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The role of NF-κB and AhR transcription factors in lead-induced lung toxicity in human lung cancer A549 cells.
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Taylor & Francis
, 2019 , Article)
Lead (Pb) is recognized as the first heavy metal of the top six toxic air pollutants threatening human health and the second hazardous substance. Pb exposure is associated with lung impairment and high incidences of lung ...
Arsenic, cadmium, and lead contents of rice imported into Qatar-impact on intake
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Emerald
, 2019 , Article)
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to determine arsenic, cadmium and lead contents of rice imports and to estimate their impact on these heavy metal intakes in Qatar.
Design/methodology/approach
In total, 30 rice ...
Toxic heavy metal (Pb and Cd) content in tobacco cigarette brands in Selangor state, Peninsular Malaysia
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Springer International Publishing
, 2019 , Article)
Cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) are ubiquitous metals widely distributed in the environment, resulting in toxic health effects. This project aims to evaluate Pb and Cd as toxic elements in 15 different tobacco cigarette brands ...
n-InAs based photo-thermo-electrochemical cells for conversion of solar to electrical energy
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2016 , Article)
This paper presents the photo-thermo-electrochemical (PEC) response of various combinations of the n-type indium arsenide (n-InAs) photo-electrode with different counter electrodes, i.e., Ag, Al, Cu, Pb, Zn and ITO. The ...
Multiuser scheduling on downlink communications by using adaptive hierarchical modulation
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
In this paper, we propose a novel downlink system that is able to maximize the number of users which could be served with high correct decoding probability while, minimizing the total consumed energy for data reconstruction ...