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Exploring Ficus religiosa inflorescence powder as an eco-friendly and sustainable solution for the removal of crystal violet with a disposal solution
This study investigates the potential of using Ficus religiosa inflorescence (peepal tree) as an efficient solution for removing crystal violet from...
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Environmental Oxidative Stress – Environmental Sources of ROS
Environmental factors are known sources for oxidative stress. In consequence of the numerous influences that define our environment, environmental...
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Endogenous Oxidant-Generating Systems
Although organisms respiring air oxygen use their energy sources in an optimal way they are threatened by the compulsory formation of reactive oxygen...
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Low Molecular Weight Antioxidants
Low molecular weight antioxidants are an important part of the antioxidative defense mechanisms of cells and organisms. This chapter gives a short...
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Modulation of Cellular Signaling Processes by Reactive Oxygen Species
Exposure of cells to reactive oxygen species (ROS) may result not only in cell death by excessive oxidation of biomolecules but also cause the...
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Glutathione
Glutathione is the most abundant non-protein thiol in cells. It is a tripeptide with two important structural features: the thiol group and the...
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The Broad Spectrum of Responses to Oxidative Stress in Proliferating Cells
Proliferating mammalian cells exhibit a broad spectrum of responses to oxidative stress, depending on the stress level encountered. Very low levels...
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Pesticides in the Great Lakes
Pesticides have been widely and heavily used in agriculture in the Great Lakes Basin (approximately 93000 tons were used in 1995 alone). Herbicides...
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Brominated Flame Retardants in the Great Lakes
Brominated flame retardants in the Great Lakes have not been as well studied as many of the polychlorinated pollutants, especially PCBs, but in the...
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Polychlorinated Biphenyls in the Great Lakes
This chapter reviews the scientific understanding of the concentrations, trends, and cycling of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the Great...
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Great Lakes
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are produced during the incomplete combustion of organic material. They can also be produced through...
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Wild animal trafficking in Brazil: challenges for fauna protection
This scientific article addresses the issue of wild animal trafficking, which ranks as the third largest form of illicit trade worldwide and demands...
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Endopolyploidy and its role in sha** ant castes and colony dynamics: a study on Camponotus aff. balzani (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
The high diversity in ants has been associated with some genomic divergences, including karyotype, nuclear genome size and DNA sequences. This study...
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Sustainability assessment of Sweden’s nuclear power: implications of the new expansion plans
Amid the global energy and climate crises, phasing out fossil fuel has become an international priority. Nuclear energy is re-emerging as a...
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Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Great Lakes: An Overview
This chapter presents background information on the Great Lakes and summarizes the content of each chapter of this book.
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Chemical Modifications of Biomolecules by Oxidants
There is strong evidence in support of the oxidation of biomolecules during normal physiology and under conditions of environmental or pathological...
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Trace metals pollution and trophic position of three sea urchin species in the Gulf of California
Sea urchin species are ecologically important in the Gulf of California and are becoming popular as a local fishery due to their commercial value....
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Soil bacteriome diversity and composition of rooftop and surface gardens in urban and peri-urban areas of Bangladesh
Soil microbiome science, rapidly evolving, predominantly focuses on field crop soils. However, understanding garden soil microbiomes is essential for...
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Malaria prevalence and transmission in the Zakpota sub-district of central Benin: baseline characteristics for a community randomised trial of a new insecticide for indoor residual spraying
BackgroundMalaria transmission is known to be perennial and heterogeneous in Benin. Studies assessing local malaria prevalence, transmission levels...
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Home range overlaps of the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula): implications for disease transmission
Understanding how bovine tuberculosis (TB) is maintained in wildlife reservoirs is critical for the management of this disease impacting cattle in...
