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Per‐ and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Knee Osteoarthritis: Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective To examine whether concentrations of specific per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and a mixture of PFAS relate to incident knee osteoarthritis (KOA) and knee pain progression. Methods Among a case‐cohort sample from the OA Initiative (n = 1,878), we examined associations of serum concentrations of eight PFAS with odds of developing ...
Jeffrey B. Driban, Lisa B. Rokoff, Bing Lu, Timothy E. McAlindon, Charles B. Eaton, Mary B. Roberts, Diana Mathes, Colleen Lestician, Zhijin Carrie Xu, Zhihua Tina Fan, Shawn P. O'Leary, Ida K. Haugen, Jérémie Sellam, Alice Courties, Abby F. Fleisch   +14 more
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Complex evolutionary patterns within the tubulin gene family of ciliates, unicellular eukaryotes with diverse microtubular structures

BMC Biology
Background Tubulins are major components of the eukaryotic cytoskeletons that are crucial in many cellular processes. Ciliated protists comprise one of the oldest eukaryotic lineages possessing cilia over their cell surface and assembling many diverse ...
Hua Su, Tingting Hao, Minjie Yu, Wuyu Zhou, Lei Wu, Yalan Sheng, Zhenzhen Yi   +6 more
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Urbanization alters the seasonality of bird communities across China

Avian Research
Urbanization has profoundly reshaped biodiversity, yet its impacts on community seasonal changes remain poorly understood. Here, we used citizen science data from 839 bird species in 37 cities and their corresponding rural areas in China to assess how ...
Zhipeng Xie, Haoting Duan, Baoming Zhang, Minghui Zhou, Ludan Zhang, Jiehua Yu, Jiekun He   +6 more
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The guanidine thiocyanate‐high EDTA method for total microbial RNA extraction from severely heavy metal‐contaminated soils

Microbial Biotechnology, 2021
Summary Molecular analyses relying on RNA, as a direct way to unravel active microbes and their functional genes, have received increasing attention from environmental researchers recently.
Yaxin Pei, Tursunay Mamtimin, Jing Ji, Aman Khan, Apurva Kakade, Tuoyu Zhou, Zhengsheng Yu, Hajira Zain, Wenzhi Yang, Zhenmin Ling, Wenya Zhang, Yingmei Zhang, Xiangkai Li   +12 more
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Species traits mediate the abundant‐center patterns in ground‐dwelling mammal and bird species in China

Ecography, EarlyView.
The abundance center hypothesis (ACH) posits that species abundance peaks at distribution centers; however, empirical support remains inconsistent. This study tested the generality of the ACH and investigated species traits as mediators of abundance–distance relationships.
Ludan Zhang, Baoming Zhang, Minghui Zhou, Haoting Duan, Zhipeng Xie, Xinglin Huo, Jiehua Yu, Jiekun He   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Participant experiences in a breastmilk biomonitoring study: A qualitative assessment

Environmental Health, 2009
Background Biomonitoring studies can provide information about individual and population-wide exposure. However they must be designed in a way that protects the rights and welfare of participants.
Aschengrau Ann, Brown Phil, McClean Michael D, Wu Nerissa, Webster Thomas F   +4 more
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BayNet Biomonitoring Network: Atlantic Coastal Drainage Basin, South-Central Portion, 1996 Benthic Macroinvertebrate Data

, 1998
BayNet is an ambient biomonitoring network that was established to gather data on indigenous benthic macroinvertebrate communities inhabiting fresh and saltwater tidal zones in New Jersey's stream and river systems. While a significant store of data has

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Lymphocyte Micronucleus Formation Is Driven by Inflammation‐Induced Oxidative DNA Damage in Oesophageal Cancer Development

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
Chromosomal instability is a hallmark of cancer, but minimally invasive ways to detect systemic DNA damage and cancer risk remain limited. Here, using patient blood samples, the authors investigated lymphocyte micronuclei (MN) frequency as a potential marker of DNA damage across the progression from gastroesophageal reflux disease to Barrett's ...
Kathryn Munn, Rachel Lawrence, Hasan Haboubi, Hamsa Naser, Kate Hurlow, Ume‐Kulsoom Shah, Lisa Williams, Sarah Gwynne, Owen Bodger, Jiri Zavadil, Francois Virard, Shareen Doak, Laura E. Thomas, Gareth Jenkins   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

A systematic review on biomonitoring using lichen as the biological indicator: A decade of practices, progress and challenges

Ecological Indicators, 2021
Various methods have been developed to monitor environmental quality, including biomonitoring using lichen. In this paper, a total of 143 previous studies from the last decade were analyzed to gain insight into current practices, progress, and challenges.
Azlan Abas
doaj   +1 more source

Biomonitoring of occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium: contribution to the proposed biological limit values

, 2022
O crómio hexavalente (Cr ( VI ) ) é um agente cancerígeno para o ser humano, estando na origem de cancro no pulmão. As indústrias em que ocorre exposição ao Cr ( VI ) incluem a produção, utilização e soldadura de metais e ligas contendo crómio.
Pinhal, Hermínia, Viegas, Susana, Ladeira, Carina, Nogueira, Ana, Santos, Sílvia, Ribeiro, Edna   +5 more
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