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Opioids in breast cancer: Between analgesia and modulation of tumour progression
British Journal of Pharmacology, Volume 183, Issue 9, Page 1727-1746, May 2026.Preclinical investigations consistently demonstrate that activation of μ‐opioid receptors and δ‐opioid receptors promote proliferation, migration, angiogenesis, epithelial‐mesenchymal transition, acquisition of cancer stem cell phenotypes, and chemoresistance.
Marianna Ciwun +2 more
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Opium Dependency in Recurrent Painful Renal Lithiasis Colic [PDF]
Addiction and Health, 2012 Background: The main goal of this study is to determine the relationship between opium dependency and frequency of urolithiasis renal colics. Methods: In a cross sectional study we compared opium dependency in urolithiasis patients (case group) with non ...
Ali Asghar Ketabchi +3 more
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Politics and professionalism in community development: Examining intervention in the highlands of northern Thailand [PDF]
, 2009 It has been suggested that the practice of international development assistance is so deeply problematic that the only moral choice is to abandon the work altogether.
Mckinnon, Katharine Islay
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An Account of the Loss of the Country Ship Forbes and Frazer Sinclair, Her Late Commander [PDF]
, 2016 This paper reports on the life of the English Country trader Captain Frazer Sinclair leading up to and following the loss of the Forbes in the Karimata Strait in 1806.
Dyke, D. V. (David) +1 more
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China inside out: Explaining silver flows in the triangular trade, c. 1820s‒70s
The Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 2, Page 496-526, May 2026.Abstract This paper analyses a new large dataset of silver prices, as well as silver and merchandise trade flows in and out of China in the crucial decades of the mid‐nineteenth century when the Empire was opened to world trade. Silver flows were associated with the interaction between heterogeneous monetary preferences and availability of specific ...
Alejandra Irigoin +2 more
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Opium use during pregnancy and infant size at birth: a cohort study
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2018 Background The reported positive association between opiatic drug use during pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes might be confounded by other factors related to high-risk behaviors, including the use of other harmful substances.
Siavash Maghsoudlou +6 more
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Opium for the Masses? Conflict-Induced Narcotics Production in Afghanistan [PDF]
We show that the recent rise in Afghan opium production is caused by violent conflicts. Violence destroys roads and irrigation, crucial to alternative crops, and weakens local incentives to rebuild infrastructure and enforce law and order.
Fredrik Willumsen +2 more
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Plant, Cell &Environment, Volume 49, Issue 5, Page 2516-2530, May 2026.ABSTRACT Hydroxycinnamoyl tyramine conjugates are phenolamides produced by plants in response to pathogen attack and biotic stresses. Their proposed mechanisms of action include cytotoxicity towards pathogens, cell wall reinforcement to restrict pathogen proliferation, and signaling activity to trigger general stress responses.
Halbay Turumtay +14 more
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Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2014 Background: Opium dependence is one of the most challenging health problems in the developing countries as well as Iran. Among several health problems due to opium dependence, there are limited reports indicating the presence of lead in opium. The aim of
Behrooz Hashemi Domeneh +2 more
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Comparative Evaluation of Psychiatric Disorders in Opium and Heroin Dependent Patients [PDF]
Addiction and Health, 2010 Background: Opium dependency is an important health problem in Iran. Several studies show that most opium dependent patients have concomitant psychiatric disorders.
Alireza Ghaffari Nejad +2 more
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