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Role of Commensal Microbes in the γ-Ray Irradiation-Induced Physiological Changes in Drosophila melanogaster

open access: yesMicroorganisms, 2020
Ionizing radiation induces biological/physiological changes and affects commensal microbes, but few studies have examined the relationship between the physiological changes induced by irradiation and commensal microbes.
Hwa-Jin Lee   +6 more
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Radiological risk analysis of image-guided interventional procedures

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences, 2023
Image-guided interventional procedures have become one of the medical applications that produces the highest doses of radiation for both the patient and the personnel involved in it.
A. J. González   +3 more
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A study of environmental radioactivity measurement of selected Kaolin mining fields in Kwara, Nigeria

open access: yesCogent Engineering, 2022
This article reports an in-situ measurements of the background gamma radiation dose rates and the activity concentrations of 238U, 232Th and 40K, at kaolin mining-fields in Ilorin-south and Ilorin-west, Kwara, Nigeria.
Mojisola Rachael Usikalu   +3 more
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Radioactivity in Calabrian (Southern Italy) Wild Boar Meat

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2020
The production chain for game meat is specific and differs from the production chain of meat from domestic livestock. Wild boar meat is a foodstuff consumed in Italy.
Francesco Caridi   +2 more
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Cytotoxic and genotoxic potential of Bulgarian Rosa alba L. essential oil – in vitro model study

open access: yesBiotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 2018
Rosa alba L., also known as the white oil-bearing rose, has been cultivated in relatively small areas of Europe – predominantly in the Rose Valley of Bulgaria.
Gabrielle Jovtchev   +6 more
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Reviews on common objectives and evaluation indicators for risk communication activities from 2011 to 2017 [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2020
Background Risk communication is widely accepted as a significant factor for policy makers, academic researchers, and practitioners in diverse fields.
Akiko Sato   +8 more
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Phasing out of nuclear - Phasing out of risk? Spatial assessment of social vulnerability and exposure to nuclear power plants in Germany

open access: yesProgress in Disaster Science, 2022
While nuclear power plants (NPP) are built back in Germany, the exposure risk will remain for some time being. This study conducts a geospatial analysis in exposure radii from 5 to 80 km around 41 NPP sites in and around Germany. The results show that 40
Alexander Fekete
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AN ATTEMPT TO EVALUATE THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH RADIOLOGICAL TERROR

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences, 2014
The evaluation of the risk of a terrorist attack has been made frequently by multiplying the probability of occurrence of a terrorist attempt by the probability of its success and a quantity which represents the consequences of a successful attack.
Anselmo Salles Paschoa   +1 more
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Polypropylene nanoplastic exposure leads to lung inflammation through p38-mediated NF-κB pathway due to mitochondrial damage

open access: yesParticle and Fibre Toxicology, 2023
Background Polypropylene (PP) is used in various products such as disposable containers, spoons, and automobile parts. The disposable masks used for COVID-19 prevention mainly comprise PP, and the disposal of such masks is concerning because of the ...
Jong-Hwan Woo   +6 more
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Radioactivity in soil from Mojkovac, Montenegro, and assessment of radiological and cancer risk [PDF]

open access: yesNuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2012
Soil samples from Mojkovac, Montenegro, were analyzed by standard gamma-spectrometry for radioactivity due to 226Ra, 232Th, 40K, and 137Cs. Average activity concentrations have been found to be 28.6, 43.1, 620.8, and 55 Bq/kg, respectively.
Antović Nevenka M.   +3 more
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