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Effectiveness of a proactive mail-based alcohol Internet intervention for university students: dismantling the assessment and feedback components in a randomized controlled trial	2012	Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden. preben.bendtsen@liu.se	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 31-Oct Volume 14 Issue 5 Start Page e142 Other Pages Notes LR: 20150222; ISRCTN/ISRCTN24735383; GR: WT086516MA/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom; JID: 100959882; OID: NLM: PMC3510746; 2012/01/20 [received]; 2012/07/11 [accepted]; 2012/05/29 [revised]; epublish Place of Publication Canada ISSN/ISBN 1438-8871; 1438-8871 Accession Number PMID: 23113955 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.2196/jmir.2062 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 23113955 Abstract BACKGROUND: University students in Sweden routinely receive proactive mail-based alcohol Internet interventions sent from student health services. This intervention provides personalized normative feedback on alcohol consumption with suggestions on how to decrease drinking. Earlier feasibility trials by our group and others have examined effectiveness in simple parallel-groups designs. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of electronic screening and brief intervention, using a randomized controlled trial design that takes account of baseline assessment reactivity (and other possible effects of the research process) due to the similarity between the intervention and assessment content. The design of the study allowed for exploration of the magnitude of the assessment effects per se. METHODS: This trial used a dismantling design and randomly assigned 5227 students to 3 groups: (1) routine practice assessment and feedback, (2) assessment-only without feedback, and (3) neither assessment nor feedback. At baseline all participants were blinded to study participation, with no contact being made with group 3. We approached students 2 months later to participate in a cross-sectional alcohol survey. All interventions were fully automated and did not have any human involvement. All data used in the analysis were based on self-assessment using questionnaires. The participants were unaware that they were participating in a trial and thus were also blinded to which group they were randomly assigned. RESULTS: Overall, 44.69% (n = 2336) of those targeted for study completed follow-up. Attrition was similar in groups 1 (697/1742, 40.01%) and 2 (737/1742, 42.31% retained) and lower in group 3 (902/1743, 51.75% retained). Intention-to-treat analyses among all participants regardless of their baseline drinking status revealed no differences between groups in all alcohol parameters at the 2-month follow-up. Per-protocol analyses of groups 1 and 2 among those who accepted the email intervention (36.2% of the students who were offered the intervention in group 1 and 37.3% of the students in group2 ) and who were risky drinkers at baseline (60.7% follow-up rate in group 1 and 63.5% in group 2) suggested possible small beneficial effects on weekly consumption attributable to feedback. CONCLUSIONS: This approach to outcome evaluation is highly conservative, and small benefits may follow the actual uptake of feedback intervention in students who are risky drinkers, the precise target group. TRIAL REGISTRATION: International Standard Randomized Controlled Trial Number (ISRCTN): 24735383; http://www.controlled-trials.com/ISRCTN24735383 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6Awq7gjXG). Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Bendtsen,P., McCambridge,J., Bendtsen,M., Karlsson,N., Nilsen,P. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20121031 PMCID PMC3510746 Editors
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of computer and other electronic aids for smoking cessation: a systematic review and network meta-analysis	2012	School of Health and Population Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) Periodical, Abbrev. Health Technol.Assess. Pub Date Free Form Volume 16 Issue 38 Start Page 1 Other Pages 205, iii-v Notes LR: 20150203; GR: 08/60/01/Department of Health/United Kingdom; GR: G0800800/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom; GR: G0802413/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom; GR: HTA/08/60/01/Department of Health/United Kingdom; JID: 9706284; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 2046-4924; 1366-5278 Accession Number PMID: 23046909 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Meta-Analysis; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review; IM DOI 10.3310/hta16380 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 23046909 Abstract BACKGROUND: Smoking is harmful to health. On average, lifelong smokers lose 10 years of life, and about half of all lifelong smokers have their lives shortened by smoking. Stopping smoking reverses or prevents many of these harms. However, cessation services in the NHS achieve variable success rates with smokers who want to quit. Approaches to behaviour change can be supplemented with electronic aids, and this may significantly increase quit rates and prevent a proportion of cases that relapse. OBJECTIVE: The primary research question we sought to answer was: What is the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of internet, pc and other electronic aids to help people stop smoking? We addressed the following three questions: (1) What is the effectiveness of internet sites, computer programs, mobile telephone text messages and other electronic aids for smoking cessation and/or reducing relapse? (2) What is the cost-effectiveness of incorporating internet sites, computer programs, mobile telephone text messages and other electronic aids into current nhs smoking cessation programmes? and (3) What are the current gaps in research into the effectiveness of internet sites, computer programs, mobile telephone text messages and other electronic aids to help people stop smoking? DATA SOURCES: For the effectiveness review, relevant primary studies were sought from The Cochrane Library [Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL)] 2009, Issue 4, and MEDLINE (Ovid), EMBASE (Ovid), PsycINFO (Ovid), Health Management Information Consortium (HMIC) (Ovid) and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) (EBSCOhost) from 1980 to December 2009. In addition, NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NHS EED) and Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE) were searched for information on cost-effectiveness and modelling for the same period. Reference lists of included studies and of relevant systematic reviews were examined to identify further potentially relevant studies. Research registries of ongoing studies including National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network Portfolio Database, Current Controlled Trials and ClinicalTrials.gov were also searched, and further information was sought from contacts with experts. REVIEW METHODS: Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-RCTs evaluating smoking cessation programmes that utilise computer, internet, mobile telephone or other electronic aids in adult smokers were included in the effectiveness review. Relevant studies of other design were included in the cost-effectiveness review and supplementary review. Pair-wise meta-analyses using both random- and fixed-effects models were carried out. Bayesian mixed-treatment comparisons (MTCs) were also performed. A de novo decision-analytical model was constructed for estimating the cost-effectiveness of interventions. Expected value of perfect information (EVPI) was calculated. Narrative synthesis of key themes and issues that may influence the acceptability and usability of electronic aids was provided in the supplementary review. RESULTS: This effectiveness review included 60 RCTs/quasi-RCTs reported in 77 publications. Pooled estimate for prolonged abstinence [relative risk (RR) = 1.32, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.21 to 1.45] and point prevalence abstinence (RR = 1.14, 95% CI 1.07 to 1.22) suggested that computer and other electronic aids increase the likelihood of cessation compared with no intervention or generic self-help materials. There was no significant difference in effect sizes between aid to cessation studies (which provide support to smokers who are ready to quit) and cessation induction studies (which attempt to encourage a cessation attempt in smokers who are not yet ready to quit). Results from MTC also showed small but significant intervention effect (time to relapse, mean hazard ratio 0.87, 95% credible interval 0.83 to 0.92). Cost-threshold analyses indicated some form of elect Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Chen,Y.F., Madan,J., Welton,N., Yahaya,I., Aveyard,P., Bauld,L., Wang,D., Fry-Smith,A., Munafo,M.R. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Effect of waterpipe tobacco smoking on airway inflammation in murine model of asthma	2017		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Inhalation toxicology Periodical, Abbrev. Inhal.Toxicol. Pub Date Free Form Volume 29 Issue 2 Start Page 46 Other Pages 52 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Taylor & Francis Data Source google Authors Al-Sawalha, Nour A, Migdadi, Alaâ€™a M, Alzoubi, Karem H, Khabour, Omar F, Qinna, Nidal A Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Effect of waterpipe tobacco smoking on airway inflammation in murine model of asthma	2017		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Inhalation toxicology Periodical, Abbrev. Inhal.Toxicol. Pub Date Free Form Volume 29 Issue 2 Start Page 46 Other Pages 52 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Taylor & Francis Data Source google Authors Al-Sawalha, Nour A, Migdadi, Alaâ€™a M, Alzoubi, Karem H, Khabour, Omar F, Qinna, Nidal A Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Effect of waterpipe tobacco smoke exposure during lactation on learning and memory of offspring rats: Role of oxidative stress	2019		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Life Sciences Periodical, Abbrev. Life Sci. Pub Date Free Form Volume Issue Start Page Other Pages Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Elsevier Data Source google Authors Al-Sawalha, Nour, Alzoubi, Karem, Khabour, Omar, Alyacoub, Weam, Almahmood, Yehya Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Effect of trehalose addition on volatiles responsible for strawberry aroma	2013	Faculty of Food Technology, F. Kuhada 20, 31000 Osijek, Croatia. mirela.kopjar@ptfos.hr; Biotechnical Faculty, Jamnikarjeva 101, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.; Biotechnical Faculty, Jamnikarjeva 101, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.; Biotechnical Faculty, Jamnikarje	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Natural product communications Periodical, Abbrev. Nat.Prod.Commun. Pub Date Free Form Dec Volume 8 Issue 12 Start Page 1767 Other Pages 1770 Notes JID: 101477873; 0 (Furans); 0 (Lactones); 0 (Volatile Organic Compounds); 3658-77-3 (furaneol); 7HLS05KP9O (decan-4-olide); B8WCK70T7I (Trehalose); ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1934-578X; 1555-9475 Accession Number PMID: 24555295 Language eng SubFile Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 24555295 Abstract Aroma is one of the most important quality properties of food products and has a great influence on quality and acceptability of foods. Since it is very difficult to control, in this study the effect of addition of trehalose (3, 5 and 10%) to freeze-dried strawberry cream fillings was investigated as a possible means for retention of some of the aroma compounds responsible for the strawberry aroma. In samples with added trehalose, higher amounts of fruity esters were determined. Increase of trehalose content did not cause a proportional increase in the amount of fruity esters. However, results of our research showed that trehalose addition did not have the same effect on both gamma-decalactone and furaneol. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Kopjar,M., Hribar,J., Simcic,M., Zlatic,E., Pozrl,T., Pilizota,V. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Effect of tooth-related factors on the shear bond strengths obtained with CO2 laser conditioning of enamel	1997	Department of Dentistry, University of Queensland.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Australian Dental Journal Periodical, Abbrev. Aust.Dent.J. Pub Date Free Form Apr Volume 42 Issue 2 Start Page 81 Other Pages 84 Notes LR: 20131121; JID: 0370612; 0 (Composite Resins); 0 (Dentin-Bonding Agents); 0 (Phosphoric Acids); 0 (Resin Cements); 0 (Scotchbond Multi-Purpose); 142M471B3J (Carbon Dioxide); E4GA8884NN (phosphoric acid); ppublish Place of Publication AUSTRALIA ISSN/ISBN 0045-0421; 0045-0421 Accession Number PMID: 9153834 Language eng SubFile Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; D; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 9153834 Abstract Carbon dioxide (CO2) lasers are capable of producing surface irregularities in human enamel which resemble those resulting from etching of enamel with orthophosphoric acid. This report presents the results of a laboratory study which examined the effect of selected tooth-related variables on shear bond strength between a current generation bonding agent (Scotchbond MultiPurpose) and acid-etched or laser-conditioned human enamel. There were no significant differences in shear bond strength between human maxillary central incisor teeth, first premolars, and third molars in either the acid etch or laser-conditioned groups. Polishing of enamel to give a flat surface increased the shear bond strength obtained with acid etching, but did not alter significantly bond strengths achieved with laser conditioning. There was a tendency for a higher bond strength with acid etching, but not with laser conditioning, in porcine molar enamel compared with human molar and bovine incisor enamel. In terms of the mode of operation of the laser, the repetitively pulsed mode resulted in a two-fold improvement in shear bond strength compared with the single pulse mode. These results indicate that shear bond strengths in the order of 10 MPa can be obtained reliably on human teeth using laser conditioning with pulsed modes in the absence of any other preparation of the natural enamel surface. Descriptors Acid Etching, Dental, Animals, Bicuspid, Carbon Dioxide, Cattle, Composite Resins/chemistry, Dental Bonding, Dental Enamel/radiation effects/ultrastructure, Dental Prophylaxis, Dentin-Bonding Agents/chemistry, Humans, Incisor, Lasers, Molar, Phosphoric Acids, Resin Cements, Species Specificity, Swine, Tensile Strength, Tooth Preparation/methods Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Shahabi,S., Brockhurst,P. J., Walsh,L. J. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Effect of the Purple Corn Beverage "Chicha Morada" in Composite Resin during Dental Bleaching	2016	Odontologia Restauradora y Estetica, Facultad de Estomatologia, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.; Odontologia Restauradora y Estetica, Facultad de Estomatologia, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.; Ingenieria de Materiales,	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Scientifica Periodical, Abbrev. Scientifica (Cairo) Pub Date Free Form Volume 2016 Issue Start Page 2970548 Other Pages Notes LR: 20160403; JID: 101589932; OID: NLM: PMC4791506; 2015/12/15 [received]; 2016/02/09 [accepted]; 2016/03/01 [epublish]; ppublish Place of Publication Egypt ISSN/ISBN 2090-908X; 2090-908X Accession Number PMID: 27034897 Language eng SubFile Journal Article DOI 10.1155/2016/2970548 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27034897 Abstract During dental bleaching the staining potential of the surface would increase. This study aims to evaluate the staining susceptibility of one bleached composite resin after the exposure to three different beverages: Peruvian purple corn based beverage (chicha morada), green tea, and distilled water. Thirty disk-shaped specimens of one nanofill composite resin were prepared. The specimens were then divided into six groups (n = 5): purple corn (P), purple corn + bleaching (PB), green tea (T), green tea + bleaching (TB), distilled water (W), and distilled water + bleaching (WB). In groups that received bleaching, two sessions of bleaching with 35% hydrogen peroxide were done. Following bleaching, specimens were exposed to each liquid thirty minutes daily. Color was measured with a digital spectrophotometer. For statistical analysis, color measurement differences between the obtained results were used: during bleaching, after bleaching, and during + after bleaching. Two-way ANOVA was used to compare the color changes in the resins of all groups (p 3.3). Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Acuna,E.D., Delgado-Cotrina,L., Rumiche,F.A., Tay,L.Y. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20160301 PMCID PMC4791506 Editors
Effect of temperature and pipe material on biofilm formation and survival of Escherichia coli in used dinking water pipes: A laboratory-based study	2006	Silhan, J., Institute of Environment and Resources, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Lyngby, Denmark	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Generic Periodical, Full Water Science and Technology Periodical, Abbrev. Water Sci. Technol. Pub Date Free Form 2006/ Volume 54 Issue 3 Start Page 49 Other Pages 56 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0273-1223 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Segments of used drinking water pipes of galvanised steel (GS), cross-linked polyethylene (PEX), copper pipes (Cu) or new medium-density polyethylene (PE) were investigated for the formation of biofilm and survival of E. coli in biofilm and in the water phase. Pipes were filled with water and incubated at 15Â°C or 35Â°C under static conditions. Biofilm formation was followed during 32, 40 and 56 (58) d. The most dense biofilm was formed on GS, reaching approximately 4.7 Ã— 105 CFU/ cm2 measured as heterotrophic plate count (HPC), and at the other materials the density reached 3 Ã— 103CFU/cm2 on PE and PEX and 5 Ã— 101 and 5 Ã— 102 CFU/cm2 on Cu pipes after 58 d at 15Â°C. Biofilm HPC values were higher at 35Â°C than at 15Â°C, with only slightly higher values on the metals, but 100-fold higher on PE and PEX. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) measurements confirmed the general trends observed by HPC. Higher temperature was seen to be an important factor reducing E. coli survival in the water phase in drinking water pipes. At 15Â°C E. coli survived more than 4 d in GS and Cu pipes and 8 d in PE pipes, but was not detected after 48 h at 35Â°C. The E. coli survived longer at both temperatures in the glass control bottles than in the drinking water pipes. Despite the obvious biofilm formation, E coli was not detected in the biofilm at any of the investigated surfaces. Â© IWA Publishing 2006. Descriptors adenosine triphosphate, copper, drinking water, polyethylene, steel, article, bacterial count, bacterial survival, biofilm, controlled study, Escherichia coli, heterotrophy, high temperature, incubation temperature, laboratory test, nonhuman, pipeline, temperature dependence, water contamination, water supply Links Book Title Database Embase; MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Silhan,J., Corfitzen,C. B., Albrechtsen,H. J. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Effect of teenage smoking on the prevalence of periodontal bacteria	2012	Network of Academic Health Centers, Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Helsinki, PL 41, Helsinki 00014, Finland. amkheikk@mappi.helsinki.fi	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Clinical oral investigations Periodical, Abbrev. Clin.Oral Investig. Pub Date Free Form Apr Volume 16 Issue 2 Start Page 571 Other Pages 580 Notes LR: 20131121; JID: 9707115; 2010/06/28 [received]; 2011/02/02 [accepted]; 2011/02/22 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication Germany ISSN/ISBN 1436-3771; 1432-6981 Accession Number PMID: 21340603 Language eng SubFile Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; D DOI 10.1007/s00784-011-0521-3 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 21340603 Abstract The aim of our study was to investigate how teenage smoking affects the prevalence of periodontal bacteria and periodontal health with the hypothesis that smoking increases the prevalence of the bacteria. Oral health of 264 adolescents (15- to 16-year-olds) was clinically examined, and their smoking history was recorded. The participants also filled in a structured questionnaire recording their general health and health habits. Pooled subgingival plaque samples were taken for polymerase chain reaction analysis of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Tannerella forsythia, Prevotella intermedia, Prevotella nigrescens, and Treponema denticola. The prevalence of P. intermedia (21% vs. 4%, p = 0.01) and T. forsythia and T. denticola (23% vs. 8%, p Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Heikkinen,A.M., Pitkaniemi,J., Kari,K., Pajukanta,R., Elonheimo,O., Koskenvuo,M., Meurman,J.H. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20110222 PMCID Editors

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