The paper presents the current understanding on the effects of five metals on bone tissue,
namely iron, zinc, copper, cadmium, and mercury. Iron, zinc, and copper contribute …

Syphilis was perceived to be a new disease in Europe in the late 15th century, igniting a
debate about its origin that continues today in anthropological, historical, and medical …

This article introduces a new transformerless ac–dc–ac converter topology suitable for a
high-power-density high-frequency single-phase online uninterruptible power supply (UPS) …

Cinnabar is a natural mercury sulfide (HgS) mineral of volcanic or hydrothermal origin that is
found worldwide. It has been mined prehistorically and historically in China, Japan, Europe …

Today, mercury is a matter of concern for health and environmental authorities across
western countries, and legislation has been passed and programs have been implemented …

The chemical composition of human tooth enamel from individuals born at different times
and/or different geographical places can provide a record of human metal exposure through …

We describe a procedure for ascertaining the extent of diagenesis in archaeological human
skeletons through the distribution of Sr, Ba, Cu, Pb, Fe, and Mn in cross-sections of femoral …

Mercury and lead were present in European medieval society in very different ways. Mercury
was rare and occurred only as point sources such as medicine, the colour pigment cinnabar …

This study aims to determine the difference of serum Pb and Hg levels in adolescents with or
without metabolic syndrome (MetS) and the association of serum levels of these heavy …

In this study, total mercury (THg) was analyzed in archaeological human bone from 23 sites
dating to between the Middle Neolithic and the Antiquity. A total of 370 individuals from …