effects of water pollution on human health and environment

... NONPARAMETRIC MODELING OF THE EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION ON PUBLIC HEALTH PENG QIAO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 2005 NONPARAMETRIC MODELING OF THE EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION ON PUBLIC HEALTH ... explanation of these conditions in order, which were given in Cheng and Tong (1993) Conditions (A.1)-(A.4) are self-explanatory Condition(A.5) is the introduction of a weight function ω, the purpose of ... nausea, dizziness and headaches and is fatal at very high concentration 1.2 Quantification of Health Effects As evidence of negative impacts of air pollution on public health has

Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2015, 23:08

... http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/14/72 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Rapid and long-term effects of water deficit on gas exchange and hydraulic conductance of silver birch trees grown under varying atmospheric humidity ... Sellin*, Aigar Niglas, Eele Õunapuu-Pikas and Priit Kupper Abstract Background: Effects of water deficit on plant water status, gas exchange and hydraulic conductance were investigated in Betula ... dehydrating cut branches in open-air conditions; long-term water deficit was generated by seasonal drought Results: The rapid water deficit quantified by leaf (ΨL) and branch water potentials (ΨB) had a

Ngày tải lên: 27/05/2020, 01:31

... Yale University and Prof Paul Tam of University of Hong Kong for their valuable advice and insightful comments. We also thank Genome Research Centre of The Uni- versity of Hong Kong for the technology ... http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/7/1/34 Page 5 of 10 (page number not for citation purposes) concentration and the percentage of each ginsenoside in 3 mg of PGSE are shown in Table 1. Differential effects ... results of CXCL-10 and IL-8 were validated by quantitative RT-PCR and ELISA. Consistently, PGSE showed inhibition on TNF-α-induced CXCL-10 expres- sion (Figures 1A and 2A) but augmentation of TNF-α-

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 15:20

... little evidence of apoptosis in human lung cancer cells (H1299) Human lung cancer cells (H1299) were treated with media alone (control) and various concentrations of CSE; a) control, b) CSE (1.0%), ... shrinkage, condensation and fragmentation of nuclear material Necrosis on the other hand, is a passive response characterized by cytoplasmic swelling, rapid loss of plasma membrane integrity, and eventually ... endogenous levels of glutathione status and the amount of 4-HNE is formed IL-8 and IL-6 are important in the recruitment and activation of inflammatory cells The induction of these proinflammatory

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 16:20

... 300 200 100 0 Control * Control PDGF EGF TGFβ Control PGE2 400 p-ERK , % of control * p-ERK , % of control p-AKT, % of control p-ERK, % of control 1500 lin ko rs Fo * 300 200 100 Control Fluprostenol ... Effect of PGE2 and forskolin on DNA synthesis and cAMP accumulation A Effect of increasing concentrations of PGE2 on PDGF-stimulated DNA synthesis Results are presented as mean ± S.E.M of four ... Figure Effect of different agonists on DNA synthesis and phosphorylation of ERK and Akt in pancreatic stellate cells A Effect of PDGF (10 ng/ml), EGF (10 nM), and TGFβ (10 ng/ml) on DNA synthesis

Ngày tải lên: 14/10/2020, 17:09

... protein sequence with that of other species (Xenopus, Drosophila, mouse isoforms 1, 2, and 4, rat isoforms and 2, bovine isoforms 1, 2, 3, and 4, and human isoforms 1, 2, 3, and 4) is shown in Fig ... to allow the passage of solutes and water, resulting in the swelling and ultimate rupture of the outer membrane Almost all studies on the mammalian PTP concur on the conditions that open or inhibit ... mammalian consensus, addition of ADP in the absence of oligomycin to the suspension caused Artemia mitochondria to show ‘shrinkage’ upon addition of CaCl2 (Fig 2B), which is known to occur because of

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 00:20

... quantum of environmental and health risk associated with it The severity of the environmental degradation of Ennore creek could reflect upon the health and living conditions of the stakeholders of ... reasons were cited by 15.2 % and 11.9 environmental factors like water % of the sick persons respectively 19 Shallowing of pollution, air pollution and the degraded Sewage pollution and oil pollution ... & the creek environment on the health and income of stakeholders of Ennore Creek Hypotheses of the study There is an influence of environmental factors on the prevalence of disease and the working

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 21:20

... Figure 1 Effects of nutrients addition on the final concentration of volatile sulfur compounds (A) and polyfunctional thiols (B). Nutrient treatments included supplementation of rehydration nutrients ... composition (Figure 1). The concentration of the polyfunctiona l thiols 3MH and 3MHA increased with the addition of rehydration nutrient while the con- centration of hydrogen sulfide was signif ... (Additional file 1). Further characterisation of the effect of rehydration nutrients on the f ormation of volatile sulfur compounds was obtained by monitoring H 2 S production throughout fermentation.

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 23:20

... pressure of declining wild population of clams. That is one of the important contributions of the project towards Better Aquaculture Practices. 3 Effects of stocking biomass on growth, survival and ... on the bottom. Researches have been conducted for various clam species on production (Cigarrıa and Fernandez, 2000; Shpigel and Spencer, 1996; Zhang and Yan, 2006) and the use of clam as water ... analyzed was performed using GraphPad Prism version 4.0 and Microsoft Office EXCEL for Window. Results and Discussion The environment conditions of the experiments The experiment site situated

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 05:20

... the effect of organoclay loading on stress at 100% elongation (M100) and stress at 300% elongation (M300) of NR and ENR nanocomposites. For both NR and ENR nanocomposites, M100 and M300 values ... vulcanisation, two steps of thermal degradation occured at 300°C–400°C The second degradation corresponded to the degradation of the polyisoprene chain and is followed by volatilisation of ... Filler Loading (phr) Elongation At Break (%) SMR L ENR 50 Elongation at break (%) Filler loading (phr) Figure 7: The effect of organoclay loading on elongation at breaking of NR and ENR nanocomposites.

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 14:20

... understand the results of any ecological study of circadian disruption on human health or how laboratory studies using animal models relate to the human condition Second, with an understanding of ... and 0.54 respectively with standard deviations of 0.20 and 0.16 respectively, and the mean values for the entrained and "jet-lagged" rats were 1.10 and 1.21 with standard deviations of 0.28 and ... for nurses and for rats Mean phasors for nurses and for rats Discussion This paper provides a new framework for the study of the effects of circadian entrainment/disruption on human health, emphasizing

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:20

... effects of rehabilitation interventions on specific treatment goals for hand OA. Introduction Hand osteoarthritis (OA) is a common chronic condi- tion involving one or more joints of the thumb and ... ference, and the other trial [26] drew no conclusion on the effect of acupuncture on hand strength. Range of motion The effects of three interventions (splints, laser, and exer- cise) on ROM were ... each on laser and heat, and one study each on splints, massage and acupuncture. One higher quality trial showed a large positive effect of 12-month use of a night spl int on hand pain, function,

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 15:22

... society and presents key priorities and challenges to conservation in the country’s context 1.3 Emergence of conservation awareness The rise of conservation and environmental ... exceptionally... survival and conservation, as well as further exploring the rehabilitation and restoration of such habitats A greater understanding of the ecological and evolutionary ... processes that control and maintain biodiversity would help to form the basis of effective conservation Fostering collaboration with international organizations and institutions of learning

Ngày tải lên: 14/09/2015, 08:57

... Five-month effects on condom use and cervical gonorrhea incidence (1994) Unintended effects on oral sex and pharyngeal gonorrhea incidence 104 Process evaluation 106 Effects of condom promotion ... evaluation 109 4.2.1.1 Long term effects on oral condom use and pharyngeal gonorrhea incidence (1999-2002) 109 v 4.2.1.2 Comparison of effects in group with brothel intervention and in control ... interrelationship of STIs and AIDS 1.3 Determinants of transmission of STIs, HIV and AIDS 1.4 Sex workers as a source of transmission 1.5 Rationale for directing interventions at sex workers 1.6 Rationale

Ngày tải lên: 17/09/2015, 17:20

... MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING MINING MANUFACTURING CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION MANUFACTURING OIL -GAS CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION MEDICINE CONSTRUCTION MEDICINE MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING SERVICE ... style options attendance of individual disclosed (in person, telephone, video director? conference) Is the basis (level and mix) BOD and SB remuneration policy information of board remuneration available; ... MANUFACTURING TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION MANUFACTURING CONSTRUCTION SERVICE CONSTRUCTION REAL ESTATE MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING CONSTRUCTION TRANSPORTATION AQUACULTURE MANUFACTURING

Ngày tải lên: 22/10/2015, 11:32

... levels of dietary MOS on serum cytokine concentrations and growth performance in pigs reared under regular housing conditions; and (3) the effect of dietary supplementation of MOS on immune responses ... fraction differs in proportions of functional carbohydrates (mannan and β-glucan) The important aim of these studies was to determine effects of mannan oligosaccharide (MOS) on immune function and ... of MR on the suppression of TLR3 activation-induced inflammation is beyond the scope of this study In addition, MOS and other yeast-related components were found to be able to regulate constitutive

Ngày tải lên: 22/05/2016, 16:50

... suspension program Education and Treatment of Children, 24, 276-293 National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDE) (2005) Response to intervention: Policy considerations and ... levels of problem behaviors, with an overall mean of 32.8% (range, 21-42.7) Upon introduction of the CICO intervention phase, Lauren and Andrew displayed an immediate reduction in level and trend, ... impression of the CICO intervention The participants responded to the questionnaire once per week for a total of eight measure- August 2011 / 229 ments per respondent The mean scores for each question

Ngày tải lên: 03/03/2017, 21:21

... group did in terms of organization, mechanics (grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling), and sentence variation and transitions (2) Most of the students’ perceptions towards collaborative ... MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING HO CHI MINH CITY OPEN UNIVERSITY EFFECTS OF COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ON WRITING SKILLS AND ATTITUDES OF INTERMEDIATE NON-ENGLISH MAJOR STUDENTS AT ENGLISH ZONE CENTER ... CHAPTER 6: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 92 6.1 Main conclusions of the study 92 6.2 Implications 93 6.3 Limitations 96 6.4 Recommendations for further

Ngày tải lên: 02/07/2017, 17:41

... D Figure Effects of incubation method on dissolution rate of tablets of NT at 120 ºC and CE P 3.2 Flow properties and morphology of MR Bulk and tapped density of different formulations were measured ... are commonly used to control release of drug due to their capability of swelling in the presence of water and forming a gellike substance To compare effect of types of rice on dissolution rates, ... magnifications of 2000 of native NT rice (A); F1 (B); F6 (C); F7 (D); F9 (E); F10 ( F) 3.3 Swelling and erosion analyses Figure 7A shows effects of types of rice on swelling and erosion during

Ngày tải lên: 14/12/2017, 17:50

... investigation on chronic effects was carried out with two concentrations of MC (5 and 50 mg LÀ1) which would fall within the range of dissolved MC in natural waters in the world, from trace concentration ... chronic effects of dissolved MC-LR and a cell free cyanobacterial crude extract containing MC on life history of D magna were investigated over their entire life duration of two months Their offspring ... the reproduction of D pulex (Hietala et al., 1997b) In contrast, dissolved MC-LR at the concentration of 3.5 mg LÀ1 had no effect on growth and reproduction of D magna (Luărling and Van der Grinten,

Ngày tải lên: 14/12/2017, 17:58