ENERGY DRINK CONSUMPTION IN EUROPE: A REVIEW OF THE RISKS, ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS AND POLICY OPTIONS TO RESPOND

Energy drink consumption in Europe: A review of the risks, adverse health effects and policy options to respond

With the worldwide consumption of energy drinks increasing in recent years, concerns have been raised both in the scientific community and among the general public about the health effects of these products.Recent studies provide data on consumption patterns in Europe however more research is needed to determine the potential jetstream ice therapy

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Co-purchaser Recommendation for Online Group Buying

Abstract Online group buying is a burgeoning business model of Internet shopping, in which people with the same merchandise interests form a group and co-purchase goods with favorable prices.The buyer who launches the co-purchase is called the initiator, and other buyers are called the co-purchasers.Although recommending co-purchasers for a target

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Completion of hepatitis C virus replication cycle in heterokaryons excludes dominant restrictions in human non-liver and mouse liver cell lines.

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is hepatotropic and only infects humans and chimpanzees.Consequently, an immunocompetent small animal model is lacking.The restricted tropism of HCV likely reflects specific host factor requirements.We investigated if dominant restriction factors expressed in non-liver or non-human cell lines inhibit HCV propagation thus ren

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