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Identifying and managing asbestiform minerals in geological collections [PDF]

, 2016
Asbestos is widely recognised as a serious hazard, and its industrial use is now banned within the UK, and EU, and strict regulations govern the use of older manufactured materials which may contain asbestos.
Davidson, Peter, Faithfull, John, Horak, Jana, Price, Monica   +3 more
core  

How Canada Changed from Exporting Asbestos to Banning Asbestos: The Challenges That Had to Be Overcome

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2017
Less than ten years ago, the asbestos industry enjoyed the support of every Quebec and Canadian political party. The Chrysotile Institute and the International Chrysotile Association, both located in Quebec, aggressively marketed asbestos around the ...
Kathleen Ruff
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Proteomic Profiling of Alveolar Macrophages Identifies Loss of Lysosomal Content as an Indicator of Nanofiber‐Induced Frustrated Phagocytosis

Small, EarlyView.
This proteomic study examines how nanofibers affect lung macrophages by analyzing protein changes following exposure to various fibrous materials. Nanofibers triggered the release of inflammatory enzymes, and importantly, lysosomal content release was identified as an early event associated with frustrated phagocytosis. Seventeen sensitive and relevant
Tobias Stobernack, Antje Vennemann, Carla Ribalta, Julia Schendel, Oliver Gräb, Rico Ledwith, Mario Pink, Andrea Haase, Martin Wiemann, Verónica I. Dumit   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tretinoin improves the anti-cancer response to cyclophosphamide, in a model-selective manner

BMC Cancer
Background Chemotherapy is included in treatment regimens for many solid cancers, but when administered as a single agent it is rarely curative. The addition of immune checkpoint therapy to standard chemotherapy regimens has improved response rates and ...
Caitlin M. Tilsed, M. Lizeth Orozco Morales, Rachael M. Zemek, Brianna A. Gordon, Matthew J. Piggott, Anna K. Nowak, Scott A. Fisher, Richard A. Lake, W. Joost Lesterhuis   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determinants of the Perception of Asbestos

Safety & Fire Technology, 2019
Aim: The purpose of the article is to provide general information about the properties, application, legal aspects and methods of asbestos disposal. In addition, studies on the harmfulness of asbestos impact on the incidence of asbestos-related diseases ...
Dorota Szułczyńska
doaj   +1 more source

Monitoring of historical structural materials with computed tomography

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract Computed tomography (CT) is an excellent tool to solve certain engineering problems connected to material science (such as sulfate swelling, internal degradation due to freezing, and alkali silicate swelling) and to understand specific processes (frost peeling, acid action).
Kristóf Csorba, Kristóf Kapitány, Zsolt Cimer, Viktor Hlavička, András Biró, Éva Lublóy   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neoantigen load as a predictor of relapse in early-stage NSCLC: features that agonise and antagonise prognosis

Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy
Background Neoantigen-specific immune responses may help prevent cancer recurrence. We evaluated whether neoantigen load and/or properties could predict survival in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods Whole-exome sequencing (WES) data
Linda Ye, Ian Dick, Bruce W. Robinson, Jenette Creaney, Alec Redwood   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Occupational characteristics of cases with asbestos-related diseases in The Netherlands [PDF]

, 2003
OBJECTIVE: To describe the occupational background of cases with an asbestos-related disease and to present overall mesothelioma risks across industries with historical exposure to asbestos. METHODS: For the period 1990-2000, cases were
Burdorf, A. (Alex), Dahhan, M., Swuste, P. (Paul)   +2 more
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Analysing policy success and failure in Australia: Pink batts and set‐top boxes

Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines two Australian government programs from the Rudd/Gillard Labor government, the Home Insulation Program (HIP) and the Digital Switchover Household Assistance Scheme (HAS). Both became shibboleths of the Labor government's perceived waste and incompetence.
Daniel Casey
wiley   +1 more source

Interstitial Lung Abnormalities Detected by CT in Asbestos-Exposed Subjects Are More Likely Associated to Age [PDF]

, 2021
François Laurent, Ilyès Benlala, Gaël Dournes, Céline Gramond, Isabelle Thaon, Bénédicte Clin, Patrick Brochard, Antoine Gislard, Pascal Andujar, Soizick Chamming’s, Justine Gallet, Aude Lacourt, Fleur Delva, Christophe Paris, G. Ferretti, Jean‐Claude Pairon   +15 more
openalex   +1 more source