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No threshold approach in the risk assessment of genotoxic carcinogen. Is it still well supported by current knowledge of carcinogenesis?
No threshold approach is routinely applied in the risk assessment of genotoxic carcinogens. How this approach is supported by data? Isn´ t it somewhat obsolete?
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How should exposure durations be scaled from studies in mice and rats to humans?
Time-Scaling for Developmental Toxicity Endpoints How should exposure durations be scaled from studies in mice and rats to humans? Is a 10-day rodent exposure equivalent to a 10-day human exposure during gestation?
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When the policy exists to share postprints freely on personal sites, why do researchers often refrain from doing so, and what incentives or constraints drive that hesitation?
There has been extensive discussion about the funding model for research publications. Large publishing houses do not fund research themselves; instead, they charge substantial subscription fees or open-access publishing fees. Keeping articles behind paywalls can impede open science and broad access to knowledge. Nevertheless, many publishers grant authors the right to share postprints of their papers immediately on their non-commercial personal blogs or websites. Despite this permission,...
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How can medical microrobots improve our awareness regarding the diagnosis and treatment of diseases?
How can medical microrobots improve our awareness regarding the diagnosis and treatment of diseases?
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Why is the ammonia/ammonium concentration highly increased during storage of human urine?
Hydrolysis of urine Why is the ammonia/ammonium concentration highly increased during storage of human urine?
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What are the current hot topics in the study of critical points during the process of cell mutation and development into tumors? How to conduct in-depth research on the future use of AI?
Tumorigenesis is not a linear accumulation of mutations but rather a dynamic process punctuated by critical transition points—windows during which normal cells cross irreversible thresholds toward dysplasia, carcinoma in situ, and ultimately invasive malignancy. Understanding the molecular and ecological drivers of these “tipping points” is fundamental to early interception and prevention. I would like to ask the cancer biology and computational oncology community: Which specific transition...
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Role of humanized immune system mice in to study the infectious and systemic inflammatory disease.
Whether the humanized immune system (HIS) mice help developing therapeutic interventions against infectious and inflammatory diseases? Whether HIS mice may revolutionize the translational biomedical research
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Can pesticides penetrate into fruits and vegetables as well as on their surface? Is it possible to completely remove pesticide residue?
Can pesticides penetrate not only the outside but also the inside of vegetables and fruits? How to remove pesticide residue from the surface? Is it possible to completely remove pesticide residue?
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How is it possible to say how long the medical implants that are inside the human body will function?
The functional lifespan of implants placed inside the body How we can trust or know that an implant will work for a specific period?
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Should a big research (e.g., PhD) be published as one comprehensive high-impact paper or several smaller, faster publications?
Should a big study perhaps a PhD student’s research be published as one comprehensive, high-impact paper or split into several smaller, focused publications? A single major paper can offer a cohesive, in-depth contribution with broader impact, but may delay dissemination. Multiple smaller papers can communicate findings more quickly and stimulate ongoing research, yet may lack the unified context of a larger work. What choice is the best - having a comprehensive paper in high impact journals...
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