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Zara Quigg, Mark A. Bellis, Hannah Grey, Jane Webster et al. • Addictive Behaviors Reports
(2019)
Aim: To explore the nature and magnitude of alcohol's harms to others (AHTOs), and associations with mental well-being. Methods: Cross-sectional survey implemented amongst 891 randomly selected Welsh residents (aged 18+ years), via computer...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.abrep.2019.100162
Carmen Vargas, Jill Whelan, Julie Brimblecombe, Steven Allender • Public Health Research & Practice
(2022)
Collaboration between community members, researchers, and policy makers drives efforts to solve complex health problems such as obesity, alcohol misuse, and type 2 diabetes. Community participation is essential to ensure the optimal design,...
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DOI: 10.17061/phrp3222211
Simon Capewell, Alastair H Leyland, Linsay Gray, Carolyn Davies et al. • BMJ Open
(2011)
Objectives To examine secular and socio-economic changes in cardiovascular disease risk factor prevalences in the Scottish population. This could contribute to a better understanding of why the decline in coronary heart disease mortality in...
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000176
Lars G. Tummers • Public Administration Review
(2019)
Abstract Changing behavior is often necessary to tackle societal problems, such as obesity, alcohol abuse, and debt problems. This article has two goals. First, it aims to highlight how governments can try to change the behavior of citizens...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13109
Endalamaw Tesfa, Endalkachew Nibret, Solomon Tebeje Gizaw, Yohannes Zenebe et al. • PLoS ONE
(2020)
Introduction Hypertensive disorder of pregnancy is the second commonest causes of maternal death globally. Different public health studies were conducted on hypertensive disorder of pregnancy which presented inconsistent result. Therefore, ...
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Olufemi Opeyemi Ogundiran, Elvis Agbonlahor, Kayode Israel Oke, Gbolade Isaac Ogunsanya • Revista Pesquisa em Fisioterapia
(2020)
BACKGROUND: Work-related musculoskeletal pain (WMSP) is a common symptom associated with work-related musculoskeletal disorders. It is aggravated by poor lifting techniques, inappropriate ergonomics, repetitive movements and awkward posture...
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DOI: 10.17267/2238-2704rpf.v10i2.2742
J. Dray, M. Licata, E. Doherty, B. Tully et al. • BMC Health Services Research
(2022)
Abstract Background There are significant challenges in ensuring sufficient clinician participation in quality improvement training. Clinician capability has been identified as a barrier to the delivery of evidence-based care. Clinician tra...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-07717-9
Angela Clapperton, Stuart Newstead, Lyndal Bugeja, Jane Pirkis • Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
(2019)
Abstract Objective: This study aimed to identify stressors over‐represented in the 12 months prior to death among 553 Victorian adults who died by suicide. Methods: Age‐ and sex‐specific suicide rates and relative risks of suicide were calc...
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DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12886
Bienvenido Rodríguez-Lezcano, Doris Jeanlouis, Daniella Agnes Malulu, Carmen Vázquez-Lazo • Revista Electrónica Dr. Zoilo E. Marinello Vidaurreta
(2023)
Background: dementia has now become a major cause of death, leading to disability and dependence.
Objective: to characterize clinical and epidemiological variables in patients with dementia in Seychelles, from July 2018 to August 2019.
Me...
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Hosny KM • International Journal of Nanomedicine
(2020)
Khaled M Hosny1,2 1Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, EgyptCorrespon...
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Chen Chen, Qi Zhou, Ruiyue Yang, Zhu Wu et al. • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
(2021)
Background: Excessive copper (Cu) has risky effect on insulin resistance (IR), oxidative stress and inflammation. Instead, some studies reported serum Cu to be protective for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The aim of this study ...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112295
Maria Luiza Lima-Silva, Karen Cecília Lima Torres, Juliana Vaz de Melo Mambrini, Nathalia Coimbra Brot et al. • Experimental Gerontology
(2024)
Immunosenescence is a phenomenon caused by changes in the immune system, and part of these changes involves an increase in circulating immunological biomarkers, a process known as “Inflammaging.” Inflammaging can be associated with many dis...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2024.112433
Leon G. Martens, Jiao Luo, Fleur L. Meulmeester, Nadia Ashrafi et al. • Antioxidants
(2020)
The antioxidant vitamin E (α-tocopherol, α-TOH) protects lipids from oxidation by reactive oxygen species. We hypothesized that lifestyle factors associate with vitamin E metabolism marked by urinary α-tocopheronolactone hydroquinone (α-TLH...
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DOI: 10.3390/antiox9121280
Seyedeh Alia Moosavian, Thozhukat Sathyapalan, Tannaz Jamialahmadi, Amirhossein Sahebkar • Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications
(2021)
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common chronic liver disease that can lead to end-stage liver disease needing a liver transplant. Many pharmacological approaches are used to reduce the disease progression in NAFLD. However, cu...
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DOI: 10.1155/2021/4041415
Jianhua Bai, Fayuan Zhou, Wei Zhang, Hua Zhang et al. • Energies
(2025)
At present, the characteristics of supercritical hydrothermal combustion for heavy oils remain unclear, which severely limits the application of this process. In this work, the effect of key parameters on the characteristics of supercritica...
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DOI: 10.3390/en18184849
Andrew Scheibe, Shaun Shelly, Tara Gerardy, Zara von Homeyer et al. • Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
(2020)
Abstract Background Emerging data points to a potential heroin use epidemic in South Africa. Despite this, access to methadone maintenance therapy and other evidence-based treatment options remains negligible. We aimed to assess retention, ...
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DOI: 10.1186/s13722-020-00186-7
Al-Haqwi Ali I • Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
(2010)
Abstract Background This study was conducted to examine the perception and views of medical students regarding the extent of alcohol and substance abuse in the community and the possible predisposing factors for this problem. Methods It is ...
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DOI: 10.1186/1747-597X-5-2
Beatrice Wamuyu Muchiri, Monika M. L. dos Santos • Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
(2018)
Abstract Background An increasingly recognised prevention approach for substance use entails a reduction in risk factors, and the enhancement of promotive, or protective factors in individuals and the environment surrounding them during the...
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DOI: 10.1186/s13011-018-0163-4
David Salgado-Chavarría, Joaquín Palacios-Alquisira • Science Education International
(2021)
Science Education International ¦ Volume 32 ¦ Issue 2
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
INTRODUCTION
The problem-based learning (PBL) methodology is a student-centered approach that is related to the learning process that occurs when students deal w...
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DOI: 10.33828/sei.v32.i2.3
Joseph Hibbeln, Steven Gregory, Yasmin Iles-Caven, Caroline M. Taylor et al. • Environment International
(2018)
There is a public perception that relatively low doses of mercury found in seafood are harmful to the fetal brain but little consistent evidence to support this. In earlier publications we have shown no adverse associations between maternal...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.03.024