Effect of chitosan–tungsten composite coating obtained by electrophoretic deposition on the corrosion resistance of Ni–Ti alloy in physiological medium by José Anderson Machado Oliveira, Thales Gomes Araujo, Josiane Dantas Costa, Arthur Filgueira de Almeida, Ana Regina Nascimento Campos, Renato Alexandre Costa de Santana

“…Chitosan-based composite coatings can be applied to improve the properties of Ni–Ti alloys due to their excellent properties, such as low toxicity, biocompatibility, biodegradability, and good film-forming ability. …”
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Hypnotic Effect of A. absinthium Hydroalcoholic Extract in Pentobarbital-Treated Mice by Hassan Rakhshandeh, Amirhossein Heidari, Ali Mohammad Pourbagher-Shahri, Roghayeh Rashidi, Fatemeh Forouzanfar

“…The present study aimed to determine the hypnotic activity of the hydroalcoholic extract of Artemisia absinthium (A. absinthium) in mice. Method. The toxicity of A. absinthium extract is assessed by their lethal dose 50% (LD50), and cytotoxicity evaluation was also done with PC12 cell lines by MTT assay. …”
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Surface Water from Wuhai and Lingwu Sections of the Yellow River: Concentrations, Sources, and Ecological Risk by Yun Liu, Qingwei Bu, Hongmei Cao, Handan Zhang, Chuansheng Liu, Xiaofan He, Mengqi Yun

“…The results showed that the probabilities of exceeding the chronic toxicity for 5% of the species were 28% and 32% for PAHs in surface water from Wuhai and Lingwu sections, respectively. …”
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Cochlear Organ Dissection, Immunostaining, and Confocal Imaging in Mice by Chenyu Chen, Binjun Chen, Xiaoqing Qian, Haojie Sun, Xiao Fu, Dongdong Ren

“…Damage to these structures due to noise exposure, drug toxicity, aging, or environmental factors can lead to hearing loss and other disorders. …”
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Prospective observational study of oral clonazepam to prevent high-dose busulfan-induced seizures in adult patients by María Sacramento Díaz-Carrasco, Andrés Sánchez-Salinas, Juan José Fernández-Ávila, Raquel Olmos-Jiménez, Ignacio Español-Morales, Alberto Espuny-Miró

“…Conclusion The oral clonazepam regimen described in this study has been prospectively shown to be an effective, feasible anti-seizure prophylaxis option with manageable toxicity.…”
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In Vivo Inflammatory Effects of Ceria Nanoparticles on CD-1 Mouse: Evaluation by Hematological, Histological, and TEM Analysis by Anna Poma, Anna Maria Ragnelli, Joaquin de Lapuente, David Ramos, Miquel Borras, Pierpaolo Aimola, Mario Di Gioacchino, Sandro Santucci, Laura De Marzi

“…In this work, acute and subacute in vivo toxicity assays demonstrate no lethal effect of these NPs. …”
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Targeted Imaging of Endometriosis and Image-Guided Resection of Lesions Using Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analogue-Modified Indocyanine Green by Jing Peng, Qiyu Liu, Tao Pu, Mingxing Zhang, Meng Zhang, Ming Du, Guiling Li, Xiaoyan Zhang, Congjian Xu

“…Compared with traditional surgery under white light, targeted NIRF imaging-guided surgery completely resected endometriotic lesions with a sensitivity of 97.3% and specificity of 77.8%. No obvious toxicity was observed in routine blood tests, serum biochemicals, or histopathology in mice. …”
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Hazardous Solid Waste Landfill Site Selection for İstanbul, Türkiye using Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods and GIS Data by Sena Dere, Elif Elçin Günay

“…The high toxicity of materials in disaster waste poses a significant risk to the environment, including the air, water, soil, and all living beings. …”
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Non-viral systems for intracellular delivery of genome editing tools by I. H. Shaikhutdinov, P. V. Ilyasov, O. V. Gribkova, L.  V. Limareva

“…Conventional vectors are not always suitable for this purpose due to a limited cargo volume, risks related to cancer and immune reactions, toxicity, a need for high-purity viral material and quality control, as well as a possibility of integration of the virus into the host genome leading to overexpression of the vector components and safety problems. …”
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Defaulting from antiretroviral therapy and associated factors among HIV/AIDS patients in public hospitals of Eastern Zone, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2020: a cross-sectional study by Tsegu Hailu Gebru, Haftea Hagos Mekonen

“…Furthermore, participants with high pill burden, drug toxicity, mental instability, and poor ART adherence were more likely to default from the treatment. …”
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A Review on Application of Noble Metal-Free Materials/ZrO2 Nano-photocatalysts for Removal of Organic Pollutants and Heavy Metals by Marjan Tanzifi

“…ZrO2 is a common metal oxide semiconductor with excellent optical properties, non-toxicity, stability in acidic and alkaline media, and high thermal stability. …”
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Investigating the impact of dioxins, furans, and coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls on mortality, inflammatory states, and chronic diseases: An integrative epidemiological analysis by Jiaxing Tan, Ying Gao, Yuanlin Xia, Peiyan Sun, Wei Qin

“…Several organic pollutants, including dioxins, furans, and coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), have become a growing concern due to their significant capacity for accumulation and migration across regions, as well as their extended half-lives and relatively high toxicity. Our study aimed to assess the impact of these pollutants on mortality, inflammatory states, and chronic diseases. …”
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The Challenges of Distinguishing Different Causes of TMA in a Pregnant Kidney Transplant Recipient by A. Krelle, S. Price, M. M. Law, S. Kranz, P. Shamdasani, S. Kane, J. Unterscheider, P. Champion de Crespigny

“…TMA disorders are well-recognised in kidney transplant recipients, often due to an underlying genetic predisposition related to complement dysregulation, or de novo due to infection, immunosuppression toxicity, or antibody-mediated rejection. In pregnancy, TMA disorders are most commonly due to severe pre-eclampsia or HELLP, but may also be due to thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) or complement-mediated (atypical) haemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). …”
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Immunotherapy of Brain Cancers: The Past, the Present, and Future Directions by Lisheng Ge, Neil Hoa, Daniela A. Bota, Josephine Natividad, Andrew Howat, Martin R. Jadus

“…For some patients, immunotherapy has worked for them while not showing long-term toxicity. In this paper, we will trace the history of immunotherapy for brain cancers. …”
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Elucidating the Mechanism of Action of Umami-Enhancing Peptides Derived from Chicken Based on Molecular Simulation by ZHANG Jingcheng, HE Wei, LIANG Li, ZHANG Yuyu

“…The results indicated that all three umami-enhancing peptides exhibited good water solubility and non-toxicity and had an additive effect on the umami taste of 0.35% glutamic acid solution. …”
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Isolation, identification, and characterisation of the malachite green detoxifying bacterial strain Bacillus pacificus ROC1 and the azoreductase AzrC by Shanza Bibi, Callum W. Breeze, Vusqa Jadoon, Anum Fareed, Alina Syed, Rebecca L. Frkic, Habiba Zaffar, Muhammad Ali, Iftikhar Zeb, Colin J. Jackson, Tatheer Alam Naqvi

“…However, it is highly toxic, with carcinogenic, mutagenic, and teratogenic properties, resulting in bans worldwide. …”
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Disulfiram Induced Psychosis: A Case Report by D. R. Survilaitė, R. Žemaitytė

“…Patients tend to abstain from alcohol to avoid the unpleasant effects of alcohol toxicity. There may be some side effects, the most common of which are drowsiness, unusual tiredness, headache, metallic taste in mouth, skin rashes, decreased libido. …”
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Photodynamic therapy for the precise treatment of localized prostate cancer by Youcheng Xu, Qinyuan Tan, Chong Sun, Yuefeng Jia, Shengxian Li, Xuecheng Yang

“…In contrast, photodynamic therapy (PDT) is introduced into the treatment of prostate cancer because of its advantages, such as high precision to tumor cells, low toxicity, and no radiation. Compared to radical prostatectomy, the PDT has low risk and minimal trauma. …”
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Pathological Diagnosis of Systemic Amyloidosis in a New Zealand White Rabbit by LIN Qingqing, DAI Jinlong, CHEN Zhisen, GUO Jianmin, YANG Wei

“…ObjectiveTo provide a reference for the diagnosis of amyloidosis in experimental animals through the pathological diagnosis of systemic amyloidosis in a case of a New Zealand white rabbit.MethodsIn a 6-month repeated ocular toxicity study, an abnormal finding was noted during the routine gross anatomical examination of one New Zealand white rabbit. …”
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Acute Interstitial Nephritis in a Patient with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer under Immunotherapy with Nivolumab by Panagiotis I. Georgianos, Vasilios Vaios, Eleni Leontaridou, Georgia Karayannopoulou, Triantafyllia Koletsa, Athanasios Sioulis, Elias V. Balaskas, Pantelis E. Zebekakis

“…These agents are associated with several “immune-mediated” adverse effects, but the reported renal toxicity of ICPIs is less well defined. We present the case of a 60-year-old man with a history of non-small cell lung cancer, who developed acute kidney injury (AKI) approximately 3.5 months after initiation of immunotherapy with nivolumab. …”
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