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Brooks A, Nopper J, Weyers A, Crosland H, Foudoulakis M, Haaf S, Hackett M, Lawrence A. Assessing the Risks to Bats from Plant Protection Products: A Review of the Recent European Food Safety Authority Statement Regarding Toxicity and Exposure Routes. Environ Toxicol Chem 2021; 40:2978-2989. [PMID: 34499761 PMCID: PMC9292635 DOI: 10.1002/etc.5209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Wild birds and mammals that feed in agricultural habitats are potentially exposed to pesticides through various routes. Until recently, it has been implicitly assumed that the existing European Union risk assessment scheme for birds and mammals also covered bats (Chiroptera). However, recent publications raised concerns and, in 2019, a scientific statement was published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) that concluded that bats were not adequately covered by the current risk assessment scheme. We review the evidence presented and assumptions made in the EFSA bat statement relating to toxicity, bioaccumulation, and exposure pathways (oral, dermal, and inhalation), in terms of their relevance for bats potentially foraging in agricultural areas in the European Union; we highlight where uncertainties remain and how these could be addressed. Based on our review, it is clear that there is still much uncertainty with regard to the appropriateness of the assumptions made in the EFSA bat statement. Significantly more information needs to be gathered to answer fundamental questions regarding bat behavior in agricultural landscapes, together with the relative sensitivity of bats to pesticide exposure. Given the current critical information gaps, it is recommended that quantitative risk assessments for bats not be performed for pesticides until more robust, reliable, and relevant data are available. The risk to bats can then be compared with that for birds and ground-dwelling mammals, to determine the protectiveness of the existing scheme and thus whether a bat scenario is indeed required and under what circumstances. Environ Toxicol Chem 2021;40:2978-2989. © 2021 Cambridge Environmental Assessments, part of RSK ADAS Ltd. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of SETAC.
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- A.C. Brooks
- Cambridge Environmental AssessmentsCambridgeUK
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- CropScience Division, BayerMonheimGermany
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- Cambridge Environmental AssessmentsCambridgeUK
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- ADAMA DeutschlandCologneGermany
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- Cambridge Environmental AssessmentsCambridgeUK
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- Cambridge Environmental AssessmentsCambridgeUK
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Zieger A, Mungee A, Schomerus G, Ta TMT, Weyers A, Böge K, Dettling M, Bajbouj M, von Lersner U, Angermeyer MC, Tandon A, Hahn E. Attitude toward psychiatrists and psychiatric medication: A survey from five metropolitan cities in India. Indian J Psychiatry 2017; 59:341-346. [PMID: 29085094 PMCID: PMC5659085 DOI: 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_190_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Stigmatization and overall scarcity of psychiatrists and other mental health-care professionals remain a huge public health challenge in low- and middle-income countries, more specifically in India. Most patients seek help from faith healers, and awareness about psychiatrists and treatment methods is often lacking. Our study aims to explore public attitudes toward psychiatrists and psychiatric medication in five Indian metropolitan cities and to identify factors that could influence these attitudes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Explorative surveys in the context of public attitudes toward psychiatrists and psychiatric medication were conducted using five convenience samples from the general population in Chennai (n = 166), Kolkata (n = 158), Hyderabad (n = 139), Lucknow (n = 183), and Mumbai (n = 278). We used a quota sample with respect to age, gender, and religion using the census data from India as a reference. RESULTS Mean scores indicate that attitudes toward psychiatrists and psychiatric medication are overall negative in urban India. Negative attitudes toward psychiatrists were associated with lower age, lower education, and strong religious beliefs. Negative attitudes toward psychotropic medication were associated with lower age, male gender, lower education, and religion. CONCLUSION In line with the National Mental Health Policy of India, our results support the perception that stigma is widespread. Innovative public health strategies are needed to improve the image of psychiatrists and psychiatric treatment in society and ultimately fill the treatment gap in mental health.
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- Aron Zieger
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité University Hospital, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité University Hospital, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Ernst Moritz Arndt University, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité University Hospital, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité University Hospital, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité University Hospital, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité University Hospital, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité University Hospital, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Ernst Moritz Arndt University, Greifswald, Germany
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- AKT Neuropsychiatric Centre, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité University Hospital, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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Park Y, Hong Y, Weyers A, Kim Y, Linhardt R. Polysaccharides and phytochemicals: a natural reservoir for the green synthesis of gold and silver nanoparticles. IET Nanobiotechnol 2011; 5:69-78. [DOI: 10.1049/iet-nbt.2010.0033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 317] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Mañas F, Peralta L, Raviolo J, García Ovando H, Weyers A, Ugnia L, Gonzalez Cid M, Larripa I, Gorla N. Genotoxicity of AMPA, the environmental metabolite of glyphosate, assessed by the Comet assay and cytogenetic tests. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2009; 72:834-7. [PMID: 19013644 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2008.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2008] [Revised: 09/05/2008] [Accepted: 09/23/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Formulations containing glyphosate are the most widely used herbicides in the world. AMPA is the major environmental breakdown product of glyphosate. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the in vitro genotoxicity of AMPA using the Comet assay in Hep-2 cells after 4h of incubation and the chromosome aberration (CA) test in human lymphocytes after 48h of exposition. Potential in vivo genotoxicity was evaluated through the micronucleus test in mice. In the Comet assay, the level of DNA damage in exposed cells at 2.5-7.5mM showed a significant increase compared with the control group. In human lymphocytes we found statistically significant clastogenic effect AMPA at 1.8mM compared with the control group. In vivo, the micronucleus test rendered significant statistical increases at 200-400mg/kg. AMPA was genotoxic in the three performed tests. Very scarce data are available about AMPA potential genotoxicity.
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- F Mañas
- Laboratorio de Salud Pública, Facultad de Agronomía y Veterinaria (FAV), Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto (UNRC), Ruta Nacional 36, Km 601, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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Garcia-Ovando H, Gorla N, Weyers A, Ugnia L, Martinez L, Giacomelli N, Liboa R, Chiostri E, Davicino R. ENROFLOXACIN LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION FROM CHICKEN MUSCLE AND HPLC DETECTION. J LIQ CHROMATOGR R T 2007. [DOI: 10.1081/jlc-100100496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- H. Garcia-Ovando
- a Departamentos de Salud Pública y de Clínica Animal, Facultad de Agronomía y Veterinaria , Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto , ruta 36, km 603, Río Cuarto, CP 5800, Argentina
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- a Departamentos de Salud Pública y de Clínica Animal, Facultad de Agronomía y Veterinaria , Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto , ruta 36, km 603, Río Cuarto, CP 5800, Argentina
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- a Departamentos de Salud Pública y de Clínica Animal, Facultad de Agronomía y Veterinaria , Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto , ruta 36, km 603, Río Cuarto, CP 5800, Argentina
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- a Departamentos de Salud Pública y de Clínica Animal, Facultad de Agronomía y Veterinaria , Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto , ruta 36, km 603, Río Cuarto, CP 5800, Argentina
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- a Departamentos de Salud Pública y de Clínica Animal, Facultad de Agronomía y Veterinaria , Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto , ruta 36, km 603, Río Cuarto, CP 5800, Argentina
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- a Departamentos de Salud Pública y de Clínica Animal, Facultad de Agronomía y Veterinaria , Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto , ruta 36, km 603, Río Cuarto, CP 5800, Argentina
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- a Departamentos de Salud Pública y de Clínica Animal, Facultad de Agronomía y Veterinaria , Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto , ruta 36, km 603, Río Cuarto, CP 5800, Argentina
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- a Departamentos de Salud Pública y de Clínica Animal, Facultad de Agronomía y Veterinaria , Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto , ruta 36, km 603, Río Cuarto, CP 5800, Argentina
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García Ovando H, Gorla N, Weyers A, Ugnia L, Magnoli A. Simultaneous quantification of ciprofloxacin, enrofloxacin and balofloxacin in broiler chicken muscle. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.4067/s0301-732x2004000100011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Weyers A, Gorla N, Ugnia L, García Ovando H, Chesta C. Increase of tissue lipid hydroperoxides as determination of oxidative stress. BIOCELL 2001; 25:11-5. [PMID: 11387871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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Increased levels of lipid hydroperoxides (LOOH) are frequently associated with the oxidative mechanisms involved in physiological states as ageing and with serious pathological conditions. In the present work the physiological and the CCl4-induced lipid hydroperoxides levels in mice liver and kidney were determined. The analysis of LOOH tissue levels was performed through the oxidation of 1-napthyldiphenylphosphine (NDPP) into its oxide (ONDPP) and further quantification by high pressure liquid chromatography at 292 nm UV detection. The physiological level of lipid hydroperoxides levels was higher in the kidney (245 +/- 8 nmol LOOH/g of tissue) than in liver (164 +/- 5 nmol of LOOH/g tissue). After a single administration of CCl4 (0.25 ml/g) tissue LOOH reached a maximum level after 15 min (416 +/- 21 nmol/g kidney and 303 +/- 6 nmol/g liver) and then slowly decreased. LOOH levels in liver afforded an early indicator (15 min) of oxidative damage. LOOH levels in kidney remained significatively increased up to 60 min post administration. The described HPLC assay is a useful, simple and sensitive method to detect cellular oxidative stress and damage.
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- A Weyers
- Facultad de Agronomía y Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, (5800) Río Cuarto, (Cba.), Argentina
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Weyers A, Vollmer G. Algal growth inhibition: effect of the choice of growth rate or biomass as endpoint on the classification and labelling of new substances notified in the EU. Chemosphere 2000; 41:1007-1010. [PMID: 10879818 DOI: 10.1016/s0045-6535(99)00518-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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From the complete base set notifications of new substances currently available, we have investigated what effects the choice of using growth rate or biomass in the algal growth inhibition test has on the relative sensitivity of the three aquatic toxicity tests. Both parameters derived from the algal test were more sensitive than either fish or Daphnia tests. Changes in the classification of substances after the removal of either algae, Daphnia or fish data from the base set, when applying current legal practice, occur in 22.9%, 6.6% and 4.8% of the notifications, respectively. When always using growth rate as a parameter, these numbers change to 15.4%, 9.2% and 7.2%, respectively.
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- A Weyers
- European Commission Joint Research Centre, Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Unit: Toxicology and Chemical Substances, European Chemicals Bureau, Ispra, Italy.
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Odendaal JS, Weyers A. Human companion-animal relationships in the veterinary consulting room. J S Afr Vet Assoc 1990; 61:14-23. [PMID: 2269983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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A questionnaire, based on 14 years' private practice experience and psychological principles, was compiled to establish the reasons why veterinary clients are involved with their pets. Questionnaires were sent to South African veterinarians country-wide and only clients visiting veterinarians were requested to complete the questionnaires anonymously. Questionnaires (n = 612) were returned and the data was processed by computer. The results indicated that clients are involved with their companion animals for emotional, social and relaxational reasons, which all have psychological implications. They are, however, also involved with their animals by caring for them, and they keep them for utility or economical reasons and also due to their general interest in nature. The latter reasons could be seen as natural reasons for keeping pets. The same relationship between clients and their pets continue during veterinary consultations. Because of this continuing involvement, some clients may consult veterinarians mainly for psychological reasons and others mainly for clinical reasons. There is a constant interaction between these motivations for veterinary consultations. Client consultations of veterinarians could thus be categorised into psychological consultations which are predominantly human/client orientated and clinical consultations which are predominantly animal/patient orientated.
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- J S Odendaal
- Department of Veterinary Ethology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, Republic of South Africa
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Odendaal JS, Weyers A. [Client profile of an animal companion practice]. J S Afr Vet Assoc 1989; 60:25-7. [PMID: 2724282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The aim of the study was to gather demographic information from consulting clients, to compile a profile of the typical companion animal client in South Africa. This method differed from other studies in that information was collected from actual clients and not from pet owners. Completed questionnaires (n = 612) were received back from veterinary practices (n = 120) in South Africa. The data was processed by a computer. Questionnaires were completed on a voluntary basis and were anonymous. The typical client in this survey was a young married woman, with one or two children, living in a suburban home, with an average income and 2 companion animals. The most common companion animal presented, proved to be a miniature breed of dog. The advantage of this study is that veterinarians may use it to prepare themselves in terms of the most common type of client as well as of a variety of other types. The client profile also gives an indication of the level at which consultations should be conducted, and may aid the veterinarian in developing a specific sensitivity towards certain clients.
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- J S Odendaal
- Department of Zootechnology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, Republic of South Africa
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