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Khat chewing habit among school students of Jazan region, Saudi Arabia	2013	Family and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full PloS one Periodical, Abbrev. PLoS One Pub Date Free Form 11-Jun Volume 8 Issue 6 Start Page e65504 Other Pages Notes LR: 20151119; JID: 101285081; OID: NLM: PMC3679146; 2013 [ppublish]; 2013/02/12 [received]; 2013/04/26 [accepted]; 2013/06/11 [epublish]; epublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1932-6203; 1932-6203 Accession Number PMID: 23776490 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0065504 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 23776490 Abstract BACKGROUND: The use of Khat leaves (Catha edulis) in Jazan, southwest of KSA, is prevalent among all segments of the population. OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to assess the prevalence and predictors of Khat chewing among intermediate and secondary school students of Jazan region. METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in late 2011 in Jazan region. A random sample of 3923 students was selected from 72 intermediate and upper secondary schools representing the different educational sectors of the region. A structured self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Descriptive statistics, a chi-squared test and logistic regression were performed to examine the prevalence, associations and predictors of Khat chewing. RESULT: The overall Khat chewing prevalence among students was 20.5% (95% C.I.: 19.27-21.79). The prevalence was significantly higher among males, at 33.1% (95% CI: 31.16-35.08), than among females 4.3% (95% C.I.: 3.39-5.31) ( P Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Alsanosy,R.M., Mahfouz,M.S., Gaffar,A.M. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20130611 PMCID PMC3679146 Editors
Key health themes and reporting of numerical cigarette-waterpipe equivalence in online news articles reporting on waterpipe tobacco smoking: a content analysis	2015	Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.; Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.; Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.; Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hy	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Tobacco control Periodical, Abbrev. Tob.Control Pub Date Free Form Jan Volume 24 Issue 1 Start Page 43 Other Pages 47 Notes LR: 20151119; CI: Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions.; JID: 9209612; OTO: NOTNLM; 2013/07/18 [aheadofprint]; Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1468-3318; 0964-4563 Accession Number PMID: 23868396 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2013-050981 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 23868396 Abstract INTRODUCTION: There is anecdotal evidence that health messages interpreted from waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) research are inconsistent, such as comparing the health effects of one WTS session with that of 100 cigarettes. This study aimed to identify key health themes about WTS discussed by online news media, and how numerical cigarette-waterpipe equivalence (CWE) was being interpreted. METHODS: We identified 1065 online news articles published between March 2011 and September 2012 using the 'Google Alerts' service. We screened for health themes, assessed statements mentioning CWE and reported differences between countries. We used logistic regression to identify factors associated with articles incorrectly reporting a CWE equal to or greater than 100 cigarettes, in the absence of any comparative parameter ('CWE >/=100 cigarettes'). RESULTS: Commonly mentioned health themes were the presence of tobacco (67%) and being as bad as cigarettes (49%), and we report on differences between countries. While 10.8% of all news articles contained at least one positive health theme, 22.9% contained a statement about a CWE. Most of these (18.6% total) were incorrectly a CWE >/=100 cigarettes, a quarter of which were made by healthcare professionals/organisations. Compared with the Middle East, articles from the USA and the UK were the most significant predictors to contain a CWE >/=100 cigarettes statement. CONCLUSIONS: Those wishing to write or publish information related to WTS may wish to avoid comparing WTS to cigarettes using numerical values as this is a major source of confusion. Future research is needed to address the impact of the media on the attitudes, initiation and cessation rates of waterpipe smokers. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Jawad,M., Bakir,A.M., Ali,M., Jawad,S., Akl,E.A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20130718 PMCID Editors
Key design features of a new smokefree law to help achieve the Smokefree Aotearoa	2016	Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington.; Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington.; Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington.; Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full The New Zealand medical journal Periodical, Abbrev. N.Z.Med.J. Pub Date Free Form 5-Aug Volume 129 Issue 1439 Start Page 68 Other Pages 76 Notes JID: 0401067; epublish Place of Publication New Zealand ISSN/ISBN 1175-8716; 0028-8446 Accession Number PMID: 27507723 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27507723 Abstract AIM: To design new tobacco control legislation to achieve the New Zealand Government's 2025 smokefree goal. METHOD: An original analysis of the legislative options for New Zealand tobacco control. RESULTS: 'Business as usual' is most unlikely to achieve smoking prevalence that is less than 5% by 2025. Key components of a new Act would ideally include plans and targets with teeth, a focus on the industry, a focus on the product, reduction of supply, and a whole-of-society approach to promote consistency in policy implementation through: i) a public duty on government agencies to act consistently with smokefree law; ii) a general duty on those associated with the tobacco/nicotine industry in relation to tobacco control objectives; and iii) a principle requiring international treaties to be interpreted consistently with tobacco control objectives. CONCLUSION: Strategies such as those identified in this Viewpoint should be explored further as part of urgently needed planning to achieve the New Zealand Government's goal for Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Delany,L., Thomson,G., Wilson,N., Edwards,R. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20160805 PMCID Editors
Keeping the night going: the role of hookah bars in evening drinking behaviours	2012		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Public health Periodical, Abbrev. Public Health Pub Date Free Form Volume 126 Issue 12 Start Page 1078 Other Pages 81 Notes ID: 22819668 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors Links http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2012.06.010 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Soule,E K., Barnett,T E., Curbow,B A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Keeping Food on the Table: Human Responses and Changing Coastal Fisheries in Solomon Islands	2015	School of Civil Engineering, the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.; Department of Anthropology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa; Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South A	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full PloS one Periodical, Abbrev. PLoS One Pub Date Free Form 9-Jul Volume 10 Issue 7 Start Page e0130800 Other Pages Notes LR: 20150719; JID: 101285081; OID: NLM: PMC4497618; 2015 [ecollection]; 2015/02/16 [received]; 2015/05/26 [accepted]; 2015/07/09 [epublish]; epublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1932-6203; 1932-6203 Accession Number PMID: 26158694 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0130800 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 26158694 Abstract Globally the majority of commercial fisheries have experienced dramatic declines in stock and catch. Likewise, projections for many subsistence fisheries in the tropics indicate a dramatic decline is looming in the coming decades. In the Pacific Islands coastal fisheries provide basic subsistence needs for millions of people. A decline in fish catch would therefore have profound impacts on the health and livelihoods of these coastal communities. Given the decrease in local catch rates reported for many coastal communities in the Pacific, it is important to understand if fishers have responded to ecological change (either by expanding their fishing range and/or increasing their fishing effort), and if so, to evaluate the costs or benefits of these responses. We compare data from fish catches in 1995 and 2011 from a rural coastal community in Solomon Islands to examine the potentially changing coastal reef fishery at these time points. In particular we found changes in preferred fishing locations, fishing methodology and catch composition between these data sets. The results indicate that despite changes in catch rates (catch per unit effort) between data collected in 2011 and 16 years previously, the study community was able to increase gross catches through visiting fishing sites further away, diversifying fishing methods and targeting pelagic species through trolling. Such insight into local-scale responses to changing resources and/or fisheries development will help scientists and policy makers throughout the Pacific region in managing the region's fisheries in the future. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Albert,S., Aswani,S., Fisher,P.L., Albert,J. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20150709 PMCID PMC4497618 Editors
K2 and Spice use among a cohort of college students in southeast region of the USA	2015	Departments of Social Sciences and Health Policy .	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Periodical, Abbrev. Am.J.Drug Alcohol Abuse Pub Date Free Form Volume 41 Issue 4 Start Page 317 Other Pages 322 Notes LR: 20160701; GR: R01 CA141643/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01CA141643/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; JID: 7502510; 0 (Street Drugs); NIHMS698888; OID: NLM: NIHMS698888; OID: NLM: PMC4526379; OTO: NOTNLM; 2015/06/01 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1097-9891; 0095-2990 Accession Number PMID: 26030768 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; IM DOI 10.3109/00952990.2015.1043438 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 26030768 Abstract BACKGROUND: K2 and Spice consist of an herbal blend of plant matter and chemical synthetic cannabinoids. These substances emerged in the early 2000s as a popular alternative to marijuana among youth and young adults. OBJECTIVES: This study sought to identify rates and correlates of K2 and Spice at college entry and first use during college. METHODS: In Fall 2010, 3146 students at 11 colleges in North Carolina and Virginia were recruited to participate in a longitudinal cohort survey. The cohort was invited to participate in a total of six surveys over their college career. Random-effects logistic regression models were used to identify factors associated with lifetime K2 and Spice use at college entry and first use during college, adjusting for clustering within schools and sample weights. RESULTS: Weighted lifetime prevalence of K2 and Spice use at college entry was 7.6%. An additional 6.6% of students reported first use during college. By the cohort's fourth year, 17.0% reported lifetime K2 and Spice use. While lifetime prevalence increased, past 6-month prevalence decreased substantially over time. K2 and Spice use at college entry was associated with sensation seeking; hookah, marijuana, and illicit drug use; and low religiosity. First use during college was associated with having a father with less than a four-year degree; alcohol and hookah use. CONCLUSION: Universities should ensure that prevention efforts address current substance use, including K2/Spice, and that treatment options are available for first year students who use substances. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Egan,K.L., Suerken,C.K., Reboussin,B.A., Spangler,J., Wagoner,K.G., Sutfin,E.L., Debinski,B., Wolfson,M. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20150601 PMCID PMC4526379 Editors
Juvenile nitrogen uptake capacities and root architecture of two open-pollinated families of Picea abies. Effects of nitrogen source and ectomycorrhizal symbiosis	2003	Unite Mixte de Recherches Sol et Environnement, Equipe Rhizosphere & Symbioses, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, 2 Place Viala, 34060 Montpellier, France.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of Plant Physiology Periodical, Abbrev. J.Plant Physiol. Pub Date Free Form Oct Volume 160 Issue 10 Start Page 1211 Other Pages 1218 Notes LR: 20151119; JID: 9882059; 0 (Amino Acids); 0 (Nitrates); 0 (Quaternary Ammonium Compounds); N762921K75 (Nitrogen); ppublish Place of Publication Germany ISSN/ISBN 0176-1617; 0176-1617 Accession Number PMID: 14610890 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI S0176-1617(04)70512-X [pii] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 14610890 Abstract This study was carried out to find early physiological differences occurring in young seedlings between two contrasting Picea abies open-pollinated families (OPF), one with high- and one with low-growth performance in the field by, determining their N uptake capacities and their root architecture. We used three potential N-sources in forest soil solution, NO3-, NH4+ and amino acids, to establish N uptake rates by the plants, whether or not associated with a fungus isolated from the field and identified as Paxillus involutus. NO3- fluxes were determined locally at the root surface using NO3(-)-selective microelectrodes whereas NH4+ and amino acid (L-glutamate and L-aspartate) uptake rates were calculated from their depletion of the incubation solution by the whole root system. Root systems were digitised in order to determine the number and the length of different root types. In non-mycorrhizal plants, the results showed that the most distinguishing parameters between OPF were NO3- uptake rates measured in the white tip of the secondary roots and the root architecture, with higher values determined in high-growth than in low-growth field performance OPF. The presence of the mycorrhizal fungus decreased NO3- uptake rates in both OPF and had an opposite effect on root architecture by increasing it in low-growth and decreasing it in high-growth field performance OPF, respectively. In non-mycorrhizal plants, NH4+ and amino-acid uptake rates were not different between OPF. Mycorrhizal symbiosis did not change NH4+ uptake rates whereas it increased that of amino acids, specifically that of L-aspartate in the low-growth field performance OPF. Taken together these results suggest that the measurement of local fluxes in roots of young plants could be a good potential tool for the early evaluating of growth capacity of Picea abies OPF. Descriptors Amino Acids/metabolism, Biological Transport, Active, Mycorrhizae/metabolism, Nitrates/metabolism, Nitrogen/metabolism, Picea/growth & development/metabolism/microbiology, Plant Roots/anatomy & histology/metabolism/microbiology, Quaternary Ammonium Compounds/metabolism, Seedlings/metabolism/microbiology, Symbiosis Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Boukcim,H., Plassard,C. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Junior doctors and waterpipe tobacco smoking	2014	University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent.; University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent. E-mail: mohammedjawad@nhs.net.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners Periodical, Abbrev. Br.J.Gen.Pract. Pub Date Free Form Dec Volume 64 Issue 629 Start Page 617 Other Pages 618 Notes LR: 20151028; JID: 9005323; CON: Br J Gen Pract. 2013 Mar;63(608):127. PMID: 23561766; OID: NLM: PMC4240128; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1478-5242; 0960-1643 Accession Number PMID: 25452523 Language eng SubFile Comment; Letter; IM DOI 10.3399/bjgp14X682741 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25452523 Abstract Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Packer,H.M., Jawad,M. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID PMC4240128 Editors
Judgments, awareness, and the use of snus among adults in the United States	2014	Tobacco Control Research Branch, Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD; kaufmana@mail.nih.gov.; U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Tobacco R	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Periodical, Abbrev. Nicotine Tob.Res. Pub Date Free Form Oct Volume 16 Issue 10 Start Page 1404 Other Pages 1408 Notes LR: 20151001; CI: Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 2014; JID: 9815751; OID: NLM: PMC4168296; 2014/08/06 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1469-994X; 1462-2203 Accession Number PMID: 25098672 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.; IM DOI 10.1093/ntr/ntu116 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25098672 Abstract INTRODUCTION: Alternative tobacco products, such as snus, are emerging in the U.S. market. Understanding correlates of awareness and use, particularly judgments about harm and addictiveness, can inform public health communications about these products. METHODS: Data were collected from a web panel representative of the U.S. population in March 2013 (N = 2,067). The survey assessed awareness and use of snus among adults. Absolute and comparative snus judgments, intentions, smoking status, and sociodemographic variables were measured. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine associations between these variables and snus awareness and use. RESULTS: Nearly 36% of the population was aware of snus, and 5.2% reported ever using snus. Current cigarette smokers were about 4 times more likely as nonsmokers to report snus awareness and use. Sociodemographic correlates of snus awareness and use included being male, employed full time, and younger. Compared with respondents who perceived snus to be as harmful and as addictive as cigarettes, those who perceived snus to be less harmful and less addictive than cigarettes were more likely to have used snus. CONCLUSIONS: Current smokers are more likely to be aware of and have used snus. Multiple tobacco product use poses a significant challenge for public health efforts to reduce tobacco-associated morbidity and mortality. Perceptions that snus is less harmful and less addictive compared with cigarettes are associated with snus use. These judgments can inform public health communications about emerging tobacco products and multiple product use. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher . This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US Data Source Authors Kaufman,A.R., Mays,D., Koblitz,A.R., Portnoy,D.B. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20140806 PMCID PMC4168296 Editors
Jordan tobacco dependence treatment guidelines: rationale and development	2016	Cancer Control Office, Department of Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Centre, Amman, Jordan.; Cancer Control Office, Department of Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Centre, Amman, Jordan.; Department of Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit Periodical, Abbrev. East.Mediterr.Health J. Pub Date Free Form 1-Feb Volume 21 Issue 11 Start Page 844 Other Pages 850 Notes JID: 9608387; 2015/02/25 [received]; 2015/06/28 [accepted]; epublish Place of Publication Egypt ISSN/ISBN 1020-3397; 1020-3397 Accession Number PMID: 26857722 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 26857722 Abstract Jordan, a high tobacco-burden country, has been working to expand its tobacco dependence treatment services and has completed development of its first customized treatment guidelines. Our paper presents the development process for these guidelines. A group of national and international experts was formed and a national situation analysis for tobacco dependence treatment practices and a detailed review of international evidence were conducted. The guidelines were then drafted and reviewed by national, regional and international experts and were official endorsed by the Jordanian Ministry of Health before being launched. The guidelines comprise concise descriptions and practical supplementary flowcharts covering the major elements of general tobacco dependence treatment. These are the first comprehensive Arabic-language guidelines, including a section focusing on waterpipe use, and we believe they are a reliable and useful resource for neighbouring countries seeking to develop similar guidelines.; Publisher: Abstract available from the publisher.; Publisher: Abstract available from the publisher. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Ayub,H., Obeidat,N., Leischow,S., Glynn,T., Hawari,F. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20160201 PMCID Editors

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