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Arsenic and human health effects: A review by Mohammed Abdul, Khaja Shameem, Jayasinghe, Sudheera Sammanthi, Chandana, Ediriweera P.S, Jayasumana, Channa, De Silva, P. Mangala C.S

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Variation in Rice Cadmium Related to Human Exposure by Meharg, Andrew A, Norton, Gareth, Deacon, Claire, Williams, Paul, Adomako, Eureka E, Price, Adam, Zhu, Yongguan, Li, Gang, Zhao, Fang-Jie, McGrath, Steve, Villada, Antia, Sommella, Alessia, De Silva, P. Mangala C. S, Brammer, Hugh, Dasgupta, Tapash, Islam, M. Rafiqul

“…Cereal grains are the dominant source of cadmium in the human diet, with rice being to the fore. Here we explore the effect of geographic, genetic, and…”
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Environmental risk assessment of pesticides in tropical terrestrial ecosystems: Test procedures, current status and future perspectives by Daam, Michiel A., Chelinho, Sónia, Niemeyer, Júlia C., Owojori, Olugbenga J., De Silva, P. Mangala C.S., Sousa, Jóse Paulo, van Gestel, Cornelis A.M., Römbke, Jörg

“…Despite the increasing use of pesticides in tropical countries, research and legislative efforts have focused on their temperate counterparts. This paper…”
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The Anthelmintic Drug Niclosamide Synergizes with Colistin and Reverses Colistin Resistance in Gram-Negative Bacilli by Domalaon, Ronald, De Silva, P Malaka, Kumar, Ayush, Zhanel, George G, Schweizer, Frank

“…There is an urgent need for new therapies to overcome antimicrobial resistance especially in Gram-negative bacilli (GNB). Repurposing old U.S. Food and Drug…”
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Kinetics of geopolymerization : Role of Al2O3 and SiO2 by DE SILVA, P, SAGOE-CRENSTIL, K, SIRIVIVATNANON, V

“…The early-stage reaction kinetics of metakaolin/sodium silicate/sodium hydroxide geopolymer system have been investigated. The setting and early strength…”
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Dietary exposure assessment of cadmium, arsenic, and lead in market rice from Sri Lanka by Liu, Lin, Han, Jialiang, Xu, Xiaohang, Xu, Zhidong, Abeysinghe, Kasun S., Atapattu, Anjana J., De Silva, P. Mangala C. S., Lu, Qinhui, Qiu, Guangle

“…Rice is frequently reported to be contaminated with heavy metals (HMs); thus, the human health risks from its consumption have received increasing attention. A…”
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Effect of Incubation Temperature on Antibiotic Resistance and Virulence Factors of Acinetobacter baumannii ATCC 17978 by De Silva, P Malaka, Chong, Patrick, Fernando, Dinesh M, Westmacott, Garrett, Kumar, Ayush

“…is a notorious opportunistic pathogen that is prevalent mainly in hospital settings. The ability of to adapt and to survive in a range of environments has been…”
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Kidney Diseases in Agricultural Communities: A Case Against Heat-Stress Nephropathy by Herath, Chula, Jayasumana, Channa, De Silva, P. Mangala C.S., De Silva, P.H. Chaminda, Siribaddana, Sisira, De Broe, Marc E.

“…The beginning of the 21st century has seen the emergence of a new chronic tubulo-interstitial kidney disease of uncertain cause among agricultural communities…”
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Kidney developmental effects of metal-herbicide mixtures: Implications for chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology by Babich, Remy, Ulrich, Jake C., Ekanayake, E.M. Dilini V., Massarsky, Andrey, De Silva, P. Mangala C.S., Manage, Pathmalal M., Jackson, Brian P., Ferguson, P. Lee, Di Giulio, Richard T., Drummond, Iain A., Jayasundara, Nishad

“…•Chemical mixtures are found in drinking water in CKDu impacted farming communities.•Drinking water derived from CKDu endemic regions affect mitochondrial…”
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Signal Transduction Proteins in Acinetobacter baumannii : Role in Antibiotic Resistance, Virulence, and Potential as Drug Targets by De Silva, P Malaka, Kumar, Ayush

“…is a notorious pathogen in health care settings around the world, primarily due to high resistance to antibiotics. also shows an impressive capability to adapt…”
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Environmental fluoride exposure and implications on potential pediatric kidney health risks: an approach with urinary biomarkers by Gunasekara, T. D. K. S. C., De Silva, P. Mangala C. S., Chandana, E. P. S., Jayasinghe, Sudheera, Herath, Chula, Siribaddana, Sisira, Jayasundara, Nishad

“…Background Environmental fluoride exposure at elevated levels is potentially linked to kidney injury, and may contribute to chronic kidney disease of uncertain…”
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Transvaginal two-dimensional ultrasound measurement of cervical volume to predict the outcome of the induction of labour: a prospective observational study by Athulathmudali, S R, Patabendige, M, Chandrasinghe, S K, De Silva, P H P

“…Assessing the likelihood of success of induction of labour using ultrasonically measured cervical volume is an important research question. A prospective…”
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Body mass index and implications for pediatric kidney health: a cross-sectional study with urinary biomarkers by Gunasekara, T. D. K. S. C., De Silva, P. Mangala C. S., Chandana, E. P. S., Jayasinghe, Sudheera, Herath, Chula, Siribaddana, Sisira, Jayasundara, Nishad

“…Background Extremes of unhealthy body weight, particularly obesity, are known to increase the risk of chronic kidney diseases. However, the current knowledge…”
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A tale of two plasmids: contributions of plasmid associated phenotypes to epidemiological success among Shigella by Malaka De Silva, P, Stenhouse, George E, Blackwell, Grace A, Bengtsson, Rebecca J, Jenkins, Claire, Hall, James P J, Baker, Kate S

“…Dissemination of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes by horizontal gene transfer (HGT) mediated through plasmids is a major global concern. Genomic…”
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Cervical dilatation and preparation prior to outpatient hysteroscopy: a systematic review and meta‐analysis by De Silva, PM, Wilson, L, Carnegy, A, Smith, PP, Clark, TJ

“…Background There are uncertainties about the benefit of routine cervical preparation and/or cervical dilatation before outpatient hysteroscopy. Objective To…”
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Altering Fish Behavior by Sensing Swarm Patterns of Fish in an Artificial Aquatic Environment Using an Interactive Robotic Fish by Manawadu, Udaka A, De Zoysa, Malsha, Perera, J D H S, Hettiarachchi, I U, Lambacher, Stephen G, Premachandra, Chinthaka, De Silva, P Ravindra S

“…Numerous studies have been conducted to prove the calming and stress-reducing effects on humans of visiting aquatic environments. As a result, many…”
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Predicting risk of relapse in endometrial hyperplasia by De Silva, PM, Gallos, ID

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Homologous Recombination Repair Deficiency and the Immune Response in Breast Cancer: A Literature Review by Pellegrino, B., Musolino, A., Llop-Guevara, A., Serra, V., De Silva, P., Hlavata, Z., Sangiolo, D., Willard-Gallo, K., Solinas, C.

“…The success of cancer immunotherapy with immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) has demonstrated the importance of targeting a preexisting immune response in a broad…”
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Fluoride exposure and pediatric kidney health in dry, wet and intermediate climatic zone communities in Sri Lanka: Implications from urinary Cystatin-C, and albumin-creatinine ratio by Sandamini, P M M A, Jayasinghe, Sudheera, De Silva, P Mangala C S, Jayasundara, Nishad

“…High fluoride exposure is increasingly discussed attributing to kidney injury as a causative factor. Depending on geochemistry, differential fluoride levels in…”
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A response regulator protein with antar domain, AvnR, in Acinetobacter baumannii ATCC 17978 impacts its virulence and amino acid metabolism by De Silva, P Malaka, Patidar, Rakesh, Graham, Christopher I, Brassinga, Ann Karen C, Kumar, Ayush

“…a Gram-negative coccobacillus, is notorious for its involvement in opportunistic infections around the world. Its resistance to antibiotics makes treatment of…”
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