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Platinum-based drugs are an important group of alkylating-like agents which are used in cancer chemotherapy treatment. Cisplatin and oxaliplatin in particular are still commonly used today and are the focus of this thesis. As with most chemotherapy drugs, the efficacy of these d…

Also aged bottles are safer to use than new bottles because their chemical leaching was found to be lower than that of new bottles. This study recommends the reassessment of the absence of international guidelines for acetaldehyde in water and foods. The study also recommends th…

Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry is a well-established technique for the measurement of isotope ratios. Double focussing mass analysers enable increased resolution to be applied to separate spectroscopic interferences, or the use of multi-collector detection techniqu…

Identification and interpretation of archaeological phenomena is typically based on visual cues and the physical presence of “something archaeological,” such as a diagnostic artifact, landscape modification, or structural element. Yet many archaeological features, i.e. the discr…