Volume 4, Issue 2

01-07-2018 · pp. 23–46 · 5 articles

In this issue

Article
Identification of Plant Extracts and Oils as Insect Repellents
Eneyal Siva Kumar, Maria Vieira, Chloe Doyle
pp. 23–30 · DOI: 10.5530/bems.4.2.7 · Published
Introduction:Plant-based insect repellents have been used for many years in traditional practice as a personal protection measure against insects. Development of new plant-based insect repel- lent is a valuable resource …

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Toxicity of Pesticides
K.S. Rao
pp. 31–36 · DOI: 10.5530/bems.4.2.8 · Published
All pesticides must be toxic, or poisonous, to be effective against the pests they are intended to con- trol. Because pesticides are toxic, they are potentially hazardous to humans, animals, other organisms and the envir…
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Special Commentary on Maximum Acceptable Toxicant Concentration (MATC)
K.S. Rao
pp. 37–38 · DOI: 10.5530/bems.4.2.9 · Published
MATC is a value that is calculated through aquatic toxicity tests to help set water quality regulations for the protection of aquatic life. Using the results of a partial life-cycle chronic toxicity test, the MATC is rep…
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Acute Oral Toxicity
K.S. Rao
pp. 39–41 · DOI: 10.5530/bems.4.2.10 · Published
I am covering this simple and mundane acute tox- icity test to increase the awareness, understanding and an appreciation of acute toxicity test, which has undergone sea-change in the last decade. In this commentary, I am…

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Assessment of Stress Levels in Patients Visiting for Dental Treatment.
Pallavi Sinha, Veena Raju, Suresh Babu Jandrajupalli, Swarnalatha Chandolu, Abhishek Karan, Abhishek Singh Nayyar
pp. 42–46 · DOI: 10.5530/bems.4.2.11 · Published
Introduction:The perception of stress might have a multifactorial influence on a disease pro- cess. Surprisingly, this theoretical perspective has not been discussed in the context of odon- togenic problems. Materials an…