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Psychology, Clinical
Danilo Carrozzino, Kaj Sparle Christensen, Giovanni Mansueto, Fiammetta Cosci
Summary: This study used clinimetric principles to assess the construct validity of the Smoker Complaint Scale (SCS) for nicotine withdrawal symptoms, finding it to be a multidimensional measure with a particularly valid four-item subscale (SCS4) for evaluating symptom severity. Affective symptoms of withdrawal were found to precede cognitive symptoms, indicating the SCS4's sensitivity in differentiating severity levels of withdrawal symptoms.
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jingya Lu, Zhifa Wu, Feiyan Zeng, Bin Shi, Mengqiu Liu, Jiaoyan Wu, Ying Liu
Summary: This study found that tDCS may have a suppressive effect on specific brain areas during task execution. Stimulation of the right DLPFC may enhance functional connectivity with brain regions associated with cognition and executive inhibition. In contrast, stimulation of the left DLPFC alone may increase functional connectivity with brain regions associated with response inhibition.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Yue Xu, Shuiyang Xu, Qingqing Wu, Heni Chen, Dingming Yao, XiuJing Hu, Xuehai Zhang
Summary: The study found that nearly one-fifth of daily smokers in Zhejiang, China have high nicotine dependence levels. Factors such as age, education level, occupation, and age of starting daily smoking were significantly associated with high nicotine dependence. Providing health information is crucial in encouraging daily smokers to quit, particularly among young males, unemployed individuals, and those with lower education levels.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Juan-Jose Zamora-Sanchez, Edurne Zabaleta-del-Olmo, Sergio Fernandez-Bertolin, Vicente Gea-Caballero, Ivan Julian-Rochina, Gemma Perez-Tortajada, Jordi Amblas-Novellas
Summary: This study identified different frailty profiles among older people using a home-based primary care service, showing variations in characteristics even within the same degree of frailty, which is crucial for tailored care strategies.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
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Immunology
Jakob Hoeppner, Christoph Tabeling, Vincent Casteleyn, Claudia Kedor, Wolfram Windisch, Gerd Ruediger Burmester, Doerte Huscher, Elise Siegert
Summary: The aim of this study was to comprehensively analyze the serum autoantibody status in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and correlate it with the clinical course of the disease. The study found that specific autoantibodies are associated with specific clinical manifestations, while the association of some rare antibodies is not fully clarified. The results of this study reveal important associations between the serologic status of SSc patients and disease manifestation, comorbidities, and complications.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Yuhan Zhang, Jiayu Wang, Keying Lai, Hankun Bian, Haide Chen, Lingfeng Gao
Summary: This study explored the relationship between socializing with smokers and social smoking behavior among low-nicotine-dependent smokers, focusing on the mediating effects of smoking rationalization and smoker identity. The results showed that smoker identity played an independently mediated role in the relationship between socializing with smokers and social smoking behavior, while smoking rationalization and smoker identity had a sequentially mediated role in this relationship.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Substance Abuse
Alana M. Rojewski, Lisa M. Fucito, Nathaniel L. Baker, Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, Matthew J. Carpenter, Steven L. Bernstein, Benjamin A. Toll
Summary: This study evaluated a pilot preoperative contingency management intervention for smoking abstinence in 40 cancer patients. The results showed that providing monetary incentives contingent on abstinence significantly improved smoking abstinence rates on the day of surgery and at 3-month follow-up compared to standard care plus monitoring only.
NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH
(2021)
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Behavioral Sciences
Chidera C. Chukwueke, William J. Kowalczyk, Marie Gendy, Richard Taylor, Rachel F. Tyndale, Bernard Le Foll, Stephen J. Heishman
Summary: The study found that smokers carrying the C allele variant (CC + CT genotypes) experienced lower nicotine reinforcement compared to those without the C allele (TT genotype). The results were consistent across both subjective and behavioral reinforcement measures, although the subjective effects were not significant after controlling for race. Cue-elicited craving did not differ between genotype groups, indicating a lack of influence in cue reactivity.
BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Alexandra Sintori, Vasilia Konstantidelli, Angelos Liontakis, Stamatis Mantziaris, Irene Tzouramani
Summary: Fishing is an important contributor to food security and livelihoods in coastal communities worldwide. This study examines the non-monetary attributes that shape fishers' decision-making and identifies different profiles among Greek fishers. The findings highlight the importance of non-monetary values in the fishing sector and provide valuable insights for policy design and fisheries management.
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Psychology, Clinical
Elizabeth K. Do, Katie O'Connor, Siobhan N. Perks, Eric K. Soule, Thomas Eissenberg, Michael S. Amato, Amanda L. Graham, Corby K. Martin, Christoph Hochsmann, Bernard F. Fuemmeler
Summary: The study found that higher nicotine flux was associated with higher E-cigarette Dependence Scale (EDS) scores among users of pod-based e-cigarettes, but not among users of disposable e-cigarettes. Power and nicotine concentration of the e-cigarette devices were not associated with EDS scores for users of either device type.
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Guillaume G. Chevalier, Christophe Mori
Summary: This article presents a study on the morphological typology of headwater catchments in Corsica island, providing a base for various studies and assessments. The research divides the catchments into four types based on key parameters like area, Melton ratio, mean elevation, and mean slope, showing a clear numerical characterization of the catchments.
ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Rachel Perkins, Catheryn Khoo, Charles Arcodia
Summary: This study utilizes a Participatory Action Research approach to explore stakeholder interactions and actions in the formation of business clusters. The findings reveal the contributions of different stakeholder typologies and networks to cluster formation, advancing stakeholder theory.
JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT
(2022)
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Substance Abuse
Rukshar K. Gobarani, Jenni Ilomaki, Stephen Wood, Michael J. Abramson, Billie Bonevski, Johnson George
Summary: This study examined the use of smoking cessation medications in Australia and found that varenicline was more commonly dispensed compared to nicotine replacement therapy and bupropion. The study also revealed that individuals who received varenicline were generally healthier.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Ali Khan, Somaiya Khan, Bilal Hassan, Zhonglong Zheng
Summary: This paper presents an AI-based surveillance system for smart cities to regulate smoking in no-smoking areas. The research introduces a framework for an AI-based smoker detection system and provides a dataset for future research on smoker detection. The proposed transfer learning-based solution using the InceptionResNetV2 model achieves high accuracy, precision, and recall in predicting smoking and non-smoking images on a newly-created dataset.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Kar-Hai Chu, Tina B. Hershey, Beth L. Hoffman, Riley Wolynn, Jason B. Colditz, Jaime E. Sidani, Brian A. Primack
Summary: This study examined discussions related to Puff Bar on Twitter and found that the ban of e-cigarette flavors did not reduce interest, but instead shifted the discussion to brands utilizing a legal loophole to continue selling flavored products. The study also identified nicotine dependence and tobacco policy as the main topics of discussion.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)