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Protective effects of extracellular vesicle‐like nanoparticles derived from Cannabis sativa adventitious roots against UVB‐induced damage in human keratinocytes

open access: yesInternational Journal of Cosmetic Science, EarlyView.
Cannabis sativa root‐derived extracellular vesicle‐like nanoparticles (CA‐NPs) were isolated from adventitious root cultures and subjected to physicochemical characterization. Upon UVB exposure, keratinocytes exhibited increased ROS generation, apoptosis and MAPK activation, leading to oxidative stress and skin damage.
Dong Ho Bak   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Theory of Natural Addiction

open access: yes, 2007
Economic theories of rational addiction aim to describe consumer behavior in the presence of habit-forming goods. We provide a biological foundation for this body of work by formally specifying conditions under which it is optimal to form a habit.
Tasnádi, Attila   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Orientación al rol de género y uso de tabaco y alcohol en jóvenes de Morelos, México Gender role orientation and tobacco and alcohol use among youth in Morelos, Mexico

open access: yesSalud Pública de México, 2013
OBJETIVO: Cuantificar la asociación entre orientación al rol de género y uso de tabaco y alcohol en jóvenes del estado de Morelos. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: Estudio transversal realizado en 2004-2005, en jóvenes de 14 a 24 años (n=1 730).
Rubén Chávez-Ayala   +4 more
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High resolution melting curve analysis revealed SNPs in major cannabinoid genes associated with drug and non-drug types of cannabis

open access: yesBiotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 2017
Cannabis sativa L. has a long history of cultivation as food, fibre, medicine and recreational drugs. Production of high tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) plants for narcotic use (drug type) is illegal and under control in most countries.
Tahereh Borna   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Equity–Equality Tensions in Police Social Media Communication With Socially Disadvantaged Neighbourhoods: The Case of Instagram

open access: yesInformation Systems Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study draws on Instagram‐related data to examine how and why the equity and equality principles of fairness govern police communication with socially disadvantaged neighbourhoods on social media. Using the computationally intensive theory construction methodology and drawing on institutional theory and the framework for the interplay of ...
Nataliya Berbyuk Lindström   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The 2020 Commission on Narcotic Drugs report of proceedings. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The 63rd session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND or Commission) took place in Vienna between 4 and 6 March 2020. Incredible as it now seems, held during the early phases of the current global health pandemic, only the precautionary absence of a ...

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Analgesia and Addiction in Emergency Department Patients with Acute Pain Exacerbations

open access: yesWestern Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2005
Introduction: There is ongoing controversy regarding the appropriate use of narcotic analgesia for patients presenting frequently to the emergency department (ED) with subjective acute exacerbations of pain.
Gorchynski, Julie, Kelly, Kevin
doaj  

Nurses' Experiences of Pain Management for Patients With Diagnosed Mental Health Conditions: A Systematic Review

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To synthesise the available evidence related to nurses' pain assessment and management practices for patients with diagnosed mental health conditions. Design Mixed‐methods systematic review. Data Sources Medline, CINAHL, PsycINFO, SPORTDiscus and Psychology and Behavioural Sciences Collection.
Aaron Lapuz Alejandro   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drug Rehabilitation and Practice Dilemmas in the Maldives

open access: yes, 2006
Substance misuse is a global phenomenon. However, little is known about substance misuse issues in Islamic nations or about the provision of preventative and rehabilitative services in such nations. This thesis explores the legal context of such services
Ageel, Ihsana
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War on drugs. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The global war on drugs has failed, with devastating consequences for individuals and societies around the world. Fifty years after the initiation of the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, and 40 years after President Nixon launched the US ...

core  

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