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PETERS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Areas of Interest The criteria listed below
are intended to guide PTT's coverage and reporting of items of possible
interest to B&W. In general, B&W is interested in all articles pertaining
to the smoking and health controversy and the criteria listed below
should not be considered exhaustive. PTT's purpose should be to provide
articles of possible interest and PTT's submission of an article to
B&W does not represent an opinion by PTT that the article is relevant
or significant to the issues of smoking and health. The criteria should
be refined and updated during the course of the project. 1. Lung Cancer,
including among other topics physiology and metabolism, such as clearance,
mucous flow and airway dynamics of the lung. 2. Other respiratory
conditions, including among other topics physiology and metabolism,
such as clearance, mucous flow and airway dynamics of the lung. 3.
Other cancers. 4. Other systemic conditions, including among other
topics physiology and metabolism related to the nervous system; and
other conditions or diseases claimed to be associated with tobacco
smoke, such as decreased visual acuity, decreased psychomotor performance
and cerebral vascular disease. 5. Heart and circulation, including
among other topics physiology and metabolism relating to the cardiovascular
system and mechanisms of heart disease (in vivo and in vitro). 6.
Pregnancy, fetus and infant. 7. Statistics and epidemiology, including
smoking and cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, air
pollution, technical statistical shortcomings per se, gathering of
data; diagnosis, including techniques, nomenclatures and accuracy;
symptoms (e.g., cough) and occupational exposures. 8. Components of
cigarettes, tobacco & cigarette smoke, including among other topics
analytical chemistry, such as gas and liquid chromatography, infrared
and mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance and other investigations
as applied to nicotine, "tar", flavors and smoke constituents of tobacco
products; and pharmacology, such as "tar", polyclyclic hydrocarbons,
nitrosamines, nicotine and various flavors and fragrances, cardiotonics,
antioxidants, decongestants, opiates, indefines, and anti-inflammatory
substances, and flavors, such as perfumes, sensory enhancers, and
chemical senses physiology. 9. Smoker Behavior and Psychology, including
among other topics, behavioral study such as antismoking interventions,
smoking cessation programs, psychological responses, role models and
educational programs; other behavioral studies, psychological factors
in disease susceptibility and severity, psychoneuroimmunology and
other drug use and tobacco use. 10. Genetics and constitutional aspects,
including among other topics, susceptibility to disease, origin and
cause of disease, oncogenetics, progression of disease, treatment
and immunological factors. 11. Carcinogenesis, including among other
topics histopathology, such as cell-type classification and pre-cancerous
changes; animal or bacterial models, mechanisms of disease origin
and factors involved in disease causation other than cigarette smoking.
12. Nonsmokers and children, including among other topics nonsmokers,
children and smoking parents and nonsmoking spouses. Agriculture,
including such topics as agriculture, agricultural practices, such
as fertilizers, infestations and diseases; plant physiology, harvesting
and curing and chemical residues. 

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