Evaluation of the radiation background in residential premises caused by man-made enhanced sources of natural origin

The natural radiation background is an important abiotic factor.Nowadays, radiation from natural sources is enhanced by a man-made component.Population growth stimulates construction, for which natural mineral raw materials are used.Uranium and its daughter radionuclides contained in building materials increase the impact of natural sources of radi

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Simulation of Bay-Shaped Shorelines after the Construction of Large-Scale Structures by Using a Parabolic Bay Shape Equation

Among the various causes of coastal erosion, the installation of offshore breakwaters is considered the main cause that influences the most serious changes in shorelines.However, without a proper means for predicting such terrain changes, countries and regions continue to suffer from the aftermath of development projects on coastal land.It has been

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Killing Time. Ennui in Eighteenth-Century English Culture

The article explores the meanings of ennui in eighteenth-century England.Based on text searches, it proposes that the French term ennui was adopted into everyday usage in England around the mid-century, and was from Washers the 1770s onwards used to signify especially the temporal aspects of the word, that is, boredom.Ennui was closely tied to soci

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Genetic variations of PIP4K2A confer vulnerability to poor antipsychotic response in severely ill schizophrenia patients.

Literature suggests that disease severity and neurotransmitter signaling pathway genes can accurately identify antipsychotic response in schizophrenia patients.However, putative role of signaling molecules has not been tested in schizophrenia patients based on severity of illness, despite its biological plausibility.In the present study we investig

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SIT for African malaria vectors: Epilogue

Abstract As a result of increased support and the diligent application of new and conventional anti-malaria tools, significant reductions in malaria transmission are being accomplished.Historical and current evolutionary responses of vectors and parasites to malaria interventions demonstrate that it is unwise to assume that a limited Monocrystallin

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