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UK recovery guidance and advice for the remediation of the environment following a chemical incident.
(Conference)Global events have shown that chemical incidents can have huge consequences on human health, the environment and society. It is important that in the event of such an occurrence, the appropriate tools and technical guidance ... -
Undergraduate training to respond to chemical and biological incidents.
(Book chapter)Basic training to face chemical and biological incidents is becoming critical for health professionals due to recent global health threats including terrorism. Health professionals need to have appropriate and sufficient ... -
The universal soldier: enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant functions of serum albumin.
(Article)As a carrier of many biologically active compounds, blood is exposed to oxidants to a greater extent than the intracellular environment. Serum albumin plays a key role in antioxidant defence under both normal and oxidative ... -
Uptake of nutrients.
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Uranium and thorium in human hair from young Spanish adults (20-24 years old).
(Conference)Human hair can be considered an appropriate matrix to assess chronic exposure to some natural radionuclides. Thus, hair has been suggested as a substitute for urine to determine chronic exposure to uranium as its presence ... -
Use of DMU e-Parasitology in a West African university
(Book chapter)Following the devastating effects of the 2013-16 Ebola outbreak on the Sierra Leonean public health system, De Montfort University (DMU, UK) is leading a project to build the teaching and research capabilities of medical ... -
Use of faecal parasite concentrator “mini Parasep SF” for detecting microsporidia in urban areas.
(Conference)Microsporidia are recognised as an emerging opportunistic group of pathogens. Recent studies highlight the possible zoonotic potential of various microsporidia species but transmission routes in humans and animals are still ... -
The use of near-peer tutors to improve level of learning & confidence in areas of human physiology
(Article)This study investigates the impact near-peer tutors (NPTs) have on the learning experience of students enrolled on the biomedical and medical science programmes at De Montfort University, UK. Using a questionnaire, tutees ...