The pornography of confinement. Porn expressions about the coronavirus by Paula Sequeira-Rovira

“…This text analyzes videos that have erotized situations linked to COVID-19, in which the use of gloves, masks, alcohol gel, or protective gear have represented the context of the pandemic, and that are referred to here as “pornography of confinement.” …”
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Habit-induced oral lesions in different occupations: A comparative study among people between geographical different places of West Bengal by Tathagata Bhattacharjee, Kasturi Mukherjee, Kailash C. Dash, Somnath Gangopadhyay

“…The consumption of tobacco, arecanut, and alcohol is the leading preventable cause for development of oral potentially malignant disorders. …”
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Specific Roles of MicroRNAs in Their Interactions with Environmental Factors by Juan Wang, Qinghua Cui

“…Increased number of studies have shown that miRNAs can functionally interact with a wide spectrum of environmental factors (EFs) including drugs, industrial materials, virus and bacterial pathogens, cigarette smoking, alcohol, nutrition, sleep, exercise, stress, and radiation. …”
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Massive Levemir (Long-Acting) Insulin Overdose: Case Report by Mamatha Oduru, Mahmood Ahmad

“…Insulin overdoses are relatively common and often occur with an excess of other drugs or alcohol which can enhance its action. Overdoses can result in persistent hypoglycaemia, liver enzyme derangement, electrolyte abnormalities, and neurological damage. …”
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Dual-Wavelength Passively Q-Switched Erbium-Doped Fiber Laser Incorporating Calcium Carbonate Nanoparticles as Saturable Absorber by Iman N. Jasem, Hiba H. Abdullah, Mohammed Jalal Abdulrazzaq

“…The SA was prepared by using the drop-casting method, wherein CaCO3 nanoparticles were embedded in a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) polymer to form a CaCO3/PVA film SA. …”
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The role of foresight in public policy: lessons from deliberative democracy and perspectival realism by Brian Galvin

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Induced Ripening Agents and Their Effect on Fruit Quality of Banana by S. D. T. Maduwanthi, R. A. U. J. Marapana

“…Ethylene gas, acetylene gas liberated from calcium carbide, and ethephon are some of the commercial ripening agents used successfully in the trade and they have been widely studied for their effectiveness on initiating and accelerating the ripening process and their effect on fruit quality and health related issues. Lauryl alcohol was also shown as a ripening agent for bananas. …”
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Possible Immunosuppressive Effects of Drug Exposure and Environmental and Nutritional Effects on Infection and Vaccination by H. P. Huemer

“…The drugs of importance include antipyretics, anticoagulants, tranquilizers, and substances influencing lipid metabolism but also commonly used drugs of abuse like alcohol or cannabinoids. Additional substances of environmental, nutritional, or microbiological origin may also play a role but their combinatory/synergistic effects have been disregarded so far due to the lack of systematic data and the complex study designs necessary to elucidate those complex epidemiologic questions.…”
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The Heart-Placenta Axis in the First Month of Pregnancy: Induction and Prevention of Cardiovascular Birth Defects by Kersti K. Linask

“…Using avian and mouse vertebrate models, we demonstrated that FA supplementation prevents CHD induced by alcohol, lithium, or elevation of the metabolite homocysteine, a marker for FA deficiency. …”
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Biological rhythms of the liver by Anatol Panasiuk, Mirosław Tarasewicz, Albert Chodowiec, Anna Łokić, Kacper Gan

“…In such cases lipid metabolism, cholesterol metabolism, bile acid metabolism, alcohol metabolism, and xenobiotic detoxification can be significantly affected. …”
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Occurrence of common mental disorders among former elite athletes by Marija Ivanović, Draženka Mačak

“…The studies covered mental health disorders among former elite athletes and their symptoms: distress, sleep disturbance, anxiety/depression, and alcohol misuse, the occurrence of life events and career dissatisfaction. …”
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Preparation of [C60]Fullerene Nanowhisker-gold Nanoparticle Composites and Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol through Catalysis by Jeong Won Ko, Jiulong Li, Weon Bae Ko

“…[C60]fullerene nano‐ whisker-gold nanoparticle composites were synthesized using C60-saturated toluene, the gold nanoparticle solution, and isopropyl alcohol by liquid-liquid interfacial precipi‐ tation (LLIP). …”
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Catalysts for Transesterification of Vegetable Oils: A Review by C. U. Nwuche, R. U. Duru, O. Achugasim, O. J. Abayeh

“…This process involves the substitution of alcohols for ester groups in triglycerides, facilitated by catalysts that significantly influence reaction efficiency and biodiesel quality. …”
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Treatment adherence of diabetes mellitus patients: Is it affected by demographic and patient-related factors? A literature review by Paraskevi Theofilou

“…The perceptions about the disease of diabetes, the availability of drugs, the diabetes education provided, perceptions of medication, current patients’ employment, younger age, educational level, nationality, HbA1c levels, abstinence from alcohol, presence of peripheral vascular disease, income, keeping their appointments in primary health care, and the religious beliefs about healing and healing practices are important factors influencing the compliance of patients with diabetes in their treatment. …”
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Lipid disorders in patients of 15 to 64 years old in a policlinic of Rodas municipality. by Manuel Castillo Frías, Ana Teresa Fernández Vidal, Emiliano Diez Martínez, Iván González Solis

“…<strong>Results and Conclusions:</strong> The risk factors that were more associated with the type of hyperlipoproteinemia were alcoholic consumption, poor nutrition, sedentary habit and overweight. …”
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Microbiological Study of Cast Posts before Cementation by Maricela Vallejo-Labrada, Juan Carlos Ojeda-Garces

“…Forty-five type III gold cast posts were aseptically collected in sterile sealed plastic bags and taken to the microbiology laboratory to carry out the study: fifteen cast posts had no treatment, fifteen were disinfected (immersion in 70% alcohol during 15 minutes), and fifteen were autoclaved at 121°C for 15 minutes by using saturated steam under 15 psi pressure. …”
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COMMODITY ASSESSMENT OF THE QUALITY OF SCOTTISH WHISKY AND STUDY OF DEMAND FOR IT by Наталія Чуприна, Віра Журавель, Ольга Кучкова

“…Hankey Bannister did not meet the requirements due to the pungent smell of ethyl alcohol. The results of the marketing research indicate a stable demand for Scotch whiskey. …”
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Changement climatique et viticulture en Champagne : du constat actuel aux prévisions du modèle ARPEGE-Climat sur l’évolution des températures pour le XXIe siècle  by Gérard Beltrando, Elodie Briche

“…This temporal evolution calls out to wine growers because if this evolution continues, it could become harmful to grape production quality (summer heat waves, lack of water, high alcohol rate…). In the aim to find responses concerning temperature evolution (means and daily extremes) in a context of  greenhouse concentration rise, daily temperature data calculated by ARPEGE-Climate model (Météo-France) are validated by comparison to Reims-Courcy station on period control from 1950 to 2000. …”
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O PROERD funciona? Notas a partir de estudo quase-experimental by Marcos Rolim, Daiana Hermann, Camila Louis Oliveira

“…The study showed, however, that other independent variables, such as not living with parents, not having a good relationship with them, having suffered physical violence, having been humiliated or threatened in the school environment and living with a family member who consumes alcoholic beverages, are correlated significantly with drug use and poor school performance, which suggests that they may be predictive factors for these phenomena. …”
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THE IMPACT OF ULTRASOUND TREATMENT ON THE QUALITY OF DIFFERENT WINE VARIETIES by IRINA-LOREDANA IFRIM, ELENA-MIRELA SUCEVEANU, IOANA-ADRIANA ȘTEFĂNESCU

“…The sensory characteristics (clarity, color, aroma, taste) and the physicochemical properties (density, sugar and alcohol content, pH, acidity, electrical conductivity, turbidity) were determinated on must and wine samples. …”
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