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KONA Powder and Particle Journal, 2014 This paper reports a historical description of the "Brazilian Method For The Determination Of Airborne Inorganic Fibres Concentration (including asbestos fibres) -Membrane Filter Method" since the creation ...
Rosemary S. Ishii Zamataro +1 more
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BMC Cancer, 2017 Background Cytotoxic chemotherapeutics form the cornerstone of systemic treatment of many cancers. Patients are dosed at maximum tolerated dose (MTD), which is carefully determined in phase I studies.
Wayne J. Aston +5 more
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Hemolysis and its impact on cell-free microRNA biomarkers
Frontiers in Genetics, 2013 Cell-free microRNAs in plasma and serum have become a promising source of biomarkers for various diseases. Despite rapid progress in this field, there remains a lack of consensus regarding optimal quantification methods, reference genes and quality ...
Michaela B Kirschner +7 more
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Mongolia: Failure of Total Banning of Asbestos
Annals of Global Health, 2023 The primary uses of asbestos in Mongolia are in thermal power plants, construction and at railway companies. There is, however, limited data on both asbestos consumption and asbestos related disease (ARD) in Mongolia.
Naransukh Damiran, Arthur L. Frank
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Pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer risks in relation to occupational history and asbestos lung burden. [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: We have conducted a population-based study of pleural mesothelioma patients with occupational histories and measured asbestos lung burdens in occupationally exposed workers and in the general population.
Burdett, G +9 more
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A postmortem case control study of asbestos burden in lungs of malignant mesothelioma cases
Journal of Translational Medicine, 2023 Background Asbestos lung content is regarded as the most reliable tool for causal attribution of malignant mesothelioma (MM) to previous asbestos exposures. However, there is a lack of studies on asbestos burden in lungs of MM patients in comparison with
S. D. Visonà +8 more
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Ongoing downplaying of the carcinogenicity of chrysotile asbestos by vested interests
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2021 Industries that mine, manufacture and sell asbestos or asbestos-containing products have a long tradition of promoting the use of asbestos, while placing the burden of economic and health costs on workers and society.
Xaver Baur, Arthur L. Frank
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The Use of Geopolymers for the Disposal of Asbestos-containing Materials [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2020 Asbestos is widely known as a hazardous material and can contribute to many diseases. Its removal and neutralization are complicated, it requires proper preparation and the use of appropriate technology.
Łach Michał +4 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 Antibodies that target immune checkpoints such as cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA‐4) and the programmed cell death protein 1/ligand 1 (PD-1/PD-L1) are now a treatment option for multiple cancer types. However, as a monotherapy, objective responses
Nicola Principe +30 more
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Surface reactivity of amphibole asbestos. A comparison between crocidolite and tremolite [PDF]
, 2017 Among asbestos minerals, fibrous riebeckite (crocidolite) and tremolite share the amphibole structure but largely differ in terms of their iron content and oxidation state. In asbestos toxicology, iron-generated free radicals are largely held as one of
Andreozzi, Giovanni B. +4 more
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