Smoking in Jordan is a serious problem as it affects almost all segments of society including children. This study aimed to evaluate the smoking behaviour of Jordanian secondary-school students (aged 16-18 years), their awareness of the dangers of smoking and their perceived susceptibility to lung cancer. Of the stratified random sample of students from Amman schools (n = 648), 43% were ever sm...

conclusions our findings indicate that resistance of c. albicans strains to azoles is more common in tokat, turkey. therefore, a strategy to control the inappropriate and widespread use of antifungal drugs is urgently needed. fungal culturing and antifungal susceptibility testing will be useful in patient management as well as resistance surveillance. materials and methods a total of 201 c. alb...

Although Rhododendron is the most important host of Phytophthora ramorum in Europe, there is little scientific information about the susceptibility levels of different Rhododendron species and cultivars. Increasing this knowledge would help nurseries in the management of the disease and could be used by plant protection services to target their inspections. In this study a total of 80 Rhododend...

It is a matter of speculation whether the high prevalence smoking among Hungarian Roma (HR) related to genetic, gene-environmental interactions or cultural factors. Our aim compare genetic susceptibility and possible effects determinants associated with behaviours in general (HG) populations. A complex health survey including three pillars (questionnaire, physical laboratory examinations) was c...