A mixed-method exploration of #vapingcessation videos on TikTok.

Background: E-cigarette use has risen rapidly, especially among young people. TikTok is one of the most commonly used social media platforms among young people. The representation of vaping cessation messages in TikTok content remains unexplored.

Virtual Assistants' Response to Queries About Nicotine Replacement Therapy: A Mixed-Method Analysis.

This study focused on investigating the potential of Artificial Intelligent-powered Virtual Assistants (VAs) such as Amazon Alexa, Apple Siri, and Google Assistant as tools to help individuals seeking information about Nicotine Replacement Treatment (NRT) for smoking cessation. The researchers asked 40 NRT-related questions to each of the 3 VAs and evaluated the responses for voice recognition. The study used a cross-sectional mixed-method design with a total sample size of 360 responses.

Young adult peer crowds, e-cigarette advertising exposure, and e-cigarette use: Test of a mediation model.

Background: Young people often make lifestyle choices or engage in behaviors, including tobacco product use, based on the norms of peer crowds they affiliate with. Peer crowds are defined as reputation-based peer groups centered around lifestyle norms (e.g.

Cannabis use among cancer patients and survivors in the United States: a systematic review.

Background: How cannabis products are being used by cancer patients and survivors in the United States is poorly understood. This study reviewed observational data to understand the modes, patterns, reasons, discontinuation, and adverse experiences of cannabis use.

Methods: PubMed and PsycINFO database searches were conducted between May 2022 and November 2022.

Exploring the ChatGPT platform with scenario-specific prompts for vaping cessation.

Objective: To evaluate and start a discussion on the potential usefulness of applying Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven natural language processing technology such as the ChatGPT in tobacco control efforts, specifically vaping cessation.

Method: Ten real-world questions about vaping cessation were selected from a Reddit forum and used as ChatGPT prompts or queries. Content analysis was performed on the ChatGPT responses to identify the thematic aspects of vaping cessation support represented in the responses.

A systematic review of experimental and longitudinal studies on e-cigarette use cessation.

Background: The present study addresses the need to synthesize the findings in the current literature on e-cigarette use cessation.

Methods: PubMed, MEDLINE, and EMBASE databases were searched in November 2022 to systematically review studies focused on intentions, attempts, and successful e-cigarette use cessation. Three authors independently reviewed the full-texts of the initial pool of potentially eligible articles.

Investigating #vapingcessation in Twitter.

Evidence suggests that an increasing number of e-cigarette users report intentions and attempts to quit vaping. Since exposure to e-cigarette-related content on social media may influence e-cigarette and other tobacco product use, including potentially e-cigarette cessation, we aimed to explore vaping cessation-related posts on Twitter by utilizing a mixed-methods approach. We collected tweets pertaining to vaping cessation for the time period between January 2022 and December 2022 using snscrape.

Ethnicity, Coronavirus Disease-Related Stress, and E-cigarette Use and Cigarette Smoking Among Young Adults: A Longitudinal Study.

Introduction: Research has rarely examined ethnic differences in exposure to coronavirus disease (COVID)-related stress in relation to smoking and e-cigarette use.

Aims And Methods: Using pre- and post-COVID data from a sample of predominantly Asian American (AA) and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) young adults, this study aimed to test the effects of ethnicity on cigarette smoking and e-cigarette use through exposure to COVID-related stress. Young adults from Hawaii who provided pre-COVID data in or before January 2020 were followed up with in March-May 2021.

Peer Crowds and Tobacco Product Use in Hawai'i: A Qualitative Study.

Background: Young adults often derive self-identity from affiliation with peer crowds, which may be defined as reputation-based peer groups centered around characterizable lifestyle norms. Little is known about peer crowds prevalent among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islander (AANHPI) populations and the peer crowds' normative tobacco and other substance use behavior. To address this gap in knowledge, this study conducted focus groups with young adult community college students.

Social connections influencing e-cigarette use and intentions in Australia: a survey.

Social factors play a role in e-cigarette uptake, but Australian evidence is limited. This study evaluated associations between social factors and e-cigarette intention and use. Australian participants surveyed between March 2019 and July 2019 using a cross-sectional survey design, measuring e-cigarette intentions and use, and factors including smoking status and social acceptability.

Why do people start or stop using e-cigarettes in Australia? A qualitative interview-based study.

Issue Addressed: E-cigarette awareness and use has increased globally, but little is known about the social factors that influence uptake in Australia. We explored the reasons why people started, continued and stopped using e-cigarettes in Australia.

Methods: This was a qualitative study comprising 14 semi-structured interviews with past and current e-cigarette users in Australia.

Exposure to e-cigarette information and advertising in social media and e-cigarette use in Australia: A mixed methods study.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore how e-cigarette users in Australia accessed e-cigarette information and advertising on social media platforms.

Methods: The mixed-methods study design included a survey and semi-structured interviews. Data were collected from March 2019 to July 2019 in Australia.

Social Influence in the Uptake and Use of Electronic Cigarettes: A Systematic Review.

Context: E-cigarettes were introduced to support smoking cessation, but their popularity has increased among nonsmokers, challenging current perspectives on their safety and effectiveness as a public health intervention. The objective of this systematic review was to identify and synthesize current evidence on the influence of social factors on e-cigarette intentions and use.

Evidence Acquisition: MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Embase were searched for studies of the effects of social factors on e-cigarette intention or use in February 2019.

The use of ELISA and immunohistochemistry techniques for detection of Toxoplasma gondii antigen in tissues of experimentally infected mice.

The capability of double antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detecting antigens of Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) in different mice tissue specimens was evaluated in comparison to the immunohistochemistry (IHC) technique. Results proved that tissue antigens were detectable in liver, kidney and mesenteric lymph node (LN) specimens by both methods from the second day of infection, with statistically significant increase in its amount in all organs throughout the period of the study.