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ABSTRACT: The radiation risk of skin cancer by histological types has been evaluated in the atomic bomb survivors. We examined 80,158 of the 120,321 cohort members who had their radiation dose estimated by the latest dosimetry system (DS02). Potential skin tumors diagnosed from 1958 to 1996 were reviewed by a panel of pathologists, and radiation risk of the first primary skin cancer was analyzed by histological types using a Poisson regression model. A significant excess relative risk (ERR) of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) (n = 123) was estimated at 1 Gy (0.74, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.26, 1.6) for those age 30 at exposure and age 70 at observation based on a linear-threshold model with a threshold dose of 0.63 Gy (95% CI: 0.32, 0.89) and a slope of 2.0 (95% CI: 0.69, 4.3). The estimated risks were 15, 5.7, 1.3 and 0.9 for age at exposure of 0-9, 10-19, 20-39, over 40 years, respectively, and the risk increased 11% with each one-year decrease in age at exposure. The ERR for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in situ (n = 64) using a linear model was estimated as 0.71 (95% CI: 0.063, 1.9). However, there were no significant dose responses for malignant melanoma (n = 10), SCC (n = 114), Paget disease (n = 10) or other skin cancers (n = 15). The significant linear radiation risk for BCC with a threshold at 0.63 Gy suggested that the basal cells of the epidermis had a threshold sensitivity to ionizing radiation, especially for young persons at the time of exposure.Radiation Research 04/2014; DOI:10.1667/RR13494.1 · 2.70 Impact Factor
Article: Radiation Exposure and the Risk of Mortality from Noncancer Respiratory Diseases in the Life Span Study, 1950-2005[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: An apparent association between radiation exposure and noncancer respiratory diseases (NCRD) in the Life Span Study (LSS) of atomic bomb survivors has been reported, but the biological validity of that observation is uncertain. This study investigated the possibility of radiation causation of noncancer respiratory diseases in detail by examining subtypes of noncancer respiratory diseases, temporal associations, and the potential for misdiagnosis and other confounding factors. A total of 5,515 NCRD diagnoses listed as the underlying cause of death on the death certificate were observed among the 86,611 LSS subjects with estimated weighted absorbed lung doses. Radiation dose-response analyses were conducted using Cox proportional hazard regression analyses for pneumonia/influenza, other acute respiratory infections, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. The linear excess relative risks (ERR) per gray (Gy) were 0.17 (95% CI 0.08, 0.27) for all NCRD and 0.20 (CI 0.09, 0.34) for pneumonia/influenza, which accounted for 63% of noncancer respiratory disease deaths. Adjustments for lifestyle and sociodemographic variations had almost no impact on the risk estimates. However, adjustments for indications of cancer and/or cardiovascular disease decreased the risk estimates, with ERR for total noncancer respiratory diseases declined by 35% from 0.17 to 0.11. Although it was impossible to fully adjust for the misdiagnosis of other diseases as noncancer respiratory diseases deaths in this study because of limitations of available data, nevertheless, the associations were reduced or eliminated by the adjustment that could be made. This helps demonstrates that the association between noncancer respiratory diseases and radiation exposure in previous reports could be in part be attributed to coincident cancer and/or cardiovascular diseases.Radiation Research 10/2013; 180(5). DOI:10.1667/RR13421.1 · 2.70 Impact Factor
Article: Radiation Effects on Human Heredity.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: In experimental organisms such as fruit flies and mice, increased frequencies in germ cell mutations have been detected following exposure to ionizing radiation. In contrast, there has been no clear evidence for radiation-induced germ cell mutations in humans that lead to birth defects, chromosome aberrations, Mendelian disorders, etc. This situation exists partly because no sensitive and practical genetic marker is available for human studies and also because the number of people exposed to radiation and subsequently having offspring was small until childhood cancer survivors became an important study population. In addition, the genome of apparently normal individuals seems to contain large numbers of alterations, including dozens to hundreds of nonfunctional alleles. With the number of mutational events in protein-coding genes estimated as less than one per genome after 1 gray (Gy) exposure, it is unsurprising that genetic effects from radiation have not yet been detected conclusively in humans. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Genetics Volume 47 is November 23, 2013. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/catalog/pubdates.aspx for revised estimates.Annual Review of Genetics 08/2013; DOI:10.1146/annurev-genet-111212-133501 · 18.12 Impact Factor
Article: Radiation risk of individual multifactorial diseases in offspring of the atomic-bomb survivors: a clinical health study[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: There is no convincing evidence regarding radiation-induced heritable risks of adult-onset multifactorial diseases in humans, although it is important from the standpoint of protection and management of populations exposed to radiation. The objective of the present study was to examine whether parental exposure to atomic-bomb (A-bomb) radiation led to an increased risk of common polygenic, multifactorial diseases-hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, diabetes mellitus, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction or stroke-in the first-generation (F1) offspring of A-bomb survivors. A total of 11 951 F1 offspring of survivors in Hiroshima or Nagasaki, conceived after the bombing, underwent health examinations to assess disease prevalence. We found no evidence that paternal or maternal A-bomb radiation dose, or the sum of their doses, was associated with an increased risk of any multifactorial diseases in either male or female offspring. None of the 18 radiation dose-response slopes, adjusted for other risk factors for the diseases, was statistically significantly elevated. However, the study population is still in mid-life (mean age 48.6 years), and will express much of its multifactorial disease incidence in the future, so ongoing longitudinal follow-up will provide increasingly informative risk estimates regarding hereditary genetic effects for incidence of adult-onset multifactorial disease.Journal of Radiological Protection 03/2013; 33(2):281-293. DOI:10.1088/0952-4746/33/2/281 · 1.39 Impact Factor
Article: The Incidence of Leukemia, Lymphoma and Multiple Myeloma among Atomic Bomb Survivors: 1950-2001.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: A marked increase in leukemia risks was the first and most striking late effect of radiation exposure seen among the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors. This article presents the analyses of radiation effects on leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma incidence in the Life Span Study cohort of atomic bomb survivors updated 14 years since the last comprehensive report on these malignancies. These analyses make use of tumor- and leukemia-registry based incidence data on 113,011 cohort members with 3.6 million person-years of follow-up from late 1950 through the end of 2001. In addition to a detailed analysis of the excess risk for all leukemias other than chronic lymphocytic leukemia or adult T-cell leukemia (neither of which appear to be radiation-related), we present results for the major hematopoietic malignancy types: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, adult T-cell leukemia, Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma and multiple myeloma. Poisson regression methods were used to characterize the shape of the radiation dose-response relationship and, to the extent the data allowed, to investigate variation in the excess risks with gender, attained age, exposure age and time since exposure. In contrast to the previous report that focused on describing excess absolute rates, we considered both excess absolute rate (EAR) and excess relative risk (ERR) models and found that ERR models can often provide equivalent and sometimes more parsimonious descriptions of the excess risk than EAR models. The leukemia results indicated that there was a nonlinear dose response for leukemias other than chronic lymphocytic leukemia or adult T-cell leukemia, which varied markedly with time and age at exposure, with much of the evidence for this nonlinearity arising from the acute myeloid leukemia risks. Although the leukemia excess risks generally declined with attained age or time since exposure, there was evidence that the radiation-associated excess leukemia risks, especially for acute myeloid leukemia, had persisted throughout the follow-up period out to 55 years after the bombings. As in earlier analyses, there was a weak suggestion of a radiation dose response for non-Hodgkin lymphoma among men, with no indication of such an effect among women. There was no evidence of radiation-associated excess risks for either Hodgkin lymphoma or multiple myeloma.Radiation Research 02/2013; DOI:10.1667/RR2892.1 · 2.70 Impact Factor
Article: Ionizing radiation exposure and the development of soft-tissue sarcomas in atomic-bomb survivorsThe Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 02/2013; 95(3):222-9. · 4.31 Impact Factor
Article: Ionizing Radiation Exposure and the Development of Soft-Tissue Sarcomas in Atomic-Bomb Survivors[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Very high levels of ionizing radiation exposure have been associated with the development of soft-tissue sarcoma. The effects of lower levels of ionizing radiation on sarcoma development are unknown. This study addressed the role of low to moderately high levels of ionizing radiation exposure in the development of soft-tissue sarcoma. Based on the Life Span Study cohort of Japanese atomic-bomb survivors, 80,180 individuals were prospectively assessed for the development of primary soft-tissue sarcoma. Colon dose in gray (Gy), the excess relative risk, and the excess absolute rate per Gy absorbed ionizing radiation dose were assessed. Subject demographic, age-specific, and survival parameters were evaluated. One hundred and four soft-tissue sarcomas were identified (mean colon dose = 0.18 Gy), associated with a 39% five-year survival rate. Mean ages at the time of the bombings and sarcoma diagnosis were 26.8 and 63.6 years, respectively. A linear dose-response model with an excess relative risk of 1.01 per Gy (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.13 to 2.46; p = 0.019) and an excess absolute risk per Gy of 4.3 per 100,000 persons per year (95% CI: 1.1 to 8.9; p = 0.001) were noted in the development of soft-tissue sarcoma. This is one of the largest and longest studies (fifty-six years from the time of exposure to the time of follow-up) to assess ionizing radiation effects on the development of soft-tissue sarcoma. This is the first study to suggest that lower levels of ionizing radiation may be associated with the development of soft-tissue sarcoma, with exposure of 1 Gy doubling the risk of soft-tissue sarcoma development (linear dose-response). The five-year survival rate of patients with soft-tissue sarcoma in this population was much lower than that reported elsewhere. Prognostic Level I. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 02/2013; 95(3):222-9. DOI:10.2106/JBJS.L.00546 · 4.31 Impact Factor
Article: Radiation and smoking effects on lung cancer incidence by histological types among atomic bomb survivors.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: While the risk of lung cancer associated separately with smoking and radiation exposure has been widely reported, it is not clear how smoking and radiation together contribute to the risk of specific lung cancer histological types. With individual smoking histories and radiation dose estimates, we characterized the joint effects of radiation and smoking on type-specific lung cancer rates among the Life Span Study cohort of Japanese atomic bomb survivors. Among 105,404 cohort subjects followed between 1958 and 1999, 1,803 first primary lung cancer incident cases were diagnosed and classified by histological type. Poisson regression methods were used to estimate excess relative risks under several interaction models. Adenocarcinoma (636 cases), squamous-cell carcinoma (330) and small-cell carcinoma (194) made up 90% of the cases with known histology. Both smoking and radiation exposure significantly increased the risk of each major lung cancer histological type. Smoking-associated excess relative risks were significantly larger for small-cell and squamous-cell carcinomas than for adenocarcinoma. The gender-averaged excess relative risks per 1 Gy of radiation (for never-smokers at age 70 after radiation exposure at age 30) were estimated as 1.49 (95% confidence interval 0.1-4.6) for small-cell carcinoma, 0.75 (0.3-1.3) for adenocarcinoma, and 0.27 (0-1.5) for squamous-cell carcinoma. Under a model allowing radiation effects to vary with levels of smoking, the nature of the joint effect of smoking and radiation showed a similar pattern for different histological types in which the radiation-associated excess relative risk tended to be larger for moderate smokers than for heavy smokers. However, in contrast to analyses of all lung cancers as a group, such complicated interactions did not describe the data significantly better than either simple additive or multiplicative interaction models for any of the type-specific analyses.Radiation Research 08/2012; 178(3):191-201. DOI:10.2307/23262038 · 2.70 Impact Factor
Article: Effects of radiation and lifestyle factors on risks of urothelial carcinoma in the Life Span Study of atomic bomb survivors.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Among the Life Span Study (LSS) of Atomic-bomb survivors, recent estimates showed that unspecified bladder cancer had high radiation sensitivity with a notably high female-to-male excess relative risk (ERR) per radiation dose ratio and were the only sites for which the ERR did not decrease with attained age. These findings, however, did not consider lifestyle factors, which could potentially confound or modify the risk estimates. This study estimated the radiation risks of the most prevalent subtype of urinary tract cancer, urothelial carcinoma, while accounting for smoking, consumption of fruit, vegetables, alcohol and level of education (a surrogate for socioeconomic status). Eligible study subjects included 105,402 (males = 42,890) LSS members who were cancer-free in 1958 and had estimated radiation doses. Members were censored due to loss of follow-up, incident cancer of another type, death, or the end of calendar year 2001. Surveys (by mail or clinical interview) gathered lifestyle data periodically for 1963-1991. There were 63,827 participants in one or more survey. Five hundred seventy-three incident urothelial carcinoma cases occurred, of which 364 occurred after lifestyle information was available. Analyses were performed using Poisson regression methods. The excess relative risk per weighted gray unit (the gamma component plus 10 times the neutron component, Gy(w)) was 1.00 (95% CI: 0.43-1.78) but the risks were not dependent upon age at exposure or attained age. Lifestyle factors other than smoking were not associated with urothelial carcinoma risk. Neither the magnitude of the radiation ERR estimate (1.00 compared to 0.96), nor the female-to-male (F:M) ERR/Gy(w) ratio (3.2 compared to 3.4) were greatly changed after accounting for all lifestyle factors. A multiplicative model of gender-specific radiation and smoking effects was the most revealing though there was no evidence of significant departures from either the additive or multiplicative joint effect models. Among the LSS cohort members with doses greater than 0.005 Gy(w) (average dose 0.21 Gy(w)), the attributable fraction of urothelial carcinoma due to radiation was 7.1% in males and 19.7% in females. Among current smokers, the attributable fraction of urothelial carcinoma due to smoking was 61% in males and 52% in females. Relative risk estimates of smoking risk were approximately two for smokers compared to nonsmokers. After adjustment for lifestyle factors, gender-specific radiation risks and the F:M ERR/Gy(w), the ratios of excess urothelial carcinoma risk were similar to the estimates without adjusting for lifestyle factors. Smoking was the primary factor responsible for excess urothelial carcinoma in this cohort. These findings led us to conclude that the radiation risk estimates of urothelial carcinoma do not appear to be strongly confounded or modified by smoking, consumption of alcohol, fruits, or vegetables, or level of education.Radiation Research 05/2012; 178(1):86-98. DOI:10.2307/23261980 · 2.70 Impact Factor
Article: Studies of the mortality of atomic bomb survivors, Report 14, 1950-2003: an overview of cancer and noncancer diseases.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: This is the 14th report in a series of periodic general reports on mortality in the Life Span Study (LSS) cohort of atomic bomb survivors followed by the Radiation Effects Research Foundation to investigate the late health effects of the radiation from the atomic bombs. During the period 1950-2003, 58% of the 86,611 LSS cohort members with DS02 dose estimates have died. The 6 years of additional follow-up since the previous report provide substantially more information at longer periods after radiation exposure (17% more cancer deaths), especially among those under age 10 at exposure (58% more deaths). Poisson regression methods were used to investigate the magnitude of the radiation-associated risks, the shape of the dose response, and effect modification by gender, age at exposure, and attained age. The risk of all causes of death was positively associated with radiation dose. Importantly, for solid cancers the additive radiation risk (i.e., excess cancer cases per 10(4) person-years per Gy) continues to increase throughout life with a linear dose-response relationship. The sex-averaged excess relative risk per Gy was 0.42 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.32, 0.53] for all solid cancer at age 70 years after exposure at age 30 based on a linear model. The risk increased by about 29% per decade decrease in age at exposure (95% CI: 17%, 41%). The estimated lowest dose range with a significant ERR for all solid cancer was 0 to 0.20 Gy, and a formal dose-threshold analysis indicated no threshold; i.e., zero dose was the best estimate of the threshold. The risk of cancer mortality increased significantly for most major sites, including stomach, lung, liver, colon, breast, gallbladder, esophagus, bladder and ovary, whereas rectum, pancreas, uterus, prostate and kidney parenchyma did not have significantly increased risks. An increased risk of non-neoplastic diseases including the circulatory, respiratory and digestive systems was observed, but whether these are causal relationships requires further investigation. There was no evidence of a radiation effect for infectious or external causes of death.Radiation Research 12/2011; 177(3):229-43. DOI:10.2307/41433189 · 2.70 Impact Factor
Article: Radiation dose associated with renal failure mortality: a potential pathway to partially explain increased cardiovascular disease mortality observed after whole-body irradiation.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Whole-body and thoracic ionizing radiation exposure are associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. In atomic bomb survivors, radiation dose is also associated with increased hypertension incidence, suggesting that radiation dose may be associated with chronic renal failure (CRF), thus explaining part of the mechanism for increased CVD. Multivariate Poisson regression was used to evaluate the association of radiation dose with various definitions of chronic kidney disease (CKD) mortality in the Life Span Study (LSS) of atomic bomb survivors. A secondary analysis was performed using a subsample for whom self-reported information on hypertension and diabetes, the two biggest risk factors for CRF, had been collected. We found a significant association between radiation dose and only our broadest definition of CRF among the full cohort. A quadratic dose excess relative risk model [ERR/Gy(2) = 0.091 (95% CI: 0.05, 0.198)] fit minimally better than a linear model. Within the subsample, association was also observed only with the broadest CRF definition [ERR/Gy(2) = 0.15 (95% CI: 0.02, 0.32)]. Adjustment for hypertension and diabetes improved model fit but did not substantially change the ERR/Gy(2) estimate, which was 0.17 (95% CI: 0.04, 0.35). We found a significant quadratic dose relationship between radiation dose and possible chronic renal disease mortality that is similar in shape to that observed between radiation and incidence of hypertension in this population. Our results suggest that renal dysfunction could be part of the mechanism causing increased CVD risk after whole-body irradiation, a hypothesis that deserves further study.Radiation Research 12/2011; 177(2):220-8. DOI:10.2307/41408665 · 2.70 Impact Factor
Article: P1-438 The urothelial carcinoma risks of radiation, smoking and occupational exposures: a case-cohort study with stratified sampling among a-bomb survivorsJournal of Epidemiology & Community Health 08/2011; 65(Suppl 1):A188-A188. DOI:10.1136/jech.2011.142976g.28 · 3.29 Impact Factor
Article: Exposure to Ionizing Radiation and Development of Bone Sarcoma: New Insights Based on Atomic-Bomb Survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Radiation-induced bone sarcoma has been associated with high doses of ionizing radiation from therapeutic or occupation-related exposures. However, the development of bone sarcoma following exposure to lower doses of ionizing radiation remains speculative. A cohort analysis based on the Life Span Study (n = 120,321) was performed to assess the development of bone sarcoma in atomic-bomb survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki followed from 1958 to 2001. The excess relative risk per gray of ionizing radiation absorbed by the bone marrow was estimated. Additional subject demographic, survival, and clinical factors were evaluated. Nineteen cases of bone sarcoma (in eleven males and eight females) were identified among the 80,181 subjects who met the inclusion criteria, corresponding to an incidence of 0.9 per 100,000 person-years. The mean ages at the time of the bombing and at diagnosis were 32.4 and 61.6 years, respectively. The mean bone marrow dose was 0.43 Gy. Osteosarcoma was the most commonly identified bone sarcoma. The most common bone sarcoma site was the pelvis. The overall unadjusted five-year survival rate was 25%. A dose threshold was found at 0.85 Gy (95% confidence interval, 0.12 to 1.85 Gy), with a linear dose-response association above this threshold. The linear slope equaled an excess relative risk of 7.5 per Gy (95% confidence interval, 1.34 to 23.14 per Gy) in excess of 0.85 Gy. On the basis of what we believe is one of the longest and largest prospective studies assessing the development of bone sarcoma in individuals exposed to ionizing radiation, it appears that the development of radiation-induced bone sarcoma may be associated with exposure to much lower doses of ionizing radiation than have previously been reported. Such new insights may potentially improve bone sarcoma prevention measures and broaden our understanding of the role of ionizing radiation from various sources on the development of malignant tumors. This study stresses the need to become increasingly aware of the various health risks that may be attributable to even low levels of ionizing radiation exposure. Prognostic Level I. See Instructions to Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 06/2011; 93(11):1008-15. DOI:10.2106/JBJS.J.00256 · 4.31 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Late health effects of exposure to atomic bomb radiation have been evaluated in survivors. A cohort of 120 321 people has been followed since 1950 for mortality, including the cause of death using the Japanese population registry system (Life Span Study), and for cancer incidence using population-based cancer registries. Findings have included a markedly increased risk of leukaemia several years after the exposure, increased risk of various malignant tumours several decades after the exposure and, more recently, findings of increased rates of non-cancer diseases such as cardiovascular diseases.Radiation Protection Dosimetry 04/2011; 146(1-3):272-5. DOI:10.1093/rpd/ncr168 · 0.91 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The risk of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) has not been fully investigated among people exposed to ionizing radiation. We investigate MDS risk and radiation dose-response in Japanese atomic bomb survivors. We conducted a retrospective cohort study by using two databases of Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors: 64,026 people with known exposure distance in the database of Nagasaki University Atomic-Bomb Disease Institute (ABDI) and 22,245 people with estimated radiation dose in the Radiation Effects Research Foundation Life Span Study (LSS). Patients with MDS diagnosed from 1985 to 2004 were identified by record linkage between the cohorts and the Nagasaki Prefecture Cancer Registry. Cox and Poisson regression models were used to estimate relationships between exposure distance or dose and MDS risk. There were 151 patients with MDS in the ABDI cohort and 47 patients with MDS in the LSS cohort. MDS rate increased inversely with exposure distance, with an excess relative risk (ERR) decay per km of 1.2 (95% CI, 0.4 to 3.0; P < .001) for ABDI. MDS risk also showed a significant linear response to exposure dose level (P < .001) with an ERR per Gy of 4.3 (95% CI, 1.6 to 9.5; P < .001). After adjustment for sex, attained age, and birth year, the MDS risk was significantly greater in those exposed when young. A significant linear radiation dose-response for MDS exists in atomic bomb survivors 40 to 60 years after radiation exposure. Clinicians should perform careful long-term follow-up of irradiated people to detect MDS as early as possible.Journal of Clinical Oncology 02/2011; 29(4):428-34. DOI:10.1200/JCO.2010.31.3080 · 17.88 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Radiation exposure is related to risk of numerous types of cancer, but relatively little is known about its effect on risk of multiple primary cancers. Using follow-up data through 2002 from 77,752 Japanese atomic bomb survivors, we identified 14,048 participants diagnosed with a first primary cancer, of whom 1,088 were diagnosed with a second primary cancer. Relationships between radiation exposure and risks of first and second primary cancers were quantified using Poisson regression. There was a similar linear dose-response relationship between radiation exposure and risks of both first and second primary solid tumors [excess relative risk (ERR)/Gy = 0.65; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.57-0.74 and ERR/Gy = 0.56; 95% CI, 0.33-0.80, respectively] and risk of both first and second primary leukemias (ERR/Gy = 2.65; 95% CI, 1.78-3.78 and ERR/Gy = 3.65; 95% CI, 0.96-10.70, respectively). Background incidence rates were higher for second solid cancers, compared with first solid cancers, until about age 70 years for men and 80 years for women (P < 0.0001), but radiation-related ERRs did not differ between first and second primary solid cancers (P = 0.70). Radiation dose was most strongly related to risk of solid tumors that are radiation-sensitive including second primary lung, colon, female breast, thyroid, and bladder cancers. Radiation exposure confers equally high relative risks of second primary cancers as first primary cancers. Radiation is a potent carcinogen and those with substantial exposures who are diagnosed with a first primary cancer should be carefully screened for second primary cancers, particularly for cancers that are radiation-sensitive.Cancer Research 09/2010; 70(18):7187-98. DOI:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-10-0276 · 9.28 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The length of the interval between age at menarche and age at first birth is positively associated with breast cancer risk. We examined the risk of breast cancer in atomic bomb survivors to investigate whether women exposed to radiation between menarche and first birth had a higher risk of radiogenic breast cancer than women exposed at the same age but outside this interval. Women (n = 30,113) were classified into three reproductive status at the time of the bombings (ATB) categories (premenarche, between menarche and first birth, or after first birth). Poisson regression was used to test the primary hypothesis. When the background rate of breast cancer was taken to depend on city, age ATB, and attained age only, the radiation-related excess relative risk (ERR) varied significantly among the three categories (P = 0.049). However, after controlling for significant heterogeneity in the baseline risk of breast cancer between reproductive status ATB groups (P < 0.001), no significant heterogeneity (P = 0.88) was observed in the ERR, with an ERR per Gy of 1.36 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.54-2.75] for women exposed between menarche and first birth ATB, and 1.07 (95% CI, 0.22-3.62) and 1.53 (95% CI, 0.63-2.90) for those exposed premenarche or after first birth, respectively. The radiation-associated risk of breast cancer does not vary significantly by reproductive status ATB. It is possible that radiation exerts similar carcinogenic effects on the breast regardless of its stage of differentiation, or that the differences in radiosensitivity are too small to be detected in this cohort.Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 07/2010; 19(7):1746-54. DOI:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-10-0246 · 4.56 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: To investigate the degree to which ionising radiation confers risk of mortality from heart disease and stroke. Prospective cohort study with more than 50 years of follow-up. Atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. 86 611 Life Span Study cohort members with individually estimated radiation doses from 0 to >3 Gy (86% received <0.2 Gy). Mortality from stroke or heart disease as the underlying cause of death and dose-response relations with atomic bomb radiation. About 9600 participants died of stroke and 8400 died of heart disease between 1950 and 2003. For stroke, the estimated excess relative risk per gray was 9% (95% confidence interval 1% to 17%, P=0.02) on the basis of a linear dose-response model, but an indication of possible upward curvature suggested relatively little risk at low doses. For heart disease, the estimated excess relative risk per gray was 14% (6% to 23%, P<0.001); a linear model provided the best fit, suggesting excess risk even at lower doses. However, the dose-response effect over the restricted dose range of 0 to 0.5 Gy was not significant. Prospective data on smoking, alcohol intake, education, occupation, obesity, and diabetes had almost no impact on the radiation risk estimates for either stroke or heart disease, and misdiagnosis of cancers as circulatory diseases could not account for the associations seen. Doses above 0.5 Gy are associated with an elevated risk of both stroke and heart disease, but the degree of risk at lower doses is unclear. Stroke and heart disease together account for about one third as many radiation associated excess deaths as do cancers among atomic bomb survivors.BMJ (online) 01/2010; 340:b5349. DOI:10.1136/bmj.b5349 · 16.38 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: In medical care systems for cancer, it is important to consider the issues of standardization and centralization. In this study, we employed the Nagasaki Cancer Registry, which has a high registry rate, to investigate standardization and centralization for five major cancers, in addition to childhood malignancies (which are often rare types). Subjects were patients diagnosed with cancer and registered in the Nagasaki Cancer Registry between 1985 and 2004. For standardization, we calculated a Preference Index and five-year survival rate, and for centralization we investigated Pareto curves and Gini coefficients as well as the annual average number of cases per hospital. Results suggested that patients migrate to medical service areas different from where they reside in order to receive treatment at facilities thought to have a better record of treatment. In addition, while the number of patients and treatment facilities for childhood cancer was decreasing due to a decline in the number of children, the centralized tendency differed for the 12 diagnoses assessed. By conducting analyses based on population-based cancer registries using the evaluation methods employed in this study, it should be possible to investigate patients' migrant patterns, as well as to develop systems for providing medical care in secondary medical service areas.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention: APJCP 01/2010; 11(2):409-12. · 1.50 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: This paper provides the first comprehensive report on mortality by type of leukemia among the Japanese atomic bomb survivors in the Life Span Study (LSS). Analyses include 310 deaths due to leukemia during the period 1950-2000 among 86,611 people in the LSS. Poisson regression methods were used to evaluate associations between estimated bone marrow dose and leukemia mortality. Attention was given to variation in the radiation dose-leukemia mortality association by time since exposure, age at exposure, city and sex. The excess relative rate per gray of acute myeloid leukemia was best described by a quadratic dose-response function that peaked approximately 10 years after exposure. Acute lymphatic leukemia and chronic myeloid leukemia mortality were best described by a linear dose-response function that did not vary with time since exposure. Adult T-cell leukemia was not associated with estimated bone marrow dose. Overall, 103 of the 310 observed leukemia deaths were estimated to be excess deaths due to radiation exposure. In the most recent decade of observation (1991-2000), the estimated attributable fraction of leukemia deaths among those survivors exposed to >0.005 Gy was 0.34, suggesting that the effect of the atomic bombings on leukemia mortality has persisted in this cohort for more than five decades.Radiation Research 10/2009; 172(3):368-82. DOI:10.1667/RR1801.1 · 2.45 Impact Factor
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Has anyone here had Sclerotherapy for varicose and/or spider veins? How did it work for you and did you have any side effects? How much discomfort? How about laser treatments for spider veins? Did that work well? Thanks in advance for any input.
I have had sclerotheraphy three times and will have another one in March. I have had success with the treatment...I know you're probably wondering how I could have success and yet keep going back. Let me explain...the women in my family have a real problem with varicose and spider veins. My poor mother is 60 years old and from her knees down are just horrible...has to wear dark hose to hide. I am 41 and am lucky enough to have access to a treatment such as sclerotherapy to maybe keep from having the same problem as my mother does. I mainly have problems in the thigh area and near my ankles. I make an appointment once a year to have sclerotherapy in hopes to "stay ahead of the problem". The results have been good. The sclerotherapy treatment has gotten rid of the ones I have at the time of treatment; however, new ones do appear. I have never had side effects. There is some discomfort while being treated...especially in tender areas like the backs of the knees and around the ankles. I wear support hose for a week and only take showers...no tub soaks...and do not do heavy exercise. You can walk for exercise at a slow pace after about three days. I have mine done every March so that I will not be wearing support hose in warmer months...tried that and was miserable. Also, you will have some bruising and you will want that to be gone before shorts weather. Good luck!!!
I had this procedure done more than 12 years ago on some spider veins acquired during a pregnancy. The results were fantastic and there has been no reappearance. I don't remember any discomfort as the needle is very small. I wore elasticated bandages for a period of time and also scheduled this during the cooler months so that I could wear pants. Don't hesitate and good luck!
No discomfort other than a little pin prick feeling, effective, affordable. No bruising for me....
Unfortunately, most of the doctors around here are now only offering the laser treatment (once purchasing the $$$ laser, they are reluctant to continue to use saline) and it costs lots more...I just heard Dr OZ say on an Oprah show a week or so ago that one is not more effective than the other, the difference is in price to patient.


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Frigidaire Induction Range: 50 amp 'Recommended'?
I would like to get the Frigidaire FPCS3085LF hybrid induction range.
These are the specs:
⢠Connected Load (kW Rating) @ 240 / 208 Volts = 14.3 / 11.7 kW
⢠Amps @ 240 / 208 Volts = 59.6 / 56.3 Amps
⢠Recommended Circuit Breaker - 50 Amps (40 Amps minimum)
We had an electrician come out, and the estimate to run a 50 amp line would be $895.
We currently have a 40 amp line. Do you think this will be adequate based on the specs?
Thanks for your thoughts.
Here is a link that might be useful: Download Frigidaire FPCS3085LF Manual (.pdf)
Since your current circuit meets the minimum requirement, I would start with that. If the range works fine, no worries. If the breaker keeps popping, then call out the electrician to install 50A service to the range.
Hmmm. 240 Vac x 50A = 12 kW. So full listed current would seem to require a 60A breaker and wire ampacity. The thing about induction cooktops, though, is that rarely to never would one run all hobs on full power. This would sooner or later lead to a lot of boilovers or splattering. But it could be done with heating tall pots, and the oven could be turned on full at the same time, so the condition is not impossible.
What are the consequences of 40A wiring. Either one has problems with the breaker opening at inconvenient times, or the wiring gets rather warm. Depending on how the wiring is installed (how compliant the original installer was with the NEC) hot spots could occur without breaker action.
If this unit can actually pull 60A, then I would wire and protect for that current if feasible. 50A should be adequate, but I would want to be very careful that I included all derating factors when choosing wire size (ampacity). Larger wire sizes will have lower resistance, not only staying cooler but also keeping the voltage up at the unit.
Splurge, unless the line is not too hard to access and replace in the future if it doesn't work out (like crawl space or something).
Although. This is a hybrid range which means you're only going to be using two of the burners, ever. You're gonna hate those radiant hobs, but they'll be a super work surface. :)
How much electric does it pull to do nuggets?
Alright, kidding aside, get another estimate. I don't know where you are but I'm in a SF suburb and just got a quote of ~$600 to run a 70 amp service about 150 feet.
If you can't do better, then wait and see. You got the minimum, right?
Thanks everyone for your input. I was sufficiently swayed to do it right. :)
We got another estimate over the phone this morning to do what the first electrician estimated, and it was $250 less.
We also think it isn't necessary to go through the wall (which the first electrician said we had to do) after all. We opened up the new vent hole and could see the existing line is fished over the dropped ceiling.
Plus my husband thinks the line is already 50 amps, so we will only have to change the breaker! (He isn't 100% positive that what he could read on the wire is labeled "6-2G", but pretty sure.)
The electrician is scheduled tomorrow, so I will update. Thanks again.
fori... are you haunting me over here in the appliance forum with those chicken nuggets?! :)
post in the wiring forum because that is where a number of seriously highly informed people hang up.
Here is a link that might be useful: http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/wiring/
I was looking at the Electrolux induction and debating between the freestanding and slide-in. THe free standing had a wording similar to that (if I remember correctly) and slide-in "required" a 50 amp. The consensus I got from talking to several installers and electricians was that even those that "require" 50amp run just fine on the 40 amp. My electrician says he's never seen one pop even a 40 amp breaker. Since my wiring was already 50 amp, all I would need was a new breaker if my experience proved to be the exception. He said that would be about $75 to do. I ultimately went with the freestanding that said 40 amp was okay. I've had 3 burners running (2 on power boost and one on medium high) plus 2 ovens running and didn't pop the breaker. So I'm glad I saved the money and tested it out before automatically upgrading.
the wiring people know the rules about electricity.
So, no, you are drawing a conclusion based on wishful thinking, to write that someone probably would suggest....
also, you have written a rebuttal instead of posting a thread to see if... And this is a closed-minded approach.
Many people who post their anecdotes are also using wishful thinking.
Seriously, if you meet the manufacturer's minimum requirement, there is no emergent need for you to do anything else at the outset. You are perfectly fine to test-operate the range on your existing circuit. You can always call the pros from Dover if you find that you are popping the breaker. Also those current draws *MUST* be transients only or Frigidaire would never spec a continuous rating below those values. To do so would be to invite litigious suicide.
Inductive devices are prone to surge currents at startup. Household circuit breakers are built to withstand this for the brief (milliseconds) amounts of time that they normally occur. Since you are talking about an inductive range, that is probably what the max values published in the spec are referring to.
In any case, so long as your existing 40A circuit is in good working order with a functioning breaker there is no reason not to try the range with that first. If there is a problem, the circuit breaker will pop. Period. If so, call the electrician and have him/her install a 50A circuit.
BTW, unless you really know what you are doing and have verified 6AWG COPPER with an in-limits run length and appropriate insulation and number of conductors, please don't just slap a bigger breaker on an existing run. THAT is inviting trouble.
Hi mojavean and kaseki...
Thank you very much for your replies. I appreciate your help.
In my second post I mentioned that I was sufficiently swayed to do things correctly, and an electrician was ALREADY scheduled to come out. (No "magical thinking" involved or necessary.)
So I had a 50 amp breaker installed. The wire is 6-2wG, so I'm not really sure if kaseki's post is something I need to look into or not.
But I may have to look into alternatives. The experience with the electrician was pretty bad (costly), along with a price increase occurring on this range. :(
Thank you again all the same.
PS. to davidro1...
My previous statement was NEITHER a rebuttal or literal. This was the SECOND time you've sent me off to the wiring forum (the first time was not intended helpfully/nicely) ALSO on a question regarding induction ranges (cjzimmer's thread, no less!). My statement was more speculation if "someone" (YOU, probably?) would send me back over here.
And an ANECDOTAL answer CAN be helpful. I personally wouldn't risk it IF cjzimmer had told me a breaker popped even once during cooking, no matter what minimum specs say. Plus the electrician kept trying to talk me out of adding the breaker, so maybe her post explains why.
Like I said, no magical thinking involved or necessary.


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Rated 4 out of 5 by SPAGuy Spa We booked this hotel because of it´s Spa facilities. We booked 2 days before we arrived. There is no real advise that the SPA is closed for being redoneduring booking on the hotel website. . Additional to that the Check In staff told us we can use the outdoor Swimming pool only by paying 30 GPB per person per entry!!. Charging for a working swimming pool while having a not working SPA. This is not what you expect from a 5 star upscale hotel. We will definitive not go there again. We felt badly treated and dissapointed. Beside that it´s a nicely done hotel but their policies how they treat their guest needs to be reviewed and changed. July 28, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Gardeningtime Very comfortable and very well looked after The room was so comfortable and the bed quality was superb. We loved the Club facility but what really was wonderful was the friendliness and professionalism of all the staff. Thank you. July 27, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Allovertheplace Great location, great rooms, great staff This Sheraton is one of the best I've stayed at. The one-bedroom suite was very comfortable, and was smartly furnished. Staff were very helpful and responsive. The Club Lounge had very good food options. July 25, 2014
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Rated 5 out of 5 by lee3873 Simply the best! This hotel is simply the best Sheraton hotel in the world. Facilities are fantastic, rooms are perfect and the staff are the icing on the cake. Friendly, attentive and professional, this hotel is a leader in the Sheraton brand. July 21, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Mutheta Five Stars! A beautiful, newly refurbished hotel conveniently located a short distance from the famous Edinburgh Castle. Great views of the castle from the hotel's restaurant and many rooms. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and highly recommend this property. Thank you to the outstanding staff at the Sheraton Grand! July 19, 2014
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Natasha14 Lovely hotel The hotel was lovely, with a nice location. One is easily able to walk all over Edinburgh. The concierge staff were fantastic, gave numerous restaurant suggestions, and all but 1 were fantastic. Great experience. July 15, 2014
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Rated 2 out of 5 by rbjmsol I am shocked by the positive reviews The hotel is ok looking and the staff in the bar restaurant are very nice. My main complaint is the manager,the staff at the front desk and the concierge desk except the main concierge. We were given directions to a restaurant that first night which was no longer there by personel at front desk. We were also almost told to go to the wrong train station, but luckily the main concierge overhead the conversation and corrected the mistake.The first night we got there they upgraded us to a club room which was great. We have been upgraded to a club level numerous times and have never not been given access to the club room. But we found out that we were given a club room but not access to the club facility for breakfast etc. I talked to the manager and he would not budge and was somewhat arrogant about the whole thing. Although he did offer us points ,but wouldn't it have been nicer to given us access since we are such supportive starwood members. I find that sheraton hotels staff are not given high level training on how to treat guests. I would think twice about going to another sheraton hotel and may even opp out to go to another chain if a higher level hotel is not available. Too bad. July 14, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by ChrisK555 What a hotel! Now THAT is a great Sheraton Hotel! I can tell that i have seen quite some of them - but this one is AMAZING! New, spacious rooms, Ex-Cel-Lent! Personal, Top Service both in the Lounge and the Restaurant! The Gym is very big and well-equipped. We are really looking Forward to see the new SPA in some months when it is renovated! A big thank you to Mr. Brose, who was so caring - one of our most memorable stays in a Sheraton Hotel - worldwide! CKUMPA, July 14th 2014. July 14, 2014
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Dusty Probably my favourite hotel Each time I have stayed here I leave wishing all my Starwood experiences could be the same as this hotel. The obvious reason is the staff and the attention they give to their clients. The club room is wonderful with a great selection of food and beverages. July 8, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by NFSIII Probably the best Sheraton in the world! Another return to this fabulous hotel, my mood changed the instant I was greeted at the front door by Glen, luggage whisked away, car keys traded for the valet ticket, no line at checkin, rapidly to our Castle suite with a spectacular view of the Castle and Edinburgh. There are so many reasons to praise this hotel, others may have a different bias: Great location - easy to access yet easy to walk to the shops and sites Excellent property - internally well appointed subtly modern Scottish decor, clean and well presented (it's not much to look at externally!), always a great breakfast to set you up for the day, oh and the spa! SPG recognition - consistently excellent with personal recognition from staff Outstanding staff - a cross of cultures infused with Scottish warmth and hospitality. In summary, probably the best Sheraton in world! (Disclaimer: I have a Scottish relatives!) July 7, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Nadia20 Lovely room for our Anniversary trip Our room was amazing/ cozy with a beautiful view of the Edinburgh Castle. The staff was very accommodating! One night we ordered room service and they brought it down to us at the bar after closing time, as we wanted. The bar staff was friendly and made great drinks! We wanted to experince the spa services, but had to cancel last minute. The Spa staff was very understanding. We really enjoyed the view from our room. We had a wonderful stay here and will stay here again in the future! July 6, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Jacobs Amazing stay at Sheraton First time in Edinburgh and Sheraton here. We enjoyed every minute. The staff were extremely professional and friendly. Food, room and bar supergood. The gym was also very good. I will especially point out Peter in the bar. He was truly one of the best. We stayed many more hours in the bar just because of him and the fantastic Espresso Martini. We will for sure come back to this hotel. Highly recommended. July 5, 2014
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Rated 2 out of 5 by getmeouttahere Breakfast Cost is High Most often when I travel, breakfast is included. Not at the Sheraton in Edinburgh. While the buffet is extensive, it very, very, very expensive. You can order off the very limited menu, but that did not provide the diet balance I needed. I therefore had to do the expensive buffet. I am going to be challenged by my company on these expenses. Not happy. June 30, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Mark80 Perfect stay in Edinburgh I stayed at the Sheraton Grand Spa in March for my wedding. It was the perfect stay. All of the staff were friendly and attentive, and made every effort to make our stay as memorable as possible. I am looking forward to staying here again soon! June 30, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by standrews6 professional and outstanding service I have stayed at this hotel in Sheraton several times over the past four years. The staff always remembers me , my room is always ready no matter the time I arrive, the Concierge is the absolute best. The rooms are immaculate and updated and the beds are the most comfortable experience. The hotel is located in the hub of everything. I travel often and this is my top hotel. I also have to mention the pool and spa, amazing. June 30, 2014
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TAMAM is a collaborative school-based educational reform project involving schools in the Arab World. Unique in the region, it presents a new paradigm for school reform.
TAMAM is a school-based educational reform project involving schools in the Arab world. Unique in the region, TAMAM presents a new paradigm for school reform, combining research to development in triggering, supporting, and understanding school based initiatives for sustainable school improvement.
TAMAM's name derives from its purpose: it consists of the initials of "school-based reform" in Arabic "Al Tatweer Al Mustanid ila Al Madrassa".
In TAMAM, university professors work with practitioners at the school level to build their leadership capacity, to initiate the efforts for renewal, or to pro-actively shape existing top-down initiatives for reform. They support these practitioners in a way that is relevant to their context and responsive to their needs and priorities.
TAMAM's Vision is to build a community of practice connecting schools, universities, and ministries of education. It connects educators at all levels [teachers, researchers, policy makers] through all the stages of the reform process by engaging them in concurrent experiences and research; thus sharing the responsibility to learn and to uncover what path(s) to improvement works best in our schools.
The Project's Goals aim at (1) building leadership capacities for school-based improvement, (2) creating bridges of dialogue and cooperation, and networking between schools, universities and ministries of education, (3) producing knowldge that is grounded in our Arab culture, and (4) providing sustainabiltiy for the project's impact.
The project's evolving design allows for adjustments based on the lessons learned from experience. An expansive project, TAMAM allows for expansion within the school, within the country, and within other Arab countries.
Funded by the Arab Thought Foundation [ATF], TAMAM was initiated in 2007 on the basis of a memorandum of understanding between the foundation and the American University of Beirut.
Professional development in TAMAM aims at building capacity of school teams through the TAMAM Journey, which is a series of stations that the school team members pass through and learn from. The focus is to work on acquiring competencies related to the TAMAM Pillars which represent the project's "standard guidelines". They are acquired and developed throughout the TAMAM journey when teams choose their school improvement need, set their improvement goals, design their intervention, plan their implementation, monitor and evaluate their work. The work of schools is guided by the TAMAM templates. The use of these templates means that the schools are simultaneously documenting their practices and their progress, and providing the PST and coaches with valuable data that can be used for: (1) monitoring, during the journey; and (2) evaluation, at the conclusion of the journey. These templates are solidly calibrated in relation to the pillars and the journey. The Project Steering Team (PST) and the project's coaches provide support to the school teams as they go through the entire stages of the TAMAM journey to experientially acquire the TAMAM competencies.
Research in TAMAM is inspired by the team members' learning and on-going reflective inquiries. It is a "live research project" (Craig, 2010) and its PST plays a dual role: that of coaches, for individual, team, and organizational development and that of researchers .
Project Paper – Phase I: English version and Arabic version.
Project Paper – Phase II: English version and Arabic version.
Three university professors along with four educational pofessionals comprise the TAMAM project steering team (PST). The PST believes that although a lot can be learned from examining the best practices around the world, educational researchers and policy-makers in developing countries need to exercise caution while adapting Western-born models and practices. Their main challenge is to develop a culturally grounded model of school-based reform in order to trigger teachers' learning, and build their capacity to lead and sustain school-based improvement.
On June 14-16, 2015 TAMAM will be organizing a "Coaches' Training" that will cover the TAMAM coaching process in addition to all matters related to monitoring and evaluation.
On March 6-8, the PST organized its second visit to new Jordanian schools participating in TAMAM.
On February 15, 2015 the PST met with the Omani coaches from Sultan Qaboos University as well as with representatives from the Omani school teams participating in the TAMAM project.
The PST held an introductory meeting about the TAMAM project with Princess Nourah University from Saudi Arabia.
All interested educators are coordinately invited to a presentation about the TAMAM evaluative case study
TAMAM's Initiative for Educational Reform: Definition and Perspectives of the Project" at LAES
The coaches in Jordan schools conducted a workshop under the title of "Teacher leader for change".
Thankful thoughts to the schools, coaches, representatives of universities, representatives of the Ministries of Education from various Arab countries, and ATF for their participation
Follow-up visits for TAMAM private schools in Jordan and Lebanon were completed
TAMAM held its annual gathering for TAMAM new schools in Beirut on 20-22 June, 2013
In Jordan, TAMAM schools held a meeting where the pioneer and new schools discussed developing networking mechanisms amongst themselves
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