Firstly, the nose is one of the most exposed organs to smoke and the nasal mucosa is one of the major routes via which nicotine is absorbed from tobacco 26
Additionally, 48.7 % of urban smokers and 51.1 % of rural smokers received health professional assistance to quit
Under the same conditions, the cells in contact with cellulose acetate released averages of 46.0 pg/ml (AB), 71.3 pg/ml (BK), 92.6 pg/ml (CG), 45.5 pg/ml (DW), and 102.9 pg/ml (EM) of IL-6
These cigarettes with filter are presented in packs of 20 units
For flavorings that were in the top 10 of most frequently used in either of these five product groups, their use prevalence in the various groups was visualized as a heatmap combined with hierarchical clustering (Euclidean distance, Wards linkage)
That said, a final reason for making just one state central to our smuggling model is purely technical: Assuming multiple states to be the sources would make the modeling impracticable
