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Farmers' Preferences for Gene Editing Crops and Influencing Factors
ABSTRACT Gene editing (GE) is gaining momentum worldwide, but limited data on UK farmers' preferences hinders our understanding of its potential impact amid deregulation debates. Based on a survey of 200 English arable farmers, we employ a Latent Class Analysis and Multinomial Logit regressions to investigate current preferences for GE crops.
Bertolozzi‐Caredio Daniele +1 more
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Pesticide Safety Miniposter: Pesticide Emergencies
This poster introduces new pest control technicians to the general actions to be taken in the event of pesticide exposure. Technicians learn to recognize symptoms of exposure as they watch videos linked to the quick response (QR) codes on the poster. The
Rebecca W. Baldwin +4 more
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Biomarkers of human exposure to pesticides.
For centuries, several hundred pesticides have been used to control insects. These pesticides differ greatly in their mode of action, uptake by the body, metabolism, elimination from the body, and toxicity to humans. Potential exposure from the environment can be estimated by environmental monitoring.
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ABSTRACT We conducted two framed field economic experiments with citrus farmers in Florida, United States and soybean farmers in Argentina to investigate their willingness to coordinate pest and weed management efforts. Despite the contrast between these two agricultural contexts, we find striking behavioral commonalities.
Ariel Singerman, Sergio H. Lence
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Multidimensional characterization of heterogeneity in pesticide co-exposure patterns
ObjectivesThis study analyzed clinical data from 1641 pesticide-exposed patients screened for a total of 159 pesticide compounds admitted to Shandong First Medical University Affiliated Provincial Hospital from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024, aiming ...
Han Su +5 more
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Pesticide exposure and liver cancer: a review
To review the epidemiologic literature examining pesticide exposure and liver cancer incidence. A search of the MEDLINE and Embase databases was conducted in October 2015.
T. VoPham +9 more
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Parkinson's disease and pesticide exposures [PDF]
Idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder in which loss of dopaminergic neurons in the basal ganglia leads to tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity and postural instability.Literature search using Medline with keywords 'Parkinson's disease' and 'pesticides', limited to English, was undertaken, supplemented by articles from the author'
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An Assessment to Toxicological Risk of Pesticide Exposure [PDF]
On the one hand, pesticides may be absorbed into the body orally, dermally, ocularly and by inhalation and the human exposure may be dietary, recreational and/or occupational where toxicity could be acute or chronic. On the other hand, the environmental fate and toxicity of the pesticide is contingent on the physico-chemical characteristics of ...
Cristina Coelho +4 more
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