Agroterrorism in the U.S.: An Overview
EDIS, 2009 Revised! FSHN-05-21, a 4-page fact sheet by R. Goodrich Schneider, K.R. Schneider, C.D. Webb, M. Hubbard, and D.L. Archer, discusses the use of biological agents in a deliberate, harmful attack, or terrorism using the weapons of biological warfare ...
Renée M. Goodrich Schneider +4 more
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Means of Respiratory Organs Protection for Work with Agents of Infectious Diseases
Проблемы особо опасных инфекций, 2020 Diversity of currently available on the market means of respiratory organs protection (MROP) dictates the necessity to assess the specimens in regard to the possibility of using them for work with dangerous biological agents.
M. V. Gordeeva +2 more
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Benefits and risks of the hormetic effects of dietary isothiocyanates on cancer prevention [PDF]
, 2014 The isothiocyanate (ITC) sulforaphane (SFN) was shown at low levels (1-5 µM) to promote cell proliferation to 120-143% of the controls in a number of human cell lines, whilst at high levels (10-40 µM) it inhibited such cell proliferation.
A Arlt +91 more
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Evaluation of the Levels and Quality of Microbial Contamination in Medical Emergency Departments in Comparison to Other Workplaces [PDF]
Polish Journal of Microbiology, 2016 Work in Hospital Emergency Departments (HEDs) exposes both the emergency ward staff and patients to infectious and in other way harmful biological agents.
Agata Bielawska-Drózd +8 more
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The Language of Mental Illness [PDF]
, 2021 This paper surveys some philosophical issues with the language surrounding mental illness, but is especially focused on pejoratives relating to mental illness.
Bolinger, Renee
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Effects of reduced-risk pesticides and plant growth regulators on rove beetle (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) adults [PDF]
, 2012 Citation: Echegaray, Erik R., and Raymond A. Cloyd. 2012. “Effects of Reduced-Risk Pesticides and Plant Growth Regulators on Rove Beetle (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) Adults.” Journal of Economic Entomology 105 (6): 2097–2106.
Cloyd, Raymond A., Echegaray, Erik R.
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Exposure of ventilation system cleaning workers to harmful microbiological agents
Medycyna Pracy, 2013 Background: Regular inspection of the cleanliness of the ventilation systems, as well as their periodic cleaning and disinfection, if necessary, are the main factors of the proper maintenance of each system.
Małgorzata Gołofit-Szymczak +2 more
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Bioremediation: the eco-friendly solution to the hazardous problem of environmental pollution
Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management, 2021 Bioremediation is a technique to enhance natural biological processes to rectify polluted groundwater, soil, and even entire habitats. Bioremediation techniques use biological agents to act upon hazardous, toxic materials and subsequently convert them ...
Susmita Mukherjee +8 more
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The role of laboratories in mitigating the threat of Security Sensitive Biological Agents to animal health and agriculture [PDF]
Microbiology Australia, 2020 The aim of Australia’s Security Sensitive Biological Agents (SSBAs) Regulatory Scheme is to limit opportunities for acts of bioterrorism or criminal acts using harmful biological agents.
Debbie Eagles
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How likely is it that biological agents will be used deliberately to cause widespread harm? [PDF]
EMBO reports, 2015 During the past few years, there has been substantial debate concerning the risks and benefits of certain experiments with pathogens—initially motivated by two publications in 2012 that described laboratory efforts to enhance the mammalian transmissibility of the avian H5N1 influenza virus.
Thomas V, Inglesby, David A, Relman
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