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Culture of Revenge: Analysing Blood Revenge in Pakistan's Tribal Areas

The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Revenge is a widespread phenomenon present in every culture. It is defined as a motivated retaliation against an offense or wrongdoing perceived as harmful or a violation of moral norms. Previous psychological research views revenge as an expressive action done for personal satisfaction.
Muhammad Asif, Fayaz Muhammad, Matthew Light, Hina Fazal   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Opium as a risk factor for early-onset coronary artery disease: Results from the Milano-Iran (MIran) study.

PLoS ONE, 2023
The spreading of opium use poses new health related concerns. In some areas of Asia its use is believed to protect from cardiovascular disorders, such as coronary artery disease (CAD). However, whether opium use has an association with CAD is unclear. We
Alberto Maino, Saeed Sadeghian, Ilaria Mancini, Seyed Hesameddin Abbasi, Hamidreza Poorhosseini, Mohammad Ali Boroumand, Masoumeh Lotfi-Tokaldany, Arash Jalali, Maria Teresa Pagliari, Frits R Rosendaal, Flora Peyvandi   +10 more
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Peran Taliban dalam Produksi Opium di Afghanistan Tahun 2007 2011 [PDF]

, 2015
This reasearch analyzes the role of Taliban in Opium trade in Afghanistan, especially during 2007 until 2011. Afghanistan is the worlds largest producer of opium.
Lavina, D. E. (Dicka), Waluyo, T. J. (Tri)   +1 more
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War as a Phenomenon of Inquiry in Management Studies

Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract We argue that war as a phenomenon deserves more focused attention in management. First, we highlight why war is an important and relevant area of inquiry for management scholars. We then integrate scattered conversations on war in management studies into a framework structured around three building blocks – (a) the nature of war from an ...
Fabrice Lumineau, Arne Keller
wiley   +1 more source

IS OPIUM ADDICTION A RISK FACTOR FOR ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION? [PDF]

Acta Medica Iranica, 2005
There is a misconception among our people that opioids may prevent or have ameliorating effects in the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases. In this study we evaluated 556 consecutive male patients hospitalized due to acute myocardial infarction (MI) in
"S. M. Sadr Bafghi, M. Rafiei, L. Bahadorzadeh, S. M. Namayeh, M. H. Soltani, M. Motafaker A. Andishmand   +5 more
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Long-Term Effects of Opium Consumption Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A 10-year Follow-Up Study

Global Heart
Background: Opium consumption has been an overlooked health issue in the Iranian population, and the prognostic role of opium consumption in patients undergoing coronary revascularization is unknown. Hypothesis: We aimed to assess the association between
Ali Izadi Amoli, Alireza Oraii, Faezeh Aghajani, Mana Jameie, Zahra Lotfi, Arash Jalali, Akbar Shafiee, Mohammad Sadeq Najafi, Masoumeh Lotfi-Tokaldany, Seyedeh Hamideh Mortazavi, Mojgan Ghavami, Ignacio J. Amat-Santos, Mohammad Hadi Mansouri, Hassan Aghajani   +13 more
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Potential Effect of Opium Consumption on Controlling Diabetes and Some Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Diabetic Patients [PDF]

Addiction and Health, 2013
Background: Due to this belief that opium may have beneficial effects on diabetes or cardiovascular risk factors, the present study aimed to assess the potential and possible effects of opium consumption on diabetes control and some cardiovascular risk ...
Najmeh Rahimi, Mohamad Hossain Gozashti, Hamid Najafipour, Mostafa Shokoohi, Hamid Marefati   +4 more
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Opium Wars

, 2017
The clash between Great Britain and China in 1839 to 1842 was not only a typical 19th-century imperial war but also the first major conflict in which psychoactive substances played a central role. The hostilities resumed in 1856 to 1860, when Britain used the seizure of the trading ship Arrow in October 1956, near Canton, as an excuse to employ ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Systemic, Lifestyle and Environmental Modifying Factors in the Pathogenesis of Periodontitis

Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.
A variety of impacting factors in the pathogenesis of periodontitis exist, including systemic, lifestyle, and environmental factors. This review highlights the manifold mechanistic aspects of the link between the pathogenesis of periodontitis, addressing these numerous factors to supplement the long‐standing knowledge of the progression of the disease.
Groeger Sabine Elisabeth, Zhou Yuxi, Yong Jiawen, Wang Lei, Ruf Sabine, Meyle Joerg   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Counterproductive counternarcotic strategies? A study of the effects of opium eradication in the presence of imperfect capital markets and sharecropping arrangements [PDF]

In this paper, we model the economic incentives surrounding opium crop production at farm level in Afghanistan. Specifically, we examine the impact of eradication policies when opium is used as a means of obtaining credit, and when the crops are produced
Andersson, Camilla
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