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Language Contamination Helps Explains the Cross-lingual Capabilities of English Pretrained Models [PDF]

Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing, 2022
English pretrained language models, which make up the backbone of many modern NLP systems, require huge amounts of unlabeled training data. These models are generally presented as being trained only on English text but have been found to transfer ...
Terra Blevins, Luke Zettlemoyer
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Cross-contamination of lettuce with Campylobacter spp. via cooking salt during handling raw poultry

PLoS ONE, 2021
Campylobacter spp. are the most common bacterial pathogens associated with human gastroenteritis in industrialized countries. Contaminated chicken is the food vehicle associated with the majority of reported cases of campylobacteriosis, either by the ...
N. Santos-Ferreira, Ângela Alves, M. Cardoso, S. Langsrud, A. Malheiro, Rui Fernandes, Maia Rui, M. Truninger, Luís Junqueira, A. Nicolau, L. Dumitrașcu, S. Skuland, G. Kasza, T. Izsó, V. Ferreira, P. Teixeira   +15 more
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Use of Clinical UV Chamber to Disinfect Dental Impressions: A Comparative Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015
Introduction: Dental impressions are potential source of infection in a prosthodontic practice. Risk of transmission of infection through saliva, blood etc is considered as hazard for both dentist as well as dental auxiliary staff. A number of methods
Himanshu Aeran, Sakshi Sharma, Varun Kumar, Neelu Gupta   +3 more
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Evaluation of Surface Microhardness Following Chemical and Microwave Disinfection of Commercially Available Acrylic Resin Denture Teeth [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017
Introduction: Denture disinfection is an indispensable procedure for preventing cross contamination and the maintenance of a healthy oral mucosa in patients rehabilitated with removable dental prosthesis. Nevertheless, they are known to cause changes
NITASHA GANDHI, SMITHA DANIEL, SUSHANT BENJAMIN, NIRMAL KURIAN, VINAYA SUSAN VARGHESE   +4 more
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The cross-contamination potential of mobile telephones [PDF]

, 2012
The use of mobile devices for professional, business, educational, personal and social purposes has accelerated exponentially over the last decade.
Humphreys, P., Topping, Annie, Topping, A.; id_orcid, White, S., Williamson, H., Rout, S., Humphreys, Paul, White, Stephen, Rout, Simon, Williamson, Hanna   +9 more
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Soaking grapevine cuttings in water: a potential source of cross contamination by micro-organisms

Phytopathologia Mediterranea, 2012
Grapevine nurseries soak cuttings in water during propagation to compensate for dehydration and promote root initiation. However, trunk disease pathogens have been isolated from soaking water, indicating cross contamination. Cuttings of Vitis vinifera cv.
Helen WAITE, David GRAMAJE, Melanie WHITELAW-WECKERT, Peter TORLEY, W. Jim HARDIE   +4 more
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Comparison of Particle Deposition under Air Curtain, Mixing Ventilation, and Displacement Ventilation in a Negative-Pressure Two-Bed Ward [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
Air curtain ventilation (ACV) has been proposed in the literature as a primary ventilation strategy for infection control in multi-bed hospital wards; however, its effect on particle accumulation compared to conventional mixed ventilation (MV) and ...
Yuce Bahadir Erman, Cetin Yunus Emre, Kriegel Martin   +2 more
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Cross-contamination events of Campylobacter spp. in domestic kitchens associated with consumer handling practices of raw poultry.

Journal of food microbiology, 2020
Contaminated poultry is the major vehicle for consumer's exposure to Campylobacter. This study aimed to perceive potential cross-contamination events during preparation of raw poultry that can contribute to the spread of Campylobacter spp.
M. Cardoso, V. Ferreira, M. Truninger, R. Maia, P. Teixeira   +4 more
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Insights into the Microbiological Safety of Wooden Cutting Boards Used for Meat Processing in Hong Kong’s Wet Markets: A Focus on Food-Contact Surfaces, Cross-Contamination and the Efficacy of Traditional Hygiene Practices

Microorganisms, 2020
Hong Kong’s wet markets play a crucial role in the country’s supply of safe, fresh meat to satisfy the dietary needs of its population. Whilst food safety regulations have been introduced over the past few years to maintain the microbial safety of foods ...
P. Sekoai, Shiqi Feng, Wenwen Zhou, W. Y. Ngan, Yang Pu, Y. Yao, Jie Pan, Olivier Habimana   +7 more
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A Theoretical Model of Listeriosis Driven by Cross Contamination of Ready-to-Eat Food Products

International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, 2020
Cross contamination that results in food-borne disease outbreaks remains a major problem in processed foods globally. In this paper, a mathematical model that takes into consideration cross contamination of Listeria monocytogenes from a food processing ...
C. W. Chukwu, F. Nyabadza
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