Human biomonitoring is a useful tool for assessing exposure to chemicals, and the resulting individual and collective health risks, in both occupational and environmental settings. It allows targeting of preventive measures on specific populations or tasks, then to assess their effectiveness. For the interpretation of biomonitoring results, health-...
ontaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) are human-made chemicals that remain unregulated. The continuous detection of CECs in aquatic ecosystems, due to their incomplete removal, emphasizes the importance of understanding their fate and impact on the environment and human health. The detrimental effects of CECs on marine eukaryotes are well document...
Published in Journal of geriatric oncology
Frailty is a syndrome affecting primarily older adults that can impact disease course, treatment, and outcomes in patients with lung cancer (LC). We systematically reviewed current data on the correlation between frailty and overall survival (OS), recurrence-free survival (RFS), and the risk of complications in older patients with LC. PubMed, EMBAS...
Published in Journal of geriatric oncology
Frailty constitutes a risk for unplanned hospitalizations in older adults with cancer. This study examines whether comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) as an add-on to standard oncologic care can prevent unplanned hospitalizations in older adults with frailty and cancer who initiate curative oncological treatment. This randomized controlled tri...
Fe and N co-doped walnut shell biochar (Fe,N-BC) was prepared through a one-pot pyrolysis procedure by using walnut shells as feedstocks, melamine as the N source, and iron (III) chloride as the Fe source. Moreover, pristine biochar (BC), nitrogen-doped biochar (N-BC), and α-Fe2O3-BC were synthesized as controls. All the prepared materials were cha...
A mortality of bees (Apis mellifera) caused by fipronil intoxication, due to its indiscriminate use in crops, has long been attracting the scientific community’s attention, either due to its acute or residual effects. In this study, we assessed the cardiac activity as a biomarker of fipronil intoxication through electrophysiological recordings of b...
Published in E3S Web of Conferences
HIV, the causative virus of AIDS, has posed a severe threat to global health for an extensiveperiod. Recent statistics show the magnitude of this challenge, with approximately 2.4 million people inIndia living with HIV, along with 41.97 thousand deaths which were reported in 2021. In the face of thisongoing crisis, patients have relied heavily on a...
Introduction: Phthalates, or dieters of phthalic acid, are a ubiquitous type of plasticizer used in a variety of common consumer and industrial products. They act as endocrine disruptors and are associated with increased risk for several diseases. Once in the body, phthalates are metabolized through partially known mechanisms, involving phase I and...
Published in Environmental science and pollution research international
It is undeniable that removal efficiency is the main factor in coagulation-flocculation (C-F) process for wastewater treatment. However, as far as environmental safety is concerned, the ecotoxicological aspect of the C-F process needs to be examined further. In this study, a systematic review was performed based on publications related to the toxic...
Published in Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice
Toxicity is a significant problem among women receiving systemic chemotherapy for breast cancer, with up to 60% experiencing hematologic and 14% experiencing non-hematologic toxicity. Chemotherapy is dosed using body surface area, which does not account for heterogeneity in lean body mass (LBM) and adipose tissue (AT). This systematic review, regis...
