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Is ban on smokeless tobacco products effective in controlling the menace: a case study from Punjab, India

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background and challenges to implementation Oral cancers incidence in India is very high, which is attributable to the widespread habit of chewing tobacco.
Rakesh Gupta, Varun Roojam, Amritpal Singh, Gurmandeep Singh, Rupinder Kaur   +4 more
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Effective implementation of Article 5.3 of the WHO framework convention on tobacco control to curb tobacco industry interference

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background and challenges to implementation The tobacco industry has historically employed a multitude of tactics to shape and influence tobacco control policy.
Rakesh Gupta, Anjali Bhawra, Varun Roojam, Rajiv Bhalla   +3 more
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Strategies to overcome vaccine hesitancy: a systematic review

Systematic Reviews, 2022
Background Vaccination, albeit a necessity in the prevention of infectious diseases, requires appropriate strategies for addressing vaccine hesitancy at an individual and community level.
Prem Singh, Pritu Dhalaria, Satabdi Kashyap, Gopal Krishna Soni, Partha Nandi, Shreeparna Ghosh, Mrinal Kar Mohapatra, Apurva Rastogi, Divya Prakash   +8 more
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Should Ministry of Health ban manufacturing and sale of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) popularly called E-cigarettes - result of an online poll

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Aim and objective E-cigarettes are highly addicting products. It is mostly being used by children and youth because these are glamorised by the tobacco industry. They are widely promoted and sold through E commerce.
Rakesh Gupta, Varun Roojam, Pradeep Mattu   +2 more
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Vaccines on time: Exploring determinants of delaying child vaccination in states of India

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 2022
Aim: Timely vaccination is essential to achieve full potential of the vaccination especially in child population. Despite of success in increasing the coverage in India's universal immunization programme (UIP), timely vaccination remains a challenge ...
Pritu Dhalaria, Gopal Krishna Soni, Ajeet Kumar Singh, Amrita Kumari, Apurva Rastogi, Ayushi Agarwal, Divya Prakash, Prem Singh   +7 more
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Shutting down of Shisha bars by the effective use of current legal provisions - a case series from Punjab, India

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background and challenges to implementation Tobacco in Shisha /Hookah is known to be carcinogenic. Health risks of smoking Shisha /Hookah include exposure to many toxic chemicals.
Rakesh Gupta, Varun Roojam, Gurmandeep Singh, Gurmeet Kaur   +3 more
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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Vaccination Coverage in India: An Exploratory Analysis

Vaccines, 2022
Our paper examines the key determinants of COVID-19 vaccination coverage in India and presents an analytical framework to probe whether vaccine hesitancy, socioeconomic factors and multi-dimensional deprivations (MPI) play a role in determining COVID-19 ...
Pritu Dhalaria, Himanshu Arora, Ajeet Kumar Singh, Mansi Mathur, Ajai Kumar S.   +4 more
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AI-driven skincare recommendation system with interpretable machine learning from consumer reviews [PDF]

MATEC Web of Conferences
The increasing volume of online skincare product reviews provides significant opportunities for developing intelligent systems that support consumers in making more informed purchasing decisions. This study presents a machine learning-based framework for
Aprilliani Clarita, Ihsani Ade Novi Nurul, Widowati Trisnani, Maghfiroh Anik, Prasetyo Septian Eko   +4 more
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Epidemiological study of human rabies cases in Bangladesh through verbal autopsy

Heliyon, 2020
Identification of risk factors is crucial to find ways to reduce rabies deaths. We investigated the hospital records of rabies deceased through contact tracing of the relatives of the victims using enhanced verbal autopsies (VA) to identify why the ...
Md Sohel Rana, Umme Ruman Siddiqi, Sumon Ghosh, Afsana Akter Jahan, Md Kamrul Islam, Md Rashed Ali Shah, Sayed Mohammed Ullah, S.M. Emran Ali, Be-Nazir Ahmed, Abul Khair Mohammad Shamsuzzaman   +9 more
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The Relations between Father-Perceived Family Strength and Maternal Gatekeeping in Chinese Families—Focusing on the Dual Mediation Effect of Father Involvement and Mutual Communication

Behavioral Sciences, 2023
According to Murray Bowen’s family systems theory, the family is an emotional unit where members influence each other. Family strength, in that members care for, respect, and communicate with each other sincerely and freely and overcome difficulties ...
Shu Zhang, Hae-Shin Hwang
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