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Medical cannabis for the reduction of opioid dosage in the treatment of non-cancer chronic pain: a systematic review

Systematic Reviews, 2020
Background Medical cannabis (MC) is currently being used as an adjunct to opiates given its analgesic effects and potential to reduce opiate addiction.
Babasola O. Okusanya, Ibitola O. Asaolu, John E. Ehiri, Linda Jepkoech Kimaru, Abidemi Okechukwu, Cecilia Rosales   +5 more
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Identification of Melatonin-Regulated Genes in the Ovine Pituitary Pars Tuberalis, a Target Site for Seasonal Hormone Control [PDF]

, 2008
The pars tuberalis (PT) of the pituitary gland expresses a high density of melatonin (MEL) receptors and is believed to regulate seasonal physiology by decoding changes in nocturnal melatonin secretion.
Alison Downing, Ando, Andrew S. I. Loudon, Ashburner, Bae, Barrett, Bartness, Bechtold, Benoit Malpaux, Bockers, Bockers, Bockmann, Brahimi-Horn, Camon, Carr, Chemineau, Chen, Curlewis, Daphne Mouzaki, Dardente, Dave W. Burt, David Waddington, Draghici, Dupre, Fukuhara, Gerald A. Lincoln, Ghorbel, Graham, Grossmann, Hanon, Hazlerigg, Hazlerigg, Hazlerigg, Hogenesch, Hu, Hu, Johnston, Johnston, Johnston, Julian R. E. Davis, Kel, Kijas, Klosen, Ko, Lamolet, Lee, Lincoln, Lincoln, Lincoln, Lincoln, Malpaux, Merks, Messager, Michan, Morgan, Morgan, Mutoh, Nakao, Naya, Naya, Nilaweera, Oki, Poulin, Reick, Revollo, Richard Talbot, Roepke, Rutter, Samal, Sandrine M. Dupré, Schroeder, Segawa, Stehle, Stirland, Storey, Su, Tobler, Tournier, Wagner, Westfall, Williams, Wittkowski, Yang, Yokoyama   +83 more
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Bed net care practices and associated factors in western Kenya

Malaria Journal, 2019
Background Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are effective for malaria prevention and are designed to provide nearly 5 years of mosquito protection.
Ellen M. Santos, Jenna E. Coalson, Elizabeth T. Jacobs, Yann C. Klimentidis, Stephen Munga, Maurice Agawo, Elizabeth Anderson, Nancy Stroupe, Kacey C. Ernst   +8 more
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Myopes have significantly higher serum melatonin concentrations than non-myopes [PDF]

, 2017
Purpose Experimental animal models of myopia demonstrate that higher melatonin (Mel) and lower dopamine (DA) concentrations actively promote axial elongation.
Ackermann, Atkinson, Ayaki, Baba, Barnard, Beck-Friis, Benavente-Pérez, Benloucif, Berg, Bertolet, Besharse, Breslin, Brown, Cahill, Chang, Chiba, Chua, Delgado, Dong, Eisenberg, Fan, Freedman, Guo, Hammond, He, Hua, Huang, Huang, Hughes, Iuvone, Jee, Kivelä, Lanyon, Logan, Lu, Mallen, Mao, Martin, McCullough, Megaw, Megaw, Nickla, Nickla, Ohngemach, Panda, Pendrak, Rada, Rao, Riefahn, Rohrer, Rose, Rudnicka, Sankaridurg, Skene, Stone, Stone, Stormann, Tosini, Trier, Verkicharla, Wahl, Wallman, Wang, Weiss, Wiechmann, Wiechmann, Wilson, Witkovsky, Wu, Xu, Zhang   +70 more
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Validity of a Self-Assessment Skin Tone Palette Compared to a Colorimeter for Characterizing Skin Color for Skin Cancer Research

Current Oncology, 2023
Our goal is to determine whether our objective 9-point Self-Assessment Skin Tone Palette (SASTP) is correlated with a colorimeter’s assessment of a melanin index, so that Hispanic and Black people can be included in skin cancer research where scales were
Michelle K. Martin, Tanzida Zaman, Amanda M. Okello, Leslie K. Dennis   +3 more
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Quit outcomes among clients ineligible for cessation medication through the state quitline: a retrospective, observational study

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Distribution of tobacco cessation medications through state quitlines increases service utilization and quit outcomes. However, some state quitlines have moved to models in which callers are instructed to obtain quit medications through their ...
Adrienne B. Lent, Patrick A. O’Connor, Ryan C. Reikowsky, Uma S. Nair, Melanie L. Bell   +4 more
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Disease and social factors associated with healthcare utilization for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infections in a longitudinal cohort of essential workers in Arizona

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Demands on health systems due to COVID-19 are substantial, but drivers of healthcare utilization are not well defined in non-severe SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Patrick Rivers, Krystal Jovel, Ferris Ramadan, Jared Joshua Anucha Barnett, Katherine D. Ellingson, Jefferey L. Burgess, Karen Lutrick   +6 more
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Unitary appreciative inquiry (UAI): A new approach for researching social work education and practice [PDF]

, 2011
This paper presents a methodological discussion of unitary appreciative inquiry (UAI). It considers its potential as a research tool, therapeutic intervention and an educative tool within social work practice and education due to its congruence with ...
Hughes, Mel
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Post-infectious sequelae after Campylobacter enteric infection: a pilot study in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2018
Background Campylobacter is a leading cause of gastroenteritis across the globe caused by the ingestion of contaminated food, water, or contact with animals carrying Campylobacter bacteria.
Erika Barrett, Dametreea Carr, Melanie L. Bell, Kristen Pogreba-Brown   +3 more
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Diversity in the Irish workplace - lesbian women's experience as nurses [PDF]

, 2010
Work is an area which represents an important part of people’s lives where they encounter the Other. It provides an individual with a sense of who they are in society, through their membership of communities.
Duffy, Mel
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