The meaning of the concept of “crime prevention in the customs sphere” by R. A. Cherkasskyi

“…These are, in particular, drug addiction, alcoholism of the population, popularization of the criminal subculture, prostitution, low level of legal awareness of the population and education in general, shortcomings in the work of public authorities and more.…”
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Functional Role of Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis as a Therapeutic Strategy for Mental Disorders by Heechul Jun, Syed Mohammed Qasim Hussaini, Michael J. Rigby, Mi-Hyeon Jang

“…In this paper, we discuss three major psychiatric disorders, depression, schizophrenia, and drug addiction, in light of preclinical evidence used in establishing the neurobiological significance of adult neurogenesis. …”
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Drugs of Abuse Can Entrain Circadian Rhythms by Ann E. K. Kosobud, Andrea G. Gillman, Joseph K. Leffel, Norman C. Pecoraro, G. V. Rebec, William Timberlake

“…These rhythms could also take the form of daily periods of increased motivation to seek and take drugs, and thus contribute to abuse, addiction and relapse.…”
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Evaluation of Lung and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Oxidative Stress Indices for Assessing the Preventing Effects of Safranal on Respiratory Distress in Diabetic Rats by Saeed Samarghandian, Reza Afshari, Aghdas Sadati

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Cognitive Impairment in Opium Use Disorder by Hossein Sanjari Moghaddam, Behrang Shadloo, Helen Shahkhah, Abbas Tafakhori, Maryam Haghshomar, Shakila Meshkat, Vajiheh Aghamollaii

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Depression in the Iranian Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Hedayat Jafari, Dariush Ghasemi-Semeskandeh, Amir Hossein Goudarzian, Tahereh Heidari, Azar Jafari-Koulaee

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MDMA Impairs Response to Water Intake in Healthy Volunteers by Matthew J. Baggott, Kathleen J. Garrison, Jeremy R. Coyle, Gantt P. Galloway, Allan J. Barnes, Marilyn A. Huestis, John E. Mendelson

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Prevalence of Hypertension in Area I Cienfuegos Municipality. Second Measurement of CARMEN Initiative by Hilda María Delgado Acosta, Karelis Lastre Navarro, María Lina Valdés Gómez, Mikhail Benet Rodríguez, Alain Francisco Morejón Giraldoni, Juan Rafael Zerquera Rodríguez

“…The sampling units were: districts, areas and sections that contained the houses, were the individuals were selected; the sample consisted on 373 people, their blood pressure was taken and an opinion poll was applied, the variables were: age, sex, personal record of hypertension and diabetes mellitus, tobacco addiction, type of physical activity, weight, size, abdominal circumference. …”
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A Hybrid Model for Assessing the Performance of Medical Tourism: Integration of Bayesian BWM and Grey PROMETHEE-AL by Chin-Cheng Yang, Chih-Chien Shen, Tso-Yen Mao, Huai-Wei Lo, Chun-Jui Pai

“…The scope of medical treatments covers dentistry, surgery, antiaging procedures, preventive medicine, and even some health-related treatments (meditation, physiotherapy, psychotherapy, addiction treatment, psychiatry, etc.). Due to the global boom in MT, governments are actively promoting MT packages to capture this huge business opportunity. …”
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Chemical Constituents from Uapaca guineensis (Phyllanthaceae), and the Computational Validation of Their Antileishmanial and Anti-inflammatory Potencies by Gervais Mouthé Happi, Mireille Towa Yimtchui, Sikiru Akinyeye Ahmed, Shina Salau, Liliane Clotilde Dzouemo, Klev Gaïtan Sikam, Jean Duplex Wansi

“…Moreover, the compounds would not cause addiction when used as lead molecules whereas, aspirin is predicted to violate the BBB over a long term of usage as a drug. …”
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Early intervention in eating disorders: introducing the chronopathogram by Antonio Preti, Francesco Bevione, Maria Carla Lacidogna, Andrea Raballo, Michele Poletti, Giovanni Abbate-Daga

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Loudness dependence of the auditory evoked potential: temporal stability, associations to sociodemographic variables, and functional significance—implications for clinical research... by Stein Andersson, Stein Andersson, Trine Waage Rygvold, Christoffer Hatlestad-Hall

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Screening for Problematic Internet Use May Help Identify Impulse Control Disorders in Parkinson’s Disease by Márton Kovács, Attila Makkos, Dávid Pintér, Annamária Juhász, Gergely Darnai, Kázmér Karádi, József Janszky, Norbert Kovács

“…We designed a study to test the hypothesis that an active screening for excessive Internet use and Internet addiction might improve the sensitivity of identification of impulse control disorders. …”
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Assessment of Stroke Case-fatality, Disability, Perceived Needs and Barriers for Care among First-ever Stroke Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Neuro-specialty Center in India: A... by Azad Devyani, Pradeep S. Banandur, Gautham Melur Sukumar, Girish Baburao Kulkarni, S. Mythirayee, Himani Rathore

“…Conclusions: This study emphasizes the need for stroke survivors to have follow-up and compliance with medication, along with various unmet needs such as de-addiction services, vocational training, and emotional support. …”
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A Randomized Treatment Study to Compare the Efficacy of Repeated Nerve Blocks with Cognitive Therapy for Control of Chronic Head and Neck Pain by George Gale, David Nussbaum, Peter Rothbart, Beverley Hann, Van Leung, Gillian Kanetz

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Phylostratigraphic analysis of gene networks of human diseases by Z. S. Mustafin, S. A. Lashin, Yu. G. Matushkin

“…It was also shown that among the gene networks analyzed, the highest proportion of evolutionarily young genes was found in the networks associated with diseases of the immune system (65 %), and the highest proportion of evolutionarily ancient genes was found in the networks responsible for the formation of human dependence on substances that cause addiction to chemical compounds (88 %); gene networks responsible for the development of infectious diseases caused by parasites are signif icantly enriched for evolutionarily young genes, and gene networks responsible for the development of specif ic types of cancer are signif icantly enriched for evolutionarily ancient genes.…”
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Gene Expression Profiling Identifies Downregulation of the Neurotrophin-MAPK Signaling Pathway in Female Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Patients by Lin Luo, Wen-Hua Zhou, Jiang-Jia Cai, Mei Feng, Mi Zhou, Su-Pei Hu, Jin Xu, Lin-Dan Ji

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Network analysis of interactions of rumination and anxiety on smartphone dependence symptoms by Sen sen Zhang, Sen sen Zhang, Shao hong Yong, Shao hong Yong, Jia tai Chen

“…Therefore, we used the network analysis approach to identify the connections at a micro level to provide possible interventions for reducing SPD symptoms.MethodsUsing symptom-level network analysis, we used the ruminative response scale-10, the generalized anxiety disorder scale-7, and the mobile phone addiction index scale-17 to investigate Chinese preservice teachers (Mage = 21.1, N = 1160). …”
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From the guest editors by Gerardo Chowell, Zhilan Feng, Baojun Song

“…His research program is at the interface of the mathematical and natural and social sciences with emphasis on (i) the role of dynamic social landscapes on disease dispersal; (ii) the role of environmental and social structures on the dynamics of addiction and disease evolution, and (iii) Dynamics of complex systems at the interphase of ecology, epidemiology and the social sciences. …”
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Distribution of Dopamine Receptor 2 DRD2 rs1800497 Polymorphisms in Professional Football Players by Beste Tacal Aslan, Özlem Özge Yılmaz, Tolga Polat, Çisem Şılar, Başak Funda Eken, Canan Sercan Doğan, Korkut Ulucan

“…We believe that the DRD2 A allele is associated with addiction and thus with athletic performance. However, more studies with athletes from different branches are needed to reveal the effect of DRD2 rs1800497 polymorphism on athletic performance.…”
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