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Cost–benefit analysis of landfill emergency securing: Two applications in Southern Italy
Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.Abstract The systematic use of landfills as a method of waste disposal is leaving a heavy legacy in terms of environmental pollution, especially in the case of illegal or non‐compliant disposal sites. When no environmental precaution is adopted, harmful substances' release imposes relevant health risk to the surrounding population.
Nicola Comincioli +2 more
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Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer ResearchBackground Finding effective and curative treatment for mesothelioma remains challenging. While the introduction of immunotherapy combinations using ipilimumab (anti-CTLA-4) and nivolumab (anti-PD-1) have offered hope for some patients, a large ...
Huaikai Shi +17 more
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Cancer Science, EarlyView.Cancer‐specific antihuman podoplanin antibody chLpMab‐2f exerted antibody‐dependent cellular cytotoxicity and complement‐dependent cytotoxicity against pleural mesothelioma (PM) cell lines. Additionally, chLpMab‐2f inhibited tumor progression in mice with subcutaneously and intrathoracically transplanted human PM cells.
Aito Yoshida +15 more
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e-Toolkit for the Elimination of Asbestos-Related Diseases in Developing Countries
Safety and Health at Work, 2022 Ken Takahashi, Kim Brislan
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Explaining the Flood of Asbestos Litigation: Consolidation, Bifurcation, and Bouquet Trials [PDF]
The number of asbestos personal injury claims filed each year is in the hundreds of thousands and has been increasing rather than decreasing over time, even though asbestos stopped being used in the early 1970's.
Michelle J. White
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Theorizing Waste as a Technique of Power in Capitalistic Stakeholder Relations
Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Waste is an important socio‐ecological challenge of contemporary capitalism, contributing to climate change and environmental degradation. Despite its pervasiveness and its impacts on diverse stakeholders, it yet remains largely underexplored in management and organization studies.
Elise Lobbedez +2 more
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Federal Asbestos Legislation: The Winners Are ... [PDF]
, 2005 Under the guise of providing aid to victims of asbestos-related illnesses, a small group of companies has lobbied for and won relief from their liability worth tens of billions of dollars in the Senate's asbestos trust fund bill, according to this Public
Chris Schmitt, Frank Clemente
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Who\u27s Afraid of the Precautionary Principle? [PDF]
, 2005 The precautionary principle – the notion that lack of scientific certainty should not foreclose precautionary regulation – has become enormously popular in recent years, as reflected by its endorsement in many important international declarations and ...
Percival, Robert V.
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International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2016 The interaction of asbestos fibers with macrophages generates harmful reactive oxygen species (ROS) and subsequent oxidative cell damage that are key processes linked to malignancy.
R. Pietrofesa +3 more
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Journal of Risk and Insurance, EarlyView.Abstract We estimate the causal effect of attorney involvement on the indemnity benefits workers receive after their injuries. To address the fundamental challenge that claims and injuries may differ on unmeasured dimensions that affect both attorney involvement and benefits received, we propose and use two instruments.
Bogdan Savych, David Neumark
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