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Open AccessExperimental determination of concentration factors of Ni, Ru and Sb in the model diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum
This paper describes the experimental determination of concentration factors (CF) for nickel, ruthenium and antimony in the model diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum Bohlin (Bacillariophyceae), which was chosen as a...
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Open AccessPit lakes from Southern Sweden: natural radioactivity and elementary characterization
Natural radioactivity in the environment is a field gaining more attention in last decades. This work is focused on the study of natural radioactivity complemented with elementary characterization at former no...
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Quality assurance via internal tests in a newly setup laboratory for environmental radioactivity
The development of an environmental program on NORM radionuclides in former mining areas in Sweden implied the assessment of alpha emitter elements (U, Th and Po) measured for the first time in a Laboratory in...
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Characterization of divergent and atypical canine coronaviruses from Sweden
Field canine coronaviruses (CCVs) identified during a series of outbreaks of gastroenteritis in Swedish dogs were subjected to genetic analysis involving the open reading frame 1b (ORF1b) and the membrane (M) ...
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SYBR Green real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay for the generic detection of coronaviruses
Coronaviruses are etiologic agents of respiratory and enteric diseases in humans and in animals. In this study, a one-step real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay based on SYBR...
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Risk of contact allergy and dermatitis at a wind turbine plant using epoxy resin-based plastics
Aims: To identify workplace and individual risk factors for occupational contact allergy and dermatitis. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out at an international company producing wind turbine systems...
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Non-Exponential Fluorescence of Electronically Coupled Donors Contains Distance Information
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Hydrothermal treatment and malting of barley improved zinc absorption but not calcium absorption in humans
Objective: To study whether hydrothermal treatment or malting of barley (cv. Blenheim) improves zinc and calcium absorption in humans.
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Determination of potassium in the skeletal muscles by whole-body counting
Changes in muscular function are related to nutritional status, disease and physical activity. To study these relationships, it is desirable to be able to determine the whole body potassium content, which is c...
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X-ray fluorescence analysis in medical sciences: a review
Some elements have toxic effects on the human body and there is thus a need to control their levels in human organs and tissues. Moreover, it is important to increase our knowledge of relationships between obs...
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Aircraft Industry
The manufacture of aircraft is still characterized by craftsmanship, where traditional mechanical techniques, often combined with chemical techniques, are used for the assembly. Consequently, handling and expo...
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Masseurs
The practice of massage has been popular for thousands of years and is often carried out in combination with herbal and ’natural’ remedies. Massage techniques vary and include kneading, rubbing, pressing, poun...
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Gold
Gold, Aurum in Latin, is the only metal except copper that is markedly colored. It is abundant in low concentrations almost all over the earth’s crust, in seawater, above all in metallic form and also as goldtell...
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The Requirement for Transmembranal Electron Flow for Cell Proliferation
Diferric transferrin or other iron complexes have long been recognized as essential for cellular growth1–5. This requirement is primarily based on the essential role of iron in heme and DNA synthesis6,7. Removal ...
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Conservation of repetitive DNA sequences in deer species studied by Southern blot transfer
The Cervidae show one of the largest variations in chromosome number found within a mammalian family. The five species of the deer family which are the subject of this study vary in chromosome number from 2n=7...
