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AUGUSTA – Plum Creek Timber Co.'s proposal to build several new subdivisions on First Roach Pond, north of Greenville near Kokadjo, received unanimous approval from the Land Use Regulation Commission on Wednesday. The panel also approved the first phase of development, which consists of three subdivisions totaling 28 lots.
The full plan to build up to 89 new house lots in 10 subdivisions has been criticized by environmental groups, saying it allows Plum Creek to make money developing its land while the public gets nothing in return. Environmentalists say the 7-mile-long pond, which is part of a chain, is remote and worthy of protection, although there are more than 100 camps mostly along its southern shores.
Plum Creek, although primarily a timber harvesting company, is organized as a real estate investment trust, and many conservationists fear the First Roach plan is the beginning of many development schemes the company will announce for the 905,000 acres it owns in Maine. This fear was heightened late last year when the company announced it was intensifying its land development efforts nationally.
Plum Creek officials said Wednesday that they have no plans for future development efforts in Maine.
"We don't have any other plans for something like this," Mike Yeager, director of land management for the northern region, said in an interview after the LURC vote. "There is not another concept plan on our drawing board."
Still, Cathy Johnson of the Natural Resources Council of Maine said the vote meant "the dominoes are starting to fall."
"Is Second Roach Pond next?" she wondered. She was particularly angered that LURC approved the plan, because it contained only "anemic conservation measures."
As part of the overall concept plan approved by LURC Wednesday, 1,019 acres near the pond would be put into conservation easements and covenants and another 160 acres would be held by the pond's yet-to-be-created homeowners associations as "common lands." The developed area would encompass 275 acres.
Development would be prohibited and public access assured on the easement and covenant lands. The easement, covering 525 acres, will be held by the state Bureau of Parks and Lands. The covenant, covering 494 acres, will be held by the homeowners associations, private lot owners and LURC. The land covered by these agreements will continue to be owned by Plum Creek, which can harvest timber on it.
In approving the three subdivisions, Johnson said, LURC did not commit to preserving land that the public can use. Instead, the 5,800 acres that would be protected in this phase are nothing more than "big back yards" that will be used only by the homeowners.
Plum Creek plans to begin marketing the lots this spring. Yeager would not discuss a dollar figure for them, saying the company will work with local brokers to help determine the asking price. The largest lots – seven 11-acre parcels – are rumored to sell for $100,000, with smaller lots fetching $60,000 each.
Yeager said that to date the company has received hundreds of inquiries about the Roach Pond development, 80 percent of them coming from within the state. The vast majority of the homes will be seasonal, and will not be large, he predicted.
The single commission member who voted against one of the subdivision proposals did so because she said she was concerned that people would build "minimansions" that would harm scenic vistas.
"I am concerned that people will build large houses on the large lots," said Mary Beth Dolan of Monhegan Island. She voted against the "peninsula" subdivision – the seven 11-acre lots on a spit of land at the eastern end of the lake. These are by far the largest lots that Plum Creek proposes to create.
Another commission member, Theresa Hoffman, a geologist from Waterville, was concerned that the subdivisions would turn into "little gated communities," but she voted for them anyway. Plum Creek officials said it is company policy not to put gates on its roads.
Plans to go ahead with the next phase of development depend on the success of the first three subdivisions, Yeager said. "If the first phase is not a success, there may not be a second phase," he said.
In other action, LURC director John Williams, who is leaving the post at the end of the week to take over as head of the Maine Pulp and Paper Association, announced that Catherine Carroll had been named acting director of the agency. Carroll has spent 14 years at LURC and is currently head of its compliance division. The Department of Conservation is continuing its search for a permanent LURC director.


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Drop the nuts, the cheese, the berries, and the chocolate. The culprit is too many carbs, I'm betting - and those all have carbs; not a lot, but they do add up. I had to kick-start my weight loss by cutting carbs back to practically zero - I think I was averaging about 19-22g of carbs per day - for about three weeks. I still try to stay below 40g per day.
I'd also say add fat. Have coconut oil straight from the jar. Have butter on your eggs. Eat bacon with breakfast. Have well-marbled steak with your salad lunch (my favorite is ribeye). The ideal ratios should be about 70% fat, 25% protein and 5% carbs (with a maximum of 40g per day for carbs).
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*From the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (Drs. Skloot, Fischler, and Teirstein), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; Department of Medicine (Dr. M. Goldman), UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA; Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology and General Internal Medicine (Ms. C. Goldman), West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (Dr. Schechter), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY; and Division of Environmental and Occupational Medicine (Dr. Levin), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY.
Correspondence to: Gwen Skloot, MD, FCCP, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1232, New York, NY 10029; e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Study objectives: To characterize respiratory abnormalities in a convenience sample of ironworkers exposed at the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster site for varying lengths of time between September 11, 2001, and February 8, 2002.
Design: Cross-sectional study.
Setting: The Mount Sinai Medical Center, a large tertiary hospital.
Participants: Ninety-six ironworkers engaged in rescue and recovery with exposure onset between September 11, 2001, and September 15, 2001, who responded to an invitation to undergo respiratory evaluation.
Measurements: Medical and exposure history, physical examination, spirometry, forced oscillation (FO), and chest radiographs. The relationships of prevalence of respiratory symptoms and presence of obstructive physiology to smoking, exposure on September 11, duration of exposure, and type of respiratory protection were examined using univariate and linear and logistic regression analyses.
Results: Seventy-four of 96 workers (77%) had one or more respiratory symptoms (similar in smokers [49 of 63 subjects, 78%] and nonsmokers [25 of 33 subjects, 76%]). Cough was the most common symptom (62 of 96 subjects, 65%), and was associated with exposure on September 11. Chest examination and radiograph findings were abnormal in 10 subjects (10%) and 19 subjects (20%), respectively. FO revealed dysfunction in 34 of 64 subjects tested (53%), while spirometry suggested obstruction in only 11 subjects (17%). Lack of a respirator with canister was a risk factor for large airway dysfunction, and cigarette smoking was a risk factor for small airway dysfunction. No other relationships reached statistical significance.
Conclusions: Respiratory symptoms occurred in the majority of ironworkers at the WTC disaster site and were not attributable to smoking. Exposure on September 11 was associated with a greater prevalence of cough. Objective evidence of lung disease was less common. Spirometry underestimated the prevalence of lung function abnormalities in comparison to FO. Continuing evaluation of symptoms, chest radiographs, and airway dysfunction should determine whether long-term clinical sequelae will exist.
The catastrophic events at the World Trade Center (WTC) on September 11, 2001, exposed thousands of workers including police and firefighters, other rescue personnel, and construction crews to unusual products of combustion.1Many of these individuals were present at the time of maximum air pollution and for varying lengths of time thereafter.2Lack of appropriate respiratory protection, particularly in the initial days after the crisis, may have heightened exposure risk.3Acute inhalational injury in both rescue workers and nonrescue survivors was well documented.4–7 Persistent respiratory symptoms were present in multiple groups of rescue personnel.8–10 The purpose of this study was to characterize respiratory abnormalities in a cohort of ironworkers at the WTC site by detailed history, physical examination, and physiologic and radiographic studies. A second goal was to compare the techniques of forced oscillation (FO) and routine spirometry as screening modalities for airways dysfunction in this cohort.
One hundred four male ironworkers involved in rescue and recovery efforts and prolonged cleanup of the WTC site were recruited via distribution of an exposure questionnaire to union members. Subjects were > 18 years old and had spent at least 3 days at the disaster site with a start date between September 11, 2001, and September 15, 2001. Many were still working at the site at the time of this evaluation. Eight individuals were excluded due either to a shorter duration of exposure or to a start date later than September 15. Demographics and smoking history of the remaining 96 subjects who met inclusion criteria are outlined in Table 1
. The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and informed, written consent was obtained from each subject.
The study required a single visit to the Mount Sinai Medical Center. Evaluation was conducted on February 9 and February 10, 2002, approximately 5 months after the initial exposure. Each worker provided a detailed medical and exposure history, and received a physical examination focusing predominantly on the upper and lower respiratory systems, routine spirometry, and chest radiographs (posteroanterior and left lateral). Due to time constraints, only 75 subjects underwent additional physiologic testing by FO. The large number of subjects evaluated on the same day necessitated varying the order of testing among individuals (ie, some underwent physiologic studies, including administration of a bronchodilator, prior to the medical interview and examination).
Medical histories were acquired using a prepared questionnaire. Prior upper and lower respiratory conditions (ie, chronic sinusitis and asthma), persistent upper and lower respiratory symptoms (ie, sinus complaints, cough, dyspnea, wheeze, and chest tightness), provocability of these symptoms (eg, in relation to exposure to cold weather or changes in weather, exposure to smoke, diesel exhaust, or chemicals) and smoking history were documented.
Exposure history pertaining to the disaster was obtained by trained industrial hygienists and included assessment of exposure onset (September 11, 2001, or subsequently) and total exposure duration (days). Subjects were also questioned regarding the use of a dust mask and respirator with canister. Prior occupational exposure history was not recorded.
Physical examination focused on the upper and lower respiratory systems. Swollen turbinates and erythematous nasal mucosa were considered abnormal upper respiratory findings, while wheezing, rhonchi, and prolongation of expiration comprised the lower respiratory abnormalities.
Pulmonary function tests were performed using either a Sensormedics 6200 (SensorMedics; Yorba Linda, CA) or a Jaeger Impulse Oscillation System (IOS) spirometer (Jaeger USA; Yorba Linda, CA) according to standard protocol. The data included FEV1, FVC, and forced expiratory flow during 25% to 75% of the FVC (FEF25–75%). Each spirometric maneuver was done in triplicate, and the best FEV1 and FVC values were selected. The predicted values were those of Morris et al.11Adjustments were made for nonwhite individuals.12 Airways obstruction was defined as FEV1/FVC ≤ 0.70 and FEV1 < 80% predicted. Spirograms with FEV1/FVC ≤ 0.70 but with FEV1 ≥ 80% predicted were interpreted as showing borderline obstruction.
FO was performed using a commercial instrument (IOS), calibrated with a standard 3-L syringe, and a known, fixed resistance to verify pressure calibration and frequency fidelity. Measurements (three 30-s trials) were made during tidal breathing using a mouthpiece that stabilizes tongue position to minimize oral resistance while firmly supporting the cheeks. The mouthpiece was connected to the pneumotachometer, and small pressure oscillations "forced" by a loudspeaker attached to the other end of the tube (Fig 1
). The FO instrument applied pressure pulses five times per second. Respiratory resistance and reactance were calculated from oscillatory components of flow and pressure13at 5 to 35 Hz. Large and small airways mechanics were inferred from responses at high (20 Hz) and low (5 to 15 Hz) frequencies, respectively. Low-frequency oscillations at the mouth are transmitted to the lung periphery, while those at ≥ 20 Hz are limited to larger airways.14–15 Four parameters were evaluated: (1) respiratory resistance at 5 Hz (R5), a global index influenced by both small and large airways; (2) respiratory resistance at 20 Hz (R20), an index of large airways resistance; (3) respiratory resistance at 5 to 20 Hz (R5-R20), an index of frequency dependence of resistance (f-d R), reflective of small airways function; and (4) an integrated area of low-frequency reactance (AX).13,16 This parameter includes all negative values of respiratory reactance between 5 Hz and the frequency at which reactance is zero (resonant frequency). AX is an index of small airways obstruction complementary to f-d R.13,16–21 As a reference standard for R5, we used published FO data of > 400 normal male subjects (45% of whom were smokers), of comparable age to the present cohort, and set the cutoff for the upper limit of normal equal to mean R5 + 1.65 SD.17–18 Accordingly, R5 > 3.5 cm H2O/L/s was defined as abnormal. FO tests were performed prior to spirometry to avoid any influence of forced expiratory maneuvers on airways function during resting breathing. Data calculations were reviewed after each test to check that correlations (coherence) among pressure and flow phase and amplitude appeared acceptable (coherence > 0.8).
Subjects with baseline FEV1 < 80% predicted or with R5 > 3.1 cm H2O/L/s received 1.25 mg of levalbuterol via small-particle nebulizer (AeroEclipse; Monaghan Medical; Plattsburgh, NY) over 5 to 7 min. Spirometry and FO were repeated 15 min later. Significant spirometric bronchodilator response was defined by an absolute increase of 200 mL and an increase of at least 12% in either the FEV1 or FVC.22 Significant FO improvement was defined by an absolute decrease from mean baseline data of > 2 SD and a decrease of ≥ 15% for respiratory resistance and/or ≥ 25% for AX.
Each subject underwent posteroanterior and left lateral chest radiography. The radiographs were reviewed independently by one pulmonologist and a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health-certified "B" reader, and were scored using the International Labor Office 1980 schema.23
Data were analyzed using a standard statistical package (Stata Statistical Software, Version 8.0; Stata Corporation; College Station, TX). Outcome variables included onset of respiratory symptoms after September 11, presence of spirometric obstruction, and FO indices. Risk factors considered were smoking, exposure on September 11, duration of exposure, and type of respiratory protection. Univariate analyses (unpaired t tests and χ2) of the outcome variables were carried out. Multivariate analyses of the associations with the risk factors were performed using logistic regression and linear regression for dichotomous and continuous outcome variables, respectively; p < 0.05 was considered significant.
Table 2
summarizes the medical history and exposure data. Seventy-four of the 96 ironworkers had one or more respiratory complaints. The most common symptom was cough (n = 62), followed by dyspnea (n = 48) and chest tightness and wheezing (n = 44 each). Sinus complaints occurred in 50 individuals. Upper and lower respiratory symptoms were present concurrently in almost half the cohort (n = 45). Few subjects had prior self-reported asthma (n = 7) or sinus disease (n = 1). More than half of the subjects (n = 53) noted new respiratory symptoms induced by classic provocative stimuli since September 11. Only 25 subjects sought medical attention. Of these, 15 subjects were treated with a bronchodilator (n = 7) or a combination of a bronchodilator and corticosteroid (n = 8). Eight subjects received an antibiotic alone. Two subjects received no specific treatment.
Forty-two ironworkers were at Ground Zero on September 11 (Table 2). In 54 subjects, exposure began between September 12 and September 15. Exposure duration ranged from 3 to 146 days (mean ± SD, 53 ± 47 days). Forty-one subjects wore no respiratory protection during the first week. Thirty-three subjects wore a dust mask, and 17 subjects used a respirator with canister. Five subjects wore either a dust mask or respirator with canister at different times. Abnormal upper respiratory findings were documented more frequently on physical examination (n = 28) than lower respiratory abnormalities (n = 10).
Radiographic evaluation revealed abnormalities in 19 subjects who were referred for further evaluation. Parenchymal changes ≥ 1/1 according to the International Labor Office classification were found in five individuals. Seven workers had pleural abnormalities. Subcentimeter lung nodules were detected in seven subjects.
Mean pulmonary function data for spirometry and FO, stratified by smoking behavior, are shown in Table 3
. The 21 subjects who did not undergo FO testing because of time limitations were not statistically different spirometrically from the remaining 75 individuals. Of the subjects who underwent FO testing, 7 subjects had technically unacceptable pulmonary function results and 4 subjects had a history of asthma, so that 64 nonasthmatics were included in the analysis.
Despite the high frequency of respiratory symptoms, FEV1 and FVC percentage of predicted were normal in 51 subjects (80%). Four subjects manifested airways obstruction, and four subjects had borderline airways obstruction. Three additional subjects were probably obstructed in light of a markedly reduced FEF25–75% (< 2.5 L in all cases), while two subjects appeared to have a restrictive pattern (FEV1 and FVC both < 80% predicted but FEV1/FVC normal). Seven of the eight subjects who met criteria for spirometric obstruction or borderline obstruction were current or former smokers, and 7 of the 42 subjects (17%) who received a bronchodilator manifested a significant spirometric response.
Studies of FO indices showed a higher prevalence of baseline abnormalities. Thirty-four of the 64 nonasthmatics evaluated (53%) manifested R5 above the cutoff value of 3.5 cm H2O/L/s. Mean R5 was 4.4 cm H2O/L/s in these subjects. In comparison, the four subjects with a history of asthma who underwent FO testing manifested a mean R5 of 5.9 cm H2O/L/s. Response to bronchodilator was also more notable from FO data. Improvement in R5 and/or R20 occurred in 25 subjects (60%), while 3 additional subjects (7%) showed improvement in AX alone after nebulized bronchodilator.
The principal study outcomes, namely, the prevalence of respiratory symptoms, spirometric obstruction, and FO indices, were analyzed in relationship to risk factors (ie, smoking, exposure onset and duration, and respiratory protection). There was no significant difference in prevalence of respiratory symptoms between smokers and nonsmokers. Forty-nine of the 63 smokers (78%) and 25 of the 33 nonsmokers (76%) were symptomatic (p = 0.97). We did not find a statistically significant relationship between respiratory symptoms and duration of exposure, but the time of exposure onset significantly influenced prevalence of cough. Thirty-three of 42 ironworkers (78%) at Ground Zero on September 11 complained of cough, as opposed to 29 of 54 subjects (54%) who arrived subsequently (p = 0.02). Respiratory symptoms tended to occur less frequently in workers who wore a respirator with canister (14 of 22 subjects, 64%) than in those without this protection (60 of 74, 81%) during the first week at the site, although this relationship did not reach significance (p = 0.16).
Spirometric obstruction was found in a similar percentage of symptomatic (7 of 46 subjects, 15%) and asymptomatic (4 of 18 subjects, 22%) [p = 0.76] ironworkers, and none of the FO indices distinguished symptomatic from asymptomatic individuals. None of the lung function test results were significantly associated with either exposure onset or duration. Spirometric obstruction was not different in smokers (8 of 45 subjects, 18%) vs nonsmokers (3 of 19 subjects, 16%) [p = 0.87] for any of the indices listed in Table 3, although FEV1/FVC approached significance (p = 0.099). In contrast, significant differences were seen in oscillometric indices reflecting small airways function, since smokers demonstrated a higher AX and R5-R20 than did nonsmokers (mean, 3.9 ± 3.2 vs 1.8 ± 0.98, p = 0.008; and mean, 0.79 ± 0.48 vs 0.46 ± 0.31, p = 0.007, respectively). Additionally, FO results indicated a decreased large airways resistance in individuals who wore a respirator with canister: R20, 2.8 ± 0.48 vs 3.2 ± 0.64 (p = 0.01); R5, 3.4 ± 0.53 vs 3.9 ± 0.92 (p = 0.04).
Because the risk factors studied were not distributed entirely independently of each other, logistic and linear regression analyses of the outcomes were also performed. Analysis of respiratory symptoms revealed that only the association of exposure on September 11 was statistically significant at the conventional 0.05 level, although the association of use of a respirator with canister was close to significant (Table 4
). When cough, by itself, was considered an outcome, a significant relationship with exposure on September 11 was again found (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 3.64; 95% confidence interval, 1.35 to 9.83; p = 0.011). As with univariate analysis, the linear regression models of spirometric obstruction did not reveal any statistically significant associations with the risk factors. The model for the FO indexes (Table 5
) confirmed the relationships noted in the univariate analysis and also demonstrated significant association between R5 and smoking.
The initial goal of the present study was to characterize the extent of pulmonary disease in a convenience sample of ironworkers who responded to an invitation to undergo medical evaluation 5 months after the disaster. A second important goal was to compare the techniques of FO and routine spirometry as screening modalities for airways dysfunction in this cohort. Our results demonstrate a high prevalence of respiratory symptoms in exposed workers with fewer abnormalities on physical examination, spirometric testing, and chest radiographs. Despite the high symptom prevalence, the ironworkers evaluated were able to continue working and most did not seek medical attention. A minority of subjects had spirometric airways obstruction, and the spirometric response to bronchodilator was variable. Radiographic abnormalities were presumed secondary to prior occupational exposure rather than newly acquired disease given the expected time course for manifestation of pneumoconiosis.24 There was a higher prevalence of cough in ironworkers at Ground Zero on September 11 as opposed to those who arrived subsequently. Use of a respirator with canister may have protected against respiratory symptoms, although this relationship did not reach significance. There was no significant association between respiratory symptoms and either smoking or exposure duration. Spirometric airways obstruction was not significantly associated with any risk factor examined.
The oscillometric data revealed a substantially higher prevalence of lung function abnormalities and bronchodilator response and several significant relationships with risk factors. Smoking was associated with evidence of small airways obstruction (R5, R5-R20, and AX). Use of a respirator with canister was protective in terms of large airways dysfunction. None of the lung function tests discussed in this report distinguished between symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals.
Other investigators have documented the presence of increased respiratory symptoms in rescue workers at the WTC disaster site.5–10 Indeed, "WTC cough" is now well described, particularly in firefighters.8 There have also been reports of symptoms in nearby office workers.25 The importance of early exposure has been concurrently observed by Prezant et al,8 who showed that firefighters at Ground Zero immediately following the collapse had a higher prevalence of respiratory symptoms and bronchial hyperresponsiveness than those who arrived later the same day. In a more recent report, Banauch et al10 showed that bronchial hyperresponsiveness persisted in this group 6 months after the disaster.
In the current study, there was a risk for both reactive airways dysfunction syndrome and irritant-induced asthma. Rescue workers present at the time of the collapse were enveloped in the cloud of debris and were more likely to develop reactive airways dysfunction syndrome.3 Although the ironworkers were not involved early on September 11, a large number were exposed later that day when toxin levels were presumably still quite high. The majority of ironworkers participated in demolition and debris removal over weeks to months and were subject to repetitive, lower-level exposures. A variety of agents containing toxic constituents may have been inhaled, including fire and smoke, dust, and fumes. Most men were not wearing appropriate respiratory protection at the onset of exposure, which may have heightened their risk.26Although prior occupational exposure may have posed an additional risk for development of respiratory abnormalities after September 11, this report focused on exposures related specifically to the WTC disaster. Even though air sampling beginning on September 18 suggested that levels of toxic dusts and gases were lower than initially suspected,27 earlier measurements1 demonstrated significant concentrations of toxicants (eg, asbestos, glass fibers, lead, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons). Sequelae of such inhalations may take years to become clinically apparent.
The high prevalence of respiratory symptoms in ironworkers was not attributable to smoking, since similar percentages of smokers and nonsmokers were symptomatic. Although Blanc et al28–29 have shown that respiratory symptoms following irritant exposure are more common in smokers or individuals with preexisting lung disease, their subjects all encountered brief, high-intensity inhalational exposures. It is possible that the prolonged, repetitive exposures of ironworkers to toxins at the WTC disaster site overwhelmed pulmonary defense mechanisms of both smokers and nonsmokers. The role of smoking as a predisposing factor for respiratory symptoms under the unique circumstances of the WTC catastrophe has not been explored.
Early exposure following the collapse was more provocative of cough than subsequent exposure. The concentration of an inhaled irritant has been identified as a risk factor for the development of respiratory abnormalities.30 Those individuals with earlier exposure presumably inhaled a higher concentration of toxins than those who arrived later. However, longer exposure duration was not associated with a higher prevalence of respiratory symptoms. Although use of a respirator with canister was not significantly associated with reduction in new onset of respiratory symptoms, there was a strong trend favoring protection by respiratory canister (adjusted OR, 0.32; p = 0.052).
The FO data show a substantially higher prevalence of abnormal airflow resistance in ironworkers after exposure at the WTC site than inferred from spirometric abnormalities. Similarly, bronchodilator responsiveness was substantially greater when assessed by FO. The increased sensitivity of FO over spirometry is consistent with earlier reports of subjects with either reactive airways disease or those exposed occupationally to toxic fumes or other inhalants.31–39 Inferences of small or large airways mechanics from FO measures are based on established evidence for f-d R and compliance in patients with chronic airflow obstruction and in asymptomatic cigarette smokers.18,31,33,40–41 Although unexposed ironworkers were not available to serve as a control group at the time of this evaluation, historical control subjects are available from other studies.18,40,42–43 These studies constitute a much smaller normal population than is available for spirometry. While studies over a period of 4 decades using monofrequency sine waves, or multifrequency pseudorandom noise, or impulse oscillation provide similar mean values and variance, it must be appreciated that differences in techniques may allow for some uncertainty regarding an upper limit of normal in clinically healthy, unexposed individuals. With this caveat, we examined more recent IOS studies42–43 reporting a mean of R5 in normal subjects of 2.5 to 3 cm H2O/L/s with SD of 0.5 to 0.6 cm H2O/L/s. We accepted the larger of these mean values and 1.65 SD to define an upper limit of normal of 4 cm H2O/L/s. This higher estimated upper limit of normal yields 24 individuals in the present study with abnormal R5, or more than twice the number showing spirometric airflow obstruction. Quite apart from attempts to define "normal" vs "abnormal" in our study population, the present work confirms earlier FO studies demonstrating significant differences in small airway behavior in ever-smokers compared with never-smokers, and reports a new finding of significant differences in large airway behavior independent of smoking history in ironworkers wearing respiratory protection compared with those not using such protection during the first week following September 11, 2001.
FO indexes were influenced by use of a respirator with canister as well as by smoking. While FO evidence of small airways obstruction in smokers is not new and is consistent with previous reports of f-d R in asymptomatic smokers with normal spirometry but not in nonsmokers,18,31,33–35,42 the demonstration of significantly higher AX in smokers is new. There are no published reports of f-d R and AX in normal adult subjects using an IOS, but unpublished data in 36 normal subjects in the second author's laboratory document a mean R5-R20 of 0.36 cm H2O/L/s (SD, 0.09) and mean AX of 1.5 cm H2O/L (SD, 0.6). Results from the nonsmokers in the present study do not differ significantly from these normal indices of small airways mechanics. Perhaps the more interesting observation was that ironworkers who did not use a respirator with canister had greater large airways resistance than those who did. Increased large airways resistance in these subjects is consistent with high concentrations of large particles in the initial air pollution cloud, and the likelihood of such particles to impact in large airways rather than in the lung periphery. Effective respiratory protection would be expected to favor large airways, and it is notable that there were no significant differences in indices of small airways obstruction (f-d R, AX) related to effective respiratory protection. Because large airways resistance contributes directly to total respiratory resistance, total respiratory resistance was also greater in those who did not use the canister.
In summary, this study documents a high frequency of respiratory symptoms in a cohort of ironworkers present at the WTC disaster site with fewer abnormalities on physical examination, spirometry, and radiographic tests. Routine spirometry underestimated the prevalence of lung function abnormalities in comparison to FO testing. FO confirmed the presence of abnormal small airways function in smokers and identified lack of a respirator with canister as a risk factor for large airways dysfunction. Respiratory symptoms were not attributable to smoking or to exposure duration but were probably influenced by use of appropriate respiratory protection. None of the lung function tests distinguished between symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals. The probability exists that the abnormalities documented in this study are due to exposure at the WTC site. We cannot address this issue with certainty in the absence of baseline data (before September 11, 2001). Follow-up evaluation of symptoms and airways dysfunction should determine whether long-term clinical sequelae exist.
Abbreviations: AX = area of low-frequency reactance; f-d R = frequency dependence of resistance; FEF25–75% = forced expiratory flow during 25% to 75% of FVC; FO = forced oscillation; IOS = Impulse Oscillation System; OR = odds ratio; R5 = respiratory resistance at 5 Hz; R5-R20 = respiratory resistance at 5 to 20 Hz; R20 = respiratory resistance at 20 Hz; WTC = World Trade Center
This work was performed at The Mount Sinai School of Medicine and was supported by grants from the Vivian Richenthal Institute of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and The Catherine and Henry J. Gaisman Foundation.
Dr. Michael Goldman is a paid consultant to Jaeger, the company that manufactures the oscillation spirometry equipment.
Values are expressed as mean ± SD or No. (%).
Data are presented as No. or mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated.
History of respiratory symptoms provoked by exposure to cold weather, changes in weather, cigarette smoke, diesel exhaust, or chemicals.
Bronchodilator or inhaled corticosteroid.
Data are presented as mean ± SD.
p = 0.099, smokers vs nonsmokers.
FEF25–75% predicted correlated significantly with the following FO indices: R5 (r = 0.39, p = 0.002) and R20 (r = 0.37, p = 0.003).
p < 0.01, smokers vs nonsmokers.
Data are presented as coefficient (SE).
Significant at 5%.
Significant at 1%.
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Nov 1, 2012
With a share of assets above 43%, it is hard to ignore Banco
de la República Oriental del Uruguay and its place in
the country¹s system. It continues to dominate most areas
of business, and has yet to be seriously challenged by any of
the private banks.
The state-owned bank says its main strategy is to extend
universal access to financial service offerings to every corner
of the country. It is aiming to grow in the microfinance
sector. Banco de la República has opened its first
microfinance business República Microfinanzas
a business specializing in products and services in the
microfinance sector with operations starting in 2010 and
generating since then, adding a large number of clients and
volume of credits in the local market.
Assets under management were $12.07 billion pesos at
mid-year, up from $11.38 billion pesos the same period last
year, and representing 43% of the system. Deposits grew to
$10.4 billion pesos versus $9.73 billion pesos. The bank has a
45% of market share in deposits.
The positive trends for Uruguay, and for Banco de la
República look set to continue. Banking activity
continues to grow along with the economy, Fitch says, and
credit quality remains at historically high levels. Banking
institutions are characterized by solid levels of liquidity and
The profitability of Uruguayan banks has not been as
positive as other indicators, Fitch says. This is thanks to low
international interest rates reducing margins, exchange rate
fluctuations and inflation.
However, Banco de la República posted a return on
equity of 28.1% for the 12 months though to June and return on
assets of 2.9%, up from 12.5% and 1.4%, respectively from the
corresponding period one year before. This compares to a 9.9%
ROE and 0.8% ROA average for the system.
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Pine Tree Hospice's 4th annual Winterfest (formerly known as "Snow Golf and Family Fun Activities") will be held on Sunday, March 1st from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. at Foxcroft Academy. Outdoor activities for all ages will be ongoing, as well as a snow golf competition with prizes awarded to winning teams. Warm indoor dining will be available. A delicious hot lunch of chili, chowder, and hot dogs will be served. The chili cook-off will be judged by Tri-County Technical Center culinary program students and the cast from Downeast Dickerers. This fundraising event is sponsored by AE Robinson, Beacon Hospice, Bowman Constructors, Community Health & Counseling, E.W.
100+ Maine women meet four times a year and each member writes a $50 check to a local charity they have voted on. Find out how you, too, can make a difference.
Due to the weather, Pine Tree Hospice and Community Health and Counseling Services will be canceling its Celebration of Remembrance slated for this afternoon at the Charlotte White Center in Dover-Foxcroft. We apologize for the inconvenience but want everyone to stay safe in the storm.
"Hospice is a Work of Heart" will be the theme for Pine Tree Hospice's 2014 Annual Meeting and Dinner
Pine Tree Hospice will hold its Annual Meeting and Dinner on Thursday, November 13th from 6-8 P.M. at the East Sangerville Grange. The theme, "Hospice is a Work of Heart" reflects the idea that Pine Tree Hospice volunteers offer their many services with heartfelt compassion and caring.
The evening will begin with a delicious dinner prepared by local caterer, Billi Barker of Enchanted Kitchen of Firefly Farm. The annual business meeting will follow as well as a program of music performed by Deb Fournier. Those interested in attending may make reservations by calling the Pine Tree Hospice office at 564-4346 or by e-mail at email@example.com.
On Sunday, November 2, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. there will be a community celebration of remembrance sponsored by Community Health and Counseling and Pine Tree Hospice at the Charlotte White Center, 572 Bangor Road in Dover-Foxcroft. The theme for this year's celebration is "The Tree of Life" which symbolizes the interconnectedness of all life as well as the seasons of life that we all must pass through. Meaningful activities for all ages are planned culminating in a poignant balloon release. Music will also be a part of the day's program and refreshments will be provided. All community members and families are welcome to come and celebrate the memory of friends and loved ones. To pre-register, please call Pine Tree Hospice at 564-4346 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Xeno Muller – Olympic Record Holder and Gold Medallist
"It finally arrived. I got my WaterRower and love it. As soon as you start rowing there is a nice sound of water swishing around during the acceleration of the rowing stroke.
Last night, I went for a paddle in my living room while my family was watching TV. It was awesome, no one was bothered by the quite sound of water. The WaterRower will enable me to feed my rowing neurosis without polluting the family space with a metallic chain noise or an intruding high pitched fan whistle."
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"We're saying the word 'last' a lot more than we ever did," he told PEOPLE on Wednesday during a Television Critics Association set visit. "We knew that it was going to come to an end, but we never really talked about the end, so this season has been filled with a lot of us saying, 'Oh.' "
As Harris and his castmates Cobie Smulders, Josh Radnor, Jason Segel and Alyson Hannigan fielded questions from reporters, both of the actresses said, "You guys really want us to cry."
Sure, it's a cliché but this cast really seems like family, and these actors readily admit that they clicked early on.
"Every Monday for a large part of the first season, we met at a place nearby for breakfast and it was really sweet," Radnor, 39, says.
"At the beginning of this year, I thought that we should meet before the first table read for breakfast at this place, and I sent out an email, and within 20 minutes everyone had responded, so we met and had some food. How is that for a story?"
I'm Going to Miss ..."I'll miss the shorthand," Harris, 40, admits.
"Through the duration of time, we're not only finishing each other's jokes, we're finishing each other's sentences. Like they all know how I react to things. So when I'm upset about something, I don't have to give all the details. I can just sort of start a story and they'll calm me down quickly because they know what's effective for me and vice versa. So we get these half conversations that involve a lot of laughter and calming each other down."
A lot has happened in their lives, both onscreen and off.
"We watched each other go through, like, some really serious life stuff. People have gotten married and have children. That's a really special thing," Segel, 33, says.
"As the characters evolved, all of our lives did as well, and some of it paralleled what we've gone through as people. This is the longest I've known any group of people besides my family … You really do become like family. It's really special."
But he says the fact that the show is ending won't really hit them for some time. "I don't think it will be odd when we wrap," he says. "I think it will be odd when it comes time for when season 10 would start, and you realize you're not going back."
Staying in Touch and Moving to N.Y.C.While they haven't quite made a pact to meet on the third Saturday of every month, Harris is sure that they'll keep in touch as they move on with their lives. When the show wraps, Harris and Smulders, 31, are both moving to New York City, where he will be appearing in Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway and she will be reunited with her husband, Saturday Night Live's Taran Killam.
"I assume that those with kids will probably keep our relationships," Harris says, prompting Radnor to add, "Jason and I are going to hang out a lot."
And when they walk off the set for the last time, each plans to take a souvenir of the past nine years with them – if executive producer Carter Bays doesn't get his hands on it first.
"The last time we talked about this, I realized that Carter is actually taking everything," Hannigan, 39, says. "I was like, 'I want this,' and then he's like, 'No, I've already got that.'"
Smulders says that she'd like to keep her entire wardrobe and a light in the bar that turns red when the bar is closed, but Harris has a more iconic piece in mind.
"I'd love to take the bar table that we have," he says. "We all carved our initials and stuff in it. But egotistically, I think it's going to end up at the Smithsonian. So I might take a stormtrooper from Barney's apartment, maybe if David [Burtka, his partner] will let me put him in the house."


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Gamers will be able to use some extra costumes in Ultra Street Fighter IV by using a Street Fighter X Tekken save data, Capcom confirmed a few minutes ago during a live event.
Unfortunately it's not yet clear which costumes will be unlocked through the save data transferring feature. They may be costumes for some of the new playable characters or for all the Street Fighter IV characters who are also available in the cross-over title. We will let you know more about the matter as soon as things are clarified.
On a related note, Capcom has also confirmed that the boxed release of Ultra Street Fighter IV will be released in Japan on August 7th. The collector's edition, which will include DLC costumes as well as other bonuses, is only going to be released on PlayStation 3 in Japan.
Ultra Street Fighter IV includes quite a bit of new contents like five new playable characters – Rolento, Poison, Elena, Hugo and Decapre – new stages, new play modes, a brand new YouTube feature and much more.
Of the five new characters, Decapre has never been included in a game of the series. Despite looking like Cammy, the character plays quite differently from her, introducing a new fighting style into the game.
Ultra Street Fighter IV will launch on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in early June. The PC digital upgrade version and PS3/Xbox 360 retail release will launch sometime during August. The upgrade version will be fully compatible with Super Street Fighter IV.


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DETROIT -- Third baseman Carlos Guillen is in the Tigers' lineup tonight, batting sixth, after missing three games with a pinched nerved in his lower back.
Guillen said he felt "pretty good" three hours before tonight's game with Baltimore.
Tigers manager Jim Leyland said he'd take a day-to-day approach with Guillen.
"It is what it is. If he's ready to play, he's ready to play," Leyland said. "If it's sore tomorrow, he won't play."


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HARRISBURG - Asked to describe her experience as a woman in the Capitol, longtime Philadelphia Democratic State Rep. Babette Josephs offered this: "Well, there's men, and there's more men. Anything else you'd like to know?"
That about sums it up.
Pennsylvania ranks between Mississippi and West Virginia in its low proportion of women in the state legislature.
The state ranks 42d in the nation, with women holding 17 percent of Pennsylvania's legislative seats, according to the most recent numbers from the Rutgers University Center for American Women and Politics. Women hold just 43 of the 253 seats in the General Assembly.


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Appy, appy, joy, joy.
The eco-friendly Eagles cheerleading squad is going high-tech with a mobile app for its annual calendar.
The usual spring trek to a steamy locale for the calendar shoot got wiped by the lockout of the National Football League.
So next week, the 38-member squad will be bikini modeling at Bartram's Garden in Philadelphia on Tuesday, and at Sweetwater Farms in Glen Mills on Wednesday, according to Barbara Zaun, director of cheerleading.
Sorry, fans, the sessions are closed to the public.
Three years ago, the Eagles began combining eco-activism with the calendar, by incoporating natural and recycled materials into the swimsuits and accessories.


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My name is Lance Z. and I wanted Reggie Bush for the Texans.
(in unison) Hi, Lance
It started during the 2005 football season when I watched Bush go for all those sweet touchdowns against guys from schools like Fresno State. Man, was he awesome! He left those guys in the dust just like Desmond Howard, Rocket Ismail, Eric Metcalf and Trung Canidate used to!
The Texans were finishing up a 2-14 season and had the first pick of the draft and I just knew that with Bush having the same skills that the aforementioned players had that he would give David Carr the weapon he needed to succeed in this league.
Reggie Bush was can't miss. Now he's a guy who has to carry the football but isn't really very good at it. Aaron Stecker looks much more comfortable toting the rock for the Saints than Bush does and David Carr will be out of football soon considering that he's a 3rd string QB for the Panthers behind Vinny Oldstaverde and something called a Matt Moore.
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Once Marcelo J. Rouco decided on Philadelphia as the location for the North American headquarters of his Australian energy-efficiency firm, Ecosave Inc., he went all in.
Last June, he paid $4.2 million for a small engineering firm in Bristol, DVL Automation, as a beachhead for his North American expansion. He also bought a Center City house and relocated his wife and two children from Down Under.
"Australia is a great place, but a smaller market, only 21 million people," said Rouco, 44. "So I expect the North American office to generate a lot more revenue than the Australian office."
Last week, Ecosave moved its 24 Bristol employees and six recent hires to new quarters in the Navy Yard. Rouco hopes to expand to 125 employees in three years.