scholarly journals Determination of Cæsium-137/Potassium Ratios in Diet and in the Human Body by Urine Analysis

Nature ◽  
1961 ◽  
Vol 191 (4793) ◽  
pp. 1100-1100 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. MORGAN ◽  
GLORIA M. ARKELL
Keyword(s):  
Human Body ◽  
Urine Analysis

The Determination of the Noise Pollution in a Production Hall and the Diseases Produced by It

2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 875-880
Author(s):  
Oana Roxana Chivu ◽  
Ovidiu Mederle ◽  
Augustin Semenescu ◽  
Ileana Mates ◽  
Claudiu Babis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Noise Level ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Protective Measures ◽  
Work Program ◽  
Specialized Equipment ◽  
Chemical Products ◽  
Main Activity

The paper describes how to determine the noise in a production hall where there are production machines and equipment. The chosen plant is a production unit where filling of the polyurethane foam tubes is performed. The main activity is the production of professional insulators and wholesale of other products from the same range enumerating the following: wholesale chemical products; production of professional insulators; trade in chemicals and chemical industry. The recommended maximum admissible value for a normal 8h work program is 85 dB (A). The objective is to determine the level of noise in the factory and how it acts as a physical professional risk factor and its effects on the human body. The way in which the proposed objective was achieved was to determine the value of the noise level with the specialized equipment. Following the determinations that will be presented in the following chapters, appropriate protective measures have been taken.

Novel Technologıes and Nanotoxıcology of Medıcal Implants

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramazan Akçan ◽  
Halit Canberk Aydogan ◽  
Mahmut Şerif Yıldırım ◽  
Burak Taştekin ◽  
Necdet Sağlam
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Diagnostic Procedures ◽  
Toxic Effects ◽  
Medical Implants ◽  
Healthcare Applications ◽  
Detailed Review ◽  
Novel Technologies ◽  
Technological Developments

Background/aim: Use of nanomaterials in the healthcare applications increases in parallel to technological developments. It is frequently utilized in diagnostic procedures, medications and in therapeutic implementations. Nanomaterials take place among key components of medical implants, which might be responsible for certain toxic effects on human health at nano-level. In this review, nanotoxicological effects, toxicity determination of nanobiomaterials used in human body and their effects on human health are discussed. Material and Method: A detailed review of related literature was performed and evaluated as per nanomaterials and medical implants. Results and Conclusion: The nanotoxic effects of the materials applied to human body and the determination of its toxicity are important. Determination of toxicity for each nanomaterial requires a detailed and multifactorial assessment considering the properties of these materials. There are limited studies in the literature regarding the toxic effects of nanomaterials used in medical implants. Although these implants are potentially biocompatible and biodegradable, it is highly important to discuss nanotoxicological characteristics of medical implant.

scholarly journals Human Elimination of Organochlorine Pesticides: Blood, Urine, and Sweat Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen J. Genuis ◽  
Kevin Lane ◽  
Detlef Birkholz
Keyword(s):  
Human Body ◽  
Urine Analysis ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Metabolic Function ◽  
Endosulfan Sulfate ◽  
Clinical Tool ◽  
Organochlorinated Pesticides ◽  
Dual Column ◽  
Electron Capture Detectors ◽  
Serum Testing

Background. Many individuals have been exposed to organochlorinated pesticides (OCPs) through food, water, air, dermal exposure, and/or vertical transmission. Due to enterohepatic reabsorption and affinity to adipose tissue, OCPs are not efficiently eliminated from the human body and may accrue in tissues. Many epidemiological studies demonstrate significant exposure-disease relationships suggesting OCPs can alter metabolic function and potentially lead to illness. There is limited study of interventions to facilitate OCP elimination from the human body. This study explored the efficacy of induced perspiration as a means to eliminate OCPs.Methods. Blood, urine, and sweat (BUS) were collected from 20 individuals. Analysis of 23 OCPs was performed using dual-column gas chromatography with electron-capture detectors.Results. Various OCPs and metabolites, including DDT, DDE, methoxychlor, endrin, and endosulfan sulfate, were excreted into perspiration. Generally, sweat samples showed more frequent OCP detection than serum or urine analysis. Many OCPs were not readily detected in blood testing while still being excreted and identified in sweat. No direct correlation was found among OCP concentrations in the blood, urine, or sweat compartments.Conclusions. Sweat analysis may be useful in detecting some accrued OCPs not found in regular serum testing. Induced perspiration may be a viable clinical tool for eliminating some OCPs.

scholarly journals Coherent fluctuation nephelometry in clinical microbiology

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 385-392
Author(s):  
A. S. Gur’ev ◽  
O. Yu. Shalatova ◽  
E. V. Rusanova ◽  
I. V. Vasilenko ◽  
A. Yu. Volkov
Keyword(s):  
Antibiotic Susceptibility ◽  
Clinical Microbiology ◽  
Urine Analysis ◽  
Growth Curves ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Pure Cultures ◽  
Susceptibility Tests ◽  
Express Methods ◽  
Coherent Fluctuation

In this article data concerning coherent fluctuation nephelometry (CFN) use in clinical microbiology is presented. CFN-analyzer allows to solve two important problems – fast urine screening for bacteriuria within 2-4 hours and antibiotic susceptibility testing within 3-6 hours. Altogether more than 650 urine samples were tested, and the effectivity of CFN-analyzer for preliminary selection of samples for further analysis was shown. Method allows to detect negative samples, reducing the number of urine analyses by 70-80%. Simultaneous analysis of growth curves and concentration of microorganisms shows high sensitivity and specificity (95.2% и 96.9%). Also more than 250 antibiotic susceptibility tests were performed using CFN-analyzer to show its effectiveness for determination of resistant properties of both pure cultures and urine microflora without isolation of bacteria. The agreement with traditional methods was from 84% to 88%. The use of CFN-analyzer with express methods of identification of microorganisms (chromogenic nutrient broths or mass-spectrometry) allows to make full urine analysis within 1-2 days. In the future CFN-analyzer gives an opportunity to screen different human biological liquids, and finds an application for other microbiological tasks, including standardization and speeding-up in sanitary bacteriology.

scholarly journals A review: Analytical methods for heavy metals determination in environment and human samples

2019 ◽  
pp. 97-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mojtaba Arjomandi ◽  
*Hamid Shirkhanloo
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Analytical Methods ◽  
Review Paper ◽  
Clinical Chemistry ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Soil And Water

Heavy metals are vital and necessary in our daily lives. Moreover, if the amounts of heavy metals are more than the acceptable amounts (mentioned by WHO) in soil, water, and air, indeed, they cause a lot of diseases in human bodies. Therefore, monitoring and measuring the amounts of heavy metals that are arduous and difficult are so important. In this review paper, a lot of studies that have been carried out on the determination and quantification of heavy metals in human bodies, soil, and water are considered. Moreover, the effect of toxicity of each heavy metal on human health is assessed. According to WHO, EPA, NIOSH, ACGIH, and clinical chemistry, the determination of heavy metals such as Cd, Pb, Zn, Hg, Cu, Mn is very important in the human body and Environmental matrixes. 

The New Methodology of Working Load Classification in Engineering Operations

2013 ◽  
Vol 664 ◽  
pp. 1186-1190
Author(s):  
Maria Kapustova
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Complex Loading ◽  
Summary Effect ◽  
Moment Load ◽  
Forging Press ◽  
Negative Factors

Working conditions in engineering operations are often characterized by a complex of negative factors, which at every moment load the human body during the active work with various intensity. Determination of the intensity of the workload is important for creation of workplace comfort, which is closely connected to workers’ contentment. The contribution presents a description and application of a mathematical model for determination of the workers´ complex loading at forging press workplace. It's a new and human way of evaluating work comfort, which can take into account the summary effect of all the negative factors at the workplace.

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