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Objectives: Smoking cessation programmes in which groups of smokers have the opportunity to learn behavioural techniques and benefit from mutual support for quitting are widely available. The aim of this review is to determine the effectiveness of smoking cessation programmes delivered in a group format, for helping smokers achieve long-term smoking cessation. Search strategy: TheTobacco Addicitio
Objectives:To assess the effectiveness of smoking cessation programs implemented during pregnancy and to assess the impact of these programs on the health of the fetus and infant, on the mother and on the family. Search strategy: Randomized and quasi-randomized controlled trials indentified by the search strategy of the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group, supplemented by the search strategy o
On the basis of the theory that malnutrition leads to zinc deficiency, 36 severe alcohol addicts were investigated in a large clinic for alcoholism in Copenhagen. The serum zinc levels were registered on commencement/recommencement of treatment with disulphiram and one month later. A total of 16 patients completed the entire investigation. All of the participants in the trial were without clinical
This article investigates the translation of Good Night Storiesfor Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women, a children’s bookwritten and published by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo in 2016.Within the framework of Gideon Toury’s Descriptive Translation Studiesand Katharina Reiss’ text typology, the study focuses on the Swedish trans-lation Godnattsagor för rebelltjejer: 100 berättelser o
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with their 169 targets and 231 indicators epitomise the trend of global governance by numbers. This article suggests the notion of a global “indicator reporting trajectory” that is shaped by three main elements: the politics of indicators, a reporting infrastructure and indicator advocacy. I propose that indicator reporting trajectories may result either in
Background: Biochemical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to simple sugars at commercial scale is hampered by the high cost of saccharifying enzymes. Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) may hold the key to overcome economic barriers. Recent studies have shown that controlled activation of LPMOs by a continuous H2O2 supply can boost saccharification yields, while overdosing H2O2 may lea
This paper elucidates the influence of Hassan al-Banna, the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, on Hussein Al-Houthi, the founder of the Houthi movement in Yemen, by comparing al-Houthi’s Malazim (lectures) to al-Banna’s Rasa'il (messages)
