المؤلفون: Biener, Lois, Hamilton, William L., Siegel, Michael, Sullivan, Eileen M.

المصدر: American Journal of Public Health. Mar2010, Vol. 100 Issue 3, p547-554. 8p. 3 Charts.

مصطلحات موضوعية: *GOVERNMENT policy, SMOKING cessation, ANTISMOKING movement, TOBACCO use, HOUSEHOLDS, SOCIAL norms

مصطلحات جغرافية: MASSACHUSETTS

مستخلص: Objectives. We assessed the prospective impact of individual, social-normative, and policy predictors of quit attempts and smoking cessation among Massachusetts adults. Methods. We interviewed a representative sample of current and recent smokers in Massachusetts by telephone in 2001 through 2002 and then again twice at 2-year intervals. The unit of analysis was the 2-year transition from wave 1 to wave 2 and from wave 2 to wave 3. Predictors of quit attempts and abstinence of longer than 3 months were analyzed using multilevel analysis. Predictors included individual, social-normative, and policy factors. Results. Multivariate analyses of 2-year transitions showed that perceptions of strong antismoking town norms were predictive of abstinence (odds ratio=2.06; P<.01). Household smoking bans were the only policy associated with abstinence, but smoking bans at one's worksite were significant predictors of quit attempts. Conclusions. Although previous research showed a strong relation between local policy and norms, we found no observable, prospective impact of local policy on smoking cessation over 2 years. Our findings provide clear support for the importance of strong antismoking social norms as a facilitator of smoking cessation. (Am J Public Health. 2010;100:547-554. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2008. 150078) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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المؤلفون: Thomson, Carey Conley^1,2,3, Hamilton, William L.⁴, Siegel, Michael B.⁵, Biener, Lois⁶, Rigotti, Nancy A.^1,2 nrigotti@partners.org

المصدر: Tobacco Control. Apr2007, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p119-126. 8p. 3 Charts.

مصطلحات موضوعية: *TOBACCO use, *SMOKING laws, *CIGARETTE smokers, *TEENAGERS

مصطلحات جغرافية: MASSACHUSETTS

مستخلص: Objective: To test whether community-level restrictions on youth access to tobacco (including both ordinances and enforcement) are associated with less smoking initiation or less progression to established smoking among adolescents. Design: Prospective cohort study of a random sample of adolescents in Massachusetts whose smoking status was assessed by telephone interviews at baseline and 2-year follow-up, and linked to a state-wide database of town-level youth-access ordinances and enforcement practices. Participants: A random sample of 2623 adolescents aged 12-17 years who lived in 295 towns in Massachusetts in 2001-2 and were followed in 2003-4. Main outcome measures: The relationship between the strength of local youth access restrictions (including both ordinances and level of enforcement) and (1) never-smokers' smoking initiation rates and (2) experimenters' rate of progression to established smoking was tested in a multilevel analysis that accounted for town-level clustering and adjusted for potential individual, household and town-level confounders. Results: Over 2 years, 21% of 1986 never-smokers initiated smoking and 25% of 518 experimenters became established smokers. The adjusted odds ratio (OR) for smoking initiation was 0.89 (95% Cl 0.61 to 1.31) for strong versus weak youth-access policies and 0.93 (95% Cl 0.67 to 1.29) for medium versus weak policies. The adjusted OR for progression to established smoking among adolescents who had experimented with smoking was 0.79 (95% Cl 0.45 to 1.39) for strong versus weak local smoking restrictions and 0.85 (95% Cl 0.50 to 1.45) for medium versus weak restrictions. Conclusions: This prospective cohort study found no association between community-level youth-access restrictions and adolescents' rate of smoking initiation or progression to established smoking over 2 years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

المؤلفون: Skeer, Margie, George, Sarah, Hamilton, William L., Cheng, Debbie M., Siegel, Michael

المصدر: American Journal of Public Health; Feb2004, Vol. 94 Issue 2, p286-293, 7p, 3 Charts

مصطلحات موضوعية: SMOKING, TOBACCO use, RESTAURANTS, PUBLIC health

مصطلحات جغرافية: MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED States

مستخلص: Objectives. We identified and quantified differences in sociodemographic characteristics of communities relative to the strength of local restaurant smoking regulations in Massachusetts. Methods. We examined the relationship between the strength of the 351 local restaurant smoking regulations in Massachusetts and a number of town-level characteristics, using a multinomial logistic regression model. Results. Characteristics important to the adoption of stronger restaurant smoking regulations included higher education and per capita income, geographic region, voter support for a state cigarette tax initiative, board of health funding to promote clean indoor air policymaking, and the presence of a bordering town with a strong regulation. Conclusions. The current pattern of smoke-free restaurant policy enactment fosters socioeconomic and geographic disparities in health protection, undermining an important national health goal. (Am J Public Health. 2004;94:286-292) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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المؤلفون: Arvedlund, Erin E., Bakalar, Nicholas, Weber, Bruce, Hamilton, William L., Zeller Jr., Tom, Mayersohn, Norman, Mayer, Elizabeth

المصدر: New York Times Upfront; 5/9/2005, Vol. 137 Issue 14, p9-9, 1/3p, 1 Color Photograph

مصطلحات موضوعية: GENE mapping, CATS, CAT diseases

مصطلحات جغرافية: BEVERLY (Mass.), MASSACHUSETTS

الشركة/الكيان: AGENCOURT Bioscience Corp.

مستخلص: Reports on the mapping of the feline genome by researchers at the Agencourt Bioscience Corp. in Beverly, Massachusetts., as of May 2005. Information on Cinnamon, the cat whose blood sample will be used in the genome mapping project; Number of genetic diseases that afflict cats; Benefits of the genome map for cats.

المؤلفون: Hamilton, William L.

المصدر: New York Times. 9/1/2006, Vol. 155 Issue 53689, pF1-F5. 2p. 6 Color Photographs, 1 Map.

مصطلحات موضوعية: *VACATION homes, *FAMILIES, *BAYS

مصطلحات جغرافية: BUZZARDS Bay (Mass. : Bay), MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED States

مستخلص: The article focuses on the summer how the Ristuccia family in Buzzard's Bay, Massachusetts. Details related to how the family has agreed to sell the home are reviewed. According to the author, the decision to sell the home was made amicably, despite the fact that several generations of Ristuccia's have enjoyed the home.

المؤلفون: Hamilton, William L.

المصدر: New York Times. 3/21/2002, Vol. 151 Issue 52064, pF1. 0p. 2 Color Photographs, 3 Black and White Photographs.

مصطلحات موضوعية: *ARM wrestling, *ATHLETES, *WRESTLING

مصطلحات جغرافية: MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED States

People: CADORETTE, Jerry

مستخلص: Profiles professional arm-wrestler Jerry Cadorette of South Attleboro, Massachusetts. Titles and awards won by Cadorette, including the New York City Big Apple Grapple; Information about his family; Description of the author's experience arm-wrestling with Cadorette; Techniques of arm-wrestling.

المؤلفون: Hamilton, William L.

المصدر: New York Times. 04/15/99, Vol. 148 Issue 51493, pF1. 0p. 7 Color Photographs, 3 Black and White Photographs.

مصطلحات موضوعية: *SOCIAL history, SOCIAL aspects of cities & towns

مصطلحات جغرافية: NORTHAMPTON (Mass.), MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED States

Reviews & Products: HOME Town (Book)

مستخلص: Focuses on Northampton, Massachusetts, in light of the scheduled May, 1999, publication of a book about it, `Home Town,' by Tracy Kidder. Kidder's representation of a cultural phenomenon through particular lives and history; Physical, demographic and historical details of Northampton; Identification of the individuals on whom the book focuses.

المؤلفون: Hamilton, William L.

المصدر: New York Times. 02/18/99, Vol. 148 Issue 51437, pF1. 0p. 1 Color Photograph, 3 Black and White Photographs.

مصطلحات موضوعية: *KITCHEN equipment, *ELECTRONIC equipment, *KITCHEN utensils, *DESIGN

مصطلحات جغرافية: MASSACHUSETTS, CAMBRIDGE (Mass.), UNITED States

الشركة/الكيان: MASSACHUSETTS Institute of Technology. Media Laboratory

مستخلص: Features Counter Intelligence, a project of the Media Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Efforts to introduce technological improvements to kitchen design and function; Description of kitchen devices being developed by the project; The changing role and focus of kitchens.