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2010 UV workshop

2010 UV workshop presentations.

Papers

The presented papers are arranged by the workshop programme. 

NameTitle
Richard McKenzieWorkshop Overview
Greg BodekerOzone: Past present and future
Stephen WoodThe Antarctic ozone hole: Didn't we fix that already?
Bruce ForganDeveloping UV monitoring using CCD technology
Stuart HendersonSpectral measurements of solar UV at several altitudes under Australian conditions
Julian GrobnerEffect of snow albedo and topography on UV radiation
Janet BornmanEnvironmental impacts of ozone depletion and its interactions with climate change
Ken RyanProxy methods to estimate UV
Rainer HofmannUV radiation in New Zealand: implications for grape quality
Richard TurnerImproved UVI products at NIWA
Alfio ParisiUV dosimeter based on Polyphenylene Oxide for the measurement of UV exposures to plants and humans over extended periods
Martin AllenDosimeter badges to monitor personal UV doses
Ben LileyPersonal exposures to UV radiation in New Zealand
David Sherman (Demo)Personal UV dosimeter badges: Mark II
Paul JohnstonCalibration of Solaria
Richard McKenzieErythema v vitamin D production from sunlight and solaria
John JavorniczkyThe Introduction of Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFLs) and the impact of UVR emissions on photosensitive people
Peter GiesSolaria in Australia and the standards making process
Craig SinclairSun bed policy - an international perspective
Marius RademakerPhotoageing - what is it all about?
Christina MackayThe role of built environment in modifying UVR exposure
Anne KrickerCorrelates of sun exposure and skin cancer in a large Australian population over 45 years of age
Robyn LucasVit D, past sun exposure & skin phenotype in risk of a first episode of central nervous system demyelination
Bruce ArmstrongUV, vitamin D and cause and outcome of prostate cancer in New South Wales
Roslyn MalleyVitamin D3, the skin immune system and cutaneous carcinogenesis
Julia Edmonds (nee Clark)Considerations for increasing vitamin D in the food supply
Robert ScraggVitamin D and cardiovascular disease: are we at a tipping point?
Tony ReederPersonal UV Exposure and Behaviour
Alistair StewartVitamin D and its association with personal UV exposure
Rachel NealePrevalence of vitamin D insufficiency in summer and winter and associations with sun exposures - a study of office workers in south-east Queensland
Merve WollweberAction spectra for UV effects - UV filtering by human skin
Michael KimlinSeasonal Vitamin D and the role of wavelength specific UVR on Vitamin D production
Graham StevensAn increasing incidence of melanoma: The role of MelNet
Cheryl WilsonMaximising protection - Sun protective fabric and clothing
Judith GaltryThe Ultraviolet Index: Health promotion tool or poisoned chalice?
Jen MakinDeveloping an effective UV Alert: a qualitative study
Rebecca Gray/Wayde BeckmanCommunicating UVR information to the public
Corina Grey/Robert ScraggBurden of disease associated with low vitamin D status in New Zealand
Des O'DeaThe estimated costs - economic & human - of skin cancers to NZ
McKenzie/SwiftComparison between UV irradiances in Christchurch City and on the Port Hills
Michael KotkampTwo decades of spectral UV measurements
Neil SwiftCharacterisation of AlGaN detectors for UV measurements
John SansomProcessing and results from RB meter networks in NZ
James LileyInterpreting data from personal UV dosimeters
Roslynd WintersDermatological lamps as a source of vitamin D
Joanna TurnerUnderstanding UV reflection in urban environments
Heather McGeeNeonatal exposure to ultraviolet radiation leads to deviation of immune system development
William GrantEstimation of the benefits of raising mean serum 25-hyrdoxyvitamin D levels to 100-115 nmol/l worldwide
Amanda OakleyHigh-risk patients self select for melanoma screening
Janet JopsonAnalysis of HRC study results from Dunedin participants during 2008
Louise ReicheSunscreens and vitamin D
Lemus-Deschamp L/ Makin J. UV index variations (1960-2006) and melanoma skin cancer incidence in Australia
William OldsAction Spectrum For Vitamin D Synthesis
Jordi BadosaEffects of Clouds and Aerosols on UV Radiation measured at Lauder
Sofia Nessvi & Lisa JohanssonDeterminants of Vitamin D Status in a Multi-Ethnic Sample of Auckland Residents
Marius RademakerThinner melanomas detected by digital monitoring
Marius RademakerDermoscopic global pattern criteria in practice
Marius RademakerInter-observer variability of teledermoscopy
Chris FlorkowskiSeasonal variation in vitamin D levels and UV exposure in Christchurch
Book: UV and Ozone

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