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Mathematical hygiene

open access: yesSynthese, 2023
This paper aims to bring together the study of normative judgments in mathematics as studied by the philosophy of mathematics and verbal hygiene as studied by sociolinguistics. Verbal hygiene (Cameron 1995) refers to the set of normative ideas that language users have about which linguistic practices should be preferred, and the ways in which they go ...
Arana, Andrew, Burnett, Heather
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Oral microbiota carriage in patients with multibracket appliance in relation to the quality of oral hygiene [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background: The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of oral microbiota (Candida species (spp.), Streptococcus mutans, and Lactobacilli) in patients with multibracket (MB) appliances in relation to the quality of oral hygiene.
Eichenauer, Johanna   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

“We have to clean ourselves to ensure that our children are healthy and beautiful”: findings from a qualitative assessment of a hand hygiene poster in rural Uganda

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2019
BackgroundNeonatal sepsis is a major cause of mortality worldwide, with most deaths occurring in low-income countries. The World Health Organisation (WHO) ‘5 Moments for Hand Hygiene’ poster has been used to reduce hospital-acquired infections, but there
B. Harrison   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Comparison of Standard Culture-Based Method to Culture-Independent Method for Evaluation of Hygiene Effects on the Hand Microbiome

open access: yesmBio, 2017
Hands play a critical role in the transmission of microbiota on one’s own body, between individuals, and on environmental surfaces. Effectively measuring the composition of the hand microbiome is important to hand hygiene science, which has implications ...
C. Zapka   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Menstrual Hygiene, Management, and Waste Disposal: Practices and Challenges Faced by Girls/Women of Developing Countries

open access: yesJournal of Environmental and Public Health, 2018
Menstruation and menstrual practices still face many social, cultural, and religious restrictions which are a big barrier in the path of menstrual hygiene management. In many parts of the country especially in rural areas girls are not prepared and aware
R. Kaur, K. Kaur, Rajinder Kaur
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Increasing the frequency of hand washing by healthcare workers does not lead to commensurate reductions in staphylococcal infection in a hospital ward [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Hand hygiene is generally considered to be the most important measure that can be applied to prevent the spread of healthcare-associated infection (HAI).
A Kramer   +29 more
core   +3 more sources

Hygiene: new hopes, new horizons.

open access: yes, 2011
Although promotion of safe hygiene is the single most cost-effective means of preventing infectious disease, investment in hygiene is low both in the health and in the water and sanitation sectors.
Biran, Adam   +5 more
core   +1 more source

HOUSEHOLD HYGIENE [PDF]

open access: yesAJN, American Journal of Nursing, 1909
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openaire   +2 more sources

Commentary by the Commission for Hospital Hygiene and Infection Prevention (KRINKO) on the indication-based use of disposable medical gloves in the healthcare sector

open access: yesGMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Introduction: When using disposable medical gloves, the indications for their use are not always clear in practice, so that they are often worn even in cases where this is neither necessary for the protection of the patient nor for self-protection.
Commission for Hospital Hygiene and Infection Prevention (KRINKO)
doaj   +1 more source

Interkingdom interactions on the denture surface: implications for oral hygiene [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Background: Evidence to support the role of Candida species in oral disease is limited. Often considered a commensal, this opportunistic yeast has been shown to play a role in denture related disease, though whether it is an active participant or ...
Alalwan   +39 more
core   +2 more sources

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