Temporal trends of contaminants in Arctic human populations [PDF]
The first Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) report was published in 1998 and followed by three assessment reports of human health (AMAP 2003, 2009 and 2015).
Rautio, Arja +2 more
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Alcohol and suicide in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug and Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia [PDF]
Background: High suicide rates in the Russian North are coupled with high alcohol consumption in the described populations. Objective: To investigate the potential role of alcohol consumption on suicides in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO) in 2002–2012 ...
Yury A. Sumarokov +4 more
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Measurement(s) fluorescence microscopy images of mitochondria Technology Type(s) three dimensional structured illumination microscopy Sample Characteristic - Organism Rattus norvegicus • H9c2 cardiomyoblast cell ...
Ida S. Opstad +6 more
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Introduction: Dairy fat is rich in saturated fatty acids known to increase serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) concentration, an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Monika Lund Machlik +3 more
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Research on Selected Wildlife Infections in the Circumpolar Arctic—A Bibliometric Review [PDF]
One Health, a multidisciplinary approach to public health, which integrates human, animal, and environmental studies, is prudent for circumpolar Arctic health research.
Pentti Nieminen +20 more
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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) as sentinels for the elucidation of Arctic environmental change processes: a comprehensive review combined with ArcRisk project results [PDF]
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) can be used as chemical sentinels for the assessment of anthropogenic influences on Arctic environmental change. We present an overview of studies on PCBs in the Arctic and combine these with the findings from ArcRisk—a ...
Breivik, Knut +66 more
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A Study of the Incidence of Accidents Occurring during an Arctic Expedition: Another Important Aspect of Travel Medicine? [PDF]
The number of expeditioners and independent adventure travelers to remote and physically demanding areas is increasing. Recent evidence suggests that trauma and accidents (resulting mainly from road traffic accidents and drowning) are the primary cause of mortality in travelers rather than infectious diseases.1,2 The risks and potential hazards faced ...
F J, Cooke, C, Sabin, J N, Zuckerman
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Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health in the Border Areas of Euro-Arctic Barents Region: A Review of 30-Year Russian–Norwegian Research Collaboration Outcomes [PDF]
This year marks 30 years of close collaboration between a consortium of institutions, namely, the Northwest Public Health Research Center, Saint-Petersburg (NWPHRC); the Institute of Community Medicine (ICM) of UiT (The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø); the National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH), Oslo; the University Hospital of Northern ...
Valery P. Chashchin +8 more
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Suicides in the indigenous and non-indigenous populations in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Northwestern Russia, and associated socio-demographic characteristics [PDF]
Background: To describe suicide rates in the indigenous and non-indigenous populations of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO) in 2002–2012, as well as associated socio-demographic characteristics.
Yury A. Sumarokov +3 more
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School dropout increases the risk of unemployment, health problems, and disability benefits. Employing an ecological-developmental perspective, we analyzed the interviews of thirteen students from a peripheral Norwegian county, aiming to explore the ...
Karl Ottar Ottosen +3 more
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