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Thermal reaction products and formation pathways of two monoterpenes under in situ thermal desorption conditions that mimic vaping coil temperatures

Scientific Reports, 2023
Vaping has become more popular and different brands and types of vaping devices have rapidly emerged. However, little is known about the potential health risks of human inhalation exposures to the volatile chemicals in the vapour, which includes both ...
Jianjun Niu, Jiping Zhu
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Fluorescence-Based Rapid Detection of Microbiological Contaminants in Water Samples

The Scientific World Journal, 2012
Microbiological contamination of process waters is a current issue for pharmaceutical industries. Traditional methods require several days to obtain results; therefore, rapid microbiological methods are widely requested to shorten time-to-result ...
Hervé Meder, Anne Baumstummler, Renaud Chollet, Sophie Barrier, Monika Kukuczka, Frédéric Olivieri, Esther Welterlin, Vincent Beguin, Sébastien Ribault   +8 more
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Concentrations of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Women’s Serum in the European Arctic Russia

Toxics, 2021
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are heterogeneous carbon-based compounds that can seriously affect human health. The aim of this study was to measure serum concentrations of POPs in women residing in the Euro-Arctic Region of Russia.
Yulia Varakina, Dmitry Lahmanov, Andrey Aksenov, Anna Trofimova, Rimma Korobitsyna, Natalia Belova, Nikita Sobolev, Dmitry Kotsur, Tatiana Sorokina, Andrej M. Grjibovski, Valery Chashchin, Yngvar Thomassen   +11 more
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Specific depletion of resident microglia in the early stage of stroke reduces cerebral ischemic damage

Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2021
Background Ischemia can induce rapid activation of microglia in the brain. As key immunocompetent cells, reactive microglia play an important role in pathological development of ischemic stroke.
Ting Li, Jin Zhao, Wenguang Xie, Wanru Yuan, Jing Guo, Shengru Pang, Wen-Biao Gan, Diego Gómez-Nicola, Shengxiang Zhang   +8 more
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Vitamin D status of the Russian reproductive population over the past 10 years: a systematic review

Российская Арктика, 2022
Vitamin D deficiency is a public health problem in Russia. Insufficient supply of vitamin D negatively affects reproductive health, the degree of risk depends directly on the severity of the deficiency.
Korobitsyna R.D., Sorokina Т.Yu.
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Spatial Distribution of Salmonella in Soil near Municipal Waste Landfill Site

Agriculture, 2022
Due to the heterogeneous origin of municipal waste, different substrates support the growth of many microorganisms, including those hazardous to humans.
Krzysztof Frączek, Dariusz Roman Ropek, Jacek Kozdrój   +2 more
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Pesticide Contamination in the Hair of Children From Colonia San Juan, a Rural Community in Paraguay. [PDF]

Drug Test Anal
Hair analysis in children from a rural community in Paraguay reveals exposure to organophosphates, pyrethroids, neonicotinoids, fungicides, herbicides, and endocrine disruptors, highlighting the urgent need for stricter environmental protections and preventive health measures. ABSTRACT Chronic exposure to pesticides can cause carcinogenic, reproductive,
Benitez Leite S, Iglesias-Gonzalez A, Mesquita MN, Macchi ML, Mesnage R, Appenzeller BMR.   +5 more
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Age and annual growth rate cause spatial variation in body size in Phrynocephalus przewalskii (Agamid)

Ecology and Evolution, 2020
Whether or not biogeographic rules dealing with spatial patterns of animal body sizes are valid for ectotherms is controversial. As the ectotherms grow all their lives, we explored the role of age and annual growth rate in body size variation in ...
Wei Zhao, Yangyang Zhao, Rui Guo, Yue Qi, Xiaoning Wang, Na Li   +5 more
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Bacterial Diversity and Composition in the Internal Organs of Taiga Bean Goose, Greater White-Fronted Goose and Willow Ptarmigan as a New Tools in the Arctic Biomonitoring System

Diversity
Birds, fish, and marine mammals consumed by indigenous people are included in Arctic biomonitoring. However, there are still many gaps in the data on the microbiota associated with these animals.
Evdokia Durnova, Elena Karmanova, Tatiana Sorokina, Ksenia Mayorova, Andrey Aksenov   +4 more
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Fat rather than health – Ecotoxic responses of Bufo raddei to environmental heavy metal stress during the non-breeding season

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2022
The non-breeding season is a critical period for iteroparous animals to repair damage and store energy, which is crucial for future survival and reproductive success. However, it is unknown how animals allocate energy efficiently among reproduction, self-
Wenya Zhang, Hao Sun, Rui Su, Shengnan Wang   +3 more
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