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Scientific Reports, 2020 The Asbestos Injury Relief Act in Korea requires that asbestos exposure be assessed through clinical examination and chest computed tomography (CT). However, a more specific measurement of asbestos characteristics in the lung tissue may be appropriate ...
Hyun-Sung Jung +9 more
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Asbestos Consumption and Malignant Mesothelioma Mortality Trends in the Major User Countries
Annals of Global Health, 2023 Background: The causal association between mesothelioma and asbestos exposure is conclusive, and many studies have proved that the trend in asbestos use is a strong predictor of the pattern in mesothelioma cases with an adequate latency time (generally ...
Claudio Gariazzo +2 more
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Reinforcement of polymeric structures with asbestos fibrils [PDF]
, 1970 Investigation determines structural potential of asbestos fibrils. Methods are developed for dispersing macrofibers of the asbestos into colloidal-sized ultimate fibrils and incorporating these fibrils in matrices without causing ...
Rader, C. A., Schwartz, A. M.
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International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.What's New? Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is an asymptomatic precursor to multiple myeloma, sharing substantial genetic features with overt malignancy. Given evidence implicating autophagy in myeloma risk, this study examined whether genetic variations in autophagy‐related genes influence MGUS susceptibility.
José Manuel Sánchez‐Maldonado +54 more
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Enhancing the efficacy of immunotherapy using radiotherapy
Clinical & Translational Immunology, 2020 Recent clinical breakthroughs in cancer immunotherapy, especially with immune checkpoint blockade, offer great hope for cancer sufferers – and have greatly changed the landscape of cancer treatment.
Synat Keam +4 more
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The “Peripheral Plaintiff”: Duty Determinations in Take-Home Asbestos Cases [PDF]
, 2012 Since the 1970s, litigation concerning the dangers of asbestos in the workplace has transformed from a few workers’ compensation claims to hundreds of thousands of lawsuits against companies in nearly every industry. While the typical plaintiff in these
Kotlarsky, Yelena
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Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As emerging environmental contaminants, nano‐ and micro‐plastics (NMPs) have drawn increasing research attention due to potential hazards to organisms. Particle shape is a key factor influencing the toxic effects of NMPs, and NMPs of different shapes cause varying degrees of tissue damage. We investigated the specific mechanisms of polystyrene
Yuting Li +10 more
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The Journal of Scientific Practice and Integrity, 2019 Chrysotile asbestos represents ninety-five percent of all asbestos sold over the past century. For more than two decades the global asbestos trade has consisted entirely of chrysotile asbestos.
Kathleen Ruff +11 more
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Evaluation of Mineral Carbonation of Asbestos-Tex and Analysis of Airborne Asbestos Concentrations
Buildings, 2022 Asbestos is a human carcinogen that causes diseases, such as lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma. In Korea, approximately 1.23 × 109 kg of asbestos raw materials was imported for about 30 years.
Yongtaek Lim +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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