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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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Current exposure of Italian women of reproductive age to PFOS and PFOA: a human biomonitoring study [PDF]

, 2015
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) concentrations were determined in serum samples collected in 2011-2012 from 549 nulliparous Italian women of reproductive age who resided in six different Italian Regions.
Abballe, A, Albano, Fl, Battista, T, Carraro, V, Conversano, M, De Felip, E, Franchini, S, Giambanco, L, Iacovella, N, Ingelido, Am, Maiorana, A, Maneschi, F, Marra, V, Mercurio, A, Nale, R, Nucci, B, Panella, V, Pirola, F, Porpora, Maria Grazia, Procopio, E, Suma, N, Valentini, S, Valsenti, L, Vecchiè, V.   +23 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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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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The role of mycotoxins in the human exposome: Application of mycotoxin biomarkers in exposome-health studies [PDF]

, 2018
Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by fungi that may contaminate different foods intended for human consumption, resulting in a widespread exposure worldwide. The novel exposome paradigm has the ambition to decipher the different environmental
Cano Sancho, German, Marín Sillué, Sònia, Ramos Girona, Antonio J., Sanchís Almenar, Vicente   +3 more
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Increased BBB Permeability Enhances Activation of Microglia and Exacerbates Loss of Dendritic Spines After Transient Global Cerebral Ischemia

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2018
Ischemic stroke can induce rapid disruption of blood-brain barrier (BBB). It has been suggested that increased BBB permeability can affect the pathological progression of ischemic tissue.
Furong Ju, Yanli Ran, Lirui Zhu, Xiaofeng Cheng, Hao Gao, Xiaoxia Xi, Zhanli Yang, Shengxiang Zhang   +7 more
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Evaluation of Minnesota Geographic Classifications Based on Caddisfly (Trichoptera) Data [PDF]

, 2018
The ability to partition the variation of faunal assemblages into homogenous units valuable for biomonitoring is referred to as classification strength (CS). In this study, the CSs of three types of geographic classifications: watershed basin, ecological
Houghton, David C
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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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Mercapturate Pathway in the Tubulocentric Perspective of Diabetic Kidney Disease [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND: The recent growing evidence that the proximal tubule underlies the early pathogenesis of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is unveiling novel and promising perspectives.
Antunes, A, Coelho, N, Correia, MJ, Gonçalves-Dias, C, Macedo, MP, Monteiro, E, Morello, J, Soto, K, et al.   +7 more
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