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Dependence levels in users of electronic cigarettes, nicotine gums and tobacco cigarettes	2015	Institute of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: Jean-Francois.Etter@unige.ch.; Center for the Study of Tobacco Products, Dept. of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, U	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-Feb Volume 147 Issue Start Page 68 Other Pages 75 Notes LR: 20160701; CI: Copyright (c) 2014; GR: P50 DA036105/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: P50DA036105/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; JID: 7513587; 6M3C89ZY6R (Nicotine); NIHMS797376; OID: NLM: NIHMS797376; OID: NLM: PMC4920051; OTO: NOTNLM; 2014/08/28 [re Place of Publication Ireland ISSN/ISBN 1879-0046; 0376-8716 Accession Number PMID: 25561385 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; IM DOI 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.12.007 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25561385 Abstract OBJECTIVE: To assess dependence levels in users of e-cigarettes, and compare them with dependence levels in users of nicotine gums and tobacco cigarettes. DESIGN: Self-reports from cross-sectional Internet and mail surveys. Comparisons of: (a) 766 daily users of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes with 30 daily users of nicotine-free e-cigarettes; (b) 911 former smokers who used the e-cigarette daily with 451 former smokers who used the nicotine gum daily (but no e-cigarette); (c) 125 daily e-cigarette users who smoked daily (dual users) with two samples of daily smokers who did not use e-cigarettes (2206 enrolled on the Internet and 292 enrolled by mail from the general population of Geneva). We used the Fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence, the nicotine dependence syndrome scale, the cigarette dependence scale and versions of these scales adapted for e-cigarettes and nicotine gums. RESULTS: Dependence ratings were slightly higher in users of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes than in users of nicotine-free e-cigarettes. In former smokers, long-term (>3 months) users of e-cigarettes were less dependent on e-cigarettes than long-term users of the nicotine gum were dependent on the gum. There were few differences in dependence ratings between short-term (=3 months) users of gums or e-cigarettes. Dependence on e-cigarettes was generally lower in dual users than dependence on tobacco cigarettes in the two other samples of daily smokers. CONCLUSIONS: Some e-cigarette users were dependent on nicotine-containing e-cigarettes, but these products were less addictive than tobacco cigarettes. E-cigarettes may be as or less addictive than nicotine gums, which themselves are not very addictive. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Elsevier Ireland Ltd Data Source Authors Etter,J.F., Eissenberg,T. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20141218 PMCID PMC4920051 Editors
Dependence measures based on hookah smokers' experiences and context are needed	2016	Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA.; School of Public Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA.; Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health,	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Addiction (Abingdon, England) Periodical, Abbrev. Addiction Pub Date Free Form May Volume 111 Issue 5 Start Page 936 Other Pages Notes JID: 9304118; CON: Addiction. 2016 Feb;111(2):351-9. PMID: 26417942; CIN: Addiction. 2016 May;111(5):937-8. PMID: 26987303; OTO: NOTNLM; 2015/12/16 [received]; 2015/12/17 [accepted]; 2016/02/02 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1360-0443; 0965-2140 Accession Number PMID: 26841019 Language eng SubFile Comment; Letter; IM DOI 10.1111/add.13287 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 26841019 Abstract Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Myers,K., Ward,K.D., Maziak,W. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20160202 PMCID Editors
Dependence on tobacco and nicotine products: a case for product-specific assessment	2012		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Nicotine Tob Res Periodical, Abbrev. Nicotine Tob.Res. Pub Date Free Form Volume 14 Issue 11 Start Page 1382 Other Pages 90 Notes ID: 22459798 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract The International Classification of Diseases and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for diagnosing tobacco/nicotine dependence emphasize the dependence-producing drug nicotine. These diagnostic tools have been challenged on grounds of poor predictive validity, and they do not differentiate across various forms of nicotine-containing products. In fact, nicotine-containing products (e.g., tobacco cigarettes, smokeless tobacco ST], waterpipe, electronic cigarettes ECIGs], and nicotine replacement NR] products) have very different characteristics both in terms of sensory and behavioral involvement and also in pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic effects. For example, a cigarette and a nicotine patch are very different on almost every one of these dimensions. When ability to stop using a nicotine/tobacco product is used as a criterion for dependence, success rates vary considerably across products: Tobacco cigarette cessation is more difficult than ST cessation that in turn is more difficult than NR product cessation. Based on these results, we hypothesize that there is a continuum of dependence as much as there is a continuum of harm, with tobacco cigarettes and NR products on opposite ends of both continua and other products (waterpipe and ECIGs) somewhere in between. In order to capture more precisely the dependence produced by both nicotine and its administration forms, product-specific instruments may be required. The pros and cons of this approach are discussed. Descriptors Links Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors FagerstrÃ¶m, Karl, Eissenberg,Thomas Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Dependency of bulk chlorine decay rates on flow velocity in water distribution networks	2003	Menaia, J., LNEC (National Civ. Eng. Laboratory), 1700-066 Lisbon, Portugal	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Water Science and Technology: Water Supply Periodical, Abbrev. Water Sc.Technol.Water Supply Pub Date Free Form 2003/ Volume 3 Issue 2-Jan Start Page 209 Other Pages 214 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 1606-9749 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Understanding chlorine residual decay kinetics and the factors that influence them are essential for such current tasks as siting chlorination facilities, dosage optimisation, choice of sampling locations and frequencies, and general design and operational control of drinking water networks, increasingly accomplished with the help of simulation models. Available constants for bulk chlorine decay are typically determined under static conditions. However, as for all fast reactions in water flows, chlorine consumption rates in drinking water pipes may be influenced by the existing mixing regimes, a function of flow turbulence, which is primarily controlled by flow velocity and pipe diameter. Flow velocities vary greatly in space and time in water transmission and distribution systems; pipe diameters are seldom uniform. Although both variables are readily available in the currently available network analysis simulators that implement chlorine models, such variations are not accounted for. Instead, a single preset decay rate constant is generally used for describing chlorine residual consumption throughout an entire system. In addition to highlighting how negligible PVC pipe wall chlorine consumption is, as such, this paper presents experimental evidence of a significant correlation between pipe flow velocity and bulk chlorine decay rates, and proposes a simple but effective approach to implement this dependency in current simulators. Descriptors chlorine, drinking water, chlorination, conference paper, correlation analysis, flow rate, fluid intake, kinetics, process control, simulation, tube, turbulent flow, water flow, water sampling, water supply Links Book Title Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Menaia,J., Coelho,S. T., Lopes,A., Fonte,E., Palma,J. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Depression in smoking pregnant women: impact on motivation to quit smoking	2014	Service de maternite, groupe hospitalier mutualiste de Grenoble, 38000 Grenoble, France.; Institut Rhone-Alpes Auvergne de tabacologie (IRAAT), hopital de la Croix-Rousse, 103, grande rue de la Croix-Rousse, 69004 Lyon, France; Dispensaire Emile-Roux, 11,	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal de gynecologie, obstetrique et biologie de la reproduction Periodical, Abbrev. J.Gynecol.Obstet.Biol.Reprod.(Paris) Pub Date Free Form Nov Volume 43 Issue 9 Start Page 691 Other Pages 697 Notes CI: Copyright (c) 2013; JID: 0322206; OTO: NOTNLM; 2013/07/01 [received]; 2013/09/09 [revised]; 2013/09/13 [accepted]; 2013/10/14 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication France ISSN/ISBN 1773-0430; 0150-9918 Accession Number PMID: 24135016 Language fre SubFile English Abstract; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; IM DOI 10.1016/j.jgyn.2013.09.005 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 24135016 Abstract Despite the organization of smoking cessation program, the percentage of pregnant smokers remains too high in France. The knowledge of the factors limiting success of the attempt can help the smoking cessation. AIM: To evaluate the prevalence of depressive disorders in pregnant smokers compared to nonsmokers; assess their impact on motivation stopping smoking; verify their identification can be performed by midwives. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Prospective multicenter survey on 792 women (435 smokers and 357 non-smokers), the assessment of the current depression is made by the Hospital Anxiety Depression scale, and motivation to quit smoking by the Richmond test. RESULTS: Pregnant smokers compared to non-smokers, have more frequent depressive disorders (current: OR=2.4; history: OR=2). These problems do not decrease the motivation to quit, they are associated with a high nicotine dependence and low socioeconomic levels. Their testing can be done by midwives. CONCLUSION: Systematic screening for depression in pregnant women smoking could facilitate smoking cessation. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Elsevier Masson SAS Data Source Authors Dupre,F., Perriot,J., Defay,I., Lavessiere,C., Defay,F., Guillon,C., Mathern,G., Berland,M. Original/Translated Title Depression chez la femme enceinte fumeuse : impact sur la motivation a l'arret du tabac URL Date of Electronic 20131014 PMCID Editors
Depressive symptoms and bone mineral density in menopause and postmenopausal women: A still increasing and neglected problem	2016	Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey; Department of Evidence for Population Health Unit, School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of family medicine and primary care Periodical, Abbrev. J.Family Med.Prim.Care. Pub Date Free Form Jan-Mar Volume 5 Issue 1 Start Page 143 Other Pages 149 Notes LR: 20160729; JID: 101610082; OID: NLM: PMC4943122; OTO: NOTNLM; ppublish Place of Publication India ISSN/ISBN 2249-4863; 2249-4863 Accession Number PMID: 27453860 Language eng SubFile Journal Article DOI 10.4103/2249-4863.184640 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27453860 Abstract BACKGROUND: The association between depression and loss of bone mineral density (BMD) has been reported as controversial. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the current study was to investigate whether an association exists between depression and low BMD during the menopausal and postmenopausal period. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive study was used to generate menopause symptoms experienced by Arabian women at the Primary Health Care Centers in Qatar. A multi-stage sampling design was used, and a representative sample of 1650 women aged 45-65 years were included during July 2012 and November 2013. This prospective study explored the association between bone density and major depressive disorder in women. Bone mineral densitometry measurements (BMD) (g/m(2)) were assessed at the BMD unit using a lunar prodigy DXA system (Lunar Corp., Madison, WI). Data on body mass index (BMI), clinical biochemistry variables including serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D were collected. The Beck Depression Inventory was administered for depression purposes. RESULTS: Out of 1650 women 1182 women agreed to participate in the study (71.6%). The mean age and standard deviation (SD) of the menopausal age were 48.71 +/- 2.96 with depressed and 50.20 +/- 3.22 without depressed (P Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Bener,A., Saleh,N.M., Bhugra,D. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID PMC4943122 Editors
Depressive symptoms and cigarette smoking among teens	2000	Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA. goode?@chmcc.org	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Pediatrics Periodical, Abbrev. Pediatrics Pub Date Free Form Oct Volume 106 Issue 4 Start Page 748 Other Pages 755 Notes LR: 20071114; GR: P01-HD31921/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States; JID: 0376422; ppublish Place of Publication UNITED STATES ISSN/ISBN 1098-4275; 0031-4005 Accession Number PMID: 11015518 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.; IM DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 11015518 Abstract CONTEXT: Although several risk factors for tobacco use have been implicated in the development of depression, smoking progression has typically been viewed as a consequence of depression. The results of limited longitudinal studies are controversial. OBJECTIVE: To assess the nature and direction of the relationship between cigarette smoking and depression among teens. DESIGN: Prospective analysis of baseline and 1-year follow-up data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. SETTING: In-home teen and parent interviews. PARTICIPANTS: Two samples were identified. For the first sample, 8704 adolescents who were not depressed at baseline based on CES-D scores were identified for analyses of the effects of cigarette smoking on development of high depressive symptomatology. Baseline smoking status, which could vary in this group, was the predictor of interest in these analyses. For the second sample, 6947 teens who had not smoked cigarettes in the 30 days before the baseline survey (noncurrent smokers) were identified for analyses on the effect of high depressive symptoms on subsequent moderate to heavy cigarette use at 1 year of follow-up. Baseline high depressive symptomatology based on CES-D score was the predictor of interest in this sample. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Among the nondepressed, developing high depressive symptoms at 1 year of follow-up. Among noncurrent smokers, smoking at least 1 pack per week at 1 year of follow-up. RESULTS: For the nondepressed, multivariate modeling revealed that current cigarette smoking was the strongest predictor of developing high depressive symptoms in all models (final model odds ratio [OR]: 3.90; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.85,8.20). For noncurrent smokers, although in bivariate analyses, baseline high depressive symptoms increased the risk of heavy smoking nearly threefold, multivariate modeling revealed that baseline high depressive symptoms were not predictive of heavy smoking when controlling for other determinants of smoking in teens. Previous experimentation with smoking was the strongest predictor of becoming a heavy smoker (OR: 3.04; 95% CI: 1.93,4.88). CONCLUSIONS: In contrast to common dictum, depression does not seem to be an antecedent to heavy cigarette use among teens. However, current cigarette use is a powerful determinant of developing high depressive symptoms. Descriptors Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Depression/complications, Depressive Disorder/complications, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Logistic Models, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Multivariate Analysis, Risk Factors, Smoking/epidemiology/ethnology/psychology, Social Class, United States/epidemiology Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Goodman,E., Capitman,J. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Derivation and Internal Validation of the Ebola Prediction Score for Risk Stratification of Patients With Suspected Ebola Virus Disease	2015	Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI. Electronic address: adam_levine@brown.edu.; International Medical Corps, Los Angeles, CA.; International Medical Corps, Los Angeles, CA.; International Medical Corps, Los Angeles, CA.; Wa	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Annals of Emergency Medicine Periodical, Abbrev. Ann.Emerg.Med. Pub Date Free Form Sep Volume 66 Issue 3 Start Page 285 Other Pages 2930 Notes CI: Copyright (c) 2015; JID: 8002646; CIN: Ann Emerg Med. 2015 Sep;66(3):294-6. PMID: 26215669; 2015/02/03 [received]; 2015/03/01 [revised]; 2015/03/12 [accepted]; 2015/04/03 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1097-6760; 0196-0644 Accession Number PMID: 25845607 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; AIM; IM DOI 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.03.011 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 25845607 Abstract STUDY OBJECTIVE: The current outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa is the largest on record and has overwhelmed the capacity of local health systems and the international community to provide sufficient isolation and treatment of all suspected cases. The goal of this study is to develop a clinical prediction model that can help clinicians risk-stratify patients with suspected Ebola virus disease in the context of such an epidemic. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed of patient data collected during routine clinical care at the Bong County Ebola Treatment Unit in Liberia during its first 16 weeks of operation. The predictive power of 14 clinical and epidemiologic variables was measured against the primary outcome of laboratory-confirmed Ebola virus disease, using logistic regression to develop a final prediction model. Bootstrap sampling was used to assess the internal validity of the model and estimate its performance in a simulated validation cohort. RESULTS: Ebola virus disease testing results were available for 382 (97%) of 395 patients admitted to the Ebola treatment unit during the study period. A total of 160 patients (42%) tested positive for Ebola virus disease. Logistic regression analysis identified 6 variables independently predictive of laboratory-confirmed Ebola virus disease, including sick contact, diarrhea, loss of appetite, muscle pains, difficulty swallowing, and absence of abdominal pain. The Ebola Prediction Score, constructed with these 6 variables, had an area under the receiver operator characteristic curve of 0.75 (95% confidence interval 0.70 to 0.80) for the prediction of laboratory-confirmed Ebola virus disease. Patients with higher Ebola Prediction Scores had higher likelihoods of laboratory-confirmed Ebola virus disease. CONCLUSION: The Ebola Prediction Score can be used by clinicians as an adjunct to current Ebola virus disease case definitions to risk-stratify patients with suspected Ebola virus disease. Clinicians can use this new tool for the purpose of cohorting patients within the suspected-disease ward of an Ebola treatment unit or community-based isolation center to prevent nosocomial infection or as a triage tool when patient numbers overwhelm available capacity. Given the inherent limitations of clinical prediction models, however, a low-cost, point-of-care test that can rapidly and definitively exclude Ebola virus disease in patients should be a research priority. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher American College of Emergency Physicians. Published by Elsevier Inc Data Source Authors Levine,A.C., Shetty,P.P., Burbach,R., Cheemalapati,S., Glavis-Bloom,J., Wiskel,T., Kesselly,J.K. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20150403 PMCID Editors
Design and methods of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study	2016	Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, USA.; Center for Tobacco Products, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.; National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Service	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Tobacco control Periodical, Abbrev. Tob.Control Pub Date Free Form 8-Aug Volume Issue Start Page Other Pages Notes LR: 20160810; 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; OTO: NOTNLM; 2016/01/12 [rece Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 1468-3318; 0964-4563 Accession Number PMID: 27507901 Language ENG SubFile JOURNAL ARTICLE DOI tobaccocontrol-2016-052934 [pii] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27507901 Abstract BACKGROUND: This paper describes the methods and conceptual framework for Wave 1 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study data collection. The National Institutes of Health, through the National Institute on Drug Abuse, is partnering with the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products to conduct the PATH Study under a contract with Westat. METHODS: The PATH Study is a nationally representative, longitudinal cohort study of 45 971 adults and youth in the USA, aged 12 years and older. Wave 1 was conducted from 12 September 2013 to 15 December 2014 using Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interviewing to collect information on tobacco-use patterns, risk perceptions and attitudes towards current and newly emerging tobacco products, tobacco initiation, cessation, relapse behaviours and health outcomes. The PATH Study's design allows for the longitudinal assessment of patterns of use of a spectrum of tobacco products, including initiation, cessation, relapse and transitions between products, as well as factors associated with use patterns. Additionally, the PATH Study collects biospecimens from consenting adults aged 18 years and older and measures biomarkers of exposure and potential harm related to tobacco use. CONCLUSIONS: The cumulative, population-based data generated over time by the PATH Study will contribute to the evidence base to inform FDA's regulatory mission under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act and efforts to reduce the Nation's burden of tobacco-related death and disease. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Hyland,A., Ambrose,B.K., Conway,K.P., Borek,N., Lambert,E., Carusi,C., Taylor,K., Crosse,S., Fong,G.T., Cummings,K.M., Abrams,D., Pierce,J.P., Sargent,J., Messer,K., Bansal-Travers,M., Niaura,R., Vallone,D., Hammond,D., Hilmi,N., Kwan,J., Piesse,A., Kalton,G., Lohr,S., Pharris-Ciurej,N., Castleman,V., Green,V.R., Tessman,G., Kaufman,A., Lawrence,C., van Bemmel,D.M., Kimmel,H.L., Blount,B., Yang,L., O'Brien,B., Tworek,C., Alberding,D., Hull,L.C., Cheng,Y.C., Maklan,D., Backinger,C.L., Compton,W.M. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20160808 PMCID Editors
Design and Synthesis of 3d-4f Metal-Based Zeolite-type Materials with a 3D Nanotubular Structure Encapsulated "Water" Pipe	2004	Cheng, P., Department of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of the American Chemical Society Periodical, Abbrev. J.Am.Chem.Soc. Pub Date Free Form 2004/03 Volume 126 Issue 10 Start Page 3012 Other Pages 3013 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0002-7863 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors lanthanide, manganese, nanotube, water, zeolite, article, complex formation, crystal structure, encapsulation, material state, phase transition, porosity, process design, structure analysis, synthesis, three dimensional imaging Links Book Title Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Zhao,B., Cheng,P., Chen,X., Cheng,C., Shi,W., Liao,D., Yan,S., Jiang,Z. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors

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