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Evaluation of a microscale quantitative suspension test to determine the bactericidal and yeasticidal activity of glutaral – one step to improve sustainability in disinfectant testing

open access: yesGMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Aims: To evaluate a newly developed microscale quantitative suspension test compared to the existing standard suspension test using determination of the bactericidal and yeasticidal activity of glutaral as one step to improve the sustainability of ...
Gebel, Jürgen   +17 more
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Genomic epidemiology of mpox virus during the 2022 outbreak in New York City

open access: yesNature Communications
New York City (NYC) was a major hotspot during the 2022 multi-country Mpox virus (MPXV) outbreak in the U.S. To investigate the genomic characteristics of MPXV in NYC, we sequenced 1138 specimens from 758 individuals using PrimalSeq and Illumina ...
Saymon Akther   +22 more
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A high fat diet with a high C18:0/C16:0 ratio induced worse metabolic and transcriptomic profiles in C57BL/6 mice

open access: yesLipids in Health and Disease, 2020
Background Differential effects of individual saturated fatty acids (SFAs), particularly stearic acid (C18:0), relative to the shorter-chain SFAs have drawn interest for more accurate nutritional guidelines.
Liqiang Wang   +6 more
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Reliability of the telephone-administered International Physical Activity Questionnaire in an Italian pilot sample

open access: yesEpidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health, 2013
Background: the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) is an instrument for crossnational monitoring of physical activity and inactivity. The aim of the study was the reliability evaluation of the Italian telephone-administered IPAQ version
Alice Mannocci   +13 more
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Digital health literacy, behavior and knowledge of adolescents for hand hygiene during the COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
Objective: to investigate factors associated with digital health literacy, hand hygiene knowledge and behavior among Brazilian adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: cross-sectional study with 473 adolescents aged 15 to 19.
Rafaela Aparecida Prata   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improving Hand hygiene Compliance at Selected Health Facilities in Uganda Using the WHO Multimodal Strategy

open access: yesAntimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Background: Uganda has a high prevalence of healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) with 28% often linked to inadequate hand hygiene practices among health workers.
Shillah Nakato, Martin Esagala
doaj   +1 more source

High-throughput sequencing of small RNAs and analysis of differentially expressed microRNAs associated with high-fat diet-induced hepatic insulin resistance in mice

open access: yesGenes & Nutrition, 2019
Background Hepatic insulin resistance (IR) plays a crucial role in the development of many metabolic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are involved in the pathogenesis of IR and related diseases; however, studies of miRNAs in hepatic ...
Xue Zhao   +8 more
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Visceral fat reduction is positively associated with blood pressure reduction in overweight or obese males but not females: an observational study

open access: yesNutrition & Metabolism, 2019
Background Visceral adiposity has been reported to play a key role in hypertension compared with other measurements of regional or general obesity. The aim of current study was to evaluate the relationship between visceral fat reduction and changes in ...
Xiaohui Guo   +10 more
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