Self-preserving behavior in the student environment as a way to cope with bad habits by Svetlana A. Tyaglova, Anton A. Ryabykh

“…The most common habit is smoking, followed by poor nutrition, lack of sleep and alcohol. Moreover, many habits were acquired in adolescence and college period. …”
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Navigating the complex role of senescence in liver disease by Qiuting Li, Lin Wang, Yuanyuan Ji

“…Under physiological conditions, senescence aids organ repair and regeneration, but its accumulation due to aging or pathological stress significantly contributes to chronic liver diseases, including alcoholic liver disease, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis, liver fibrosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. …”
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Laryngeal Cancer in Women: Unveiling Gender-Specific Risk Factors, Treatment Challenges, and Survival Disparities by Barbara Verro, Simona Fiumara, Giuseppe Saraniti, Carmelo Saraniti

“…Although smoking and alcohol remain the main risk factors, evidence suggests that women may be more vulnerable to the harmful effects of these behaviors, with a relative higher risk than men. …”
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Evaluating Electrochemical Marker for Udavarta (Slow Transit Constipation) and Risk of Cardiovascular Events: A Cross-Sectional Study by Divya Kajaria, Punam N. Khobarkar

“…The known risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are diabetes, obesity, unhealthy diet, lack of exercise, smoking, and excessive use of alcohol. The 10-year cardiovascular risk factor prevalence of hypertension, obesity, and diabetes mellitus is 55.8%, 14.4%, and 9.8%, respectively. …”
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MARIJUANA USE WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION WORKFORCE: THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS AND A RESEARCH PROPOSAL by Fred Sherratt, Matthew Hallowell, Marzia Hoque Tania

“… Alcohol and recreational drug use in construction is an area of growing concern. …”
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Factores psicosociales de riesgo asociados a conductas problemáticas en jóvenes infractores y no infractores by Ana María Sanabria, Ana Fernanda Uribe Rodríguez

“…Los dos grupos de adolescentes se encuentran expuestos al maltrato, el consumo y abuso de alcohol en proporciones similares, y constituyen los factores de riesgo que más se asocian a la generación del comportamiento antisocial y el comportamiento delictivo.…”
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Clinical Characteristics in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Differences between Genders by M. Intriago, G. Maldonado, J. Cárdenas, C. Ríos

“…Women were more devoted to housework (66%), while men consumed more tobacco (34%) and alcohol (38%). Fatigue (60%), loss of appetite (54%), and weight loss (44%) were more common in women. …”
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The association between the healthy lifestyle index and MRI-derived body composition measurements in the UK Biobank study by Rita Peila, Thomas E. Rohan

“…Abstract A high healthy lifestyle index (HLI) score, which reflects an adequate amount of sleep, no alcohol consumption, no smoking, a moderate to high physical activity level, a high quality diet, and a normal body mass index (BMI), has been associated with reduced risk of morbidity and mortality. …”
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Treatment Efficiency by means of a Nonthermal Plasma Combined with Heterogeneous Catalysis of Odoriferous Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions from the Thermal Drying of Landfill L... by Daniel Almarcha, Manuel Almarcha, Elena Jimenez-Coloma, Laura Vidal, Montserrat Puigcercós, Iban Barrutiabengoa

“…Compounds belonging to the following families have been detected in the samples: organic acids, alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, pyrazines, and reduced sulphur compounds, among others. …”
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Hybrid hydrogels containing gradients in gold nanoparticles for localized delivery of mesenchymal stem cells and enhanced nerve tissues remodeling in vivo by Jie Gao, Yiduo Zhou, Gang Xu, Zhongqing Wei, Liucheng Ding, Wei Zhang, Yi Huang

“…Herein, firstly reported as specific ROS scavenging agents and paracrine stimulators, gold nanoparticles (GNPs) were incorporated in the chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel networks. The GNPs/hydrogel composite can support the survival of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) with excellent expansion efficiency and protect MSCs in a simulated ROS microenvironment, decreasing the intracellular ROS levels and simultaneously enhancing cell viability. …”
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Renin-Angiotensin System Genes Polymorphisms and Essential Hypertension in Burkina Faso, West Africa by Daméhan Tchelougou, Jonas K. Kologo, Simplice D. Karou, Valentin N. Yaméogo, Cyrille Bisseye, Florencia W. Djigma, Djeneba Ouermi, Tegwindé R. Compaoré, Maléki Assih, Virginio Pietra, Patrice Zabsonré, Jacques Simpore

“…The genotype DD of ACE gene (OR = 3.40, p < 0.0001), the increasing age (OR = 3.83, p < 0.0001), obesity (OR = 4.84, p < 0.0001), dyslipidemia (OR = 3.43, p = 0.021), and alcohol intake (OR = 2.76, p < 0.0001) were identified as the independent risk factors for hypertension by multinomial logistic regression. …”
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The adhesion mechanism of mucoadhesive tablets with dissimilar chain flexibility on viscoelastic hydrogels by Gergely Stankovits, Kata Szayly, Dorián László Galata, János Móczó, András Szilágyi, Benjámin Gyarmati

“…To reduce the complexity of the mucosal membrane and eliminate the effect of specific macromolecular interactions, we studied the adhesion on mucosa-mimetic freeze/thawed (FT) poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) hydrogels. Their viscoelastic properties were controlled by the number of FT cycles and the polymer concentration. …”
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Pyrolysis of sawdust in a horizontal tube furnace: Effects of temperature and heating rate on product composition by Selva Kumar Vitiyaa, Lee Zhi Hua, Tan Kok Tat, Sim Jia Huey

“…The chemical components of bio-oil were found to be richer at lower reaction temperatures (400-450 °C), where it showcased the presence of phenols, ketones, carboxylic acids, furans, aldehydes, alkenes, alcohols, ether and amine. At increased reaction temperatures (500–550 °C), the process favoured the production of catechol (17%). …”
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Improving Survival in Decompensated Cirrhosis by Amar Nath Mukerji, Vishal Patel, Ashokkumar Jain

“…Sparing and judicious use of steroids needs to be borne in mind in treatment of ARDS and acute hepatitis from alcohol or autoimmune process.…”
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Effect of Drying Temperature on Sensory Quality, Flavor Components, and Bioactivity of Lichuan Black Tea Processed by Echa No. 10 by Dan Su, Junyu Zhu, Yuchuan Li, Muxue Qin, Zhendong Lei, Jingtao Zhou, Zhi Yu, Yuqiong Chen, De Zhang, Dejiang Ni

“…Additionally, with an increasing drying temperature, the contents of tea polyphenols and total catechins significantly decreased, with the theaflavins decreasing first and then increasing, and the alcohols, aldehydes, esters, and hydrocarbons increasing first and then decreasing. …”
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Mitochondrial DNA variants and their impact on epigenetic and biological aging in young adulthood by Klara Mareckova, Ana Paula Mendes-Silva, Martin Jáni, Anna Pacinkova, Pavel Piler, Vanessa F. Gonçalves, Yuliya S. Nikolova

“…These medium to large effects were independent of sex, current BMI, cigarette smoking, cannabis, and alcohol use. These findings suggest that elevated FI score of mtDNA variants might contribute to premature aging in young adulthood.…”
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Drosophila Torsin Protein Regulates Motor Control and Stress Sensitivity and Forms a Complex with Fragile-X Mental Retardation Protein by Phuong Nguyen, Jong Bok Seo, Hyo-Min Ahn, Young Ho Koh

“…One important biochemical consequence of DTor-RNAi expression in fly brains was upregulation of alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH). Altered expression of ADH has also been reported in Drosophila Fragile-X mental retardation protein (DFMRP) mutant flies. …”
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Examining the Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics and Addiction Profiles of Patients Admitted to Intensive and Low-/Medium-Intensity Outpatient Treatment Centers by Mine Ergelen, Salih Cihat Paltun, Rabia Bilici, Soner Sabırlı, Metin Özaydın

“…The aim of this study was to examine the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and addiction pro- files of patients diagnosed with alcohol and substance use disorders admitted to intensive and low/medium intensity outpatient treatment centers. …”
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Lifestyle Characteristics and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Population-Based Study in Albania by Lulzim Çela, Bledar Kraja, Kliti Hoti, Ervin Toçi, Herion Muja, Enver Roshi, Genc Burazeri

“…In fully adjusted models, there was a positive relationship of GERD with smoking, physical inactivity, fried food consumption, and obesity, but not so for alcohol intake and meat consumption. Conclusion. We obtained important evidence on the prevalence and lifestyle correlates of GERD in a Western Balkans' country. …”
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Study on Synthesis and Service Properties of Anticoagulant Ice Microcapsule Coating Material by Rong Chang, Jie Wang, Yongchun Qin, Jian Xu, Wei Zeng, Yange Zhang, Peng Wang

“…Considering the destructive effect of snow-melting salt on the stability of emulsified asphalt, polyvinyl alcohol was used as an encapsulation material to form a stable two-phase system by mixing snow-melting salt with emulsified asphalt. …”
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