-
Article
YAC and cosmid FISH map** of an unbalanced chromosomal translocation causing partial trisomy 21 and Down syndrome
Most cases of Down syndrome (DS) result from a supernumerary chromosome 21; however, there are rare cases in which DS is due to partial trisomy of chromosome 21, involving various segments of the chromosome. ...
-
Article
Ceramic thin film thickness determination by nano-indentation
Abstracts are not published in this journal
-
Article
La surexpression de l'androgen-binding protein (ABP) provoque des modifications morphologiques et fonctionnelles dans le testicule de souris
Les cellules de Sertoli (CS) de nombreuses espèces produisent une androgen-binding protein (ABP) secrétée à la fois vers le compartiment sanguin et vers la lumière des tubes séminifères. Depuis cette dernière,...
-
Chapter and Conference Paper
Cerebral Hemodynamic Changes during Sustained Hypocapnia in Severe Head Injury: Can Hyperventilation Cause Cerebral Ischemia?
Hyperventilation (HV) is routinely used in the management of increased intracranial pressure (ICP) in severe head injury. However, this treatment continues to be controversial because it has been reported that...
-
Article
Enhanced pancreatic tumor regression by a combination of adenovirus and retrovirus-mediated delivery of the herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene
We have evaluated the effectiveness of combining the different characteristics of retrovirus and adenovirus to apply the herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene (HSVtk) and ganciclovir (GCV) treatment for g...
-
Article
Health Risk Assessment of PCDD/PCDF Exposure for the Population Living in the Vicinity of a Municipal Waste Incinerator
-
Article
Trends in the Levels of Metals in Soils and Vegetation Samples Collected Near a Hazardous Waste Incinerator
In 1998 and 2001, the levels of a number of elements (As, Be, Cd, Cr, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sn, Tl, and V) were determined in 40 soil and 40 herbage samples collected near a new hazardous waste incinerator (HWI) (Co...
-
Article
Monitoring Metals near a Hazardous Waste Incinerator. Temporal Trend in Soils and Herbage
In recent years, incineration has been demonstrated to be a commercially available technology for hazardous waste (HW) disposal (Richter and Johnke, 2004). However, because of the potential adverse effects of tox...
-
Article
Atomic force microscopy investigations on nanoindentation impressions of some metals: effect of piling-up on hardness measurements
In the indentation test, the hardness and the elastic modulus depend strongly on the estimate of the indenter-material contact area at peak load. However, many elastic–plastic behaviours such as elastic recove...
-
Chapter
Additives in the Textile Industry
Many different additives are used in the textile industry and each of them has its specific function: protection from ultraviolet light, oil, water repellency, etc. Clothing and textile products are produced, ...
-
Chapter
Tracking Global Flows of E-Waste Additives by Using Substance Flow Analysis, with a Case Study in China
The ongoing process of globalization and global trade of products have been an important topic in media as well as in social and economic science. Overlaid by the well-known global trade pathways for feedstock...
-
Chapter
A Revision of Current Models for Environmental and Human Health Impact and Risk Assessment for Application to Emerging Chemicals
Nowadays, we are living in the global circular economy, where products are produced, used, and finally disposed in different parts of the world. These products have a huge amount of additives, that in many cas...
-
Chapter
Environmental Fate Models
The environmental fate of chemicals describes the processes by which chemicals move and are transformed into the environment. Environmental fate processes that should be addressed include: persistence in air, ...
-
Chapter
Human and Environmental Impact Produced by E-Waste Releases at Guiyu Region (China)
Over the last decades, the amount of electronic waste (e-waste) has increased rapidly in the world. It has become one of the emerging problems of the twenty-first century. About 50–80% of e-waste from industri...