Publications by authors named "H Noto"
Background: We aimed to develop a method for assessing occupational styrene exposures for application in epidemiological studies on risks of lymphohematopoietic neoplasms and other malignant and non-malignant diseases in the European and the US glass reinforced plastics industries.
Method: We estimated a linear mixed effects model based on individual airborne personal measurements of styrene from the glass reinforced plastics industry in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, UK, and the US. The most suitable model was chosen based on its predictive power as assessed using cross validation with different combinations of predictors; and by comparing their prediction errors.
Article Synopsis
- Researchers developed a machine learning-based software program for analyzing lung sounds in infants and children to assess airway conditions.
- The program demonstrated strong reliability and reproducibility in studies involving younger and older children, unaffected by airflow conditions.
- The findings revealed that infants with a history of wheezing or asthma showed significant differences in lung sound parameters compared to healthy infants, proving the software's potential for early asthma detection and intervention.
Objectives: In the cement production industry, exposure to airborne particulate matter is associated with a decline in lung function and increased airway symptoms. Exposure to clinker-the major constituent of cement and supposedly the cause of the observed adverse health effects-was determined recently in 15 cement production plants located in 8 different countries (Estonia, Greece, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Turkey). It was shown that the median clinker abundance in the thoracic fraction varied between approximately 20% and 70% for individual plants.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Japan Diabetes Society (JDS) and the Japan Cancer Association (JCA) launched a joint committee and published their "First Joint Committee Report on Diabetes and Cancer" in 2013, compiling recommendations for physicians and healthcare providers as well as for the general population. In 2016, the "Second Joint Committee Report on Diabetes and Cancer" summarized the current evidence on glycemic control and cancer risk in patients with diabetes. The current "Third Joint Committee Report on Diabetes and Cancer", for which the joint committee also enlisted the assistance of the Japanese Society of Clinical Oncology (JSCO) and the Japanese Society of Medical Oncology (JSMO), reports on the results from the questionnaire survey, "Diabetes Management in Patients Receiving Cancer Therapy," which targeted oncologists responsible for cancer management and diabetologists in charge of glycemic control in cancer patients.
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- The Japan Diabetes Society and Japan Cancer Association established a joint committee in 2013 to publish recommendations on managing diabetes and cancer for healthcare providers and the general public.
- In 2016, they released a second report that focused on the relationship between glycemic control and cancer risk in patients with diabetes.
- The latest, third report involved a survey of oncologists and diabetologists, which revealed a shared agreement on the importance of guidelines for glycemic control in cancer therapy for diabetic patients.