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The roles of Eu during the growth of eutectic Si in Al-Si alloys [PDF]

, 2015
Controlling the growth of eutectic Si and thereby modifying the eutectic Si from flake-like to fibrous is a key factor in improving the properties of Al-Si alloys.
Hage, Fredrik, Li, Jiehua, Ramasse, Quentin, Romaner, Lorenz, Sartory, Bernhard, Scheiber, Daniel, Schumacher, Peter, Wiessner, Manfred   +7 more
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Outbreak of Fatal Childhood Lead Poisoning Related to Artisanal Gold Mining in Northwestern Nigeria, 2010. [PDF]

, 2011
Background: In May 2010, a team of national and international organizations was assembled to investigate children's deaths due to lead poisoning in villages in northwestern Nigeria.
Abdullahi M. Bashir, Antonio Neri, Bellinger DC, Berg KK, Carrie A. Dooyema, Chisholm JJ, Falk H., Henry Akpan, James Durant, Mary Jean Brown, Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, Oladayo Biya, Patrick M. Nguku, Paul I. Dargan, Saheed O. Gidado, Sa’ad Idris, Suleiman Haladu, Todd Swarthout, Yi-Chun Lo   +18 more
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Keyed Non-Parametric Hypothesis Tests

, 2020
The recent popularity of machine learning calls for a deeper understanding of AI security. Amongst the numerous AI threats published so far, poisoning attacks currently attract considerable attention.
A Kerckhoffs, B Biggio, J Newsome, JT Kost, M Barreno, M Brown, NA Heard, O Taran   +7 more
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Signatures of topological Josephson junctions [PDF]

, 2016
Quasiparticle poisoning and diabatic transitions may significantly narrow the window for the experimental observation of the $4\pi$-periodic $dc$ Josephson effect predicted for topological Josephson junctions.
Berg, Erez, Oreg, Yuval, Peng, Yang, Pientka, Falko, von Oppen, Felix   +4 more
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Exposure to environmental toxicants and gout risk in adults: Unveiling the associations and potential targets

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Emerging environmental toxicants may jeopardise uric acid metabolism, but the associations between toxicants and gout risk remain unknown. This study aimed to comprehensively assess the associations of toxicants with gout and to investigate the mediated ...
Xinglin Wan, Yapei Sun, Haoyu Mao, Xin Han, Jie Zhou, Weixia Duan, Cong Liu, Tao Li, Min Qian, Qin Yu, Shangcheng Xu   +10 more
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Microsecond resolution of quasiparticle tunneling in the single-Cooper-pair-transistor

, 2006
We present radio-frequency measurements on a single-Cooper-pair-transistor in which individual quasiparticle poisoning events were observed with microsecond temporal resolution.
A. J. Ferguson, F. E. Hudson, H. Grabert, N. A. Court, R. G. Clark   +4 more
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Cadmium exposure assessment based on food survey data in an urban area of Beijing and Chongli area of Zhangjiakou

Zhongguo shipin weisheng zazhi, 2022
ObjectiveTo provide a reference for food safety risk assessment and safety assurance for the Winter Olympics and Beijing residents， the exposure level and possible health risks of cadmium （Cd） in main foods in the surrounding areas of the 2022 Beijing ...
HAN Gaochao, JING Haiming, HAN Yitao, LI Nan, ZHANG Lei, SONG Yan, LUO Fei, HOU Yan, ZHANG Guoyan, LI Zinan, ZHANG Wenjing, QI Lijuan, DU Hongju, NIE Yanmin, TAN Zhuangsheng, NING Junyu, GAO Shan, LOU Yun, LI Guojun   +18 more
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Restricting paracetamol in the United Kingdom to reduce poisoning: a systematic review

, 2005
Background Paracetamol poisoning is implicated in about 150-200 poisoning deaths per year in England and Wales. We review previous studies assessing the effectiveness of regulations introduced in 1998 to restrict sales of paracetamol and reduce ...
Majeed, A, Morgan, O
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Sepsis-Induced Endothelial Barrier Dysfunction: Mechanisms, Pathology, and Therapeutic Advances

Research
Sepsis is a life-threatening disease characterized by systemic inflammation and endothelial barrier dysfunction, leading to multiorgan failure and high mortality.
Rui Wang, Qiuju Han, Jiangbo Fan, Zhe Xu, Wenyi Liu, Di Liu, You Li, Juan Du, Jianhui Sun, Huacai Zhang, Qingli Cai, Chu Gao, Jianxin Jiang, Zhen Wang, Ling Zeng   +14 more
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Impact of paracetamol pack size restrictions on poisoning from paracetamol in England and Wales: an observational study.

, 2005
BACKGROUND: About 500 drug poisoning deaths involving paracetamol (acetaminophen) occur every year in England and Wales. To reduce the number of deaths, regulations were introduced in 1998 to restrict the sale of paracetamol.
Griffiths, Clare, Majeed, Azeem, Morgan, Oliver   +2 more
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