The health risks associated with ingesting food contaminated with mycotoxins, particularly aflatoxin-contaminated staple foods like maize and other cereals, have been widely studied.However, there is little knowledge about the role of inhalation of pathogenic fungi as bioaerosols in contaminated air from handling crops as an occupational health ris
In general, the traditional Physics courses needs examples of the aplications of the Physics concepts in other areas such as Chemistry and Biology.This lacks tend to demotivate Chemistry and Biology students regarding to deal with Physical concepts developed in classroom.In this work, the analogy among mechanic and electric oscillators is investiga
BackgroundMortality during and after incarceration is poorly understood in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).The need to address this knowledge gap is especially urgent in South America, which has the fastest growing prison population in the world.In Brazil, insufficient data have precluded our understanding of all-cause and cause-specific m
Since urinary insecticide metabolites are commonly used as biomarkers of exposure, it is important that we quantify whether insecticides degrade in food and beverages in order to better perform risk assessment.This study was designed to quantify degradation of organophosphorus and pyrethroid insecticides in beverages.Purified water, white grape jui