Utility of a Wearable Tracker to Assess Sleep Quality in Nurses and Their Spouses: A Prospective Cohort Study by Tomohiro Ishinuki, Erika Goda, Hiroomi Tatsumi, Goro Kutomi, Toshio Ohyanagi, Hirofumi Ohnishi, Yoshiki Masuda, Thomas T. Hui, Toru Mizuguchi

“…Besides the factors of nurses, spouses were affected by mental instability and alcohol. Night duty affected negativity in both nurses and spouses. …”
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Characterization of flavor fingerprinting of red sufu during fermentation and the comparison of volatiles of typical products by Peng Wang, Xiaoran Ma, Wenping Wang, Dandan Xu, Xin Zhang, Jian Zhang, Yong Sun

“…Results showed that 106 volatile compounds were identified in Wangzhihe red sufu during fermentation process, in which phenolics and alcohols were dominant at molded and salted phetze stages, while esters and alcohols became predominate at post-fermentation stage. …”
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Prevalence of HIV and Associated Risks of Sex Work among Youth in the Slums of Kampala by Monica H. Swahn, Rachel Culbreth, Laura F. Salazar, Rogers Kasirye, Janet Seeley

“…The reported prevalence of sex work is high among youth in the slums of Kampala and is associated with high HIV prevalence, ever drinking alcohol, previously being raped, and being an orphan.…”
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Prevalence of behavioral risk factors among Ukrainians during war amid existing stress factors by Olena Kolesnikova, Olena Vysotska, Anastasiia Radchenko, Olga Zaprovalna, Nataliya Emelyanova

“…In addition, 13.3% and 16.8% indicated increased smoking and alcohol consumption, respectively. We provided an overview of the stress factors affecting these BRFs. …”
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Patterns of Addiction in Chronic Skin Diseases: A Comparative Analysis of Addictions and Influencing Factors in Atopic Dermatitis and Psoriasis by Roxana Mazilu, Stefanie Ziehfreund, Tilo Biedermann, Alexander Zink

“…Low disease severity was associated with pathological alcohol in-take in psoriasis. Younger age emerged as a ubiquitous risk factor for drug consumption. …”
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Near-Infrared Spectroscopy as a Process Analytical Technology Tool for Monitoring the Steaming Process of Gastrodiae rhizoma with Multiparameters and Chemometrics by Yamin Zuo, Jing Yang, Chen Li, Xuehua Deng, Shengsheng Zhang, Qing Wu

“…Gastrodin, p-hydroxybenzyl alcohol, parishin B, and parishin A were modeled by different multivariate calibration models (SMLR and PLS), while the content of the moisture was modeled by principal component regression (PCR). …”
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Wits Transplant Unit Annual Report 2022: Adult and paediatric liver transplantation by E U Wessels, K Kinandu, M Beretta, S Berkenfeld, B Bobat, L Brannigan, R Britz, D Demopoulos, L Doedens, P Gaylard, H Maher, A Mahomed, V Mudau, D Parbhoo, S Rambarran, M Reynders, F van der Schyff, B Ströbele, J Fabian, J Loveland

“…The most common aetiology in waitlist candidates was alcoholic steatohepatitis (ASH)/non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) (36%) and in recipients cholestatic (primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and primary biliary sclerosis (PBC)) (40%). …”
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Longevity Recipe - Lifestyle Influences on the Quantity and Quality of Life by Katarzyna Piotrowicz, Hubert Piotrowicz, Jacek Kurzeja, Agnieszka Bajkacz, Wojciech Kraśnik, Olga Jankowska, Anna Rogala, Joanna Osmólska

“…Additionally, it addresses the following questions: Does consuming small amounts of alcohol prolong life? What is the extent of the damage caused by smoking? …”
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Liver lobes and cirrhosis: Diagnostic insights from lobar ratios by Kriti Pandey, Debabrata Dash, Raj Kumar Koiri

“…Globally it accounts for 4 ​% of all deaths. Alcohol, viral hepatitis, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease are the most common cause of cirrhosis. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Asymptomatic Colorectal Polyps in Taiwan by Fu-Wei Wang, Ping-I Hsu, Hung-Yi Chuang, Ming-Shium Tu, Guang-Yuan Mar, Tai-Ming King, Jui-Ho Wang, Chao-Wen Hsu, Chiu-Hua Chang, Hui-Chun Chen

“…High BMI and smoking are common risk factors for both adenomatous and hyperplastic polyps. Old age and alcohol consumption are additional risk factors for the development of adenomatous polyps.…”
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Effects of exogenous selenium application on quality characteristics, selenium speciation, and in vitro bioaccessibility of rice pancakes by Feiran An, Kun Zhuang, Lingling Shangguan, Lan Yao, Jun Dai

“…The electronic nose results of Se-enriched rice pancakes showed that the sulfur compounds, nitrogen substances, alcohol substances, alkane substances, alcohols, aldehydes, and ketones in rice pancakes significantly increased following sodium selenite addition. …”
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Facts About Zinc by Linda B. Bobroff

“…Severe zinc deficiency can cause diarrhea, hair loss, poor appetite, skin disorders, impotence, and changes in taste. People who drink alcohol in excess are at high risk for zinc deficiency (and other health problems). …”
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Enantioselective Synthesis of Antiepileptic Drug: (-)-Levetiracetam—Synthetic Applications of the Versatile New Chiral N-Sulfinimine by K. Chandra Babu, R. Buchi Reddy, E. Naresh, K. Ram Mohan, G. Madhusudhan, K. Mukkanti

“…Simultaneous deprotection and deacetylation followed by NaIO4 cleavage and reduction gave β-amino alcohol (6). Subsequent reactions yielded the targeted compound levetiracetam (1).…”
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Neurocysticercosis. Case report. by Gilberto Serrano Ocaña, Luz Maria Serrano Ocaña, Leonardo Almaguer Arena

“…There was not history of epilepsy or fever convulsions and the patient denied alcohol, cigar or drugs consumption. The physical examination showed postictal confusion, without neurological deficit, neck rigidity or peripheral edema. …”
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Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of 3-Cyano-4-imino-9-methoxy-4H-pyrimido [2, 1-b] pyrimido [4, 5-b] quinoline and 2-Substituted Derivatives by S. P. Vartale, N. K. Halikar, Y. D. Pawar

“…The 2-amino-7-methoxypyrimido[4,5-b]quinoline (1) on treatment with bis(methylthio)methylene malononitrile (2) in ethyl alcohol and catalytic amount of TEA gives 3-cyano-4-imino-9-methoxy-2-methythio-4H-pyrimido[2,1-b]pyrimido[4,5-b]quinoline (3). …”
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Teen Binge Drinking by Suzanna Smith

“…There are many reasons to be concerned: Youth who use alcohol are at greater risk for unprotected sexual intercourse, coerced sexual activity, use of marijuana, and poor academic performance.” …”
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Esophageal Perforation following Accidental Ingestion of a Razor Blade by Suraj Shrestha, Ranjan Sapkota, Suraj Bhatta, Sanjeev Kharel, Bibek Man Shrestha, Aakriti Sharma

“…We report a case of accidental ingestion of a razor blade in a chronic alcoholic who presented with hematemesis after an esophageal perforation, the diagnosis of which was confirmed by radiology. …”
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Teen Binge Drinking by Suzanna Smith

“…There are many reasons to be concerned: Youth who use alcohol are at greater risk for unprotected sexual intercourse, coerced sexual activity, use of marijuana, and poor academic performance.” …”
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Case Report of a Fatal Antifreeze Ingestion with a Record High Level and Impressive Renal Crystal Deposition by Heidi L. Erickson

“…Ethylene glycol, methanol, and diethylene glycol are readily available in many household and commercially available products. While these alcohols are relatively nontoxic themselves, their acidic metabolites are toxic and can result in significant morbidity and mortality. …”
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Facts About Zinc by Linda B. Bobroff

“…Severe zinc deficiency can cause diarrhea, hair loss, poor appetite, skin disorders, impotence, and changes in taste. People who drink alcohol in excess are at high risk for zinc deficiency (and other health problems). …”
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