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    The health effects of exposure to arsenic-contaminated drinking water: a revi...

    Chronic arsenic exposure through drinking water has been a vigorously studied and debated subject. However, the existing literature does not allow for a thorough examination of...
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    Ethnic-specific relationships between haemostatic and oxidative stress marker...

    Haemostatic– and oxidative stress markers are associated with increased cardiovascular risk. In the black population, evidence exists that both an imbalance in the haemostatic...
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    Chemotherapy as palliative treatment for peritoneal carcinomatosis of gastric...

    Chemotherapy as palliative treatment for peritoneal carcinomatosis of gastric origin
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    Footpad dermatitis and pain assessment in turkey poults using analgesia and o...

    1. The relationships between litter moisture, footpad dermatitis (FPD) and pain in medium heavy turkey strains was studied by gait analysis in two medium heavy with and without...
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    The acute respiratory exposure by intratracheal instillation of Sprague–Dawle...

    Context: Adverse health effects of ambient particulate matter (PM) have been demonstrated in humans, mostly in terms of respiratory and cardiovascular events. However, whether...
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    Studies on the antiplatelet and antithrombotic profile of anti-inflammatory c...

    The interest towards coumarin-based structures stems from their polypharmacological profile. Herein, we present a series of Mannich bases and 7-azomethine-linked coumarin...
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    Culture and molecular identification of fungal contaminants in edible bird nests

    Widespread food poisoning due to microbial contamination has been a major concern for the food industry, consumers and governing authorities. This study is designed to determine...
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    Effects of hydrogen peroxide on relaxation through the NO/sGC/cGMP pathway in...

    The production of reactive oxygen species, including hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), is increased in diseased blood vessels. Although H2O2 leads to impairment of the nitric oxide...
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    Recruitment of cyanobacteria from the sediments in the eutrophic Shanzi Reser...

    This study investigated the impact of four environmental factors on the recruitment of cyanobacteria from bottom sediments in the eutrophic Shanzi Reservoir. Temperature and...
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    Seaweed polysaccharide-based hydrogels used for the regeneration of articular...

    This manuscript provides an overview of the in vitro and in vivo studies reported in the literature focusing on seaweed polysaccharides based hydrogels that have been proposed...
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    Multimodal functional imaging for early response assessment in GIST patients ...

    Gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) is the most common soft-tissue sarcoma, with reported annual incidence of 14 – 20 cases per million [1,2]. Approxi mately half of the...
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    A survey of public attitudes towards barking dogs in New Zealand

    AIMS: To investigate public attitudes towards barking dogs in New Zealand in order to quantify the extent to which people perceive barking dogs to be a problem, to compare...
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    Polyhydroxyalkanoates – what are the uses? Current challenges and perspectives

    AbstractOver the past few decades, a considerable attention has been focused on the microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) owing to its multifaceted properties, i.e....
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    New acylated anthocyanins from purple yam and their antioxidant activity

    Purple yam (Dioscorea alata L.), which is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, is characterized by its color and viscosity. Previous studies have shown that...
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    Simultaneous determination of acidic pesticides in vegetables and fruits by l...

    A sensitive and efficient method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of 73 multi-class acidic pesticides, such as phenoxy acid and sulfonylurea herbicides, in...
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    Teenagers want to be told when a parent's death is near: A nationwide study o...

    Background. We aimed to investigate cancer-bereaved youths’ opinions and experiences of being told about a parent's imminent death from cancer and of barriers to this...