Peer-Review Record
Patterns of Tobacco Smoking and Nicotine Vaping among University Students in the United Arab Emirates: A Cross-Sectional Study
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(14), 7652; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147652
by
Luai A. Ahmed 1
, Marina Verlinden 2, Mariam Ali Alobeidli 3, Reem Hamad Alahbabi 3, Radeya AlKatheeri 3, Basema Saddik 4, Abderrahim Oulhaj 1 and Rami H. Al-Rifai 1,*
, Marina Verlinden 2, Mariam Ali Alobeidli 3, Reem Hamad Alahbabi 3, Radeya AlKatheeri 3, Basema Saddik 4, Abderrahim Oulhaj 1 and Rami H. Al-Rifai 1,*Reviewer 1:
Anonymous
Reviewer 2:
Anonymous
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(14), 7652; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147652
Submission received: 30 May 2021
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Revised: 5 July 2021
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Accepted: 6 July 2021
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Published: 19 July 2021
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
I thank the authors for an improved manuscript. However, there are still issues related to the clarity of the manuscript. I have made several comments in the attached pdf.
Comments for author File: 
Comments.pdf
Author Response
Response: We thank the reviewer for their time to review and comment on the submitted manuscript. The authors have addressed all of the suggested edits provided by the reviewer in the PDF version of the submitted manuscript. All changes are highlighted in yellow in the revised manuscript.
Reviewer 2 Report
- Line 43: "...reduction in the EMR is the slow..." consider removing "the" before "slow"
- Line 54 "...although e-cigarettes..." consider making "e-cigarettes" singular or changing the sentence to read "Although the use o e-cigarettes..."
- Line 57 "...while there was no..." should be "while there was not"
- Lines 173-174 "This significant positive association retained insignificantly.." reads kind of awkwardly, consider revising for readability
- Line 192 "...tobacco/e-cigarettes/ENDS-user..." should be ".../ENDS-users..."
- This sentence might not say what you want it to, it begins by comparing current users to former users, stating that former users were more likely to have a medium household income. It then goes on to compare those against more affluent students who have a higher income rather than against current smokers who happen to be more affluent. The second sentence might not be necessary as you've already stated the comparison and it adds to confusion regarding the referenced groups - or at least it should be revised.
- Line 205 "...were more likely to be cigarettes, shisha,..." consider changing "cigarettes" to the singular form.
- When "smoking quitters" is used, consider rephrasing to "former smokers" or "those who had quit smoking" in line with person-first language
- Line 224 "young adults' smokers..." should be "young adult smokers"
- Line 239 "...with a recent evidence" should be "with recent evidence"
- Line 253-254 "...using of conventional smoking methods" should be "using conventional smoking methods"
Author Response
Please find attached the Author's Notes to the Reviewer.
Author Response File: 
Author Response.docx
