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Triboelectric sensor for self-powered tracking of object motion inside tubing	2014	School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245, United States.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full ACS nano Periodical, Abbrev. ACS Nano Pub Date Free Form 22-Apr Volume 8 Issue 4 Start Page 3843 Other Pages 3850 Notes JID: 101313589; 2014/03/06 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1936-086X; 1936-0851 Accession Number PMID: 24601547 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. DOI 10.1021/nn500695q [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 24601547 Abstract We report a self-powered, single-electrode-based triboelectric sensor (SE-TES) array for detecting object motion inside of a plastic tube. This innovative, cost-effective, simple-designed SE-TES consists of thin-film-based ring-shaped Cu electrodes and a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) tube. On the basis of the coupling effect between triboelectrification and electrostatic induction, the sensor generates electric output signals in response to mechanical motion of an object (such as a ball) passing through the electrodes. An array of Cu electrodes linearly aligned along the tube enables the detection of location and speed of the moving steel ball inside. The signal-to-noise ratio of this fabricated device reached 5.3 x 10(3). Furthermore, we demonstrated real-time monitoring and mapping of the motion characteristics of the steel ball inside the tube by using a seven-unit array of electrode channels arranged along the tube. Triggered by the output current signal, LED bulbs were utilized as real-time indicators of the position of a rolling ball. In addition, the SE-TES also shows the capability of detecting blockage in a water pipe. This work demonstrates potentially widespread applications of the triboelectric sensor in a self-powered tracking system, blockage detection, flow control, and logistics monitoring. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Su,Y., Zhu,G., Yang,W., Yang,J., Chen,J., Jing,Q., Wu,Z., Jiang,Y., Wang,Z.L. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20140306 PMCID Editors
Latent classes of young adults based on use of multiple types of tobacco and nicotine products	2014	Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN erick232@umn.edu.; Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.; Division	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 Aug Volume 16 Issue 8 Start Page 1056 Other Pages 1062 Notes LR: 20150801; CI: (c) The Author 2014; GR: R01 CA86191/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; JID: 9815751; OID: NLM: PMC4155422; 2014/03/06 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1469-994X; 1462-2203 Accession Number PMID: 24604019 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; IM DOI 10.1093/ntr/ntu024 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 24604019 Abstract INTRODUCTION: New tobacco and nicotine products such as snus, hookah, and electronic cigarettes have risen in popularity in recent years. Use of these products among young adults is of particular interest given that experimentation with new products is common in young adulthood. METHODS: We conducted latent class analysis among a population-based sample of young adults to identify separate classes based on use of 6 types of tobacco or nicotine products: snus, hookah, electronic cigarettes, cigarillos, snuff, and cigarettes. We then examined how identified classes differed on demographic characteristics and marijuana and alcohol use. RESULTS: We identified 5 classes: the largest group (60%) was characterized as reporting no or limited use of any of the products, while the smallest group (7%) was characterized by use of many types of products (poly-users). Of the 3 middle classes, 2 were the same size (10%) and were characterized by primarily using 2 of the products: one class used snus and snuff, and the other used cigarillos and hookah; the third class (13%) was characterized by primarily cigarette smoking. Numerous differences were seen across classes, including the poly-users being less likely to be college students/graduates and more likely to be male and use marijuana and alcohol. CONCLUSIONS: We found that young adults can be grouped into 5 subgroups based on types of tobacco/nicotine products they do and do not use. A poly-use group that uses all types of tobacco products is concerning, particularly given high levels of marijuana and alcohol use reported in this group. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher . Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Data Source Authors Erickson,D.J., Lenk,K.M., Forster,J.L. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20140306 PMCID PMC4155422 Editors
Electronic cigarettes and conventional cigarette use among U.S. adolescents: a cross-sectional study	2014		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full JAMA pediatrics Periodical, Abbrev. JAMA Pediatr. Pub Date Free Form Jul Volume 168 Issue 7 Start Page 610 Other Pages 617 Notes LR: 20150515; GR: CA-060121/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: CA-113710/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01 CA061021/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: R25 CA113710/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; JID: 101589544; CIN: JAMA Pediatr. 2014 Aug;168(8):776-7. P Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 2168-6211; 2168-6203 Accession Number PMID: 24604023 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; AIM; IM DOI 1840772 [pii] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 24604023 Abstract OBJECTIVE: To examine e-cigarette use and conventional cigarette smoking. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Cross-sectional analyses of survey data from a representative sample of US middle and high school students in 2011 (n = 17 353) and 2012 (n = 22 529) who completed the 2011 and 2012 National Youth Tobacco Survey. EXPOSURES: Ever and current e-cigarette use. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Experimentation with, ever, and current smoking, and smoking abstinence. RESULTS: Among cigarette experimenters (1 puff), ever e-cigarette use was associated with higher odds of ever smoking cigarettes (100 cigarettes; odds ratio [OR] = 6.31; 95% CI, 5.39-7.39) and current cigarette smoking (OR = 5.96; 95% CI, 5.67-6.27). Current e-cigarette use was positively associated with ever smoking cigarettes (OR = 7.42; 95% CI, 5.63-9.79) and current cigarette smoking (OR = 7.88; 95% CI, 6.01-10.32). In 2011, current cigarette smokers who had ever used e-cigarettes were more likely to intend to quit smoking within the next year (OR = 1.53; 95% CI, 1.03-2.28). Among experimenters with conventional cigarettes, ever use of e-cigarettes was associated with lower 30-day (OR = 0.24; 95% CI, 0.21-0.28), 6-month (OR = 0.24; 95% CI, 0.21-0.28), and 1-year (OR = 0.25; 95% CI, 0.21-0.30) abstinence from cigarettes. Current e-cigarette use was also associated with lower 30-day (OR = 0.11; 95% CI, 0.08-0.15), 6-month (OR = 0.11; 95% CI, 0.08-0.15), and 1-year (OR = 0.12; 95% CI, 0.07-0.18) abstinence. Among ever smokers of cigarettes (100 cigarettes), ever e-cigarette use was negatively associated with 30-day (OR = 0.61; 95% CI, 0.42-0.89), 6-month (OR = 0.53; 95% CI, 0.33-0.83), and 1-year (OR = 0.32; 95% CI, 0.18-0.56) abstinence from conventional cigarettes. Current e-cigarette use was also negatively associated with 30-day (OR = 0.35; 95% CI, 0.18-0.69), 6-month (OR = 0.30; 95% CI, 0.13-0.68), and 1-year (OR = 0.34; 95% CI, 0.13-0.87) abstinence. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Use of e-cigarettes was associated with higher odds of ever or current cigarette smoking, higher odds of established smoking, higher odds of planning to quit smoking among current smokers, and, among experimenters, lower odds of abstinence from conventional cigarettes. Use of e-cigarettes does not discourage, and may encourage, conventional cigarette use among U.S. adolescents. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Dutra,L.M., Glantz,S.A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID PMC4142115 Editors
Second-hand smoke and indoor air quality in public places in Gaza City	2013		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 May Volume 19 Issue 5 Start Page 447 Other Pages 451 Notes JID: 9608387; 0 (Particulate Matter); 0 (Tobacco Smoke Pollution); ppublish Place of Publication Egypt ISSN/ISBN 1020-3397; 1020-3397 Accession Number PMID: 24617123 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 24617123 Abstract Second-hand smoke is a major cause of preventable disease and death in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. To assess how second-hand smoke impacts air quality, respirable suspended particles (PM2.5) which are emitted during cigarette and waterpipe smoking, were measured inside and outside of 18 smoking and 5 nonsmoking public venues in Gaza city. Median PM2.5 level inside the smoking venues was 117 microg/m3, which exceeds the WHO guidelines for daily PM2.5 exposure (25 microg/m3) by more than 4-fold. The median level inside the smoking venues (117 microg/m3) was significantly higher than outside the venues (43 microg/m3), and significantly higher than the median level inside non-smoking venues (40 microg/m3). By contrast particulate levels outside non-smoking venues (35 microg/m3) did not differ from the corresponding levels inside (40 microg/m3). To protect employees and the public from second-hand smoke exposure, policies prohibiting sinoking in public niaces are needed in Gaza city. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Abuelaish,I., Seidenberg,A.B., Kennedy,R.D., Rees,V.W. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Biomarkers in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors	2014	Oncology Unit, Third Department of Medicine, Sotiria General Hospital. Athens, Greece. mtheochari@gmail.com.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full JOP : Journal of the pancreas Periodical, Abbrev. JOP Pub Date Free Form 10-Mar Volume 15 Issue 2 Start Page 138 Other Pages 139 Notes LR: 20151119; JID: 101091810; 0 (Biomarkers, Tumor); 0 (MIRN27 microRNA, human); 0 (MicroRNAs); 0 (Smad4 Protein); 2014/02/06 [received]; 2014/02/07 [accepted]; epublish Place of Publication Italy ISSN/ISBN 1590-8577; 1590-8577 Accession Number PMID: 24618438 Language eng SubFile Congresses; IM DOI 10.6092/1590-8577/2321 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 24618438 Abstract The aim of biomarkers is to identify patients most likely to benefit from a therapeutic strategy. Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors are rare neoplasms that arise in the endocrine tissues of the pancreas. Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors represent 3% of primary pancreatic neoplasms and their incidence has risen. The SMAD4 gene is located on chromosome 18q and someday the SMAD4 gene status may be useful for prognostic stratification and therapeutic decision. The cells respond to environmental signals by modulating the expressions of genes contained within the nucleus, when genes are activated are transcribed to generate messenger RNA (mRNA). The examination of multiple expressed genes and proteins provides more useful information for prognostication of individual tumors. Here we summarize and discuss findings presented at the 2014 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium. Anna Karpathakis et al. (Abstract #212) reported data about the role of DNA methylation in gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors. Christina Lynn Roland et al. (Abstract #250) looked the impact Of SMAD4 on oncologic outcomes. Bong Kynn Kang et al. (Abstract #251) investigated prognostic biomarker using microRNA array technology. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Theochari,M.S., Syrigos,K.N., Saif,M.W. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20140310 PMCID Editors
Oral health condition and hygiene habits among adult patients with respect to their level of dental anxiety	2014		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Oral health & preventive dentistry Periodical, Abbrev. Oral Health.Prev.Dent. Pub Date Free Form Volume 12 Issue 3 Start Page 233 Other Pages 239 Notes JID: 101167768; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1602-1622; 1602-1622 Accession Number PMID: 24624394 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; D; IM DOI 10.3290/j.ohpd.a31668 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 24624394 Abstract PURPOSE: Dental anxiety is a common phenomenon influencing the relationship between a patient and a doctor as well as the course of treatment. The aim of the study was to assess the oral health status and hygiene habits among adult patients with respect to their level of dental anxiety. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 117 consecutive adult patients referred to the Department of Conservative Dentistry and Paedodontics of Wroclaw Medical University were included in the study. There were 58 women (49.57%) and 59 men (50.43%). The mean age of the patients was 36.57 +/- 16.76 years. The level of dental anxiety was assessed using the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS). To evaluate dental health status and oral hygiene, the following indices were used: total number of decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMF/T) as well as surfaces (DMF/S), approximal plaque index (API), oral hygiene index (OHI), debris index (DI) and calculus index (CI). RESULTS: The study revealed that the patients with high MDAS presented a higher calculus index (CI). There was a negative correlation between a high level of dental anxiety measured by MDAS and the number of filled teeth (F/T) as well as the number of filled dental surfaces (F/S). There was no significant correlation between dental anxiety as measured with the MDAS and age, gender or level of education; however, smokers had a significantly higher anxiety level than non-smokers. CONCLUSIONS: Dental anxiety has a negative influence on oral health status; the higher the level of dental anxiety, the lower the number of filled teeth and the higher the calculus index. Poor dental and periodontal health may have many somatic as well as psychosocial consequences, both of which lower the quality of life of the patient. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Kanaffa-Kilijanska,U., Kaczmarek,U., Kilijanska,B., Frydecka,D. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Behavioral cessation treatment of waterpipe smoking: The first pilot randomized controlled trial	2014	Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies, Aleppo, Syria; Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.; Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies, Aleppo, Syria.; Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies, Aleppo, Sy	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Addictive Behaviors Periodical, Abbrev. Addict.Behav. Pub Date Free Form Jun Volume 39 Issue 6 Start Page 1066 Other Pages 1074 Notes LR: 20150601; CI: Copyright (c) 2014; GR: R01 DA024876/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01 DA024876/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01 DA035160/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01 DA035160/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; JID: 7603486; NIHMS615577 Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1873-6327; 0306-4603 Accession Number PMID: 24629480 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; IM DOI 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.02.012 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 24629480 Abstract BACKGROUND: Waterpipe use has increased dramatically in the Middle East and other parts of the world. Many users exhibit signs of dependence, including withdrawal and difficulty quitting, but there is no evidence base to guide cessation efforts. METHODS: We developed a behavioral cessation program for willing-to-quit waterpipe users, and evaluated its feasibility and efficacy in a pilot, two arm, parallel group, randomized, open label trial in Aleppo, Syria. Fifty adults who smoked waterpipe >/=3 times per week in the last year, did not smoke cigarettes, and were interested in quitting were randomized to receive either brief (1 in-person session and 3 phone calls) or intensive (3 in-person sessions and 5 phone calls) behavioral cessation treatment delivered by a trained physician in a clinical setting. The primary efficacy end point of the developed interventions was prolonged abstinence at three months post-quit day, assessed by self-report and exhaled carbon monoxide levels of Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Elsevier Ltd Data Source Authors Asfar,T., Al Ali,R., Rastam,S., Maziak,W., Ward,K.D. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20140303 PMCID PMC4141480 Editors
Alternative tobacco use among college students: who is at highest risk?	2014	Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory University School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA.; Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory University School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA. cjberg@emory.edu.; Dep	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full American Journal of Health Behavior Periodical, Abbrev. Am.J.Health Behav. Pub Date Free Form Mar Volume 38 Issue 2 Start Page 180 Other Pages 189 Notes LR: 20151119; GR: 1K07CA139114-01A1/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: K07 CA139114/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; JID: 9602338; NIHMS578500; OID: NLM: NIHMS578500; OID: NLM: PMC4043211; ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1945-7359; 1087-3244 Accession Number PMID: 24629547 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.5993/AJHB.38.2.3 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 24629547 Abstract OBJECTIVE: To examines smoking status, substance use, sociodemographics, and psychosocial characteristics in relation to alternative tobacco use among college students. METHODS: Current tobacco use (cigarettes, cigar-like products, hookah, chew, snus) and correlates (sociodemographics, sensation-seeking, attitudes toward tobacco and smokers, social factors) were assessed among students aged 18-25 at 6 Southeastern US colleges using an online survey. RESULTS: Those who were younger, male, black, cigarette and marijuana users, and demonstrating at-risk psychosocial factors were at increased risk of alternative tobacco product use (p Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Enofe,N., Berg,C.J., Nehl,E.J. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID PMC4043211 Editors
Assessment of secondhand smoke in international airports in Thailand, 2013	2015	Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand Center of Excellence on Environmental Health and Toxicology, Bangkok, Thailand.; Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand Center of Excellence on Environmental Health a	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Tobacco control Periodical, Abbrev. Tob.Control Pub Date Free Form Nov Volume 24 Issue 6 Start Page 532 Other Pages 535 Notes CI: Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/; JID: 9209612; 0 (Air Pollutants); 0 (Particulate Matter); Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1468-3318; 0964-4563 Accession Number PMID: 24638967 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2013-051313 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 24638967 Abstract OBJECTIVE: To assess secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure in Thai international airports using a fine particulate indicator, particulate matter =2.5 mum (PM2.5), and to compare with 2012 exposure findings in international airports in the USA. METHODS: Smoking rooms in the four largest international airports that serve the most travellers and with the most operating designated smoking rooms (DSRs) were monitored using PM2.5 monitoring equipment following an approved research protocol for assessing fine particle pollution from tobacco smoke. Monitoring was conducted inside and just outside DSRs and throughout the airport terminals in all four airports. Altogether 104 samples were taken to assess SHS exposure in four airports. Simultaneous samples were taken multiple times in a total of 11 DSRs available for sampling in the research period. RESULTS: Levels of PM2.5 in DSRs were extremely high in all four airports and were more dangerous inside DSRs than in the US airports (overall mean=532.5 vs 188.7 microg/m(3)), higher outside DSRs than in the US airports (overall mean=50.1 vs 43.7 microg/m(3)), and at comparable levels with the US airports in the terminals away from DSRs (overall mean=13.8 vs 11.5 microg/m(3). Findings show that travellers and employees in or near DSRs in the airports assessed in Thailand are being exposed to even higher levels of SHS than in US airports that still have DSRs. CONCLUSIONS: Extremely high levels of SHS in and adjacent to DSR show that these rooms are not providing safe air quality for employees and travellers. These high levels of exposure are above those levels reported in US airports and show the need for remedial action to ensure safe air quality in international airports in Thailand. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Kungskulniti,N., Charoenca,N., Peesing,J., Trangwatana,S., Hamann,S., Pitayarangsarit,S., Chitanondh,H. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20140317 PMCID Editors
Prediction of fishing effort distributions using boosted regression trees	2014		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America Periodical, Abbrev. Ecol.Appl. Pub Date Free Form Jan Volume 24 Issue 1 Start Page 71 Other Pages 83 Notes JID: 9889808; ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1051-0761; 1051-0761 Accession Number PMID: 24640535 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 24640535 Abstract Concerns about bycatch of protected species have become a dominant factor shaping fisheries management. However, efforts to mitigate bycatch are often hindered by a lack of data on the distributions of fishing effort and protected species. One approach to overcoming this problem has been to overlay the distribution of past fishing effort with known locations of protected species, often obtained through satellite telemetry and occurrence data, to identify potential bycatch hotspots. This approach, however, generates static bycatch risk maps, calling into question their ability to forecast into the future, particularly when dealing with spatiotemporally dynamic fisheries and highly migratory bycatch species. In this study, we use boosted regression trees to model the spatiotemporal distribution of fishing effort for two distinct fisheries in the North Pacific Ocean, the albacore (Thunnus alalunga) troll fishery and the California drift gillnet fishery that targets swordfish (Xiphias gladius). Our results suggest that it is possible to accurately predict fishing effort using Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Soykan,C.U., Eguchi,T., Kohin,S., Dewar,H. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors

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