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| Bisphenol diglycidyl ethers and bisphenol A and their hydrolysis in drinking water | 2015 | Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas, 2010 Malott Hall, 1251 Wescoe Drive, Lawrence, KS 66045, United States.; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, 4110 Old Main Hill, EL 211D, Logan, UT 84322-4110, United Sta | Read more... |
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Water research
Periodical, Abbrev.
Water Res.
Pub Date Free Form
1-Apr
Volume
72
Issue
Start Page
331
Other Pages
339
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CI: Copyright (c) 2015; JID: 0105072; 0 (Benzhydryl Compounds); 0 (Drinking Water); 0 (Epoxy Compounds); 0 (Phenols); 0 (bisphenol F diglycidyl ether); F3XRM1NX4H (2,2-bis(4-glycidyloxyphenyl)propane); MLT3645I99 (bisphenol A); OTO: NOTNLM; 2014/05/23 [re
Place of Publication
England
ISSN/ISBN
1879-2448; 0043-1354
Accession Number
PMID: 25448766
Language
eng
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Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; IM
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10.1016/j.watres.2014.09.043 [doi]
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25448766
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Epoxy coatings are commonly used to protect the interior (and exterior) surfaces of water mains and storage tanks and can be used on the interior surfaces of water pipes in homes, hospitals, hotels, and other buildings. Common major components of epoxies include bisphenols, such as bisphenol A (BPA) or bisphenol F (BPF), and their reactive prepolymers, bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) and bisphenol F diglycidyl ether (BFDGE), respectively. There currently are health concerns about the safety of BPA and BPF due to known estrogenic effects. Determination of key bisphenol leachates, development of a hydrolysis model, and identification of stable hydrolysis products will aid in assessment of human bisphenol exposure through ingestion of drinking water. Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) was used for quantitation of key analytes, and a pseudo-first order kinetic approach was used for modeling. In fill-and-dump studies on epoxy-coated pipe specimens, BADGE and a BPA-like compound were identified as leachates. The BADGE hydrolysis model predicts BADGE half-lives at pH 7 and 15, 25, 35, and 40 degrees C to be 11, 4.6, 2.0, and 1.4 days respectively; the BFDGE half-life was 5 days at pH 7 and 25 degrees C. The two identified BADGE hydrolysis products are BADGE-H2O and BADGE 2H2O, with BADGE 2H2O being the final end product under the conditions studied.
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Elsevier Ltd
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Lane,R.F., Adams,C.D., Randtke,S.J., Carter,R.E.,Jr
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20141016
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| Prevalence and correlates of electronic-cigarette use in young adults: findings from three studies over five years | 2015 | Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, 401 Parnassus Avenue, Box TRC 0984, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. Electronic address: danielle.ramo@ucsf.edu.; Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, 2000 Broadway-3r | Read more... |
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Addictive Behaviors
Periodical, Abbrev.
Addict.Behav.
Pub Date Free Form
Feb
Volume
41
Issue
Start Page
142
Other Pages
147
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LR: 20160202; CI: Copyright (c) 2014; GR: K23 DA018691/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: K23 DA018691/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: K23 DA032578/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: K23 DA032578/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: P50 DA009253/DA/NIDA
Place of Publication
England
ISSN/ISBN
1873-6327; 0306-4603
Accession Number
PMID: 25452058
Language
eng
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Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; IM
DOI
10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.10.019 [doi]
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25452058
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BACKGROUND: We aimed to examine prevalence and correlates of past-month electronic cigarette ("e-cigarette") use and use of e-cigarettes to aid a cessation attempt in three samples of young adult smokers recruited online in 2009-2010 (Study 1), 2010-2011 (Study 2), and 2013 (Study 3). METHODS: Participants were young adults aged 18 to 25 who smoked at least one cigarette in the previous month (Study 1, N=1987 and Study 2, N=570) or smoked 3 or more days each week and used Facebook 4 or more days per week (Study 3, N=79). We examined both past-month e-cigarette use and ever use of e-cigarettes to quit conventional cigarettes. RESULTS: Prevalence of past-month use of e-cigarettes was higher in each subsequent study: Study 1 (6%), Study 2 (19%), and Study 3 (41%). In multivariate analyses, significant correlates of past-month e-cigarette use were identified for Study 1 (male sex OR=2.1, p=.03; past-year quit attempt OR=1.6, p=.03) and Study 2 (male sex, OR=1.7, p=.03; younger age OR=0.88, p=.05), but not Study 3. In multivariate analyses, significant correlates of ever use of e-cigarette to quit conventional cigarettes were identified for Study 1 (education, OR=1.2, p=.02; smoking within 30min of waking, OR=2.8, p=.02; past year quit attempt OR=4.1, p=.02), and Study 3 (desire to quit smoking, OR=1.3, p=.02), but not Study 2. CONCLUSIONS: E-cigarette use is increasingly common among young adults, particularly men. E-cigarette use for quitting conventional cigarettes appears more common among those more nicotine dependent and interested in quitting.
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Elsevier Ltd
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Ramo,D.E., Young-Wolff,K.C., Prochaska,J.J.
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Date of Electronic
20141023
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PMC4314311
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| Junior doctors and waterpipe tobacco smoking | 2014 | University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent.; University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent. E-mail: mohammedjawad@nhs.net. | Read more... |
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The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
Periodical, Abbrev.
Br.J.Gen.Pract.
Pub Date Free Form
Dec
Volume
64
Issue
629
Start Page
617
Other Pages
618
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LR: 20151028; JID: 9005323; CON: Br J Gen Pract. 2013 Mar;63(608):127. PMID: 23561766; OID: NLM: PMC4240128; ppublish
Place of Publication
England
ISSN/ISBN
1478-5242; 0960-1643
Accession Number
PMID: 25452523
Language
eng
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Comment; Letter; IM
DOI
10.3399/bjgp14X682741 [doi]
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25452523
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Packer,H.M., Jawad,M.
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PMC4240128
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| Double trouble: Exploring the association between waterpipe tobacco smoking and the nonmedical use of psychoactive prescription drugs among adolescents | 2014 | Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 722 West 168th Street, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: leonazahlan@gmail.com.; Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American U | Read more... |
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Drug and alcohol dependence
Periodical, Abbrev.
Drug Alcohol Depend.
Pub Date Free Form
1-Dec
Volume
145
Issue
Start Page
217
Other Pages
223
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LR: 20160208; CI: Copyright (c) 2014; GR: 1R01HD060072/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States; GR: UR008509/PHS HHS/United States; JID: 7513587; 0 (Prescription Drugs); 0 (Psychotropic Drugs); OTO: NOTNLM; 2014/05/20 [received]; 2014/10/19 [revised]; 2014/10/20 [
Place of Publication
Ireland
ISSN/ISBN
1879-0046; 0376-8716
Accession Number
PMID: 25456333
Language
eng
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Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM
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10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.10.020 [doi]
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25456333
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BACKGROUND: In youth, both waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) and nonmedical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) are globally growing concerns. This study assesses for the first time the lifetime and past-year associations between WTS and four classes of psychoactive prescription drugs. METHODS: Cross-sectional data (2011) on 986 high school students attending public and private high schools in Beirut (Lebanon) was analyzed. Schools were selected using proportionate random cluster sampling from a comprehensive list of schools provided by the Ministry of Education. RESULTS: Almost half (46%) had tried WTS compared to 25% who had ever tried cigarettes. Lifetime prevalence estimates of NMUPD were: pain relievers (8.2%), sedatives/tranquilizers (5.6%), stimulants (3.5%), antidepressants (2.5%), and sleeping pills (2.3%). WTS was associated with increased odds of sedatives/tranquilizer use (OR = 3.22, 95% CI: 1.25, 8.25), pain reliever use (OR = 4.31, 95% CI: 2.02, 9.17), and sleeping medication use (OR = 8.31, 95% CI: 2.37, 29.20), controlling for sex, age, school type, and other substance use. For cigarettes, the associations were consistently either weaker or non-existent, except with stimulant use (OR = 5.29, 95% CI: 1.55, 18.05). CONCLUSIONS: While public health professionals have watched with caution the global prevalence of youth cigarette use-worldwide, an insidious alternative form of tobacco use has grown. Further research is needed to understand the unique risk factors and motives associated with WTS and how these relate to NMUPD in order to inform the development of effective intervention programs and policies that support youth positive health decisions.
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Elsevier Ireland Ltd
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Zahlan,L., Ghandour,L., Yassin,N., Afifi,R., Martins,S.S.
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Date of Electronic
20141028
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| Assessment of the potential for international dissemination of Ebola virus via commercial air travel during the 2014 west African outbreak | 2015 | Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Divisions of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.; Centre for Research on Inner City Health, Li Ka S | Read more... |
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Lancet (London, England)
Periodical, Abbrev.
Lancet
Pub Date Free Form
3-Jan
Volume
385
Issue
9962
Start Page
29
Other Pages
35
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LR: 20151028; CI: Copyright (c) 2015; GR: 095066/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom; GR: 095066/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom; GR: R01 LM010812/LM/NLM NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01LM010812/LM/NLM NIH HHS/United States; GR: Canadian Institutes of Health Resear
Place of Publication
England
ISSN/ISBN
1474-547X; 0140-6736
Accession Number
PMID: 25458732
Language
eng
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Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; AIM; IM
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10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61828-6 [doi]
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25458732
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BACKGROUND: The WHO declared the 2014 west African Ebola epidemic a public health emergency of international concern in view of its potential for further international spread. Decision makers worldwide are in need of empirical data to inform and implement emergency response measures. Our aim was to assess the potential for Ebola virus to spread across international borders via commercial air travel and assess the relative efficiency of exit versus entry screening of travellers at commercial airports. METHODS: We analysed International Air Transport Association data for worldwide flight schedules between Sept 1, 2014, and Dec 31, 2014, and historic traveller flight itinerary data from 2013 to describe expected global population movements via commercial air travel out of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Coupled with Ebola virus surveillance data, we modelled the expected number of internationally exported Ebola virus infections, the potential effect of air travel restrictions, and the efficiency of airport-based traveller screening at international ports of entry and exit. We deemed individuals initiating travel from any domestic or international airport within these three countries to have possible exposure to Ebola virus. We deemed all other travellers to have no significant risk of exposure to Ebola virus. FINDINGS: Based on epidemic conditions and international flight restrictions to and from Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone as of Sept 1, 2014 (reductions in passenger seats by 51% for Liberia, 66% for Guinea, and 85% for Sierra Leone), our model projects 2.8 travellers infected with Ebola virus departing the above three countries via commercial flights, on average, every month. 91,547 (64%) of all air travellers departing Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone had expected destinations in low-income and lower-middle-income countries. Screening international travellers departing three airports would enable health assessments of all travellers at highest risk of exposure to Ebola virus infection. INTERPRETATION: Decision makers must carefully balance the potential harms from travel restrictions imposed on countries that have Ebola virus activity against any potential reductions in risk from Ebola virus importations. Exit screening of travellers at airports in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone would be the most efficient frontier at which to assess the health status of travellers at risk of Ebola virus exposure, however, this intervention might require international support to implement effectively. FUNDING: Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
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Bogoch et al. Open Access article distributed under the terms of CC BY. Published by Elsevier Ltd
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Bogoch,I.I., Creatore,M.I., Cetron,M.S., Brownstein,J.S., Pesik,N., Miniota,J., Tam,T., Hu,W., Nicolucci,A., Ahmed,S., Yoon,J.W., Berry,I., Hay,S.I., Anema,A., Tatem,A.J., MacFadden,D., German,M., Khan,K.
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20141021
PMCID
PMC4286618
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| Effects of lifetime tobacco, alcohol and drug use on psychological and behavioral problems among 10th grade students in Istanbul | 2015 | Read more... | |
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International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health
Periodical, Abbrev.
Int.J.Adolesc.Med.Health
Pub Date Free Form
Nov
Volume
27
Issue
4
Start Page
405
Other Pages
413
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JID: 8506960; 2014/07/04 [received]; 2014/08/09 [accepted]; ppublish
Place of Publication
Germany
ISSN/ISBN
0334-0139; 0334-0139
Accession Number
PMID: 25460280
Language
eng
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Journal Article; IM
DOI
10.1515/ijamh-2014-0040 [doi]
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25460280
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AIMS: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of life-time tobacco, alcohol, and substance use on psychological and behavioral variables among 10th grade students in Istanbul/Turkey. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study employed a cross-sectional online self-report survey conducted in 45 schools from the 15 districts in Istanbul. The questionnaire featured a section about use of substances, including tobacco, alcohol, and drugs. The depression, anxiety, anger, assertiveness, sensation seeking and impulsiveness subscales of the Psychological Screening Test for Adolescents (PSTA) were used. The analyses were conducted based on 4957 subjects. RESULTS: Logistic regression analyses were conducted with each school with the related and behavioral variables as the dependent variables. Gender, tobacco, alcohol, and drug use being the independent variables. All four independent variables predicted the dependent variables. Lifetime tobacco and drug use had significant effects on all the subscale score, whereas lifetime alcohol use had significant effects on all the subscale scores other than lack of assertiveness, and male gender was a significant covariant for all the subscale scores. Drug use showed the highest effect on dependent variables. Interaction was found between effects of tobacco and alcohol on anxiety, whereas interactions were found between effects of tobacco and drugs on lack of assertiveness and impulsiveness. CONCLUSION: The findings suggested that male students with lifetime tobacco, alcohol or drug use have particularly high risk of psychological and behavioral problems. The unique effects of substance clusters on these problems may be useful in developing secondary preventive practices for substance use and abuse problems in Istanbul.
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Evren,C., Evren,B., Bozkurt,M., Ciftci-Demirci,A.
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| Distribution and molecular characterization of genes encoding CTX-M and AmpC beta-lactamases in Escherichia coli isolated from an Indian urban aquatic environment | 2015 | Microbial Pathogenicity Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi 110021, India.; Microbial Pathogenicity Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez | Read more... |
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The Science of the total environment
Periodical, Abbrev.
Sci.Total Environ.
Pub Date Free Form
1-Feb
Volume
505
Issue
Start Page
350
Other Pages
356
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CI: Copyright (c) 2014; JID: 0330500; 0 (Bacterial Proteins); EC 3.5.2.- (beta-lactamase CTX-M-15); EC 3.5.2.6 (AmpC beta-lactamases); EC 3.5.2.6 (beta-Lactamases); OTO: NOTNLM; 2014/06/16 [received]; 2014/08/14 [revised]; 2014/09/25 [accepted]; 2014/10/2
Place of Publication
Netherlands
ISSN/ISBN
1879-1026; 0048-9697
Accession Number
PMID: 25461036
Language
eng
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Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM
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10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.09.084 [doi]
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25461036
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Aquatic environments harboring antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli constitute an important public health concern. Thus, it is important to characterize the resistance genetic elements of waterborne E. coli. It is also important to identify the predominant clonal groups/phylogroups represented by resistant strains to understand the epidemiology of antibiotic resistant E. coli in natural environments, and to identify the role of well-established genotypes in the spread of resistance in a particular geographical area through natural environments. In the present investigation, E. coli strains (n=126) isolated from various points along the river Yamuna traversing through the National Capital Territory of Delhi (India) were grouped phylogenetically. A collection of 61 strains representing all phylogroups was investigated for extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) and AmpC production. blaTEM, blaSHV and blaCTX-M genes were detected and analyzed, promoter/attenuator mutations associated with chromosomally-mediated AmpC overexpression were identified, and plasmid-mediated ampC was determined. blaTEM was the most widespread (100%) gene followed by bla(CTX-M) (16%), and plasmid-mediated ampC (3%). bla(CTX-M-15) and bla(CMY-42) were identified as the genes encoding CTX-M type ESBL and CIT type AmpC beta-lactamases, respectively. CTX-M-15 ESBL phenotype was most common in phylogroup D (50%), followed by phylogroups B1 (30%), and A (20%). E. coli that produce plasmid-mediated AmpC were rare and present only in phylogroup D. Presence of multi beta-lactam resistance, bla(CTX-M-15) and bla(CMY-42) in waterborne E. coli belonging to virulence-associated phylogroup D highlights the need for routine surveillance of resistance determinants in aquatic environments. This is also the first report for the presence of bla(CMY-42) in waterborne E. coli.
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Elsevier B.V
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Bajaj,P., Singh,N.S., Kanaujia,P.K., Virdi,J.S.
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20141029
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| Contingency management improves smoking cessation treatment outcomes among highly impulsive adolescent smokers relative to cognitive behavioral therapy | 2015 | Department of Psychology, Oberlin College, 120 West Lorain Street, Oberlin, OH 44074, United States; Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 34 Park Street, New Haven, CT 06519, United States. Electronic address: meghan.morean@gmail. | Read more... |
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Periodical, Full
Addictive Behaviors
Periodical, Abbrev.
Addict.Behav.
Pub Date Free Form
Mar
Volume
42
Issue
Start Page
86
Other Pages
90
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LR: 20160301; CI: Copyright (c) 2014; GR: P50 DA009241/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: P50DA009241/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; JID: 7603486; NIHMS648517; OID: NLM: NIHMS648517; OID: NLM: PMC4285343; OTO: NOTNLM; 2014/09/16 [received]; 2014/11/11 [re
Place of Publication
England
ISSN/ISBN
1873-6327; 0306-4603
Accession Number
PMID: 25462659
Language
eng
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Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; IM
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10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.11.009 [doi]
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25462659
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BACKGROUND: Impulsive adolescents have difficulty quitting smoking. We examined if treatments that provide behavioral incentives for abstinence improve treatment outcomes among impulsive adolescent smokers, who have been shown to be highly sensitive to reward. METHODS: We ran secondary data analyses on 64 teen smokers (mean age=16.36 [1.44]; cigarettes/day=13.97 [6.61]; 53.1% female; 90.6% Caucasian) who completed a four-week smoking cessation trial to determine whether impulsive adolescents differentially benefit from receiving cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), contingency management (CM), or the combination of the two (CM/CBT). Indices of treatment efficacy included self-report percent days abstinent and end of treatment biochemically-confirmed 7-day point prevalence abstinence (EOT abstinence). We assessed self-reported impulsivity using the Brief Barratt Impulsiveness Scale. We used univariate Generalized Linear Modeling to examine main effects and interactions of impulsivity and treatment condition as predictors of self-reported abstinence, and exact logistic regression to examine EOT abstinence. RESULTS: CM/CBT and CM were comparably effective in promoting abstinence, so analyses were conducted comparing the efficacy of CBT to treatments with a CM component (i.e., CM and CM/CBT). CBT and deficient self-regulation predicted lower self-reported abstinence rates within the total analytic sample. Treatments containing CM were more effective than CBT in predicting 1) self-reported abstinence among behaviorally impulsive adolescents (% days abstinent: CM 77%; CM/CBT 81%; CBT 30%) and 2) EOT point prevalence abstinence among behaviorally impulsive adolescents and adolescents with significant deficits in self-regulation. CONCLUSION: CM-based interventions may improve the low smoking cessation rates previously observed among impulsive adolescent smokers.
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Elsevier Ltd
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Morean,M.E., Kong,G., Camenga,D.R., Cavallo,D.A., Carroll,K.M., Pittman,B., Krishnan-Sarin,S.
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Date of Electronic
20141120
PMCID
PMC4285343
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| Spatial and seasonal variability of urinary trihalomethanes concentrations in urban settings | 2014 | Water and Health Laboratory, Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health in association with the Harvard School of Public Health, Cyprus University of Technology, Irenes 95, Limassol 3041, Cyprus.; Water and Health Laboratory, Cypru | Read more... |
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Periodical, Full
Environmental research
Periodical, Abbrev.
Environ.Res.
Pub Date Free Form
Nov
Volume
135
Issue
Start Page
289
Other Pages
295
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CI: Copyright (c) 2014; JID: 0147621; 0 (Trihalomethanes); OTO: NOTNLM; 2014/07/14 [received]; 2014/09/19 [revised]; 2014/09/22 [accepted]; 2014/10/14 [aheadofprint]; ppublish
Place of Publication
United States
ISSN/ISBN
1096-0953; 0013-9351
Accession Number
PMID: 25462678
Language
eng
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Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM
DOI
10.1016/j.envres.2014.09.015 [doi]
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25462678
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A complex network of sources and routes of exposure to disinfection by-products (DBP), such as trihalomethanes (THM) has been driving the wide variability of daily THM intake estimates in environmental epidemiological studies. We hypothesized that the spatiotemporal variability of THM exposures could be differentially expressed with their urinary levels among residents whose households are geographically clustered in district-metered areas (DMA) receiving the same tap water. Each DMA holds unique drinking-water pipe network characteristics, such as pipe length, number of pipe leaking incidences, number of water meters by district, average minimum night flow and average daily demand. The present study assessed the spatial and seasonal variability in urinary THM levels among residents (n=310) of geocoded households belonging to two urban DMA of Nicosia, Cyprus, with contrasting water network properties. First morning urine voids were collected once in summer and then in winter. Results showed that the mean sum of the four urinary THM analytes (TTHM) was significantly higher during summer for residents of both areas. Linear mixed effects models adjusted for age, season and gender, illustrated spatially-resolved differences in creatinine-adjusted urinary chloroform and TTHM levels between the two studied areas, corroborated by differences observed in their pipe network characteristics. Additional research is warranted to shed light on the contribution of spatially-resolved and geographically-clustered environmental exposures coupled with internal biomarker of exposure measurements towards better understanding of health disparities within urban centers.
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Elsevier Inc
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Andrianou,X.D., Charisiadis,P., Andra,S.S., Makris,K.C.
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20141014
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| Prevalence of cigarette and water pipe smoking and their predictors among Iranian adolescents | 2015 | Read more... | |
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Periodical, Full
International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health
Periodical, Abbrev.
Int.J.Adolesc.Med.Health
Pub Date Free Form
Volume
27
Issue
3
Start Page
291
Other Pages
298
Notes
JID: 8506960; 2014/07/20 [received]; 2014/10/17 [accepted]; ppublish
Place of Publication
Germany
ISSN/ISBN
0334-0139; 0334-0139
Accession Number
PMID: 25470603
Language
eng
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DOI
10.1515/ijamh-2014-0028 [doi]
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25470603
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INTRODUCTION: Widespread tobacco use, along with its induced diseases and subsequent deaths, comprise one of the biggest threats to public health in the world. Thus, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of cigarette and water pipe smoking and their predictors among Iranian adolescents. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 1524 adolescent students aged 14-18 years (764 boys and 760 girls) were randomly selected. The participants attended governmental, semi-governmental, and non-governmental schools in the city of Sanandaj, Iran in 2013. Data were collected using the "Sherer General Self-efficacy" and demographic questionnaire. Multivariate Logistic binary regresion analysis was conducted to determine the predictors. RESULTS: The prevalence rates of cigarette and water pipe smoking were 9.5% and 10.4%, respectively. About 3.7% of the adolescents used both cigarette and water pipe and 16% used at least one of these. Compared with girls, prevalence of both cigarette (13.1% vs. 6.4%) and water pipe (13.7% vs. 7.1%) smoking was higher among the boys. Male sex, father's education of secondary school, and use of water pipe were identified as cigarette smoking risk factors, while technical and commercial educational fields and attending non-governmental school were its protective factors. Risk factors of the use of water pipe were currently working, higher age and cigarette smoking, father's education of high school, father's occupation of employee and mother's education of a diploma degree, while higher self-efficacy and attending non-governmental school were its protective factors. CONCLUSION: The high prevalence of cigarette and water pipe smoking in adolescents continues to rise. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct further studies on effective factors on the onset and continuation of tobacco use.
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Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi,S., Mirghafourvand,M., Tavananezhad,N., Karkhaneh,M.
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