Publications by authors named "G Ivan Maldonado"
Introduction: Electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) product standards for nicotine flux (nicotine emitted/second), combined with limiting puff duration, could control nicotine dose and support ENDS regulations. We assessed behavioral and subjective abuse liability indices for ENDS varying in nicotine flux with fixed puff duration among people who smoke.
Methods: This within-subjects study included 32 adults who smoked cigarettes.
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- - The global importance of recovery centers and head-start programs for sea turtles focuses on their roles in rescue and conservation, while also generating crucial health data for monitoring and research on these species.
- - This study evaluated non-invasive blood biomarkers and ecotoxicological impacts in both confined green sea turtles and free-living turtles from the Mexican Caribbean, highlighting significant health differences influenced by captivity.
- - Findings revealed concerning health indicators in confined green turtles, such as abnormal blood cells and elevated toxin levels, compared to wild counterparts, emphasizing the need for improved health monitoring and conservation policies.
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals report rates of tobacco use that range from 19% to 40% compared to roughly 20% of the general population. Higher rates of tobacco use, compounded by stress from discrimination, contribute to lower cessation rates and worse smoking-related outcomes for SGM individuals. Having multiple stigmatized identities, such as identifying as SGM and being a person who uses cigarettes, may further increase smoking, and decrease the likelihood of cessation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Translation is a fundamental process of life. In eukaryotes, the elongation step of translation is highly conserved and is driven by eukaryotic translation elongation factors (eEF)1A and eEF2. A significant variation of the elongation is the activity of eukaryotic elongation factor (eEF) 3 in encoded by the gene yeast elongation factor () with orthologs in all fungal species, a few algae, and some protists.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Mitigating attrition is a key component to reduce selection bias in longitudinal randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Few studies of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) allow for the examination of long-term retention. This analysis explores the relationship between attrition, baseline measures, and condition assigned for a RCT involving ENDS differing in nicotine delivery over a 24-week intervention period.
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