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What is the relationship between free radicals and the inflammation process during Chronic diseases?
OxInflammation process is a complex and systemic event that occurs after cellular and tissue injury. The knowledge about both processes is that they coexist, but already known that possibly the inflammatory response is responsible for the generation of a pro-oxidative environment due to the production of Free radicals and Reactive Oxygen species (ROS), especially in chronic diseases. In normal tissue occurs the activation of efficient machinery able to control the oxidative stress, however,...
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The motivation behind conducting a risk assessment
Hello, I understand the purpose of a chemical risk assessment (e.g., setting safe exposure limits). However, I am wondering, in practical terms, what (aside from regulations) causes agencies to conduct these assessments. Consumer concerns? Potential litigation? Political pressure? In other words, what signals do the EPA and other regulatory agencies get that convinces them to conduct an assessment? Thank you.
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How can I keep bronchial epithelial cell alive, while retaining the effect of PM exposure?
Objective of the study: Evaluate whether normal bronchial epithelial cells acquire invasiveness following exposure to particulate matter. Initial approach: Expose the BEAS2B cell line to PM10 at concentrations of 50ug and 75ug for 48 hours. Subsequently, perform a wound healing assay and an invasion assay using matrigel. Problem encountered: Post exposure, a significant number of cells died, resulting in inadequate cell viability. This has hindered our ability to observe if the non-malignant...
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What would be the best criteria for selecting a suitable journal to submit a manuscript to?
a) Journal Impact Factor b) Acceptance Rate c) Open Access Journal d) Classic Journal (reputation in my field) e) Multidisciplinary Journal
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What is the next big publisher after Nature and Science?
I want to know which publisher is considered as next big Publisher from Scientific Publication?
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Why some journals did not accept the bibliometric or scientometric based papers? since this is the techniques to identify the current trends of any selected field in science.
I want to know (in a paragraph form) on how we can share the opportunity of this writing techniques of bibliometric or scientometric based papers with others too
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My query is about finding a Ph.D. Position.
I am a lecturer, researcher, and assistant professor in the field of epidemiology at Samara University in Ethiopia. I got my bachelor's degree as a public health officer from Jimma University and my MPH in epidemiology from Addis Ababa University. Now I want to further my academic career and knowledge. I've recently begun my search for a Ph.D. in epidemiology. But I'm at a loss for how to seize and process the opportunity.
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What are the best ways to handle Hawthorne and John Henry effects in a randomized control trials?
What are the best ways to handle Hawthorne and John Henry effects in a randomized control trial where agricultural extension messages are applied to increase consumption of organic vegetables in rural Nigeria
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Ph.D. links in the field of Medical Microbiology
• I am a lecturer and researcher in the field of medical Microbiology in Ethiopia. I got my bachelor's degree in Medical Laboratory Scinces with a CGPA of 3.48 in 2012, and my MSc in Medical Microbiology with a CGPA of 3.94, and very good at my research thesis in 2020. Now I am interested advance my academic career and knowledge. Recently, am looking for Ph.D. in infectious diseases, viral immunology, and virology (herbal research for hepatitis viruses). But, I feel shorthanded on how to get...
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How the drug dosing space and therapeutic level in term of MTD may best be correlated with pharmacokinetics and body metabolic rate in the subject to gain best possible impact and to minimize the toxicity.
when we recommend the dose of antibiotics like oxytetracycline in animals we usually take into consideration the recommended dose on the label but most of the time the therapeutic effect may not be obtained as suspected. As physician we recommend little bit high dose of the drug in some animals for best results which becomes beyond the regulation authorities to justify. Is it possible to recommend the dosing space or dose of the drug flexible including some criteria of considering BMR of the...
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