Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in indoor and outdoor dust from Southeast Asia: An updated review on contamination status, human exposure, and future …

AQ Hoang, TM Tran, MB Tu, S Takahashi - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Contamination status, potential emission sources, environmental fate, and human exposure
risk of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are reviewed for indoor and outdoor dust …

The kidney-related effects of polystyrene microplastics on human kidney proximal tubular epithelial cells HK-2 and male C57BL/6 mice

YL Wang, YH Lee, YH Hsu, IJ Chiu… - Environmental …, 2021 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Understanding the epidemic of chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology
may be critical for health policies and public health responses. Recent studies have shown …

Cannabinol and sleep: separating fact from fiction

J Corroon - Cannabis and cannabinoid research, 2021 - liebertpub.com
In recent years, marketers of cannabis (ie, marijuana) products have claimed that
cannabinol (CBN) has unique sleep-promoting effects. Despite a plausible mechanism, it is …

Response time of magnetorheological dampers to current inputs in a semi-active suspension system: Modeling, control and sensitivity analysis

DS Yoon, GW Kim, SB Choi - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2021 - Elsevier
A new magnetorheological (MR) damper has been recently developed that delivers a very
fast response to the input current (or magnetic field). This study investigates the effect of the …

'Dunbar's number'deconstructed

P Lindenfors, A Wartel, J Lind - Biology Letters, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
A widespread and popular belief posits that humans possess a cognitive capacity that is
limited to keeping track of and maintaining stable relationships with approximately 150 …

[HTML][HTML] The occurrence of aflatoxins and human health risk estimations in randomly obtained maize from some markets in Ghana

NK Kortei, T Annan, PT Akonor, SA Richard… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Maize and its products are most often prone to fungal contamination especially during
cultivation and storage by toxigenic fungi. Aflatoxicosis still persist in Ghana despite the …

[HTML][HTML] Exposure and risk characterizations of ochratoxins A and aflatoxins through maize (Zea mays) consumed in different agro-ecological zones of Ghana

NK Kortei, T Annan, V Kyei-Baffour, EK Essuman… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Mycotoxin contamination of foodstuffs is a serious food safety concern globally as the
prolonged ingestion of these toxins has the tendency to worsen the risk of hepatocellular …

Daily, weekly, seasonal and menstrual cycles in women's mood, behaviour and vital signs

E Pierson, T Althoff, D Thomas, P Hillard… - Nature Human …, 2021 - nature.com
Dimensions of human mood, behaviour and vital signs cycle over multiple timescales.
However, it remains unclear which dimensions are most cyclical, and how daily, weekly …

Repurposing the antidepressant sertraline as SHMT inhibitor to suppress serine/glycine synthesis–addicted breast tumor growth

SL Geeraerts, KR Kampen, G Rinaldi, P Gupta… - Molecular cancer …, 2021 - AACR
Metabolic rewiring is a hallmark of cancer that supports tumor growth, survival, and
chemotherapy resistance. Although normal cells often rely on extracellular serine and …

Drinking water quality assessment in distribution networks: A water footprint approach

HR Mian, G Hu, K Hewage, MJ Rodriguez… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Reliable water quality monitoring and assessment can help to minimize the risk of water
quality failures (WQFs) in water distribution networks (WDNs). Indexing-based water quality …