Cancer is still a global issue. Surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and present immune therapy do prolong the lives of cancer patients, but these cannot correct a…
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Today, plastic pollution is considered a critical environmental problem and it is identified, alongside climate change, as an emerging pollutant that might affect human health…
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Human activities have been increasing CO2 concentration (among other greenhouse gases) in the atmosphere for about 250 years, and we are already suffering from its…
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Smoking is a harmful addiction responsible for several lung pathologies caused by toxicity of the cigarette smoke. One of them is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),…
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It is common to read, watch, and hear reports of landslides and other types of earth movements on sloping terrain caused by heavy rain. The…
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Embryonic development is a fascinating process where a fertilized oocyte develops into a multicellular, adult organism. For more than 70 years, it was thought that…
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Sulfonylureas are antidiabetic drugs that have been used for more than 50 years in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. While sulfonylureas can effectively reduce…
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In the past few decades, the contradiction between global climate change and the need to provide sufficient electricity for a growing global population has rekindled…
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The stable isotopes of hydrogen (δ2H) and oxygen (δ18O) have been widely applied in hydrology. The equation relating δ2H to δ18O in precipitation, also defined…
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The societal pressure to move towards sustainable energy has made photovoltaics the main competitor for cost-competitive energy sources. As of now, the photovoltaics market is…
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With the escalating growth of nanotechnology and as the field has started to realize its potential, several conventions that involve nanoparticles with a wide scope…
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