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Magnetic enhancement of road dusts in Shanghai and its implications for the urban environment
Road dust samples in Baoshan District, Shanghai, were collected to explore magnetic and chemical properties of atmospheric dustfall in urban areas, intensively impacted by anthropogenic activities. Magnetic pa...
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Assessments of heavy metal pollution of a farmland in an urban area based on the Environmental Geochemical Baselines
To study the possible adverse impacts of urbanization on the accumulation of heavy metals in cultivated soils.
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Using profitable chrysanthemums for phytoremediation of Cd- and Zn-contaminated soils in the suburb of Shanghai
We studied the profitable phytoremediation method with commercial chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum indicum L.) in order to remediate the soils contaminated with heavy metals and generate economy income from the conta...
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Open AccessPerinatal risk factors for pulmonary hemorrhage in extremely low-birth-weight infants
Pulmonary hemorrhage (PH) is a life-threatening respiratory complication of extremely low-birth-weight infants (ELBWIs). However, the risk factors for PH are controversial. Therefore, the purpose of this study...
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Accumulation of PAHs of the soils and assessment of their health risks at a village with plastic manufacturing in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, Southeast China
Accumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soil had drawn increasing attention for their potential toxic effects on human health and ecological system. This work tried to probe into a possible ...
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Resource competition and allelopathy in two peat mosses: implication for niche differentiation
Separating the effect of resource competition from allelopathy in plants is challenging and it has never been attempted in closely related co-occurring bryophytes. In peatlands, peat mosses (Sphagnum spp.) show n...
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Open AccessPotential impact of restricted caribou (Rangifer tarandus) consumption on anemia prevalence among Inuit adults in northern Canada
Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) is the top dietary source of iron and several micronutrients necessary for red blood cell production (erythropoiesis) in the contemporary diet of Inuit adults across Canada. Many carib...
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Promotion of rice–duck integrated farming in the water source areas of Shanghai: its positive effects on reducing agricultural diffuse pollution
The paper aims to study the effects of replacing the conventional rice farming by the rice–duck integrated organic farming on the reduction of agricultural diffuse pollution around Dianshan Lake in the suburbs...
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Erratum to: The Extent of Heavy Metal Pollution and Their Potential Health Risk in Topsoils of the Massively Urbanized District of Shanghai
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The Extent of Heavy Metal Pollution and Their Potential Health Risk in Topsoils of the Massively Urbanized District of Shanghai
Urbanization and industrialization increase the concentrations of heavy metals in soils, which affect human health. A total of 127 topsoil samples were collected from the massively urbanized and industrialized...
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Open AccessPrognostic value of total tumor volume in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy
Few studies have evaluated the prognostic value of total tumor volume (TTV), which reflects both the primary tumor volume and nodal tumor volume, in NPC. Furthermore, the relationship between TTV and survival ...
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Open AccessEstimating cardiovascular disease incidence from prevalence: a spreadsheet based model
Disease incidence and prevalence are both core indicators of population health. Incidence is generally not as readily accessible as prevalence. Cohort studies and electronic health record systems are two major...
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Ecological effects of rice-duck integrated farming on soil fertility and weed and pest control
This paper aims to study the ecological effects of rice-duck integrated farming on soil fertility and weed and pest control.
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Influences of introducing frogs in the paddy fields on soil properties and rice growth
This paper aims to study the influences of introducing frogs in the paddy fields on soil ecology and rice growth.
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Open AccessPiezoelectric Size Effects in a Zinc Oxide Micropillar
In this work, the dependence of piezoelectric coefficients (PE) on the size of artificial fabricated ZnO micropillars on Si substrate is investigated. ZnO full film is grown with c-axis orientation and an aver...
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Open AccessIs maximum primary tumor diameter still a prognostic factor in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated using intensity-modulated radiotherapy?
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) has represented a technical milestone that has facilitated the clinical implementation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of maximum pr...
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Affects of mining activities on Cd pollution to the paddy soils and rice grain in Hunan province, Central South China
Located in Central South China, Hunan province is rich in mineral resources. To study the influence of mining on Cd pollution to local agricultural eco-system, the paddy soils and rice grain of Y county in nor...
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Prevalence of psychological symptoms in contemporary Chinese rural-to-urban migrant workers: an exploratory meta-analysis of observational studies using the SCL-90-R
(1) To estimate the pooled prevalence of psychological symptoms in Chinese migrant workers (CMWs), as measured using the Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R) in observational studies conducted in China, and (2) t...
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Open AccessEGFR gene copy number as a predictive biomarker for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer with anti-EGFR monoclonal antibodies: a meta-analysis
Epidermal growth factor receptor gene copy number (EGFR GCN) has been heavily investigated as a potential predictive biomarker for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) with anti-EGFR monoclonal an...
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Oxidation of 3,5-di-tert-butylcatechol in the presence of V-polyoxometalate
The oxidase and dioxygenase reactions of 3,5-di-tert-butylcatechol (DTBC, I) in the presence of V-polyoxometalate were studied. It was found that the addition of a Lewis base quenched the V-polyoxometalate-cataly...
