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Understanding tobacco industry pricing strategy and whether it undermines tobacco tax policy: the example of the UK cigarette market. [PDF]

, 2013
AIMS: Tobacco tax increases are the most effective means of reducing tobacco use and inequalities in smoking, but effectiveness depends on transnational tobacco company (TTC) pricing strategies, specifically whether TTCs overshift tax increases (increase
Gilmore, Anna B, Taylor, Gordon, Taylor, G, Tavakoly, Behrooz, Reed, H, Reed, Howard, Tavakoly, B, Gilmore, AB   +7 more
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Transcriptomic and barrier responses of human airway epithelial cells exposed to cannabis smoke

Physiological Reports, 2019
Globally, many jurisdictions are legalizing or decriminalizing cannabis, creating a potential public health issue that would benefit from experimental evidence to inform policy, government regulations, and user practices.
Jennifer A. Aguiar, Ryan D. Huff, Wayne Tse, Martin R. Stämpfli, Brendan J. McConkey, Andrew C. Doxey, Jeremy A. Hirota   +6 more
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Tobacco, Tobacco-Pipes and Smoking [PDF]

Science, 1900
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Microbiological components in mainstream and sidestream cigarette smoke

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2012
Background Research has shown that tobacco smoke contains substances of microbiological origin such as ergosterol (a fungal membrane lipid) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria).
Lennart Larsson, Christina Pehrson, Tenzin Dechen, Mardi Crane-Godreau   +3 more
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Low-cost, immediate, general-purpose, and high-throughput (LIGHt) smartphone colorimetric screening assay for water-soluble protein

Heliyon
An efficient and rapid method for the detection of total soluble protein in tobacco leaves, utilizing a smartphone-based colorimetric approach has been developed.
Yunfei Sha, Yumei Chen, Wenchen Li, Jianhao Zhang, Jiale Wang, Ting Fei, Da Wu, Weiying Lu   +7 more
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New 2-(2,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)benzimidazolines

Molbank, 2023
New 2-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)benzimidazolines are synthesized in an easily accessible approach. The method is based on the reaction of resorcinol with in situ-formed electrophilic N-ethoxycarbonylbenzimidazolium reagents.
Yordan Stremski, Maria Bachvarova, Desislava Kirkova, Stela Statkova-Abeghe   +3 more
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Impact of Scotland's smoke-free legislation on pregnancy complications: retrospective cohort study [PDF]

, 2012
<b>Background:</b> Both active smoking and environmental tobacco smoke exposure are associated with pregnancy complications. In March 2006, Scotland implemented legislation prohibiting smoking in all wholly or partially enclosed public ...
Mackay Daniel F., Haw, S.J., Nelson Scott M., Pell, J.P., Pell, Jill, Mackay, D.F., Jill P Pell, Nelson, Scott M, Daniel F Mackay, Nelson, S.M., Pell Jill P., Mackay, Daniel F, Sally J Haw, Haw, Sally, Haw Sally J., Scott M Nelson   +15 more
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Prevalence And Predictors of Exposure to Second-Hand Smoke Among Never-Tobacco Smokers

National Journal of Community Medicine, 2022
Background: Exposure to Second-hand tobacco smoke (SHS) harms health. It is a risk factor for various diseases like asthma, hypertension, diabetes, heart disease and lung cancer. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and predictors of second-hand
Deepak Sharma, Naveen Krishan Goel
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Summary of Regulatory Methods and Procedures for Determination of Harmful and Potentially Harmful Components in Tobacco Smoke

Contributions to Tobacco and Nicotine Research
Tobacco smoke consists of over 5000 chemical components, most of them are carcinogenic, respiratory toxicants, cardiovascular toxicants, addictive, etc.
Docheva Margarita H., Kirkova Desislava M., Stoyanova Liliya S.   +2 more
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Tobacco control policies: do perinatal and child health benefit?

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2018
Children are particularly vulnerable to the adverse health effects of tobacco smoke. Tobacco smoke exposure can cause harm from the earliest stages of life, leading to early pregnancy loss, congenital anomalies, preterm birth, intrauterine growth ...
Jasper Been
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