Pharmaceutical Humanities and Narrative Pharmacy: An Emerging New Concept in Pharmacy by Mita Banerjee, Thomas Efferth

“…In this context, we discuss aspects related to traditional herbal medicine, fair access and benefit sharing of indigenous knowledge about medicinal plants, post-traumatic stress syndrome, the opioid crisis, stress myocardiopathy (broken heart syndrome), and global environmental pollution with microplastics. We also explore possibilities for a narrative turn in pharmacy. …”
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Air Quality Assessment by Moss Biomonitoring and Trace Metals Atmospheric Deposition by Pranvera Lazo, Alda Kika, Flora Qarri, Lirim Bekteshi, Shaniko Allajbeu, Trajce Stafilov

“…Abstract Carpet-forming moss species are useful tools for monitoring the atmospheric deposition of pollutants like metals, organic compounds, nitrogen, and more recently, microplastics. Even with a dense sampling scheme, moss biomonitoring could extend the environmental study to national and/or continental scales. …”
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Evaluation of community behavior regarding the risk of plastic micro-pollution on the environment health by D. Utari, N.I. Hawa, G. Fizumli, H. Agustina

“…Increasing awareness about environmental management and educating the public on the impact of microplastics on family health can contribute to enhanced knowledge awareness. …”
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Environmental Pollutants as Emerging Concerns for Cardiac Diseases: A Review on Their Impacts on Cardiac Health by Vinay Kumar, Hemavathy S, Lohith Kumar Dasarahally Huligowda, Mridul Umesh, Pritha Chakraborty, Basheer Thazeem, Anand Prakash Singh

“…NO₂ exposure contributes to cardiac remodeling and acute cardiovascular events, and sulfur dioxide and heavy metals exacerbate oxidative stress and cellular damage. Pesticides and microplastics pose emerging risks linked to inflammation and cardiovascular tissue damage. …”
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Human Activity as a Growing Threat to Marine Ecosystems: Plastic and Temperature Effects on the Sponge <i>Sarcotragus spinosulus</i> by Jessica Lombardo, Maria del Mar Ribas-Taberner, Maria Magdalena Quetglas-Llabrés, Samuel Pinya, Llorenç Gil, Silvia Tejada, Antoni Sureda, Montserrat Compa

“…In August, CFU counts of <i>Vibrio</i> spp. were significantly higher in sponges with poor external appearance (characterized by dull coloration and heavy epiphytic growth) but returned to levels observed in healthy sponges by November. Microplastics were detected in the tissues of both sponge groups, with higher concentrations found in affected specimens. …”
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Current scenario of emerging pollutants in farmlands and water reservoirs: Prospects and challenges by Muhammad Fahad Sardar, Fazila Younas, Hongna Li, Jawad Ali, Pengcheng Zhu, Xiaona Yu, Zhaojie Cui, Weihua Guo

“…Therefore, pharmaceuticals and microplastics (MPs) are classified as emerging pollutants (EPs), and their existence in agricultural ecosystems adversely affects soil and environmental health, ultimately impacting both ecological and human well-being. …”
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Mobilization and deposition of plastic along an estuarine bank during tidal cycles by Rosa Sawan, Périne Doyen, Guillaume Veillet, Florence Viudes, Céline Mahfouz, Rachid Amara

“…To achieve this, plastics (macro, meso and microplastics with size ≥3 mm) of different composition and shape were manually deposited along an estuary bank on three different substrates: vegetation, gravel, and sand. …”
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Does hydrogen-rich water mitigate MP toxicity in rainbow trout (Oncorhyncus mykiss)? Monitoring with hematology, DNA damage, and apoptosis via ROS/GSH/MDA pathway by Atamanalp Muhammed, Kırıcı Muammer, Köktürk Mine, Kırıcı Mahinur, Alwazeer Duried, Kocaman Esat Mahmut, Ucar Arzu, Parlak Veysel, Özcan Sinan, Alak Gonca

“…Although the number of studies documenting the presence of Microplastics (MP) in fish is increasing, research studies focused on its detoxification are very limited. …”
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Influence of nano-polystyrene on cyfluthrin toxicity in honeybee Apis cerana cerana Fabricius by Yunfei Xue, Xueyang Gong, Linfu Yang, Dandan Zhi, Qingxin Meng, Yulong Guo, Kun Dong, Yakai Tian

“…This study highlights the toxicity of nano-microplastics and Cy alone and in combination to Apis cerana cerana Fabricius and provides new insights into the potential ecological risks of nanoPS.…”
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Toxicity assessment of DMSO extracts of environmental aged beached plastics using human cell lines by Florane Le Bihanic, Bettie Cormier, Emilie Dassié, Sophie Lecomte, Justine Receveur, Stéphane Le Floch, Jérôme Cachot, Bénédicte Morin

“…Seafood consumption is one of the routes of human exposure to microplastics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of naturally aged plastic associated chemicals to induce harmful effects to human health via the consumption of MP-contaminated seafood. …”
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Maternal exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics during gestation and lactation caused fertility decline in female mouse offspring by Xiu Cheng, Yue Xue, Houpeng Wang, Zhangqiang Ma, Na Hu, Chenchen Zhang, Yu Gao, Ruihong Fan, Liaoliao Hu, Jia Li, Dalei Zhang, Jian Huang, Sitian Fang, Runting Xiao, Yuanqiao He, Tao Luo, Liping Zheng

“…Studies on the effects of maternal exposure to microplastics (MPs) on the fertility in offspring have been conducted, but the damage caused by nanoplastics (NPs) remains ambiguous. …”
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Combined Technology for the Parts Recovery Operating in Stress Factor Conditions by Olena V. Berezshnaya, Valeriy D. Kassov, Eduard P. Gribkov

“…The structural factor of samples microplasticity deposited with carbon steel construction tapes in connection with the different sensitivities of the deposited metal to stress concentration was investigated. …”
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Comprehensive multi-omics, behavioral and morphological analysis of the hazards of nano-plastics in mice with internal carotid artery occlusion by Lu Wang, Jia-Qi Ma, Li-Jia Song, Xiao-Peng Qu, Yue Zhang, Hai-Ming Fan, Chao Wang, Long-Long Zheng, Guo-Dong Gao, Yan Qu, Liang-Liang Shen, Bei Liu

“…This work confirms the risk of NPs in a model of internal carotid artery occlusion and elucidates the mechanism underlying this harm; moreover, it provides theoretical support for developing strategies to decrease microplastic intake in patients with internal carotid artery occlusion.…”
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EKSPLORASI LIMBAH PLASTIK DALAM KARYA SENI RUPA by Syamsiar - Syamsiar

“…It takes 500-1000 years for plastic to degrade, but it will still leave microplastic particles that are harmful to living things. …”
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Simulating the ENSO impact on the distribution and fate of floating litter particles in the Northern South China Sea by Ke Pang, Ke Pang, Ke Pang, Yang Feng, Yang Feng, Yang Feng, Youchang Zheng, Youchang Zheng, Youchang Zheng, Chao Fang, Xiangrong Xu, Xiangrong Xu

“…This study underscores the impact of climate mode of variability in influencing the litter sources, fate and transport and accumulation at estuarine-coastal oceans, which will provide critical scientific insights for plastic pollution management in the PRE - NSCS region, which is a newly identified hotspot for floating litter and microplastic pollution in global oceans.…”
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