A Study Exploring Relationship between Risk Factors and Resilience among Youth by Fenny Leferty Kharpuri, Ramya Bhaskar

“…Results: The results highlighted that smoking, tobacco, alcohol, and self-medication risks were higher and all the aspects of resilience except for adaptability were found to be lower among youth. …”
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Effectiveness and Safety of the Coadministration of Rifampin and Warfarin versus Direct Oral Anticoagulants: A Cohort Study by Ju-Chieh Wung, Chia-Chen Hsu, Chi-En Wang, Yaa-Hui Dong, Chia-Chieh Lin, Szu-Yu Wang, Shih-Lin Chang, Yuh-Lih Chang

“…The median Charlson Comorbidity Index and HAS-BLED (hypertension, abnormal renal/liver function, stroke, bleeding history or predisposition, labile INR, elderly, drugs/alcohol concomitantly) score of the two groups were 2 and 3, respectively. …”
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Conductas sexuales en hombres que tienen sexo con hombres con exceso de peso by Carlos Alberto Catalán-Gómez, Raquel Alicia Benavides-Torres, Dora Julia Onofre Rodríguez, Velia Margarita Cárdenas Villareal

“…Además, la mayoría de ellos reportó tener relaciones orales y anales sin protección, y muchos consumen drogas o alcohol durante estos encuentros, lo que contribuye a la falta de uso del condón y a un aumento del riesgo en sus prácticas sexuales. …”
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Effect of Indigenous Non-<i>Saccharomyces</i> Yeasts on Lipid Compositions of Maraština Wine by Ana Boban, Urska Vrhovsek, Domenico Masuero, Vesna Milanović, Irena Budić-Leto

“…In monoculture fermentations, <i>L. thermotolerans</i>, <i>H. uvarum</i>, <i>H. guilliermondii</i>, <i>H. pseudoguilliermondii</i>, and <i>P. kluyveri</i> significantly reduced lignoceric acid, potentially influencing wine aroma through the formation of esters and higher alcohols. <i>Hyp. pseudoburtonii</i>, <i>M. chrysoperlae</i>, <i>M. pulcherrima</i>, <i>P. kluyveri</i>, and <i>S. apicola</i> increased the demand for lipids, such as stearic acid, which may help preserve membrane permeability by integrating into the membrane in response to ethanol shock. …”
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Risk Factors Associated with Falls and Fractures Following Prescription of Opioids Among Privately Insured Patients with Osteoarthritis by Stuart Silverman, Patricia Schepman, J. Bradford Rice, Craig G. Beck, William Pajerowski, Alan G. White, Sheena Thakkar, Rebecca L. Robinson, Birol Emir

“…Significant (_P_<.05) risk factors associated with at least 1 fall or fracture during the follow-up period included alcohol use (odds ratio [OR], 3.41), history of falling (OR, 2.19), non-tramadol opioid use (OR, 1.31), age (OR, 1.03), benzodiazepine use (OR, 1.21), and at least 1 osteoporosis diagnosis (OR, 2.06). …”
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Epidemiology of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Patients Attending at Hiwa Hospital in Sulaimani City, Iraq by Bushra Mohammed Ali, Hiwa Abas Ahmed

“…Most of the cases 32 (45.7%) with type (O) blood group, not smoking cigarette 51 (72.9%) and not drinking alcohol 69 (98.6%). This study showed a statistical significant association between non-melanoma skin cancer with level of education (P value =0.002), family history (P value = 0.02), time of exposure to sun light (P value of < 0.001) and BMI (p value = 0.001).  …”
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The association between obesity indicators and mortality among individuals with hyperlipidemia: evidence from the NHANES 2003–2018 by Yiheng Zhang, Yajun Yao

“…Conversely, a linear positive association was uncovered between WWI and mortality (both P > 0.05 for nonlinearity). Age, alcohol consumption and chronic kidney disease had modifying effects on the relationship between WWI and total mortality among those with hyperlipidemia. …”
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Inadequate toothbrushing practice and associated factors among in-school adolescents in Malaysia: Findings from Global School Health Survey (GSHS) 2017. by Mohamad Fuad Mohamad Anuar, Nurulasmak Mohamed, S Maria Awaluddin, Habibah Yacob

“…A validated self-administered bilingual, comprised of topics related to sociodemographic as well as adolescent health and risky lifestyles; substance use (alcohol, drug, smoking cigarettes), eating patterns, hygiene (inclusive of oral and hand hygiene), mental health status, lack of peer and parental/guardian support, truancy, physical activity, and body mass index (BMI). …”
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Changes in the Flavor of Cold-Pressed Tiger Nut Oil (<i>Cyperus esculentus</i> L.) During Refining Processes and Evaluation of Its Thermal Properties by Yue Zhao, Yang Sun, Heyi Sun, Tianying Sun, Jian Ren, Chunli Song

“…Moreover, 109 volatiles were identified, mainly including aldehydes, alcohols, pyrazines and furans, the characteristic flavor compounds of which present a fatty, fresh and nutty flavor. …”
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Uncontrolled Hypertension and Behavioral Risk Factors among Adult Hypertensive Patients at Saint Paul’s Hospital, Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Yemisirach Sisay, Hana Abera, Tolesa Diriba Biratu, Tesfaye Girma Legesse

“…Among hypertensive patients who are alcoholics, smokers, or salt consumers, the odds of having uncontrolled hypertension are AOR = 16.7, 95% CI = (8.13–34.346); AOR = 7.4, 95% CI = (1.211–45.29); and AOR = 13.4, 95% CI = (7.355–25.098), respectively. …”
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Towards compressive and tensile strengths of hybrid steel and PVA fibre-reinforced cementitious composites: Experimental and analytical by Gang Chen, Mingyan Lv, Haitang Zhu, Jianwen Zhang, Le Zhang

“…Hybrid fibre-reinforced cementitious composites (HFRCCs) have demonstrated super engineering performance in terms of strengths, toughness, ductility and durability since the hybrid fibre effect can be positively activated when the hybrid ratio of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and steel fibres falls in an appropriate range. …”
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Association of Serum Adiponectin with Intima Media Thickness of Dorsalis Pedis Artery and Macroangiopathy in Type 2 Diabetes by Tao Chen, Mei Tu, Lihua Huang, Youping Zheng

“…After controlling for age, sex, smoking, and alcohol drinking, partial correlation analysis showed that adiponectin was negatively correlated with D-IMT. …”
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Discovery and Characterization of Novel Esterases with Ethyl Carbamate-Hydrolyzing Activity by LIU Qingtao, ZHU Sibao, WANG Tianwen, LI Chuang, QIAN Senhe, ZHANG Wenqing, CHENG Fan, TIAN Shufang

“…The EC-degrading esterases had good ethanol tolerance, which not only enrich the EC-hydrolyzing enzyme library, but also provide a new method for controlling the EC content in traditional fermented foods with low alcohol content.…”
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Nurses Practice of Hand Hygiene in Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia: Observational Study by Nefsu Awoke, Biftu Geda, Aseb Arba, Tiwabwork Tekalign, Kebreab Paulos

“…Highest 19.6% compliance was recorded at night shift and 22.7% in ICU ward of the hospital. Alcohol based hand rub was a major means of method used to clean hands. …”
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New Zealand policy experts’ appraisal of interventions to reduce smoking in young adults: a qualitative investigation by Janet Hoek, Heather Gifford, Jude Ball, El Shadan Tautolo

“…Participant selection was based on seniority and expertise and ensuring diverse perspectives were represented.Interventions We examined nine interventions that could either promote greater mindfulness or introduce barriers impeding smoking uptake: smoke-free outdoor dining and bars; no tobacco sales where alcohol is sold; social marketing campaigns; real life stories (testimonials); life skills training; raise purchase age to 21; tobacco-free generation; smokers’ licence; make tobacco retail premises R18.Results The policies perceived as more effective denormalised tobacco; made it less convenient to access and use; highlighted immediate disadvantages (eg, impact on fitness); aligned with young people’s values; and addressed the underlying causes of smoking (eg, stress). …”
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Antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of kaffir lime essential oils and their active constituents against Staphylococcus aureus focusing on sortase A by Chayapol Pontanayodsakorn, Chatchakorn Eurtivong, Pimsumon Jiamboonsri

“…However, the monoterpenoid alcohols, β-citronellol and terpinen-4-ol, which were the third most abundant compounds in KLL (5.35 %) and KLP (10.87 %), respectively, were selected for further study. …”
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Hooliganism as a problem of public order in the Ukrainian SSR in the early 1950s by V. A. Grechenko

“…These facts show that hooliganism was often senseless and cruel, led to more serious crimes (murder, rape), and was usually committed while under the influence of alcohol. According to the criminal law doctrine of that time, it was believed that there were no socio-economic reasons for hooliganism, and that its manifestations arose as a result of shortcomings in law enforcement and youth education. …”
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Synergetic effect of fungal pretreatment and lignin modification on delignification and saccharification: a case study of a natural lignin mutant in mulberry by James Paul T. Madigal, Masami Terasaki, Masatsugu Takada, Shinya Kajita

“…Results Mulberry wood prepared from homozygotes or heterozygotes with a loss-of-function in the cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase gene (CAD) was pretreated with three fungal species. …”
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Association of food security with cardiometabolic health during young adulthood: cross-sectional comparison of American Indian adults with other racial/ethnic groups by Cassandra J Nikolaus, Anna Zamora-Kapoor, Luciana E Hebert, Ka'imi Sinclair

“…After adjusting for sociodemographic factors (age, sex, education, income, household size, tobacco smoking, alcohol intake and race/ethnicity), only the association between risk of food insecurity and obesity remained (OR=1.19; 95% CI 1.03 to 1.38). …”
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Hypnotics' association with mortality or cancer: a matched cohort study by Daniel F Kripke, Lawrence E Kline, Robert D Langer

“…This study extends previous reports associating hypnotics with excess mortality.Setting A large integrated health system in the USA.Design Longitudinal electronic medical records were extracted for a one-to-two matched cohort survival analysis.Subjects Subjects (mean age 54 years) were 10 529 patients who received hypnotic prescriptions and 23 676 matched controls with no hypnotic prescriptions, followed for an average of 2.5 years between January 2002 and January 2007.Main outcome measures Data were adjusted for age, gender, smoking, body mass index, ethnicity, marital status, alcohol use and prior cancer. Hazard ratios (HRs) for death were computed from Cox proportional hazards models controlled for risk factors and using up to 116 strata, which exactly matched cases and controls by 12 classes of comorbidity.Results As predicted, patients prescribed any hypnotic had substantially elevated hazards of dying compared to those prescribed no hypnotics. …”
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