Investigation of Friedel-Crafts Alkylation in the Presence of Supported Sulfonic Acid on Silica Gel by A. R. Kiasat, M. Karimi-Cheshmeali, R. Soleymani, H. Rajabzadeh

“…The solid acid supported on silica gel and then as an effective catalyst in Friedel-Crafts alkylation of alcohols and aromatic compounds was used. The reaction progress was controlled using thin layer chromatography and the reaction products were analyzed using IR spectroscopy devise. …”
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Factors influencing in-hospital mortality for salvage percutaneous transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting in cirrhotic patients with recalcitrant variceal bleeding after... by J E J Krige, E G Jonas, M Setshedi, S J Beningfield, U K Lotze, M M Bernon, S Burmeister, J C Kloppers

“…The causes of portal hypertension were alcohol-related (n=24) and non-alcohol-related cirrhosis. …”
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Modalities for the treatment of primary open-angle glaucoma by Zh.G. Oganezova, S.V. Simonova

“…Luxfen ( 0.2% brimonidine) contains polyvinyl alcohol. The benefits of polyvinyl alcohol presence in ophthalmic solution are its moisturizing and protective effects on the ocular surface. …”
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Impact of crack cocaine on salivary nucleic acids, enzymes, esters, and lipids: A fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy study by Gabriela Ribeiro Zucco, Taís Maria Cardoso de Oliveira, Thaís Xavier Pereira da Silva, Sandra Silva Marques, Fernando Sabbag, Marcelo Ribeiro de Araújo, Rodrigo Melim Zerbinati, Paulo Henrique Braz-Silva, José Ângelo Lindoso, Gabrielle Luana Jimenez Teodoro Nepomuceno, Letícia Foiani, Herculano da Silva Martinho, Janete Dias Almeida

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Why and How the Liberalisation of the Cannabis Market in Germany Should Occur by Justus Haucap, Leon Knoke

“…While consumption of legal addictive substances such as tobacco and alcohol has been successfully curbed, cannabis consumption has been increasing for years despite prohibition. …”
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Hypertriglyceridaemia-induced pancreatitis – A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge by Savitha Manavalan, Sudhinder Murali, Sudha Vidyasagar, Sabika Begum

“…We report a 43-year-old male with type 2 diabetes mellitus, diagnosed initially to have alcoholic pancreatitis not responding to conservative management. …”
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Acute Pancreatitis and Splenic Vein Thrombosis due to Hypertriglyceridemia by Ercan Gündüz, Recep Dursun, Mustafa İçer, Yılmaz Zengin, Cahfer Güloğlu

“…The most common causes are biliary stones and alcohol abuse. In this case study, we would like to present a patient with AP due to hypertriglyceridemia (HPTG), which is a rare cause of pancreatitis, and splenic vein thrombosis, which is a rare complication of pancreatitis.…”
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Studying the Formation of Biofilms on Supports with Different Polarity and Their Efficiency to Treat Wastewater by Stavroula Sfaelou, Hrissi K. Karapanagioti, John Vakros

“…Two different reactors were used, one with porous polyvinyl alcohol gel (PVA) biocarrier and another with a high-density polyethylene (PE) biocarrier. …”
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Ultrasonic Studies on Binary Mixtures of Acetyl Acetone at 301K by Shaik Babu, A. Radhakrishna Murthy

“…The ultrasonic velocity (U), density (ρ) and viscosity (η) measurements have been carried out for the binary mixtures of acetyl acetone with benzene, carbon tetra chloride and isoamyl alcohol at 301 K. From the measured values of ultrasonic velocity, density and viscosity, parameters such as internal pressure (πi), free volume (Vƒ) and acoustical parameters such as adiabatic compressibility (β), inter molecular free length (Lƒ), acoustic impedance (Z), relaxation time (τ) have been calculated. …”
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Factores pronósticos de la conducta suicida en pacientes adictos a sustancias psicoactivas by Yanetsi Contreras Olive, Osvaldo Miranda Gómez

“…Resultados: Se estudiaron 257 pacientes con consumo, fundamentalmente de alcohol y marihuana, con edad promedio de 34 años; predominó el sexo masculino (89 %). …”
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Deep brain stimulation of the anterior cingulate cortex reduces opioid addiction in preclinical studies by Mahdi Fatemizadeh, Esmail Riahi, Gholamreza Hassanzadeh, Anahita Torkaman-Boutorabi, Forough Radfar, Maryam Farahmandfar

“…Abstract Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is a medical condition where an individual compulsively misuses drugs or alcohol despite knowing the negative consequences. …”
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Study of the Physiochemical and Nutraceutical Properties of Sour and Sweet Pomegranate Juice in Northern Jordan by Taha Rababah, Muhammad Al-U’datt, Sana Gammoh, Tayma’a Khatatbeh, Ghazi Magableh, Ali Almajwal, Sevil Yücel, Numan AL-Rayyan

“…Ellagic acid, delphinidin, 3,4-dihydroxyphenethyl alcohol, 2-hydroxyphenethyl alcohol, catechin, epicatechin, vanillic acid, caffeic acid, P-coumaric acid, chlorogenic acid, gallic acid, ferulic acid, and syringic acid are phenolics present predominantly in pomegranate juice. …”
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Foods and Beverages Associated with Smoking Craving in Heated Tobacco Product and Cigarette Smokers: A Cross-sectional Study by Kiho Miyoshi, Yuki Kimura, Misaki Nakahata, Takashi Miyawaki

“…Conclusions Specific foods and beverages such as alcohol, fruits, and dairy products are related to smoking craving, and their intake differs according to smoking status.…”
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Magnitude of Psoriasis and Its Associated Factors, and Quality of Life of Psoriasis Patients among Patients Who Attend Dermatology Clinic at Tibebe Ghion Comprehensive Specialized... by Wosen Ketema, Solomon Ketema Bogale, Eyob Ketema Bogale

“…Stressful life events and alcohol consumption were significantly associated with psoriasis. …”
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THE LIFESTYLE OF A MODERN GIRL AS A FACTOR DETERMINING REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL by Карина Ниловна Мингареева, Альфия Галимовна Ящук, Ксения Николаевна Ящук

“…A very small part of the students (6.2 %) have not tried alcohol, the majority 53.7 % drank an alcoholic drink for the first time at the age of 16. …”
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Incidence rate and associated patient characteristics of liver disease in Wales 2004–2022: a retrospective population-scale observational study by Ashley Akbari, Andrew Yeoman, Haroon Ahmed, Jingwei Gao, Aled Davies, Thomas Peter Ignatius Pembroke

“…A total of 79 992 individuals (72%) entered the cohort with the underlying aetiology of liver disease, including alcohol-related liver disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), viral hepatitis, metabolic, haemochromatosis and autoimmune liver diseases. …”
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Women's perception of risks of adverse fetal pregnancy outcomes: a large-scale multinational survey by Irene Petersen, Hedvig Nordeng, Angela Lupattelli, Rachel L McCrea

“…The women rated cranberries and ginger least harmful (mean risk perception scores 1.1 and 1.5 of 10, respectively) and antidepressants, alcohol, smoking and thalidomide as most harmful (7.6, 8.6, 9.2 and 9.4 out of 10, respectively). …”
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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Patients Investigated for Elevated Liver Enzymes by Krikor Kichian, Ross Mclean, Leah M Gramlich, Robert J Bailey, Vincent G Bain

“…The diagnosis of NAFLD is supported by blood work to exclude other liver diseases, and by ultrasound evidence of fat in the liver in patients without a significant history of alcohol intake. The gold standard, however, is a liver biopsy to show the typical histological features of NAFLD, which are almost identical to those of alcohol-induced liver damage and can range from mild steatosis to cirrhosis. …”
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VIOLÊNCIA CONJUGAL ASSOCIADA AO USO ABUSIVO DE ÁLCOOL: UMA REVISÃO SISTEMÁTICA INTEGRATIVA by Eduardo Jorge Sant'Ana Honorato, Dalila Azevedo da Silva, Eunice Braga Borges dos Santos, Sonia Maria Lemos, Daniel Cerdeira de Sousa, Tirza Almeida da Silva

“…The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review and to analyze the recent publications on marital violence associated with alcohol abuse. Emphasis was placed on the synthesis and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data in order to describe the types of recurrent practices of marital violence associated with abusive use of alcohol present in the publications conducted in the period from 2009 to 2015 in the CAPES journals database. …”
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Optimization of the DNA isolation procedure for assessing the genetic diversity of essential oil roses (<i>Rosa</i> L.) by S. B. Seitadzhieva, S. Z. Guchetl, S. V. Didovich, E. V. Gorodnyaya

“…Besides, DNA extracts were effectively purified from proteins without phenol or mercaptoethanol, due to double rinsing with a chloroform/isoamyl alcohol (24 : 1) mixture. Conclusion. Using rose stem tissues as the research material, adding 2% PVP to the extraction buffer, and twofold rinsing with a chloroform/isoamyl alcohol mixture made it possible to obtain DNA extracts with high concentrations and purity indices within normal ranges suitable for the ISSR analysis of essential oil rose genetic diversity.…”
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