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Page 2454 1 Q And what areas or what type of research are 2 you involved in? 3 A My particular area of interest in research 4 is the circulation of the lungs or how the blood 5 vessels in the lung interface with the air sacs of the 6 lungs, and diseases where interaction creates 7 problems, so the -- how the heart and lungs work 8 together and how certain diseases that affect the 9 lungs can affect the heart, and vice versa. 10 Particularly diseases where the circulation of the 11 lung is impaired. 12 Q Would that involve in that area the 13 asbestos-related diseases? 14 A It can and does. It basically can involve 15 any type of lung disease, including asbestos-related 16 diseases. 17 Q Have you published any articles in the 18 medical and scientific literature? 19 A Yes. I have published about 70 peer20 reviewed papers, about 30 textbook chapters, 100 21 abstracts and two books.