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Scalable Room‐Temperature Terahertz Graphene Cameras

open access: yesSmall Methods, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Terahertz (THz) imaging has emerged as a powerful tool for non‐destructive, label‐free analysis across several scientific disciplines, ranging from materials science to biomedical research. By capturing the spatial‐dependent information in a broad range of frequencies, this technique enables the identification of chemical composition ...
Lili Shi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Heroin use, dependence, and attitudes to treatment in non-treatment-seeking heroin users: A pilot study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Much research examining heroin users utilizes treatment samples; non-treatment-seeking heroin users are not well understood. It is unclear whether this group can avoid impaired control or negative sequelae commonly observed in treatment-seeking ...
James Bell   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Opioid substitution treatment and heroin dependent adolescents: reductions in heroin use and treatment retention over twelve months

open access: yesBMC Pediatrics, 2018
Background Opioid dependence is a major health concern across the world and does also occur in adolescents. While opioid substitution treatment (OST) has been thoroughly evaluated in adult populations, very few studies have examined its use in ...
Bobby P. Smyth   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Dark Pyramid: Unpacking the Multidimensional Nature of the Dark Side of Leadership

open access: yesBritish Journal of Management, EarlyView.
Abstract The dark side of leadership has been employed as an umbrella term to cover an array of concepts typically concerned with the dysfunctionality and/or toxicity of individual leaders. As the field of leadership studies moves towards ‘post‐heroic’ perspectives, we apply the same ontological positioning, adopting a ‘post‐villainous’ perspective in ...
Peter Stephenson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medication-assisted treatment of opioid dependence information toolkit. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This information kit developed by researchers at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at UNSW provides a step by step guide to the evidence for medically assisted treatment for heroin dependence as well as answering commonly asked questions ...
Dolan, Kate, Mehrjerdi, Zahra Alam
core  

Estimating the societal cost of heroin dependence in Australia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Estimating the societal cost of heroin dependence in ...
Katherine L Mills (13399944)   +6 more
core  

Impacts of Global Cannabis Policy Changes on Substance Use: A Systematic Review of Quasi‐Experimental Studies

open access: yesThe Milbank Quarterly, EarlyView.
Policy Points The liberalization of medical and recreational cannabis policies may increase cannabis initiation across age groups, with increased prevalence of cannabis use among young adults and adults and weaker effects among youth. Evidence also suggests increases in cannabis‐related health care utilization among adults.
SARAH B. WINDLE   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Similarity and Difference in Drug Addiction Process Between Heroin- and Methamphetamine-Dependent Users [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Objectives: This study aimed to compare the drug addiction process between Chinese heroin- and methamphetamine (MA)- dependent users via a modified 4- stage addiction model (experimentation, occasional use, regular use, and compulsive use).
Li, Wei-xiu, Wang, Ziyun, Liu Zhi-min
core   +1 more source

Resting-state Abnormalities in Heroin-dependent Individuals [PDF]

open access: yesNeuroscience, 2018
Drug addiction is a major health problem worldwide. Recent neuroimaging studies have shed light into the underlying mechanisms of drug addiction as well as its consequences to the human brain. The most vulnerable, to heroin addiction, brain regions have been reported to be specific prefrontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal regions, as well as, some
Pandria, N.   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Masculinity, Prostitution, and the Imaginary Northwest in Chinese Travel Writings About Shanxi and Western Inner Mongolia, 1920–1949

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article considers travel writings by metropolitan men in Republican China about Shanxi and western Inner Mongolia as a case study to further explore the transformations and continuities of Chinese masculinities. Drawing upon a range of popular travel narratives, it shows that so‐called “Worn‐Out Shoes (poxie)” – women perceived as ...
Amanda Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

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