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Intention to smoke tobacco using a waterpipe among students in a southeastern U.S. College	2011		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Public Health Nurs Periodical, Abbrev. Public Health Nurs. Pub Date Free Form Volume 28 Issue 6 Start Page 494 Other Pages 502 Notes ID: 22092459 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract OBJECTIVE: Guided by the Theory of Reasoned Action, this study examined the association of behavioral beliefs, attitudes, normative beliefs, and subjective norms with waterpipe tobacco smoking intention in college students. DESIGN AND SAMPLE: A cross-sectional design was used. A Web-based survey was sent to a random sample of 1,000 undergraduate students from a public institution in the southeast to recruit participants. MEASURES: The Theory of Reasoned Action Waterpipe Questionnaire, a modified version of the Fishbein-Ajzen-Hanson Questionnaire, was used to capture modal constructs of the Theory of Reasoned Action related to waterpipe use. Cronbach's Î± coefficients for the scales of the Theory of Reasoned Action Waterpipe Questionnaire ranged from .76 to .95. RESULTS: Of the sample (n=223), 13.5% currently smoked a waterpipe and 61% had ever done so. Using multiple regression, attitudes, behavioral beliefs, and subjective norms were associated with intention to smoke a waterpipe in the next 3 months and collectively explained 35% of the variance in intention. The full model, which included all the constructs of the Theory of Reasoned Action, demographic variables, and tobacco use variables, explained 83% of the variance in intention to smoke a waterpipe in the next 3 months. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides valuable information that may be used to target students at risk for waterpipe smoking and serves as a starting point in developing theoretically driven interventions to prevent waterpipe smoking. Descriptors Intention, Smoking, Universities, Adolescent, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Health Promotion, Humans, Male, Risk Reduction Behavior, Southeastern United States, United States, Water, Young Adult Links http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3319667/?tool=pubmed; http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1446.2011.00945.x Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Noonan,Devon, Kulbok,Pamela, Yan,Guofen Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Attitudes and practices of hookah smokers in the San Francisco Bay Area	2011		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full J Psychoactive Drugs Periodical, Abbrev. J.Psychoactive Drugs Pub Date Free Form Volume 43 Issue 2 Start Page 146 Other Pages 52 Notes ID: 21858960 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract As many as 10 million people will die annually by the year 2030 due to tobacco-related causes. While much research has focused on cigarettes, the increasing popularity of smoking hookah (water pipe) has received much less attention. Epidemiological studies have been carried out in India, Pakistan, Syria, Kuwait, and Lebanon, but there are few in the United States. Hookah smoking is typically a social activity and there are many myths and rumors about the relative safety of smoking hookah compared to cigarettes. The aim of this study was to identify the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of hookah smokers in the San Francisco Bay Area. We sampled 50 participants (25 male and 25 female) who were mostly college students at the University of California, Berkeley. Hookah smoking was occasional among those sampled, with only six participants (12%) reporting weekly hookah smoking. The majority of respondents considered hookah smoking to be harmful to their health (88%), yet 52% had no intention of quitting. More definitive studies conveying the possible harm of hookah smoking are necessary to serve as a basis for health education programs and policy changes towards this potentially harmful activity. Descriptors Attitude, Smoking/epidemiology, Smoking/psychology, Adult, Alcohol Drinking/epidemiology, Alcohol Drinking/psychology, Attitude to Health, Data Collection, Female, Health Status, Humans, Male, Parents, San Francisco/epidemiology, Social Environment, Socioeconomic Factors, Students, Young Adult Links http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/mdl-21858960 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Ahmed,Bilaal, Jacob,Peyton, Allen,Faith, Benowitz,Neal Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
The prevalence of waterpipe tobacco smoking among the general and specific populations: a systematic review	2011		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full BMC Public Health Periodical, Abbrev. BMC Public Health Pub Date Free Form Volume 11 Issue Start Page 244 Other Pages 244 Notes ID: 21504559 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to systematically review the medical literature for the prevalence of waterpipe tobacco use among the general and specific populations. METHODS: We electronically searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the ISI the Web of Science. We selected studies using a two-stage duplicate and independent screening process. We included cohort studies and cross sectional studies assessing the prevalence of use of waterpipe in either the general population or a specific population of interest. Two reviewers used a standardized and pilot tested form to collect data from each eligible study using a duplicate and independent screening process. We stratified the data analysis by country and by age group. The study was not restricted to a specific context. RESULTS: Of a total of 38 studies, only 4 were national surveys; the rest assessed specific populations. The highest prevalence of current waterpipe smoking was among school students across countries: the United States, especially among Arab Americans (12%-15%) the Arabic Gulf region (9%-16%), Estonia (21%), and Lebanon (25%). Similarly, the prevalence of current waterpipe smoking among university students was high in the Arabic Gulf region (6%), the United Kingdom (8%), the United States (10%), Syria (15%), Lebanon (28%), and Pakistan (33%). The prevalence of current waterpipe smoking among adults was the following: Pakistan (6%), Arabic Gulf region (4%-12%), Australia (11% in Arab speaking adults), Syria (9%-12%), and Lebanon (15%). Group waterpipe smoking was high in Lebanon (5%), and Egypt (11%-15%). In Lebanon, 5%-6% pregnant women reported smoking waterpipe during pregnancy. The studies were all cross-sectional and varied by how they reported waterpipe smoking. CONCLUSION: While very few national surveys have been conducted, the prevalence of waterpipe smoking appears to be alarmingly high among school students and university students in Middle Eastern countries and among groups of Middle Eastern descent in Western countries. Descriptors Smoking/epidemiology, Water, Adolescent, Adult, Asia/epidemiology, Australia/epidemiology, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Middle East/epidemiology, Prevalence, United States/epidemiology, Young Adult Links http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3100253/?tool=pubmed; http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-244 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Akl,Elie A., Gunukula,Sameer K., Aleem,Sohaib, Obeid,Rawad, Jaoude,Philippe Abou, Honeine,Roland, Irani,Jihad Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
3-Oxo-5-(piperidin-1-yl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonitrile	2011		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Acta crystallographica.Section E, Structure reports online Periodical, Abbrev. Acta Crystallogr.Sect.E.Struct.Rep.Online Pub Date Free Form 1-Dec Volume 67 Issue Pt 12 Start Page o3318 Other Pages Notes LR: 20130228; JID: 101089178; OID: NLM: PMC3238968; 2011/10/13 [received]; 2011/11/10 [accepted]; 2011/11/16 [epublish]; ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1600-5368; 1600-5368 Accession Number PMID: 22199817 Language eng SubFile Journal Article DOI 10.1107/S1600536811047714 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 22199817 Abstract In the title compound, C(9)H(12)N(4)O, the piperidine ring adopts a chair conformation and makes a dihedral angle of 42.49 (11) degrees with the approximately planar pyrazole moiety [maximum deviation = 0.038 (2) A]. In the crystal, N-Hcdots, three dots, centeredO and N-Hcdots, three dots, centeredN hydrogen bonds and a weak C-Hcdots, three dots, centeredO inter-action link the mol-ecules into sheets lying parallel to (110). Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Al-Adiwish,W. M., Yaacob,W. A., Adan,D., Mohamed Tahir,M. I., Kassim,M. B. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20111116 PMCID PMC3238968 Editors
Are primary health care providers prepared to implement an anti-smoking program in Syria?	2011		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Patient Educ Couns Periodical, Abbrev. Patient Educ.Couns. Pub Date Free Form Volume 85 Issue 2 Start Page 201 Other Pages 5 Notes ID: 21168300 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract OBJECTIVE: To document primary health care (PHC) providers' tobacco use, and how this influences their smoking cessation practices and attitudes towards tobacco-control policies. METHODS: Anonymous questionnaires were distributed to PHC providers in 7 randomly selected PHC centers in Aleppo, Syria. RESULTS: All PHC providers completed the questionnaires (100% response rate). A quarter of these providers smoke cigarettes and more than 10% smoke waterpipes. Physicians who smoke were less likely to advise patients to quit (OR=0.29; 95% CI, 0.09-0.95), assess their motivation to quit (OR=0.13, 95% CI=0.02-0.72), or assist them in quitting (OR=0.24, 95% CI=0.06-0.99). PHC providers who smoke were less likely to support a ban on smoking in PHC settings (68.2% vs. 89.1%) and in enclosed public places (68.2% vs. 86.1%) or increases in the price of tobacco products (43.2% vs. 77.4%) (P<0.01 for all comparisons). CONCLUSIONS: Smoking, including waterpipe, continues to be widespread among PHC providers in Syria and will negatively influence implementation of anti-smoking program in PHC settings. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Smoking awareness and cessation interventions targeted to PHC providers, and training programs to build providers' competency in addressing their patients' smoking is crucial in Syria. Descriptors Attitude of Health Personnel, Nurses/psychology, Physicians/psychology, Primary Health Care, Smoking Cessation, Smoking/prevention & control, Smoking/psychology, Adult, Chi-Square Distribution, Female, Humans, Logistic Models, Male, Prevalence, Smoking/epidemiology, Questionnaires, Syria/epidemiology Links http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3074023/?tool=pubmed; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2010.11.011 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Asfar,Taghrid, Al-Ali,Radwan, Ward,Kenneth D., Vander Weg,Mark,W., Maziak,Wasim Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Novel unbreakable solid-phase microextraction fiber by electrodeposition of silica sol-gel on gold	2011	Environmental and Bio-Analytical Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. bagheri@sharif.edu	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of separation science Periodical, Abbrev. J.Sep.Sci. Pub Date Free Form Nov Volume 34 Issue 22 Start Page 3246 Other Pages 3252 Notes CI: Copyright (c) 2011; JID: 101088554; 0 (Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic); 0 (Polymers); 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical); 60650-90-0 (Silica Gel); 7440-57-5 (Gold); 2011/04/22 [received]; 2011/08/13 [revised]; 2011/08/15 [accepted]; 2011/10/26 [aheadof Place of Publication Germany ISSN/ISBN 1615-9314; 1615-9306 Accession Number PMID: 22028302 Language eng SubFile Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1002/jssc.201100367 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 22028302 Abstract A new technique for preparation of an unbreakable solid-phase microextraction (SPME) fiber, using sol-gel technology is developed. Primarily, an ultrathin two-dimensional intermediate film was prepared by hydrolysis of 3-(trimethoxysilyl)-1-propanthiol self-assembled monolayer grafted onto gold, then a stationary phase by electrodeposition of 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propylmethacrylate as a precursor, tetramethyl orthosilicate and polyethylene glycol as a coating polymer was produced. The scanning electron microscopy images revealed that the new fiber exhibits a rather porous and homogenous surface. The thermal stability of the fabricated fiber was investigated by thermogravimetric analysis. The applicability of the prepared fiber coating in conjunction with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry was examined by SPME of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, as model analytes, from aquatic media. An extraction time of 20 min at 50 degrees C gave maximum peak areas when NaCl, 15% was added to the aqueous samples. Limits of detection were in the range of 0.01-0.02 ng/mL and relative standard deviation values were in the range of 4-16% at 1 ng/mL. The developed method was successfully applied for the analysis of real water samples while the relative recovery percentage was in the range of 102-118%. Descriptors Adsorption, Gold/chemistry, Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, Aromatic/analysis/isolation & purification, Polymers/chemistry, Porosity, Silica Gel/chemistry, Solid Phase Microextraction/instrumentation/methods, Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis/isolation & purification Links Book Title Database Publisher WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim Data Source Authors Bagheri,H., Sistani,H., Ayazi,Z. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20111026 PMCID Editors
Violence-related behaviors and self-inflicted injuries among 15-18 year old Iranian adolescents	2011		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Indian Pediatr Periodical, Abbrev. Indian Pediatr. Pub Date Free Form Volume 48 Issue 12 Start Page 984 Other Pages 5 Notes ID: 22253162 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract In this population-based cross-sectional study, we determined the prevalence of intentional injuries and associated factors among 1201 adolescents in Tehran, Iran. Overall, 63.9% of adolescents had at least one intentional injury behavior which was significantly higher in males. Gender preference for males by parents, very high or very low supervision, waterpipe smoking, and alcohol consumption were significantly associated with injuries in females. In addition, poor wealth index, parental punishment and smoking were incriminating factors in males. Descriptors Aggression/psychology, Self-Injurious Behavior/psychology, Violence/psychology, Adolescent, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Iran, Male, Psychology, Adolescent, Socioeconomic Factors, Suicide/psychology, Suicide/statistics & numerical data, Violence/statistics & numerical data Links http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/mdl-22253162 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Baheiraei,Azam, Hamzehgardeshi,Zeinab, Mohammadi,Mohammad Reza, Nedjat,Saharnaz Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Comparison of cigarette and waterpipe smoking among pupils in the urban area of Sousse, Tunisia. Tunis Med. 2010 Jul; 88(7):470-3.(Letter to editor). Pro	2011		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Tunis Med Periodical, Abbrev. Tunis.Med. Pub Date Free Form Volume 89 Issue 5 Start Page 505 Other Pages 6 Notes ID: 21557194 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors Smoking/epidemiology, Students/statistics & numerical data, Urban Population/statistics & numerical data, Bias (Epidemiology), Humans, Tobacco/chemistry, Tobacco Use Disorder/epidemiology, Tunisia/epidemiology, World Health Organization Links http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/mdl-21557194 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Ben Saad,Helmi, Chaouachi,Kamal Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Assessment of narghile (shisha, hookah) smokers' actual exposure to toxic chemicals requires further sound studies	2011		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Periodical, Abbrev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 6 Issue Start Page Other Pages Notes ID: 21584212 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Tobacco smoking is hazardous for health. However, not all forms of tobacco use entail the same risks and the latter should be studied and compared in a sound realistic way. Smoking machines for cigarettes (which are consumed in a few minutes) were early designed as a tool to evaluate the actual intake of toxic substances ('toxicants') by smokers. However, the yields (tar, nicotine, CO, etc.) provided by such machines poorly reflect the actual human smoking behaviour known to depend on numerous factors (anxiety, emotions, anthropological situation, etc.). In the case of narghile smoking, the problems are even more complex, particularly because of the much longer duration of a session. A recent study from the US-American University of Beirut was based on a field smoking topography and claimed consistency with a laboratory smoking machine. We offer a point by point critical analysis of such methods on which most of the 'waterpipe' antismoking literature since 2002 is based. Descriptors Links http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3094468/?tool=pubmed; http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ljm.v6i0.5934 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Chaouachi,Kamal Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
What bone graft substitutes should we use in post-traumatic spinal fusion?	2011	Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Hospital Costa del Sol, University of Malaga, Autovia A-7 Km 187, 29603 Marbella, Malaga, Spain. eguerado@hcs.es	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Injury Periodical, Abbrev. Injury Pub Date Free Form Sep Volume 42 Suppl 2 Issue Start Page S64 Other Pages 71 Notes LR: 20131121; CI: Copyright (c) 2011; JID: 0226040; 0 (Bone Morphogenetic Proteins); 0 (Bone Substitutes); 0 (Calcium Phosphates); 2011/08/15 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication Netherlands ISSN/ISBN 1879-0267; 0020-1383 Accession Number PMID: 21839997 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI 10.1016/j.injury.2011.06.200 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 21839997 Abstract Surgical treatment of spinal fractures consists of postural reduction and segmental arthrodesis, together with an eventual performance of spinal canal decompression. Spinal arthrodesis consists of the combination of a hardware system for mechanical stabilisation together with a biological substance for enhancement of bone formation. To date, autologous graft is the only biological substance demonstrated to possess osteogenic properties. Cancellous bone graft has greater cellular activity than cortical graft, whereas cortical graft is stronger. Consequently, according to biological and biomechanical properties of autograft, spinal posterior arthrodesis is better enhanced by cancellous autograft, whereas anterior interbody tricortical bone is more suitable for anterior fusion. Allograft does not cause harvesting complications as autograft does, and also its amount is theoretically unlimited; nevertheless the rate of bone fusion facilitated by allograft is far from that enhanced by autograft given that allograft has no osteoprogenitor cells. There is little evidence on the efficacy of demineralised bone matrix for spinal fusion. Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are in use in spinal surgery, but their exact role with respect to type, dose, and carrier, together with their cost-effectiveness, need further clinical delineation. Calcium phosphate compounds appear to be good as carriers; however, they have no osteoinductive or osteogenic properties. Current clinical literature seem to indicate their usefulness for bony fusion in spinal surgery, when combined with bone marrow aspirate or used as an extender for autologous bone graft. Age, length of fusion, location, and concurrent diseases should be definitive for fusion outcome; papers on spinal arthrodesis should neatly stratify these variables. Unfortunately, since that is not the rule, conclusions drawn from current literature are very unreliable. Autograft remains the gold standard, and cancellous bone is advisable in posterolateral approaches, whereas tricortical iliac crest autograft appears appropriate for interbody support. In longer segments, its expansion with BMPs looks safe at least. Basic knowledge has been achieved from animal experiments, and clinical application of the findings to humans should be done very cautiously; in any case, both anterior and posterior arthrodesis must be protected with instrumentation used according to appropriate biomechanical principles. A combination of failure of the correct graft together with proper instrumentation will result in poorer outcome, even if the right graft is used. Descriptors Age Factors, Aged, Biomechanical Phenomena, Bone Morphogenetic Proteins/therapeutic use, Bone Substitutes/therapeutic use, Bone Transplantation/methods, Calcium Phosphates/therapeutic use, Decompression, Surgical, Fracture Healing/physiology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Osteogenesis/physiology, Spinal Fractures/surgery, Spinal Fusion/methods, Spine/surgery, Tissue and Organ Harvesting/adverse effects/methods, Transplantation, Autologous/instrumentation, Transplantation, Homologous, Treatment Outcome Links Book Title Database Publisher Elsevier Ltd Data Source Authors Guerado,E., Fuerstenberg,C. H. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20110815 PMCID Editors

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