Plastic waste management strategies toward zero waste: Status, perspectives and recommendations for Ethiopia by Tadele Assefa Aragaw

“…Key future direction and recommendation include (1) Developing and enforcing national strategies, including a ban on many single-use plastics, for sustainable plastic waste management; (2) adopting international best practices and policies to move toward a zero-waste approach; (3) investing in a circular economy and plastic waste management systems; (4) strengthening policies through comprehensive legislation and extended producer responsibility frameworks; (5) establishing a council to integrate scientific research into policymaking; (6) promoting green technologies and innovations, such as plastic waste-to-energy and smart waste management; (7) engaging in global efforts to monitor hazardous chemicals in plastics and support transparency in a toxic-free circular economy to ensure the public’s right to information.…”
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Investigation of hemostasis by thromboelastography in the patient with liver cirrhosis (Clinical case) by Ye. L. Bulanova, A. Yu. Bulanov, D. S. Gatsolayeva

“…., male 54 years was hospitalized to the clinic for decompensated liver cirrhosis of toxic and viral etiology. Due to high severity of patient’s state he was directed to intensive care unit. …”
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Leflunomide induced drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms: A lesser known entity by Deepak Vashisht, Madhab Durga Tripathy, Sunmeet Sandhu, Rohit Kothari, Surbhi Vashisht, Arun Hegde

“…Features mimicking Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS-TEN), sepsis, Kawasaki disease andhyper-eosinophilic syndrome can cause immense diagnostic dilemma. …”
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Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Leading to Abdominal Wall Mass in Young Patient by Mohadeseh Karimi, Ali AtashAbParvar

“…The patient was oriented and not ill or toxic in general appearance. Vital signs were within normal ranges. …”
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Evaluating the Smoothness of the Washed Fabric after Laundry with the Washing Machine Based on a New Type-2 Fuzzy Neural Network by Mir Saeid Hesarian, Jafar Tavoosi

“…The washing process was done without any softener as toxic material. For this purpose, experimental and theoretical evaluations were conducted. …”
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A Review on the Antimutagenic and Anticancer Effects of Cysteamine by Chun-Man Lee

“…These methods can be associated with serious adverse events and can be toxic to healthy cells. Despite the new advances in cancer therapies, there is still a continuous need for safe and effective therapeutic agents. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of a Biodegradable and Robust Film Using Gracilarialichenoides and Sargassumhorneri for Packaging Applications by Wan Young Cha, Chan Byon

“…A hazardous material test was conducted in accordance with IEC62321, and the result indicated that all of the concerned toxic material was estimated to be under the method detection limit (MDL). …”
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Screening of potential GCMS derived antimigraine compound from the leaves of Abrus precatorius Linn to target “calcitonin gene related peptide” receptor using in silico analysis... by Parthasarathy V., Ajay Kumar T.V

“…Many strategies were employed to design antimigraine drug using various CGRP antagonist/ligands but most of them have failed due to their inability to reach the target “CGRP receptor” as they get metabolized before conferring their pharmacological action and exhibit toxic effect to the liver. The present study, evaluated the binding of 13 phyto-chemical compounds of “Abrus precatorius” identified through GCMS analysis against the protein CGRP using “Discovery Studio software”. …”
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Metal Oxide Nanomaterials as Rice Transgenic Carriers by Xiangbo Yang, Xia Bai, Zhenkai Zhang, Xiaoming Yu

“…This sheds light on the toxic effects of metal oxide nanomaterials on rice growth and discusses the factors that affect the phytotoxicity of nanomaterials. …”
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Pain at chronic pancreatitis: origin and treatment options by V. T. Ivashkin, K. V. Ivashkin, A. V. Okhlobystin

“…To present basic mechanisms of pain at pancreatitis and determine main management approaches in pain-predominant cases.Summary. Direct toxic action of damaging factors (first of all — alcohol), pancreatic enzyme deviation phenomenon, parenchymal damage by overflow of free radicals, elevation of intraductal pressure, damage of nerves (neuropathic pain) and compression of adjacent organs play primary role in development of pain. …”
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Enhancing Refuge Space Safety: Tape Application to Reduce Door Leakage during Fires by Hsuan-Yu Hung, Ying-Ji Chuang, Ching-Yuan Lin

“…During a fire, smoke particles and toxic emissions could infiltrate the refuge space through gaps in doors, making it a primary risk factor for casualties. …”
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Experimental investigations of colloid-associated metal mobility in mine-impacted wetland sediment by Colleen O. Harper, Richard T. Amos

“…Metal mining operations can release toxic metals to surrounding environments where site-specific conditions control the movement of contaminants. …”
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Investigation of BSA adsorption performances of metal ion attached mineral particles embedded cryogel discs by Ömür Acet

“…Natural pumice particles are non-toxic, reasonably priced and alternative adsorbents with excellent adsorption performance. …”
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Mechanisms of liver disease in patients infected with HIV by Matthew B Kaspar, Richard K Sterling

“…A thorough understanding of the mechanisms driving the development of liver disease in these patients is essential when evaluating and caring for these patients.Methods The literature regarding mechanisms of liver disease by which different disease entities may cause hepatic injury and fibrosis was reviewed and synthesised.Results A number of discrete mechanisms of injury were identified, to include: oxidative stress, mitochondrial injury, lipotoxicity, immune-mediated injury, cytotoxicity, toxic metabolite accumulation, gut microbial translocation, systemic inflammation, senescence and nodular regenerative hyperplasia. …”
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a Multisystem Pathology: Insights into the Role of TNFα by Massimo Tortarolo, Daniele Lo Coco, Pietro Veglianese, Antonio Vallarola, Maria Teresa Giordana, Gabriella Marcon, Ettore Beghi, Marco Poloni, Michael J. Strong, Anand M. Iyer, Eleonora Aronica, Caterina Bendotti

“…Our group and others have recently reported opposite involvements of TNFR1 and TNFR2 in motor neuron death. TNFR2 mediates TNFα toxic effects on these neurons presumably through the activation of MAP kinase-related pathways. …”
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The General Principle of the Warburg Effect as a Possible Approach for Cancer Immunotherapy: The Regulatory Effect of Plant Extracts Could Change the Game by Donika Ivanova, Severina Semkova, Boncho Grigorov, Milena Tzanova, Ana Georgieva, Dancho Danchev, Biliana Nikolova, Zvezdelina Yaneva

“…Because of the reported serious adverse effects of using synthetic ligands for PPARs in combination with chemotherapeutics, searches for less toxic and more active PPAR inhibitors, as well as blocking undesirable cellular PPAR-dependent processes, are in progress. …”
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Influence of Alkali Treatment on the Surface Area of Aluminium Dross by N. S. Ahmad Zauzi, M. Z. H. Zakaria, R. Baini, M. R. Rahman, N. Mohamed Sutan, S. Hamdan

“…Aluminium dross is an industrial waste from aluminium refining industry and classified as toxic substances. However, the disposal of dross as a waste is a burden to aluminium manufacturer industries due to its negative effects to the ecosystem, surface, and ground water. …”
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Study of interaction between metal ions and quercetin by Taiane Souza de Castilho, Tatiane Brescovites Matias, Keller Paulo Nicolini, Jaqueline Nicolini

“…This investigation serves as a tool for the development and testing of materials capable of capturing toxic metal ions or favoring the absorption of beneficial ions (in relation to the human metabolism) through the construction of efficient bioorganic systems. …”
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Edaphic Diversity, Polychemical Soil Status of the Prinevskaya Lowland and Prospects for Soils Use by Ekaterina Yu. Chebykina, Timur I. Nizamutdinov, Evgeny V. Abakumov, Natalia V. Dinkelaker

“…The most vulnerable land use are forest and agricultural and fallow zones, where active accumulation of priority toxicants of anthropogenic origin can occur. Geochemical peculiarities of studied soils are deficit of Mn, Cu, Mo, and Zn in soil-forming rock materials and accumulation of strontium and lead in arable horizons. …”
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Potential Nephroprotective Effect of Kaempferol: Biosynthesis, Mechanisms of Action, and Clinical Prospects by Maulana Yusuf Alkandahri, Asman Sadino, Barolym Tri Pamungkas, Zulpakor Oktoba, Maya Arfania, Nia Yuniarsih, Eko Sri Wahyuningsih, Yuliani Dewi, Sri Ayu Winarti, Sri Tantia Dinita

“…Kidney is an essential organ that is highly susceptible to cellular injury caused by various toxic substances in the blood. Several studies have shown that untreated injuries to this organ can cause glomerulosclerosis, tubulointerstitial fibrosis, and tubular cell apoptosis, leading to kidney failure. …”
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