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1. The physiological function of oxytocin in humans and its acute response to human-dog interactions: A review of the literature

Author:
Powell, Lauren; Guastella, Adam J.; McGreevy, Paul; Bauman, Adrian; Edwards, Kate M.; Stamatakis, Emmanuel
Source:
Journal of veterinary behavior 2019 v.30 pp. 25-32
ISSN:
1558-7878
Subject:
human health,   etc   ; humans; oxytocin;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... Oxytocin is increasingly recognized to have a role in human-dog bonding and interactions and a positive influence on various health outcomes including cardiovascular function and stress reactivity. This review summarizes current research investigating human-dog interactions and endogenous oxytocin to highlight the potentially beneficial role of oxytocin within human-dog relationships and overall h ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jveb.2018.10.008

2. Comments on “Wi-Fi is an important threat to human health”

Author:
Najera, Alberto
Source:
Environmental research 2019 v.168 pp. 514-515
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
human health,   etc   ; humans; laboratory experimentation;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... This correspondence refers to the Environmental Research article by Martin L. Pall entitled "Wi-Fi is an important threat to human health". Author presented a biased review about 7 potential effects of Wi-Fi exposure. Most of articles cited are in vitro or in animals and lab conditions, not in humans. In this letter to the editor I analyse the articles cited in Pall's work in order to demonstrate ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2018.07.026

3. Occurrence, toxicity, and speciation analysis of arsenic in edible mushrooms

Author:
Zou, Haimin; Zhou, Chen; Li, Yongxin; Yang, Xiaosong; Wen, Jun; Hu, Xiaoke; Sun, Chengjun
Source:
Food chemistry 2019 v.281 pp. 269-284
ISSN:
0308-8146
Subject:
human health,   etc   ; arsenic; biotransformation; mushrooms; toxicity;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Owing to the strong concentration and biotransformation of arsenic, the influence of some edible mushrooms on human health has attracted widespread attention. The toxicity of arsenic greatly depends on its species, so the speciation analysis of arsenic is of critical importance. The aim of the present review is to highlight recent advances in arsenic speciation analysis in edible mushrooms. We sum ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.12.103

4. Cell Form and Function: Interpreting and Controlling the Shape of Adherent Cells

Author:
Prasad, Ashok; Alizadeh, Elaheh
Source:
Trends in biotechnology 2019 v.37 no.4 pp. 347-357
ISSN:
0167-7799
Subject:
human health,   etc   ; cell biology; engineering; phenotype; surveys;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Beautiful images of animal cells cultured on surfaces are ubiquitous in biological research, but these shapes also carry valuable information about the cells and the organism that they came from. Cell morphology is an emergent property of the cellular phenotype as well as of the physiological and signaling state of the cell. Many functional changes in cells cause stereotypical changes in cellular ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.tibtech.2018.09.007

5. Safe CRISPR: Challenges and Possible Solutions

Author:
Pineda, Michael; Lear, Ashley; Collins, James P.; Kiani, Samira
Source:
Trends in biotechnology 2019 v.37 no.4 pp. 389-401
ISSN:
0167-7799
Subject:
human health,   etc   ; gene editing; genes; risk; technology;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Applications of CRISPR in human health and in gene drives are at the forefront of biological research as tools. This technology will affect humankind and our environment, so as this technology pushes forward, the design and implementation of safety measures is imperative. Novel technologies and forethought in various applications of CRISPR are essential for using this technology safely. Here, we r ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.tibtech.2018.09.010

6. Enantiomers separation by capillary electrochromatography using polysaccharide‐based stationary phases

Author:
D’ Orazio, Giovanni; Asensio‐Ramos, María; Fanali, Chiara
Source:
Journal of separation science 2019 v.42 no.1 pp. 360-384
ISSN:
1615-9306
Subject:
human health,   etc   ; drugs; electrochromatography; enantiomers; polysaccharides;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... The separation of chiral compounds is an interesting and important topic of research because these compounds are involved in some biological processes, fundamentally in human health. Among the various application fields where enantiomers are remarkable, drug analysis has to be considered. Most of the drugs contain enantiomers and very often one of the two isomers could be pharmacologically more ac ...
DOI:
10.1002/jssc.201800798

7. Exploring human host–microbiome interactions in health and disease—how to not get lost in translation

Author:
Lebeer, Sarah; Spacova, Irina
Source:
Genome biology 2019 v.20 no.1 pp. 56
ISSN:
1474-760X
Subject:
human health,   etc   ; host-pathogen relationships; human diseases; humans;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... A meeting report on the 7th Wellcome Trust conference on Exploring Human Host–Microbiome Interactions in Health and Disease, held at Hinxton, UK, 5–7 December 2018. ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13059-019-1669-4

8. The reduction in low-frequency noise of horizontal-axis wind turbines by adjusting blade cone angle

Author:
Bozorgi, A.; Ghorbaniasl, G.; Nourbakhsh, S. A.
Source:
International journal of environmental science and technology 2019 v.16 no.6 pp. 2573-2586
ISSN:
1735-1472
Subject:
human health,   etc   ; adverse effects; wind speed; wind turbines;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... In the present paper, the effect of blade cone angle on low-frequency noise of horizontal-axis wind turbines is studied to investigate the noise reduction, by adjusting the blade cone angle in different wind speeds. In wind turbines, a significant part of the noise is in infrasound range to which exposure could have adverse effects on human health. In this study, a small turbine is selected as a t ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13762-017-1639-x

9. Influence of indoor environmental quality on human health and productivity - A review

Author:
Mujan, Igor; Anđelković, Aleksandar S.; Munćan, Vladimir; Kljajić, Miroslav; Ružić, Dragan
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2019 v.217 pp. 646-657
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
human health,   etc   ; acoustics; air quality; indoor environmental quality;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... The main goal of this article is to review the state-of-the-art literature and establish a connection between the factors that influence health and productivity in any given indoor environment, whether it be residential or commercial. The study reviews data from books, standards, international SCI journals, conference articles, and gray literature that focuses on the main factors of indoor environ ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.01.307

10. Engineering Microbes to Produce Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids

Author:
Ji, Xiao-Jun; Huang, He
Source:
Trends in biotechnology 2019 v.37 no.4 pp. 344-346
ISSN:
0167-7799
Subject:
human health,   etc   ; metabolism; microorganisms; polyunsaturated fatty acids; synthetic biology;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are important for human health. They are traditionally extracted from animals and plants but can be alternatively derived from oleaginous microbes, and engineering microbial metabolism can improve PUFA accumulation. The next frontier is to engineer more efficient PUFA-producing microbes using systems and synthetic biology tools. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.tibtech.2018.10.002

11. Qualitative aspects of traffic noise in Tabriz city, Iran: effects, habituation, and possible improvements

Author:
Ahmadi, O.; Dianat, I.
Source:
International journal of environmental science and technology 2019 v.16 no.4 pp. 2009-2016
ISSN:
1735-1472
Subject:
human health,   etc   ; demography; females; habituation; males; pollutants; questionnaires; traffic; Iran;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Noise is one of the most important environmental pollutants that endanger human health. The aim of the present study was to assess the effects, habituation to noise, and possible improvement of traffic noise subjectively. Data were collected using questionnaires from 300 citizens in Tabriz, Iran. Subjective noise level was relatively high and had considerable influence on citizens’ satisfaction, p ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13762-017-1623-5

12. The antimicrobial capacity of embalming solutions: a comparative study

Author:
Balta, J.Y.; Cryan, J.F.; O'Mahony, S.M.
Source:
Journal of applied microbiology 2019 v.126 no.3 pp. 764-770
ISSN:
1364-5072
Subject:
human health and safety,   etc   ; antimicrobial properties; formalin; microorganisms; risk reduction;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... AIMS: Infectious health risks are associated with handling human cadavers and to decrease such risks, cadavers are embalmed using different chemicals. The aim of this study is to quantify the amount of micro‐organisms present in different regions of human cadavers before embalming, after embalming and over a period of 8 months. METHODS AND RESULTS: Human cadavers were embalmed using Thiel, formali ...
DOI:
10.1111/jam.14191

13. Arsenic speciation in aerosols of a respiratory therapeutic cave: A first approach to study arsenicals in ultrafine particles

Author:
Tanda, Stefan; Ličbinský, Roman; Hegrová, Jitka; Faimon, Jiří; Goessler, Walter
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.651 pp. 1839-1848
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
human health,   etc   ; aerosols; air; arsenic; arsenicals; nanoparticles; therapeutics; toxicity;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Arsenic is ubiquitous in the environment and of special concern due to its varying toxicity depending on the chemical form present. Less is known about arsenic in air, especially about organoarsenicals, their sources and fate. There is also a lack of knowledge regarding arsenic in airborne nanoparticles that are critical for understanding with respect to human health effects due to their size. Her ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.102

14. Highly Sensitive and Large-Range Strain Sensor with a Self-Compensated Two-Order Structure for Human Motion Detection

Author:
Ma, Jianhua; Wang, Peng; Chen, Hongyu; Bao, Shenjie; Chen, Wei; Lu, Hongbin
Source:
ACS applied materials & interfaces 2019 v.11 no.8 pp. 8527-8536
ISSN:
1944-8252
Subject:
human health,   etc   ; acoustics; breathing; graphene; humans; monitoring; porous media; vibration;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Constructing flexible, high-sensitivity strain sensors with large working ranges is an urgent task in view of their widespread applications, including human health monitoring. Herein, we propose a self-compensated two-order structure strategy to significantly enhance the sensitivity and workable range of strain sensors. Three-dimensional printing was employed to construct highly stretchable, condu ...
DOI:
10.1021/acsami.8b20902

15. Environmental exposure and health effects in a highly polluted area of Northern Italy: a narrative review

Author:
Alias, Carlotta; Benassi, Laura; Bertazzi, Luca; Sorlini, Sabrina; Volta, Marialuisa; Gelatti, Umberto
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.5 pp. 4555-4569
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
human health,   etc   ; air; environmental exposure; pollutants; soil; water pollution; Italy;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Human health and well-being are strongly linked to the state of the environment. The high industrial pressure present in the Province of Brescia, located in Northern Italy, produced strong environmental and health concerns. This narrative review of the literature aims at identifying the studies focused on the association between exposure to environmental pollutants and health effects in the popula ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-018-4040-5

16. Physicochemical properties and phenolic content of honey from different floral origins and from rural versus urban landscapes

Author:
Kavanagh, Saorla; Gunnoo, Jessica; Marques Passos, Thayse; Stout, Jane C.; White, Blánaid
Source:
Food chemistry 2019 v.272 pp. 66-75
ISSN:
0308-8146
Subject:
human health,   etc   ; Brassica napus; honey; landscapes; physicochemical properties; urban areas;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... The composition of honey influences how beneficial it is to human health. This study evaluated the physiochemical properties and total phenolic content (TPC) of single vs. multi-floral Irish and selected international honeys, and whether properties varied according to hive location. Oilseed rape honey had the lowest TPC of Irish unifloral honeys. Heather honey had the highest TPC, similar to Manuk ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.08.035

17. Are We Speaking the Same Language? Recommendations for a Definition and Categorization Framework for Plastic Debris

Author:
Hartmann, Nanna B.; Hüffer, Thorsten; Thompson, Richard C.; Hassellöv, Martin; Verschoor, Anja; Daugaard, Anders E.; Rist, Sinja; Karlsson, Therese; Brennholt, Nicole; Cole, Matthew; Herrling, Maria P.; Hess, Maren C.; Ivleva, Natalia P.; Lusher, Amy L.; Wagner, Martin
Source:
Environmental science & technology 2019 v.53 no.3 pp. 1039-1047
ISSN:
1520-5851
Subject:
human health,   etc   ; color; microplastics; pollution; solubility; terminology; uncertainty; wildlife;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... The accumulation of plastic litter in natural environments is a global issue. Concerns over potential negative impacts on the economy, wildlife, and human health provide strong incentives for improving the sustainable use of plastics. Despite the many voices raised on the issue, we lack a consensus on how to define and categorize plastic debris. This is evident for microplastics, where inconsisten ...
DOI:
10.1021/acs.est.8b05297

18. Species delimitation in mammals: A comment on Zachos (2018)

Author:
Gippoliti, Spartaco
Source:
Mammalian biology = 2019 v.94 pp. 127-131
ISSN:
1616-5047
Subject:
human health,   etc   ; biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; infrastructure; mammals; monitoring; phylogeny; taxonomy;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Mammalian taxonomy based on the diagnosability version of the Phylogenetic Species Concept – considered as an operational manifestation of the Evolutionary Species Concept - offers a sound and verifiable base for understanding mammalian classification. There is now strong evidence that a taxonomy dominated by the Biological Synthesis (overlumped) has had deleterious effects on biodiversity conserv ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.mambio.2018.05.007

19. Toxicity of engineered nanomaterials mediated by nano–bio–eco interactions Part C Environmental carcinogenesis & ecotoxicology reviews

Author:
He, Xiaojia; Fu, Peter; Aker, Winfred G.; Hwang, Huey-Min
Source:
Journal of environmental science and health 2018 v.36 no.1 pp. 21-42
ISSN:
1532-4095
Subject:
human health,   etc   ; ecosystems; nanomaterials; toxicity;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Engineered nanomaterials may adversely impact human health and environmental safety by nano–bio–eco interactions not fully understood. Their interaction with biotic and abiotic environments are varied and complicated, ranging from individual species to entire ecosystems. Their behavior, transport, fate, and toxicological profiles in these interactions, addressed in a pioneering study, are subseque ...
DOI:
10.1080/10590501.2017.1418793

20. Circadian oscillations of cytosine modification in humans contribute to epigenetic variability, aging, and complex disease

Author:
Oh, Gabriel; Koncevičius, Karolis; Ebrahimi, Sasha; Carlucci, Matthew; Groot, Daniel Erik; Nair, Akhil; Zhang, Aiping; Kriščiūnas, Algimantas; Oh, Edward S.; Labrie, Viviane; Wong, Albert H. C.; Gordevičius, Juozas; Jia, Peixin; Susic, Miki; Petronis, Art
Source:
Genome biology 2019 v.20 no.1 pp. 2
ISSN:
1474-760X
Subject:
human health,   etc   ; DNA methylation; circadian rhythm; cytosine; demethylation; epigenetics; genes; humans; mice; neutrophils; risk;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Maintenance of physiological circadian rhythm plays a crucial role in human health. Numerous studies have shown that disruption of circadian rhythm may increase risk for malignant, psychiatric, metabolic, and other diseases. RESULTS: Extending our recent findings of oscillating cytosine modifications (osc-modCs) in mice, in this study, we show that osc-modCs are also prevalent in human ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13059-018-1608-9