Simultaneous Health Risk Behaviors in Adolescents Associated with Higher Economic Class in the Northeast of Brazil by Arley Santos Leão, Nara Michelle Moura Soares, Eliane Cristina de Andrade Gonçalves, Diego Augusto Santos Silva, Roberto Jerônimo dos Santos Silva, Sara Maria Thomazzi

“…The risk behaviors measured were “low levels of physical activity,” “excessive daily TV time,” “high consumption of alcoholic beverages on a single occasion,” “involvement in fights,” “smoking cigarettes,” “carrying firearms,” and “marijuana consumption.” …”
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Genome Stability Pathways in Head and Neck Cancers by Glenn Jenkins, Kenneth J. O'Byrne, Benedict Panizza, Derek J. Richard

“…Variable functionality of an increasing spectrum of repair gene polymorphisms is associated with increased cancer risk, while aetiological factors such as human papillomavirus, tobacco and alcohol induce significantly different behaviour in induced malignancy, underpinned by differences in genomic stability. …”
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Sinonasal Melioidosis in a Returned Traveller Presenting with Nasal Cellulitis and Sinusitis by Rebecca Sin Mei Lim, Sam Flatman, Markus C. Dahm

“…Risk factors include diabetes, chronic lung disease, and alcohol abuse. It can exist as a latent, active, or reactivated infection. …”
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Leptin Receptor Gene Gln223Arg Polymorphism Is Not Associated with Hypertension: A Preliminary Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Geórgia das Graças Pena, Andre L. S. Guimarães, Rosângela R. Veloso, Tatiana C. Reis, Crizian S. Gomes, João F. R. Neto, Gustavo Velasquez-Melendez

“…Comparative analysis which used multivariate Poisson regression adjusted by many potential confounders (age, sex, schooling, smoking, alcohol intake, obesity, and family history of parental obesity) did not modify this result. …”
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Oral Cancer Awareness and Knowledge in the City of Valongo, Portugal by Luís Silva Monteiro, Filomena Salazar, Júlio Pacheco, Saman Warnakulasuriya

“…There was awareness of the relationship between oral cancer and smoking among 89.5% subjects, but less of the association with alcohol misuse (63.3%). Nonhealing mouth ulcers were identified as a sign or symptom of oral cancer by 90.0% and red or white patch by only 52.8% subjects. …”
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Impact on Structural and Optical Properties of CZTS Thin Films with Solvents and Ge Incorporation by Abhay Kumar Singh, Tanka R. Rana, JunHo Kim, M. Shkir, Tien-Chien Jen

“…The parent CZTS, CZGTS (Cu2ZnGeSnS4), and their polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) solvent containing solutions doctor blade-coated thin film structural and optical properties are discussed. …”
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Anti-amoebic effects of selected herbal extracts against Acanthamoeba species isolated from different borehole water samples from Budiriro District in Harare, Zimbabwe by Kudzai Fambisai, Petros Muchesa, Farisai Chidzwondo, Rumbidzai Mangoyi

“…These diseases are difficult to treat due to their resistance to extreme temperatures, pH, alcohol, and pressure. This research aimed to determine the anti-amoebic effects of some selected plant extracts against Acanthamoeba species isolated from borehole water samples from Budiriro District, Harare, Zimbabwe. …”
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Enhanced Solubility of the Support in an FDM-Based 3D Printed Structure Using Hydrogen Peroxide under Ultrasonication by Seong Je Park, Ji Eun Lee, Jean Ho Park, Nak Kyu Lee, Min-Young Lyu, Keun Park, Myung Sool Koo, Sung Hwan Cho, Yong Son, Suk-Hee Park

“…This mechanism was significantly effective on polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), which has been widely used as a support material in the FDM process. …”
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Risky behaviours and injuries amongst Catalan children with ADHD: does pharmacological treatment improve outcomes? by Toni Mora, Rowena Jacobs, Jordi Cid, David Roche

“…We test whether medication use for ADHD decreases the likelihood of risky behaviour (sexual behaviour, alcohol, tobacco, and drug consumption) and injuries amongst children aged 6–18. …”
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Untargeted Metabolomics Analysis Reveals the Effect of Fixation on the Profile of Volatile Compounds of Cyclocarya paliurus Tea by Minge Bai, Liling Wang

“…Compared with the unfixated tea, the fixated tea had higher contents of amines, phenols, nitrogen compounds, ether, alcohol, terpenoids, ester and aromatics. A total of 147 metabolites that differentiated both types of teas were identified using principal component analysis (PCA) and orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA). …”
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Fermentation of Plant Material - Effect on Sugar Content and Stability of Bioactive Compounds by Reis Bruno A. dos, Kosińska-Cagnazzo Agnieszka, Schmitt Rudolf, Andlauer Wilfried

“…In our study, black tea and goji berries, both known for their health benefits, were used and alcoholic fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae was carried out to eliminate sugars. …”
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A Case of a Chronic Pancreatic Pseudocyst Causing Atraumatic Splenic Rupture without Evidence of Acute Pancreatitis by P. Moori, E. J. Nevins, T. Wright, C. Bromley, Y. Rado

“…The patient had a history of excessive alcohol intake and presented to the emergency department with a short history of abdominal pain and vomiting. …”
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Asphyxiation effect analysis in confined space of B-type oil pool fire under pressure changes of nitrogen extinguishing system by Feiyue Wang, Weixuan Li, Litian Wan, Long Yan, Zhisheng Xu

“…A nitrogen fire extinguishing system was characterized for alcohol fire extinguishing efficacy using nitrogen injection pressure as a variable and parameters such as extinguishing time, oxygen concentration, and temperature. …”
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Predictors of Weight Change in Male HIV-Positive Injection Drug Users Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Hanoi, Vietnam by Alice M. Tang, Heidi B. Sheehan, Michael R. Jordan, Dang Van Duong, Norma Terrin, Kimberly Dong, Trinh Thi Minh Lien, Nguyen Vu Trung, Christine A. Wanke, Nguyen Duc Hien

“…In the first interval, CD4 < 200 cells/μL, excellent/very good adherence to ART, bothersome nausea, and liquid supplement use were all associated with positive weight changes. Moderate to heavy alcohol use and tobacco smoking were associated with negative weight changes. …”
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Targeting Fibrosis: From Molecular Mechanisms to Advanced Therapies by Xingpeng Di, Ya Li, Jingwen Wei, Tianyue Li, Banghua Liao

“…The major etiology of fibrosis is an injury caused by genetic heterogeneity, trauma, virus infection, alcohol, mechanical stimuli, and drug. Persistent abnormal activation of “quiescent” fibroblasts that interact with or do not interact with the immune system via complicated signaling cascades, in which parenchymal cells are also triggered, is identified as the main mechanism involved in the initiation and progression of fibrosis. …”
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Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis by George Mwandia, Ryan Q. Simon, Hari Polenakovik, Katelyn J. Booher

“…We describe a case of gonococcal spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in a 48-year-old sexually active female with alcoholic cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis B. She was admitted with fever, abdominal pain and distension without dysuria, dyspareunia, or vaginal discharge. …”
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Impairments in Activities of Daily Living in Older Japanese Men in Hawaii and Japan by Robert D. Abbott, Aya Kadota, Katsuyuki Miura, Takehito Hayakawa, Takashi Kadowaki, Tomonori Okamura, Akira Okayama, Kamal H. Masaki, Hirotsugu Ueshima

“…In both cohorts, past alcohol use was associated with a greater likelihood of ADL impairment. …”
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Investigation of the impact of natural antioxidants found in coffee leaves, yerba mate, and jambolan pulp on the induction period and rate constant of biodiesel oxidation reaction... by Isadora G. Branco, Julia W. Campos, Eduardo G. de Sousa, Nathan F. Silva, José Gonçales Filho, Elis Pauli, Érica S. Romagnoli, Ana C. G. Mantovani, Dionisio Borsato

“…The chromium ion (Cr3+) had the least impact on the biodiesel oxidation process in the presence of coffee leaves extract, increasing the rate constant by 3.55%. Furthermore, the alcoholic jambolan pulp extract was the one that presented the best antioxidant properties in the presence of metal ions.…”
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Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Detection of Synchronous Multiple Primary Cancers in Esophagus and Stomach: Single Center Experience from China by Rui Wang, Mo-Jin Wang, Jin-Lin Yang, Cheng-Wei Tang

“…There were 27 (59%) SMPCs patients who had the history of simultaneous exposure to tobacco smoking and alcohol drinking. Additionally, 32 (78%) esophageal squamous cell cancers were associated with tobacco use. …”
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Microbial Translocation in Chronic Liver Diseases by Marilia Rita Pinzone, Benedetto Maurizio Celesia, Michele Di Rosa, Bruno Cacopardo, Giuseppe Nunnari

“…The most recent evidence suggests that microbial translocation (MT) may occur not only in cirrhosis, but also in the early stage of several liver diseases, including alcoholic hepatopathy and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. …”
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