Search Results - "Davies, Hugh W"

Residential greenness and birth outcomes: evaluating the influence of spatially correlated built-environment factors by Hystad, Perry, Davies, Hugh W, Frank, Lawrence, Van Loon, Josh, Gehring, Ulrike, Tamburic, Lillian, Brauer, Michael

“…Half the world's population lives in urban areas. It is therefore important to identify characteristics of the built environment that are beneficial to human…”
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Impact of Noise and Air Pollution on Pregnancy Outcomes by Gehring, Ulrike, Tamburic, Lillian, Sbihi, Hind, Davies, Hugh W., Brauer, Michael

“…Background: Motorized traffic is an important source of both air pollution and community noise. While there is growing evidence for an adverse effect of…”
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Neighborhood environmental exposures and incidence of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A population-based cohort study by Yuchi, Weiran, Brauer, Michael, Czekajlo, Agatha, Davies, Hugh W., Davis, Zoë, Guhn, Martin, Jarvis, Ingrid, Jerrett, Michael, Nesbitt, Lorien, Oberlander, Tim F., Sbihi, Hind, Su, Jason, van den Bosch, Matilda

“…•Greenness was associated with a lower incidence of childhood ADHD.•PM2.5, but not NO2 or noise, was associated with an increased incidence of ADHD.•There was…”
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The influence of early-life residential exposure to different vegetation types and paved surfaces on early childhood development: A population-based birth cohort study by Jarvis, Ingrid, Sbihi, Hind, Davis, Zoë, Brauer, Michael, Czekajlo, Agatha, Davies, Hugh W., Gergel, Sarah E., Guhn, Martin, Jerrett, Michael, Koehoorn, Mieke, Nesbitt, Lorien, Oberlander, Tim F., Su, Jason, van den Bosch, Matilda

“…•Vegetated land cover exposure was positively associated with childhood development.•Positive associations were stronger for tree cover relative to grass…”
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The association between heart rate variability, reaction time, and indicators of workplace fatigue in wildland firefighters by Jeklin, Andrew T., Perrotta, Andrew S., Davies, Hugh W., Bredin, Shannon S. D., Paul, Dion A., Warburton, Darren E. R.

“…Purpose To understand the association between heart rate variability and indices of fatigue, total sleep time, and reaction time in shift workers. Methods Ten…”
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Development of a Web-Based Tool for Risk Assessment and Exposure Control Planning of Silica-Producing Tasks in the Construction Sector by Davies, Hugh W, Gorman-Ng, Melanie

“…We describe the development and implementation of a novel, on-line risk assessment tool for respirable crystalline silica (RCS) exposure for use in the…”
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Personal light-at-night exposures and components of variability in two common shift work industries: uses and implications for future research by Hall, Amy L, Davies, Hugh W, Koehoorn, Mieke

“…Objectives Shift workers' increased risk of various adverse health outcomes has been linked to light-at-night (LAN) exposure, but few studies have measured LAN…”
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Assessing the association between lifetime exposure to greenspace and early childhood development and the mediation effects of air pollution and noise in Canada: a population-based birth cohort study by Jarvis, Ingrid, Davis, Zoë, Sbihi, Hind, Brauer, Michael, Czekajlo, Agatha, Davies, Hugh W, Gergel, Sarah E, Guhn, Martin, Jerrett, Michael, Koehoorn, Mieke, Oberlander, Tim F, Su, Jason, van den Bosch, Matilda

“…Exposure to greenspace is associated with improved childhood development, but the pathways behind this relationship are insufficiently understood. Therefore,…”
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Association of Long-Term Exposure to Transportation Noise and Traffic-Related Air Pollution with the Incidence of Diabetes: A Prospective Cohort Study by Clark, Charlotte, Sbihi, Hind, Tamburic, Lillian, Brauer, Michael, Frank, Lawrence D, Davies, Hugh W

“…Evidence for an association between transportation noise and cardiovascular disease has increased; however, few studies have examined metabolic outcomes such…”
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A media surveillance analysis of COVID-19 workplace outbreaks in Canada and the United States by Fenton, Shelby, Quinn, Emma K, Rydz, Ela, Heer, Emily, Davies, Hugh W, Macpherson, Robert A, McLeod, Christopher B, Koehoorn, Mieke W, Peters, Cheryl E

“…A media surveillance analysis was conducted to identify COVID-19 workplace outbreaks and associated transmission risk for new and emerging occupations. We…”
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Occupational Exposure to Noise and Mortality from Acute Myocardial Infarction by Davies, Hugh W., Teschke, Kay, Kennedy, Susan M., Hodgson, Murray R., Hertzman, Clyde, Demers, Paul A.

“…Background: Exposure to noise is highly prevalent in the workplace, and an etiologic association with cardiovascular disease has been hypothesized. Although…”
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Job Strain and Shift Work Influences on Biomarkers and Subclinical Heart Disease Indicators: A Pilot Study by Wong, Imelda S., Ostry, Aleck S., Demers, Paul A., Davies, Hugh W.

“…This pilot study is one of the first to examine the impact of job strain and shift work on both the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and the…”
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Association of Long-term Exposure to Community Noise and Traffic-related Air Pollution With Coronary Heart Disease Mortality by WEN QI GAN, DAVIES, Hugh W, KOEHOORN, Mieke, BRAUER, Michael

“…In metropolitan areas, road traffic is a major contributor to ambient air pollution and the dominant source of community noise. The authors investigated the…”
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Exposed! Or not? The diminishing record of workplace exposure in Canada by Hall, Amy L., Peters, Cheryl E., Demers, Paul A., Davies, Hugh W.

“…The Canadian Workplace Exposure Database (CWED) is the first of its kind in Canada. It was originally developed in 2008 by the Canadian Carcinogen Exposure…”
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Proximity to traffic, ambient air pollution, and community noise in relation to incident rheumatoid arthritis by De Roos, Anneclaire J, Koehoorn, Mieke, Tamburic, Lillian, Davies, Hugh W, Brauer, Michael

“…The risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been associated with living near traffic; however, there is evidence suggesting that air pollution may not be…”
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Priority Setting for Occupational Cancer Prevention by Peters, Cheryl E., Palmer, Alison L., Telfer, Joanne, Ge, Calvin B., Hall, Amy L., Davies, Hugh W., Pahwa, Manisha, Demers, Paul A.

“…Selecting priority occupational carcinogens is important for cancer prevention efforts; however, standardized selection methods are not available. The…”
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Long-Term Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalization and Mortality by Gan, Wen Qi, Koehoorn, Mieke, Davies, Hugh W., Demers, Paul A., Tamburic, Lillian, Brauer, Michael

“…Background: Epidemiologie studies have demonstrated that exposure to road traffic is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Objectives: We aimed to…”
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Occupational Exposures to Antineoplastic Drugs and Ionizing Radiation in Canadian Veterinary Settings: Findings From a National Surveillance Project by Hall, Amy L., Davies, Hugh W., Demers, Paul A., Nicol, Anne-Marie, Peters, Cheryl E.

“…OBJECTIVES:Although veterinary workers may encounter various occupational health hazards, a national characterization of exposures is lacking in Canada. This…”
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CAREX Canada: an enhanced model for assessing occupational carcinogen exposure by Peters, Cheryl E, Ge, Calvin B, Hall, Amy L, Davies, Hugh W, Demers, Paul A

“…Objectives To estimate the numbers of workers exposed to known and suspected occupational carcinogens in Canada, building on the methods of CARcinogen EXposure…”
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The current burden of cancer attributable to occupational exposures in Canada by Labrèche, France, Kim, Joanne, Song, Chaojie, Pahwa, Manisha, Ge, Calvin B., Arrandale, Victoria H., McLeod, Christopher B., Peters, Cheryl E., Lavoué, Jérôme, Davies, Hugh W., Nicol, Anne-Marie, Demers, Paul A.

“…Exposure to occupational carcinogens is often overlooked as a contributor to the burden of cancer. To estimate the proportion of cancer cases attributable to…”
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