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Papers by Naoko Tojo
Internal Medicine, 2005
Objective In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), patient age and initial ... more Objective In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), patient age and initial value of forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) have been considered the most accurate predictors of mortality among the parameters obtained from pulmonary exercise tests. However, few studies have examined the predictive variables of prognosis among exercise parameters in COPD. We therefore attempted to identify the best index for predicting long-term survival in patients with COPD among the cardiopulmonary variables obtained during exercise testing. Patients and Methods Fifty-eight patients with COPD (50 men and 8 women) without hypoxemia at rest or other serious complications performed resting pulmonary function tests followed by a symptom-limited ramp exercise test on a cycle ergometer with breath-by-breath gas analysis and arterial blood gas sampling. Results After 3,570±1,373 days follow-up (mean±SD), 21 died because of deaths by respiratory failure. The overall survival rates calculated by the Kaplan-Meier method were 92.9% and 75.8% at 5 years and 10 years, respectively. In univariate Cox hazards analysis, age, FEV1, VC, RV/TLC, V Emax, V O2 max, V CO2 max, PaO2 max, PaCO2max, and PaO2 at rest were found to be significant prognostic indices of survival. However, multivariate analysis revealed only FEV1, PaO2max, and age as independent predictors of mortality. In severe COPD patients (FEV1 <50% predicted, n=35), PaO2max and age also correlated with prognosis, whereas FEV1 did not. Conclusion Pulmonary exercise testing is useful in predicting prognosis in patients with COPD.
Material Cycles and Waste Management Research, 2012
TemaNord, 2008
Nordic cooperation Nordic cooperation is one of the world's most extensive forms of regional coll... more Nordic cooperation Nordic cooperation is one of the world's most extensive forms of regional collaboration, involving Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and three autonomous areas: the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland. Nordic cooperation has firm traditions in politics, the economy, and culture. It plays an important role in European and international collaboration, and aims at creating a strong Nordic community in a strong Europe. Nordic cooperation seeks to safeguard Nordic and regional interests and principles in the global community. Common Nordic values help the region solidify its position as one of the world's most innovative and competitive.
Etc Scp Working Paper, 2010
Proceedings of Oecd Seminar on Extended Producer Responsibility Epr Programme Implementation and Assessment Part Ii Assessing Epr Policies and Programmes13 14 December 2001, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency for her continuous support, feedback and interest in the study. S... more Environmental Protection Agency for her continuous support, feedback and interest in the study. Sincere gratitude is directed to two individuals heavily involved in the development of this report. Stefán Gislason of Environice played an instrumental role in critically reviewing the report as well as administrating the project. Ole Gravgård Pedersen of Statistics Denmark greatly contributed to the data gathering and analysis of the textile flow in Denmark. In addition, we are grateful to the 10 MSc students taking part in the Strategic Environmental Development course of the Natural Science faculty of Lund University, who, through their course work, provided many useful inputs in relation to the practices and views of stakeholders. We are fortunate to have five individuals in the reference group who took their time in reviewing the close-to-final report and provided critical and insightful comments. We are also blessed with the participation of 26 interviewees from Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Japan, who generously shared their views and expertise. Cordial gratitude is directed to the members of the reference group as well as the interviewees.
Sincere gratitude is also directed to the stakeholders in the reference group who took their time... more Sincere gratitude is also directed to the stakeholders in the reference group who took their time in reviewing the literature findings and proposals for targets and indicators and provided critical, valuable and insightful comments. The members of the reference group were: Annica
Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2009
This report, commissioned by Greenpeace International, presents research on the possibility of im... more This report, commissioned by Greenpeace International, presents research on the possibility of implementing the principle of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in non-OECD countries. The research conducted in 2008 focused on Thailand as a case study. The majority of the work-data collection and compilation of report-has been performed by Panate Manomaivibool. The authors would like to thank Greenpeace International and Greenpeace Southeast Asia for engaging the IIIEE in the topical task of examining the possibility of applying EPR in non-OECD countries. The processes of reviewing experiences and arguments, interacting with stakeholders and observing the reality in Thailand have been both rewarding and challenging and enriched us with a deeper understanding of the principle and of non-OECD countries. Special thanks to Ply Pirom, Greenpeace Southeast Asia, who helped coordinate activities in Thailand.
SwePub titelinformation: Advancing technology transfer for climate change mitigation: considerati... more SwePub titelinformation: Advancing technology transfer for climate change mitigation: considerations for technology orientated agreements promoting energy efficiency and carbon capture and storage (CCS) [Elektronisk resurs].
A special thank you goes to all the portrayed students and staff of Lund University.
Iiiee Reports, 2008
Restricted to other programme participants (including the Commission Services) RE Restricted to a... more Restricted to other programme participants (including the Commission Services) RE Restricted to a group specified by the consortium (including the Commission Services) CO Confidential, only for members of the consortium (including the Commission Services) Research European Commission Tojo, Neubauer and Bräuer Preface This report constitutes a part of the Work Package one of the two-year (2005-07) research project entitled Holistic Assessment of Waste Management Technologies (HOLIWAST), funded by the European Commission. The HOLIWAST project is a collaborative effort of partners in seven Member States
Internal Medicine, 2005
Objective In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), patient age and initial ... more Objective In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), patient age and initial value of forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) have been considered the most accurate predictors of mortality among the parameters obtained from pulmonary exercise tests. However, few studies have examined the predictive variables of prognosis among exercise parameters in COPD. We therefore attempted to identify the best index for predicting long-term survival in patients with COPD among the cardiopulmonary variables obtained during exercise testing. Patients and Methods Fifty-eight patients with COPD (50 men and 8 women) without hypoxemia at rest or other serious complications performed resting pulmonary function tests followed by a symptom-limited ramp exercise test on a cycle ergometer with breath-by-breath gas analysis and arterial blood gas sampling. Results After 3,570±1,373 days follow-up (mean±SD), 21 died because of deaths by respiratory failure. The overall survival rates calculated by the Kaplan-Meier method were 92.9% and 75.8% at 5 years and 10 years, respectively. In univariate Cox hazards analysis, age, FEV1, VC, RV/TLC, V Emax, V O2 max, V CO2 max, PaO2 max, PaCO2max, and PaO2 at rest were found to be significant prognostic indices of survival. However, multivariate analysis revealed only FEV1, PaO2max, and age as independent predictors of mortality. In severe COPD patients (FEV1 <50% predicted, n=35), PaO2max and age also correlated with prognosis, whereas FEV1 did not. Conclusion Pulmonary exercise testing is useful in predicting prognosis in patients with COPD.
Material Cycles and Waste Management Research, 2012
TemaNord, 2008
Nordic cooperation Nordic cooperation is one of the world's most extensive forms of regional coll... more Nordic cooperation Nordic cooperation is one of the world's most extensive forms of regional collaboration, involving Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and three autonomous areas: the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland. Nordic cooperation has firm traditions in politics, the economy, and culture. It plays an important role in European and international collaboration, and aims at creating a strong Nordic community in a strong Europe. Nordic cooperation seeks to safeguard Nordic and regional interests and principles in the global community. Common Nordic values help the region solidify its position as one of the world's most innovative and competitive.
Etc Scp Working Paper, 2010
Proceedings of Oecd Seminar on Extended Producer Responsibility Epr Programme Implementation and Assessment Part Ii Assessing Epr Policies and Programmes13 14 December 2001, 2003
Environmental Protection Agency for her continuous support, feedback and interest in the study. S... more Environmental Protection Agency for her continuous support, feedback and interest in the study. Sincere gratitude is directed to two individuals heavily involved in the development of this report. Stefán Gislason of Environice played an instrumental role in critically reviewing the report as well as administrating the project. Ole Gravgård Pedersen of Statistics Denmark greatly contributed to the data gathering and analysis of the textile flow in Denmark. In addition, we are grateful to the 10 MSc students taking part in the Strategic Environmental Development course of the Natural Science faculty of Lund University, who, through their course work, provided many useful inputs in relation to the practices and views of stakeholders. We are fortunate to have five individuals in the reference group who took their time in reviewing the close-to-final report and provided critical and insightful comments. We are also blessed with the participation of 26 interviewees from Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Japan, who generously shared their views and expertise. Cordial gratitude is directed to the members of the reference group as well as the interviewees.
Sincere gratitude is also directed to the stakeholders in the reference group who took their time... more Sincere gratitude is also directed to the stakeholders in the reference group who took their time in reviewing the literature findings and proposals for targets and indicators and provided critical, valuable and insightful comments. The members of the reference group were: Annica
Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2009
This report, commissioned by Greenpeace International, presents research on the possibility of im... more This report, commissioned by Greenpeace International, presents research on the possibility of implementing the principle of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in non-OECD countries. The research conducted in 2008 focused on Thailand as a case study. The majority of the work-data collection and compilation of report-has been performed by Panate Manomaivibool. The authors would like to thank Greenpeace International and Greenpeace Southeast Asia for engaging the IIIEE in the topical task of examining the possibility of applying EPR in non-OECD countries. The processes of reviewing experiences and arguments, interacting with stakeholders and observing the reality in Thailand have been both rewarding and challenging and enriched us with a deeper understanding of the principle and of non-OECD countries. Special thanks to Ply Pirom, Greenpeace Southeast Asia, who helped coordinate activities in Thailand.
SwePub titelinformation: Advancing technology transfer for climate change mitigation: considerati... more SwePub titelinformation: Advancing technology transfer for climate change mitigation: considerations for technology orientated agreements promoting energy efficiency and carbon capture and storage (CCS) [Elektronisk resurs].
A special thank you goes to all the portrayed students and staff of Lund University.
Iiiee Reports, 2008
Restricted to other programme participants (including the Commission Services) RE Restricted to a... more Restricted to other programme participants (including the Commission Services) RE Restricted to a group specified by the consortium (including the Commission Services) CO Confidential, only for members of the consortium (including the Commission Services) Research European Commission Tojo, Neubauer and Bräuer Preface This report constitutes a part of the Work Package one of the two-year (2005-07) research project entitled Holistic Assessment of Waste Management Technologies (HOLIWAST), funded by the European Commission. The HOLIWAST project is a collaborative effort of partners in seven Member States