Healthcare waste management practices in rural state hospitals, Ampara, Sri Lanka by Kulanga Warnakulahewa, Inoka Suraweera, Prasanga Serasinghe

“…Hazardous waste consists of sharp objects, infectious materials, pharmaceuticals, biological substances, cytotoxic agents, chemicals and radioactive materials. Effective management of healthcare waste involves reducing generation, segregating, collecting, transporting, storing, treating and disposing of it properly. …”
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Facile Synthesis of Graphene Oxide/Titanate Nanotube Composites and Their Application for Cobalt(II) Removal by Min-Da Xu, Zhen Jin, Wen-Jie Xie, De-Cai Wang, Guang-Song Xu, Ai-Jing Wang, Ran Zhang, Jian Huang

“…It is believed that the GTNT composites can be considered as a potential functional material for removing the radioactive metals containing wastewater.…”
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Elucidating the Prognostic Role of BRAFV600E and the Activation Status of the Downstream MAPK Pathway in PTC: A Study from a Tertiary Centre in India by Nadeem Kocheri, Priti Chatterjee, Shipra Agarwal, Mehar C. Sharma, Sanjana Ballal, Chandrasekhar Bal, Sunil Chumber

“…The BRAF mutation status was compared with the IHC of BRAFV600E, pERK1/2, pMEK1/2, and clinicopathological variables, including response to radioactive iodine and disease-free survival. Results: BRAFV600E mutation was present in 38%. …”
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A Rare Case Report of Thyroglossal Duct Cyst Carcinoma Coexisting with Thyroid Carcinoma in an Adolescent by Kleanthi Mylopotamitaki, Dionisios Klonaris, Georgios Kazamias, Christos Simandirakis, Irene Vourliotaki, Efthimios Karakostas

“…The patient received adjuvant radioactive iodine ablation (RAI) therapy and is closely followed. …”
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On The Possible Leakage of ET-RR1 Liquid Waste Tank: Hydrological and Migration Modes Studies by N. S. Mahmoud, S. T. EL-Hemamy

“…Therefore, at present, it faces a serious problem due to aging equipment, especially those directly in contact with the environment such as the underground settling tanks of nuclear and radioactive waste. The possible leakage of radionuclides from these aging tanks and their migration to the aquifer was studied using instantaneous release.This study was done based on the geological and hydrological characteristics of the site, which were obtained from the hydrogeological data of 25 wells previously drilled at the site of the reactor[1]. …”
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NEUTRON CAPTURE GAMMA RAY FIELD WITH ENERGY TO 10 MeV FOR METROLOGICAL SUPPORT OF RADIATION PROTECTION DEVICES by D. I. Komar, R. V. Lukashevich, V. D. Guzov, S. A. Kutsen

“…We can acquire gamma rays with energies above 3 MeV using radioactive thermal neutron capture on target, i.e. …”
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Structural Alteration, Hydration Stability, Heavy Metal Removal Efficiency, and Montmorillonite Porosity Fate by Coupling the Soil Solution pH and a Thermal Gradient by Chadha Mejri, Walid Oueslati, Abdesslem Ben Haj Amara

“…Clay minerals are considered as a promising material in the context of geological barrier for the confinement of radioactive and industrial waste. Understanding the usefulness of the smectite mineral, in this approach, remains insufficient. …”
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Comparison of clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis between primary squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid and squamous cell carcinoma combined with papillary thyroid c... by Wanyun Yan, Huiying Chen, Xiaoyu Lin, Ruifa Zhou, Feng Zhao, Jiping Su

“…Patients in the SCC-PTC group with more frequent radioactive iodine therapy, surgery, and less frequent radiotherapy than PSCCT. …”
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Clinical value of motor function of digestive system investigation: past, present and future by A. S. Trukhmanov, O. A. Storonova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…To study motor function of the colon and anorectal area defecography, intestinal transit time investigation with application of radioactive labels, balloon expulsion test, sphincter profilometry, large intestine manometry by solid-state catheter and other studies are performed. …”
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The frequency of mutations in advanced thyroid cancer in Japan: a single-center study by Soji Toda, Hiroyuki Iwasaki, Yoichiro Okubo, Hiroyuki Hayashi, Mei Kadoya, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Tomoyuki Yokose, Yukihiko Hiroshima, Katsuhiko Masudo

“…Of the 81 patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) and PDTC, 88.9% were radioactive iodine-refractory, and 32.7% of all cases had previously been treated with multiple kinase inhibitors. …”
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Optimization of In Vivo Studies by Combining Planar Dynamic and Tomographic Imaging: Workflow Evaluation on a Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles System by Maritina Rouchota, Alessio Adamiano, Michele Iafisco, Eirini Fragogeorgi, Irineos Pilatis, Gilles Doumont, Sébastien Boutry, Daniele Catalucci, Argyro Zacharioudaki, George C. Kagadis

“…Administration of the radioactive NPs was performed via the following four delivery methods: (1) standard intravenous (iv) tail vein, (2) iv retro-orbital injection, (3) intratracheal (it) instillation, and (4) intrarectal installation (pr). …”
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Relationship of smokeless tobacco uses in the perspective of oral cancer: A global burden by Ashek Elahi Noor, Boyapati Ramanarayana

“…Firstly, smokeless tobacco products contain a diverse array of carcinogens, including tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), heavy metals, and radioactive elements. These substances exert genotoxic effects, inducing DNA damage, and disrupting cellular homeostasis within the oral mucosa. …”
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Cs+ Adsorption and Pyrolytic Volume Reduction Performance of KR-01 Mixed Ion Exchange Resin by Weilei GUO, Hongyi GAO, Jinchi MAO, Renliang YUE, Haidi LIU

“…Cesium-137 (137Cs) is one of the most common radioactive substances in nuclear reactor wastewater, developing efficient Cs+ adsorbing materials is of paramount importance for sustainable development of nuclear energy, human health protection, and environmental conservation. …”
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Impact of concentration of Bi2O3 on gamma ray shielding efficiency of BaTiO3 composite ceramics by Rama Kumar Nodagala, Tejeswara Rao Ponnada, Balaji Rao Ravuri

“…Radiation attenuation between photon energy range 356 keV to 1333 keV was estimated using prepared samples by scintillation detector NaI(TI) from radioactive sources such as 133Ba, 60Co, and 22Na. An essential attenuation property is the mass attenuation coefficient (MAC), which is calculated using acquired linear attenuation coefficient (LAC) values. …”
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Evaluation of an aquatic liverwort and terrestrial moss as biomonitors of heavy metals associated with particulate matter by Clara Gómez-Ensastegui, Pedro Avila-Pérez, José Luis García-Rivas, Carlos Eduardo Barrera-Díaz, Huemantzin Balan Ortiz-Oliveros, Sonia Martínez-Gallegos

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Annotated review of the mammal fauna in the Chornobyl Biosphere Reserve as of 2023 by Sergii Gashchak

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Supramolecular Organic Framework with Multidimensional Storage Spaces for Ultrahigh-Capacity Iodine Capture from Seawater by Lijuan Feng, Jun Zhang, Jiacheng Zhang, Xuewen Cao, Zhanhu Guo, Yihui Yuan, Ning Wang

“…Concurrently, the remediation of radioactive iodine pollution in seawater, caused by nuclear accident, remains a great challenge. …”
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Doxorubicin-loaded PEGylated liposome modified with ANGPT2-specific peptide for integrative glioma-targeted imaging and therapy by Hongyan Li, Rong Gan, Jiadi Liu, Duling Xu, Qiyue Zhang, Haidong Tian, Huijun Guo, Haijun Wang, Zhimin Wang, Xianwu Zeng

“…Liposomal nanocarriers are able to carry peptides for efficient and selective delivery of radioactive tracer and drugs into the tumors. Angiopoietin 2 (ANGPT2) is an excellent biomarker for precise diagnosis and therapy of glioma. …”
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Effect of Colloidal Silicate on the Migration Behaviour of Strontium in Groundwater Environment of Geological Disposal Candidate Site by Rui Zuo, Kexue Han, Rongtao Shi, Fei Ding, Li Liu, Jinsheng Wang, Yanguo Teng, Jie Yang, Xin Liu

“…At the same time, it provides information for the implementation of permeable reactive barrier technology to control the transport of radioactive Sr(II) and its species in natural surface and groundwater.…”
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Reflections on the role of chemical osmosis mechanisms on the long-term behavior of a collapsed salt cavity by Ledoux, Emmanuel, Hertz, Emmanuel, Robinet, Jean-Charles, Combes, Pierre

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