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Portrayal of waterpipe (shisha, hookah, nargile) smoking on Twitter: a qualitative exploration	2016	South East Wales Trials Unit, Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University, UK. Electronic address: granta2@cardiff.ac.uk.; Centre for the Study of Knowledge, Expertise and Science, School of Social Science, Cardiff University, UK.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Public health Periodical, Abbrev. Public Health Pub Date Free Form 9-Aug Volume Issue Start Page Other Pages Notes LR: 20160813; CI: Copyright (c) 2016; JID: 0376507; OTO: NOTNLM; 2016/02/08 [received]; 2016/07/06 [revised]; 2016/07/10 [accepted]; aheadofprint Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 1476-5616; 0033-3506 Accession Number PMID: 27520707 Language ENG SubFile JOURNAL ARTICLE DOI S0033-3506(16)30165-2 [pii] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27520707 Abstract OBJECTIVES: To describe and characterize social media content in relation to waterpipe smoking using qualitative methods. STUDY DESIGN: Exploratory qualitative design. METHODS: A representative sample of pre-existing social media content from Twitter relating to waterpipe smoking and written in the English language was collected during a 1 week period in July 2014. A total of 9671 tweets were collected; duplicates and retweets were removed leaving 4439 unique tweets. Data were analyzed semiotically (positive, negative, positive and negative, no sentiment, unclassifiable) and thematically. Photographs attached to tweets written by individual users indexed using #hookah (n = 299) were subjected to content analysis. RESULTS: Over half of all tweets were positive about waterpipe smoking (59%), with 3% negative, 21% lacking sentiment and 17% unclassifiable. However, there were variations by likely author of tweet, with 91% of tweets from individual users classified as positive. Twitter users focused on their emotional experience, location, other products they were consuming alongside waterpipe smoking, and who they were with. Analysis of photographs highlighted a high degree of synergy between text and visual representations of waterpipe smoking, and two thirds of photographs contained at least part of a waterpipe. CONCLUSIONS: Waterpipe smoking may be normalized as an enjoyable activity in this online environment, posing a challenge for public health. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher The Royal Society for Public Health. Published by Elsevier Ltd Data Source Authors Grant,A., O'Mahoney,H. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20160809 PMCID Editors
Web-Based Video-Coaching to Assist an Automated Computer-Tailored Physical Activity Intervention for Inactive Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial	2016	Physical Activity Research Group, School of Human, Health and Social Sciences, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia. s.alley@cqu.edu.au.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of medical Internet research Periodical, Abbrev. J.Med.Internet Res. Pub Date Free Form 12-Aug Volume 18 Issue 8 Start Page e223 Other Pages Notes JID: 100959882; OTO: NOTNLM; 2016/02/29 [received]; 2016/06/13 [accepted]; 2016/06/01 [revised]; epublish Place of Publication Canada ISSN/ISBN 1438-8871; 1438-8871 Accession Number PMID: 27520283 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI 10.2196/jmir.5664 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27520283 Abstract BACKGROUND: Web-based physical activity interventions that apply computer tailoring have shown to improve engagement and behavioral outcomes but provide limited accountability and social support for participants. It is unknown how video calls with a behavioral expert in a Web-based intervention will be received and whether they improve the effectiveness of computer-tailored advice. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of brief video-based coaching in addition to fully automated computer-tailored advice in a Web-based physical activity intervention for inactive adults. METHODS: Participants were assigned to one of the three groups: (1) tailoring + video-coaching where participants received an 8-week computer-tailored Web-based physical activity intervention ("My Activity Coach") including 4 10-minute coaching sessions with a behavioral expert using a Web-based video-calling program (eg, Skype; n=52); (2) tailoring-only where participants received the same intervention without the coaching sessions (n=54); and (3) a waitlist control group (n=45). Demographics were measured at baseline, intervention satisfaction at week 9, and physical activity at baseline, week 9, and 6 months by Web-based self-report surveys. Feasibility was analyzed by comparing intervention groups on retention, adherence, engagement, and satisfaction using t tests and chi-square tests. Effectiveness was assessed using linear mixed models to compare physical activity changes between groups. RESULTS: A total of 23 tailoring + video-coaching participants, 30 tailoring-only participants, and 30 control participants completed the postintervention survey (83/151, 55.0% retention). A low percentage of tailoring + video-coaching completers participated in the coaching calls (11/23, 48%). However, the majority of those who participated in the video calls were satisfied with them (5/8, 71%) and had improved intervention adherence (9/11, 82% completed 3 or 4 modules vs 18/42, 43%, P=.01) and engagement (110 minutes spent on the website vs 78 minutes, P=.02) compared with other participants. There were no overall retention, adherence, engagement, and satisfaction differences between tailoring + video-coaching and tailoring-only participants. At 9 weeks, physical activity increased from baseline to postintervention in all groups (tailoring + video-coaching: +150 minutes/week; tailoring only: +123 minutes/week; waitlist control: +34 minutes/week). The increase was significantly higher in the tailoring + video-coaching group compared with the control group (P=.01). No significant difference was found between intervention groups and no significant between-group differences were found for physical activity change at 6 months. CONCLUSIONS: Only small improvements were observed when video-coaching was added to computer-tailored advice in a Web-based physical activity intervention. However, combined Web-based video-coaching and computer-tailored advice was effective in comparison with a control group. More research is needed to determine whether Web-based coaching is more effective than stand-alone computer-tailored advice. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN): 12614000339651; http://www.anzctr.org.au/TrialSearch.aspx?searchTxt=ACTRN12614000339651+&isBasic= True (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6jTnOv0Ld). Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Alley,S., Jennings,C., Plotnikoff,R.C., Vandelanotte,C. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20160812 PMCID Editors
Magazine hyped: Trends in tobacco advertising and readership characteristics, 2010-2014	2016	National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Division of Intramural Research, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Electronic address: sherine.el-toukhy@nih.gov.; National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Division of Intramural Re	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Preventive medicine Periodical, Abbrev. Prev.Med. Pub Date Free Form 9-Aug Volume Issue Start Page Other Pages Notes LR: 20160813; CI: Copyright (c) 2016; JID: 0322116; OTO: NOTNLM; 2016/06/02 [received]; 2016/07/13 [revised]; 2016/08/08 [accepted]; aheadofprint Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 1096-0260; 0091-7435 Accession Number PMID: 27519170 Language ENG SubFile JOURNAL ARTICLE DOI S0091-7435(16)30223-7 [pii] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27519170 Abstract We tracked magazine advertisements for seven tobacco products in US magazines from 2010 to 2014 and examined magazine readership characteristics that are associated with advertising placement in 2014. Advertising data came from Kantar Media's Intelligence and readership data came from a 2014 Experian's nationally representative survey of 4667 adult tobacco users. At magazine level, we aggregated total and product-specific number of advertisements and expenditures by year and calculated readership demographics. We used linear and Poisson regression models to examine trends in number of tobacco advertisements and expenditures and readership characteristics associated with number of tobacco advertisements in 2014. Analyses were conducted in 2015. There were 5317 tobacco advertisements with expenditures of $796 million that appeared in 322 magazines during 2010-2014. Cigarette advertisements accounted for 2928 (55%), followed by e-cigarettes (n=862, 16%), and snus (n=534, 10%). Advertisements increased by 2.79ad/year for cigarettes, 1.94ad/year for e-cigarettes, and 0.78ad/year for chewing tobacco (p Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher . Published by Elsevier Inc Data Source Authors El-Toukhy,S.M., Choi,K. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20160809 PMCID Editors
Treatment attrition: Associations with negative affect smoking motives and barriers to quitting among treatment-seeking smokers	2016	Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States.; Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States.; Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States.; Department of Psychol	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Addictive Behaviors Periodical, Abbrev. Addict.Behav. Pub Date Free Form Dec Volume 63 Issue Start Page 165 Other Pages 171 Notes CI: Copyright (c) 2016; JID: 7603486; OTO: NOTNLM; 2016/03/06 [received]; 2016/07/19 [revised]; 2016/07/30 [accepted]; 2016/08/01 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1873-6327; 0306-4603 Accession Number PMID: 27518764 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.07.018 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27518764 Abstract INTRODUCTION: Pre-treatment attrition and perceived barriers for quitting are clinically important processes involved in early phases of quitting smoking. However, less is known about the constructs that may contribute to these processes such as negative affect reduction smoking motives. METHOD: The current study sought to evaluate the relation between negative affect reduction smoking motives and pre-treatment attrition and perceived barriers for quitting in a sample of 425 treatment-seeking smokers (48.5% female; Mage=37.69 years; SD=13.61) enrolled in a smoking cessation study examining the efficacy of a transdiagnostic panic-smoking cessation treatment relative to a standard smoking cessation treatment. RESULTS: Results indicated that greater negative affect reduction smoking motives was associated with an increased likelihood of treatment initiation (odds ratio=1.49, CI: 1.09, 2.04). Additionally, negative affect reduction smoking motives was associated with greater perceived barriers for cessation among pre-treatment drop-outs and treatment initiators. CONCLUSIONS: This initial investigation provides evidence for the possible clinical utility in addressing negative affect reduction smoking motives during early stages of quitting. Additionally, such findings could potentially inform the development of personalized, early stages of quitting interventions for smoking cessation. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Elsevier Ltd Data Source Authors Garey,L., Kauffman,B.Y., Neighbors,C., Schmidt,N.B., Zvolensky,M.J. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20160801 PMCID Editors
Updates from the Literature, September/October 2016	2016		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of midwifery & women's health Periodical, Abbrev. J.Midwifery Womens Health Pub Date Free Form 12-Aug Volume Issue Start Page Other Pages Notes LR: 20160812; JID: 100909407; 2016/07/07 [received]; 2016/07/07 [accepted]; aheadofprint Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 1542-2011; 1526-9523 Accession Number PMID: 27518761 Language ENG SubFile JOURNAL ARTICLE DOI 10.1111/jmwh.12524 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27518761 Abstract Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Faucher,M.A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20160812 PMCID Editors
Hookah tobacco use and stressful life events in a sample of young non-daily cigarette smokers	2016	Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, United States. Electronic address: kbrikmanis@ucsd.edu.; Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, United States.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Addictive Behaviors Periodical, Abbrev. Addict.Behav. Pub Date Free Form 5-Aug Volume 64 Issue Start Page 1 Other Pages 5 Notes LR: 20160812; CI: Copyright (c) 2016; JID: 7603486; OTO: NOTNLM; 2016/05/19 [received]; 2016/08/01 [revised]; 2016/08/04 [accepted]; aheadofprint Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 1873-6327; 0306-4603 Accession Number PMID: 27518219 Language ENG SubFile JOURNAL ARTICLE DOI S0306-4603(16)30273-8 [pii] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27518219 Abstract INTRODUCTION: Understanding factors that influence hookah use among young adults is important given its increasing popularity and health risks. The purpose of this study was to examine whether young adult non-daily cigarette smokers use hookah for stress regulation. We hypothesized that greater perceived stress and greater stressful life events would predict probability and frequency of recent hookah use. METHODS: Participants (n=598, 50.7% male) were non-daily smokers aged 18-24years (M=20.5, SD=1.8), who completed a baseline assessment online or via mobile phone as part of a longitudinal study. Participants had been non-daily smokers for at least six months but had never been daily smokers. RESULTS: Thirty-one percent of participants reported using hookah over the past 14days. Full-time students were more likely to have used hookah recently. More stressful life events and more frequent alcohol use predicted likelihood and frequency of hookah use (ps Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Elsevier Ltd Data Source Authors Brikmanis,K., Doran,N. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20160805 PMCID Editors
Partial Discharge Monitoring in Power Transformers Using Low-Cost Piezoelectric Sensors	2016	Faculdade de Engenharia, UNESP-Univ. Estadual Paulista, Bauru, Departamento de Engenharia Eletrica, Av. Eng. Luiz Edmundo C. Coube 14-01, 17033-360 Bauru-SP, Brazil. bruno.castro@feb.unesp.br.; Faculdade de Engenharia, UNESP-Univ. Estadual Paulista, Bauru	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Periodical, Abbrev. Sensors (Basel) Pub Date Free Form 10-Aug Volume 16 Issue 8 Start Page 10.3390/s16081266 Other Pages Notes JID: 101204366; OTO: NOTNLM; 2016/06/13 [received]; 2016/07/29 [revised]; 2016/07/29 [accepted]; epublish Place of Publication Switzerland ISSN/ISBN 1424-8220; 1424-8220 Accession Number PMID: 27517931 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI 10.3390/s16081266 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27517931 Abstract Power transformers are crucial in an electric power system. Failures in transformers can affect the quality and cause interruptions in the power supply. Partial discharges are a phenomenon that can cause failures in the transformers if not properly monitored. Typically, the monitoring requires high-cost corrective maintenance or even interruptions of the power system. Therefore, the development of online non-invasive monitoring systems to detect partial discharges in power transformers has great relevance since it can reduce significant maintenance costs. Although commercial acoustic emission sensors have been used to monitor partial discharges in power transformers, they still represent a significant cost. In order to overcome this drawback, this paper presents a study of the feasibility of low-cost piezoelectric sensors to identify partial discharges in mineral insulating oil of power transformers. The analysis of the feasibility of the proposed low-cost sensor is performed by its comparison with a commercial acoustic emission sensor commonly used to detect partial discharges. The comparison between the responses in the time and frequency domain of both sensors was carried out and the experimental results indicate that the proposed piezoelectric sensors have great potential in the detection of acoustic waves generated by partial discharges in insulation oil, contributing for the popularization of this noninvasive technique. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Castro,B., Clerice,G., Ramos,C., Andreoli,A., Baptista,F., Campos,F., Ulson,J. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20160810 PMCID Editors
To Regulate or Not to Regulate? Views on Electronic Cigarette Regulations and Beliefs about the Reasons for and against Regulation	2016	Michigan State University, Department of Advertising and Public Relations, College of Communication Arts and Science, 404 Wilson Road, Lansing, Michigan, United States of America.; Harvard University, TH Chan School of Public Health, Department of Social	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full PloS one Periodical, Abbrev. PLoS One Pub Date Free Form 12-Aug Volume 11 Issue 8 Start Page e0161124 Other Pages Notes JID: 101285081; 2016 [ecollection]; 2016/03/22 [received]; 2016/07/30 [accepted]; 2016/08/12 [epublish]; epublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1932-6203; 1932-6203 Accession Number PMID: 27517716 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0161124 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27517716 Abstract BACKGROUND: Policies designed to restrict marketing, access to, and public use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are increasingly under debate in various jurisdictions in the US. Little is known about public perceptions of these policies and factors that predict their support or opposition. METHODS: Using a sample of US adults from Amazon Mechanical Turk in May 2015, this paper identifies beliefs about the benefits and costs of regulating e-cigarettes and identifies which of these beliefs predict support for e-cigarette restricting policies. RESULTS: A higher proportion of respondents agreed with 8 different reasons to regulate e-cigarettes (48.5% to 83.3% agreement) versus 7 reasons not to regulate e-cigarettes (11.5% to 18.9%). The majority of participants agreed with 7 out of 8 reasons for regulation. When all reasons to regulate or not were included in a final multivariable model, beliefs about protecting people from secondhand vapor and protecting youth from trying e-cigarettes significantly predicted stronger support for e-cigarette restricting policies, whereas concern about government intrusion into individual choices was associated with reduced support. DISCUSSION: This research identifies key beliefs that may underlie public support or opposition to policies designed to regulate the marketing and use of e-cigarettes. Advocates on both sides of the issue may find this research valuable in developing strategic campaigns related to the issue. IMPLICATIONS: Specific beliefs of potential benefits and costs of e-cigarette regulation (protecting youth, preventing exposure to secondhand vapor, and government intrusion into individual choices) may be effectively deployed by policy makers or health advocates in communicating with the public. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Sanders-Jackson,A., Tan,A.S., Bigman,C.A., Mello,S., Niederdeppe,J. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20160812 PMCID Editors
Presence of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine from the lungs at the active hydrophobic spots in the vasculature where bubbles are formed on decompression	2016	Israel Naval Medical Institute rarieli@netvision.net.il.; Department of Oxidative Stress and Human Diseases, MIGAL - Galilee Research Institute and Tel Hai College, Kiryat Shmona.; Department of Oxidative Stress and Human Diseases, MIGAL - Galilee Researc	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md.: 1985) Periodical, Abbrev. J.Appl.Physiol.(1985) Pub Date Free Form 11-Aug Volume Issue Start Page jap.00649.2016 Other Pages Notes LR: 20160812; CI: Copyright (c) 2016; JID: 8502536; OTO: NOTNLM; 2016/08/10 [accepted]; 2016/07/19 [received]; aheadofprint; SO: J Appl Physiol (1985). 2016 Aug 11:jap.00649.2016. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00649.2016. Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 1522-1601; 0161-7567 Accession Number PMID: 27516538 Language ENG SubFile JOURNAL ARTICLE DOI 10.1152/japplphysiol.00649.2016 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27516538 Abstract Most severe cases of decompression illness (DCI) are caused by vascular bubbles. We showed that there are active hydrophobic spots (AHS) on the luminal aspect of ovine blood vessels where bubbles are produced after decompression. It has been suggested that AHS may be composed of lung surfactant. Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) is the main component of lung surfactants. Blood samples and four blood vessels, the aorta, superior vena cava, pulmonary vein and pulmonary artery, were obtained from 11 slaughtered sheep. Following exposure to 1013 kPa for 20.4 h, we started photographing the blood vessels 15 min after the end of decompression for a period of 30 min, to determine AHS by observing bubble formation. Phospholipids were extracted from AHS and from control tissue and plasma for determination of DPPC. DPPC was found in all blood vessel samples and all samples of plasma. The concentration of DPPC in the plasma samples (n = 8) was 2.04+/-0.90 microg/ml. The amount of DPPC in the AHS which produced four or more bubbles (n = 16) was 1.59+/-0.92 microg. This was significantly higher than the value obtained for AHS producing less than four bubbles and for control samples (n = 19) (0.97+/-0.61 microg, P = 0.027). DPPC leaks from the lungs into the blood, settling on the luminal aspect of the vasculature to create AHS. Determining the constituents of the AHS might pave the way for their removal, resulting in a dramatic improvement in diver safety. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Journal of Applied Physiology Data Source Authors Arieli,R., Khatib,S., Vaya,J. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20160811 PMCID Editors
Histoprognostic markers role in colorectal cancer	2016	Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania; fbadulescu2001@yahoo.com.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologie Periodical, Abbrev. Rom.J.Morphol.Embryol. Pub Date Free Form Volume 57 Issue 2 Start Page 445 Other Pages 450 Notes JID: 9112454; ppublish Place of Publication Romania ISSN/ISBN 1220-0522; 1220-0522 Accession Number PMID: 27516017 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI 570216445450 [pii] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27516017 Abstract Malignant tumors with digestive location are, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In Romania, the constant increase of prevalence and incidence of colorectal cancer awarded it the status of priority public health problem. The study aimed to identify specific aspects of colorectal cancer histoprognosis that may be associated with a higher frequency of the disease. Data were collected from records and registers within Clinic of Medical Oncology, Emergency County Hospital, Craiova, Romania. Were analyzed and associated demographics and epidemiological data, clinical features, anatomotopographical, histopathological and immunohistochemical. The cases studied were adenocarcinomas with a balanced gender distribution and a worrying incidence for Craiova. The age group with the highest incidence was that of 55-64 years. Topographic, rectum and rectosigmoidian junction are the first two locations. More than half of the cases (55.55%) are adenocarcinomas with moderate differentiation and belong to the pT3 category, as extension of colorectal tumor degree. 32.5% of patients were identified with mutations in the K-Ras oncogenes and were found Ki67 positive immunoreacted and heterogeneity of antigen expression in tumor areas studied. Colorectal cancer recorded a worldwide steady increase in the incidence; growth trend in our country is above the European average. Dolj County faces with an increased incidence and mortality rates by this disease. To limit the disease at the population level and pre-malignant diagnosis is necessary to establish histoprognostic value and predictive of tumor markers. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Badulescu,F., Mihai,G.M., Badulescu,A., Prejbeanu,I. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors

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