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Allochthonous chemical cues drive predation by a top carnivore

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Identifying the mechanisms by which mobile predators detect and select prey remains a central challenge in sensory biology and functional ecology. This study provides the first direct evidence that chemical cues associated with allochthonous organic matter (e.g.
Ryan P. Ferrer, Richard K. Zimmer
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Khat Chewing and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity, 2020
Mohammed Badedi,1 Hussain Darraj,1 Abdulrahman Hummadi,1 Abdullah Najmi,2 Yahiya Solan,1 Ibrahim Zakry,1 Abdullah Khawaji,1 Sayedah Zaylai,1 Norah Rajeh,1 Hassan Alhafaf,1 Wali Hakami,1 Awaji Bakkari,1 Maryam Kriry,1 Abdulraheem Dagreri,1 Ebrahim Haddad1
Badedi M, Darraj H, Hummadi A, Najmi A, Solan Y, Zakry I, Khawaji A, Zaylai S, Rajeh N, Alhafaf H, Hakami W, Bakkari A, Kriry M, Dagreri A, Haddad E   +14 more
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Prevalence and attitudes of smoking among secondary school teachers in Hadramout coastal districts, Yemen [PDF]

, 2006
A descriptive KAP study about smoking was conducted in all the ten secondary schools in Hadramout coastal districts during October 2004 – April 2005 and a total of 317 teachers were enrolled in the study (182 male, 135 female teachers).
Bahaj Ali, Ahmed, Bin Ghouth Salim, Abdulla   +1 more
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In vitro and in vivo metabolism profiles of cathinone and pseudoephedrine: Discrimination between khat and pseudoephedrine uses

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract In the present study, the metabolism of khat (Catha edulis) and pseudoephedrine was compared with the aim of identifying objective criteria that could be used to discriminate between them for forensic and doping‐control purposes. An in vitro study using human liver microsomes and an in vivo study using rat urine were performed under harmonized
Jong Suk Park, Jun Sang Yu, Yejin Kim, Hee Seung Kim, Jae Chul Cheong, Jin Young Kim, Hye Hyun Yoo   +6 more
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Problematic Khat Use Among Prisoners in Debre Berhan Prison, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]

, 2021
Kaleab Berhanu, Yohannes Haile, Asnake Limenhe, Kassahun Habatmu, Atalay Alem   +4 more
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Systematic review and meta-analysis: prevalence of alcohol use among young people in eastern Africa. [PDF]

, 2014
OBJECTIVE: Systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies of alcohol use among young people (age 15-24 years) in eastern Africa to estimate prevalence of alcohol use and determine the extent of use of standardised screening questionnaires in ...
Alemu H, Amemori M, Ayuku D, Betre M, Bwana SA, Chande H, Chen L, Decraen E, Dhadphale M, Fekadu M, Gedif T, Gmel G, Horn‐Ross PL, Kebede D, Kuria MW, Lioul B, Maru HM, Mbona NT, Mnyika KS, Odero W, Regassa N, Tengia‐Kessy IA, Usman A, WHO, Zein ZA   +24 more
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Toronto's drug policy paradox: Harm reduction sites and drug police occurrences in Toronto neighborhoods (1992–2020)

Criminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Discourse around drug policy presents a stark contrast between policing and harm reduction models, sparking debates on the state's regulatory versus protective role. Canada is an ideal case to study drug policy models due to its global recognition as a leader in harm reduction alongside continued reliance on policing of drugs.
Taylor Domingos
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Acute Liver Injury Associated with Khat Use in a 24-Year-Old Male

Case Reports in Hepatology, 2018
Chewing khat leaves (Catha edulis) is common cultural practice in Eastern African countries. Khat has been implicated in cases of acute liver injury, sometimes leading to liver failure and requiring transplantation.
Mara Waters, Adam Oxner, Sigmund Krajden, Richard Sultanian   +3 more
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FDI in Services: How Data Provisions Are Shaping the New Global Economy

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Coinciding with a process of slowbalization in goods, cross‐border flows of services have experienced a sharp increase, with FDI through commercial presence emerging as the dominant mode of international services supply. At the same time, a growing number of trade agreements have incorporated binding data‐related provisions aimed at regulating
Carmen Díaz‐Mora, Erena García‐López, Belén Gonzalez‐Díaz   +2 more
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Khat (Catha edulis): The herb with officio-legal, socio-cultural and economic uncertainty

South African Journal of Science, 2010
Khat (Catha edulis) is a plant of uncertain and highly controversial status grown in the countries around the Red Sea and on the eastern coast of Africa. The chewing of khat leaves has a deep-rooted religious and socio-cultural tradition.
Sikiru Lamina
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