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Street cleaning is an integral part of the solid waste management system. There are different ways to achieve clean streets depending on the availability of equipment, the type and magnitude of dirt, the surface conditions encountered or traffic ...
Vera van Kampen +4 more
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Calretinin as a blood-based biomarker for mesothelioma
Background Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a deadly cancer mainly caused by previous exposure to asbestos. With a latency period up to 50 years the incidence of MM is still increasing, even in countries that banned asbestos.
Georg Johnen +13 more
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Background To identify injury patterns and mechanisms in professional men’s basketball by means of video match analysis. Methods In Germany, injuries are registered with the statutory accident insurance for professional athletes (VBG) by clubs or club ...
Leonard Achenbach +5 more
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The Fukushima accident was preventable [PDF]
The 11 March 2011 tsunami was probably the fourth largest in the past 100 years and killed over 15 000 people. The magnitude of the design tsunami triggering earthquake affecting this region of Japan had been grossly underestimated, and the tsunami hit the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant (NPP), causing the third most severe accident in an NPP ...
Costas Synolakis, Utku Kânoğlu
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In this study we evaluate the suitability of two methods of RNA conservation in blood samples, PAXgene and RNAlater, in combination with variable shipping conditions for their application in multicenter studies and biobanking.
Daniel Gilbert Weber +12 more
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Solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) continues to be a decisive influencing factor for skin health. Besides acute damage (e.g. erythema), chronic light damage is of particular relevance. Skin cancer can develop on the basis of this light damage.
Timo Heepenstrick +2 more
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Accident Prevention in Maryland [PDF]
THE IMPORTANCE of accidents as a cause of mortality has been highlighted by the continued drolp in the percentage of deaths from other causes, particularly the communicable diseases. Among children over 1 year of age and adolescents, accidents now rank as the leading cause of death, primarily because preventive medicine has succeeded in lowering the ...
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Homosalate (HMS) is a salicylate UV filter broadly used in sunscreens and personal care products. The aim of this study was the collection of human toxicokinetic data on HMS as a tool for risk assessment.
Katharina E. Ebert +6 more
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Acetamiprid (ACE) and imidacloprid (IMI) are insecticides of global importance and are used as spray and watering agents for ornamental plants to control biting and sucking insects or as topical medications on pets to remove and control fleas.
Sonja A. Wrobel +6 more
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The UV filters octocrylene (OC) and 2-ethylhexyl salicylate (EHS) are commonly used in sunscreens and frequently detected in environmental media. However, knowledge on human exposures is scarce.In this human biomonitoring (HBM) study, we analyzed ...
Daniel Bury +6 more
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