16Nicotine MS 20030656 Page 1 obacco smoking is one of the leading preventable causes
of death in the world. A recent estimate of smoking initiation indicates that worldwide …

Carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) level in the blood is an accurate marker of tobacco smoke
inhalation. 7 (COHb) has been directly implicated in the genesis of atherosclerosis in man8 as …

Objective To analyze the biochemical effect of in vivo insulin therapy on the amylase and
lipase activities in the pancreatic acinar cells of streptozotocin-diabetic rats, and to detect any …

Background Enlarged facial pores are becoming a matter of cosmetic concern. Injections of (botulinum
toxin type A) have an increasing popularity among cosmetic procedures. …

Objective The aim of this study is to examine the association between coping strategies,
resilience, optimism and different mental health outcomes like stress, anxiety, and depression …

Melasma is a hard‐to‐manage disorder with considerable relapsing behavior. Dermoscopy
emerged to help in comprehensive evaluation of pigmentary disorders and melasma. The …

Background Trichoscopy is a useful tool for diagnosis and follow‐up of alopecia areata (AA)
patients. Both platelet‐rich plasma (PRP) and intralesional corticosteroids (ILCs) are …

In this study a color image compression scheme was introduced, the proposed scheme was
applied to images in RGB and YCbCr color models for the issues of comparison in …

Road dust from the Point Lisas Industrial Estate in Trinidad, West Indies was investigated to
determine its heavy metal content and the associated health risks. The average …

This paper draws on the theory of participatory development communication to understand
the nature and philosophy of community participation in development processes. It explored …