See-Aurikel von Labrador

Louise von Panhuys

A case-control study of tea/coffee consumption and lung cancer risk

Background. Despite the increasing attention to the effects of dietary factors on lung cancer risk, epidemiological research on the role of black/green tea and coffee intake and lung cancer risk is scarce. The purpose of this study was to explore the following three hypotheses: (1) the preventive (protective) effect from lung cancer is higher in green tea than in black tea and coffee consumption. (2) brewed tea (either black or green) daily drinkers have lower odds of lung cancer than non-drinkers of brewed tea (3) regular black and green tea have more preventive effect against lung cancer than decaffeinated teas due to the synergistic effect of caffeine and other tea components. ^ Methods. Data on 1,088 lung cancer cases and 1,127 controls from an ongoing epidemiological study of lung cancer by the Department of Epidemiology of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer were analyzed. Multiple logistic regressions were performed for testing associations between frequency of specific types of tea/coffee consumption and the risk of lung cancer. ^ Results. We observed that more than a cup a week of green tea and decaffeinated black tea were significantly associated with reduced odds of lung cancer by 64% for green tea (adjusted OR = 0.44; 95% CI = 0.31–0.64), 36% for decaffeinated black tea (OR = 0.64; 95% CI = 0.45–0.90), when compared with non-drinkers and those who drank less than a cup a week. On the other hand, increasing intake of regular coffee (more than 3 cups a day) was associated with a 30% higher odds ratio of lung cancer (OR = 1.30; 95% CI = 1.01–1.09). No association was found between regular black tea, decaffeinated coffee consumption and the odds ratio of lung cancer. However, when drinkers of other tea/coffee beverages were excluded from each model in order to explore the independent effect of each type of tea/coffee, green tea and decaffeinated black tea-lung cancer associations remained but no association was observed for drinkers of regular coffee. ^ Conclusion. We report the chemopreventive effects of more than a cup a week of green tea and decaffeinated black tea on lung cancer. ^

Redes de distribución de caribú en Sheshatshiu, Labrador: una estrategia de modelización. En: Avá, nº 14

La localidad de Sheshatshiu, en la península de Québec/Labrador, es uno de los asentamientos del pueblo Innu impulsados por el gobierno canadiense en los 1950s y 1960s. A pesar de la crisis alimentaria que la sedentarización forzada produjo, el caribú sigue constituyendo una parte importante de la dieta y la cultura Innu. El objetivo de este trabajo es mostrar una estrategia de modelización de la distribución de caribú en Sheshatshiu. La metodología seleccionada incluye tres pasos. El primer paso de modelización es el diseño de una base de datos con la información de distribución obtenida a partir de una encuesta en la que se relevaron 30 casas aleatoriamente y un subsiguiente muestreo “bola de nieve”. Luego, se usa el programa UCINET para determinar clusterización, conectividad y centralidad. El tercer y último paso es determinar el alcance la distribución de caribú a partir del análisis de los procedimientos previos.

Physical properties of sediment cores from the Labrador Sea

Sediment core logs from six sediment cores in the Labrador Sea show millennial-scale climate variability during the last glacial by recording all Heinrich events and several major Dansgaard-Oeschger cycles. The same millennial-scale climate change is documented for surface-water d18O records of Neogloboquadrina pachyderma (left coiled); hence the surface-water d18O record can be derived from sediment core logging by means of multiple linear regression, providing a paleoclimate proxy record at very high temporal resolution (70 yrs). For the Labrador Sea, sediment core logs contain important information about deep-water current velocities and also reflect the variable input of IRD from different sources as inferred from grain-size analysis, benthic d18O, the relation of density and p-wave velocity, and magnetic susceptibility. For the last glacial, faster deep-water currents which correspond to highs in sediment physical properties, occurred during iceberg discharge and lasted for a several centuries to a few millennia. Those enhanced currents might have contributed to increased production of intermediate waters during times of reduced production of North Atlantic Deep Water. Hudson Strait might have acted as a major supplier of detrital carbonate only during lowered sea level (greater ice extent). During coldest atmospheric temperatures over Greenland, deep-water currents increased during iceberg discharge in the Labrador Sea, then surface water freshened shortly after, while the abrupt atmospheric temperature rise happened after a larger time lag of >=1 kyr. The correlation implies a strong link and common forcing for atmosphere, sea surface, and deep water during the last glacial at millennial time scales but decoupling at orbital time scales.

Eocene-Oligocene nannofossils from the Labrador Sea

During Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Leg 105, a thick sequence of lower Eocene to lower Oligocene sediments was recovered from Hole 647A in the southern Labrador Sea. These sediments contain diverse, well-preserved, high-latitude calcareous nannofossil flora. The nannofossil biostratigraphy of the hole indicates the presence of a minor hiatus between Zones NP 16 and NP 17 in the upper middle Eocene and a barren interval separating Zones NP 13 and NP 15. Species abundance is highest within the lower to middle Eocene and starts to decline near the base of the upper Eocene. No major change in the nannoflora was observed across the Eocene/Oligocene boundary, although a slight decrease in species abundance was recorded. The Paleogene calcareous nannofossils of nearby DSDP Site 112 were reexamined and compared with those of Site 647. Several cores were reassigned to different nannofossil zones. The calcareous nannoflora are dominated by high-latitude indicative species and also exhibit a high diversity, which suggests the influence of more temperate water masses in this region during Eocene and Oligocene time. One new subspecies from the middle Eocene, Sphenolithus furcatolithoides labradorensis, is described.

De cada labrador un soldado y de cada agricultor un propietario : Economía, sociedad y política en el ejido de la Guardia de Luján (Mercedes), 1810-1870

En la siguiente investigación analizamos uno de los aspectos menos conocidos de la historia rural bonaerense: los ejidos de los pueblos de campaña. Estos espacios se conformaron a medida que la colonización avanzaba, primero de manera espontánea y luego por iniciativa estatal, con el objetivo de asentar a los pobladores alrededor de los centros poblados y fomentar el cultivo. Así, a diferencia de otros espacios de colonización española, los ejidos constituyeron las áreas donde se establecieron los solares, las quintas y las chacras. La historiografía tradicional reparó muy poco en ellos y cuando lo hizo, fue desde una óptica que contraponía la primera parte del siglo XIX con la expansión posterior a Pavón. Dentro de esta lógica, los pueblos rurales fueron descriptos como espacios rudimentarios y sus habitantes casi no fueron tenidos en cuenta puesto que la mirada centrada en la "estancia" opacó cualquier interés sobre los labradores y pastores que habitaban en estos espacios. En contrapartida, el período posterior fue caracterizado como de despegue de la economía exportadora y desarrollo de las instituciones. Desde ese momento los poblados habrían cobrado nueva vida convirtiéndose en importantes núcleos de población incentivados por la llegada de la inmigración. Para desandar estos supuestos, estudiamos específicamente la historia del ejido de la Guardia de Luján (Mercedes) desde el momento en que se creó el fuerte hasta 1870. Cada uno de los capítulos se estructuró en torno a núcleos problemáticos generales que fueron abordados desde lo local: la propiedad, los labradores, el mercado de tierras, la estructura productiva y la construcción del estado. El estudio demuestra la imposibilidad de definir la estructura productiva de un partido completamente sin tener en cuenta a los ejidos puesto que se puede incurrir en generalizaciones erróneas. Además, el período abarcado y los temas seleccionados permitieron reconocer los cambios y continuidades que se produjeron en estos espacios durante la transición a la Argentina Moderna.

De cada labrador un soldado y de cada agricultor un propietario : Economía, sociedad y política en el ejido de la Guardia de Luján (Mercedes), 1810-1870

En la siguiente investigación analizamos uno de los aspectos menos conocidos de la historia rural bonaerense: los ejidos de los pueblos de campaña. Estos espacios se conformaron a medida que la colonización avanzaba, primero de manera espontánea y luego por iniciativa estatal, con el objetivo de asentar a los pobladores alrededor de los centros poblados y fomentar el cultivo. Así, a diferencia de otros espacios de colonización española, los ejidos constituyeron las áreas donde se establecieron los solares, las quintas y las chacras. La historiografía tradicional reparó muy poco en ellos y cuando lo hizo, fue desde una óptica que contraponía la primera parte del siglo XIX con la expansión posterior a Pavón. Dentro de esta lógica, los pueblos rurales fueron descriptos como espacios rudimentarios y sus habitantes casi no fueron tenidos en cuenta puesto que la mirada centrada en la "estancia" opacó cualquier interés sobre los labradores y pastores que habitaban en estos espacios. En contrapartida, el período posterior fue caracterizado como de despegue de la economía exportadora y desarrollo de las instituciones. Desde ese momento los poblados habrían cobrado nueva vida convirtiéndose en importantes núcleos de población incentivados por la llegada de la inmigración. Para desandar estos supuestos, estudiamos específicamente la historia del ejido de la Guardia de Luján (Mercedes) desde el momento en que se creó el fuerte hasta 1870. Cada uno de los capítulos se estructuró en torno a núcleos problemáticos generales que fueron abordados desde lo local: la propiedad, los labradores, el mercado de tierras, la estructura productiva y la construcción del estado. El estudio demuestra la imposibilidad de definir la estructura productiva de un partido completamente sin tener en cuenta a los ejidos puesto que se puede incurrir en generalizaciones erróneas. Además, el período abarcado y los temas seleccionados permitieron reconocer los cambios y continuidades que se produjeron en estos espacios durante la transición a la Argentina Moderna.

Abundance and biomass of zooplankton collected in 1995 and 1998 in the frontal zone between the Gulf Stream and the Labrador current

Vertical distribution of meso- and macroplankton was studied in the region of the most sharply pronounced climatic frontal zone between the Gulf Stream and the Labrador current. Hauls with a plankton net BR 113/140 and visual counts of macroplankton from the Mir submersible were used. In the frontal zone a contact occurs between arctic-boreal communities and communities of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre. The community of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre is more mature in terms of succession; many macroplanktonic carnivores-scavengers (mainly shrimps Acanthephyra) develop there and form a ''living network'' feeding on those transported from the north rich arctic-boreal mesoplankton. As a result biomass of shrimps appears to be significantly higher than biomass of their preys. Peculiarities of vertical distribution and population structure of shrimps were analyzed. Data on quantitative vertical distribution of total biomass of meso- and macroplankton and its principal groups, including gelatinous animals (ctenophores, medusas, and siphonophores) were obtained. Variations of the role of different plankton groups with depth were considered; these data enable a conclusion that frontal variations of the community structure embrace the depth range from the surface down to 2000 m.

Benthic foraminifera of the Labrador Sea and Buffin Bay

Trigger weight (TWC) and piston (PC) cores obtained from surveys of the three sites drilled during Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Leg 105 were studied in detail for benthic foraminiferal assemblages, total carbonate (all sites), planktonic foraminiferal abundances (Sites 645 and 647), and stable isotopes (Sites 646 and 647). These high-resolution data provide the link between modern environmental conditions represented by the sediment in the TWC and the uppermost cores of the ODP holes. This link provides essential control data for interpretating late Pleistocene paleoceanographic records from these core holes. At Site 645 in Baffin Bay, local correlation is difficult because the area is dominated by ice-rafted deposits and by debris flows and/or turbidite sedimentation. At the two Labrador Sea sites (646 and 647), the survey cores and uppermost ODP cores can be correlated. High-resolution data from the site survey cores also provide biostratigraphic data that refine the interpretations compiled from core-catcher samples at each ODP site.

Distribution of Cycladophora davisiana davisiana in upper Pliocene and Pleistocene sediments of the North Atlantic and Labrador Sea

Upper Pliocene and Pleistocene abundance fluctuations of the radiolarian Cycladophora davisiana (Ehrenberg) davisiana (Petrushevskaya) are documented from North Atlantic (Site 609) and Labrador Sea (Site 646B) to provide the first long-term correlation of its abundance fluctuations to oxygen isotope stages 1-114. Also examined are temporal and regional fluctuations in abundances C. d. davisiana and the global dispersal routes of the species. The first occurrence of C. d. davisiana in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean (Site 609) occurred between 2.586 and 2.435 Ma (oxygen isotope stages 109.66-102.19). During the early Matuyama Chron, prior to oxygen isotope stage 63, C. d. davisiana abundances were less than 1% and never greater than 12%, while abundances of greater than 5% are found in stages 65.71-73, 74, and 83-84. The initial major abundance peak (35.7%) of C. d. davisiana was noted near the stage 63/62 boundary. Abundance peaks of greater than 15%, between oxygen isotope stages 35 and 63, are limited to stages 63.02, 58.07, 55.07-54.26, and 50.76-50.22. These represent the only such abundance peaks detected during the first c. 1.5 million years of the species within the North Atlantic. The character of C. d. davisiana abundance fluctuations in Site 609 changes after oxygen isotope stage 35; average abundances are greater (7.7% vs. 4.3%) and abundance maxima of more than 15% are more frequent. Many, but not all, peak abundances of C. d. davisiana occur in glacial stages (e.g., 8, 14, 18, 20, 26, 30, 34, 50, 54, and 58). Increased abundances of the species are also noted in weak interglacial stages (e.g., stages 3, 23, 39, and 41), and significant cool periods of robust interglacial periods (e.g., late stage 11). Sample spacing is adequate in some stages to note some rapid changes in abundance near stage transitions (e.g., stages 4/5, 25/26, 62/63). The sample density in Holes 609 and 611 and the upper portion of 646B is sufficient to detect a synchroneity of many abundance maxima and minima among sites. Some abundance peaks are undetected in one or more of the two holes, warranting further sampling to obtain a more accurate record of regional abundance fluctuations. Prior to stage 36, few ages of Hole 611 peaks are the same as those in the more precisely dated Hole 609. The highest abundances of C. d. davisiana were noted in Labrador Sea Hole 646B where the earliest known occurrence of the species is documented (3.08-2.99 Ma). C. d. davisiana is inferred to have evolved in the Labrador Sea (or Arctic), and migrated next through the Arctic into the North Pacific (2.62-2.64 Ma, stage 114) before migrating into the Norwegian Sea (2.63-2.53 Ma) and North Atlantic (2.59-2.44 Ma, stages 109-102). Additional migration of C. d. dauisiana into the southern South Atlantic (Site 704) occurred much later (2.06 Ma, stage 83).

Holocene Labrador Sea planktonic foraminiferal oxygen isotopes and trace element data, and ice rafted debris percentage

Formation of Labrador Sea Water proper commenced about 7000 years ago during the Holocene interglacial. To test whether fresher surface water conditions may have inhibited Labrador Sea Water convection during the early Holocene we measured planktonic foraminiferal (Globigerina bulloides) oxygen isotopes (d18O) and Mg/Ca ratios at Orphan Knoll (cores HU91-045-093 and MD95-2024, 3488 m) in the Labrador Sea to reconstruct shallow subsurface summer conditions (temperature and seawater d18O). Lighter foraminiferal d18O values are recorded during the early Holocene between 11000 and 7000 years ago. Part of these lighter foraminiferal d18O values can be explained by increased calcification temperatures. Reconstructed seawater d18O values were, however, still on average 0.5 per mil lighter compared with those of recent times, confirming that fresher surface waters in the Labrador Sea were probably a limiting factor in Labrador Sea Water formation during the early Holocene.