Arbitron had set an aggressive timetable for moving from paper diaries to people meters, which electronically monitor exposure to radio stations throughout the day.
With wearable technology a big theme, a French company was showing off something called June, a bracelet which monitors exposure to sunlight and gives advice on keeping your skin safe.
Assessing cholinesterase activity over time can be used to monitor exposure to organophosphorus and carbamate pesticides.
Additionally, hair Hg is an effective means of monitoring exposure to Hg via diet.
Lead concentration in whole blood (BPb) is the primary biomarker used to monitor exposure to this metallic element.
Examining human DNA for the presence of altered nucleotides is a means of monitoring exposure to genotoxic chemicals.
Personal devices that monitor exposure to pollution and easy-to-use, over-the-counter assays should also be developed as personalized medicine.
In fish, the induction of vitellogenin is controlled by ER-α, and this response can be used to monitor exposure to estrogenic chemicals in juvenile or male fish.
Differentiating their effects from each other, and from age, might be facilitated by prospective DTI studies, particularly in groups in whom it is possible to carefully monitor exposure to antipsychotic medication such as first-episode or high-risk samples.
There are distinct advantages of the FMIA over the ELISA, which include higher sensitivity, higher sample throughput analysis, and the ability to multiplex and monitor exposure to multiple pathogens simultaneously in a single sample.
