Distribution characteristics, source attribution, and health risk assessment of organophosphate esters in indoor and outdoor dust from various microenvironments in Beijing

The occurrence and profiles of organophosphate esters (OPEs) were studied in indoor and outdoor dusts from various microenvironments, including forty-seven outdoor dusts from green Ducted System belts, roads, parks and residence areas, seventy-seven indoor dusts from private cars, print shops, taxis, furniture shops, offices, dormitories, shopping

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Phenylalanine Promotes Biofilm Formation of Meyerozyma caribbica to Improve Biocontrol Efficacy against Jujube Black Spot Rot

During storage and transportation after harvest, the jujube fruit is susceptible to black spot rot, which is caused by Alternaria alternata.The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the yeast Meyerozyma caribbica in controlling A.alternata in postharvest jujube fruits, and to explore the biofilm formation mechanism.The results showed

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Risk, lifestyle and non-communicable diseases of poverty

Abstract Common discourse in public health and preventive medicine frames non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, as diseases of ‘lifestyle’; the choice of terminology implies that their prevention, control and management are amenable to individual action.In drawing attention to global increases in the incide

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