Rural Resources

Examining the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) Moderate Risk Cannabis Use Threshold Among a Sample of U.S. Military Veterans with Chronic Pain Who Report Medical Cannabis Use

BACKGROUND: The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) is widely used for substance use screening. However, its established risk cutoffs may not be appropriate for people who use cannabis for medical reasons. This study sought to determine an optimal m...

Morphological and Molecular Identification of New Puccinia Species from Qinghai, China

Rust fungi of the genus Puccinia are important plant pathogens responsible for substantial economic losses in agriculture and forestry. During field surveys conducted in Qinghai Province, China, a novel rust species, Puccinia ligulari-przewalskii, was discovered parasitizing Ligu...