The prevalence and characteristics of water-pipe smoking among high school students in Saudi Arabia
Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2012 Objective: To identify the prevalence and predictors of the water-pipe (WP) smoking epidemic in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted with 16–18 year-old high school students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed S. Al Moamary +5 more
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Hubble Bubble Equals Trouble: The hazards of water pipe smoking [PDF]
TSW Holistic Health & Medicine, 2006 A Narghile, one of the names for a water pipe, is an instrument for tobacco smoking that has became a trend among the youth in Israel. The mistaken opinion that smoking a Narghile is not as dangerous as smoking cigarettes makes the youngsters and their parents take it lightly and contributes to the expansion of its use.
Jacob Urkin, Rivka Ochaion, Aya Peleg
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Water-Pipe Smoking and Albuminuria: New Dog with Old Tricks [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Water-pipe (WP) smoking is on rise worldwide for the past few years, particularly among younger individuals. Growing evidence indicates that WP smoking is as harmful as cigarette smoking. To date, most of the research has focused on acute health effects of WP smoking, and evidence remains limited when it comes to chronic health effects in relation to ...
Iqra Ishtiaque +7 more
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Decreased respiratory symptoms in cannabis users who vaporize
Harm Reduction Journal, 2007 Cannabis smoking can create respiratory problems. Vaporizers heat cannabis to release active cannabinoids, but remain cool enough to avoid the smoke and toxins associated with combustion.
Barnwell Sara, Earleywine Mitch
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JTO Clinical and Research Reports, 2021 Introduction: Although communal smoking of hookah by means of water pipes is perceived to be a safe alternative to cigarette smoking, the effects of hookah smoke in respiratory epithelia have not been well characterized.
Yin Xiong, PhD +10 more
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Detection of water leakage in buried pipes using infrared technology; a comparative study of using high and low resolution infrared cameras for evaluating distant remote detection [PDF]
, 2014 Water is one of the most precious commodities around the world. However, significant amount of water is lost daily in many countries through broken and leaking pipes.
Amin Al-Habaibeh +3 more
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Effects of electronic smoking on daytime plasma cortisol levels and the possible ameliorating role of physical activity: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Journal of Yeungnam Medical ScienceBackground Cortisol is a hormone that regulates metabolism, circadian rhythm, homeostasis, immunity, and normal growth. Physical activity has numerous health benefits, and smoking is associated with several chronic conditions.
Mahmoud A. Alomari, Omar F. Khabour
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Carboxyhaemoglobin concentration, smoking habit, and mortality in 25 years in the Renfrew/Paisley prospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2006 Objective: To investigate how carboxyhaemoglobin concentration is related to smoking habit and to assess whether carboxyhaemoglobin concentration is related to mortality. Design: Prospective cohort study.
Davey Smith, G. +3 more
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Predicting the Probability of Failure of Cementitious Sewer Pipes Using Stochastic Finite Element Method [PDF]
, 2015 In this paper, a stochastic finite element method (SFEM) is employed to investigate the probability of failure of cementitious buried sewer pipes subjected to combined effect of corrosion and stresses.
Alani, Amir M. +5 more
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Association of water pipe smoking and traffic accidents [PDF]
Injury Prevention, 2010 Introduction Smokers are at risk for the chronic diseases, and they experience increased risk of road traffic crash (RTC), compared to non-smokers. Waterpipe smoking is sort of tobacco use with an estimated 100 million daily smokers through the world including the USA, UK, Australia, Germany ...
S Saadat, M K Davari
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