De invloed van energie, land en water op de voedselproduktie wordt door een aantal deskundigen in afzonderlijke hoofdstukken weergegeven. De bedoeling ervan is dat het als achtergrondinformatie dient bij het oplossen van het probleem van het verschaffen van voedsel voor de bevol…
Abstract: A comprehensive examination of the role of alcoholic food beverages in nutrition is presented. Current scientific knowledge concerning the metabolism of ethanol and the nutrient contributions of fermented beverages is discussed within the perspective of their long reli…
"This collection of essays looks at the role the European Union could and should play in promoting healthier lifestyle, in light of the moral, philosophical, legal and political challenges associated with the regulation of individual choices. By tackling the main non-communicabl…
"Molecular Aspects of Alcohol and Nutrition is a valuable resource for nutrition researchers and nutritionists who study or treat alcohol-related diseases. Experts from across the field of alcohol research explain how alcohol disrupts normal fat, carbohydrate, and protein metabo…
According to the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 14.4 million adults aged 18 and older had alcohol use disorder (AUD). Mixing alcohol with other drugs such as opioids or cocaine has become an emerging trend, exacerbating public health concerns and may synergisticall…
Alcohol use disorder and alcohol related phenotypes are genetically influenced, complex traits. Complex traits have proved challenging for connecting genotype to phenotype because they arise from a number of genetic factors capable of interacting with each other and the environm…
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) affects up to one-third of Veterans, yet treatment utilization is low and relapse rates high among this group, posing a critical need to identify predictors of relapse. Understanding the role of cognitive functions in this process may yield improvement…
Alcohol is a commonly used substance worldwide. Regardless of the intended use alcohol can potentially engender negative outcomes. These outcomes are commonly experienced when alcohol consumption is discontinued (hangover/withdrawal) or relate to the behavior of consumption (cra…
The topic of study is accountability and long-term abstinence from alcohol use in online women’s support groups. The problem is women who abuse alcohol due to a lack of accountability for their behaviors, as well as a lack of alike or ingroup dynamics in a virtual setting. The p…
Women ages 18-24 are at the highest risk for sexual victimization (SV), with more than 20% of women affected during college. The self-medication model of alcohol use, whereby drinking is negatively reinforced through the reduction of distress, is widely supported as a method by …
Despite intense efforts to prevent sexual coercion, sexual assault continues to occur at alarmingly high rates in the U.S. Sexual arousal has been associated with increased self-reported likelihood of sexually coercive behavior in experimental laboratory studies. The relationshi…
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a serious public health concern, affecting approximately 15.1 million US adults, or 11% of those that consumed alcohol within the past month. There are several risk factors that can increase the risk of developing an AUD, such as comorbid post-traum…
This thesis takes Discursive Psychology as its main theoretical influence. Drawing on the resources of Discursive Psychology and utilising analytic tools provided by Conversation Analysis, these principles are applied to the study of addiction, and specifically alcohol problems.…
South Asian Muslim American (SAMA) communities have a multi-generational presence in the United States. SAMA communities face old problems in new landscapes and new problems with traditional perspectives. One social-issue SAMA communities face is the increase of alcohol use and …
