Interactions between cigarette and alcohol consumption in rural China

Yu, Xiaohua ; Abler, David

Interactions; Cigarette and alcohol consumption; Habit persistence; Rural China; Dynamic panel data ; D12; I18; R22 ; Economics / Management Science; Public Finance & Economics; Public Health/Gesundheitswesen; Economic Policy

Abstract The objective of this paper is to analyze interdependencies between cigarette and alcohol consumption in rural China, using panel data for 10 years (1994–2003) for rural areas of 26 Chinese provinces. There have been many studies in which cigarette and alcohol consumption have been considered separately but few to date for China on interactions between the consumption of these two products. Taxes are often recommended as a tool to reduce alcohol and cigarette consumption. ...

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The European Journal of Health Economics, Vol. 11, Nr. 2, p. 151-160

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Integrating line planning, timetabling, and vehicle scheduling: a customer-oriented heuristic

Michaelis, Mathias ; Schöbel, Anita

Economics / Management Science; Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design; Automotive Engineering; Operations Research/Decision Theory

Abstract Given an existing public transportation network, the classic planning process in public transportation is as follows: In a first step, the lines are designed; in a second step a timetable is calculated and finally the vehicle and crew schedules are planned. The drawback of this sequence is that the main factors for the costs (i.e. the number of vehicles and drivers needed) are only determined in a late stage of the planning process.

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Public Transport, Vol. 1, Nr. 3, p. 211-232

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Diversity and uniformity in genetic responsibility: moral attitudes of patients, relatives and lay people in Germany and Israel

Raz, Aviad ; Schicktanz, Silke

Genetic responsibility; Being affected; Public moralities; Cross-cultural bioethics; Germany; Israel ; Medicine & Public Health; History of Medicine; Ethics; Medical Law ; Theory of Medicine/Bioethics

Abstract The professional and institutional responsibility for handling genetic knowledge is well discussed; less attention has been paid to how lay people and particularly people who are affected by genetic diseases perceive and frame such responsibilities. In this exploratory study we qualitatively examine the attitudes of lay people, patients and relatives of patients in Germany and Israel towards genetic testing. These attitudes are further examined in the national context ...

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Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, Vol. 12, Nr. 4, p. 433-442

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Individual Facial Coloration in Male Eulemur fulvus rufus: A Condition-dependent Ornament?

Clough, Dagmar ; Heistermann, Michael ; Kappeler, Peter

androgen; coloration; condition-dependent trait; Eulemur fulvus rufus ; facial hair ; Life Sciences; Animal Genetics and Genomics; Zoology ; Anthropology; Human Genetics ; Evolutionary Biology

Abstract Researchers studying individual variation in conspicuous skin coloration in primates have suggested that color indicates male quality. Although primate fur color can also be flamboyant, the potential condition dependence and thus signaling function of fur remains poorly studied. We studied sources of variation in sexually dichromatic facial hair coloration in red-fronted lemurs (Eulemur fulvus rufus). We collected data on 13 adult males in Kirindy Forest, Madagascar, ...

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International Journal of Primatology, Vol. 30, Nr. 6, p. 859-875

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Differentiation dependent expression of urocortin’s mRNA and peptide in human osteoprogenitor cells: influence of BMP-2, TGF-beta-1 and dexamethasone

Tezval, Mohammad ; Tezval, Hossein ; Dresing, Klaus ; Stuermer, Ewa ; Blaschke, Martina ; Stuermer, Klaus ; Siggelkow, Heide

Urocortin; CRF related peptide; Growth factors; Osteoprogenitor cells ; Life Sciences; Developmental Biology; Cell Biology; Biomedicine general

Abstract Urocortin-1 (UCN) a corticotropin releasing-factor (CRF) related peptide, has been found to be expressed in many different tissues like the central nervous system, the cardiovascular system, adipose tissue, and skeletal muscle. The effects of UCN are mediated via stimulation of CRF-receptors 1 and 2 (CRFR1 and 2, CRFR’s) with a high affinity for CRFR2. It has been shown that the CRF-related peptides and CRFR’s are involved in the regulation of stress-related endocrine, ...

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Journal of Molecular Histology, Vol. 40, Nr. 5, p. 331-341

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Spectral representations of sum- and max-stable processes

Kabluchko, Zakhar

Symmetric α-stable processes; Max-stable processes; Spectral representations; Non-singular flows ; 60G70; 60G52 ; Statistics; Statistics for Business/Economics/Mathematical Finance/Insurance; Environmental Management ; Hydrogeology ; Civil Engineering; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk; Statistics, general

Abstract To each max-stable process with α-Fréchet margins, α ∈ (0,2), a symmetric α-stable process can be associated in a natural way. Using this correspondence, we deduce known and new results on spectral representations of max-stable processes from their α-stable counterparts. We investigate the connection between the ergodic properties of a stationary max-stable process and the recurrence properties of the non-singular flow generating its spectral representation. In particular, ...

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Extremes, Vol. 12, Nr. 4, p. 401-424

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Root Growth and Recovery in Temperate Broad-Leaved Forest Stands Differing in Tree Species Diversity

Meinen, Catharina ; Hertel, Dietrich ; Leuschner, Christoph

Acer ; Carpinus ; Fagus ; fine-root biomass; fine-root phenology; fine-root production; Fraxinus ; ingrowth cores; sequential coring; Tilia ; Life Sciences; Nature Conservation ; Geoecology/Natural Processes; Environmental Management ; Zoology ; Plant Sciences ; Ecology

Abstract In contrast to studies on aboveground processes, the effect of species diversity on belowground productivity and fine-root regrowth after disturbance is still poorly studied in forests. In 12 old-growth broad-leaved forest stands, we tested the hypotheses that (i) the productivity and recovery rate (regrowth per standing biomass) of the fine-root system (root diameter < 2 mm) increase with increasing tree species diversity, and that (ii) the seasonality of fine-root ...

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Ecosystems, Vol. 12, Nr. 7, p. 1103-1116

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Application of bone growth factors—the potential of different carrier systems

Schliephake, Henning

Growth factors; Carriers; Biomaterials; Osteoinduction; Regenerative medicine ; Medicine & Public Health; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Aim The aim of the present review was to characterize the potential of different biomaterials as carriers for bone growth factors. Introduction Beyond mechanical and structural characteristics, one of the features that account for a potential carrier is the possibility to couple growth factor molecules to it. As simple adsorption of the growth factor to the carrier surface by soak loading produces a burst release of growth factors with rapid decrease of biological activity, the ...

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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vol. 14, Nr. 1, p. 17-22

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Increased d-amino acid oxidase expression in the bilateral hippocampal CA4 of schizophrenic patients: a post-mortem study

Habl, Gregor ; Zink, Mathias ; Petroianu, Georg ; Bauer, Manfred ; Schneider-Axmann, Thomas ; Wilmsdorff, Martina ; Falkai, Peter ; Henn, Fritz ; Schmitt, Andrea

DAAO; Gene expression; Schizophrenia; In situ hybridization; Hippocampus ; Medicine & Public Health; Psychiatry ; Pharmacology/Toxicology ; Neurology

Abstract An important risk gene in schizophrenia is d-amino acid oxidase (DAAO). To establish if expression of DAAO is altered in cortical, hippocampal or thalamic regions of schizophrenia patients, we measured gene expression of DAAO in a post-mortem study of elderly patients with schizophrenia and non-affected controls in both hemispheres differentiating between gray and white matter. We compared cerebral post-mortem samples (granular frontal cortex BA9, middle frontal cortex ...

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Journal of Neural Transmission, Vol. 116, Nr. 12, p. 1657-1665

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Kommentar II zum Fall: „Palliativmedizin im interkulturellen Kontext“

Schicktanz, Silke

Medicine & Public Health; Reproductive Medicine; Psychotherapy ; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine; Gynecology ; Medicine/Public Health, general

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Ethik in der Medizin, Vol. 22, Nr. 1, p. 55-57

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