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Ziliotti, E. (author)
A well-functioned society depends on its ability to nurture, attract, and deploy talents in critical sectors. However, the implementation of some meritocratic principles to allocate positions often leads to unjust social hierarchies. Is there, then, a solution to meritocracy’s dysfunctional hierarchical effects? This paper attempts to answer...
journal article 2024
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Sørli, Jorid B. (author), Jensen, Alexander C.Ø. (author), Mortensen, Alicja (author), Szarek, Józef (author), Gutierrez, Claudia A.T. (author), Hafez, Iosif (author), Biskos, G. (author), Hougaard, Karin S. (author), Vogel, Ulla (author)
Tungsten is used in several applications and human exposure may occur. To assess its pulmonary toxicity, we exposed male mice to nose-only inhalation of tungsten particles at 9, 23 or 132 mg/m<sup>3</sup> (Low, Mid and High exposure) (45 min/day, 5 days/week for 2 weeks). Increased genotoxicity (assessed by comet assay) was seen in...
journal article 2023
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Hoseini, Mohamad (author), Melo, Philipe (author), Benevenuto, Fabricio (author), Feldmann, Anja (author), Zannettou, S. (author)
QAnon is a far-right conspiracy theory that has implications in the real world, with supporters of the theory participating in real-world violent acts like the US capitol attack in 2021. At the same time, the QAnon theory started evolving into a global phenomenon by attracting followers across the globe and, in particular, in Europe, hence it is...
conference paper 2023
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Clegg, Stewart (author), Loosemore, Martin (author), Walker, Derek (author), van Marrewijk, A.H. (author), Sankaran, Shankar (author)
This chapter presents a holistic investigation into construction culture from an organisation studies as well as project management perspective, mobilising the concept of toxic project cultures as a novel conceptual lens to explore new ways to transform the construction industry into a more dynamic, innovative, and socially responsible sector...
book chapter 2023
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Sta. Maria, J.E. (author), Ziliotti, E. (author)
Can Confucian ethics contribute to diagnosing the root causes of video games' toxicity and formulating design requirements for redressing it? Contemporary Confucian studies on technology have not addressed these questions, although video games have become an important part of contemporary human life. This paper advances Confucian-inspired...
journal article 2022
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Tsalidis, G.A. (author)
Industrial agriculture results in environmental burdens due to the overuse of fertilizers and pesticides. Fungicides is a class of pesticides whose application contributes (among others) to human toxicity and ecotoxicity. The European Union aims to increase organic agriculture. For this reason, this work aims to analyze climate change,...
review 2022
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Tsalidis, G.A. (author), Soeteman-Hernández, Lya G. (author), Noorlander, Cornelle W. (author), Saedy, S. (author), van Ommen, J.R. (author), Vijver, Martina G. (author), Korevaar, G. (author)
Safe-and-sustainable-by-design (SSbD) is a concept that takes a systems approach by integrating safety, sustainability, and functionality throughout a product’s the life cycle. This paper proposes a framework based on a prospective life cycle assessment for early safety and sustainability assessment. The framework’s purpose is to identify...
journal article 2022
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Yuan, S. (author), Cai, Jitao (author), Reniers, G.L.L.M.E. (author), Yang, M. (author), Chen, Chao (author), Wu, Jiansong (author)
Toxic gas leakage represents a type of major process accident scenario threatening human life. Technical and non-technical safety barriers are employed to prevent toxic gas leakage accidents or mitigate the possible catastrophic consequences. Evacuation must be executed in severe toxic gas release scenarios. The performance assessment of...
journal article 2022
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Colonna, Kyle J. (author), Koutrakis, Petros (author), Kinney, Patrick L. (author), Cooke, R.M. (author), Evans, John S. (author)
Epidemiologic cohort studies have consistently demonstrated that long-term exposure to ambient fine particles (PM<sub>2.5</sub>) is associated with mortality. Nevertheless, extrapolating results to understudied locations may involve considerable uncertainty. To explore this issue, this review discusses the evidence for (i) the associated risk...
review 2022
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Gupta, Aastha (author), Sood, Ankur (author), Fuhrer, Erwin (author), Djanashvili, K. (author), Agrawal, Garima (author)
Designing novel systems for efficient cancer treatment and improving the quality of life for patients is a prime requirement in the healthcare sector. In this regard, theranostics have recently emerged as a unique platform, which combines the benefits of both diagnosis and therapeutics delivery. Theranostics have the desired contrast agent...
review 2022
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Si, Wai Man (author), Backes, Michael (author), Blackburn, Jeremy (author), De Cristofaro, Emiliano (author), Stringhini, Gianluca (author), Zannettou, S. (author), Zhang, Y. (author)
Chatbots are used in many applications, e.g., automated agents, smart home assistants, interactive characters in online games, etc. Therefore, it is crucial to ensure they do not behave in undesired manners, providing offensive or toxic responses to users. This is not a trivial task as state-of-the-art chatbot models are trained on large, public...
conference paper 2022
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Chen, C. (author)
Process and chemical industrial areas consist of hundreds and even thousands of installations situated next to each other, where quantities of hazardous (e.g., flammable, explosive, toxic) substances are stored, transported, or processed. These installations are mutually linked in terms of the hazard level they pose to each other in the system....
doctoral thesis 2021
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Balayn, A.M.A. (author), Yang, J. (author), Szlávik, Zoltán (author), Bozzon, A. (author)
The automatic detection of conflictual languages (harmful, aggressive, abusive, and offensive languages) is essential to provide a healthy conversation environment on the Web. To design and develop detection systems that are capable of achieving satisfactory performance, a thorough understanding of the nature and properties of the targeted type...
journal article 2021
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Spanjers, H. (author)
book chapter 2021
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Rahimi, Farzaneh (author), van der Hoek, J.P. (author), Royer, Sebastien (author), Javid, Allahbakhsh (author), Mashayekh-Salehi, Ali (author), Jafari Sani, Moslem (author)
Pyrite mine waste was used as a non-toxic and natural catalyst for the activation of peroxydisulfate (PDS) and peroxymonosulfate (PMS) to oxidize tetracycline (TTC), one of the most extensively used antibiotics worldwide, in contaminated water. The results demonstrated that PMS was activated more effectively than PDS by using pyrite....
journal article 2021
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Joodavi, Ata (author), Aghlmand, Reza (author), Podgorski, Joel (author), Dehbandi, Reza (author), Abbasi, A. (author)
Study region: Northeastern Iran. Study focus: In northeastern Iran, water needed for municipal and agricultural activities mainly comes from groundwater resources. However, it is subject to substantial anthropogenic and geogenic contamination. We characterize the sources of groundwater contamination by employing an integrated approach that...
journal article 2021
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Kiragosyan, K. (author), Picard, Magali (author), Timmers, Peer H.A. (author), Sorokin, Dimitry Y. (author), Klok, Johannes B.M. (author), Roman, Pawel (author), Janssen, Albert J.H. (author)
This study provides important new insights on how to achieve high sulfur selectivities and stable gas biodesulfurization process operation in the presence of both methanethiol and H<sub>2</sub>S in the feed gas. On the basis of previous research, we hypothesized that a dual bioreactor lineup (with an added anaerobic bioreactor) would favor...
journal article 2020
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Wang, Z. (author), Osseweijer, P. (author), Posada Duque, J.A. (author)
The life cycle human health (HH) impacts related to aviation biofuels have been understood in a limited way. Life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) methods for assessing HH are often associated with a high level of uncertainty and a low level of consensus. As a result, it remains challenging to perform a robust assessment of HH impacts with a...
journal article 2020
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Chen, C. (author), Reniers, G.L.L.M.E. (author), Khakzad, Nima (author)
In the chemical industry, multi-hazard (toxic, flammable, and explosive) materials such as acrylonitrile are stored, transported, and processed in large quantities. A release of multi-hazard materials can simultaneously or sequentially lead to acute toxicity, fire and explosion. The spatial-temporal evolution of hazards may also result in...
journal article 2020
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Märtens, M. (author)
This thesis is a contribution to a deeper understanding of how information propagates and what this process entails. At its very core is the concept of the network: a collection of nodes and links, which describes the structure of the systems under investigation. The network is a mathematical model which allows to focus on a very fundamental...
doctoral thesis 2018
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