Pierluigi Cocco
Biographic Data
| ID | 5498584 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pierluigi Cocco |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pierluigi |
| FAMILY NAME | Cocco |
| SIGNATURE | COCCO P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cagliari |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8256-7614 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Covid-19
Total mortality and “burden of disease” in Germany and Italy and their states and regions were explored during the first COVID-19 wave by using publicly available data for 16 German states and 20 Italian regions from January 2016 to June 2020. Based on expectations from 2016 to 2019, simplified Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMRs) for deaths occurring in the first half of 2020 and the effect of changed excess mortality in terms of “burden of dise…
Biomarkers of Low-Level Environmental Exposure to Benzene and Oxidative DNA Damage in Primary School Children in Sardinia, Italy
Our results suggest the importance of biological monitoring of low-level environmental exposure and its relation to risk of genotoxic effects among children
Response of the Cardiac Autonomic Control to Exposure to Nanoparticles and Noise
Airport activity causes the emission of particulate matter and noise, two environmental contaminants and potential health hazards, particularly for the personnel operating nearby taxiways. We explored the association between exposure to fine/ultrafine particles (UFPs) and noise with heart rate variability (HRV), an early indicator of cardiovascular autonomic response, among a sample of airport ground staff. Between May and June 2018, thirty-four …
Schrödinger’s Worker
In these days of 2020, tests for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2, and their use in the context of health surveillance of workers, are becoming popular. Nevertheless, their sensitivity and specificity could vary on the basis of the type of test used and on the moment of infection of the subject tested. The aim of this viewpoint paper is to make employers, workers, occupational physicians, and public health specialists think about the limits of diagnos…
Pulmonary Function and CT Scan Imaging at Low-Level Occupational Exposureto Asbestos
Background : In spite of the reduced exposure level, and its ban in numerous countries, compensation claims for asbestos-related diseases are far from decreasing. Methods : We used retrospective exposure assessment techniques to explore respiratory function and a computerized tomography (CT) scan in relation to past asbestos exposure in 115 male workers retired from an acrylic and polyester fiber plant. Based, on detailed information on exposure …
Association between Work-Related Stress and QT Prolongation in Male Workers
Our study suggests subclinical effects of conditions associated with work-related stress on the autonomic regulation of cardiac function. Further research is warranted to elucidate the combined effect of work organization and lifestyle factors on autonomic cardiac function
Work Related Stress, Well-Being and Cardiovascular Risk among Flight Logistic Workers
Work-related stress is a known occupational hazard, with a putative role on the development of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Although several investigations have explored the association in various workplace scenarios, none have focused on the airport flight logistic support personnel, a transportation business of crucial importance, potentially exposed to job stress and consequently to an increase in CVD risk. We explored the relationship betwe…
Ultrafine Particle Distribution and Chemical Composition Assessment during Military Operative Trainings
(1) Background: The assessment of airborne particulate matter (PM) and ultrafine particles (UFPs) in battlefield scenarios is a topic of particular concern; (2) Methods: Size distribution, concentration, and chemical composition of UFPs during operative military training activities (target drone launches, ammunition blasting, and inert bomb impact) were investigated using an electric low-pressure impactor (ELPI+) and a scanning electron microscop…
Differences in the carcinogenic evaluation of glyphosate between the International Agency for Research on Cancer (Iarc) and the European Food Safety Authority (Efsa)
Author(s): Portier, Christopher J; Armstrong, Bruce K; Baguley, Bruce C; Baur, Xaver; Belyaev, Igor; Bellé, Robert; Belpoggi, Fiorella; Biggeri, Annibale; Bosland, Maarten C; Bruzzi, Paolo; Budnik, Lygia Therese; Bugge, Merete D; Burns, Kathleen; Calaf, Gloria M; Carpenter, David O; Carpenter, Hillary M; López-Carrillo, Lizbeth; Clapp, Richard; Cocco, Pierluigi; Consonni, Dario; Comba, Pietro; Craft, Elena; Dalvie, Mohamed Aqiel; Davis, Devra; De…
Nitrate in community water supplies and incidence of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in Sardinia, Italy
Studies of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) evaluating risk associated with nitrate concentrations in community water supplies have found inconsistent results.1–4 To further explore this hypothesis, we compared the NHL incidence in 1974–1993 with nitrate monitoring data from 1971–1994 available for 75% (282 of 376) of the communes (administrative units) in Sardinia, Italy. We selected the 153 communes with at least one nitrate measurement in 1993 or …
On the rumors about the silent spring
Occupational exposure to some pesticides, and particularly DBCP and chlordecone, may adversely affect male fertility. However, apart from the therapeutic use of diethylstilbestrol, the threat to human reproduction posed by "endocrine disrupting" environmental contaminants has not been supported by epidemiological evidence thus far. As it concerns other endocrine effects described in experimental animals, only thyroid inhibition following occupati…
Does G6PD deficiency protect against cancer? A critical review
Previous observations on the lower mortality for cancer experienced in populations with a higher frequency of G6PD deficiency support biochemical studies on the role of G6PD during cell proliferation. The general agreement among experimental studies prevented a deeper analysis of the sources of what has been called "epidemiological evidence of the protective role of G6PD deficiency against cancer". This review analyses the methods and findings in…
Differences in the carcinogenic evaluation of glyphosate between the International Agency for Research on Cancer (Iarc) and the European Food Safety Authority (Efsa)
Author(s): Portier, Christopher J; Armstrong, Bruce K; Baguley, Bruce C; Baur, Xaver; Belyaev, Igor; Bellé, Robert; Belpoggi, Fiorella; Biggeri, Annibale; Bosland, Maarten C; Bruzzi, Paolo; Budnik, Lygia Therese; Bugge, Merete D; Burns, Kathleen; Calaf, Gloria M; Carpenter, David O; Carpenter, Hillary M; López-Carrillo, Lizbeth; Clapp, Richard; Cocco, Pierluigi; Consonni, Dario; Comba, Pietro; Craft, Elena; Dalvie, Mohamed Aqiel; Davis, Devra; De…
Does G6PD deficiency protect against cancer? A critical review
Previous observations on the lower mortality for cancer experienced in populations with a higher frequency of G6PD deficiency support biochemical studies on the role of G6PD during cell proliferation. The general agreement among experimental studies prevented a deeper analysis of the sources of what has been called "epidemiological evidence of the protective role of G6PD deficiency against cancer". This review analyses the methods and findings in…
On the rumors about the silent spring
Occupational exposure to some pesticides, and particularly DBCP and chlordecone, may adversely affect male fertility. However, apart from the therapeutic use of diethylstilbestrol, the threat to human reproduction posed by "endocrine disrupting" environmental contaminants has not been supported by epidemiological evidence thus far. As it concerns other endocrine effects described in experimental animals, only thyroid inhibition following occupati…
Nitrate in community water supplies and incidence of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in Sardinia, Italy
Studies of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) evaluating risk associated with nitrate concentrations in community water supplies have found inconsistent results.1–4 To further explore this hypothesis, we compared the NHL incidence in 1974–1993 with nitrate monitoring data from 1971–1994 available for 75% (282 of 376) of the communes (administrative units) in Sardinia, Italy. We selected the 153 communes with at least one nitrate measurement in 1993 or …
Differences in the carcinogenic evaluation of glyphosate between the International Agency for Research on Cancer (Iarc) and the European Food Safety Authority (Efsa)
Author(s): Portier, Christopher J; Armstrong, Bruce K; Baguley, Bruce C; Baur, Xaver; Belyaev, Igor; Bellé, Robert; Belpoggi, Fiorella; Biggeri, Annibale; Bosland, Maarten C; Bruzzi, Paolo; Budnik, Lygia Therese; Bugge, Merete D; Burns, Kathleen; Calaf, Gloria M; Carpenter, David O; Carpenter, Hillary M; López-Carrillo, Lizbeth; Clapp, Richard; Cocco, Pierluigi; Consonni, Dario; Comba, Pietro; Craft, Elena; Dalvie, Mohamed Aqiel; Davis, Devra; De…
Ultrafine Particle Distribution and Chemical Composition Assessment during Military Operative Trainings
(1) Background: The assessment of airborne particulate matter (PM) and ultrafine particles (UFPs) in battlefield scenarios is a topic of particular concern; (2) Methods: Size distribution, concentration, and chemical composition of UFPs during operative military training activities (target drone launches, ammunition blasting, and inert bomb impact) were investigated using an electric low-pressure impactor (ELPI+) and a scanning electron microscop…
Work Related Stress, Well-Being and Cardiovascular Risk among Flight Logistic Workers
Work-related stress is a known occupational hazard, with a putative role on the development of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Although several investigations have explored the association in various workplace scenarios, none have focused on the airport flight logistic support personnel, a transportation business of crucial importance, potentially exposed to job stress and consequently to an increase in CVD risk. We explored the relationship betwe…
Pulmonary Function and CT Scan Imaging at Low-Level Occupational Exposureto Asbestos
Background : In spite of the reduced exposure level, and its ban in numerous countries, compensation claims for asbestos-related diseases are far from decreasing. Methods : We used retrospective exposure assessment techniques to explore respiratory function and a computerized tomography (CT) scan in relation to past asbestos exposure in 115 male workers retired from an acrylic and polyester fiber plant. Based, on detailed information on exposure …
Association between Work-Related Stress and QT Prolongation in Male Workers
Our study suggests subclinical effects of conditions associated with work-related stress on the autonomic regulation of cardiac function. Further research is warranted to elucidate the combined effect of work organization and lifestyle factors on autonomic cardiac function
Schrödinger’s Worker
In these days of 2020, tests for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2, and their use in the context of health surveillance of workers, are becoming popular. Nevertheless, their sensitivity and specificity could vary on the basis of the type of test used and on the moment of infection of the subject tested. The aim of this viewpoint paper is to make employers, workers, occupational physicians, and public health specialists think about the limits of diagnos…
Covid-19
Total mortality and “burden of disease” in Germany and Italy and their states and regions were explored during the first COVID-19 wave by using publicly available data for 16 German states and 20 Italian regions from January 2016 to June 2020. Based on expectations from 2016 to 2019, simplified Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMRs) for deaths occurring in the first half of 2020 and the effect of changed excess mortality in terms of “burden of dise…
Biomarkers of Low-Level Environmental Exposure to Benzene and Oxidative DNA Damage in Primary School Children in Sardinia, Italy
Our results suggest the importance of biological monitoring of low-level environmental exposure and its relation to risk of genotoxic effects among children
Response of the Cardiac Autonomic Control to Exposure to Nanoparticles and Noise
Airport activity causes the emission of particulate matter and noise, two environmental contaminants and potential health hazards, particularly for the personnel operating nearby taxiways. We explored the association between exposure to fine/ultrafine particles (UFPs) and noise with heart rate variability (HRV), an early indicator of cardiovascular autonomic response, among a sample of airport ground staff. Between May and June 2018, thirty-four …
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