Are liquids an efficient vehicle of healthcare associated infections? A review of reported cases in Italy (2000- 2014) [PDF]
, 2016 INTRODUCTION: In the field of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs), one of the most reported, studied and discussed sources of infections is water, partly due to its controllability, but also because healthcare facilities, especially hospitals ...
D'Alessandro, Daniela +2 more
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Are the school prevention programmes - aimed at de-normalizing smoking among youths - beneficial in the long term? An example from the Smoke Free Class Competition in Italy [PDF]
, 2017 Tobacco smoking by young people is of great concern because it usually leads to regular smoking, nicotine addiction and quitting difficulties. Young people "hooked" by tobacco maintain the profits of the tobacco industry by replacing smokers who quit or ...
Amendola, M +7 more
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Excess length of hospital stay due to healthcare acquired infections. Methodologies evaluation [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: Healthcare acquired infections (HAI) cause an increase of burden and in particular excess length of hospital stay (LOS) accounts for approximately up to 90% of total costs.
Giraldi, G. +4 more
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The need to develop a multidisciplinary expertise for the microbiological safety of operating theatres [PDF]
, 2016 Operating theatre ventilation systems and microbial air contamination in total joint replacement surgery: results of the GISIO-ISChIA ...
D'Amico, Alessandro, Fara, Gaetano
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, 2023 Pi: Yes, I think you’re absolutely right! It’s pretty mind-bending to think about how we’re both just the result of a bunch of complex systems that have been running for a long time. And it’s even more mind-bending to think about how those systems allow us to have this conversation in the first place.
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Healthcare Associated Infections. educational intervention by "Adult Learning" in an Italian teaching hospital [PDF]
, 2016 An educational intervention for HAI prevention based on a combination of training, motivation and subsequent application in the current clinical practice in an Italian teaching ...
Berdini, S +11 more
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Artificial Intelligence, Basic Skills, and Quantitative Literacy
Numeracy, 2023 The introduction in November 2022 of ChatGPT, a freely available language-based artificial intelligence, has led to concerns among some educators about the feasibility and benefits of teaching basic writing and critical thinking skills to students in the
Gizem Karaali
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Regulation of Artificial Intelligence in BRICS and the European Union
BRICS Law Journal, 2021 Global digitization and the emergence of Artificial Intelligence-based technologies pose challenges for all countries. The BRICS and European Union countries are no exception.
D. Cyman, E. Gromova, E. Juchnevicius
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Detection and distribution of Craspedacusta sowerbii: Observations of medusae are not enough [PDF]
, 2012 The freshwater cnidarian Craspedacusta sowerbii, native to the Yangtze valley, has invaded lakes and ponds throughout the world. Most distribution records have to date been based on observations of the medusa (jellyfish) stage, including numerous recent ...
Duggan, Ian C., Eastwood, Kevin R.
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Harnessing Nanotechnology and Artificial Intelligence for Precision Agriculture in Smart Cities [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesThis short review article, titled “Harnessing Nanotechnology and Artificial Intelligence for Precision Agriculture in Smart Cities,” delves into the fusion of nanotechnology, artificial intelligence (AI), and precision farming to drive sustainable ...
Singh Swati +3 more
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