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Reasons to use e-cigarettes and associations with other substances among adolescents in Switzerland	2015	Research Group on Adolescent Health, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, 10 Route de la Corniche, CH-1010 Lausanne, Switzerland. Electronic address: joan-carles.suris@chuv.ch.; Institute of Social Sciences & LIVES, B	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Drug and alcohol dependence Periodical, Abbrev. Drug Alcohol Depend. Pub Date Free Form 1-Aug Volume 153 Issue Start Page 140 Other Pages 144 Notes CI: Copyright (c) 2015; JID: 7513587; OTO: NOTNLM; 2014/12/03 [received]; 2015/05/21 [revised]; 2015/05/22 [accepted]; 2015/05/28 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication Ireland ISSN/ISBN 1879-0046; 0376-8716 Accession Number PMID: 26077606 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.05.034 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 26077606 Abstract BACKGROUND: The objectives of this research were to describe the main reason(s) why adolescents use electronic cigarettes, to assess how e-cigarette experimenters and users differ based on personal characteristics, and to determine whether its use is associated with the use of other substances among a representative sample of youths in Switzerland. METHODS: A representative sample of 621 youths (308 females) was divided into never users (n=353), experimenters (Only once, n=120) and users (Several times, n=148) of e-cigarettes. Groups were compared on socio-demographic data and current smoking, alcohol misuse and cannabis use. Reasons for e-cigarette use were compared between experimenters and users. A multinomial regression was performed using never users as the reference category. RESULTS: Forty-three percent had ever tried e-cigarettes, and the main reason was curiosity. Compared to never users, experimenters were more likely to be out of school (Relative Risk Ratio [RRR]: 2.68) and to misuse alcohol (RRR: 2.08), while users were more likely to be male (RRR: 2.75), to be vocational students (RRR: 2.30) or out of school (RRR: 3.48) and to use any of the studied substances (tobacco, RRR: 5.26; alcohol misuse, RRR: 2.71; cannabis use, RRR: 30.2). CONCLUSIONS: Although often still part of adolescent experimentation, e-cigarettes are becoming increasingly popular among adolescents and they should become part of health providers' standard substance use screening. As health providers (and especially paediatricians) do not seem to have high levels of knowledge and, consequently, little comfort in discussing e-cigarettes, training in this domain should be available to them. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Elsevier Ireland Ltd Data Source Authors Suris,J.C., Berchtold,A., Akre,C. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20150528 PMCID Editors
Prevalence and correlates of switching to another tobacco product to quit smoking cigarettes	2015	Carter Consulting, Inc. contractor to: Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Emory University, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Atlanta, GA; vyc9@cdc.gov.; Office on Smoking and Healt	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 May Volume 17 Issue 5 Start Page 622 Other Pages 627 Notes CI: (c) The Author 2014; JID: 9815751; 2014/03/10 [received]; 2014/08/24 [accepted]; 2014/09/19 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1469-994X; 1462-2203 Accession Number PMID: 25239959 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI 10.1093/ntr/ntu181 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25239959 Abstract INTRODUCTION: Using nationally representative data, we assessed the prevalence and correlates of cigarette smokers who tried switching to smokeless tobacco (SLT) or to other combusted tobacco (OCT) products to quit. METHODS: Data came from 12,400 current or former adult smokers who made a quit attempt in the past year and responded to the 2010-2011 Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey. Demographics and smoking characteristics were computed among those switching to SLT, switching to OCT, or trying to quit without using either strategy. Bivariate and multinomial logistic regression models identified correlates of using each strategy. RESULTS: Overall, 3.1% of smokers tried switching to SLT to quit, 2.2% tried switching to OCT, and 0.6% tried both strategies. Compared to those not using either switching strategy to try to quit, males were more likely than females to try switching to SLT or OCT; Blacks were less likely than Whites to try switching to SLT, but more likely to try switching to OCT; younger age groups were more likely to try switching to SLT or OCT; current someday smokers were more likely to have try switching to SLT (vs. everyday smokers), while recent former smokers were more likely to have tried switching to OCT. Both switching groups were more likely to have used cessation medication versus those not using switching strategies. CONCLUSION: Data suggest that switching to other tobacco products is a prevalent cessation approach; messages are needed to help clinicians encourage smokers who try to quit by switching to use evidence-based cessation approaches. 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 Schauer,G.L., Malarcher,A.M., Babb,S.D. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20140919 PMCID Editors
Oral squamous cell carcinoma and associated risk factors in Jazan, Saudi Arabia: a hospital based case control study	2015	Faculty of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia E-mail : faeq_ali@yahoo.com.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP Periodical, Abbrev. Asian Pac.J.Cancer.Prev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 16 Issue 10 Start Page 4335 Other Pages 4338 Notes JID: 101130625; ppublish Place of Publication Thailand ISSN/ISBN 1513-7368; 1513-7368 Accession Number PMID: 26028095 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 26028095 Abstract BACKGROUND: Oral cancer is the third most common malignancy in Saudi Arabia, the highest incidence of which is reported from Jazan province. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association of various locally used substances, especially shamma, with oral cancer in the Jazan region of Saudi Arabia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A hospital-based case-control study was designed and patient records were scanned for histologically confirmed oral cancer cases. Forty eight patients who were recently diagnosed with oral cancer were selected as cases. Two healthy controls were selected for each observed case and they were matched with age (+/-5 years) gender and location. Use of different forms of tobacco such as cigarettes, pipe-smoking and shamma (smokeless- tobacco) was assessed. Khat, a commonly used chewing substance in the community was also included. Descriptive analysis was first performed followed by multiple logistic regression (with and without interaction) to derive odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence interval (CIs). RESULTS: Mean age of the study sample (56% males and 44% females) was 65.3 years. Multinomial regression analysis revealed that shamma use increased the odds of developing oral cancer by 29 times (OR=29.3; 10.3-83.1). Cigarette (OR=6.74; 2.18-20.8) was also seen to have an effect. With the interaction model the odds ratio increased significantly for shamma users (OR=37.2; 12.3-113.2) and cigarette smokers (OR=10.5; 2.88-3.11). Khat was observed to have negative effect on the disease occurrence when used along with shamma (OR=0.01; 0.00-0.65). CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that shamma, a moist form of smokeless tobacco is a major threat for oral cancer occurrence in the Jazan region of Saudi Arabia. This study gives a direction to conduct further longitudinal studies in the region with increased sample size representing the population in order to provide more substantial evidence. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Quadri,M.F., Alharbi,F., Bajonaid,A.M., Moafa,I.H., Sharwani,A.A., Alamir,A.H. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Electronic cigarette use and its association with smoking in Hong Kong Chinese adolescents	2015	School of Nursing, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.; School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. Electronic address: syho@hku.hk.; School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.; School of Public Heal	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Addictive Behaviors Periodical, Abbrev. Addict.Behav. Pub Date Free Form Nov Volume 50 Issue Start Page 124 Other Pages 127 Notes CI: Copyright (c) 2015; JID: 7603486; OTO: NOTNLM; 2015/02/09 [received]; 2015/04/09 [revised]; 2015/06/16 [accepted]; 2015/06/24 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1873-6327; 0306-4603 Accession Number PMID: 26132536 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.06.037 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 26132536 Abstract BACKGROUND: Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are increasingly used in adolescents with unknown impacts on conventional cigarette smoking. We examined the associations of e-cigarette use with smoking intention, nicotine addiction and smoking cessation in Chinese adolescents. METHODS: A total of 45,128 students (age 14.6 +/- 1.9; boys 51.4%) from 75 randomly selected schools in Hong Kong reported e-cigarette use (in the past 30 days), conventional cigarette use and socio-demographic characteristics in an anonymous questionnaire survey. Adjusted odds ratios (AORs) of intention to smoke, morning smoking urge, intention to quit and quit attempts; and beta-coefficient (beta) of cigarette consumption per day were calculated in relation to e-cigarette use. RESULTS: E-cigarette use was associated with intention to smoke with an AOR (95% CI) of 1.74 (1.30-2.31) in all students, 2.18 (1.12-4.23) in never and 2.79 (2.05-3.79) in ever smokers (non-significant interaction by smoking status). The associations were also significant in experimental and former smokers but not in current smokers. In current smokers, e-cigarette use was significantly associated with heavier smoking (beta 2.54, 95% CI 1.28-3.81) and morning smoking urge (AOR 2.54, 95% CI 1.50-3.11), and non-significantly associated with lower quit intention (0.76, 0.52-1.09) and attempts (0.80, 0.56-1.23). CONCLUSIONS: E-cigarette use was associated with smoking intention in never, experimental and former smokers in Hong Kong Chinese adolescents. In current smokers, e-cigarette use was associated with nicotine addiction but not quit intention and attempts. Prospective studies with detailed measurements on e-cigarette use are warranted for further studies. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Elsevier Ltd Data Source Authors Wang,M.P., Ho,S.Y., Leung,L.T., Lam,T.H. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20150624 PMCID Editors
In vitro antifungal susceptibilities of isolates of Candida spp. and Aspergillus spp. from China to nine systemically active antifungal agents: data from the SENTRY antifungal surveillance program, 2010 through 2012	2015	University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA; JMI Laboratories, North Liberty, IA, USA.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Mycoses Periodical, Abbrev. Mycoses Pub Date Free Form Apr Volume 58 Issue 4 Start Page 209 Other Pages 214 Notes CI: (c) 2015; JID: 8805008; 0 (Antifungal Agents); 0 (Azoles); 0 (Echinocandins); 0 (Triazoles); 6TK1G07BHZ (posaconazole); 7XU7A7DROE (Amphotericin B); 8VZV102JFY (Fluconazole); D83282DT06 (Flucytosine); JFU09I87TR (Voriconazole); OTO: NOTNLM; 2014/11/20 Place of Publication Germany ISSN/ISBN 1439-0507; 0933-7407 Accession Number PMID: 25727853 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1111/myc.12299 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25727853 Abstract We report the in vitro activity of nine systemically active antifungal agents against 237 contemporary clinical isolates of yeast and moulds obtained from 13 laboratories in China during 2010 through 2012. Susceptibility testing was performed using CLSI methods. Sequencing of fks hot spots was performed for echinocandin non-wild-type (WT) strains. Isolates included 220 from eight species of Candida, 15 from four species of Aspergillus and one isolate each of Rhodotorula mucilaginosa and Trichosporon asahii. Resistance to amphotericin B (0.0%), flucytosine (0.0-1.7%) and the echinocandins (0.0-3.4%) was distinctly uncommon among C. albicans, C. parapsilosis, C. tropicalis, C. glabrata and C. pelliculosa. Three C. albicans isolates showed resistance to echinocandins and one harboured a mutation in HS1 of fks1. Resistance to the azoles was much more common with resistance to fluconazole, voriconazole and posaconazole detected among isolates of C. glabrata and C. tropicalis. Both C. parapsilosis and C. pelliculosa exhibited decreased susceptibility to fluconazole. Amphotericin B, the mould-active azoles and the echinocandins were all quite active against isolates of A. fumigatus and A. flavus. Consistent with previous studies from China, resistance to fluconazole is prominent among Candida spp. isolates in this country. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Blackwell Verlag GmbH Data Source Authors Pfaller,M.A., Castanheira,M., Messer,S.A., Jones,R.N. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20150227 PMCID Editors
Patent Foramen Ovale in Recreational and Professional Divers: An Important and Largely Unrecognized Problem	2015	Department of Cardiology, Charles University in Prague, 2nd Faculty of Medicine and Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic; Institute of Pathological Physiology, Charles University in Prague, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic.; In	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full The Canadian journal of cardiology Periodical, Abbrev. Can.J.Cardiol. Pub Date Free Form Aug Volume 31 Issue 8 Start Page 1061 Other Pages 1066 Notes CI: Copyright (c) 2015; JID: 8510280; 2015/01/25 [received]; 2015/03/10 [revised]; 2015/03/10 [accepted]; 2015/03/12 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1916-7075; 0828-282X Accession Number PMID: 26143138 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review; IM DOI 10.1016/j.cjca.2015.03.010 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 26143138 Abstract Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with an increased risk of decompression sickness (DCS) in divers that results from a paradoxical embolization of nitrogen bubbles. The number of scuba divers worldwide is estimated in the millions, and the prevalence of PFO is 25%-30% in adults. It is interesting that despite these numbers, many important issues regarding optimal screening, risk stratification, and management strategy still remain to be resolved. Recently published data suggest the possible effectiveness of both PFO closure and conservative diving measures in preventing arterial gas embolization. This review aims to introduce the basic principles of physiology and the pathophysiology of bubble formation and DCS, summarize the current literature on PFO and diving, and review the possibilities of diagnostic workup and management. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Canadian Cardiovascular Society. Published by Elsevier Inc Data Source Authors Honek,J., Sefc,L., Honek,T., Sramek,M., Horvath,M., Veselka,J. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20150312 PMCID Editors
"Quit & Win" Contests Among College Students: Predictors of Long-Term Smoking Abstinence	2015		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full American Journal of Health promotion : AJHP Periodical, Abbrev. Am.J.Health Promot. Pub Date Free Form 25-Aug Volume Issue Start Page Other Pages Notes LR: 20160420; JID: 8701680; OTO: NOTNLM; aheadofprint Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 2168-6602; 0890-1171 Accession Number PMID: 26305605 Language ENG SubFile JOURNAL ARTICLE DOI 10.4278/ajhp.140530-QUAN-249 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 26305605 Abstract Purpose . To determine smoking abstinence rates and predictors of abstinence among college students enrolled in a campus-based Quit & Win contest. Design . Pre-post measure with no comparison group. Setting . Contests conducted on seven college campuses in 2007. Subjects . Subjects (N = 484) were 23.7 +/- 6.8 years of age, 61% female, 16.3% nonwhite, and smoked 12.5 +/- 7.8 cigarettes per day on 28.0 +/- 4.8 days in the past month. Intervention . Participants abstinent for the 30-day contest were eligible for a lottery-based prize. Assessments were completed at baseline, end of contest, and 6 months after enrollment. Measures . The 6-month survey assessed retrospective abstinence during the contest period and the prior 6 months and 7- and 30-day point prevalence abstinence at the time of the survey. Analysis . Chi-square test was used to compare baseline characteristics among participants from 2- versus 4-year schools. Smoking abstinence was assessed by participant self-report. Both a simple imputation method (i.e., missing = smoking) and completers-only analyses were conducted. Stepwise logistic regression was used to determine baseline predictors of abstinence. Results . Thirty-day abstinence rate was 52.5% during the contest month and 20.5% at the 6-month follow-up. Baseline intention to stay quit (odds ratio [OR] = 1.56, p = .01), cigarettes smoked per day (OR = .67, p = .04), and 2-year (vs. 4-year) college (OR = 1.65, p = .05) predicted abstinence at 6 months. Conclusion . Intention to stay quit even without winning a prize, a measure of intrinsic motivation, predicted both short- and long-term abstinence. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Thomas,J.L., Luo,X., Bengtson,J.E., Weber-Main,A.M., Lust,K., Ahluwalia,J.S., An,L. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20150825 PMCID Editors
Critical insights for a sustainability framework to address integrated community water services: Technical metrics and approaches	2015	Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Engineering (ORISE), National Risk Management Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268, USA. Electronic address: Xue.Xiaobo@epa.gov.; Soller Envir	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Water research Periodical, Abbrev. Water Res. Pub Date Free Form 15-Jun Volume 77 Issue Start Page 155 Other Pages 169 Notes CI: Published by Elsevier Ltd.; JID: 0105072; OTO: NOTNLM; 2014/12/07 [received]; 2015/02/21 [revised]; 2015/03/18 [accepted]; 2015/03/25 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1879-2448; 0043-1354 Accession Number PMID: 25864006 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Review; IM DOI 10.1016/j.watres.2015.03.017 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25864006 Abstract Planning for sustainable community water systems requires a comprehensive understanding and assessment of the integrated source-drinking-wastewater systems over their life-cycles. Although traditional life cycle assessment and similar tools (e.g. footprints and emergy) have been applied to elements of these water services (i.e. water resources, drinking water, stormwater or wastewater treatment alone), we argue for the importance of developing and combining the system-based tools and metrics in order to holistically evaluate the complete water service system based on the concept of integrated resource management. We analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of key system-based tools and metrics, and discuss future directions to identify more sustainable municipal water services. Such efforts may include the need for novel metrics that address system adaptability to future changes and infrastructure robustness. Caution is also necessary when coupling fundamentally different tools so to avoid misunderstanding and consequently misleading decision-making. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Xue,X., Schoen,M.E., Ma,X.C., Hawkins,T.R., Ashbolt,N.J., Cashdollar,J., Garland,J. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20150325 PMCID Editors
Pathophysiology of Mild TBI: Implications for Altered Signaling Pathways	2015		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Book, Section Periodical, Full Periodical, Abbrev. Pub Date Free Form Volume Issue Start Page Other Pages Notes CI: (c) 2015 Place of Publication Boca Raton (FL) ISSN/ISBN 9781466565982 Accession Number PMID: 26269903 Language eng SubFile Review; Book Chapter DOI NBK299203 [bookaccession] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 26269903 Abstract Concussions and mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) represent a substantial portion of the annual incidence of TBI aided by the increased reporting of concussions in youth sports, and the increased exposure of soldiers to blast injuries in the war theater. The pathophysiology of concussions and mild TBI consist predominantly of axonal injury at the cellular level and working memory deficits at the behavioral level. Importantly, studies in humans and in animals are making it clear that concussions and mild TBI are not merely a milder form of moderate-severe TBI but represent a separate disease/injury state. Therefore, acute and chronic treatment strategies, both behavioral and pharmacological, need to be implemented based on thorough pre-clinical assessment. The review in this chapter focuses on two under-studied components of the pathophysiology of mild TBI-the role of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase pathway in axonal injury, and the role of the dopaminergic system in working memory deficits. The growing awareness of the incidence of concussion in contact sports, coupled with the emergence of blast-related injuries in combat fighting, has heightened the urgency to understand the underlying mechanisms of mild brain trauma and devise potential therapeutic interventions. TBI in general, and mild TBI in particular, is considered a "silent epidemic" because many of the acute and enduring alterations in cognitive, motor, and somatosensory functions may not be readily apparent to external observers. Moderate to severe TBI is a major cause of injury-induced death and disability with an annual incidence of approximately 500 in 100,000 people affected in the United States (Sosin et al., 1989; Kraus and McArthur, 1996; Rutland-Brown et al., 2006). However, approximately 80% of all TBI cases are categorized as mild head injuries (Bazarian et al., 2005; Langlois et al., 2006). It is important to note that these approximations are underestimates because they do not account for incidents of TBI in which the person does not seek medical care (Faul et al., 2010). Recent estimates to correct for this underreporting have placed the annual incidence at approximately 3.8 million (Bazarian et al., 2005; Ropper and Gorson, 2007; Halstead and Walter, 2010). The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score, which measures level of consciousness, has been the primary clinical tool for assessing initial brain injury severity in mild (GCS 13-15), moderate (GCS 9-12), or severe (GCS Descriptors Links Book Title Brain Neurotrauma: Molecular, Neuropsychological, and Rehabilitation Aspects Database Publisher by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC Data Source Authors Laskowski,R.A., Creed,J.A., Raghupathi,R. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors Kobeissy,F.H.
Lapita diet and subsistence strategies on Watom Island, Papua New Guinea: New stable isotope evidence from humans and animals	2015	Department of Anatomy, Otago School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, 9054, New Zealand.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full American Journal of Physical Anthropology Periodical, Abbrev. Am.J.Phys.Anthropol. Pub Date Free Form May Volume 157 Issue 1 Start Page 30 Other Pages 41 Notes CI: (c) 2015; JID: 0400654; 0 (Carbon Isotopes); 0 (Nitrogen Isotopes); 9007-34-5 (Collagen); OTO: NOTNLM; 2014/06/14 [received]; 2014/12/02 [accepted]; 2015/01/12 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1096-8644; 0002-9483 Accession Number PMID: 25641394 Language eng SubFile Historical Article; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1002/ajpa.22685 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25641394 Abstract Stable isotope ratios (delta(13)C and delta(15)N) were analyzed from the bone collagen of individuals (n = 8) from a Lapita burial ground (ca. 2800-2350 BP) on Watom Island, located off northeast New Britain in the Bismarck Archipelago. The aim of this study was to assess the diet and subsistence strategies of humans that lived during the later Lapita period in Near Oceania. To aid in the interpretation of the human diet we analyzed the stable isotope ratios of faunal material from the site (n = 27). We also aim to assess methods of animal husbandry at the site over time from an analysis of the stable isotope ratios (delta(13)C and delta(15)N) of pig bones (n = 22) from different temporal periods (Lapita, post-Lapita, and late prehistoric). The protein diet of the humans consisted of marine organisms from the inshore environment and some deep-water species, most likely marine turtle, in addition to higher trophic level terrestrial foods, likely pig and native animals (e.g., fruit bat, Cuscus and bandicoot). Although the sample sizes were small, females (n = 4) displayed more variable delta(13)C and delta(15)N values compared with males (n = 4), which may be associated with the movement of adult females to the island. The stable isotope analysis of the pig bones indicated that there were few differences between the diets of the pigs from the Lapita and post-Lapita layers, suggesting that the method of pig husbandry was similar between these two periods and was likely relatively free-range. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Wiley Periodicals, Inc Data Source Authors Kinaston,R.L., Anson,D., Petchey,P., Walter,R., Robb,K., Buckley,H. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20150112 PMCID Editors

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