Introduction The lead was one of the first metals detected and used by humans. They figured out how to take advantage of it, by low melting points, which gave them the ability to form stable compounds that made
Child lead poisoning in South Africa: implications for psychological researchdoi:10.1177/0081246317714106Brendon R BarnesSAGE PublicationsSage UK: London, England
In our previous round-up of security research for 2023, we mentioned our surprise at the large volume of 29,000 vulnerabilities that were reported two years ago. But that didn’t prepare us for the astounding 40% increase, reported by Cyber Press, resulting in over 40,000 CVEs that were...
NIH-funded research indicates that being overweight or obese before or during early pregnancy doubles the risk of gestational diabetes and pregnancy complications. Continue Reading By Veronica Salib, Associate Editor News 06 Oct 2023 Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis at 30 Reduces Life Expectancy by 14 Yea...
the ML system into making false judgments (predictions or categorizations) with small perturbations that are imperceptible to humans; data poisoning by intentionally manipulating raw, training, or testing data can result in a decrease in model accuracy or lead to other error-specific attack purposes....
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently lowered residential floor and windowsill dust lead hazard standards, but maintained previous post-abatement clearance standards. We examined whether the discrepancy in these regulations places children at higher risk of lead poisoning. Methods...
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This study indicates that patients with vitamin K deficiency are at a higher risk of facing post-anesthesia consequences after receiving local anesthesia, so central blocks should be avoided in patients with abnormal PTT. We suggest that before surgery vitamin serum levels should be evaluated in ...
(without the issue of heating and lower risk of component damage). Electrical actuation systems are also environment-friendly and safer to use than conventional actuators, which consist of hydraulic fluids that can damage the skin and cause poisoning or infection due to the high temperature. ...
Lead poisoning is the most common poisoning among pediatric intoxications and still an important health concern that affects about 890.000 preschoolers. This toxic element enters the child’s body mainly through the gastrointestinal tract via hand-to-mouth behavior or finger-sucking. Children, who have...