Experimental Platform for Studying the Impact of Environmental Electromagnetic Fields on Living Organisms

AbstractHumans and ecosystems are exposed to highly variable and unknown cocktail of chemicals and radiations. Although individual chemicals are typically present at low concentrations, they can interact with each other resulting in additive or potentially synergistic mixture effects. This was also observed with products obtained by radiation actions such as sunlight or electromagnetic fields that can change the effects of chemicals, such as pesticides, and metal trace elements on health. Concomitant presence of various pesticides and their transformation products adds further complexity to chemical risk assessment since chronic inflammation is a key step for cancer promotion. Degradation of a parent molecule can produce several by-products which can trigger various toxic effects with different impacts on health and environment. For instance, the cocktail of sunlight irradiated sulcotrione pesticide has a greater cytotoxicity and genotoxicity than parent molecule, sulcotrione, and questions about the impact of photochemical process on environment. Adjuvants were shown to modify the biological features of pesticides. Addition of other elements, metals or biological products, can differently enhance cell toxicity of pesticides or electromagnetic radiations suggesting a synergy in living organisms. Electromagnetic fields spreading, pesticide by-products and mixtures monitoring become greater for environmental contamination evaluations.

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Changes Caused by Low Doses of Bisphenol A (BPA) in the Neuro-Chemistry of Nerves Located in the Porcine Heart

Animals ◽

10.3390/ani11030780 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 780

Author(s):

Krystyna Makowska ◽

Slawomir Gonkowski

Keyword(s):

Bisphenol A ◽

Endocrine Disruptor ◽

Sympathetic Innervation ◽

Daily Intake ◽

Everyday Objects ◽

Living Organisms ◽

The Impact ◽

Heart Wall ◽

Cholinergic Structures

Bisphenol A (BPA) contained in plastics used in the production of various everyday objects may leach from these items and contaminate food, water and air. As an endocrine disruptor, BPA negatively affects many internal organs and systems. Exposure to BPA also contributes to heart and cardiovascular system dysfunction, but many aspects connected with this activity remain unknown. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the impact of BPA in a dose of 0.05 mg/kg body weight/day (in many countries such a dose is regarded as a tolerable daily intake–TDI dose of BPA–completely safe for living organisms) on the neurochemical characterization of nerves located in the heart wall using the immunofluorescence technique. The obtained results indicate that BPA (even in such a relatively low dose) increases the number of nerves immunoreactive to neuropeptide Y, substance P and tyrosine hydroxylase (used here as a marker of sympathetic innervation). However, BPA did not change the number of nerves immunoreactive to vesicular acetylcholine transporter (used here as a marker of cholinergic structures). These observations suggest that changes in the heart innervation may be at the root of BPA-induced circulatory disturbances, as well as arrhythmogenic and/or proinflammatory effects of this endocrine disruptor. Moreover, changes in the neurochemical characterization of nerves in the heart wall may be the first sign of exposure to BPA.

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ИЗМЕНЕНИЯ ИММУНОЛОГИЧЕСКОГО ОТВЕТА В РЕАКЦИИ НСТ С ПЕРИТОНЕАЛЬНЫМИ МАКРОФАГАМИ ПОД ДЕЙСТВИЕМ ШИРОКОПОЛОСНОГО ЭЛЕКТРОМАГНИТНОГО ИЗЛУЧЕНИЯ В ЭКСПЕРИМЕНТЕ

Innova ◽

10.21626/innova/2020.3/10 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (3) ◽

pp. 55-57

Author(s):

Андрей Сергеевич Руцкой ◽

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Вячеслав Александрович Липатов ◽

Александр Анатольевич Панов ◽

Илья Игоревич Шляпцев ◽

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Keyword(s):

Immune System ◽

Enzymatic Activity ◽

Electromagnetic Fields ◽

Peritoneal Macrophages ◽

Nitro Blue Tetrazolium ◽

Blue Tetrazolium ◽

Living Organisms ◽

Different Characteristics

The article presents the results of research on the study of the effect of broadband electromagnetic fields on a macroorganism in an experiment. Electromagnetic fields with different characteristics can affect the systems of living organisms in different ways, including the immune system, which is sensitive to electromagnetic influences. Broadband electromagnetic fields have an immunostimulating effect, as evidenced by the increase in the enzymatic activity of peritoneal macrophages in reaction with nitro blue tetrazolium.

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The Origin and Evolution of Language and the Propagation of Organization

tripleC Communication Capitalism & Critique Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society ◽

10.31269/triplec.v5i2.60 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 75-81 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Robert K. Logan

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

New Media ◽

Evolution Of Language ◽

Origin And Evolution ◽

Language And Culture ◽

Origin Of Language ◽

Engineering Problems ◽

Living Organisms ◽

The Impact

In this presentation we will study propagating organization. We begin by examining the evolution and origin of language by briefly reviewing the impact of the phonetic alphabet (Logan 2004a), the evolution of notated language (Logan 2004b), the origin of language and culture (Logan 2006, 2007), the role of collaboration in knowledge management (Logan and Stokes 2004), the impact of “new media” (Logan in preparation). We will then connect this work to the propagating organization of all living organisms (Kauffman et al. in press) where we will show that information in biotic systems are the constraints that instruct living organisms how to operate. We will demonstrate that instructional or biotic information is quite different than the classical notion of information Shannon developed for addressing engineering problems in telecommunications. We also will show that biosemiosis is in some sense equivalent to propagating organization (Kauffman et al. in press). We then conclude our presentation with the speculation that there exist at least seven levels of biosemiosis.

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Nanotechnology Innovations in Construction Industry and Environmental Sustainability

International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering - Special Issue ◽

10.35940/ijitee.k1055.09811s19 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (11S) ◽

pp. 286-291

Keyword(s):

Construction Industry ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Research Review ◽

Environmental Damage ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Future Challenges ◽

Future Potential ◽

Living Organisms ◽

The Impact ◽

Near Future

Nanotechnology is a speedily increasing and innovating range of research, where advanced characteristics of resources manufactures on the nanoscale can be exploited as advantages for people at large through various methods or mechanisms of construction. Being a varied technical and scientific arena that brings and covers numerous application kinds, the contribution of nanotechnological innovations is immense for various sectors of construction industries. It also possesses a large future potential for ecological efficiency, which is dire need of the hour. In construction industry there are many factors involved to achieve the major goal of sustainability like smart design, planning through which energy can be saved, resource usage can be reduced and environmental damage can be avoided. No doubt, the application of nanotechnology materials and its various causes on the atmosphere and living organisms are not clearly defined yet which can become a problem. For instance, leakage of materials into the water resources, and seas, as well, discharge of nanoparticles into the air generating dust and exposure to harmful materials during various construction, maintenance and use etc. Considering tremendous revolution in Nanotechnological field there is an important aspect in relation to the impact of nanoparticles and nanomaterials on human health and environment which should be discussed at length. This paper intends to give a research review of current and near future, safety and eco-efficiency applications of nanotechnology to not only improve and maintain but also deal with certain future challenges and directions related to the sustainable development.

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Biological Tools to Deal with Pollution : Selected Advances and Novel Perspectives

International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) ◽

10.11591/ijphs.v3i1.4675 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 57

Author(s):

Abdelaziz Ghanemi ◽

Besma Boubertakh

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Raw Materials ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

The Other ◽

Environment And Public Health ◽

The Public ◽

Other Hand ◽

Metabolic Properties ◽

Living Organisms ◽

The Impact

Pollution represents a problem common to economy and public health. Indeed, the public health, because of the divers’ type of pollutions, is facing divers challenges for which urgent solutions are required.The biology provides approaches not only to deal with the pollution, but also to obtain economic benefits. Some living organisms have particular metabolisms that allow them to assimilate and metabolite the polluting agents and thus reduce the impact they have on both environment and public health. On the other hand, the metabolic properties of specific organisms make the polluting elements raw materials to synthesize other elements that are benefits for economy and non-toxic for the ecology and the biohealth. Yet, other options such as the regulations and laws are required to improve the efficiency of these approaches.

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Методичні підходи до оцінки впливу ксенобіотиків на білкові молекули

Visnyk of Dnipropetrovsk University Biology medicine ◽

10.15421/021203 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 18-23

Author(s):

M. V. Gorelaya

Keyword(s):

Research Methods ◽

Isoelectric Point ◽

Methodological Approach ◽

Protein Molecules ◽

Immunochemical Methods ◽

Xenobiotic Compounds ◽

Living Organisms ◽

The Impact

It was tested and integrated the methodological approach to the research of xenobiotic compounds impact on protein molecules. For this purpose three groups of research methods were used: turbidimetry, immunochemistry and study of the impact on isoelectric point of proteins. The immunochemical methods are most specific. The turbidimetric methods are fastest and informative. Actually, the proposed methodological approach is integrated and versatile. These methods are effective for studying the xenobiotic influence on proteins in living organisms on the assumption of its complex applications. It was proved that this methodological approach is adequate, informative and easy to use.

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ANALISIS HUBUNGAN SALURAN TEGANGAN TINGGI LISTRIK TERHADAP JARINGAN SELULAR DI DAERAH GRAHA INDAH TAMBAKBOYO LAMONGAN

JOUTICA ◽

10.30736/jti.v4i2.338 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 255

Author(s):

Kemal Farouq Mauladi ◽

Nurul Fuad

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Magnetic Fields ◽

Electric Field ◽

Cellular Networks ◽

Electromagnetic Fields ◽

Electricity Generation ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Electrical Energy ◽

Electric And Magnetic Fields ◽

The Impact

Telecommunications technology is developing very rapidly, ranging from users or engineers. The development of smartphone smartphones is also increasingly in demand, so that the use of electricity needs is also increasing. The need for electricity usage has resulted in more standing voltage in some settlements. The establishment of sutet will have a negative impact on public health. In addition, the influence of electrical energy on humans occurs because the electrical energy generated by electricity generation or electricity that is channeled gives rise to electromagnetic fields. The higher the voltage required by an equipment, the greater the electric field that is distributed. Besides that, it can also find ways to reduce the negative impact of the electric and magnetic fields produced by SUTET which impacts the process of the occurrence of electric and magnetic fields on SUTET. From the problems above, the author intends to determine the effect or correlation between the impact of SUTET on cellphone network transmissions or channels. This research can later determine the negative impact caused by SUTET for the surrounding community, and the impact of SUTET radiation on cellular networks.

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Bisphenol A (BPA) Affects the Enteric Nervous System in the Porcine Stomach

Animals ◽

10.3390/ani10122445 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (12) ◽

pp. 2445

Author(s):

Krystyna Makowska ◽

Sławomir Gonkowski

Keyword(s):

Nervous System ◽

Bisphenol A ◽

Enteric Nervous System ◽

Gastric Wall ◽

Cholinergic Neurons ◽

Double Immunofluorescence ◽

Adaptive Processes ◽

Living Organisms ◽

The Impact ◽

Myenteric Ganglia

Bisphenol A (BPA) is widely utilized in plastic production process all over the world. Previous studies have shown that BPA, with its similarity to estrogen, may negatively affect living organisms. It is acknowledged that BPA distorts the activity of multiple internal systems, including the nervous, reproductive, urinary, and endocrine systems. BPA also affects the gastrointestinal tract and enteric nervous system (ENS), which is placed throughout the wall from the esophagus to the rectum. Contrary to the intestine, the influence of BPA on the ENS in the stomach is still little known. This study, performed using the double immunofluorescence method, has revealed that BPA affects the number of nervous structures in the porcine gastric wall immunoreactive to vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT, a marker of cholinergic neurons), substance P (SP), vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP), galanin (GAL) and cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript peptide (CART). The character and severity of noted alterations depended on the part of the ENS, the BPA dose, and the type of neuronal substance. Administration of BPA resulted in an increase in the number of nervous structures containing SP, GAL, and/or CART, and a decrease in the number of cholinergic neurons in all parts of the gastric wall. The number of VIP-positive nervous structures increased in the enteric myenteric ganglia, along with the muscular and mucosal layers, whilst it decreased in the submucous ganglia. The exact mechanism of noted changes was not absolutely obvious, but they were probably related to the neuroprotective and adaptive processes constituting the response to the impact of BPA.

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The biological impact of superflares on planets in the Habitable Zone

Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union ◽

10.1017/s1743921319002035 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (S345) ◽

pp. 176-180

Author(s):

Adriana Valio ◽

Raissa Estrela ◽

Luisa Cabral ◽

Abel Grangeiro

Keyword(s):

Survival Rates ◽

Shallow Waters ◽

The Sun ◽

Habitable Zone ◽

Biological Impact ◽

Solar Type ◽

Living Organisms ◽

Multicellular Organisms ◽

The Impact ◽

M Dwarf

AbstractYounger and fully convective stars are much more active than our Sun, producing many superflares. Here we estimate the impact of the superflares UV radiation on living organisms on the surface of orbiting planets in the habitable zone of the star. For this we study two active stars, Kepler-96 (solar type) and TRAPPIST-1 (M dwarf). Kepler-96, with an age of 2.4 Gyr, is at the same stage of the Sun when the first multicellular organisms appeared on Earth. The biological impact of super flares are studied on a hypothetical Earth at 1AU of Kepler-96 and on planets TRAPPIST-1e, f, and g for three atmospheres scenarios: an Archean and Present-day atmospheres with and without ozone. We estimated the survival rates of two bacteria and concluded that life would only survive on the surface of these planets if their atmosphere had an ozone layer, or in shallow waters of an ocean.

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