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Oral hygiene and periodontal health status among khat chewers. A case-control study [PDF]
, 2017 Habitual khat chewing is a widespread male habit in Southern Arabia and East Africa. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of Khat chewing on oral hygiene and periodontal health status among Yemeni male khat chewers.
Al-Maweri, Sadeq A., AlAkhali, Mohammed
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BMC Women's Health, 2023 Background Violence against women is a global public health problem that has numerous adverse effects. However, published literature regarding violence against housemaids during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia is lacking.
Metadel Adane +4 more
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Assessment of feed resources, feeding practices and coping strategies to feed scarcity by smallholder urban dairy producers in Jimma town, Ethiopia [PDF]
, 2016 Smallholder dairy production is increasingly becoming popular in Jimma town. However, feed shortage is a major constraint to dairy production. The objectives of this study was to assess feed resources, feeding practices and farmers' perceived causes of ...
Duguma, Belay, Janssens, Geert
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Khat (Catha Edulis) Plant Abuse in Saudi Arabia [PDF]
Progress in Medical Sciences, 2020 Background: The khat (Catha edulis) shrub is cultivated in both the Arabian Peninsula and North Africa. The citizens of this region have carried the tradition of chewing khat leaves since the 15th century. This plant is a natural stimulant which contains two main substances, cathine and cathinone, which cause excitement, euphoria, and loss of appetite.
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Unexplained chronic liver disease in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is assumed to be the major cause of chronic liver disease (CLD) in sub-Saharan Africa. The contribution of other aetiological causes of CLD is less well documented and hence opportunities to modulate other ...
Ahmed, TA +11 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020 Maytenus guangxiensis (Celastraceae) is a rare and critically endangered species endemic to China. Here, we first report and characterize its complete chloroplast genome sequence based on Illumina paired-end sequencing data.
Yancai Shi, Bingbing Liu
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Analysis of food supplement with unusual raspberry ketone content [PDF]
, 2016 In recent years food supplement market increased constantly, including slimming products and against obesity. The case of rasberry ketone (RK) is here reported.
Foddai, S. +6 more
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Khat use as risk factor for psychotic disorders: A cross-sectional and case-control study in Somalia [PDF]
, 2005 The study aims to explore the prevalence of psychotic disorders among the general population and the association between khat use and psychotic symptoms.Daraasaadkani wuxuu baarayaa guud ahaan, xiriirka ka dhexeeya, astaamaha waallida ama buufiska ...
Michael Odenwald +46 more
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Regional perspectives: Substance use related problems in Ethiopia
Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Ethiopia, with a population exceeding 130 million, presents a complex landscape for understanding substance use disorders. The country's diverse cultural heritage, varying regional practices, and evolving socioeconomic conditions create unique factors of substance use that differ markedly from global trends.
Tesfa M. Yimer +4 more
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On 3‐MMC: A Cathinone I Have Come to Know and Love
Anthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article attempts to complicate the mythology of a compound in a state of becoming. I will trace lightly its origins as a cultural disruptor and how I am implicated in this imperative. Introducing you to 3‐MMC will require multiple modes of storytelling and taking of liberties, drawing on literature reviews, practice‐based research, prose,
Carmen Ostrander
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