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The Effectiveness of Cigarette Regulations in Reducing Cases of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome [PDF]

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is a leading cause of mortality among infants and is responsible for thousands of infant deaths every year. Prenatal smoking and postnatal environmental smoke have been identified as strong risk factors for SIDS.
Sara Markowitz
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Personalized Precision in Healthcare Payment Systems: Insights From a Real‐World Cancer Patients Cohort Study

Health Care Science, EarlyView.
We developed an effective prediction model for reasonably high hospitalization costs, using gastric cancer surgery patients as an example. Integrating this assessment into the healthcare payment system based on diagnosis‐related groups is expected to improve the individualization and precision of health insurance fund utilization.
Kan Xue, Hongrui Tian, Qi Wang, Yinkui Wang, Fei Shan, Yansui Yang, Miao Yu, Zhonghu He, Ziyu Li, Jiafu Ji   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi-Device Universal Automation Data Acquisition and Integration System

IEEE Access
With the advent of Industry 4.0 era, smart manufacturing is rapidly developing, which puts higher requirements on data acquisition (DAQ). Currently, enterprises face problems in data acquisition such as a variety of equipment types, equipment ...
Qinghua Song, Yajun Liu, Haoyue Sun, Yong Chen, Zheng Zhou   +4 more
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Obesity, Cigarette Prices, Youth Access Laws, and Adolescent Smoking Initiation [PDF]

This paper examines the role of body weight in smoking initiation by adolescents. We estimate discrete-time hazard models of the decision to initiate smoking using data from the Children of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1979 Cohort.
John Cawley, Sara Markowitz, John Tauras
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Different Pattern of Treatment Failure After Chemoradiation Between p16+ and p16− Patients Affected by Oropharyngeal Carcinoma

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) exhibits distinct clinical behaviors according to HPV/p16 status and smoking exposure. While HPV‐positive OPC generally shows superior survival, differences in recurrence patterns remain unclear. Methods A retrospective multicenter analysis of 674 AJCC VII edition Stage III–IVa/b OPC patients treated with ...
Riccardo Gili, Paolo Bossi, Luca Lalli, Lisa Francesca Linda Licitra, Marta Maddalo, Almalina Bacigalupo, Liliana Belgioia, Jon Cacicedo, Nadia Facchinetti, Almudena Garcia Castano, Marc Oliva, Pierluigi Bonomo, Giuseppe Sanguineti, Pierfrancesco Franco, Athanassios Argiris, Amanda Psyrri, Ester Orlandi   +16 more
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A numerical micromechanics model for a nonlinear tensile behavior of tobacco leaf with the incorporation of real cellular microstructures

Scientific Reports
Tobacco leaf consists of numerous cells with irregular size and wavy shapes, which determine the leaf’s nonlinear macro behavior. In this paper, the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) has been utilized to characterize the cellular microstructures of ...
Jinxin Tie, Wei Zhao, Rongwen Wang, Lihui Mao, Yibo He, Jie Li, Han Zhang, Shuaijun Wang, Yang Liu, Guannan Wang, Wenqiong Tu   +10 more
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Cigarette demand and supply in Africa

, 2018
Background Since the tobacco epidemic is moving from developed to developing countries, it is important to understand trends in cigarette demand and supply.
Anne-Marie Perucic, Nicole Vellios, Hana Ross   +2 more
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Toward a Typology of Patients With Head and Neck Cancer: Biopsychosocial Profiles Predicting Longitudinal Quality of Life

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Quality of life (QoL) in head and neck cancer (HNC) is influenced by complex biopsychosocial factors, yet few longitudinal studies have examined these relationships immediately post‐treatment. Methods In this prospective study, 232 patients newly diagnosed with primary HNC completed psychometric assessments, clinical interviews, and
Haley Deamond, Cyril Devault‐Tousignant, Jacob Lang, Christopher Lo, Jennifer Silver, Nader Sadeghi, Zeev Rosberger, Saul Frenkiel, Michael Hier, Anthony Zeitouni, Karen Kost, Alex Mlynarek, Keith Richardson, Gabrielle Chartier, Marco Mascarella, Khalil Sultanem, Georges Shenouda, Fabio Cury, Melissa Henry   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cigarette Smoke Exposure Attenuates T2R‐Mediated Apoptosis in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Tobacco use is associated with worse outcomes in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Bitter taste receptor (T2R) activation induces apoptosis via calcium‐dependent signaling, and higher T2R expression correlates with increased survival in HNSCC.
Kyle Polen, Sarah Sywanycz, Gavin Turner, Brianna L. Hill, Lily Huang, Zoey A. Miller, Casey Hanna, Lovely Raghav, Devraj Basu, Robert J. Lee, Ryan M. Carey   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

DISTINGUISHING THE SOURCE OF MARKET POWER: AN APPLICATION TO CIGARETTE MANUFACTURING

We compare nonparametric and nonstructural market power tests using data from the cigarette manufacturing industry. Tests are implemented to examine both monopoly and monopsony power exertion by cigarette manufacturers. Results indicate that market power
Raper, Kellie Curry, Shumway, C. Richard, Love, H. Alan   +2 more
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