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Anne Marie Cannon (born 1957) has over 30 years' experience in the oil and gas sector. From 2000 to 2014, she was Sr. Advisor to the Natural Resources Group with Morgan Stanley, focusing on upstream M&A. She has previously held positions with J Henry Schroder Wagg, Shell UK E&P and with Thomson North Sea. She was an executive director on the boards of Hardy Oil and Gas and British Borneo. She has served on the Board of Directors of Aker ASA. She is a non-executive director of Premier Oil and of STV Group plc. She holds a BSc Honours Degree from Glasgow University. Ms Cannon is a British citizen.
Kitty Hall
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Kitty Hall (born 1956) has headed various technology companies within the geophysics sector for 25 years. She serves on the board of Seabird Exploration and is Vice Chairman of the Petroleum Group of the Geological Society. Previous directorships include ARKeX Ltd., Polarcus, Sevan Drilling, Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain, Eastern Echo, ARK Geophysics Ltd. and The International Association of Geophysical Contractors. Ms Hall holds a bachelor's degree in geology from the University of Leeds and an MSc in stratigraphy from Birkbeck College, University of London. She is a British citizen.
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Mr Røkke owns 67.8 percent of Aker ASA through The Resource Group TRG AS and subsidiaries, which he co-owns with his wife. He is Chairman of Aker ASA and a member on the boards of Aker Solutions ASA, Kværner ASA, Akastor ASA, Det norske oljeselskap ASA and Ocean Yield ASA. He holds no shares in Det norske oljeselskap ASA, and has no stock options. Mr Røkke is a Norwegian citizen.
Jørgen C. Arentz Rostrup
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Jørgen C. Arentz Rostrup (born 1966) is Managing Director of Yara Ghana Ltd. at Yara International. He held management positions with Hydro for more than 20 years, where he inter alia headed the energy business area and the Norwegian production and sale of oil, gas and power. He held the position of CFO and served as member of the corporate management with Hydro from 2009 until March 2013. He played a key role in the merger between Saga Petroleum and Hydro. He has also held a number of management positions in Norway, Singapore and New York. Mr Rostrup is a Norwegian citizen.
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Solheim has extensive background from the Norwegian Armed Forces, and was one of the founders of Norwegian Petro Services (NPS). He came to Det norske from Det Norske Veritas (DNV).
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Gro Kielland
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MJ Rosenberg has worked on Capitol Hill for various Democratic members of the House and Senate for 15 years. He was also a Clinton political appointee at USAID.
A few weeks after the 9/11 attacks, I attended a big holiday dinner with family and friends. Naturally much of the conversation revolved around the terrorist attacks and the rage and sorrow we all felt. There was also considerable discussion about President George W Bush's handling of the catastrophe and his decision to send troops to Afghanistan in pursuit of the perpetrators and to eliminate the Taliban regime that was hosting them.Everyone at the table approved of the president's actions and believed that there was no alternative. Moreover, and this was somewhat surprising considering that none of us thought Bush had been legitimately elected, we all believed that he was being honest about the situation the United States faced and the options that were before
A few weeks after the 9/11 attacks, I attended a big holiday dinner with family and friends. Naturally much of the conversation revolved around the terrorist attacks and the rage and sorrow we all felt. There was also considerable discussion about President George W Bush's handling of the catastrophe and his decision to send troops to Afghanistan in pursuit of the perpetrators and to eliminate the Taliban regime that was hosting them.Everyone at the table approved of the president's actions and believed that there was no alternative. Moreover, and this was somewhat surprising considering that none of us thought Bush had been legitimately elected, we all believed that he was being honest about the situation the United States faced and the options that were before him.There was, however, one dissenter. My younger son, then in college, was absolutely opposed to going into Afghanistan. He said that there had to be a better way to respond than rushing into a war that, in his opinion, would likely expand and last "forever." Besides, he added, "I don't believe a word that comes out of Bush's mouth."Naturally a brouhaha ensued with everyone (including me) telling the kid how utterly wrong and unpatriotic he was. There was a lot of yelling, but he would not back down. He just kept saying "you'll see."Boy did we.
Prodded by his neoconservative advisers and outside cheerleaders eager to pick up where the first Gulf War ended, Bush quickly pivoted from Afghanistan to the calamitous invasion of Iraq. He justified that invasion by insisting that Iraq was implicated in the 9/11 attacks (it wasn't) and that it possessed weapons of mass destruction (it didn't).Both the Bush administration and its faithful ally, the Tony Blair government in the United Kingdom, famously set out to "fix" the intelligence to deceive the people of both nations into an utterly unnecessary and unjustified war, the main accomplishment of which has been to turn Iraq into, of all things, a strong ally of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Along the way, of course, hundreds of thousands of Americans, Iraqis, Brits and others have died and Iraq has essentially been destroyed.It is against this backdrop that I view the Iranian plot that was announced earlier this week by the Obama administration. At this point, it is impossible to say how serious the plot was and, more importantly, if it even had anything at all to do with the Iranian government. Are we ready to believe that the cold and calculating people who govern Iran are contracting out assassination plots with Mexican drug traffickers or that they would pick Washington as the best place to attack the Saudi ambassador (knowing that being found responsible for a major explosion in Washington would mean war with the Saudi Arabia and United States)?This is not to dismiss the plot as phony or contrived. But after the Iraq war experience, it would be awfully stupid of Americans to simply accept without question anything we are told about nefarious Muslim states that must be stopped before a "mushroom cloud" appears over downtown Washington.The only good news here is that we have past experience to guide us. But for the lies and manufactured evidenced that led us into Iraq we might not have reason to be skeptical about the case the government laid out yesterday and which the usual suspects are already joyously citing as reason to get tough with Iran (as if that country is not under onerous sanctions already). Here is Reuel Mark Gerecht, one of the leading cheerleaders for the invasion of Iraq, warning that the supposed plot justifies a US attack on Iran. "The White House needs to respond militarily to this outrage. If we don't, we are asking for it," he writes. (Not very different from what he wrote in 2002 when he said that "if President Bush follows his own logic and compels his administration to follow him against Iraq and Iran, then he will sow the seeds for a new, safer, more liberal order in the Middle East.")But for the lies and manufactured evidence that led us into Iraq, we might actually accept the idea that the Iran plot is thoroughly genuine and in no way linked to the determination of so many inside our government and out of it who are hell-bent on war with Iran and who would do anything they can to achieve it.Fortunately, however, and this may be the only fortunate thing about the Iraq war, the Iraq experience taught us to be skeptical, especially of anything and everything championed by the hawks.So let's go slowly here. If the plot turns out to be both real and sanctioned by powerful people in Tehran, a strong response of some kind is warranted. But first let's make sure. The neocons' "drop bombs now and ask questions later" approach has been thoroughly discredited. How stupid would we have to be, then, to allow the same gang to lead us into yet another reckless war, one that would be infinitely more deadly?Count me among the skeptics.
MJ Rosenberg is a Senior Foreign Policy Fellow at the Media Matters Action Network.
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A version of this article was previously published on Foreign Policy Matters.
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Having spent the last 29 years as the house drummer on Late Night with David Letterman and its successor The Late Show with David Letterman, and even longer as one of New York's most in-demand session drummers, Anton Fig is one of America's most widely-heard musicians. The veteran player unveils an entirely new set of musical skills on Figments, his first-ever album under his own name.
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Before a restaurant or bar opens, experts descend on the place offering all manner of opinion regarding décor, furnishings and so on. To hear them tell it, this stuff means something. The wall of Billy Bass plaques at Flying Fish reinforces the harmony between all beings, for instance. The faded frescoes at Tramontana echo Donald Rumsfeld's remarks about the demise of old Europe. OK, we're guessing. It's just too easy to overstate the influence of design on behavior--although, honestly, no one wants the layout of an establishment to upset their delicate chi. Vermilion Cajun Seafood & Grill, a new spot at Knox and Central Expressway, provides a welcome respite from feng shui and other ridiculous design trends. Almost nothing adorns the walls--besides a spot of color--except behind the counter. There whoever created the interior look arranged rows of discarded circular mirrors. No higher purpose to this design, no restoration of balance, no alignment of yin and yang. Just mirrors. In rows. And we like it.
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The late Monday night game showcasing the Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers was probably missed by fans of either team who reside on the East Coast as the contest ended after one in the morning. That was probably for the best as Oakland lost what looked to be a battle of ineptitude 22-14.Early risers might have been fooled initially by the final score into thinking it was a close game, but don't be mistaken, this was an ugly one overall for both sides.Despite the lack of entertainment value, one player stood out as the hero of the game.That man would be Raiders' quarterback Carson Palmer.For all the questions surrounding him, his age, his injuries, the conspicuous absence of offensive firepower and the apparent determination of some of his teammates to hand over the game, Palmer managed to keep the Raiders in it until the bitter end with his 297 yards and one touchdown in the waning minutes of the fourth quarter.Even a collapsing offensive line as the clock wound down didn't se...
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The Keweenaw Peninsula Chamber of Commerce held their "Eggs and Issues" breakfast Thursday morning. But this time, students from Michigan Tech got a chance to speak. The goal of the event was for local businesses to find out and understand what they're doing well and the types of things they can improve upon.
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As an architect involved in an agile implementation (my current gig), you can imagine how interested I was to see that there's a new book on Agile Architecture, and perhaps how disappointed I was to see that it focused on SOA and Cloud. That's not to put down SOA or the cloud. I'm a huge fan of both. But it wasn't the area of agility that I was hoping that a book, with that title, would address. The misunderstanding was mine, not the authors. I haven't read the book yet, but I'm sure I will.
That moment of misunderstanding crystallized a thought: how even a two word phrase like "agile architecture" had two completely different meanings. The opening scene of the movie "The Hobbit, An Unexpected Journey," puts a rather humorous twist on this idea, when Gandalf introduces himself to Bilbo Baggins (who has apparently forgotten having met him as a boy).
Bilbo: Good Morning Gandalf: What do you mean? Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not; Bilbo: <stunned silence> Gandalf: Or that you feel good this morning; or that it is a morning to be good on? Bilbo: All of them at once, I suppose.
Bilbo: Good Morning
Gandalf: What do you mean? Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not;
Bilbo: <stunned silence>
Gandalf: Or that you feel good this morning; or that it is a morning to be good on?
Bilbo: All of them at once, I suppose.
Of course, in Enterprise Architecture, we have the same problem. Does Enterprise Architecture mean "the practice of using technology architecture at an enterprise-wide scale," or does it mean "the practice of using architectural ideas to shape the enterprise itself?"
And after a bit of stunned silence, perhaps it means
"Creating an architecture to describe the externalities of an enterprise to set its context and improve the relationships it has with customers, partners, and suppliers?"
All of them at once, I suppose.
Having just re-watched the Hobbit movie on my morning flight, these bits connected up in my head.
I'm proud to be both an architect of agility (applying the principles of agility to the processes of a business so that the business achieves the ability to change its own processes in response to agile demands), as well as a person who can craft technology architecture that reflects the notion of agility itself (technology that can be set up to change rapidly in response to business events).
Perhaps you should read the book! I wouldn't say it "focuses" on SOA and Cloud, but rather considers them along with many other trends in Enterprise IT that are prompting entirely new approaches to architecture for achieving greater business agility. Since you call yourself an architect of agility this book should be right up your alley!
I'm sure I will add the book to my reading backlog. --- N
Hi Nick
I would be interested to read your experiences in working on an Agile Team....what were the challenges, what understandings and actions help the team really gel and produce fast and high quality. In your experience how long does it take for a team to mature, that is really begin to work together? Thanks


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Article: Urinary 1-hydroxypyrene as a comprehensive carcinogenic biomarker of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: a cross-sectional study of coke oven workers in China[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are multiple compounds that include many carcinogens. We conducted a cross-sectional study in steel plant workers in Anshan, China, to identify biomarkers that reflect the carcinogenicity of PAHs. Subjects were 57 workers and 20 controls. Level of personal exposure to PAHs was measured using GC-MS. In accordance with the assessment methods defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), 15 PAHs were selected for the analysis. For the measurement of urinary metabolites, urine samples were treated with β-glucuronidase and analyzed using HPLC with a fluorescence detector. The mean range of personal exposure to 15 PAHs (total PAHs) was 178.85, 47.08-1,329.45 (geometric mean, 5th and 95th percentile) μg/m(3). Ten known urinary metabolites (1-hydroxynaphthalene, 2-hydroxynaphthalene, 2-hydroxyfluorene, 1-hydroxyphenanthrene, 3-hydroxyphenanthrene, 9-hydroxyphenanthrene, 1-hydroxypyrene, 3-hydroxybenz[a]anthracene, 6-hydroxychrysene, and 3-hydroxybenzo[a]pyrene) and four unknown peaks were detected. The highest correlation was between total PAHs and urinary 2-hydroxynaphthalene (Spearman r = 0.716, P < 0.01). Among the detected urinary metabolites, 2-hydroxyfluorene, 1-hydroxyphenanthrene, 3-hydroxyphenanthrene, and 1-hydroxypyrene were found to correlate significantly with the "Σ carcinogenic potency of PAHs" (sum of seven carcinogenic PAHs calculated from the levels of personal PAHs and relative potency factors), and with the greatest correlation found for 1-hydroxypyrene (Spearman r = 0.630, P < 0.01). The analysis of personal exposure to 15 PAHs and 10 urinary metabolites, and calculation of Σ carcinogenic potency, indicated that urinary 1-hydroxypyrene was the most comprehensive carcinogenic biomarker of exposure to PAHs.
Article: Elevated 12-Month and Lifetime Prevalence and Comorbidity Rates of Mood, Anxiety, and Alcohol Use Disorders in Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: This study aimed to assess whether Chinese men who have sex with men (MSM) had a significantly elevated prevalence of psychiatric disorders compared to urban males in China. 807 MSM were recruited using a respondent-driven sampling (RDS) method in urban area of northeast China. Psychiatric disorders were assessed employing the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI. Version 1.0) according to the criteria of the DSM-III-R. Chinese MSM had a significantly elevated standardized prevalence ratios (SPR) for lifetime prevalence of any disorder (SPR = 2.8; 95%CI: 2.5-3.2), mood disorder (SPR = 3.0; 95%CI: 2.3-3.7), anxiety disorder (SPR = 5.5; 95% CI: 4.6-6.5), alcohol use disorder (SPR = 2.4, 95%CI: 2.0-2.8), and combination of disorders (SPR = 4.2; 95%CI: 3.4-5.1). Chinese MSM had significantly elevated prevalence and comorbidity of psychiatric disorders. RDS is a suitable sampling method for psychiatric epidemiological survey in MSM population.
Article: Association of Particulate Air Pollution With Daily Mortality: The China Air Pollution and Health Effects Study[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: China is one of the few countries with some of the highest particulate matter levels in the world. However, only a small number of particulate matter health studies have been conducted in China. The study objective was to examine the association of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 10 μm (PM10) with daily mortality in 16 Chinese cities between 1996 and 2008. Two-stage Bayesian hierarchical models were applied to obtain city-specific and national average estimates. Poisson regression models incorporating natural spline smoothing functions were used to adjust for long-term and seasonal trends of mortality, as well as other time-varying covariates. The averaged daily concentrations of PM10 in the 16 Chinese cities ranged from 52 μg/m3 to 156 μg/m3. The 16-city combined analysis showed significant associations of PM10 with mortality: A 10-μg/m3 increase in 2-day moving-average PM10 was associated with a 0.35% (95% posterior interval (PI): 0.18, 0.52) increase of total mortality, 0.44% (95% PI: 0.23, 0.64) increase of cardiovascular mortality, and 0.56% (95% PI: 0.31, 0.81) increase of respiratory mortality. Females, older people, and residents with low educational attainment appeared to be more vulnerable to PM10 exposure. Conclusively, this largest epidemiologic study of particulate air pollution in China suggests that short-term exposure to PM10 is associated with increased mortality risk.
Article: Comparison of total suspended particulate concentration-response relationships for respiratory symptoms between Chinese children with a different susceptibility status[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Few studies have explored concentration-response (C-R) relationships between levels of particulate matter (PM) and respiratory morbidity in terms of the susceptibility of children to respiratory diseases. We sought to determine whether the shapes of C-R curves for comparing total suspended particle (TSP) concentration versus the adjusted prevalence of bronchitis (persistent cough or phlegm) and asthma (current wheeze or asthma) symptoms between children with a different susceptibility status. We used the restricted cubic spline (RCS) function to characterize the C-R relationships between TSP and the adjusted prevalence rates of four respiratory symptoms, after controlling for possible confounding by SO(2) and NO(2) levels, in 11,860 children selected from 18 districts of six cities in Liaoning province. Susceptible children exhibited a 2- to 3-fold elevation in the prevalence of all four respiratory symptoms across the entire TSP range (188-689μg/m(3)). Significant differences in the shapes of C-R curves were evident in children with symptoms of bronchitis (ballistic "S"-shaped curves) and asthma (flattened "U"-shaped curves), as well as between the low and high TSP ranges of such curves, when children were grouped by susceptibility status. A significant linear association between TSP levels and current asthma prevalence was found only among susceptible children exposed to high levels of TSP. The shapes and properties of the TSP-morbidity C-R curves differed significantly by type of respiratory symptom, susceptibility status, and TSP range. More work is required to characterize CR relationships in terms of susceptibility status in countries with different PM levels.
Article: Coarse particles and mortality in three Chinese cities: The China Air Pollution and Health Effects Study (CAPES)[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Evidence concerning the health risks of coarse particles (PM(10-2.5)) is limited. There have been no multi-city epidemiologic studies of PM(10-2.5) in developing Asian countries. We examine the short-term association between PM(10-2.5) and daily mortality in three Chinese cities: Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenyang. PM(10-2.5) concentrations were estimated by subtracting PM(2.5) from PM(10) measurements. Data were analyzed using the over-dispersed generalized linear Poisson models. The average daily concentrations of PM(10-2.5) were 101 μg/m(3) for Beijing (2007-2008), 50 μg/m(3) for Shanghai (2004-2008), and 49 μg/m(3) for Shenyang (2006-2008). In the single-pollutant models, the three-city combined analysis showed significant associations between PM(10-2.5) and daily mortality from both total non-accidental causes and from cardiopulmonary diseases. A 10-μg/m(3) increase in 1-day lagged PM(10-2.5) was associated with a 0.25% (95% CI: 0.08 to 0.42) increase in total mortality, 0.25% (95% CI: 0.10 to 0.40) increase in cardiovascular mortality, and 0.48% (95% CI: 0.20 to 0.76) increase in respiratory mortality. However, these associations became statistically insignificant after adjustment for PM(2.5). PM(2.5) was significantly associated with mortality both before and after adjustment for PM(10-2.5). In conclusion, there were no statistically significant associations between PM(10-2.5) and daily mortality after adjustment for PM(2.5) in the three Chinese cities.
Article: Ambient carbon monoxide and daily mortality in three Chinese cities: The China Air Pollution and Health Effects Study (CAPES)[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Ambient carbon monoxide (CO) is an air pollutant primarily generated by traffic. CO has been associated with increased mortality and morbidity in developed countries, but few studies have been conducted in Asian developing countries. In the China Air Pollution and Health Effects Study (CAPES), the short-term associations between ambient CO and daily mortality were examined in three Chinese cities: Shanghai, Anshan and Taiyuan. Poisson regression models incorporating natural spline smoothing functions were used to adjust for long-term and seasonal trend of mortality, as well as other time-varying covariates. Effect estimates were obtained for each city and then for the cities combined. In both individual-city and combined analysis, significant associations of CO with both total non-accidental and cardiovascular mortality were observed. In the combined analysis, a 1 mg/m(3) increase of 2-day moving average concentrations of CO corresponded to 2.89% (95%CI: 1.68, 4.11) and 4.17% (95%CI: 2.66, 5.68) increase of total and cardiovascular mortality, respectively. CO was not significantly associated with respiratory mortality. Sensitivity analyses showed that our findings were generally insensitive to alternative model specifications. In conclusion, ambient CO was associated with increased risk of daily mortality in these three cities. Our findings suggest that the role of exposure to CO and other traffic-related air pollutants should be further investigated in China.
Article: Associations between hazard indices of di-n-butylphthalateand di-2-ethylhexylphthalate exposure and serum reproductive hormone levels among occupationally exposed and unexposed Chinese men[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The knowledge on the dose-response relationships between cumulative phthalate exposure and reproductive hormones in human are lacking. To assess the characteristics of the associations between hazard index (HI) of cumulative di-n-butylphthalate (DBP) and di-2-ethylhexylphthalate (DEHP) exposures and serum concentrations of free testosterone (fT), estradiol, luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), we used restricted cubic spline function to characterize the dose-response curves between the HI values and reproductive hormones for 74 male workers occupationally exposed to high levels of DBP and DEHP, and 63 male construction workers as comparison group matched for age and smoking status. The median of HI value was 5.30 for exposed workers, 53.0-fold that of unexposed workers (0.10). 89.2% of exposed workers and 1.6% of unexposed workers have HI over 1.00. We observed a borderline significantly negative association between HI and fT in exposed workers (r=-0.195, p=0.096), but not in unexposed workers. The exposed workers showed inverted long-tailed J-shaped fT and FSH curves, and small changes in the LH curve, whereas unexposed workers had inverted and flattened-S-shaped fT and mirror-S-shaped LH and FSH curves. Both T production and hypothalamo-pituitary-testis (HPT) axis function were damaged in workers with high HI of phthalate exposures. HPT feedback function was activated in workers with both high and low HI, and plays an important role in preventing fT level from further decreasing with a rise in HI.
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ABSTRACT: Fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅) is not a criteria pollutant in China, and few studies were conducted in the country to investigate the health impact of PM₂.₅. In this study, we did a time-stratified case-crossover analysis to examine the association between PM₂.₅ and daily mortality in Shenyang, an industrial center in northeast China. Daily mortality, air pollution and weather data from August 1, 2006 to December 31, 2008 in Shenyang were collected. A time-stratified case-crossover approach was used to estimate the association of PM₂.₅ with both total and cause-specific mortality. Controls were selected as matched days of the week in the same month. Potential effect modifiers, such as age, gender, and season, were also examined. We found significant associations between PM₂.₅ and daily mortality in Shenyang. A 10 μg/m³ increment in the 2-day moving average (lag 01) concentrations of PM₂.₅ corresponded to 0.49% (95% CI: 0.19%, 0.79%), 0.53% (95% CI: 0.09%, 0.97%), and 0.97% (95% CI: 0.01%, 1.94%) increase of total, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality, respectively. The associations appeared to be stronger in older people (aged ≥ 75 years), in females and during the warm season. To our knowledge, this is the longest PM₂.₅ health study in time duration in China. Our findings provide new information on the adverse health effects of PM₂.₅, and may have implications for environmental policy making and standard setting in China.
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ABSTRACT: The associations between air pollution and children's respiratory health in the high pollution range have not yet been clearly characterized. We evaluated the effects of outdoor air pollution on respiratory morbidity in children selected from multiple sites in a heavy industrial province of northeastern China. The study included 11,860 children aged 3-12 years, selected from 18 districts of 6 cities in Liaoning province, the participation rate is 89.9%. Informed consent and written responses to surveys about children's historic and current health status, personal and household characteristics, and other information were obtained from parents. A two-stage regression approach was applied in data analyses. There were wide gradients for TSP (188-689 μg/m(3)), SO(2) (14-140 μg/m(3) and NO(2) (29-94 μg/m(3)) across the 18 districts of 6 cities. The three air pollutants significantly increased the prevalence of persistent cough (21-28%), persistent phlegm (21-30%) and current asthma (39-56%) for each interquartile range increment (172 μg/m(3) for TSP, 69 μg/m(3) for SO(2), 30 μg/m(3) for NO(2)), showing larger between-city effects than within-city. Rates of respiratory symptoms were significantly higher for children with younger age, atopy, respiratory disease in early age, family history of asthma or chronic bronchitis, and tobacco smoke exposure. The high levels of outdoor air pollution in north China are positively associated with children's respiratory symptoms, the associations with TSP appear to be stronger than SO(2) and NO(2).
Article: Ambient air pollution and daily mortality in Anshan, China A time-stratified case-crossover analysis[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Few case-crossover studies were conducted in China to investigate the acute health effects of air pollution. We conducted a time-stratified case-crossover analysis to examine the association between air pollution and daily mortality in Anshan, a heavily-polluted industrial city in northeastern China. Daily mortality, air pollution, and weather data in 2004-2006 in Anshan were collected. Time-stratified case-crossover approach was used to estimate the effect of air pollutants (PM(10), SO(2), NO(2) and CO) on total and cardiopulmonary mortality. Controls were selected as matched days of the week in the same month. Potential effect modifiers, such as gender and age, were also examined. We found significant associations between air pollution and daily mortality from cardiovascular diseases in Anshan. A 10μg/m(3) elevation of 2-day moving average (lag 01) concentration in PM(10), SO(2), NO(2) and CO corresponded to 0.67% (95% CI: 0.29%, 1.04%), 0.38% (95% CI: -0.06%, 0.83%), 2.11% (95% CI: 0.22%, 4.00%) and 0.04% (95% CI: 0.01%, 0.07%) increase of cardiovascular mortality. The associations for total and respiratory mortality were generally positive but statistically insignificant. The air pollution health effects were significantly modified by age, but not by gender. Conclusively, our study showed that short-term exposure to air pollution was associated with increased cardiovascular mortality in Anshan. These findings may have implications for local environmental and social policies.
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ABSTRACT: National disparities in asbestos use will likely lead to an unequal burden of asbestos diseases. As economic status may be linked to asbestos use, we assessed, globally, the relationship between indicators of national economic development and asbestos use. For the 135 countries that have ever used asbestos, per capita asbestos use (kilograms per capita per year) was compared with per capita gross domestic product (GDP) in 1990 Geary-Khamis dollars (GKD) for the period 1920-2003. Countries were grouped into three income levels (high, middle, and low) that were adapted from the 2003 World Bank categories. The historical pattern of asbestos use followed the environmental Kuznets curve in which use by high-income countries peaked when incomes attained 10,000-15,000 GKD and essentially ceased at income levels over 20,000 GKD. Currently, middle- and low-income countries are increasing their use of asbestos, closely following the paths once traced by higher income countries. Developing countries have the opportunity to eliminate asbestos use sooner than high-income countries and thus reduce the future burden of asbestos diseases.
Article: Recent Mortality from Pleural Mesothelioma, Historical Patterns of Asbestos Use, and Adoption of Bans: A Global Assessment[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: In response to the health risks posed by asbestos exposure, some countries have imposed strict regulations and adopted bans, whereas other countries have intervened less and continue to use varying quantities of asbestos. This study was designed to assess, on a global scale, national experiences of recent mortality from pleural mesothelioma, historical trends in asbestos use, adoption of bans, and their possible interrelationships. For 31 countries with available data, we analyzed recent pleural mesothelioma (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision) mortality rates (MRs) using age-adjusted period MRs (deaths/million/year) from 1996 to 2005. We calculated annual percent changes (APCs) in age-adjusted MRs to characterize trends during the period. We characterized historical patterns of asbestos use by per capita asbestos use (kilograms per capita/year) and the status of national bans. Period MRs increased with statistical significance in five countries, with marginal significance in two countries, and were equivocal in 24 countries (five countries in Northern and Western Europe recorded negative APC values). Countries adopting asbestos bans reduced use rates about twice as fast as those not adopting bans. Turning points in use preceded bans. Change in asbestos use during 1970-1985 was a significant predictor of APC in mortality for pleural mesothelioma, with an adjusted R(2) value of 0.47 (p < 0.0001). The observed disparities in global mesothelioma trends likely relate to country-to-country disparities in asbestos use trends.
Article: Respiratory symptoms among residents of a heavy-industry province in China: Prevalence and risk factors[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: In China, significant levels of environmental pollution, substandard worksite quality and high rates of smoking predispose the population to potentially high risks of respiratory illnesses and other diseases. We assessed the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and their risks in relation to personal, occupational and environmental risk factors in a heavy-industry province of northeastern China. Lifestyle, health, residential and occupational data were obtained in 2002 from 31,704 adults of six cities in Liaoning, China, using self-assessment questionnaires. General linear and multi-level models were used to evaluate prevalence rates and risks of respiratory symptoms, related to both individual and combined exposures to environmental and occupational risk factors. The crude prevalence rates (PRs) for persistent cough, persistent phlegm, wheeze and asthma were 2.3, 3.8, 2.1 and 1.0%, respectively. The odds ratios (ORs) of all four respiratory symptoms examined were increased by: smoking (ORs from 2.06 to 5.02), occupational dust (ORs from 1.35 to 1.72), occupational gas (ORs from 1.48 to 1.72) and presence of irritating smoke during cooking (ORs from 1.54 to 2.22). An index combining proximity of residence to road, factory or chimney, indoor coal use and presence of irritating smoke during cooking was associated with up to 3.9-fold increased risks of all symptoms. Increasing values of each risk factor were generally associated with dose-response trends in prevalence rates and risks (all p for trend <0.01). The crude PRs of symptoms were lower than those reported by European and American studies but closer to those of previous Chinese studies. The risks of respiratory symptoms in this population were increased by smoking, occupational exposures to dust and gas, and combined residence-related exposures such as living close to a main road, factory or chimney, indoor coal use and the presence of irritating smoke during cooking, among other risk factors.
Article: Decreased Serum Free Testosterone in Workers Exposed to High Levels of Din-butyl Phthalate (DBP) and Di2-ethylhexyl Phthalate (DEHP), A Cross-Sectional Study in China[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Observations of adverse developmental and reproductive effects in laboratory animals and wildlife have fueled increasing public concern regarding the potential for various chemicals to impair human fertility. OBJECTIVE: Our objective in this study was to assess the effect of occupational exposure to high levels of phthallate esters on the balance of gonadotropin and gonadal hormones including luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, free testosterone (fT), and estradiol. METHODS: We examined urine and blood samples of 74 male workers at a factory producing unfoamed polyvinyl chloride flooring exposed to di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) and di-2-ethythexyl phthalate (DEHP) and compared them with samples from 63 male workers from a construction company, group matched for age and smoking status. RESULTS: Compared to the unexposed workers, the exposed workers had substantially and significantly elevated concentrations of mono-n-butyl phthalate (MBP; 644.3 vs. 129.6 mu g/g creatinine, p < 0.001) and mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP; 565.7 vs. 5.7 mu g/g creatinine, p < 0.001). fT was significantly lower (8.4 vs. 9.7 mu g/g creatinine, p = 0.019) in exposed workers than in unexposed workers. fT was negatively correlated to MBP (r = -0.25, p = 0.03) and MEHP (r = -0.19, p = 0.095) in the exposed worker group. Regression analyses revealed that fT decreases significantly with increasing total phthalate ester score (the sum of quartiles of MBP and MEHP; r = -0.26, p = 0.002). CONCLUSION: We observed a modest and significant reduction of serum fT in workers with higher levels of urinary MBP and MEHP compared with unexposed workers.
Article: Decreased serum free testosterone in workers exposed to high levels of di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) and di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP): a cross-sectional study in China. Environ Health Persp[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Observations of adverse developmental and reproductive effects in laboratory animals and wildlife have fueled increasing public concern regarding the potential for various chemicals to impair human fertility. Our objective in this study was to assess the effect of occupational exposure to high levels of phthalate esters on the balance of gonadotropin and gonadal hormones including luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, free testosterone (fT), and estradiol. We examined urine and blood samples of 74 male workers at a factory producing unfoamed polyvinyl chloride flooring exposed to di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) and di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) and compared them with samples from 63 male workers from a construction company, group matched for age and smoking status. Compared to the unexposed workers, the exposed workers had substantially and significantly elevated concentrations of mono-n-butyl phthalate (MBP; 644.3 vs. 129.6 microg/g creatinine, p < 0.001) and mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP; 565.7 vs. 5.7 microg/g creatinine, p < 0.001). fT was significantly lower (8.4 vs. 9.7 microg/g creatinine, p = 0.019) in exposed workers than in unexposed workers. fT was negatively correlated to MBP (r = -0.25, p = 0.03) and MEHP (r = -0.19, p = 0.095) in the exposed worker group. Regression analyses revealed that fT decreases significantly with increasing total phthalate ester score (the sum of quartiles of MBP and MEHP; r = -0.26, p = 0.002). We observed a modest and significant reduction of serum fT in workers with higher levels of urinary MBP and MEHP compared with unexposed workers.
Article: A retrospective cohort study among iron-steel workers in Anshan, China: Exposure assessment[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Although adequate assessment of exposure is needed in epidemiological studies among foundry workers, previous studies are often lacking in this aspect. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of a Chinese iron and steel company with a 14-yr follow up during 1980-1993. Exposure assessment was performed for a single job, i.e., the current job for the active worker and the longest job for the retired or deceased worker as of the end of the follow-up, which was allocated as the surrogate of lifetime job and was applied to a job-exposure matrix. Of the 147,062 cohort members, 52,394 males (43%) and 5,291 females (21%) were exposed to any of 15 hazardous factors such as dust, silica, PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons), CO (carbon monoxide) and heat. In 2,104 randomly selected samples, the exposure assessment of exposed workers based on a single job was found to be 12-14% lower than the real situation. This study suggests that the exposure assessment is valuable in evaluating the health effects among the foundry workers, despite some limitations such as underestimation of exposure assessment and the lack of data regarding smoking and drinking habits.
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ABSTRACT: Foundry workers have increased mortality and morbidity risks from numerous causes, including various cancers. A retrospective Chinese iron-steel cohort study was conducted to examine the mortality effects of exposure to foundry work. Standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) and standardized rate ratios (SRRs) were calculated to evaluate mortality risks among male workers with exposure to 15 hazardous factors, adjusting for confounders. During 14 years of follow-up, 13,363 of 121,846 male workers died. SMR analysis showed a healthy-worker effect in comparison with the general population. SRR analysis showed increased risks for all causes, all neoplasms, and others among the exposed workers compared with non-exposed blue-collar workers. Combined exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and two or more dusts increased the risks of lung cancer (SRR = 654; 95% CI: 113-3,780) and other malignancies. Foundry work has adverse health effects, including carcinogenic risks.
Article: Male Reproductive Health in Relation to Occupational Exposure to Endocrine Disrupting and Other Potent Chemicals, A Review of the Epidemiologic Literature[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The line of research focusing on the human, especially male, reproductive system in relation to occupational exposure has diversified since the infiltration of the concept of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC), early in the 1990s. The main stream, until then, was the study of reproductive toxicity caused by single albeit relatively heavy exposures to chemicals of limited range (conventional scheme). The new and increasingly important stem is the search for a wider range of chemicals with endocrine disrupting potential, and health effects due to multiple low-dose exposures of potent chemicals (new scheme). There are also studies having aspects of both the conventional and new schemes. For studies with the new scheme, progress has been made in areas such as adherence to standardized techniques in evaluating male reproductive function and more sensitive study designs. Indeed, some studies have suggested the presence of EDCs in the occupational setting. However, epidemiological findings are still constrained by difficulties in the identification of occupationally-exposed populations and evaluation of exposure. There is thus a need for convergence of knowledge and a widening of the scope of epidemiological research targeting occupationally exposed populations under a carefully-designed protocol.
Article: Leukocyte 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine and aromatic DNA adduct in coke-oven workers with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: To investigate the potential for exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to induce oxidative DNA damage, we conducted a cross-sectional study in coke-oven workers employed at an iron-steel factory. The study population contained 119 coke-oven workers from different work areas of the oven and 38 controls. Personal information on age, employment duration, smoking habit and alcohol consumption was obtained at an interview. Leukocyte 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) was measured by high performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection. Leukocyte aromatic DNA adducts as effective dose, and urinary 1-hydroxypyren as internal dose, were also measured, and used to analyze the relationship of 8-OHdG with other biomarkers for PAH exposure, tobacco smoke and alcohol consumption. The leukocyte 8-OHdG revealed a wide inter-individual variation. The highest 8-OHdG level was detected in bottom-workers of the coke-oven. There were significant differences among the four different work areas ( P=0.02). We could not find significant correlation between 8-OHdG levels and urinary 1-hydroxypyrene, but a weakly positive correlation was found between 8-OHdG and leukocyte aromatic DNA adducts among all subjects (r=0.19 P=0.03). We could not observe any effect of smoking and alcohol drinking on 8-OHdG production. We could not find clear evidence that PAH exposure induces oxidative DNA damage.
Article: Geographical correlation between ambient UVB level and mortality risk of leukemia in Japan.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: As a preliminary epidemiological study, we evaluated the geographical correlation between estimated ambient ultraviolet B (UVB) levels and the mortality risk of leukemia in Japan. Ambient UVB levels were estimated from meteorological data for several successive periods. The standardized mortality ratio (SMR) was calculated for the 11 regions or 38 large cities and different times for nine types of leukemia [the International Classification of Diseases, ninth revision (ICD-9), ICD 200-208]. The ecological relationship was assessed by calculating Spearman's correlation coefficient. Among the nine types of leukemia, geographical correlation was found for two types of leukemia: "other malignant neoplasms of lymphoid and histiocytic tissue" (ICD 202) and "lymphoid leukemia" (ICD 204). The correlation coefficients between the SMR and UVB levels were statistically significant and ranged from 0.4 to 0.7 for the former and from 0.3 to 0.6 for the latter type of leukemia. This ecological study generated the hypothesis that UVB exposure may increase the risk of leukemias of lymphatic origin.
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I pray HOF voters realize how incredibly unproductive Jr has been for the last 50% of his playing career. Its like a salesmen meeting his yearly quota by March....then just showing up in shorts and doing nothing for the rest of the year...and still be considered good at his job. Jr is just that.
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Does anyone suspect Griffey to have taken steroids? I've never heard his name mentioned under the cloud of suspicion.
If someone downed a drink everytime someone blamed Griffey/Dunn as the problem with the past 8 years rather than the total team... how long before theyd pass out or have their heart explode from all the sugar?
He's a sure-fire HOF.I pray HOF voters realize how incredibly unproductive Jr has been for the last 50% of his playing career. Its like a salesmen meeting his yearly quota by March....then just showing up in shorts and doing nothing for the rest of the year...and still be considered good at his job. Jr is just that.
He can't help that the Reds really had to stretch to get him. He, reportedly, took a little less money than he could have got, by coming to Cincy. I remember it very well; I had a picture of him and Larkin standing together at his first ST in Cincy. Also had a picture of him swinging away, in some ST garb, on my desktop.
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The real shame of it is that the Reds never put a great team around him. If I were him, I might be the one that's miffed.
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