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The demon drink

ANZIAM Journal, 2017
We provide a qualitative analysis of a system of nonlinear differential equations that model the spread of alcoholism through a population. Alcoholism is viewed as an infectious disease and the model treats it within asirframework. The model exhibits two generic types of steady-state diagram.
MARK IAN NELSON, PETER HAGEDOORN, ANNETTE L. WORTHY   +2 more
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Health and behavioral consequences of binge drinking in college. A national survey of students at 140 campuses.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 1994
OBJECTIVE To examine the extent of binge drinking by college students and the ensuing health and behavioral problems that binge drinkers create for themselves and others on their campus.
H. Wechsler, Andrea E. Davenport, G. Dowdall, B. Moeykens, Sonia Castillo   +4 more
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Drinking, Problem Drinking, and Productivity

1998
This chapter surveys and critiques the recent economic literature dealing with the relationships between labor market productivity and alcohol use and misuse. The focus here is twofold. First is to present and discuss the relevant conceptual issues that must be appreciated in assessing such relationships. Second is to summarize and assess the empirical
John Mullahy, Jody L. Sindelar
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Drinking Norms Versus Drinking Behavior

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 1984
Data from 1002 households indicated that contextual factors (group size, subsequent activity) and individual difference factors (sex, ‐extroversion, drinking frequency) differentially influenced consumption and normative ratings. These findings suggest that contextual cues serve as determinants of drinking norms and that drinking behavior reflects ...
Susan D. Solomon, Thomas C. Harford
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Arsenic in drinking water.

Journal of environmental health, 2001
Where Does Arsenic Come From? Arsenic (chemical symbol As) occurs naturally in many parts of the United States, including New Hampshire and other areas of New England. In fact, arsenic was mined commercially in New Hampshire during the 1800s.
EngD John T. O’Connor
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Drinking Motives and Willingness to Drink Alcohol in Peer Drinking Contexts

Emerging Adulthood, 2016
Drinking motives are important proximal predictors of alcohol consumption in adolescents and emerging adults (EAs). Despite the importance of peer context on alcohol use decision-making, research on drinking motives is commonly divorced from the contexts where such decisions are made.
Tracey A. Garcia, Kristen G. Anderson, Genevieve F. Dash   +2 more
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Bacterial Community Shift Drives Antibiotic Resistance Promotion during Drinking Water Chlorination.

Environmental Science and Technology, 2015
For comprehensive insights into the effects of chlorination, a widely used disinfection technology, on bacterial community and antibiotic resistome in drinking water, this study applied high-throughput sequencing and metagenomic approaches to investigate
Shuyu Jia, Peng Shi, Q. Hu, Bing Li, Tong Zhang, Xu-xiang Zhang   +5 more
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To drink or not to drink (tap water)?

2006
International ...
Bontemps, Christophe, Nauges, Celine
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Parenthood, drinking locations and heavy drinking

Social Science & Medicine, 2011
This study tests the hypothesis that the relationship between parenthood and heavy drinking is mediated by drinking locations. The analysis is based on a random sample of 4180 female and 3630 male Canadian drinkers aged between 18 and 55 years old. A multiple mediator model is tested. Results show that the parental role may be associated with variation
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Occurrence of microplastics in raw and treated drinking water.

Science of the Total Environment, 2018
M. Pivokonský, Lenka Cermakova, K. Novotná, P. Peer, T. Cajthaml, V. Janda   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source