Publications by authors named "L Ait Moussa"
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- The study examined heavy metal contamination in herbs and spices consumed in Lebanon, specifically lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic, using 96 composite samples from 13 varieties.
- Results showed that 20% of samples exceeded acceptable lead levels, while 4% exceeded cadmium levels; all samples met the standards for arsenic and mercury.
- Unpackaged herbs and spices had the highest rates of unacceptable lead and cadmium levels, while imported packaged samples also displayed concerning lead contamination.
Accurate measuring, mapping, and monitoring of mangrove forests support the sustainable management of mangrove blue carbon in the Asia-Pacific. Remote sensing coupled with modeling can efficiently and accurately estimate mangrove blue carbon stocks at larger spatiotemporal extents. This study aimed to identify trends in remote sensing/modeling employed in estimating mangrove blue carbon, attributes/variations in mangrove carbon sequestration estimated using remote sensing, and to compile research gaps and opportunities, followed by providing recommendations for future research.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGender Differences in Pharmacokinetics: A Perspective on Contrast Agents.
ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci
January 2024
Gender is an important risk factor for adverse drug reactions. Women report significantly more adverse drug reactions than men. There is a growing consensus that gender differences in drug PK is a main contributor to higher drug toxicity in women.
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- Untargeted metabolomics is a method that effectively analyzes small molecules in biological systems but faces challenges in data quality evaluation; using pooled quality control (QC) samples can help monitor and correct analytical variance during experiments.!* -
- A literature review of 109 published studies shows that the metabolomics community has widely adopted pooled QC samples across various biological types, but many studies fail to report their effectiveness in improving data quality.!* -
- The review reveals missing or unclear details in the QC framework, which hampers the ability to fully understand the quality control steps taken in these studies, indicating both strengths and areas for improvement in the field's reporting practices.!*
Introduction: Healthcare information is increasingly internet-based. Standards require websites to be 'perceivable, operable, understandable and robust' with relevant content for citizens in appropriate language. This study examined UK and international websites offering public healthcare information on advance care planning (ACP) using current recommendations for website accessibility and content and informed by a public engagement exercise.
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