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An Opportunity Not To Be Missed: Vaccination as an Entry Point for Hygiene Promotion and Diarrhoeal Disease Reduction in Nepal [PDF]

, 2013
This report aims to ascertain whether or not vaccination programmes offer a useful entry point for hygiene promotion and to define options for piloting and scaling up of a hygiene promotion intervention in ...
Katie Greenland, Om Gautam, Yael Velleman   +2 more
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Robust Bio‐Textiles Via Mycelium‐Cellulose Interface Engineering

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work introduces a new class of sustainable textiles by growing mycelium, the root‐like structure of fungi, into cellulose‐based fabrics. This semi‐interpenetrating mycelium‐cellulose fiber network combines the strength and breathability of natural fibers with the water‐resistant and adhesive properties of mycelium, resulting in a robust, scalable,
Wenhui Xu, Qilong Cheng, Waqas Alam, Yanpei Tian, Pengfei Deng, Zhenyuan Niu, David Warsinger, Tian Li   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

COVID-19: Development and implementation of a video-conference-based educational concept to improve the hygiene skills of health and nursing professionals in the Republic of Kosovo

GMS Hygiene and Infection Control, 2022
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic caught the health care systems of all countries unprepared. For the further education of healthcare personnel in the Republic of Kosovo, it became necessary to implement a concept for practical training in hygienic ...
Macht, Leonie, Worlitzsch, Dieter, Braijoshri, Naime, Bequiri, Petrit, Zudock, Jacqueline, Zilezinski, Max, Stoevesandt, Dietrich, Smith, Jamie, Hofstetter, Sebastian   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gingival Recession, Oral Hygiene and Associated Factors Among Tanzanian Women. [PDF]

, 2009
Females are generally more motivated with regard to oral hygiene practices and thus brush their teeth more frequently than males. To determine the prevalence of gingival recession, oral hygiene status, oral hygiene practices and associated factors in ...
Honkala, E, Honkala, S, Manji, K P, Mumghamba, E G S   +3 more
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Growth Hormone‐Loaded 3D Printed Silk Fibroin‐Cellulose Dressings for Ischemic Wounds

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
3D‐printed wound dressings combining carboxymethyl cellulose, silk fibroin, and growth hormone accelerate healing in diabetic ulcers. These bioactive, customizable dressings enhance angiogenesis, cellular proliferation, and immune modulation. Proteomic analysis reveals activation of regenerative pathways and reduced fibrosis, highlighting their ...
Maria Pita‐Vilar, Diego Caicedo‐Valdés, Susana B. Bravo, Isabel Rodriguez‐Moldes, Salvador D. Aznar‐Cervantes, Angel Concheiro, Carmen Alvarez‐Lorenzo, Luis Diaz‐Gomez   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dog breeding practices, hygiene, attitudes, and knowledge of pet owners regarding zoonosis risks in Benin

Open Veterinary Journal
Background: Close and frequent contact with dogs that can carry zoonotic agents poses a threat to those interacting with them if necessary precautions are not observed. Aim: This study aimed to describe dog management and hygiene practices among Benin
Ayaovi Bruno Yaovi, Nestor Noudeke, Junior Gbaguidi, Jean-Eudes Setondji, Mahugnon Bonaventure Azon, Gilles A. Toni, Rodrigue Mêmavo Wankanrin, Morel Tcheho, Paulin Azokpota, Lamine Baba-Moussa, Souaïbou Farougou, Philippe Sessou   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Body Biofluids for Minimally‐Invasive Diagnostics: Insights, Challenges, Emerging Technologies, and Clinical Potential

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Recent advances in diagnostics have accelerated the development of miniaturized wearable technologies for the continuous monitoring of diseases. This paradigm is shifting healthcare away from invasive, centralized blood tests toward decentralized monitoring, using alternative body biofluids.
Lanka Tata Rao, Chandan Kumar Mandal, Fernando Patolsky   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Annual Report 2013 [PDF]

, 2013
The 2013 Annual Report includes a review of the year, research highlights and activities across the School's three Faculties, and key facts and figures.
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Reducing hospital associated infection : a role for social marketing [PDF]

, 2013
Purpose: Although hand hygiene is seen as the most important method to prevent the transmission of hospital associated infection in the UK, hand hygiene compliance rates appear to remain poor.
Conway, A, Langley, S
core   +2 more sources

Designing Physical Unclonable Functions From Optically Active Materials

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Assigning unforgeable “fingerprints” to manufactured goods is a key strategy to fight global counterfeiting. Optical physical unclonable functions (PUFs) are chemically generated random patterns of optically active materials serving as unique authenticators.
Maxime Klausen, Junfang Zhang, Molly M. Stevens   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source