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Extensive Exposure to Tear Gases in Ankara
Turk Thorac J 2019 DOI: 10.5152/TurkThoracJ.2018.18096 Original Article Extensive Exposure to Tear Gases in Ankara Aslıhan Ilgaz1 , Filiz Çağla Küçük Uyanusta2 , Peri Arbak3 , Arif Müezzinoğlu4 , Tansu Ulukavak Çiftçi5 , Serdar Akpınar6 , Hikmet Fırat6 , Selma Fırat Güven7 , Bülent Çiftçi8 , Selen Karaoğlanoğlu9 , Elif Dağlı10 , Feyza Erkan11 1Clinic of Pulmonary Diseases, Middle East Technical University, Medical Center, Ankara, Turkey 2Clinic of Pulmonary Diseases, ARTE Hekimköy Medical Center, Ankara, Turkey 3Department of Chest Diseases, Düzce University School of Medicine, Düzce, Turkey 4Ankara Chamber of Medical Doctors, Commission of Workers’ Health and Occupational Physicians, Ankara, Turkey 5Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey 6Clinic of Chest Diseases, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey 7Sleep Disorders Center, Atatürk Chest Diseases, Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey 8Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Bozok University School of Medicine, Yozgat, Turkey 9Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Ordu University School of Medicine, Ordu, Turkey 10Clinic of Child Chest Diseases, Acıbadem Fulya Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey 11Department of Pulmonary Medicine, İstanbul University İstanbul School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey Cite this article as: Ilgaz A, Küçük Uyanusta FÇ, Arbak P, et al. Extensive Exposure to Tear Gases in Ankara. Turk Thorac J 2019; DOI: 10.5152/TurkThoracJ.2018.18096 Abstract OBJECTIVES: The most common chemical substances used as mass control agents are chloroacetophenone, chlorobenzylidene malono- nitrile, and oleoresin capsicum. These agents not only have local and rapid effects but also have systemic and long-term effects. The aim of the present study was to discuss the patterns of tear gas exposure and to investigate its effects on respiratory functions. -
Current Awareness in Clinical Toxicology Editors: Damian Ballam Msc and Allister Vale MD
Current Awareness in Clinical Toxicology Editors: Damian Ballam MSc and Allister Vale MD April 2015 CONTENTS General Toxicology 9 Metals 44 Management 22 Pesticides 49 Drugs 23 Chemical Warfare 51 Chemical Incidents & 36 Plants 52 Pollution Chemicals 37 Animals 52 CURRENT AWARENESS PAPERS OF THE MONTH Acute toxicity profile of tolperisone in overdose: observational poison centre-based study Martos V, Hofer KE, Rauber-Lüthy C, Schenk-Jaeger KM, Kupferschmidt H, Ceschi A. Clin Toxicol 2015; online early: doi: 10.3109/15563650.2015.1022896: Introduction Tolperisone is a centrally acting muscle relaxant that acts by blocking voltage-gated sodium and calcium channels. There is a lack of information on the clinical features of tolperisone poisoning in the literature. The aim of this study was to investigate the demographics, circumstances and clinical features of acute overdoses with tolperisone. Methods An observational study of acute overdoses of tolperisone, either alone or in combination with one non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug in a dose range not expected to cause central nervous system effects, in adults and children (< 16 years), reported to our poison centre between 1995 and 2013. Current Awareness in Clinical Toxicology is produced monthly for the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology by the Birmingham Unit of the UK National Poisons Information Service, with contributions from the Cardiff, Edinburgh, and Newcastle Units. The NPIS is commissioned by Public Health England Results 75 cases were included: 51 females (68%) and 24 males (32%); 45 adults (60%) and 30 children (40%). Six adults (13%) and 17 children (57%) remained asymptomatic, and mild symptoms were seen in 25 adults (56%) and 10 children (33%). -
Foods with an International Flavor a 4-H Food-Nutrition Project Member Guide
Foods with an International Flavor A 4-H Food-Nutrition Project Member Guide How much do you Contents know about the 2 Mexico DATE. lands that have 4 Queso (Cheese Dip) 4 Guacamole (Avocado Dip) given us so 4 ChampurradoOF (Mexican Hot Chocolate) many of our 5 Carne Molida (Beef Filling for Tacos) 5 Tortillas favorite foods 5 Frijoles Refritos (Refried Beans) and customs? 6 Tamale loaf On the following 6 Share a Custom pages you’ll be OUT8 Germany taking a fascinating 10 Warme Kopsalat (Wilted Lettuce Salad) 10 Sauerbraten (German Pot Roast) tour of four coun-IS 11 Kartoffelklösse (Potato Dumplings) tries—Mexico, Germany, 11 Apfeltorte (Apple net) Italy, and Japan—and 12 Share a Custom 12 Pfefferneusse (Pepper Nut Cookies) Scandinavia, sampling their 12 Lebkuchen (Christmas Honey Cookies) foods and sharing their 13 Berliner Kränze (Berlin Wreaths) traditions. 14 Scandinavia With the helpinformation: of neigh- 16 Smorrebrod (Danish Open-faced bors, friends, and relatives of different nationalities, you Sandwiches) 17 Fisk Med Citronsauce (Fish with Lemon can bring each of these lands right into your meeting Sauce) room. Even if people from a specific country are not avail- 18 Share a Custom able, you can learn a great deal from foreign restaurants, 19 Appelsinfromage (Orange Sponge Pudding) books, magazines, newspapers, radio, television, Internet, 19 Brunede Kartofler (Brown Potatoes) travel folders, and films or slides from airlines or your local 19 Rodkal (Pickled Red Cabbage) schools. Authentic music andcurrent decorations are often easy 19 Gronnebonner i Selleri Salat (Green Bean to come by, if youPUBLICATION ask around. Many supermarkets carry a and Celery Salad) wide choice of foreign foods. -
Traditional Indonesian Rempah-Rempah As a Modern Functional Food and Herbal Medicine
Functional Foods in Health and Disease 2019; 9(4): 241-264 Page 241 of 264 Review Article Open Access Traditional Indonesian rempah-rempah as a modern functional food and herbal medicine Muhammad Sasmito Djati and Yuyun Ika Christina Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Brawijaya University, Malang 65145, East Java, Indonesia Corresponding author: Prof. Dr. Ir. Muhammad Sasmito Djati, MS., Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Brawijaya University, Malang 65145, East Java, Indonesia Submission date: October 19th, 2018, Acceptance Date: April 28th, 2019, Publication Date: April 30th, 2019 Citation: Djati M.S., Christina Y.I. Traditional Indonesian Rempah-rempah as a Modern Functional Food and Herbal Medicine. Functional Foods in Health and Disease 2019; 9(4): 241-264. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31989/ffhd.v9i4.571 ABSTRACT Rempah-rempah are endemic spices from Nusantara (Southeast Asia archipelago) that have been used traditionally as food flavoring for centuries. Traditionally, rempah-rempah has been processed in a variety of ways including boiled, fried, distilled, fermented, extracted, and crushed and mixed fresh with other foods. Foods flavored with rempah-rempah are served daily as beverages, hot drinks, snacks, and crackers. Nowadays, the consumption of synthetic ingredients was increased globally, but rempah-rempah was rarely used in food. In traditional medicine, various parts of rempah-rempah have been used in many countries for the treatment of a number of diseases. Unfortunately, information concerning the human health benefits of rempah-rempah is still limited. Therefore, a detailed ethnomedical, phytochemical review of the correlated chemical compounds of rempah-rempah was performed. This review summarizes the most recent research regarding the phytopharmaceutical actions of rempah-rempah like immunomodulatory, antioxidant, analgesic, digestive, carminative, and antibacterial effects, as well as other physiological effects. -
Case Presentations Paprika of Kalocsa – Hungary
SINER-GI project Montpellier Plenary meeting 6 – 7 September 2006 Case presentations Paprika of Kalocsa – Hungary : Liberalisation et europeanisation Allaire G. (INRA), Ansaloni M., Cheyns E. (CIRAD)1 Introduction and Outlines The Paprika case raises two interesting issues. One is the Europeanization of the regulation on geographical indications in Hungary and its relationship with European market integration. Hungary has presented two European PDO applications: “Kalocsa ground paprika” and “Szeged ground paprika” (or Szeged paprika), which are in the process of examination. The other is the transformation of the former socialist system in the context of liberalisation and Europeanization of the Hungarian economy. Both the national regulation and the local situations are in moves. We will present first the product and the market of paprika in general and then address the two issues. We will conclude using the proposed grid for the cases presentations. The Hungarian Paprika 1.1 The product2 Paprika is a red powder made from grinding the dried pods of mild varieties of the pepper plant (Capsicum annuum L.), also referred to as bell peppers. The small, round, red "cherry pepper," is used for producing some of the hotter varieties of paprika3. Paprika powder ranges from bright red to brown. Its flavour ranges from sweet and mild to more pungent and hot, depending on the type of pepper and part of the plant used in processing. Paprika should be considered a semi-perishable product. There are many products made of paprika, pastas, creams, etc., which are also popular. 1 This note was written according to the studies made in the FP5 IDARI project (Integrated Development of Agriculture and Rural Institutions in Central and Eastern European Countries): - “Europeanization and the reality on the ground: Implementation of the European regulation on geographical indications for agricultural products in Hungary: The case of paprika”, by Matthieu Ansaloni (Steering Committee: Allaire G. -
Characteristics of Garlic of the Czech Origin
Czech J. Food Sci. Vol. 31, 2013, No. 6: 581–588 Characteristics of Garlic of the Czech Origin Adéla GRÉGROVÁ, Helena ČÍŽKOVÁ, Ivana BULANTOVÁ, Aleš RAJCHL † and Michal VOLDŘICH Department of Food Preservation, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology Prague, Prague, Czech Republic Abstract † Grégrová A., Čížková H., Bulantová I., Rajchl A., Voldřich M. (2013): Characteristics of garlic of the Czech origin. Czech J. Food Sci., 31: 581–588. We chose and evaluated the chemical characteristics of garlic of the Czech origin. The suggested quality indicators based on the measured values and the data from the literature were as follows: colour (white variety): L* (brightness) > 90; firmness > 50 N (6-mm tip); pungency > 35μmol of pyruvate/g; moisture 55–70%; soluble solids > 30 °Brix; bulbs dimensions medium and large; the content of alliin > 2 g/kg. Keywords: Czech garlic; quality indicators; morphology; pungency; sensory analysis Garlic (Allium sativum L.), one of the oldest compounds, often volatile ones (monosulphides, cultivated crops, is widely used around the world disulphides and trisulphides), most of which con- for its characteristic flavour as a seasoning or con- tribute to the characteristic garlic odour. The group diment. Garlic is a rich source of phytonutrients, of sulphur-free active substances includes antho- hence contributing to treatment and prevention cyanins, flavonols, antibiotics garlicin, allistatin, of a number of diseases, such as cancer, obesity, adenosine, sapogenins, and saponins. cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, hypercholes- The current quality standard for garlic is defined terolemia, hypertension, etc. (Lanzotti 2006; by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2288/97 laying Pardo et al. -
Policing in Ames - a Path Forward
POLICING IN AMES - A PATH FORWARD September 29, 2020 BACKGROUND: As in other cities throughout the country, after the death of George Floyd while in police custody, the City Council began receiving an extraordinary amount of feedback regarding the manner in which our law enforcement and criminal justice systems are being operated. This input has included questions about policing philosophy and operations as well as suggestions/recommendations/demands to modify how the Ames Police Department functions in those areas. Rather than respond individually to this input over time, the City Council requested that the City Manager compile all the correspondence received, consolidate this information into common themes, and provide recommendations regarding how to address each theme. The following is a list of the common themes: THEME PAGES I. Organizational Culture 2-3 II. Police Officer Recruitment and Selection Process 4-7 III. Police Officer Training/Education 8-10 IV. Departmental Policies 11-23 V. City Ordinances and State Law 24-27 VI. Transparency 28-29 VII. Accountability in Complaint Handling and Discipline 30-37 VIII. Communication 38-39 IX. Funding 40-42 This report is structured to deal with each theme separately, highlighting: 1) What has been suggested, 2) What the City is currently doing in regard to each theme, and 3) the City Manager’s recommendations to address each theme. The recommendations reflected in this report were influenced by the following sources: • Community member suggestions • Police Department staff suggestions • Peer department activities and services • Guidance from the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing 1 THEME I – ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE WHAT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED? Many individuals who provided input wanted to ensure that there is not a culture of racial bias embedded in the Ames Police Department. -
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If you have issues viewing or accessing this file contact us at NCJRS.gov. · --. -----;-:-.. -----:-~------ '~~~v:~r.·t..~ ._.,.. ~Q" .._L_~ •.• ~,,,,,.'.,J-· .. f.\...('.1..-":I- f1 tn\. ~ L. " .:,"."~ .. ,. • ~ \::'J\.,;;)\ rl~ lL/{PS-'1 J National Institute of Corrections Community Corrections Division * * * CHEMICAL AGENT * * * INSTRUCTOR'S MANUAL J. RICHARD FAULKNER, JR. CORRECTIONAL PROGRAM SPECIALIST NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CORRECTIONS WASIHNGTON, DC 20534 202-307-3106 - ext.138 , ' • 146592 U.S. Department of Justice National Institute of Justice This document has been reproduced exactly as received from the person or organization originating it. Points of view or opinions stated In tl]!::; document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the National Institute of Justice. Permission to reproduce this "'"P 'J' ... material has been granted by Public Domain/NrC u.s. Department of Justice to the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS). • Further reproduction outside of the NCJRS system reqllires permission of the f ._kt owner, • . : . , u.s. Deparbnent of Justice • National mstimte of Corrections Wtulringttm, DC 20534 CHEMICAL AGENTS Dangerous conditions that are present in communities have raised the level of awareness of officers. In many jurisdictions, officers have demanded more training in self protection and the authority to carry lethal weapons. This concern is a real one and administrators are having to address issues of officer safety. The problem is not a simple one that can be solved with a new policy. Because this involves safety, in fact the very lives of staff, the matter is extremely serious. Training must be adopted to fit policy and not violate the goals, scope and mission of the agency. -
Law Enforcement's Use of Weaponized Drones
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW LAW ENFORCEMENT’S USE OF WEAPONIZED DRONES: TODAY AND TOMORROW INTRODUCTION What do children, adults, photographers, farmers, utilities, agriculture, oil and manufacturing companies, and law enforcement have in common? They all asked for a drone for Christmas. In fact, the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) became concerned in October of 2015 with reports of at least one million Americans likely to find a drone under the tree on Christmas morning.1 However, one of these things is not like the other. While children, adults, farmers, and companies are using drones to monitor their own activities, law enforcement agencies are using drones to monitor the activities of others.2 While a step in the right direction for those concerned with the safety of our police officers, some see this as a platform for constitutional issues.3 Amongst these varying points of view are residents of North Dakota, where a bill was passed with the intention to enumerate and limit law enforcement’s use of drones.4 However, after a close reading of the finalized bill, the text itself may actually expand law enforcement’s use of drones, rather than limit it.5 North Dakota passed House Bill 1328 into law on April 16, 2015, which “provide[s] for limitations on the use of unmanned aircraft for surveillance.”6 The purpose of the act was to restrict law enforcement’s use of drones for 7 surveillance efforts in the collection of criminal evidence. Along with these 1. Dan Reed, A Million Drones for Christmas? FAA Frets the Threat for Planes, FORBES (Oct. -
Flavor Network and the Principles of Food Pairing SUBJECT AREAS: Yong-Yeol Ahn1,2,3*, Sebastian E
Flavor network and the principles of food pairing SUBJECT AREAS: Yong-Yeol Ahn1,2,3*, Sebastian E. Ahnert1,4*, James P. Bagrow1,2 & Albert-La´szlo´ Baraba´si1,2 STATISTICAL PHYSICS, THERMODYNAMICS AND NONLINEAR DYNAMICS 1Center for Complex Network Research, Department of Physics Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, 2Center for Cancer APPLIED PHYSICS Systems Biology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02115, 3School of Informatics and Computing 4 SYSTEMS BIOLOGY Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47408, Theory of Condensed Matter, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK. STATISTICS The cultural diversity of culinary practice, as illustrated by the variety of regional cuisines, raises the question Received of whether there are any general patterns that determine the ingredient combinations used in food today or 18 October 2011 principles that transcend individualtastesandrecipes.Weintroduceaflavor network that captures the flavor compounds shared by culinary ingredients. Western cuisines show a tendency to use ingredient pairs that share Accepted many flavor compounds, supporting the so-called food pairing hypothesis. By contrast, East Asian cuisines tend 24 November 2011 to avoid compound sharing ingredients. Given the increasing availability of information on food preparation, our data-driven investigation opens new avenues towards a systematic understanding of culinary practice. Published 15 December 2011 s omnivores, humans have historically faced the difficult task of identifying and gathering food that satisfies nutritional needs while avoiding foodborne illnesses1. This process has contributed to the current Correspondence and diet of humans, which is influenced by factors ranging from an evolved preference for sugar and fat to A 1–9 palatability, nutritional value, culture, ease of production, and climate . -
Pepper Spray: What Do We Have to Expect?
Pepper Spray: What Do We Have to Expect? Assoc. Prof. Mehmet Akif KARAMERCAN, MD Gazi University School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine Presentation Plan • History • Pepper Spray • Tear Gas • Symptoms • Medical Treatment • If you are the victim ??? History • PEPPER SPRAY ▫ OC (oleoresin of capsicum) (Most Commonly Used Compound) • TEAR GAS ▫ CN (chloroacetophenone) (German scientists 1870 World War I and II) ▫ CS (orthochlorobenzalmalononitrile) (US Army adopted in 1959) ▫ CR (dibenzoxazepine) (British Ministry of Defence 1950-1960) History of Pepper Spray • Red Chili Pepper was being used for self defense in ancient India - China - Japan (Ninjas). ▫ Throw it at the faces of their enemies, opponents, or intruders. • Japan Tukagawa Empire police used a weapon called the "metsubishi." • Accepted as a weapon ▫ incapacitate a person temporarily. • Pepper as a weapon 14th and 15th century for slavery rampant and became a popular method for torturing people (criminals, slaves). History of Pepper Spray • 1980's The USA Postal Workers started using pepper sprays against dogs, bears and other pets and became a legalized non-lethal weapon ▫ Pepper spray is also known as oleoresin of capsicum (OC) spray • The FBI in 1987 endorse it as an official chemical agent and it took 4 years it could be legally accepted by law enforcement agency. Pepper Spray • The active ingredient in pepper spray is capsaicin, which is a chemical derived from the fruit of plants of chilis. • Extraction of Oleoresin Capsicum from peppers ▫ capsicum to be finely ground, capsaicin is then extracted using an organic solvent (ethanol). The solvent is then evaporated, remaining waxlike resin is the Oleoresin Capsicum • Propylene Glycol is used to suspend the OC in water, pressurized to make it aerosol in Pepper Spray. -
You Can't Tear Us Apart
You Can’t Tear Us Apart Tear Gas, Militarism and Local/Global Solidarity A workshop by War Resisters League, 2013 You Can’t Tear Us Apart Tear Gas, Militarism and Local/Global Solidarity A workshop by War Resisters League, 2013 This interactive workshop comes as the world witnesses both skyrocketing repression and resistance, incarceration and resilience. It is designed especially with US-based front-line communities in mind. Sections: 1. Introductions (5—10 minutes) 2. “The World of Tear Gas”—Gallery Walk—(30—40 minutes) 3. Themes and Patterns—Small Group Conversations—(20 minutes) 4. The Big Picture of Militarism—Takeaways (20 minutes) 5. Evaluation (5 minutes) *Appendix A Goals: Participants will • collectively define “militarism” • situate the history of domestic tear gas use within the broader history of the militarization of the police and mass incarceration in the US • become familiar with some of the key companies responsible for the manufacture of so-called “nonlethal technologies” that are exported and used throughout the world— framing them as war profiteers or, more specifically, “repression profiteers.” • analyze and debunk the humanitarian myth that that tear gas manufacturers tell about chemical weapons like tear gas and pepper spray. • learn more about the social movements and political organizing repressed through the use of tear gas. • learn how the case studies we present in this workshop are connected with one another • share the calls for global solidarity from movements in Egypt, Turkey, and Palestine and others that sparked the formation of the Facing Tear Gas campaign. • explore how the Facing Tear Gas campaign may be able to support participants’ political work and how people can participate in this campaign in solidarity with global movements.