... the effect of another chemical toxicology The scientific study of poisons and their actions and detection, and treatment ofthe condition produced by them Also the study ofthe effects of chemicals ... involving the interaction between the nervous system andthe hormones ofthe endocrine glands neurofibril One ofthe delicate threads running in every direction through the cytoplasm ofthe body of ... sexual maturation; and effects on the mother concern lactation and acceptance ofthe offspring resorption The loss of substance in the mucous lining ofthe uterus reticuloendothelial system Phagocytic...
... partridges and wolves) and a very rich diversity of flower The first HSR proposal dates back to the end ofthe eighties, and soon after the opposition in the Susa Valley started In 2011, the new ... villas, churches and abbeys, castles and fortresses, which attract thousands of tourists every year At the time ofthe Romans, the alpine crossovers ofthe valley acquired strategic and military ... go from one end ofthe country to the other, taking real advantage ofthe high speed (they tend to use the air services instead) A study commissioned by the Mountain Community ofthe Susa Valley...
... in the spring and summer of 1986 were estimated to be ofthe order of 33 mSv on average, with the highest dose ofthe order of several hundred mSv Doses of Ionizing Radiation Interaction of ionizing ... Construction and operation ofthe NSC and relevant engineering infrastructure; — Defuelling, decommissioning and dismantling of Units 1, andofthe nuclear power plant andthe Shelter; — Construction of ... Russian Federation and Ukraine Although these three countries bore the brunt ofthe impact, given the spread of radiation outside the borders ofthe Soviet Union, other countries (in Scandinavia, for...
... system, the use of discretized side chains, andthe lack of precise modeling of backbone flexibility, affect the reliability ofthe method Therefore, instead of relying on the accuracy ofthe single ... recognition of different compounds andthe immobilization of bio-se‐ lective materials; the second on the transduction methods ofthe signals of bio-recognition reactions andthe third on the signal ... Organization of Results” The division ofthe chapters into sections is based on the major focus of these studies and is not limiting the topics handled – valuable results and new ideas of different...
... partridges and wolves) and a very rich diversity of flower The first HSR proposal dates back to the end ofthe eighties, and soon after the opposition in the Susa Valley started In 2011, the new ... villas, churches and abbeys, castles and fortresses, which attract thousands of tourists every year At the time ofthe Romans, the alpine crossovers ofthe valley acquired strategic and military ... go from one end ofthe country to the other, taking real advantage ofthe high speed (they tend to use the air services instead) A study commissioned by the Mountain Community ofthe Susa Valley...
... masculine behavior in themselves and others, and that the beliefs and behaviors fostered in men and boys, the resources available to demonstrate masculinity, andthe resources boys and men use to enact ... health of cials, psychologists, and other health care Dying to Be Men professionals to improve the health and well-being of men and boys To accomplish this, I drew from a wealth of literature andresearch ... beliefs andthe expression of emotions and physical distress, underlying factors that influence the health and health-related behaviors and beliefs of men and boys, and health care BEHAVIORS AND HEALTH...
... marked off the perimeter ofthe barn by placing the balls of paper at the corners “Frances, you are a genius!” I exclaimed The land there is owned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Society; andthe story ... give up his home and it sat in the middle ofthe space needed for the museum A standoff, which became known in the media as the siege of Fort Anthony,” began Crowds gathered andthe county sheriffs ... granddaughter of Gloria Swanson, the famous actress from the silent era Jim Young was there and quite perplexed as to how they should handle the situation They told me that they had closed the...
... survey ofthe land involving Lao authorities (district, village, and sometime province), the owner ofthe land andthe company, the company offered an amount of money for the compensation ofthe land ... affected by the Project Loss of land and access to land The 33 villages impacted by the Project were found to have lost 83% of their agricultural lands This major loss of land, andthe loss of access ... for the development of a rubber plantation Following the approval by the People Committee ofthe Province of Champasack, on the 27th of October 2004, the note 120 ofthe People Committee of the...
... depending on the circumstances ofthe substance’s use andthe ease of identifying and monitoring either the sentinel response or the seriousness ofthe toxicity produced Changing the definition ... µg/day of PCP is the SHD, which when divided by the water ingestion rate of L/day of water becomes 174 µg/L.)] If the route ofenvironmental exposure to PCP were via the ingestion of food, then the ... biochemistry; (4) the distribution of chemicals to certain tissues and pharmacokinetics ofthe chemical in the animal; (5) the metabolism, bioactivation, and detoxification ofthe chemical; and (6) ultimately...
... coenzyme A as a cofactor and require the formation of a thioester with the carboxylic acid group, either of acetate or ofthe xenobiotic The thioester then reacts with an amine, either on the xenobiotic ... circulate, and leave the body The sites of metabolism ofthe xenobiotic within the body The chemistry and enzymology of xenobiotic metabolism The bioactivation as well as inactivation of xenobiotics ... mechanisms, andthe action of gastrointestinal enzymes or intestinal microflora • Factors determining the rate of diffusion across the skin • Absorption of solid and liquid particulates andof gases and...
... filtration and tubular secretion are dependent on the concentration ofthe drug in the plasma, andthe rate of reabsorption by the tubules is dependent on the concentration of drug in the urine The ... enhance the hydration ofthe skin and increase the rate of uptake of agents applied to the surface ofthe skin For compounds with the same hydrophobicity, the smaller compound will diffuse across the ... injury Rather, the type of lesion or effect observed is dependent on the chemical involved, the dose, andthe duration of exposure Some types of injury are the result of acute toxicity to the liver,...
... released when these inhaled agents deposit in the lung, and these factors alert the phagocytic cells to the location ofthe agents The macrophages then engulf them and attempt to ingest them with ... extensive, from the severe rupturing ofthe septa walls Even short of cell death, these cells become less efficient in the removal of particulates and other toxins Therefore, the inhalation of toxic ... increase in the membrane permeability ofthe alveocapillary membrane complex ofthe lung and other airway linings This results in an increase in fluid, either in the interstitial space ofthe alveocapillary...
... ofthe earlier observations and theories about the nature ofthe carcinogenic process These discoveries have been followed by further refinements in our understanding ofthe molecular basis of ... attached microtubules to the very center ofthe cell, lining up in the equatorial plane ofthe mitotic spindle With still further growth ofthe spindle, the chromatids in each pair of chromosomes are ... properly Following G2, the cells undergo mitosis and a daughter cell is created Any errors in the made in the replication ofthe DNA ofthe original cell are now fixed in the DNA ofthe daughter cell...
... the fundamental concepts of metal toxicity Because ofthe large number of metals, their ubiquitous nature, and their chemical and physical diversity, the field of metal toxicology is one ofthe ... increasing These data were confirmed in the 1999 joint release from the CDC, NCI, and ACS As awareness ofenvironmental contamination andthe ubiquity of synthetic chemicals arose in the 1960s, ... absorb metals and other inorganic substances from the soil and bind the metals in stable forms within their tissues Removal ofthe plants or fungi then effectively removes the metals from the site...
... effect on the corrosiveness ofthe amine group Thus, while the irritant nature ofthe other functional groups (alcohols, ethers, carboxylic acids, etc.) is decreased as the size ofthe organic ... extent on the distribution ofthe chemical within the body Some ofthe systemic effects observed for lethal exposures are edema and hemorrhage ofthe lungs, necrosis ofthe liver, necrosis and nephritis ... susceptible to their toxic effects The most efficient route of exposure of these compounds is via ingestion This class of rodenticides works by depression ofthe vitamin K synthesis ofthe blood clotting...
... immobilization of individuals bitten by poisonous snakes or other animals can reduce entry ofthe toxin(s) into the systemic circulation, and thereby delay the onset and reduce the intensity ofthe response ... justified by the data, and are they consistent with the current scientific understanding ofthe test or area of toxicology? Is the outcome ofthe reported experiment dependent on the test conditions, ... other characteristics ofthe experimental animals can influence toxic responses, and therefore the extrapolation of these responses to humans Examples include the age ofthe animal (e.g., whether...
... because these types of work schedules increase the exposure time andthe amount ofthe chemical that reaches the target organ and because the time for clearance ofthe chemical from the body ... operation This groupof professionals must fully implement the spirit as well as the letter ofthe program These are the people who will carry the message ofthe program to distant sites At these distant ... implement the full measures and intent ofthe program, it will not work The worker is the focus ofthe entire program and is also involved in the process Employees are obligated to themselves and their...
... ofthe study andthe revision ofthe manuscript JB participated in the design ofthe study, appraised the guideline with eGLIA, and participated in the telephone conference andthe revision of ... Sweden, the Netherlands, and New Zealand Appraisal ofthe guideline We asked the panel members to read the ESHRE guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis and to assess it with the ... Discussion The aim of this study was to investigate the implementability ofthe ESHRE guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis with the aid ofthe eGLIA tool In general, the appraisers...
... -Chapter 1. -The situation of France after the war-A glance a t the development of saving and savings institutions- -11. -The crises of 1882 and 1889-A brief outline ofthe operations ofthe Bank of France, ... from the bonds furnished by the collectors-general ofthe departments, and destined by the law ofthe sixth Frimaire preceding to the paying off ofthe public debt, and also to guarantee the payments ... of issue and to bank notes We have seen above that in that town there existed a very prosperous institution of issue when thefoundingofthe Bank of France andthe suppression ofthe right of...