An ongoing research effort designed to reconstruct the character of historical exposures associated with use of chrysotile-containing joint compounds naturally raised questions concerning how the character (e.g. particle size distributions) of dusts generated from use of recreated materials compares to dusts from similar materials manufactured historically. This also provided an opportunity to ...

introduction: quality of services extremely depends on how personnel have contact and interaction with the clients. moreover, the personnel’s attitudes and their behaviors with the clients significantly affect clients’ perception of quality of services and consequently influence their satisfaction as well as their absorption to the services of an institution. this study intends to investigate t...

the strength of concrete is a function of the proportions of the constituent materials, namely, cement, water, fine and coarse aggregates. the conventional methods used to determine the mix proportions that will yield the desired strength, are laborious, time consuming and expensive. in this paper, a mathematical method based on modified regression theory is formulated for the prediction of con...

With the aim of evaluating tolerance to new shorter initiation schedules in subcutaneous immunotherapy everyday clinical practice, a study was carried out using Pangramin Plus with initiation periods between 3 (Cluster) and 6 (Plus) weeks. All the information was processed retrospectively and both systemic (SR) and local (LR) adverse reactions occurring between September 2002 and February 2003 ...

Background Cell-free DNA circulates in cancer patients and induces in vivo cell transformation and cancer progression in susceptible cells. Based on this, we hypothesized that depletion of circulating DNA with DNAse I and a protease mix could have antitumor effects. Study design The study aimed to demonstrate that DNAse I and a protease mix can degrade in vitro DNA and proteins from the serum o...

Habitat restoration projects are often conducted when prior use or extraction of natural resources results in land degradation. The success of restoration programmes, however, is variable, and studies that provide evidence of long term outcomes are valuable for evaluation purposes. This study focused on the restoration of vegetation within a limestone quarry in Dorset, UK between 1997 and 2014....