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Health risk assessment of exposure to benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes in a vehicle manufacturing industry in Iran

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Introduction Considering the adverse carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health effects of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and specially Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene and Xylenes (BTEX) which are widely used in vehicle manufacturing industry, it is clear
Sina Sadeghi Amin, Touraj Nasrabadi
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Exposure and potential risks of thirteen endocrine- disrupting chemicals in pharmaceuticals and personal care products for breastfed infants in China

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Ingestion of breast milk represents the primary exposure pathway for endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in newborns. To elucidate the associated risks, it is essential to quantify EDC levels in both breast milk and infant urine.
Yuyan Ji, Yawen Tian, Yitao Pan, Nan Sheng, Haizhen Dai, Xufei Fan, Xiaorui Liu, Xiaoxia Bai, Jiayin Dai   +8 more
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Exploring the Potential of Flow Batteries for Large-Scale Energy Storage Systems [PDF]

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Flow batteries have emerged as a promising technology for large-scale energy storage, offering unique advantages in terms of scalability, safety, and long cycle life.
Yadav Kanchan, Alsalami Zaid, Priydarshini G Kala, Vaidya P.R., Thangam V. Thirumani, Kshirsagar Kundalik, Sujatha M.S.   +6 more
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Pinewood VOC emissions protect from oxazolone-induced inflammation and dysbiosis in a mouse model of atopic dermatitis

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Pinewood, increasingly used in construction and interior fittings, emits high amounts of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which tend to accumulate in indoor air. Whether indoor VOCs affect the development of atopic dermatitis (AD) is a matter of debate.
Evelyn Schneider, Yacine Amar, Katja Butter, Katja Steiger, Stephanie Musiol, Manuel Garcia-Käufer, Inga Marie Hölge, Benjamin Schnautz, Silvia Gschwendtner, Andrea Ghirardo, Richard Gminski, Bernadette Eberlein, Julia Esser von Bieren, Tilo Biedermann, Stefan Haak, Martin Ohlmeyer, Carsten B. Schmidt-Weber, Stefanie Eyerich, Francesca Alessandrini   +18 more
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Advanced Control Strategies for Multilevel Inverters in Renewable Energy Systems: Enhancing Power Quality and Efficiency [PDF]

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Multilevel inverters play a critical role in renewable energy systems by enabling efficient power conversion and enhancing power quality. With the increasing integration of renewable energy sources, such as solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind, there is a ...
Adnan Myasar Mundher, Sharma Ashish, Saravanan T., R Reena, Bhagat R.K., Jolad Bhuvaneshwari, Naidu K. Kumaraswamy   +6 more
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Personalized mixture toxicity testing: A proof-of-principle in vitro study evaluating the steroidogenic effects of reconstructed contaminant mixtures measured in blood of individual adults

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Chemical risk assessments typically focus on single substances, often overlooking real-world co-exposures to chemical mixtures. Mixture toxicology studies using representative mixtures can reveal potential chemical interactions, but these do not account ...
Denise Strand, Bo Lundgren, Ingvar A Bergdahl, Jonathan W Martin, Oskar Karlsson   +4 more
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Optimization of Gearless Wind Power Conversion Systems: Reducing Mechanical Losses and Improving Reliability [PDF]

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This research focuses on optimizing gearless wind power conversion systems to reduce mechanical losses and increase overall reliability. Gearless systems offer substantial advantages over standard geared turbines, such as fewer maintenance requirements ...
Sundaram N. Kalyana, Richard Titus, Chaudhari M.B., Varshney Neeraj, Velusudha N.T., Jain Naveen, Tharmar S.   +6 more
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Domain knowledge-enhanced multi-spatial multi-temporal PM2.5 forecasting with integrated monitoring and reanalysis data

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Accurate air quality forecasting is crucial for public health, environmental monitoring and protection, and urban planning. However, existing methods fail to effectively utilize multi-scale information, both spatially and temporally.
Yuxiao Hu, Qian Li, Xiaodan Shi, Jinyue Yan, Yuntian Chen   +4 more
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Coordinated BES and UPFC control strategy for the frequency control of renewable integrated multi area power system [PDF]

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The load frequency control (LFC) is an important service in establishing the dynamic stability of the interconnected power system (IPS). Thus, this paper suggests the tilt-integral-derivative-filter (TIDF) using the water cycle algorithm (WCA) as the LFC
Naga Sai Kalyan Ch., Lavanya K.S.L., Mishra Paritosh, Bajaj Mohit   +3 more
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Widespread occurrence of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid in indoor dust from urban homes across the United States and its contribution to human exposure

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Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide worldwide, with concerns over human exposure and potential health risks. Nevertheless, little is known about the sources of human exposure to glyphosate and its degradation product, aminomethylphosphonic acid (
Zhong-Min Li, HuiHo Jeong, Kurunthachalam Kannan   +2 more
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