A Qualitative Study to Explore Perception of Impacts of Preemption of Tobacco Regulation on Counties in Appalachian Tennessee.

Bottom-up processes, starting at the local government level, are valuable for more-stringent tobacco control measures. The existence of industry-backed state-level tobacco control preemption in states has impeded policy progress within the state and localities/communities. A national public health goal under is to eliminate state-level preemption across the United States.

Prospective study of dual use of e-cigarettes and other tobacco products among school-going youth in rural Appalachian Tennessee.

Introduction: E-cigarettes have emerged as the most commonly used tobacco or nicotine products among youth in the United States (US), and usage with other products (dual use) is not well understood. This study assessed dual use and identified associated factors of usage in school-going youth in the high tobacco burdened region of rural Appalachian Tennessee.

Methods: Two waves of data for the same cohort of students were collected in 2014 (Wave 1) and 2016 (Wave 2).

The Usage and Associated Factors of Alternative Tobacco Products among School-going Youth in Central Appalachia.

Objective: To examine alternative tobacco product (ATP) use and associated factors among middle school students in Appalachian Tennessee.

Method: Data (2015-2016; N=573) from school-based tobacco surveys in 11 middle schools in Appalachian Tennessee were analyzed. Multiple logistic regression model described factors associated with ATP use.

Intention to Try Tobacco Among Middle School Students in a Predominantly Rural Environment of Central Appalachia.

Background: Disparities in tobacco use exist across regions in the United States. The Central Appalachian region carries some of the very high rates of tobacco use prevalence but research on tobacco use initiation is sparse.

Objective: To investigate the intention to try tobacco and its associated factors among nonsmoking youth.

The Use of E-cigarettes Among School-Going Adolescents in a Predominantly Rural Environment of Central Appalachia.

E-cigarette use among youth in the United States (U.S.) continues to increase.

Effect of adaptor duration on 8-year-olds' facial identity aftereffects suggests adult-like plasticity of the face norm.

Adapting to a face shifts the perceived identity of a subsequent face in the direction opposite to the adapting face, a phenomenon known as a face identity aftereffect. In the present study, we examined the temporal dynamics of such aftereffects in children at an age when face processing abilities are not yet adult-like. We hypothesized that children's difficulties in face processing may stem from an unstable mental representation of facial identity, which may be especially prone to adaptation aftereffects.