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Smoke-free law did affect revenue from gaming in Delaware [PDF]
A paper recently published in the journal Tobacco Control purports to show that the implementation of a smoking prohibition in Delaware had no statistically significant effect on the revenues of three gaming facilities in that state. After correcting for
Michael R. Pakko
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Journey towards a smoke-free nation
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Singapore’s journey towards a smoke-free society started early in the 1970s when legislations were introduced to restrict smoking in certain public spaces and ban tobacco advertising.1 The ...
Deshawn Chong Xuan Tan +1 more
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Building families—Implementing balanced sexual and reproductive health
International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.Abstract One of the main initiatives of the World Health Organization (WHO) is the promotion of Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH). Sexuality, infertility, and contraception are three interconnected pillars of SRH, each essential for achieving global equity in family planning and family building.
Peter Y. Liu +9 more
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Journal of Applied Econometrics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While existing work shows COVID‐19 stay‐at‐home (SAH) policies decreased mobility on average, we lack evidence regarding heterogeneity in policy effectiveness across US counties. To uncover potential heterogeneity, we implement a novel two‐stage approach.
James Sears +5 more
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One Last Puff? Public Smoking Bans and Smoking Behavior [PDF]
This paper investigates the short-term effects of public smoking bans on individual smoking behavior. In 2007 and 2008, state-level smoking bans were gradually introduced in all of Germany's sixteen federal states. We exploit this variation in the timing
Kvasnicka, Michael +2 more
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Compliance with Smoke-Free Policy and Challenges in Implementation: Evidence from Bengkulu, Indonesia. [PDF]
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 2020 Yunarman S +4 more
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Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The present study aimed to quantify pesticide residues in environmental matrices and plasma and to evaluate their potential effects on oxidative stress and DNA damage in rural populations of Santa Fe province. Soil and rainwater samples were collected, and biological samples and semistructured surveys were obtained from volunteers in three ...
María Priscila Dechiara +4 more
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Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, EarlyView.This research assesses the correlations and diagnostic efficacy of blood cell‐derived inflammatory indicators in predicting metabolic dysfunction‐associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) and liver fibrosis using NHANES 2017–2020 data. AISI had the highest predictive capability for MAFLD, while PLR served as the most efficacious indicator for fibrosis ...
Hao Chen +4 more
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The Reality and Direction of Korean Dental Hygiene Education in the Super‐Aged Society
Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives This study aims to analyze the structural features and key issues of dental hygiene education and the national licensing examination in response to a super‐aged society. To this end, the current status and challenges of Korea's dental hygiene education system are reviewed, and comparative analyses of corresponding systems in the ...
Ji‐Won Choi +2 more
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International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.Four decades of UTCI data show increasing thermal stress along Ghana's coastal‐urban corridor, with very strong heat‐stress days rising by about 1.4 days/year. Random Forest–SHAP analysis with temporal validation identified AOD as the strongest model‐based predictor of monthly UTCI variability, followed by TSA, WHWP, and AMO.
Kwadwo Frimpong +3 more
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