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Lead Water Pipes and Infant Mortality in Turn-of-the-Century Massachusetts [PDF]
This paper considers a largely unknown public-health practice in the United States: the use of lead pipes to distribute household tap water. Municipalities first installed lead pipes during the late nineteenth century. In 1897, about half of all American
Werner Troesken
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Anaemia Among Mother–Child Dyads in India: Trends, Drivers, and Future Projections
Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Anaemia among mothers and their children is a widespread public health challenge with profound consequences for individuals and societies. While anaemia has been studied separately in women and children, there remains a literature gap examining anaemia in mother‐child dyads, limiting insights on interventions that may simultaneously address ...
Sarang Pedgaonker +8 more
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Water-pipe Smoking as a Risk Factor for Transmitting Mycobacterium tuberculosis
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2019 A 20-year-old Swiss male presented at the emergency department with acute onset of febrile temperatures and hemoptysis and a 3-month history of productive cough. An X-ray and CT scan of the chest, sputum samples for acid-fast bacilli, polymerase chain reaction(PCR), and cultures for Mycobacteria revealed pulmonary infection with Mycobacterium ...
Marchetti, Anna Ursula +3 more
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Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
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Prevalence of electronic nicotine delivery systems and waterpipe use in Brazil: where are we going?
Revista Brasileira de EpidemiologiaObjective To describe the prevalence of use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and waterpipe in Brazil, by population subgroups, and to evaluate the trend between 2013 and 2019.
Neilane Bertoni +3 more
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Limits to Language Prediction: Findings From Diverse Populations
Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.Abstract For a model in cognitive science to adequately explain cognitive processes across different populations, empirical findings from diverse participant groups are essential. This paper selectively reviews studies that investigated prediction in different populations and discusses what they reveal about the mechanisms and role of language ...
Aine Ito
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Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 10, October 2026.ABSTRACT Background and Aims Tobacco smoking in Africa presents a significant public health challenge, particularly concerning cardiovascular health among young adults and men. While global smoking prevalence has declined, World Health Organization (WHO) projections estimate that the total number of tobacco smokers in Africa will rise from 57 million ...
Boluwatife Samuel Fatokun +7 more
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The effects of water pipe smoking on hematological parameters in rats.
International journal of hematology-oncology and stem cell research, 2014 This study aimed to investigate the effect of water-pipe (WP) smoking on hematological parameters of Wistar rats.Thirty-five young male rats (200-250 g) were randomly assigned to five groups (n=7). The control group was exposed to room air and the experimental groups were exposed to WP smoking, using a special apparatus designed to have the ability to ...
Ebrahim Miri-Moghaddam +3 more
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Addiction, Volume 121, Issue 10, Page 2735-2746, October 2026.Abstract Background and aims Cannabis cue reactivity paradigms are instrumental in studying the behavioral and neurocognitive mechanisms of cannabis use and cannabis use disorders; however, image sets used for cannabis cue reactivity paradigms vary between studies, and the lack of reliability and validity assessment hinders the quality of evidence they
Janna Cousijn +6 more
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Bio‐Based Polyurethanes for Sustainable and Multifunctional Applications
Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 50, 7 September 2026.Bio‐based polyurethanes prepared from vegetable oils, lignin, and polysaccharides have attracted increasing interest as alternatives to fossil‐derived polyurethanes. This review summarizes recent progress in their chemistry, structural engineering, and advanced applications, highlighting the roles of feedstocks, chain‐segment design, dynamic covalent ...
Xin Li +6 more
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