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Tobacco packaging design for reducing tobacco use [PDF]

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017
Tobacco use is the largest single preventable cause of death and disease worldwide. Standardised tobacco packaging is an intervention intended to reduce the promotional appeal of packs and can be defined as packaging with a uniform colour (and in some cases shape and size) with no logos or branding, apart from health warnings and other government ...
McNeill, Ann, Gravely, Shannon, Hitchman, Sara C, Bauld, Linda, Hammond, David, Hartmann-Boyce, Jamie   +5 more
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The Young Women’s Health CoOp in Cape Town, South Africa: Study protocol for a cluster-randomised trial for adolescent women at risk for HIV

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background South Africa remains the global epicentre of HIV infection, and adolescent women have the highest incidence of HIV in the country. South Africa also has high rates of alcohol and other drug (AOD) use, violence, and gender inequality.
Wendee M. Wechsberg, Felicia A. Browne, Tara Carney, Bronwyn Myers, Alexandra Minnis, Robert MacDonald, Jacqueline W. Ndirangu, Leslie B. Turner, Brittni N. Howard, Nathaniel Rodman   +9 more
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Using the judicial system to fight tobacco: Perspectives from the Global South

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2023
Introduction Recent litigation cases such as the Brazilian lawsuit against the largest tobacco corporations seeking the recovery of healthcare costs related to the treatment of tobacco-related diseases1 demonstrate that the use of the judicial system ...
Daniel Dorado, Isabel Barbosa, Davi Bressler, Gianella Severini   +3 more
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An exploration of online behaviors and social media use among hookah and electronic-cigarette users

Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2015
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between social norms and attitudes towards ENDS and hookah and use of these products.
Alissa R. Link, Philip B. Cawkwell, Donna R. Shelley, Scott E. Sherman   +3 more
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Part I: Moving in the right direction: Tobacco packaging and labeling in the Americas

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2023
Introduction Article 13 of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control recommends a comprehensive ban on tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship (TAPS) including at the point-of-sale (POS). In Feb.
Ernesto M Sebrie, Eric Crosbie, Olufemi Erinoso, Sara Perez   +3 more
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Online Tobacco Marketing and Subsequent Tobacco Use [PDF]

Pediatrics, 2018
BACKGROUND:Nearly 2.9 million US adolescents engaged with online tobacco marketing in 2013 to 2014. We assess whether engagement is a risk factor for tobacco use initiation, increased frequency of use, progression to poly-product use, and cessation.METHODS:We analyzed data from 11 996 adolescents sampled in the nationally representative, longitudinal ...
Samir, Soneji, JaeWon, Yang, Kristin E, Knutzen, Meghan Bridgid, Moran, Andy S L, Tan, James, Sargent, Kelvin, Choi   +6 more
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Widely targeted metabolomics reveals the physiological and metabolic mechanisms of browning in tobacco leaves induced by starvation stress

Frontiers in Plant Science
Browning widely occurs during the processing of crops and their products, reducing both quality and economic value. However, the mechanisms underlying postharvest leaf browning under starvation-dominated conditions remain unclear. Here, compared with the
Zeyu Zhao, Zeyu Zhao, Xueyan Jing, Guanhui Li, Guanhui Li, Qi Xu, Benbo Xu, Kesu Wei, Liping Chen, Bin Wei, Jiati Tang, Yuhang Zhao, Lingli Xie, Jianbing Qin, Shengjiang Wu, Shengjiang Wu   +15 more
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Participant experiences with a text message and contingency management intervention for alcohol use during pregnancy and lactation in Cape Town, South Africa

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
Background The Western Cape region of South Africa has one of the highest global rates of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), underscoring the urgent need for effective interventions. This qualitative study, designed as a process evaluation, explores
Lesley-Ann Erasmus-Claassen, Noluthando Mpisane, Petal Petersen Williams, Felicia A. Browne, Bronwyn Myers, Wendee M. Wechsberg, Charles D. H. Parry, Shantae N. Taylor, Yukiko Washio   +8 more
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Three phosphatase families form a community: The phosphohydrolases that act upon inositol pyrophosphates

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Inositol pyrophosphates are energy‐rich signaling molecules that perform critical functions in cells. Three different families of phosphatases hydrolyze the β phosphate of the inositol pyrophosphate molecules: two have narrow specificities and one is promiscuous.
Ronda J. Rolfes
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of moisture-preserving yellowing process optimization on cell physiology and post-curing chemical composition

BMC Plant Biology
Background Yellowing is a critical post-harvest process that determines the flavor, quality, and economic value of crops, particularly tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.).
Ying Huang, Feng Wang, Yonggao Tu, Jianwei Li, Kesu Wei, Qi Xu, Jianyu Gou, Zeyu Zhao, Lingli Xie, Shengjiang Wu, Benbo Xu   +10 more
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