background: religious beliefs, access to alcohol and country rules clearly have impact on people's attitudes towards alcohol consumption. in this large study, sociological perspectives of people have been assessed about the effects of alcohol on some of common health problems. methods: in this survey, 143 real estate owners in city of mashhad were randomly selected and asked to give our questio...

Alcohol intake may impair human abilities, degrade human performance, and result in serious diseases. Alcohol sensors are needed to manage the risk and effect of alcohol use to human health and performance. This paper was focused on the theoretical models and design of carbon nanotube based alcohol sensors. The experiments verified that single-walled carbon nanotubes can be used to detect alcoh...

The importance of interaction of exhaled air with the airway surface was evaluated by comparing the effects of different breathing maneuvers and inhaled air temperature on the relationship between breath alcohol concentration (BRAC) and blood alcohol concentration (BAC). Breath alcohol was measured with an infrared absorption unit. Blood and simulator liquid alcohol concentrations were measured...

This paper examines differences in accident characteristics and causation at different blood alcohol levels among 372 accident involved motorcycle riders who were tested shortly after they crashed. The subjects were part of a large, prospective, in-depth study of 1082 accident-involved motorcyclists in Thailand in which investigators went to the scene immediately after a crash to collect and an...

To determine the existing relationship between ethanol levels in biological fluids, such as blood and urine, their correlation with causes of death corpses admitted to forensic medicine autopsy service Honduras. The gas chromatography method was employed concentration ethyl alcohol. After a statistical analysis using measures central tendency, it found that urine sample presented median 227.30m...

The aim of this study was to gather enough data in order to formulate theory- and research-based recommendations to policy makers with the intention of decreasing the number of alcohol-related accidents and victims on Croatian roads. The data on the injured traffic participants and the share of participants under the influence of alcohol were collected from the police reports of the Traffic Pol...

BACKGROUND Approximately 40% of all traffic fatalities are associated with the use of alcohol. Hospitalization for serious injury after a motor vehicle crash related to use of alcohol may be an opportunity to change drinking behaviors in non-alcohol-dependent drinkers, thereby reducing the risk for future disability and death. OBJECTIVES To determine the degree to which non-alcohol-dependent ...