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Significance of Smelling Across the Lifespan (SoSAL)

Journal of Sensory Studies, Volume 41, Issue 3, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The significance of olfaction in human behavior is well recognized, yet there is a lack of standardized measurement tools applicable to all age groups. Particularly, children and the elderly currently lack specific standardized assessment instruments.
Shubin Li, Thomas Hummel, Quirina Preusker, Ilona Croy, Valentin Schriever, Janine Gellrich   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Mask to Bed: Protective Barrier Containment and Rethinking the Prevention of Pathogen Transmission

Microbiota Medicine Research, Volume 1, Issue 2, Page 41-44, June 2026.
Quan Wen, Sheng Zhang, Qian Wang, Yuan Wu, Wei Hong, Juan Liao, Hon Ho Yu, Furu Wang, Yongzhan Nie, Faming Zhang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plastics and labor: The case of disposable medical plastics

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, Volume 40, Issue 2, June 2026.
Abstract Plastics are ubiquitous in the contemporary practice of medicine, where they are tied to notions of hygiene and quality of care. However, when plastics first infiltrated global medical practice, they did so because of considerations related to patient comfort and durability.
Gauri Pathak
wiley   +1 more source

Water, sanitation, and hygiene insecurity and disease prevention behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in low-income neighborhoods of Beira, Mozambique.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundInadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) are important drivers of the global burden of disease, and their impact is exacerbated during outbreaks.
Rebecca S Kann, Jedidiah S Snyder, Courtney Victor, Zaida A Cumbe, Joshua V Garn, Sandy McGunegill, Rassul Nalá, Matthew C Freeman, Karen Levy   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multifaceted Interventions Based on Education and Recognition to Enhance Nurses' Compliance With Standard Precautions: A Quasi‐Experimental Design

Nursing &Health Sciences, Volume 28, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT This study examines the effect of multifaceted interventions based on education (1) and recognition (2) of compliance with standard precautions (SPs). A quasi‐experimental research design with a one‐group pre‐test and post‐test was used. The purposive sample included 71 nurses working in different specialty units at a large hospital in Turkey.
Menevse Yildirim, Seyda Seren Intepeler, Simon Ching Lam   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development and Application of a Novel Dose–Response Model for the Quantification of Clostridioides difficile Infection Risks

Risk Analysis, Volume 46, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The lack of a dose–response model for Clostridioides difficile, attributed to insufficient human data, challenges effective C. difficile infection (CDI) risk management. This study presents a novel murine‐derived dose–response model for C.
Elizabeth N. Paddy, M. Sohail, Oluwasola O. D. Afolabi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of the lack of access to handwashing facilities on the global burden of lower respiratory infections, 1990–2019: A systematic analysis from the global burden of disease study 2019

Heliyon
A lack of access to handwashing facilities is a significant risk factor for lower respiratory infections(LRIs). However, no studies have reported epidemiologic changes in the burden of LRIs attributed to the lack of access to handwashing facilities.
Zhenyu Mao, Xiaoyan Zhu, Yuchen Huang, Pengdou Zheng, Lingling Wang, Fengqin Zhang, Huiguo Liu, Hai Li, Ling Zhou, Wei Liu   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Program Evaluation of the WASHmobile PICHA7 Mobile Health and Chlorine E‐Voucher Program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 31, Issue 6, Page 716-723, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Targeted water treatment and hygiene (WASH) programs for those residing near diarrhoea patients can be a cost‐effective approach during outbreaks to reduce diarrhoea spread by targeting those at highest risk. We designed the WASHmobile mobile health (mHealth) program for high risk populations for diarrhoea.
Christine Marie George, Jean‐Claude Bisimwa, Kelly Endres, Justin Bengehya, Jean‐Claude Kulondwa, Raissa Boroto, Ghislain Maheshe, Cirhuza Cikomola, Presence Sanvura   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Household determinants of observed handwashing among primary schoolchildren in Hebron, Palestine: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

BMJ Open
Maani-Abuzahra Y, Hattendorf J, Owen BN, Sa'o O, Younan I, Sultan S, Peter M, Winkler MS, Probst-Hensch N.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Can improved handwashing infrastructure and soap change behavior? findings from a randomized control study in the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya. [PDF]

Confl Health
Akeyo D, Tumwebaze I, Ngáng'a N, Kiragu G, Olivetto V, Philips S, Shah V, Simiyu S.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source