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Helping hands: a cluster randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of two different strategies for promoting hand hygiene in hospital nurses [PDF]

, 2011
Background: hand hygiene prescriptions are the most important measure in the prevention of hospital-acquired infections. Yet, compliance rates are generally below 50% of all opportunities for hand hygiene.
Eddy Adang, Anita Huis, Grol, R.P.T.M., Schoonhoven Lisette, Marlies Hulscher, Lisette Schoonhoven, Theo van Achterberg, Schoonhoven, L., Schoonhoven, Lisette, Grol Richard, Adang Eddy, Richard Grol, Huis, A.M.P., George Borm, Hulscher Marlies, Achterberg, T. van, van Achterberg, Theo, van Achterberg Theo, Borm, G.F., Grol, Richard, Hulscher, M.E.J.L., Borm George, Huis, Anita, Borm, George, Adang, Eddy, Huis Anita, Adang, E.M.M., Hulscher, Marlies   +27 more
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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

GMS 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, Rausch, Marvin, Bienentreu, Katja, Droop, Felix, Eggers, Maren, Gebel, Lea, Gemein, Stefanie, Hornei, Britt, Ilschner, Carola, Jacobshagen, Anja, Kampf, Günter, Papan, Cihan, Roesch, Kira, Schmitz, Luisa, Suchomel, Miranda, Vossebein, Lutz, Mutters, Nico T., Exner, Martin   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Atmospheric Water Harvesting Through Polymer Hydrogel Sorbents: Materials Chemistry, Design Strategies, and Applications

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Polymer‐based hydrogels have emerged as promising materials for atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) due to their high water affinity, tunable network structure, and excellent moisture adsorption‐desorption performance. Functional hydrogel systems enable efficient water capture and controlled release under low‐energy conditions, offering a sustainable ...
Swagata Datta, Sushmit Sen, Nilanjan Dey, Amrita Chatterjee, Ananya Sadhu, Sudipta Sarkar, Pradip K. Maji   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Self‐Sustaining Sensing Systems: Integration Strategies and Signal–Power Matching in Energy‐Harvesting Electronics

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Energy‐harvesting‐integrated sensors couple ambient energy conversion with sensing, processing, and wireless communication. This review organizes recent progress through integration architectures and operating principles, revisiting co‐packaged, monolithic, and co‐functional designs together with always‐on, event‐driven, and multi‐modal sensing modes ...
Taehyun Park, Ki‐Yoon Park, Yeonho Choi, Dong‐Myeong Shin, Hong‐Joon Yoon, Hocheon Yoo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of a school-based water, sanitation and hygiene program on health and absenteeism of primary school children [PDF]

This thesis describes research designed to quantify and describe the impact of improved access to school water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) access on pupils' helminth infection and diarrhoeal disease and absence from school.
Freeman, Matthew Charles
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Health Department Generated Antibiotic Prescribing Feedback Reports using Commercially Available Data, New York City, 2025

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Background: Feedback reports for medical providers can reduce antibiotic resistance by improving provider antimicrobial prescribing. In 2025, the New York City (NYC) Health Department created and sent antibiotic prescribing feedback reports to a subset ...
Emma Moore, Celina Santiago, Nicole Burton, Molly Kratz, Leah Seifu, Tristan McPherson, William Greendyke, Elise Mantell   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Food Hygiene Practices of Vendors and Microbiological Quality of Ready to Eat Foods at Night Markets

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
This study investigates the relationship between food hygiene practices among night market vendors and the microbiological quality of ready to eat (RTE) foods sold at night markets. ABSTRACT Ready to eat (RTE) foods are popular options in night markets due to their convenience, affordability, and accessibility.
Yu Xin Soon, Kai Wen Koay, Seok Tyug Tan, Seok Shin Tan, Hariyono Hariyono, Chin Xuan Tan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integration of water, sanitation, and hygiene for the prevention and control of neglected tropical diseases: a rationale for inter-sectoral collaboration. [PDF]

, 2013
Improvements of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure and appropriate health-seeking behavior are necessary for achieving sustained control, elimination, or eradication of many neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
Roy, Sharon, Prabasi Sarina, Utzinger, Jürg, Ogden Stephanie, Daniel Abbott, Emerson Paul M., Gallo Kerry, Callejas, Rafael, Grimes, Jack, Lochery Peter, Utzinger Jürg, Helen Petach, Jan Willem Rosenboom, Freeman Matthew C., Beckwith Colin, Keene, Brooks, Macarthur, Chad, Freeman, Matthew C., Petach, Helen, Platt Jennifer, Sharon Roy, Yael Velleman, Colford Jack M., MacArthur Chad, Julie Jacobson, Brooks Keene, Schechtman, Lisa, Freeman, Matthew C, Jack M Colford, Colin Beckwith, Keene Brooks, Paul M Emerson, Anupama Tantri, Karapetyan, Gagik, Rebecca Fishman, Cairncross, Sandy, Asrat G Amnie, Lochery, Peter, Prabasi, Sarina, Stephanie Ogden, Gagik Karapetyan, Rosenboom Jan Willem, Jacobson Julie, Fenwick, Alan, Abbott Daniel, Lammie, Patrick J, Addiss David G., Velleman Yael, Amnie, Asrat G., Fishman Rebecca, Saywell, Darren, Fenwick Alan, Alan Fenwick, Amnie, Asrat G, Tantri, Anupama, Petach Helen, Rosenboom, Jan Willem, Gallo, Kerry, Patrick J Lammie, Sarina Prabasi, Rafael Callejas, Colford, Jack M., Matthew C Freeman, Jennifer Platt, Roy Sharon, Ogden, Stephanie, Velleman, Yael, Peter Lochery, Beckwith, Colin, Lammie, Patrick J., Cairncross Sandy, Addiss, David G., Jürg Utzinger, Lisa Schechtman, Jacobson, Julie, Saywell Darren, Amnie Asrat G., Kerry Gallo, Lammie Patrick J., Schechtman Lisa, Darren Saywell, Platt, Jennifer, Tantri Anupama, Emerson, Paul M, Grimes Jack, Karapetyan Gagik, Chad Macarthur, Jack Grimes, Emerson, Paul M., Fishman, Rebecca, Sandy Cairncross, Addiss, David G, Abbott, Daniel, Colford, Jack M, Callejas Rafael, David G Addiss   +95 more
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Genomic epidemiology of mpox virus during the 2022 outbreak in New York City

Nature 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, Michelle Su, Jade C. Wang, Helly Amin, Faten Taki, Nelson De La Cruz, Moinuddin Chowdhury, Tyler Clabby, Erik Kopping, Victoria E. Ruiz, Mindy Leelawong, Julia Latash, Kimberly Johnson, Jennifer Baumgartner, Marcia Wong, Aaron Olsen, Randal C. Fowler, Jonathan E. Pekar, Jennifer L. Havens, Tetyana I. Vasylyeva, Joel O. Wertheim, Scott Hughes, Enoma Omoregie   +22 more
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Carbapenem-resistant organism and Candida auris cases among non-nursing home congregate facility residents in New York City, 2019–2024

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Background: Carbapenem-resistant organisms (CRO) and Candida auris are multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) that can spread between patients and environments, posing a threat to health care systems, including acute care hospitals and nursing homes ...
Dominique Balan, Katelynn Devinney, Portier Thomas, Alison Levin-Rector, Isatou Jobe, Elise Mantell, William Greendyke, Molly Kratz, Tristan McPherson, Nicole Burton   +9 more
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