| FOREWORD
by David H. Elliott |
vii |
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
by Michael A. Lang and Alf O. Brubakk |
ix |
| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
|
xi |
| INTRODUCTION |
|
| Introductory Remarks Alf
O. Brubakk |
1 |
| Welcoming Remarks Stig
A. Slørdahl |
3 |
| J. S. Haldane, the First
Environmental Physiologist Alf O. Brubakk
and Michael A. Lang |
5 |
| Environmental Physiology
of the Future Richard E. Moon |
11 |
| DECOMPRESSION PHYSIOLOGY |
|
| An Introduction to Clinical
Aspects of Decompression Illness (DCI) Costantino
Balestra |
17 |
| Haldane Still Rules!
David J. Doolette |
29 |
| Biochemical Approach to
Decompression Susan R. Kayar |
33 |
| Exercise and Decompression
Russell S. Richardson |
41 |
| Diving Medicine and the
Cellular Stress Response George A. Perdrizet |
47 |
| Individual Risk of Decompression
Sickness: Possible Effects of Genomic or Epigenomic Variation
Altering Gene Expression Andreas Møllerløkken
and Ingrid Eftedal |
53 |
|
Inducing HSP for Protection against DCS: Heat Exposure
before Diving Reduces Bubble Formation in Man Jean-Eric
Blatteau, Emmanuel Gempp, Jean-Michel Pontier, Costantino
Balestra, Tony Mets, and Peter Germonpré
|
59 |
| Lack of Signs of Brain
Injury in Rats on MRI after Decompression Marianne
B. Havnes, Marius Widerøe, Marte Thuen, Andreas
Møllerløkken, and Alf O.
Brubakk |
65 |
| Exercise, Endothelium,
and Diving Physiology Željko Dujic |
71 |
| Animal Experiments for
Evaluating Decompression: Development of the Modern Submarine
Escape Method Mikael Gennser |
77 |
| DECOMPRESSION METHODOLOGY |
|
| Ultrasound for Evaluating
Decompression Olav S. Eftedal |
83 |
| Current Trends in Ultrasound
Imaging Technology, SURF Imaging, and Decompression Induced
Microbubbles Lasse Løvstakken, Andreas
Møllerløkken, and Svein-Erik
Måsøy |
87 |
| The Future of Dive Computers
Michael A. Lang and Sergio Angelini
|
91 |
| Discussion: Decompression
Physiology and Methodology |
101 |
| STRATEGIC APPROACHES |
|
| Breeding Diving Scientists:
Cloning, Spawning, or Cultivation? Øyvind
Ellingsen |
109 |
| National Centre for Hyperbaric
and Diving Medicine Marit Grønning |
111 |
| Baromedical and Environmental
Physiology Group (BAREN) Alf O. Brubakk |
113 |
| Physiopathology of Decompression
(PHYPODE) Network Francois Guerrero, Jacek Kot,
Peter Germonpré, Jean-Michel Pontier, Alessandro
Marroni, Adel Taher, Frans Cronje, Bernard Gardette, D.
Nicola, and Costantino Balestra |
117 |
| International Cooperation
in Diving Research Matthew Swiergosz |
119 |
| Discussion: Diving Researcher
Recruitment |
123 |
| ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY |
|
| How Do Marine Mammals Avoid
DCS? Andreas Fahlman |
129 |
| Does Diving Destroy the
Brain? Stephen Daniels |
137 |
| Effects of Diving on the
Lung Einar Thorsen |
145 |
| The Limits of Breath-Hold
Diving Peter Lindholm |
147 |
| Parameters of Extreme Environment
Diving Michael A. Lang |
153 |
| Creativity and Improvisation
As Phenomena and Acting Potential in Different Contexts
Bjørn Alterhaug |
161 |
| Discussion: Environmental
Physiology and Strategies for the Next 100 Years |
171 |
| APPENDIX A:
The Prevention of Compressed-Air Illness (1908) |
175 |
| APPENDIX B:
Syposium Speakers |
281 |
| APPENDIX C:
Symposium Participants |
285 |