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Transgenerational Effects of Variable Foraging Demand Stress in Female Bonnet Macaques
Abstract Stress coping is an important part of mammalian life, influencing somatic and mental health, social integration, and reproductive success. The experience of early psychological stress helps shape lifelong stress coping strategies. Recent studies have shown that the effects of early stress may not be restricted to the affected generation, but may also be transmitted to offspring. Understanding whether early stress influences development in subsequent generations may help us understand somewhat why many stress‐related traits and diseases, for which little genetic basis has been discovered, run in families. Experim...
Source: American Journal of Primatology - February 23, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: ERIN L. KINNALLY, CAROLINE FEINBERG, DAVID KIM, KEREL FERGUSON, JEREMY D. COPLAN, J. JOHN MANN Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

Intergenerational programming of metabolic disease: evidence from human populations and experimental animal models.
Abstract We are in the midst of unparalleled epidemics of obesity and type 2 diabetes-complex phenotypes originating at the intersection of genetic and environmental risk. As detailed in other chapters, evidence indicates that non-genetic, or environmental, risk may initiate during prenatal and early postnatal life [1]. Striking examples in humans include the association of low birth weight (LBW) and/or accelerated early growth with increased risk of insulin resistance, obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2DM), and cardiovascular disease (CVD), and the close relationship between maternal obesity or diabetes with childhood o...
Source: Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences : CMLS - February 23, 2013 Category: Cytology Authors: Patti ME Tags: Cell Mol Life Sci Source Type: research

Habitat productivity constrains the distribution of social spiders across continents -- case study of the genus Stegodyphus
Conclusions: Habitat productivity constrains the distribution of social spiders across continents compared to their solitary congeners, with group-living in spiders being restricted to areas with relatively high vegetation productivity and insect prey biomass. As known for other taxa, permanent sociality likely evolves in response to high predation pressure and imposes within-group competition for resources. Our results suggest that group living is contingent upon productive environmental conditions where elevated prey abundance meet the increased demand for food of social groups.
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - February 23, 2013 Category: Zoology Authors: Marija MajerJens-Christian SvenningTrine Bilde Source Type: research

Genome-scale reconstruction and in silico analysis of Klebsiella oxytoca for 2,3-butanediol production
Conclusions: The genome-scale metabolic model, KoxGSC1457, constructed in this study successfully investigated metabolic characteristics of K. oxytoca at systems level. The KoxGSC1457 model could be employed as an useful tool to analyze its metabolic capabilities, to predict its physiological responses according to environmental and genetic perturbations, and to design metabolic engineering strategies to improve its metabolic performance.
Source: Microbial Cell Factories - February 23, 2013 Category: Microbiology Authors: Jong Myoung ParkHyohak SongHee Jong LeeDoyoung Seung Source Type: research

Health professionals' migration in emerging market economies: patterns, causes and possible solutions
Conclusions Measures to control migration should be country specific and designed in accordance with the push and pull factors existing in the EMEs.
Source: Journal of Public Health - February 23, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Nair, M., Webster, P. Tags: Education and Training Source Type: research

Exploring the built environment, physical activity and related behaviours of young people attending school, college and those not in employment
Conclusions Obesity in young people is a major concern and prevention of obesity a high priority. Little is known about the PA behaviours of this age group and the context of these behaviours during this period of transition. Understanding lifestyle behaviours such as PA and context of activity is an important first step in development interventions to encourage greater activity in this transitory age group.
Source: Journal of Public Health - February 23, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Lake, A. A., Townshend, T. G. Tags: Health Improvement Source Type: research

Measurements of the neutron dose and energy spectrum on the International Space Station during expeditions ISS-16 to ISS-21
As part of the international Matroshka-R and Radi-N experiments, bubble detectors have been used on board the ISS in order to characterise the neutron dose and the energy spectrum of neutrons. Experiments using bubble dosemeters inside a tissue-equivalent phantom were performed during the ISS-16, ISS-18 and ISS-19 expeditions. During the ISS-20 and ISS-21 missions, the bubble dosemeters were supplemented by a bubble-detector spectrometer, a set of six detectors that was used to determine the neutron energy spectrum at various locations inside the ISS. The temperature-compensated spectrometer set used is the first to be dev...
Source: Radiation Protection Dosimetry - February 23, 2013 Category: Radiology Authors: Smith, M. B., Akatov, Y., Andrews, H. R., Arkhangelsky, V., Chernykh, I. V., Ing, H., Khoshooniy, N., Lewis, B. J., Machrafi, R., Nikolaev, I., Romanenko, R. Y., Shurshakov, V., Thirsk, R. B., Tomi, L. Tags: Papers Source Type: research

Radon monitoring in groundwater samples from some areas of northern Rajasthan, India, using a RAD7 detector
Radon monitoring has been increasingly conducted worldwide because of the hazardous effects of radon on the health of human beings. In the present research, groundwater samples were taken from hand pumps at different areas of the districts of SriGanganagar, Hanumangarh, Sikar and Churu in northern Rajasthan. RAD7, an electronic radon detector (Durridge co., USA), was used to estimate the radon concentration in groundwater used for drinking. Radon concentration in the groundwater ranged from 0.5 ± 0.3 Bq l–1 (Chimanpura) to 85.7±4.9 Bq l–1(Khandela) with an average value of 9.03±1.03 Bq l&nd...
Source: Radiation Protection Dosimetry - February 23, 2013 Category: Radiology Authors: Rani, A., Mehra, R., Duggal, V. Tags: Papers Source Type: research

Environmental impact of natural radionuclides from a coal-fired power plant in Spain
This paper is a study of the radiological impact of a coal-fired power plant in Spain. Activity concentrations of six natural radionuclides were determined in coal, ash, mine wastes and sediments by gamma-ray spectrometry. The average activity concentrations of 238U, 226Ra, 224Ra, 210Pb, 232Th and 40K in coal were 24, 30, 28, 41, 23 and 242 Bq kg–1 and in ash were 103, 128, 101, 124, 88 and 860 Bq kg–1, respectively. The enrichment factor, radium equivalent activity and alpha index in the ash sample have been estimated. For the five waste pile samples, the absorbed dose rate was higher than the world aver...
Source: Radiation Protection Dosimetry - February 23, 2013 Category: Radiology Authors: Charro, E., Pena, V. Tags: Papers Source Type: research

Terrestrial radioactivity of the Jabal Eghei area in southern Libya and assessment of the associated environmental risks
Activity concentrations of main terrestrial radioisotopes 226Ra, 232Th and 40K were measured in geological samples collected in Libya's Jabal Eghei area, in order to contribute to the establishment of a baseline map of the environmental radioactivity levels and to estimate the associated environmental risk to the population. Activity concentrations ranged from 22 to 5256 Bq kg–1 for 226Ra, from 11 to 221 Bq kg–1 for 232Th and from 132.0 to 2304 Bq kg–1 for 40K. Using these results, representative risk factors were calculated: the total absorbed gamma dose rate in air (ranged from 25.5 to 2434.3 nGy h&ndas...
Source: Radiation Protection Dosimetry - February 23, 2013 Category: Radiology Authors: Tereesh, M. B., Radenkovic, M. B., Kovacevic, J., Miljanic, S. S. Tags: Papers Source Type: research

Determination of environmental radioactivity (238U, 232Th and 40K) and indoor natural background radiation level in Chennai city (Tamilnadu State), India
An extensive study on the determination of the natural radioactivity (238U, 232Th and 40K) levels in soil samples of Chennai city, India has been undertaken and the results of the same are compared with the levels reported in other Indian cities as well as other parts of the world. The radioactivity content in the soil samples, the absorbed dose rate, annual effective dose equivalent, radium equivalent activity, internal and external hazard indices were calculated and compared with UNSCEAR 2000 recommended values. In addition to the above, mapping of indoor natural background gamma radiation levels has been made using ther...
Source: Radiation Protection Dosimetry - February 23, 2013 Category: Radiology Authors: Babai, K. S., Poongothai, S., Punniyakotti, J. Tags: Papers Source Type: research

Monte Carlo mitochondrial dosimetry and microdosimetry of 131I
A mitochondrion is an organelle found in most eukaryotic cells, which produces most of the energy needed by a living cell. It has been shown that ionising radiation causes mitochondrial damage leading to apoptosis or cell death. The aim of this work was to calculate, by Monte Carlo simulation, the specific energy (z) into the mitochondria, due to Auger electrons, conversion electrons and beta emission from 131I, where the radionuclide was carried by a vector to the cell surface and the surrounding environment. A concentric spherical geometry represents a cell and its nucleus. Three different volumes were used to represent ...
Source: Radiation Protection Dosimetry - February 23, 2013 Category: Radiology Authors: Carrillo-Cazares, T. A., Torres-Garcia, E. Tags: Papers Source Type: research

Stress‐induced brain histone H3 phosphorylation: contribution of the intensity of stressors and length of exposure
Abstract Expression of c‐fos is used for the characterization of brain areas activated by stressors. Recently, some epigenetic markers associated to enhanced transcription, have been identified that may be also useful to detect neuronal populations important for the processing of stressors: phosphorylation of histone H3 in serine 10 or 28 (pH3S10 or pH3S28). Then, we compared in rats the response to stress of c‐fos and these epigenetic changes. More specifically, we studied the influence of the type of stressor (novel environment versus immobilization, IMO) and the dynamics of the response to IMO. Stress increased pH3S...
Source: Journal of Neurochemistry - February 23, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: David Rotllant, Jordi Pastor‐Ciurana, Antonio Armario Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Target Article with Commentaries: Developmental niche construction
Abstract Niche construction is the modification of components of the environment through an organism's activities. Humans modify their environments mainly through ontogenetic and cultural processes, and it is this reliance on learning, plasticity and culture that lends human niche construction a special potency. In this paper we aim to facilitate discussion between researchers interested in niche construction and those interested in human cognitive development by highlighting some of the related processes. We discuss the transmission of culturally relevant information, how the human mind is a symbol‐generating and artefa...
Source: Developmental Science - February 23, 2013 Category: Child Development Authors: Emma G. Flynn, Kevin N. Laland, Rachel L. Kendal, Jeremy R. Kendal Tags: Paper Source Type: research

A systematic review of intervention effects on potential mediators of children's physical activity
Conclusions: Many studies have reported null intervention effects on potential mediators of children's physical activity; however, it is important that intervention studies statistically examine the mediating effects of interventions so the most effective strategies can be implemented in future programs.
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - February 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Helen BrownClare HumeNatalie PearsonJo Salmon Source Type: research

cis-Chlorido(ethylamine)bis(propane-1,3-diamine)cobalt(III) dichloride
In the title compound, [CoCl(C2H7N)(C3H10N2)2]Cl2, the CoIII ion has a distorted octahedral coordination environment and is surrounded by four N atoms in the equatorial plane, with the other N and Cl atoms occupying the axial positions. The crystal packing is stabilized by N—H...Cl hydrogen bonds, forming a layered arrangement parallel to (1-10).
Source: Acta Crystallographica Section E - February 23, 2013 Category: Chemistry Authors: Maheshwaran, V.Thiruselvam, V.Manjunathan, M.Anbalagan, K.Ponnuswamy, M.N.G. Tags: metal-organic compounds Source Type: research

Bis[(E)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoato]triphenylantimony(V) benzene monosolvate
The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Sb(C6H5)3(C10H9O3)2]·C6H6, contains one organometallic molecule and one benzene molecule that is disordered over two sets of sites with an occupancy ratio of 0.556 (15):0.444 (15). The SbV atom is in a distorted trigonal–bipyramidal environment with the carboxylate O atoms in axial positions and phenyl C atoms in the equatorial plane. As a result of additional Sb...O interactions, one of the C—Sb—C angles is widened to 140.19 (6)°.
Source: Acta Crystallographica Section E - February 23, 2013 Category: Chemistry Authors: Andreev, P.V.Somov, N.V.Kalistratova, O.S.Gushchin, A.V.Chuprunov, E.V. Tags: metal-organic compounds Source Type: research

Acute Myocardial infarction following a Russell's viper bite: a case report
Conclusion: The course of events with respect to myocardium suggests a direct toxic effect of the venom on myocardial tissue or coronary vasoconstriction. Physicians should bear in mind the complications and devastating sequela of Myocardial infarction following Russell's viper bite.
Source: International Archives of Medicine - February 23, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Mahboob NirajJayamalee JayaweeraIndunil KumaraNirmali Tissera Source Type: research

Innate and adaptive anti-HIV immune responses in the female reproductive tract
Abstract: The mucosal surface of the female reproductive tract (FRT) is the primary site of transmission for a plethora of sexually transmitted infections, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), that represent a significant burden upon womens’ health worldwide. However, fundamental aspects of innate and adaptive immune protection against HIV infection in the FRT are poorly understood. The FRT immune system is regulated by the cyclical changes of the sex hormones estradiol and progesterone across the menstrual cycle, which as we have hypothesized, leads to the creation of a window of vulnerability during the secret...
Source: Journal of Reproductive Immunology - February 22, 2013 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Marta Rodriguez-Garcia, Mickey V. Patel, Charles R. Wira Source Type: research

Immune balance at the foeto-maternal interface as the fulcrum of reproductive success
Abstract: Viviparity has many evolutionary advantages but brings with it the problem of the semi-allogeneic foetus having to coexist with the mother for the duration of pregnancy. In species with haemochorial placentation this problem is particularly evident as foetal trophoblast cells are extensively intermingled with maternal tissue and are directly exposed to maternal blood. Fascinating adaptations on both the foetal and maternal side have allowed for this interaction to be re-directed away from an immune rejection response not only towards immunotolerance, but in fact towards actively supporting reproductive success. R...
Source: Journal of Reproductive Immunology - February 22, 2013 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Myriam Hemberger Source Type: research

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Abstract TCs Positioning Themselves for New Healthcare Environment Center Services Probe Interaction of Substance, Eating Disorders Carise's Move to CRC Soft‐Pedaled by Phoenix House CADCs Leaving Oklahoma Due to New Reimbursement Structure Insurers Denying Treatment to Young Heroin Addicts in N.J. Moyers Says There's More Than One Pathway to Recovery Briefly Noted Coming up
Source: Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Weekly - February 22, 2013 Category: Addiction Source Type: research

Chrysotile Dissolution in the Rhizosphere of the Nickel Hyperaccumulator Leptoplax emarginata
Environmental Science & TechnologyDOI: 10.1021/es301229m
Source: Environmental Science and Technology - February 22, 2013 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Vanessa Chardot-Jacques, Christophe Calvaruso, Bruno Simon, Marie-Pierre Turpault, Guillaume Echevarria and Jean-Louis Morel Source Type: research

Impact of Interactions between Natural Organic Matter and Metal Oxides on the Desorption Kinetics of Uranium from Heterogeneous Colloidal Suspensions
Environmental Science & TechnologyDOI: 10.1021/es304013r
Source: Environmental Science and Technology - February 22, 2013 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Yu Yang, James E. Saiers and Mark O. Barnett Source Type: research

Short-Chain Fatty Acid Production from Different Biological Phosphorus Removal Sludges: The Influences of PHA and Gram-Staining Bacteria
Environmental Science & TechnologyDOI: 10.1021/es304673s
Source: Environmental Science and Technology - February 22, 2013 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Dongbo Wang, Yinguang Chen, Xiong Zheng, Xiang Li and Leiyu Feng Source Type: research

Adsorption of 1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium Chloride Ionic Liquid by Functional Carbon Microspheres from Hydrothermal Carbonization of Cellulose
Environmental Science & TechnologyDOI: 10.1021/es304873t
Source: Environmental Science and Technology - February 22, 2013 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Xinhua Qi, Luyang Li, Tengfei Tan, Wenting Chen and Richard L. Smith Source Type: research

Synergetic Sustainability Enhancement via Current Biofuel Infrastructure: Waste-to-Energy Concept for Biodiesel Production
Environmental Science & TechnologyDOI: 10.1021/es304001y
Source: Environmental Science and Technology - February 22, 2013 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Eilhann Kwon, Haakrho Yi and Young Jae Jeon Source Type: research

Using Machine Learning Tools to Model Complex Toxic Interactions with Limited Sampling Regimes
Environmental Science & TechnologyDOI: 10.1021/es3033549
Source: Environmental Science and Technology - February 22, 2013 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Matthew J. Bertin, Peter Moeller, Louis J. Guillette and Robert W. Chapman Source Type: research

Can Endangered Animals Coexist with Big Ag? [Excerpt]
Excerpted from The Kingdom of Rarities , by Eric Dinerstein. © January 2013, Island Press. [More]
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - February 22, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Energy & Sustainability,Environment,History of Science,Society Policy,Ecology,More Science,Evolution,Evolutionary Biology,Biology,Everyday Science Source Type: research

Fungicide Use Surges, Largely Unmonitored
Glenn Waller's 100 acres of soybeans in Washington County, Georgia, are the highest yielding in the state. But the "Mr. Efficiency" award winner is worried about rust. [More]
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - February 22, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Energy & Sustainability,Environment,Health,Ethics,Energy Sustainability,Ecology,Chemistry,Society Policy Source Type: research

Double-stranded DNA field effect transistor and logical cells
Hamidreza Simchi, Mahdi Esmaeilzadeha, and Hossein Mazidabad We consider a double-stranded DNA molecule connected to non-magnetic and magnetic (nickel (Ni) and iron (Fe)) leads and study its spintronic properties using tight binding non-equilibrium Green function method. By considering the combination of the spin-orbit coupling, the environment-induced dephas ... [J. Appl. Phys. 113, 074701 (2013)] published Thu Feb 21, 2013.
Source: Journal of Applied Physics - February 22, 2013 Category: Physics Source Type: research

Unique Hg Stable Isotope Signatures of Compact Fluorescent Lamp-Sourced Hg
Environmental Science & TechnologyDOI: 10.1021/es303940p
Source: Environmental Science and Technology - February 22, 2013 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Chris Mead, James R. Lyons, Thomas M. Johnson and Ariel D. Anbar Source Type: research

Iron in a Trigonal Tris(alkoxide) Ligand Environment
Inorganic ChemistryDOI: 10.1021/ic302634q
Source: Inorganic Chemistry - February 22, 2013 Category: Chemistry Authors: Matthew B. Chambers, Stanislav Groysman, Dino Villagrán and Daniel G. Nocera Source Type: research

Mercury In Fluorescent Bulbs Has A Unique Isotope Fingerprint
Environmental Analysis: Distinct isotope signal could help researchers track the toxic metal’s movement in the environment
Source: Chemical and Engineering News - February 22, 2013 Category: Chemistry Authors: Catherine M. Cooney Source Type: research

Flow cytometric analysis of Pig‐a gene mutation and chromosomal damage induced by procarbazine hydrochloride in CD‐1 mice
Procarbazine is a genotoxic carcinogen whose DNA‐damaging activities are not reliably detected in vitro. We evaluated the in vivo genotoxic effects of procarbazine on hematopoietic cells of male CD‐1 mice using a multi‐endpoint study design that scored micronucleated reticulocyte (MN‐RET) frequency and gene mutation at the Pig‐a locus. CD‐1 mice were treated for 3 days with procarbazine, up to 150 mg/kg/day. Blood samples collected on Day 3 exhibited robust induction of MN‐RETs, with the high dose group exhibiting a mean 29‐fold increase. Blood collected 15 and 30 days after treatment began was analyzed for...
Source: Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis - February 22, 2013 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Souk Phonethepswath, Svetlana L. Avlasevich, Dorothea K. Torous, Jared Mereness, Jeffrey C. Bemis, James T. MacGregor, Stephen D. Dertinger Tags: Brief Communication Source Type: research

Mineralization Behavior of Fluorine in Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) during Thermal Treatment of Lime-Conditioned Sludge
Environmental Science & TechnologyDOI: 10.1021/es305352p
Source: Environmental Science and Technology - February 22, 2013 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fei Wang, Kaimin Shih, Xingwen Lu and Chengshuai Liu Source Type: research

Acid-Catalyzed Transformation of Ionophore Veterinary Antibiotics: Reaction Mechanism and Product Implications
Environmental Science & TechnologyDOI: 10.1021/es3044517
Source: Environmental Science and Technology - February 22, 2013 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Peizhe Sun, Hong Yao, Daisuke Minakata, John C. Crittenden, Spyros G. Pavlostathis and Ching-Hua Huang Source Type: research

Mechanisms and Kinetics of Alkaline Hydrolysis of the Energetic Nitroaromatic Compounds 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT) and 2,4-Dinitroanisole (DNAN)
Environmental Science & TechnologyDOI: 10.1021/es304461t
Source: Environmental Science and Technology - February 22, 2013 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Alexandra J. Salter-Blanc, Eric J. Bylaska, Julia J. Ritchie and Paul G. Tratnyek Source Type: research

Hydrogen Ion (H+) in Waste Acid as a Driver for Environmentally Sustainable Processes: Opportunities and Challenges
Environmental Science & TechnologyDOI: 10.1021/es304260u
Source: Environmental Science and Technology - February 22, 2013 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Michael German, Arup K. SenGupta and John Greenleaf Source Type: research

Studies on the Dissolution of Glucose in Ionic Liquids and Extraction Using the Antisolvent Method
Environmental Science & TechnologyDOI: 10.1021/es303884n
Source: Environmental Science and Technology - February 22, 2013 Category: Environmental Health Authors: El-Sayed R. E. Hassan, Fabrice Mutelet, Steve Pontvianne and Jean-Charles Moïse Source Type: research

Development and Application of Dynamic Hybrid Multi-Region Inventory Analysis for Macro-level Environmental Policy Analysis: A Case Study on Climate Policy in Taiwan
Environmental Science & TechnologyDOI: 10.1021/es303744z
Source: Environmental Science and Technology - February 22, 2013 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Chia-Wei Chao, Reinout Heijungs and Hwong-wen Ma Source Type: research

Modeling Rhizotoxicity and Uptake of Zn and Co Singly and in Binary Mixture in Wheat in Terms of the Cell Membrane Surface Electrical Potential
Environmental Science & TechnologyDOI: 10.1021/es3022107
Source: Environmental Science and Technology - February 22, 2013 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Yi-Min Wang, Thomas B. Kinraide, Peng Wang, Dong-Mei Zhou and Xiu-Zhen Hao Source Type: research

Nepalis Adapt to Changing Climate
KATHMANDU – Environmental resource conflict – or the potential for it – is never far away in the Himalayas. [More]
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - February 22, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Energy & Sustainability,Ecology,Climate,Society Policy,Energy Source Type: research

Glass transition of polystyrene nanospheres under different confined environments in aqueous dispersions
Soft Matter, 2013, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/C3SM27576K, PaperShuo Feng, ZhiYun Li, Ran Liu, BiYun Mai, Qing Wu, GuoDong Liang, HaiYang Gao, FangMing ZhuIn aqueous dispersions, the glass transition temperature of surfactant-free PS nanospheres is lower than that of nonionic PS latex nanospheres, which is even lower than anionic PS latex nanospheres, with a diameter less than 100 nm.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles - February 22, 2013 Category: Chemistry Authors: Shuo Feng Source Type: research

[Report] Fruit Flies Medicate Offspring After Seeing Parasites
Flies deposit their eggs in protective, alcohol-rich environments when parasitic wasps are around.Authors: Balint Z. Kacsoh, Zachary R. Lynch, Nathan T. Mortimer, Todd A. Schlenke
Source: Science: Current Issue - February 22, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Balint Z. Kacsoh Source Type: research

Spatial-seasonal variation of soil denitrification under three riparian vegetation types around the Dianchi Lake in Yunnan, China
, 2013, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/C3EM30808A, PaperShaojun WangOutbreaks of nuisance cyanobacterial bloom are predicted to occur frequently under the effect of severe eutrophication in the water body of Lake Dianchi since the 1990s. Riparian buffers are now...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Source: RSC - J. Environ. Monit. latest articles - February 22, 2013 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Shaojun Wang Source Type: research

Molecular Toxicology of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers: Nuclear Hormone Receptor Mediated Pathways
, 2013, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/C3EM00023K, FrontierXiao-Min Ren, Liang-Hong GuoPolybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are used in large quantities as flame retardant additives in commercial products. Bio-monitoring data show that PBDEs concentrations have increased rapidly in the bodies of wildlife...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Source: RSC - J. Environ. Monit. latest articles - February 22, 2013 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Xiao-Min Ren Source Type: research

Sediment characterization of the highly impacted Augusta Harbour (Sicily, Italy): modern benthic foraminifera in relation to grain-size and sediment geochemistry
, 2013, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/C3EM30824C, PaperElena Romano, Luisa Bergamin, Maria Celia Magno, Antonella AusiliThe Augusta Harbour is affected by high anthropogenic impact due to intense harbour activity and a large chemical and petrochemical pole. Thirty-seven sediment samples were collected during an environmental characterization...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Source: RSC - J. Environ. Monit. latest articles - February 22, 2013 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Elena Romano Source Type: research

Professional ski waxers' exposure to PFAS and aerosol concentrations in gas phase and different particle size fractions
Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2013, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/C3EM30739E, PaperHelena Nilsson, Anna Karrman, Anna Rotander, Bert van Bavel, Gunilla Lindstrom, Hakan WestbergPrevious reports show that professional ski waxers have elevated blood levels of perfluorinated substances (PFAS) such as perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) and are exposed to very high concentrations of PFAS in air during ski waxing.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Source: RSC - J. Environ. Monit. latest articles - February 22, 2013 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Helena Nilsson Source Type: research

The biological role of prokaryotic and eukaryotic N-acetyltransferase.
Abstract The N-acetyltransferases (NAT; E.C.2.3.1.5) are involved in the metabolism of drugs and environmental toxins. They catalyse the acetyl transfer from acetyl coenzyme A to an aromatic amine, heterocyclic amine, or hydrazine compound. NAT homologues are present in numerous species from bacteria to human. Sequence variations in the human NAT1 and NAT2 result in the production of NAT proteins with variable enzyme activity or stability, leading to slow or rapid acetylation. Therefore, genetic polymorphisms in NAT1 and NAT2 influence drug metabolism and drug-related toxicity. Epidemiological studies suggest that ...
Source: Pneumonologia i Alergologia Polska - February 22, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Zabost A, Zwolska Z, Augustynowicz-Kopeć E Tags: Pneumonol Alergol Pol Source Type: research

The carbon footprint of cataract surgery
T Wright, J E A Somner & A Connor
Source: Eye - February 22, 2013 Category: Opthalmology Authors: D S Morris Tags: Cataract carbon footprint sustainability environment Source Type: research