study that carried out in Shariati Hospital of Bandar Abbas. Sixty IUGR and 60 normal birth weight infants were selected in the delivery room. The first normal birth weight baby born, after an IUGR baby, was taken as a control. A structured questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic data, maternal data including past obstetric history, current pregnancy and delivery data, as well as data about the newborns. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 13 software. Risk factors associated with IUGR in this study were maternal work (OR = 10.2, CI 95% = 1.2-87.3), to have hypertension (OR = 7.4, CI 95% = 1.5-36.9), to use hookah during pregnancy (OR 3.5, CI 95% = 1.1-12.6) and not to use antenatal care (OR = 3.9, CI 95% = 1.2-13.7). Screening women for known risk factors of IUGR, counseling, health education about risks of IUGR and the ways of prevention is necessary to reduce the rate of it. Descriptors anamnesis, article, controlled study, delivery, demography, employment status, female, health education, hospital based case control study, human, infant, intrauterine growth retardation, major clinical study, male, maternal hypertension, obstetrics, patient counseling, pregnancy, prenatal care, risk assessment, risk reduction, screening test, socioeconomics, structured questionnaire Links Book Title Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Aghamolaei,T., Eftekhar,H., Zare,S. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Distribution of COPD-related symptoms in the Middle East and North Africa: results of the BREATHE study	2012	Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Respiratory medicine Periodical, Abbrev. Respir.Med. Pub Date Free Form Dec Volume 106 Suppl 2 Issue Start Page S25 Other Pages 32 Notes CI: Copyright (c) 2012; JID: 8908438; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1532-3064; 0954-6111 Accession Number PMID: 23290701 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Multicenter Study; IM DOI 10.1016/S0954-6111(12)70012-4 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 23290701 Abstract Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. However, its epidemiology in many developing countries is poorly characterised. The objective of this analysis was to evaluate respiratory symptoms which could be COPD-related in a large sample of individuals aged >/= 40 years in ten countries in the Middle East and North Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey and United Arab Emirates), together with Pakistan, using a standardised methodology. A random sample of 457,258 telephone numbers was contacted. A screening questionnaire was administered to each eligible participant, which included six questions relating to respiratory symptoms. Of 65,154 eligible subjects, 62,086 agreed to participate and 61,551 provided usable data. The age- and gender-adjusted prevalence of symptoms (persistent productive cough or breathlessness or both) was 14.3% [95% CI: 14.0-14.6%], ranging from 7.2% in UAE to 19.1% in Algeria. Symptoms were more frequent (p /= 10 pack . years) was 3.6% [95% CI: 3.5-3.7%] (range: 1.9% in UAE to 6.1% in Syria). COPD was more frequent (p Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Elsevier Ltd Data Source Authors Tageldin,M.A., Nafti,S., Khan,J.A., Nejjari,C., Beji,M., Mahboub,B., Obeidat,N.M., Uzaslan,E., Sayiner,A., Wali,S., Rashid,N., El Hasnaoui,A., BREATHE Study Group Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Comparative analysis of the effects of hubble-bubble (Sheesha) and cigarette smoking on respiratory and metabolic parameters in hubble-bubble and cigarette smokers	2006	Al Mutairi, S.S., Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Safat 13110, Kuwait	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Respirology Periodical, Abbrev. Respirology Pub Date Free Form / Volume 11 Issue 4 Start Page 449 Other Pages 455 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 1323-7799; 1440-1843 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Objectives and background: Hazard of smoking tobacco is believed to be minimized by smoking hubble-bubble (HB) instead of cigarettes. Our aims were to (i) develop an assay for estimating nicotine and cotinine; and (ii) evaluate the effect of smoking on respiratory and metabolic parameters in cigarette and HB smokers. Methods: Urine samples were collected from 152 volunteer smokers (75 cigarette and 77 HB) as well as from 16 healthy controls. We optimized an HPLC method for the determination of nicotine and cotinine. Subjects were asked to complete a chronic respiratory symptoms questionnaire and to undergo spirometry. Fasting blood samples were collected for the determination of their lipid profile. Results: The intra-assay coefficients of variation for nicotine and cotinine were 16.6% and 6.6%, respectively. The mean of cotinine in cigarette smokers (1321.4 ng/mL) was significantly (P = 0.008) higher than the mean cotinine (677.6 ng/mL) in HB smokers. The mean nicotine level in cigarette smokers (1487.3 ng/mL) was significantly (P < 0.0001) higher than the mean nicotine (440.5 ng/mL) in HB smoker. The urinary cotinine and nicotine levels of the control subjects were lower than the detection levels of the assay. The mean high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was lower in cigarette smokers (0.99 mmol/L) compared with HB smoker smokers (1.02 mmol/L) but this was not significant (P = 0.28). Spirometric values were comparable among the three groups but the chronic respiratory symptoms in the smoking groups appeared at an earlier age in the HB smokers compared with the cigarettes smokers (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Smoking HB does not reduce the risk of tobacco exposure and it's potentially harmful metabolites on health. Â© 2006 Asian Pacific Society of Respirology. Descriptors cotinine, glucose, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, nicotine, triacylglycerol, adult, aged, analytic method, article, cholesterol blood level, chronic respiratory tract disease, smoking, controlled study, female, glucose blood level, high performance liquid chromatography, human, lipid blood level, lipid metabolism, major clinical study, male, observer variation, priority journal, questionnaire, spirometry, triacylglycerol blood level, urine level Links Book Title Database Embase; MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Al Mutairi,S. S., Shihab-Eldeen,A. A., Mojiminiyi,O. A., Anwar,A. A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
The Relationship of "Shisha" (Water Pipe) Smoking to Postextraction Dry Socket	2004	Al-Belasy, F.A., Oral Surgery Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Periodical, Abbrev. J.Oral Maxillofac.Surg. Pub Date Free Form / Volume 62 Issue 1 Start Page 10 Other Pages 14 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0278-2391 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Purpose: This study was undertaken to determine whether "shisha" (water pipe) smokers (SS) were at a different risk of developing dry socket (DS) than were cigarette smokers (CS) or nonsmokers (NS) and to assess the effect of preoperative and postoperative smoking habits on the incidence of DS. Materials and Methods: One hundred NS, 100 CS, and 100 SS were enrolled. Surgery for removal of mandibular third molars was performed under local anesthesia with no incision or bone removal. At 1, 4, and 7 days after surgery, postoperative evaluation and postoperative smoking were recorded by the same examiner. The Ï‡2 test was used for statistical analysis of results. Statistical significance was defined as a value of P < .05. Results: Smokers had 2 to 3 times the risk of NS for developing DS. Although SS had a greater incidence of DS than did CS, the difference was not significant (P = .083). The incidence of DS was not age dependent. Smokers who smoked the day of surgery had a significantly higher incidence of DS than did smokers who smoked the second day after surgery. Compared with NS, CS who smoked the day of surgery and SS who smoked the day of surgery or the first day after surgery had a significantly increased incidence of DS (CS/NS, day 0, P = .001; SS/NS, day 0, P = .001; day 1, P = .005). Conclusion: SS had 3 times the risk of NS for developing DS, but there was no statistically significant difference between SS and CS. Increased frequency of smoking and smoking during the day of surgery significantly increased the incidence of DS. Â© 2004 American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Descriptors adult, article, controlled study, high risk population, human, incidence, major clinical study, male, molar tooth, postoperative period, preoperative evaluation, smoking, tooth extraction, tooth pain Links Book Title Database Embase; MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Al-Belasy,F. A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors

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