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Countering crime in hostile environments: securing vulnerable humanitarian aid workers in Paua New Guinea [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Crime is a core issue for companies and more recently for NGOs working in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The nation is facing major challenges as crime levels rise exponentially across the country.
Bailey, William J
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Prevalence of and factors associated with regular khat chewing among university students in Ethiopia

open access: yesSubstance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 2015
Ayalew Astatkie,1 Meaza Demissie,2 Yemane Berhane,2 Alemayehu Worku2,3 1School of Public and Environmental Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia; 2Addis Continental Institute of Public Health, Addis Ababa,
Astatkie A   +3 more
doaj  

Effect of Regular Khat Chewing on Serum Fasting Sugar Level in Diabetic patients versus Healthy Individuals; A comparative study. [PDF]

open access: yesNutr Metab Insights, 2021
Mengistu Y   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Green Leaf: Khat Chewing and Mental Illness

open access: yesJournal of Medical - Clinical Research & Reviews
Khat chewing is traditionally a habit in Yemen and some African countries such as Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya, as well as among emigrants from these countries in different parts of the world. In the last few decades, there is rising concern among international health authorities that khat has harmful medical and mental effects related to excessive khat
Nabil Ahmed Numan, Fuad M Farea
openaire   +1 more source

Chemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicology of Khat (Catha Edulis Forsk): A Review [PDF]

open access: yes
Catha edulis (khat) is a plant grown commonly in the horn of Africa. The leaves of khat are chewed by the people for its stimulant action. Its young buds and tender leaves are chewed to attain a state of euphoria and stimulation.
Nasir Tajure Wabe1,
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Medical aspects of the chewing of khat leaves.

open access: yesBulletin of the World Health Organization, 1973
The khat plant (Catha edulis) is produced in certain areas of East Africa and the Arabian peninsula, and the leaves are chewed for their stimulating effect. Fresh material, which is preferred by users, contains a substance that is rapidly converted to (+)-norpseudoephedrine.
openaire   +1 more source

Association between khat chewing and temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Oral Health
Al-Qadhi G   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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