EA10.4-1 Human health and well-being in the Polar Regions - Det Internasjonale Polaråret 2007-2008

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EA10.4-1 Human health and well-being in the Polar Regions

Time: Thursday 10 June 14:00 - 16:00
Location : Room E6

Theme 4. Human dimensions of change: Health, society and resources

Session 4-1. Human health and well-being in the Polar Regions

Subsession - Arctic Region

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Subsession - Antarctic Region

14:00 More travelling, less moving: outboard motors and snowmobiles - the mechanization of northern Ontario and sustainable livelihoods
Presenter: R. H. Lemelin
14:15 Does Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Increase the Risk of Breast Cancer?
Presenter: EB Bonefeld-Jørgensen
14:30 The Prevalence of Type-Specific Human Papillomavirus Infectionin the Northwest Territories in Canada
Presenter: Y Mao
14:45 Implication of neurotrophin 3 (NT-3), depended on interleukin 1beta, in adaptation response of Romanian expeditioners to the polar environment
Presenter: T. Negoita
15:00 Elevation of cortisol and proinflammatory cytokines IL-1beta and interferon gamma (IFN-gamma) in Romanian expeditiones in response of adaptation to Antarctic summer conditions
Presenter: T. Negoita
15:15 Balancing on Ice: The Implicit Learning of Tacit Knowledge in Polar Environments – Case Studies of the Polar Personnel
Presenter: Chiu-Pih Tan
15:30 Contested health in the post-Soviet taiga: use of landscape, spirits and strength among Orochen of Zabaikal'e (East Siberia)
Presenter: Donatas Brandisauskas