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Alien Registration Card- Elfman, Miriam (Orono, Penobscot County)
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Alien Registration Card- Elfman, Kenneth (Orono, Penobscot County)
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Influence of horse stable environment on human airways
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Evaluation of the in-situ Performance of Neutron Detectors based on EJ-426 Scintillator Screens for Spent Fuel Characterization
The reliable detection of neutrons in a harsh gamma-ray environment is an
important aspect of establishing non-destructive methods for the
characterization of spent nuclear fuel. In this study, we present results from
extended in-situ monitoring of detector systems consisting of commercially
available components: EJ-426, a Li-enriched solid-state scintillator
material sensitive to thermal neutrons, and two different types of Hamamatsu
photomultiplier tubes (PMT). Over the period of eight months, these detectors
were operated in close vicinity to spent nuclear fuel stored at the interim
storage facility CLAB, Oskarshamn, Sweden. At the measurement position the
detectors were continuously exposed to an estimated neutron flux of approx. 280
n/s cm and a gamma-ray dose rate of approx. 6 Sv/h.
Using offline software algorithms, neutron pulses were identified in the
data. Over the entire investigated dose range of up to 35 kGr, the detector
systems were functioning and were delivering detectable neutron signals. Their
performance as measured by the number of identified neutrons degrades down to
about 30% of the initial value. Investigations of the irradiated components
suggest that this degradation is a result of reduced optical transparency of
the involved materials as well as a reduction of PMT gain due to the continuous
high currents. Increasing the gain of the PMT through step-ups of the applied
high voltage allowed to partially compensate for this loss in detection
sensitivity.
The integrated neutron fluence during the measurement was experimentally
verified to be in the order of n/cm. The results were
interpreted with the help of MCNP6.2 simulations of the setup and the neutron
flux
Effects of Neonicotinoid Pesticide Exposure on Human Health: A Systematic Review.
BACKGROUND: Numerous studies have identified detectable levels of neonicotinoids (neonics) in the environment, adverse effects of neonics in many species including mammals, and pathways through which human exposure to neonics could occur, yet little is known about the human health effects of neonic exposure.
OBJECTIVE: This systematic review sought to identify human population studies on the health effects of neonics.
METHODS: Studies published in English between 2005 and 2015 were searched using PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases. No restrictions were placed on the type of health outcome assessed. Risk of bias was assessed using guidance developed by the National Toxicology Program\u27s Office of Health Assessment and Translation.
RESULTS: Eight studies investigating the human health effects of exposure to neonics were identified. Four examined acute exposure: three neonic poisoning studies reported two fatalities (n=1280 cases) and an occupational exposure study of 19 forestry workers reported no adverse effects. Four general population studies reported associations between chronic neonic exposure and adverse developmental or neurological outcomes, including tetralogy of Fallot (AOR 2.4, 95% CI: 1.1-5.4), anencephaly (AOR 2.9, 95% CI: 1.0-8.2), autism spectrum disorder (AOR 1.3, 95% CrI: 0.78-2.2), and a symptom cluster including memory loss and finger tremor (OR 14, 95% CI: 3.5-57). Reported odds ratios were based on exposed compared to unexposed groups.
CONCLUSIONS: The studies conducted to date were limited in number with suggestive but methodologically weak findings related to chronic exposure. Given the wide-scale use of neonics, more needs to be known about their human health effects
Insight into Danube sturgeon life history: trace element assessment in pectoral fin rays (vol 90, pg 171, 2011)
The Forum: Fall 1999
Fall 1999 journal of the Honors Program at the University of North Dakota. The issue includes stories, poems, essays and art by undergraduate students.https://commons.und.edu/und-books/1041/thumbnail.jp
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