• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.1159-1164
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• 2015

Background: The prevalence of smoking among secondary school children continues to remain unchanged over the last 3 decades even though awareness regarding the health effects of smoking is increasing. Common misconceptions about smoking and parental influence could be factors influencing future intentions to smoke among these students. Hence, we looked at the common misconceptions as well as student perceptions about their future intention to smoke among Form 4 students in Shah Alam, Malaysia. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted by distribution of a questionnaire developed as part of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey to Form 4 student in 3 schools at Shah Alam. Results: Prevalence of smoking (current smokers) was 7.5%. Almost half of the children came from families where one or both parents smoked and a third of the parents had no discussion regarding consequences of smoking with them. A large number of students were classified as "triers" as they had tried smoking and were unsure of whether they would not be smoking in the future. Contrary to our expectations, students generally felt smoking did make one feel more uncomfortable and helped one to reduce body weight. Most students seemed to be aware of the ill-effects of smoking on health. They felt they had received adequate information from school regarding the effects on smoking on health. Conclusions: Our study showed that even though Form 4 students in Shah Alam were knowledgeable about ill-effects of smoking and were taught so as part of their school curriculum, the prevalence of smoking was still high. Students in the "trier group" represent a potential group of future smokers and strategies targeting tobacco control may be aimed at tackling these vulnerable individuals. Efforts are also needed to help educate secondary school children about common misconceptions and dispel myths associated with cigarette smoking.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.95 no.6
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• pp.636-642
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• 2006

To make a new fairy ring of Tricholoma matsutake in situ, the way of production and transplanting of ectomycorrhizal seedlings of T. matsutake using Pinus densiflora was investigated after transplanting from 2000 to 2005 as well as the method to improve their survival rate for the fungus. For the production of ectomycorrhizal pine seedlings, the seedlings planted at the edge of fairy ring of T. matsutake in November showed 97% of the survival rate, while those planted in April showed 80% of the rate. For the complete infection of the T. matsutake, it required more than two years after planting. The infection rate of mycelia for the ectomycorrhizal seedlings was 17.6% when the natural seedlings were used, whereas it was relatively low when the seedlings prepared from the nursery were used. The survival of T. matsutake mycelium reached up to 22% by the transplanting in April, while the mycelium transplanted in October and November showed less than 5% of the survival. The survival of T. matsutake on the transplanted seedlings was the highest in the seedlings having 50% of infection rate before transplanting. Excavation of the ectomycorrhizal seedling to examine the vitality of ectomycorrhizal roots of T. matsutake resulted in the perishing of them. Therefore, the method using a 'rice bag triers' to check living mycelium of T. matsutake without digging of transplanted seedlings was introduced in this study. In addition, it is recommended that the examination has to be conducted at least two years after transplanting.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Tobacco Science
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.97-116
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• 1984

Volatile aroma components were extracted from Korean burley tobacco (grades: heavy-1, heavy-5, thin-1, and thin-5) by using a vacuum steam distillation apparatus. Individual flavor components were identified by combination of Carbowax20M (used silica capillary gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. Out of the identified components, neophytadiene (43.6ppm), megastigna-4,6,8-trien-3-one (4isomers) (3.32-23.5 1ppm), ethanol (1.8ppm), and ethylacetate (4.7ppm) were contained less in burley heavy grade-5 tobacco than in heavy grade 1 ; neophytadiene (43.7pp), megastigma-4,6,8-triers-3-one (4 isomers) (1.09-3.03ppm), ethylacetate (7.9ppm), and ethanol (8.4ppm), were less in burley thin grade 5 tobacco than in thin grade 1 : nicotin (75.79ppm), and solanone (8.5ppm) were less in burley heavy grade 1 tobacco than in burley heavy grade 5: solanone (5.76ppm), geranylacetone (9.02ppm), phenylacetaldehyde (1.12ppm), $\beta$-phenylethylalcohol (1.93ppm), and dihydroactinidiolide (1.39ppm) were less in burley thin grade 1 than in burley thin grade 5. On the other hand, iso-valeraldehyde, n-valeraldehyde, dimethylpyrazine, and propionic acid were not identified in Korean burley tobacco, but in American burley tobacco.