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Serum proteomic analysis reveals high frequency of haptoglobin deficiency and elevated thyroxine level in heroin addicts. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Heroin addiction is a chronic, complex disease, often accompanied by other concomitant disorders, which may encumber effective prevention and treatment. To explore the differences in expression profiles of serum proteins in control and heroin addicts, we
Bing-Ying Zhou +6 more
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Modeling Policy and Agricultural Decisions in Afghanistan [PDF]
, 2011 Afghanistan is responsible for the majority of the world's supply of poppy crops, which are often used to produce illegal narcotics like heroin. This paper presents an agent-based model that simulates policy scenarios to characterize how the production of poppy can be dampened and replaced with licit crops over time.
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Aligning forces to accelerate healthcare transformation: Insights from the UPMC learning community
Learning Health Systems, EarlyView.Abstract Introduction To accelerate transformation toward value‐based, equitable care, health systems need a viable approach for engaging and aligning multiple stakeholders to promote innovation. Building and sustaining learning communities offers one possible solution.
Diane Holder +5 more
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Women who die in custody: What Australian coroners’ reports tell us
The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, Volume 61, Issue 4, Page 540-555, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Women's deaths in custody remain under‐researched around the world. This article reports on a large‐scale study on deaths in custody conducted in Australia that involved an analysis of 736 coroners’ inquest reports dated between 1991 and 2020.
Tamara Walsh
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Cold EI—The Way to Improve GC‐MS and Increase Its Range of Applications
Mass Spectrometry Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry (GC‐MS) with Cold electron ionization (EI) is based on interfacing the GC and MS with a supersonic molecular beam (SMB) along with electron ionization of vibrationally cold sample compounds in the SMB in a contact‐free fly‐through ion source (hence the name Cold EI).
Aviv Amirav +3 more
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BMC Medical Genetics, 2020 Background Heroin dependence is a complex disease with multiple phenotypes. Classification of heroin users into more homogeneous subgroups on the basis of these phenotypes could help to identify the involved genetic factors and precise treatments.
Yunxiao Li +6 more
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A comparison of heroin epidemic models [PDF]
arXiv, 2015 The use of illicit drugs has been on the rise in United States. It is very detrimental on society, as fatal overdose is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, which is about the same as motor vehicle crashes. Of all illicit drugs, one drug that has an severe adverse effect on a community as a whole is heroin.
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The Effect of Dust and Sand on the 5G Terrestrial Links [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 Wireless connections are a communication channel used to support different applications in our life such as microwave connections, mobile cellular networks, and intelligent transportation systems. The wireless communication channels are affected by different weather factors such as rain, snow, fog, dust, and sand.
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World Medical &Health Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Population aging impacts the utilization of health services, especially in Emergency Departments (EDs). A rising share of older adults in the US report ED use, especially frequent ED use, defined as ≥ 4 visits annually. Prior works have examined frequent utilization of EDs among geriatric populations, but no study has focused on age‐based ...
Uma Kelekar +5 more
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Concept analysis of recovery from substance use
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 117-127, February 2023., 2023 Abstract In this paper, we provide an analysis of the concept of recovery from substance use. We performed a literature search in CINAHL Plus, PsycINFO, MEDLINE, and Embase using key terms that focused on the concept of recovery from substance use. We also conducted a grey literature search and included select resources.
Hailie Brophy +2 more
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