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Effects of Combustible Cigarettes and Heated Tobacco Products on Systemic Inflammatory Response in Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Diseases

Diseases
Smoke derived from combustible cigarettes (CCs) contains numerous harmful chemicals that can impair the viability, proliferation, and activation of immune cells, affecting the progression of chronic inflammatory diseases.
N. Kastratović, Natasa Zdravkovic, Ivan Čekerevac, Vanesa Sekeruš, C. Harrell, Violeta Mladenović, Aleksandar Djukic, A. Volarević, Marija Branković, Tijana Gmizić, M. Zdravković, J. Bjekić-Macut, N. Zdravković, Valentin Djonov, V. Volarevic   +14 more
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Nicotine Levels and Presence of Selected Tobacco-Derived Toxins in Tobacco Flavoured Electronic Cigarette Refill Liquids

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2015
Background. Some electronic cigarette (EC) liquids of tobacco flavour contain extracts of cured tobacco leaves produced by a process of solvent extraction and steeping. These are commonly called Natural Extract of Tobacco (NET) liquids.
K. Farsalinos, I. G. Gillman, M. Melvin, A. R. Paolantonio, Wendy J. Gardow, Kathy E. Humphries, S. Brown, K. Poulas, V. Voudris   +8 more
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Charge State Influence on Stability and Isomerism in Dehydrogenated PAHs: Insights from Anthracene, Acridine, and Phenazine

ChemPhysChem, Volume 26, Issue 6, March 15, 2025.
The ionization of anthracene, acridine, and phenazine has been explored, along with the removal of one and two hydrogen atoms, to provide valuable information for astrochemists and to understand the behavior of the resulting structures and their electronic reorganization. Abstract In this study, we systematically explored the stability and isomerism of
Khaldia Zghida, Farouk Hamza Reguig, Manuel Alcamí, Al Mokhtar Lamsabhi   +3 more
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Vascular Stress Markers Following Inhalation of Heated Tobacco Products: A Study on Extracellular Vesicles

Cardiovascular Toxicology
The advent of heated tobacco products (HTPs) has introduced new variables in the study of nicotine delivery systems and their health implications.
Lukasz Antoniewicz, Georgy Melnikov, Gustaf Lyytinen, A. Blomberg, J. Bosson, L. Hedman, Fariborz Mobarrez, Magnus Lundbäck   +7 more
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Fast Moving Consumer Goods: Competitive Conditions and Policies [PDF]

Fast moving consumer goods (FMCGs) constitute a large part of consumers' budget in all countries. The retail sector for FMCGs in Turkey is in the process of a drastic transformation. New, "modern" retail formats, like chain stores and hyper/supermarkets,
Aydin Celen, Tarkan Erdogan, Tarkan Erdogan   +2 more
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Inside the Virtuous Cycle between Productivity, Profitability, Investment and Corporate Growth: An Anatomy of China Industrialization [PDF]

, 2015
This article explores the dynamics of market selection by investigating of the relationships linking productivity, profitability, investment and growth, based on China's manufacturing firm-level dataset over the period 1998-2007.
Dosi, Giovanni, Grazzi, Marco, Lei, Jiasu, Yu, Xiaodan   +3 more
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The Associations Between Vegetarian and Vegan Diets and Orthorexia Nervosa Symptoms in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To synthesize the evidence on the associations between vegetarian and/or vegan diets (VVDs) and symptoms of orthorexia nervosa (ON) compared with omnivorous diets in the adult population. Method Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses (PRISMA) and the Meta‐analyses of Observational Studies in ...
Valentina Díaz‐Goñi, Bruno Bizzozero‐Peroni, María Eugenia Visier‐Alfonso, Estela Jiménez‐López, Rubén Fernández‐Rodríguez, José Francisco López‐Gil, Tomás Olivo Martins‐de‐Passos, Alberto Durán González, Vicente Martínez‐Vizcaíno, Arthur Eumann Mesas   +9 more
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AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION AND PRODUCE MARKETING IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA [PDF]

Growers and community leaders have expressed interest in establishing a horticultural shipping-point market in Southwest Virginia. This paper reports on a study that assessed whether horticultural production would be profitable in the region and, if so ...
Coale, Charles W., Jr., Colavito, Luke A., Norton, George W., Reaves, Dixie Watts, Trupo, Paul   +4 more
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Forecasting heart failure: Seasonal alignment of heart failure outcomes in New York

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 819-831, April 2025.
Abstract Background Seasonal variations have been observed in heart failure (HF) hospitalization. Numerous explanatory mechanisms have been proposed, but no prior studies have examined potential contributors directly. Our objective was to identify specific factors that could contribute to seasonal variability using a large longitudinal dataset of HF ...
Prerna Gupta, Ellen Brinza, Prateeti Khazanie, Pamela N. Peterson, P Michael Ho, David P. Kao   +5 more
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Late‐onset unexplained epilepsy as a risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia: Protocol for a multi‐center prospective longitudinal observational study (ELUCID)

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Late‐onset unexplained epilepsy (LoUE), defined as epilepsy onset after age 55 without an obvious cause, is an important risk factor for dementia. Studies have shown that 10%–25% of individuals with LoUE develop dementia within 3–4 years following their first seizure.
Alice D. Lam, Emily L. Johnson, Rani A. Sarkis, Leah J. Blank, Tyler E. Gaston, Mouhsin M. Shafi, Rodrigo Zepeda, Kyle R. Pellerin, Nathalie Jette, Douglas N. Greve, Lori B. Chibnik, Rebecca E. Amariglio, Gad A. Marshall, M. Brandon Westover   +13 more
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