Use of metallic ureteric stents for chronic ureteric obstruction and its association with value-based care by Yu Xi Terence Law, Ang Zhou, David Terrence Consigliere, Benjamin Yen Seow Goh, Ho Yee Tiong

“…There was no significant difference in all baseline characteristics between the MS and PS groups, except for the aetiology of obstructive cause. Mean indwelling stent duration was significantly greater for MS than for PS (228.6 ± 147.0 vs. 146.1 ± 66.0 days, P < 0.001), thereby leading to lower average number of stent changes per year in the MS group compared to the PS group (1.4 vs. 6.3 times, respectively). …”
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Arsenic and fifteen other metal (loid)s exposure of children living around old mines in the south of France by Igor Pujalté, Zeno Loi, Alice Bernard, Lionel Moulis, Sophie Delpoux, Jacques Gardon

“…This cross-sectional study investigated whether children living near four old mines in southern France were exposed to higher levels of arsenic and 15 other metal(loid)s compared to those in unexposed areas. …”
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Grazing lambs on pastures regrown after wildfires did not significantly alter metal content in meat and wool by S Depenbrock, J Lane, M Asrat, R Poppenga, S Hargrave, B McNabb, V Eviner, M Chigerwe

“…We compared metal concentrations in sheep grazed on regrowth to stored meat samples from grazing sheep a year prior to the wildfire. …”
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Filterable PM2.5, Metallic Elements, and Organic Carbon Emissions from the Exhausts of Diesel Vehicles by Yuan-Chung Lin, Ya-Ching Li, Kassian T. T. Amesho, Feng-Chih Chou, Pei-Cheng Cheng

“…To assess the risks from this pollutant, we characterized and quantified the PM2.5 exhausted by 15 diesel vehicles ranging from 28,306 to 883,374 km (an average of 525,854 km) in total mileage and varying in manufacturer and model year (1988–2005). We applied inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) to analyze the metallic element constituents, among which Ca composed the largest fraction, followed by Zn, Al, K, Fe, Mg, and Cr. …”
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Comparative immobilization of lead, cadmium, and copper in soil using dead bacterial biomass and graphitic carbon nitride nanomaterials by Asifa Farooqi, Ejaz ul Haq, Hooria Ikram Raja, Hafiz Abdul Malik, Yousaf Shad Muhammad, Syed Hamza Safeer, Sohail Yousaf, Maximilian Lackner

Subjects: “…Dead bacterial biomass…”
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Compressive mechanical properties of Zr-based bulk metallic glass composites reinforced with entangled porous tungsten wire by Sen Chen, Hangtian Zhu, Jinhe Wang, Huan Huang, Jiawang Zhang, Yong Wang, Huan Wang, Guohua Sun, Lishi Jiao, Wei Li, Zhengkun Li, Zhengwang Zhu, Haifeng Zhang, Bowen Zhao, Huameng Fu

“…The direction or distribution of tungsten wire plays a great role in deformation and fracture behaviors of the bulk metallic glass composites. …”
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Survey on the presence of floating microplastics, trace metals and metalloids in seawater from Southern Italy to the United States of America by Elisabetta Morici, Gaetano Cammilleri, Sergio Scirè, Francesco Paolo Bonomo, Luigi Tranchina, Francesca Terracina, Paola Galluzzo, Vincenzo Ferrantelli, Vincenzo Paolo Monteverde, Francesco Giuseppe Galluzzo, Sergio Davì, Mariano Licciardi, Salvatore Dara

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Cerebrovascular accidents association between serum trace elements and toxic metals level, a case-control study. by Khosro Jamebozorgi, Alireza Kooshki, Mahbobeh Saljoughi, Mohamadjavad Sanjari, Zahra Ahmadi, Seyed Mohammad Mosavi Mirzaei

“…Logistic regression (LR) has also been used to determine the association between metals' levels and CVA occurrence.<h4>Results</h4>As the mean age of the CVA group was 48.68  ±  15.25 years and for the non-CVA group was 47.89 ± 9.65 years, the result indicated that the serum level of Cu and Pb has been statically higher in the CVA group (respectively; P  <  0.001 and P  =  0.002) and Ni level was significantly lower (P  =  0.003). …”
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HEAVY METALS IN SURFACE SEAWATER AND SEDIMENT FROM THE COAST OF KHANH HOA PROVINCE: LEVELS AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT by Xuan Thuy Nguyen, Nhat Nhu Thuy Nguyen, Hung Phu Le, Trong Dung Le, Viet Ha Dao, Xuan Vy Nguyen

“…Ecological risk assessment of the sediments also indicated a possible combined biological effect of Cu, Pb, and Zn at Cam Ranh. Therefore, heavy metals in the marine environment at Khanh Hoa should be monitored yearly. …”
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Associations between Personal Exposure to Metals in Fine Particulate Matter and Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunction among Healthy Adults by Yi-Hsueh Liao, Wei-Liang Chen, Chung-Ching Wang, Ching-Huang Lai

“…Personal exposure to fine particulate matter and metals in PM2.5 was collected every two months. The heart rate variability (HRV) indices of each participant were measured three times. …”
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Analysis of graphene coatings on various metallic/oxide crystal/composite material substrates using machine learning for enhanced solar thermal energy conversion by Khaled Aliqab, Dhruvik Agravat, Shobhit K. Patel, Ammar Armghan, Naim Ben Ali, Meshari Alsharari

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Geochemistry and mineralogy of Cobalt in mine wastes: examples from Cobalt, Canada and Cornwall, England by Gabriel Ziwa, Gabriel Ziwa, Gabriel Ziwa, Rich Crane, Rich Crane, Karen A. Hudson-Edwards, Karen A. Hudson-Edwards

“…Mine wastes can pose environmental and human health risks, especially when they contain high concentrations of potentially toxic metal(loid)s. In this study, the geochemistry (bulk and sequential extraction analysis, paste pH) and mineralogy (X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, electron microprobe analysis) of Co in mine wastes from Cobalt (Canada) and Cornwall (UK) were characterised to assess potential Co and other metal(loid) mobility in the aquatic environment. …”
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RESULTS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELDWORK IN THE DISTRICTS OF DAK SONG AND DAK MIL, DAK NONG PROVINCE, IN 2018 by Thanh Vuong Nguyen, Tien Duc Vu, Xuan Hung Le

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Bioaccumulation and Evaluation of Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles Toxicity and Combination Effects of Vitamin E and C with it on Exposed Male Rats by Soma Ismael Majeed, Sulaf Mustafa Mohammed, Ali Mustafa Mohammad

“…In the recent years, MgO nanoparticles (MgO NPs) have been one of the metal oxide nanoparticles that used in various medicinal fields. …”
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Evaluation of the effect on antimicrobial properties, color, roughness and curing time of glass ionomer cement incorporated with silver and copper nanoparticles by Laís Aragão Lima, Wanessa Fernandes Matias Regis, Fábio Ruan Louzeiro Lima, Victor Teixeira Noronha, Amauri Jardim de Paula, Fernanda Freitas Sousa, Paulo Goberlânio Barros Silva, Rafael Melo Freire, Lidiany Karla Azevedo Rodrigues

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15 Years of Moss Biomonitoring for Air Quality Assessment in Albania by Pranvera Lazo, Sonila Shehu Kane, Flora Qarri, Shaniko Allajbeu, Lirim Bekteshi

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Adsorptive removal of toxic heavy metal and dyes from wastewater by rice husk (lignocellulosic biomass) derived activated biochar: A fixed-bed column adsorption study by Md. Mahmudur Rahman, Mohd. Maniruzzaman, Nor ealam, Parvej Mahmud, Sumiya Khatun, Md. Kaowsar Hossain, Md. Ismail Hossain, Md. Hasanuzzaman, Md. Ashraful Alam, Md. Al-amin, Bijoy Chandra Ghos

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Case-based analysis of mechanically-assisted leaching for hydrometallurgical extraction of critical metals from ores and wastes: application in chalcopyrite, ferronickel slag, and... by Laskar, Clément, Dakkoune, Amine, Julcour, Carine, Bourgeois, Florent,  Biscans, Béatrice, Cassayre, Laurent

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Synthesis and characterization of novel functional vinyl ethers that bear various groups by Fayad, Antoinette, El Malti, Wassim, Ameduri, Bruno, Alaaeddine, Ali

“…An air-stable palladium catalyst generated in situ efficiently catalyzed the reaction leading to various VEs in a single step with good alcohol conversion (50–82%) and good VE yields (up to 75%). …”
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CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF WATER SOURCED FROM ODO ONA RIVER, IBADAN, SOUTH-WESTERN NIGERIA by FIDELIS NKESHITA, ADEBOLA ADEKUNLE, ADEBAYO ADEDEJI

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