Conversation between US historian and pharmacist Amy Hay, political activist and freelance trainer Nga Le, who grew up in Germany and was born in Vietnam, and Christian Lahnstein, a member of an international reinsurance company. The discussion centers on the destructive force of Agent Ora...
Agent Orange AO, named for the color of its storage containers, was used extensively as a defoliant in the Vietnam War. It was composed of a mixture of 2,4-dichloro-phenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 2,4,5-trichloro-phenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T). The mixture was contaminated with 2,...
To provide a visual overview of the results of all studies that reported relative risk (RR) estimates for prostate cancer incidence, prevalence, or mortality in association with Agent Orange/TCDD exposure or surrogates for exposure, forest plots are provided in supplementary online figures. Figure S1...
The term “dusty agent” refers to the use of a carrier particle to form a particulate aerosol out of liquid agents. There are commercial applications for similar preparations, such as household and garden insecticides and herbicides. During World War II, Germany explored the loading ofsulfur must...
Periodontitis, a chronic inflammatory disease caused by bacteria, is characterized by localized reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation, leading to an inflammatory response, which in turn leads to the destruction of periodontal supporting tissues. Therefore, antibacterial, scavenging ROS, reducing the ...
Methyl ester of Palmitic acid (MPA) was synthesized in the laboratory. Dichloromethane, chloroform, and ethanol were purchased from Acros (Russian Federation). Dialysis membrane with molecular weight cut-off of 6–8 kDa from Orange Scientific company (Belgium). Middlebrook 7H9 nutrient broth was ...
preserved by uniaxial electrospinning. In addition, when chlorophyll-loaded nanofibers were incorporated into yogurt, a more stable green color was achieved during storage. Introduction Spinach is a green leafy vegetable and a good source of chlorophyll pigments. While there are more than 100 different...
The letter “G” is representing the country of origin “Germany” and the letter “V” possibly denotes “Venomous.” Among these nerve agents, G-agents are highly non-persistent and their lethality is primarily caused through inhalation producing severe casualties (e.g., Sarin, Soman, Tabun,...
officinalis, showing that the variety Calypso Orange Florensis produces the largest amounts of the bioactive terpenoids, in particular of faradiol laurate which is present in the whole flowers of this variety at levels which are two-fold higher than those previously determined in the specialized ...
The pale yellow solution immediately turned orange. These conditions support the formation of a UO2-5LIO-1-Cm-3,2-HOPO complex. The transparent reaction mixture became turbid after the addition of 3 or 4 drops of 6 M KOH solution. The orange UO2-5LIO-1-Cm-3,2-HOPO complex was ...