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Pharmaceutical removal in synthetic human urine using biochar

, 2017
This research addresses the potential for biochar to remove pharmaceuticals from synthetic urine, thereby allowing the treated urine to be used as a contaminant-free nutrient product. Four biochars and one activated carbon from different source materials
Avni Solanki, T. Boyer
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Exosomes secreted by human urine-derived stem cells could prevent kidney complications from type I diabetes in rats

Stem cell research & therapeutics, 2016
Diabetic nephropathy is one of the most serious complications in patients with diabetes. At present, there are no satisfactory treatments available for diabetic nephropathy.
Zhen-zhen Jiang, Yu-mei Liu, X. Niu, Jianyong Yin, Bin Hu, Shang-Chun Guo, Ying Fan, Yang Wang, N. Wang   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Aberrant dolichol chain lengths as biomarkers for retinitis pigmentosa caused by impaired dolichol biosynthesis

Journal of Lipid Research, 2013
We observed a characteristic shortening of plasma and urinary dolichols in retinitis pigmentosa (RP) patients carrying K42E and T206A mutations in the dehydrodolichol diphosphate synthase (DHDDS) gene, using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry ...
Rong Wen, Byron L. Lam, Ziqiang Guan
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A critical review of glyphosate findings in human urine samples and comparison with the exposure of operators and consumers

Journal für Verbraucherschütz und Lebensmittelsicherheit, 2015
For active substances in plant protection products (PPP) with well defined urinary elimination, no potential for accumulation and virtually no metabolism, measuring of urine levels could be a powerful tool for human biomonitoring.
L. Niemann, C. Sieke, R. Pfeil, R. Solecki   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Optimized Analytical Procedures for the Untargeted Metabolomic Profiling of Human Urine and Plasma by Combining Hydrophilic Interaction (HILIC) and Reverse-Phase Liquid Chromatography (RPLC)–Mass Spectrometry*

Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, 2015
Profiling of body fluids is crucial for monitoring and discovering metabolic markers of health and disease and for providing insights into human physiology.
K. Contrepois, Lihua Jiang, M. Snyder
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Are Treated Celiac Patients at Risk for Mycotoxins? An Italian Case-Study

Toxins, 2016
Urinary biomarkers of mycotoxin exposure were evaluated in a group of celiac patients (n = 55) and in a control group of healthy subjects (n = 50) following their habitual diet.
Martina Cirlini, Teresa Mazzeo, Leda Roncoroni, Vincenza Lombardo, Luca Elli, Maria T. Bardella, Carlo Agostoni, Luisa Doneda, Furio Brighenti, Chiara Dall’Asta, Nicoletta Pellegrini   +10 more
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Determination of Picomolar Concentrations of Paraoxon in Human Urine by Fluorescence-Based Enzymatic Assay

Sensors, 2019
Organophosphate (OP) pesticides are widely used in the agricultural field and in the prevention of pest infestation in private and public areas of cities.
Giovanni Paolo Cetrangolo, Carla Gori, Janis Rusko, Sara Terreri, Giuseppe Manco, Amelia Cimmino, Ferdinando Febbraio   +6 more
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Novel Strategy for Electroanalytical Detection of Antipsychotic Drugs Chlorpromazine and Thioridazine; Possibilities for Simultaneous Determination

International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2017
A simple and fast method for determination of two phenothiazine drugs, chlorpromazine (CPZ) and thioridazine (TDZ), at the boron-doped diamond electrode (BDDE) was proposed.
B.B. Petković, D. Kuzmanović, T. Dimitrijević, M.P. Krstić, D.M. Stanković   +4 more
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Turning waste into value: using human urine to enrich soils for sustainable food production in Uganda

, 2015
This article builds on an action research process involving Ugandan smallholder farmers in collaborative experimentation on the use of human urine as a crop fertilizer.
Elina Andersson
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Combining bio-based fertilizers with amendment and fertilizing value as a sustainable way for cherry tomato production

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
Producing tomatoes using combinations of bio-based fertilizers (BBFs) with either fertilizing (large availability of nutrients, eg. human urine) and amendment value (potential contribution to soil organic carbon stocks, eg.
Lelenda Florent Kebalo, Laure Vieublé Gonod, Patricia Garnier, Sabine Houot   +3 more
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