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What Do We Know About Smoking Alternatives? A Study on IQOS Tobacco Heaters

open access: yesQuality in Sport
Introduction Nicotine addiction poses a significant public health concern in Poland, exacerbated by smoking, e-cigarettes, and heated tobacco products.
Filip Nadolny   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gender differences in the impact of population-level alcohol policy interventions: evidence synthesis of systematic reviews [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background: Consistent review-level evidence supports the effectiveness of population-level alcohol policies in reducing alcohol-related harms. Such policies interact with well-established social, cultural and biological differences in how men and women ...
Amos   +106 more
core   +3 more sources

India–United States Agricultural Trade Under the America‐First Agenda

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines India–United States agricultural trade under the America‐First agenda, highlighting trade patterns, tariff structures, and potential impacts of United States trade policies. Total agricultural trade remains modest at $7 billion annually, with India imposing higher tariffs (average 39%) than the United States (5%).
Badri N. Gopalakrishnan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of snus use in teenage boys on tobacco use in young adulthood; a cohort from the HUNT Study Norway

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2019
Background As smoking rates decreased, the use of Swedish snus (smokeless tobacco) concordantly increased in Norway. The role of snus as possible contributor to the reduction of smoking has been widely discussed.
Liv Grøtvedt   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multifactor Risk Stratification for Post‐Transplant Alcohol Relapse Using Abstinence, Psychosocial, and Socioeconomic Factors

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Alcohol relapse after liver transplantation is difficult to predict using abstinence duration alone. We developed a multifactor model integrating abstinence duration, psychosocial risk (SIPAT), and socioeconomic context (AUC 0.70). This approach may support individualized risk assessment and tailored follow‐up intensity; external validation is needed ...
Ayato Obana   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Knowledge, Attitude, and Perception of Tobacco Harm Reduction Strategies Among Medical Students in Southwest, Nigeria

open access: yesInternational Journal of Medical Students, 2022
Background: The rate of tobacco use is on a steady increase worldwide and is associated with over 7 million deaths per year, three-quarters of which occur in low-and middle-income countries.
Innocent Chijioke Dike   +2 more
doaj  

Anticompetitive Overbuying by Power Buyers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Two types of single-firm overbuying are analyzed in this article. Predatory overbuying consists of overbuying inputs as a predatory strategy to cause buyer-side competitors in the input market to exit from the market or permanently shrink their capacity ...
Salop, Steven C.
core   +1 more source

Survival of the ideas that fit: An evolutionary analogy for the use of evidence in policy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
This paper explores bias in the use of evidence in policy. It argues that existing models of the evidence–policy relationship neglect the tendency for attention to be paid only to that evidence helpful to the interests of powerful social groups.
Stevens, Alex
core   +1 more source

Terrestrial Cyborg Insects for Real‐Life Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This article reviews the development of terrestrial cyborg insects from their emergence in 1997 to mid‐2025, examining three key aspects: locomotion control methods, associated challenges with proposed solutions, and practical applications. Framing these biohybrid systems as insect‐scale mobile robots, the review provides foundational insights for new ...
Hai Nhan Le   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health effects of home energy efficiency interventions in England: a modelling study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Objective: To assess potential public health impacts of changes to indoor air quality and temperature due to energy efficiency retrofits in English dwellings to meet 2030 carbon reduction targets. Design: Health impact modelling study.
Chalabi, Z   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

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