Liquid waste treatment containing Rhodamine B using emulsion liquid membrane from waste cooking oil by Herry Purnama, Dina Ekariana Dewi, Nabilah Miftachul Jannah, Azzahra Ardya Kamaratih, Nur Hidayati

“…WCO offers advantages as a non-toxic, non-flammable, and accessible solvent that reduces secondary pollution and costs. …”
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DNA Vaccination: Using the Patient's Immune System to Overcome Cancer by Georg Eschenburg, Alexander Stermann, Robert Preissner, Hellmuth-Alexander Meyer, Holger N. Lode

“…Optimization of standard treatment protocols consisting of the main columns of chemo- and radiotherapy followed or preceded by surgical intervention is often limited by toxic side effects and induction of concomitant malignancies and/or development of resistant mechanisms. …”
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Natural products as part of triple negative breast cancer by Yozlem Kobakova, Maria Moneva-Sakelarieva, Spiro Konstantinov, Georgi Momekov, Stefka Achkova Ivanova, Ventseslava Atanasova, Maria Chaneva, Radoslav Tododrov, Nikolay Bashev, Petar Atanasov

“…Immunotherapy causes a wide variety of toxic effects called immune-related adverse events (IRAEs). …”
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Metabolic stability and its role in the discovery of new chemical entities by Słoczyńska Karolina, Gunia-Krzyżak Agnieszka, Koczurkiewicz Paulina, Wójcik-Pszczoła Katarzyna, Żelaszczyk Dorota, Popiół Justyna, Pękala Elżbieta

“…Rapid biotransformation reduces exposure to the maternal compound and may lead to the generation of active, non-active or toxic metabolites. In contrast, high metabolic stability may promote interactions between drugs and lead to parent compound toxicity. …”
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Properties of new polycationic bacteriochlorin photosensitizers: cytotoxicity and interaction with biofilms by Irina Tiganova, Yulia Zhizhimova, Eteri Tolordava, Elena Makarova, Natalia Shevlyagina, Alexander Barmashov, Maria Baryshnikova, Vladimir Zhukhovitsky, Yulia Romanova

“…Now, we compared the toxicity of these PS to bacteria and human fibroblasts, under irradiation and in the dark. …”
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Integrating MAPK pathway inhibition into standard-of-care therapy for pediatric low-grade glioma by Erin E. Crotty, Aimee A. Sato, Aimee A. Sato, Mohamed S. Abdelbaki

“…We have adopted mitigation strategies for their associated toxicities; skin toxicity, in particular, is now managed by prevention strategies and early dermatologic intervention. …”
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A phase I/II study evaluating the feasibility and safety of delivering adjuvant hypofractionated radiotherapy in resected oral cavity cancers (HYPO-ART study) by Mranalini Verma, Divya Kukreja, Deep Chakrabarti, Aman Verma, MD, Naseem Akhtar, Kirti Srivastava, Sanjay Singhal

“…The primary end-point was the incidence of acute radiation-induced toxicities. Secondary endpoints were locoregional control and overall survival. …”
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NLS-binding deficient Kapβ2 reduces neurotoxicity via selective interaction with C9orf72-ALS/FTD dipeptide repeats by Kevin M. Kim, Amandeep Girdhar, Maria E. Cicardi, Vaishnavi Kankate, Miyuki Hayashi, Ruoyu Yang, Jenny L. Carey, Charlotte M. Fare, James Shorter, Gino Cingolani, Davide Trotti, Lin Guo

“…R-DPRs can cause toxicity by disrupting the natural phase behavior of RNA-binding proteins (RBPs). …”
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Humanising nanotoxicology: replacement of animal-derived products in the application of integrated approaches to testing and assessment of nanomaterial inhalation hazard by Roma Fraser, Keira Campbell, Pawel Pokorski, Eve MacKinnon, Katie McAllister, Karla B. Neves, Fiona Murphy

“…Further investigation is needed to support a shift toward more ethical toxicity testing that does not rely on animal-derived materials.…”
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Graphene-metal sulfide composite based gas sensors for environmental sustainability: A review by Deepak Balram, Kuang-Yow Lian, Neethu Sebastian, Vineet Kumar, Virendra Kumar Yadav, Ashish Patel, Kulvinder Singh

“…In this modern era, maintaining a sustainable environment is pivotal and hence, a detailed review on gas sensors for quantification of toxic environmental pollutants is critical. In this paper, an extensive review on advancements in gas sensors developed using graphene-metal sulfide composites is discussed. …”
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Review of the environmental and health risks of hydraulic fracturing fluids by Sara Makki, Elsa Maalouf, Alissar Yehya

“…The environmental and health hazards posed by HF fluid are concerning due to the high concentration of toxic chemicals, the limited data on toxicity, the high probability of spills, and the reported cases of aquifer contamination. …”
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Efficacy of natural killer T and gammadelta T cells in mesothelin-targeted immunotherapy of pancreatic cancer by Yuankui Zhu, Yaxi Yang, Linghe Yue, Lei Wan, Xuqian Ma, Qing Yang, Xuan Tian, Yuguan Li, Ke Wang, Shaozhong Wei, Shaozhong Wei, Shaozhong Wei, Dianbao Zuo, Mingqian Feng, Mingqian Feng

“…Despite their promise, dose-limited toxicity (DLT) remains a challenge in clinical practice. …”
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Comparative environmental impacts analysis of technologies for recovering critical metals from copper anode slime: Insights from LCA by Yu Li, Jenny Baker, Yaxi Fang, Haizhou Cao, Cameron Pleydell-Pearce, Trystan Watson, Sha Chen, Guangling Zhao

“…Six impact categories—climate change, freshwater ecotoxicity, marine ecotoxicity, terrestrial ecotoxicity, human toxicity (cancer), and human toxicity (non-cancer)—were assessed and compared across the four recycling technologies. …”
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Glutathione reductase plays a role in the metabolism of methylmercury degradation in Rhodotorula mucilaginosa by Yi Guo, Wenlong Deng, Qigui Mo, You Yu, Zhenwang Zhang, Mingjie Wei, Ruiling Tang, Surui Lu, Yanting Su

“…ABSTRACT Mercury pollution is a kind of heavy metal pollution with great harm and strong toxicity which exists worldwide. Some microorganisms can convert highly toxic methylmercury into inorganic mercury compounds with significantly reduced toxicity. …”
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Metabolic conversion of phenol to polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) for addressing dual environmental challenges: A review by Izzati Sabri, Mohd Zulkhairi Mohd Yusoff, Nor Azlan Nor Muhammad, Li Sim Ho, Norhayati Ramli

“…A sustainable approach to microbial polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) production involves utilizing waste as a substrate, which can include toxic pollutants like phenol as a carbon feedstock. …”
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi mitigate cadmium stress in maize by Qiqiang Kuang, Yujie Wu, Yamin Gao, Tingting An, Shuo Liu, Liyan Liang, Bingcheng Xu, Suiqi Zhang, Min Yu, Sergey Shabala, Yinglong Chen

“…Recent studies have highlighted the potential of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi to protect crops from various heavy metal stresses, including Cd toxicity. To elucidate the tolerance mechanisms of maize in response to Cd toxicity under AM symbiosis, this study used two maize genotypes with contrasting Cd tolerance: Zhengdan958 (Cd-tolerant) and Zhongke11 (Cd-sensitive). …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Lenvatinib and Toripalimab in Patients With Recurrent Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer: Study Protocol of a Multicenter, Open-Label, Single-Arm, Ph... by Su H, Shang X, Liu H, Wang Y, Yu Y, Xu Y, Jiang K, Feng F

“…PROC patients with multiple recurrences are unable to continue highly toxic treatment after prior multiple lines of systemic therapy. …”
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Life cycle assessment of paper products based on recycled and virgin fiber by J. Simamora, E.I. Wiloso, M. Yani

“…The results of the impact assessment of global warming potential fossil, acidification, particulates, fossil abiotic depletion, and human toxicity-cancer for duplex board were 1,848.26 kilogram carbon dioxide equivalent, 8.12 kilogram-sulfur-dioxide-equivalent, 2.12 kilogram particulate matter 2.5-equivalent, 14,668.06 megajoule, and 0.0000017 comparative toxic unit, while for folding boxboard 2,651.25 kilogram carbon- dioxide-equivalent, 13.95 kilogram sulfur-dioxide-equivalent, 3.27 kilogram particulate matter 2.5-equivalent, 22,395.81 mega-joule, and 0.0000021 comparative toxic unit, respectively. …”
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Tau-Reactive Endogenous Antibodies: Origin, Functionality, and Implications for the Pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s Disease by Lenka Hromadkova, Saak Victor Ovsepian

“…In Alzheimer’s disease (AD), tau pathology manifested by the accumulation of intraneuronal tangles and soluble toxic oligomers emerges as a promising therapeutic target. …”
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Sonication-Assisted Synthesis of β-Mercuric Sulfide Nanoparticles by Xin Xu, Elizabeth R. Carraway

“…Continued development of synthesis methods is needed to expand approaches that produce uniform particles, while avoiding reagents of high toxicity and ecological impact. A solvent‐based approach was developed using mercuric chloride and elemental sulphur as the mercury and chalcogenide sources. …”
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