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Does partial coating with titanium improve the radiographic fusion rate of empty PEEK cages in cervical spine surgery? A comparative analysis of clinical data

open access: yesPatient Safety in Surgery, 2017
Background Anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a well-established surgical treatment. Several types of intervertebral spacers can be used, but there is increasing evidence that PEEK cages yield insufficient fusion and thus less clinical ...
Andreas Kotsias   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving community environmental literacy regarding the impact of mercury use in the artisanal small-scale gold mining sector (A study in Sumalata Timur District, North Gorontalo Regency, Gorontalo Province)

open access: yesJournal of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, 2022
This research focuses on villages where the community mostly works in the small-scale gold mining sector (ASGM), namely Hulawa Village and Buladu Village, North Gorontalo Regency.
Sri Maryati   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of a new enrichment nanosorbent for speciation of mercury by FI-CV-ICP-MS [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Mercury is one of the most toxic environmental pollutants and its effects on human and ecosystem health are well known. All mercury species are toxic, with organic mercury compounds generally being more toxic than inorganic species.
Cano-Pavón, José Manuel   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Natural, cultural and industrial heritage as a basis for sustainable regional development within the Geopark Idrija project (Slovenia) [PDF]

open access: yesGeographica Pannonica, 2010
The Idrija Municipality, situated in the western part of Slovenia, extends over an area of 294 km2 with around 12,000 inhabitants. The area of Idrija is placed at the crossing of Dinaric and Alpine mountain ranges.
Gorjup-Kavčič Mojca   +4 more
doaj  

Environmental Impact of Anthropogenic Mercury Release in China

open access: yesChemical Engineering Transactions, 2021
There is increasing public concern regarding the potential risks posed by mercury and mercury compounds. Knowledge of the mercury emission and release inventory, and determination of the main factors that ameliorate the environmental impact of ...
Habuer   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effective Decontamination and Remediation After Elemental Mercury Exposure: A Case Report in the United States [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2021
Elemental mercury exposure can result in significant toxicity. Source decontamination and remediation are often required after larger elemental mercury exposures, but the details of these processes are infrequently reported. In the case described herein,
Kelly Johnson-Arbor, Brian Schultz
doaj   +1 more source

Carcinogenicity of mercury and mercury compounds.

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 1993
Mercury and mercury compounds are widely used in modern society, but only sparse data are available on their carcinogenicity. Methylmercury chloride causes kidney tumors in male mice. Mercury chloride has shown some carcinogenic activity in male rats, but the evidence for female rats and male mice is equivocal.
Enzo Merler   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

When Less Is More $\ldots$ Few Bit ADCs in RF Systems

open access: yesIEEE Access, 2019
Digitizing RF signals using few bit ADCs can provide system advantages in terms of reduced power dissipation, wider sampling bandwidth, and decreased demand for digital throughput. The diversity of established applications based on few bit ADCs, together
Christopher T. Rodenbeck   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mercury recovery from acidic mercury solution using electrodeposition

open access: yes工程科学学报, 2020
Mercury, a heavy metal, can seriously harm human bodies and the environment due to its characteristics of high toxicity, biological enrichment, and long-range migration.
Zi-liang LI   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

On the EDM Cancellations in D-brane models [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
We analyze the possibility of simultaneous electron, neutron, and mercury electric dipole moment (EDM) cancellations in the mSUGRA and D--brane models.
A. Bartl   +36 more
core   +2 more sources

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