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A Role of Fluoride on Free Radical Generation and Oxidative Stress in BV-2 Microglia Cells

open access: yesMediators of Inflammation, 2012
The generation of ROS and lipid peroxidation has been considered to play an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic fluoride toxicity. In the present study, we observed that fluoride activated BV-2 microglia cell line by observing OX-42 expression ...
Xi Shuhua   +4 more
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Beyond medical treatment, arsenic poisoning in rural Bangladesh

open access: yesSocial Medicine, 2011
Millions of drinking water supplies in Bangladesh are contaminated with potentially lethal levels of arsenic. This discovery in the late 1990s sparked widespread international concerns and generated a substantial amount of funds.
Crelis Ferdinand Rammelt   +3 more
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Pteris vittata Arsenic Accumulation Only Partially Explains Soil Arsenic Depletion during Field-Scale Phytoextraction

open access: yesSoil Systems, 2020
Soil arsenic heterogeneity complicates our understanding of phytoextraction rates during arsenic phytoextraction with Pteris vittata, including in response to rate stimulation with nutrient treatments. In a 58-week arsenic phytoextraction field study, we
Sarick Matzen   +3 more
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Rapid Reduction in Breast Cancer Mortality With Inorganic Arsenic in Drinking Water

open access: yesEBioMedicine, 2014
Background: Arsenic trioxide is effective in treating promyelocytic leukemia, and laboratory studies demonstrate that arsenic trioxide causes apoptosis of human breast cancer cells.
Allan H. Smith   +10 more
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Attitudes of parents of children with communication disorders toward augmentative and alternative communication [PDF]

open access: yesNastava i Vaspitanje
Parents' attitudes play a key role in the successful application of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) in children with communication disorders.
Zlatić Aleksandar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estimation of arsenic in nail using silver diethyldithiocarbamate method

open access: yesBangladesh Journal of Pharmacology, 2015
Spectrophotometric method of arsenic estimation in nails has four steps: a) washing of nails, b) digestion of nails, c) arsenic generation, and finally d) reading absorbance using spectrophotometer.
Habiba Akhter Bhuiyan   +2 more
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Perception of Parents of Children with Communication Disorders about Barriers in the Application of Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Gender Differences [PDF]

open access: yesMultidisciplinarni Pristupi u Edukaciji i Rehabilitaciji
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) encompasses various devices, systems, and strategies that support or replace spoken language. Although AAC methods have proven effective in working with children with communication disorders, their ...
Aleksandar Zlatić   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Training caretakers to clean community wells is a highly cost-effective way to reduce exposure to coliform bacteria

open access: yesnpj Clean Water
Existing strategies for improving global access to safe drinking water have met only limited success. We consider an unglamorous and often neglected dimension of drinking water infrastructure provision: cleaning.
Md. Ahasan Habib   +4 more
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YARG: A repository for arsenic-related genes in yeast. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2018
Arsenic is a toxic metalloid. Moderate levels of arsenic exposure from drinking water can cause various human health problems such as skin lesions, circulatory disorders and cancers.
Jagat Rathod   +6 more
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