Preparation and Characterization of Chitosan/Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Blended Films: Mechanical, Thermal and Surface Investigations by Esam A. El-Hefian, Mohamed Mahmoud Nasef, Abdul Hamid Yahaya

“…In this study, blends of chitosan (CS) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) (CS/PVA) having various proportions were prepared and characterized by universal mechanical tester, the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and contact angle measurements. …”
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B-phosphatidylethanol testing to identify hazardous alcohol use in primary health care—a game changer and a challenge for general practitioners: a qualitative study by Åsa Steensland, Anna Segernäs, Mårten Larsson, Andrea Johansson Capusan, Lisa Kastbom

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Modeling the Combined Effect of Hepatitis B Infection and Heavy Alcohol Consumption on the Progression Dynamics of Liver Cirrhosis by Lemesa Bedjisa Dano, Koya Purnachandra Rao, Temesgen Duressa Keno

“…In this paper, we proposed and analyzed the combined effect of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and heavy alcohol consumption on the progression dynamics of liver cirrhosis. …”
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Alcohol Consumption Is a Risk Factor for Lower Extremity Arterial Disease in Chinese Patients with T2DM by Shanshan Yang, Shuang Wang, Bo Yang, Jinliang Zheng, Yuping Cai, Zhengguo Yang

“…In total, 119 pairs of patients who did and did not consume alcohol were matched. According to the logistic regression analysis, patients who consumed >8 U of alcohol/day had a higher risk of LEAD (odds ratio (OR): 6.35, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.78–22.65) than patients who did not consume alcohol. …”
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Interaction effect between overweight/obesity and alcohol consumption on hypertension risk in China: a longitudinal study by Xiaoqin Wang, Zhaozhao Hui, Jiaru Sun, Paul D Terry, Xiaohan Ren, Shuangyan Lei, Caihua Wang, Mingxu Wang

“…Objective To explore the interaction effect between overweight/obesity and alcohol consumption on hypertension risk.Design A longitudinal study of the independent and combined effects of hypertension risk factors.Setting Twelve provinces in China, including Beijing Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Guizhou and Chongqing.Participants Longitudinal data of China Health and Nutrition Survey, collected between 2011 and 2015, were used in this study. …”
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Tailoring conductive polyvinyl alcohol nanofibers: thermal-induced structural evolution in nitrogen for energy storage device by Diky Anggoro, Sudarsono, Endhah Purwandari, Malik Anjelh Baqiya, Mohammad Mahyiddin Ramli, Hideki Nakajima, Gatut Yudoyono, Darminto

“…Abstract Carbon fibers from polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) was achieved by the electrospinning technique, which was subsequently followed by the stabilization and carbonization of electrospun PVA fibers. …”
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Harm reduction strategies in acute care for people who use alcohol and/or drugs: A scoping review. by Daniel Crowther, Janet Curran, Mari Somerville, Doug Sinclair, Lori Wozney, Shannon MacPhee, Annette Elliott Rose, Leah Boulos, Alexander Caudrella

“…<h4>Background</h4>People who use alcohol and/or drugs (PWUAD) are at higher risk of infectious disease, experiencing stigma, and recurrent hospitalization. …”
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Nanofiber Composites of Poly(vinyl alcohol)/Silver-Based Molybdate and Tungstate Oxide Semiconductors for Antimicrobial Applications by Vicente de Sousa Marques, Lee Marx Gomes de Carvalho, Débora Aparecida de Almeida, Rian Richard Santos de Farias, Andressa Dalolio Valente, Alessandro Francisco Martins, Celso Nakamura, Edvani Curti Muniz

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A Discrete Mathematical Modeling of the Influence of Alcohol Treatment Centers on the Drinking Dynamics Using Optimal Control by Bouchaib Khajji, Abderrahim Labzai, Abdelfatah Kouidere, Omar Balatif, Mostafa Rachik

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Real-time mechanism-based interventions for daily alcohol challenges: Protocol for ecological momentary assessment and intervention by Shuyan Liu, Matthias Haucke, Rika Groß, Kay Schneider, Jaekyung Shin, Fabian Arntz, Patrick Bach, Tobias Banaschewski, Christian Beste, Lorenz Deserno, Ulrich Ebner-Priemer, Tanja Endrass, Marvin Ganz, Ali Ghadami, Marco Giurgiu, Andreas Heinz, Falk Kiefer, Reinhold Kliegl, Bernd Lenz, Marta Anna Marciniak, Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, Andreas B. Neubauer, Michael Rapp, Michael N. Smolka, Jens Strehle, Rainer Spanagel, Gianna Spitta, Heike Tost, Henrik Walter, Hilmar Zech, Dominic Reichert, Markus Reichert

“…Previous studies identified loneliness and craving as pivotal factors associated with alcohol consumption, yet the precise directionality of these relationships remains ambiguous. …”
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Network Pharmacology Analysis and Experimental Validation to Explore the Anti-inflammatory Mechanism of Asiatic Acid on Alcoholic Steatohepatitis by Tao Jiang, Jinhong Xu, Yang Lu, Xiaojin Chen, Yongxia Li

“…The mechanism of action of asiatic acid (AA) on alcoholic steatohepatitis (ASH) was investigated using network pharmacology and experiments. …”
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Potential Mechanisms and Effects of Dai Bai Jie Ethanol Extract in Preventing Acute Alcoholic Liver Injury by Niantong Xia, Hongwei Xue, Yihang Li, Jia Liu, Yang Lou, Shuyang Li, Yutian Wang, Juan Lu, Xi Chen

“…This study investigated the protective effect of Dai Bai Jie (DBJ) extract against acute alcoholic liver injury (AALI) and elucidated its potential mechanism. …”
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La demanda de alcohol entre los jóvenes españoles desde una perspectiva de género by Ana Isabel Gil Lacruz

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Alcohol promotes CPT1A-induced lipid metabolism disorder to sentinel-regulate acute pancreatitis by Zenghui Li, Xinghui Li, Hui Jiang, Jingdong Li, Bin Xiao, Yong Chen, Shunhai Jian, Mei Zeng, Xiaoming Zhang

“…Abstract Background and aims Previous studies have confirmed that alcohol can increase the sensitivity of the pancreas to stressors and exacerbate the severity of pancreatitis when excessive alcohol intake is combined with other causes. …”
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Inhibitory Effect of Flavonoid Extract of Lotus Leaf on Alcohol-Induced Gastric Injury by Antioxidant Capacity in Mice by Yi Chen, Qin Li, Zhiping Kuang, Xin Zhao, Ruokun Yi, Xiaowei He, Guangjing Feng

“…Gastric juice volume and acid value were measured in the established alcohol-induced acute gastric injury model in mice. …”
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The role of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the formation of atherosclerotic vascular lesions in patients with abdominal obesity by N. L. Denisov, V. B. Grinevich, Ye. V. Chernetsova, Yu. A. Kravchuk, K. V. Ivashkin

“…Patients’ symptoms, past history, were evaluated to exclude alcoholic or drug-induced liver disease, anthropometric parameters were studied. …”
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Marine natural products as an important source of bioactive substances for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease management by Menglei Shi, Menglei Shi, Sisi Chen, Sisi Chen, Yutong Feng, Yutong Feng, Shiyuan Wang, Yuyu Xia, Jianlin He

“…With an estimated global prevalence of 32.4%, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is currently the most prevalent chronic liver condition. …”
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Nanofibre Electrospinning Poly(vinyl alcohol) and Cellulose Composite Mats Obtained by Use of a Cylindrical Electrode by Anna Sutka, Silvija Kukle, Janis Gravitis, Rimvydas Milašius, Jolanta Malašauskienė

“…A study of nanofibre composites obtained by electrospinning from poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) solutions of steam exploded hemp fibres and shives is reported. …”
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Clinical Evolution of Central Pontine Myelinolysis in a Patient with Alcohol Withdrawal: A Blurred Clinical Horizon by Abdul S. Mohammed, Prajwal Boddu, Dina F. Yazdani

“…We describe a normonatremic, alcoholic patient who presented with CPM after a rapid rise in his sodium levels. …”
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The cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase gene family is involved in the response to Fusarium oxysporum in resistant and susceptible flax genotypes by R. O. Novakovskiy, L. V. Povkhova, G. S. Krasnov, T. A. Rozhmina, A. A. Zhuchenko, L. P. Kudryavtseva, E. N. Pushkova, P. Kezimana, A. V. Kudryavtseva, A. A. Dmitriev, N. V. Melnikova

“…Then, the expression levels of cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD) family genes, which are known to be involved in the response to F. oxysporum, were evaluated in resistant and susceptible flax genotypes. …”
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