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Household biocide use and personal safety practices among rural population in South India: A community-based study

Medycyna Pracy, 2016
Background: Household pesticides (biocides) are widely used for the purpose of controlling vector-borne diseases. Exposure to biocides causes various health hazards in human beings.
Karthik Balajee Laksham, Vinothkumar Kalidoss, Parthibane Sivanantham, Perumal Murthy Sambath, Manoj Kumar Arunachalam, Palanivel Chinnakali   +5 more
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Synthesis of Submicrocontainers with “Green” Biocide and Study of Their Antimicrobial Activity

Colloids and Interfaces, 2018
The synthesis and properties of submicrocontainers with a shell of nanoparticles of silicon dioxide and a core of polymerized 3-(Trimethoxysilyl) propyl methacrylate loaded with 5-Dichloro-2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one (DCOIT) are considered.
Saule B. Aidarova, Altynay A. Sharipova, Assem B. Issayeva, Botagoz Zh. Mutaliyeva, Aiym B. Tleuova, Dmitry O. Grigoriev, Dariga Kudasova, Madina Dzhakasheva, Reinhard Miller   +8 more
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Biofilm Surface Density Determines Biocide Effectiveness

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017
High resistance of biofilms for chemical challenges is a serious industrial and medical problem. In this work a gradient of surface covered with biofilm has been produced and correlated to the effectiveness of different commercially available oxidative ...
Sara Bas, Mateja Kramer, David Stopar
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Design and In Situ Validation of Low-Cost and Easy to Apply Anti-Biofouling Techniques for Oceanographic Continuous Monitoring with Optical Instruments

Sensors, 2023
Biofouling is the major factor that limits long-term monitoring studies with automated optical instruments. Protection of the sensing areas, surfaces, and structural housing of the sensors must be considered to deliver reliable data without the need for ...
Tiago Matos, Vânia Pinto, Paulo Sousa, Marcos Martins, Emilio Fernández, Renato Henriques, Luis Miguel Gonçalves   +6 more
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Evaluation of Some Cytogenetic Effects of Bt.ASF.1 in Lab.mice [PDF]

Engineering and Technology Journal, 2011
This study was amid to detection the genotoxicity ffect of biocide (Bt-ASF-1) producing from Bacillus thuringiensis ( by oral nutrition ) in inhibition of the Cyclophosphoamide drug in mice (Mus musculus) .
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Novel QSAR Models for Molecular Initiating Event Modeling in Two Intersecting Adverse Outcome Pathways Based Pulmonary Fibrosis Prediction for Biocidal Mixtures

Toxics, 2021
The adverse outcome pathway (AOP) was introduced as an alternative method to avoid unnecessary animal tests. Under the AOP framework, an in silico methods, molecular initiating event (MIE) modeling is used based on the ligand-receptor interaction ...
Myungwon Seo, Chong Hak Chae, Yuno Lee, Ha Ryong Kim, Jongwoon Kim   +4 more
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Hospital Antiseptics on Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: Understanding the Relationship between Microbicide and Antibiotic Resistance

Antibiotics, 2022
Acinetobacter baumannii hospital infections are difficult to treat due to the rapid emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains. In addition, A. baumannii can survive in numerous adverse environments, including in the presence of common hospital ...
Melanie Betchen, Holly M. Giovinco, Michael Curry, Jackson Luu, Henry Fraimow, Valerie J. Carabetta, Raquel Nahra   +6 more
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Yeast Particles Hyper-Loaded with Terpenes for Biocide Applications

Molecules, 2022
Yeast particles (YPs) are 3–5 µm hollow and porous microspheres, a byproduct of some food grade yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) extract manufacturing processes.
Ernesto R. Soto, Florentina Rus, Gary R. Ostroff   +2 more
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Polyhexamethylene biguanide promotes adaptive cross-resistance to gentamicin in Escherichia coli biofilms

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023
Antimicrobial resistance is a critical public health issue that requires a thorough understanding of the factors that influence the selection and spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Raphaël Charron, Raphaël Charron, Pierre Lemée, Antoine Huguet, Ornella Minlong, Marine Boulanger, Paméla Houée, Christophe Soumet, Romain Briandet, Arnaud Bridier   +9 more
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Improving Health Literacy of Domestic Household Disinfection Use: Readability of Consumer-Facing Information on Domestic Household Disinfectant Products on Sale in the UK—An Infodemiology Study

Hygiene, 2023
Disinfectants purchased from retail outlets form the cornerstone of infection control and prevention within the domestic household. The growing utilisation of the concept of “hospital-at-home” places greater emphasis on domestic disinfection by the ...
John E. Moore, Beverley C. Millar
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