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States of disease : political environments and human health
\"Human health is shaped by the interactions between social and ecological systems. States of Disease advances a social ecology of health framework to demonstrate how historical spatial formations contribute to contemporary vulnerabilities to disease and the possibilities for health justice. The book examines how managed HIV in South Africa is being transformed with expanded access to antiretroviral therapy, and how environmental health in northern Botswana is shifting due to global climate change and flooding variability. These cases demonstrate how the political environmental context shapes the ways in which health is embodied, experienced, and managed\"--Provided by publisher.
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Flavors Remain a Major Driver of Youth E-Cigarette Use
Over the past decade, the landscape of youth e-cigarette use has been dynamic.1,2 E-cigarettes have been the most commonly used tobacco product among US youths since 2014,1 and in 2019, current (past30-day) e-cigarette use prevalence reached a peak among middle-school (10.5%) and high-school (27.5%) students.3 During 2020 to 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in virtual learning for students, which impacted youth access to e-cigarettes, including from social sources; in 2020, before COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, more than half of youths who currently used e-cigarettes reported getting their e-cigarettes from a friend.3 Nonetheless, in 2021, more than 2 million US middle- and high-school students used e-cigarettes.
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The Appalachian Trail : celebrating America's hiking trail
\"In celebration of the Appalachian Trail's 75th anniversary, this official book-- published in association with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy-- documents the history, beauty, and significance of America's most iconic trail\"--Jacket flap.
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Time series prediction using deep echo state networks
Artificial neural networks have been used for time series modeling and forecasting in many domains. However, they are often limited in their handling of nonlinear and chaotic data. More recently, reservoir-based recurrent neural net systems, most notably echo state networks (ESN), have made substantial improvements for time series modeling. Their shallow nature lends themselves to an efficient training method, but has limitations on nonstationary, nonlinear chaotic time series, particularly large, multidimensional time series. In this paper, we propose a novel approach for forecasting time series data based on an additive decomposition (AD) applied to the time series as a preprocessor to a deep echo state network. We compare the performance of our method, AD-DeepESN, on popular neural net architectures used for time series prediction. Stationary and nonstationary data sets are used to evaluate the performance of the methods. Our results are compelling, demonstrating that AD-DeepESN has superior performance, particularly on the most challenging time series that exhibit non-stationarity and chaotic behavior compared to existing methods.
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Disparities in smokeless tobacco use in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan: Findings from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey, 2014-2017
Smokeless tobacco (SLT) use is associated with multiple adverse health effects. It is prominent in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, but disparities in use within and across these countries are not well documented or understood. This study assessed the prevalence, patterns, and correlates of SLT use in these three countries.
Data came from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey, a household survey of adults aged ≥15 years. Data were collected in 2014 (Pakistan), 2017 (Bangladesh), and India (2016-2017). Current SLT use (nasal or oral use) was defined as reported SLT use daily or less than daily at the time of the survey. Prevalence of both overall and specific SLT types were assessed. Multivariate logistic regression was used to assess correlates of SLT use.
Overall, SLT use among adults ≥15 years of age was 20.6% in Bangladesh, 21.4% in India, and 7.7% in Pakistan, corresponding to 22.0 million SLT users in Bangladesh, 199.4 million in India, and 9.6 million in Pakistan. Among current tobacco users overall, the percentage of those who used SLT was 58.4% (CI: 56.0-60.7) in Bangladesh, 74.7% (CI: 73.4-76.0) in India, and 40.3% (CI: 36.2-44.5) in Pakistan. The most commonly used oral SLT product was Zarda (14.5%) in Bangladesh, Khaini (11.2%) in India, and Naswar (5.1%) in Pakistan. Females had greater odds of SLT use than males in Bangladesh, but lower odds of SLT use than males in India and Pakistan. In all three countries, the odds of SLT use was higher among those 25 years and older, lower education, lower wealth index, and greater exposure to SLT marketing.
An estimated 231 million adults aged 15 years or older currently use SLT in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, comprising 40.3%-74.7% of overall tobacco product use in these countries. Moreover, marked variations in SLT use exist by population groups. Furthermore, exposure to pro-SLT marketing was found to be associated with higher SLT use compared to non-exposed. It is important that tobacco control strategies address all forms of tobacco product use, including SLT.
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The Dark Tower. The gunslinger. The battle of Tull
In a saloon in the town of Tull, the last gunslinger is approached by the bizarre figure that has a message for him. The essage in terrifying. What's worse, it is delivered by a dead man named Nort whose corpse was animated to serve this very purpose. And that is only the beginning of the horrors awaiting the gunslinger in the strange place deep within Mid-World.
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Action Comics #1000
\"Action Comics #1 gave birth to America's greatest superhero, Superman. Now celebrate 1,000 issues of Action Comics with this collector's item hardcover, including an all-star lineup of writers and artists such as Brian Michael Bendis, Geoff Johns, Tom King, Brad Meltzer, Scott Snyder, Jim Lee, John Cassaday, Olivier Coipel, and an unpublished story from Marv Wolfman and ... Man of Steel artist Curt Swan, plus more\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Pulmonary Illness Related to E-Cigarette Use in Illinois and Wisconsin — Final Report
Vaping use has rapidly increased. In this final report from the Wisconsin and Illinois departments of public health, a severe respiratory illness in otherwise healthy young people is described. Of the 98 case patients identified in this investigation, 95% were hospitalized, 26% were intubated, and 2 persons died.
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