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Frequency, lethality, and demographic trends of acute respiratory viruses in hospitalized patients: insights from a German tertiary care hospital from july 2022 to april 2023

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Acute respiratory infections (ARI) exhibit varying lethality rates, influenced by individual and population factors. This retrospective study aimed to analyse infection frequency, clinical characteristics, and factors associated with lethality
Juliane Mees, Michael Eisenmann, Anna Höhn, Sina Ebert, Tamara Pscheidl, Nina Roth, Gülmisal Güder, Nils Petri, Isabell Wagenhäuser, Manuel Krone   +9 more
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Perceptions, attitudes, and practices of a Belgian teaching hospital's physicians, pharmacists, and nurses regarding antibiotic use and resistance: survey towards targeted actions for Antimicrobial Stewardship

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2023
Objectives This study aimed to identify barriers to the proper use of antibiotics by healthcare professionals and to help the hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship develop suitable actions for the staff.
Caroline Briquet, Youssra Khaouch, Jean Cyr Yombi   +2 more
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Utilizing relational values to investigate a federally administered soil conservation programme in the US Northwest

Regional Studies, Regional Science, 2023
Federal conservation programmes compensate property owners and farmers for sustained land-use practices which generate ecosystem services, yet enrolling participants can be a challenge. This paper studies that challenge in order to understand what values
Timothy Pape
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Traceability of Agri‐Food Products: The Key to Conscious Trade

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Globalization and growing concerns about sustainability have led to improvements in product traceability, quality, and sustainability. Traceability contributes to environmental protection and supports sustainable development by fostering transparency in agricultural practices and encouraging the responsible use of resources.
Scarlett Queen Almeida Bispo, Fernanda Aparecida Silva, Michelle Márcia Viana Martins, Marcelo José Braga Nonnenberg, Ruan da Silva Vianna, Carla Cristina Passos Cruz   +5 more
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215 Targeted Stewardship and Infection Prevention Interventions reduced Clostridioides difficile rates at a Veterans Affairs Hospital

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Background: Deviations from expected relative humidity ranges in operating room (OR) sterile cores raise concern for compromise of sterile supply packaging and frequently result in large-scale disposal of supplies.
Bobby Warren, Guerbine Fils-aime, Aaron Barrett, Amanda Graves, Melissa Erickson, Deverick Anderson, Becky Smith, Matthew Steigel, Arielle Cohen   +8 more
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Enhancing adaptive capacity for restoring fire-dependent ecosystems: the Fire Learning Network’s Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges

Ecology and Society, 2015
Prescribed fire is a critical tool for promoting restoration and increasing resilience in fire-adapted ecosystems, but there are barriers to its use, including a shortage of personnel with adequate ecological knowledge and operational expertise to ...
Andrew G Spencer, Courtney A Schultz, Chad M Hoffman   +2 more
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Lost ground, lost value: Investigating the relationship between soil erosion and agricultural land value

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the impact of soil erosion on agricultural land values in the United States (US) Midwest. Based on a novel county‐level panel data set with information on soil erosion levels and agricultural land values covering five census years (1997, 2002, 2007, 2012, and 2017), we separately investigate the direct effect of two types ...
Le Chen, Roderick M. Rejesus, Hongqiang Yan, Serkan Aglasan   +3 more
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Efficacy of a Disinfectant in Reducing Pathogen Contamination in Renovated Inpatient In-Room Sinks: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Introduction: The prevention of colonization of new inpatient room sinks with epidemiologically important pathogen (EIP) is poorly understood. Methods: We performed a randomized controlled trial and microbiological analysis to describe the timing and ...
Bobby Warren, Amanda Graves, Guerbine Fils-aime, Aaron Barrett, Isadora Mamikunian, Becky Smith, Deverick Anderson   +6 more
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NO NĀ PUA: Exploring the feasibility of culture‐based social prescribing on firefighters' wellbeing in Hawaiʻi

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Firefighters face an array of stressors due to the demands of their occupation, leading to a high prevalence of mental health challenges. Social prescribing represents a novel approach to healthcare that emphasizes a holistic view of health and wellbeing.
Janice Ikeda, Margary Martin, Misty Pacheco   +2 more
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Mapping the influence of hydrocarbons mixture on molecular mechanisms, involved in breast and lung neoplasms: in silico toxicogenomic data-mining

Genes and Environment
Background Exposure to chemical mixtures inherent in air pollution, has been shown to be associated with the risk of breast and lung cancers. However, studies on the molecular mechanisms of exposure to a mixture of these pollutants, such as hydrocarbons,
A’edah Abu-Bakar, Maihani Ismail, M. Zaqrul Ieman Zulkifli, Nur Aini Sofiyya Zaini, Nur Izzah Abd Shukor, Sarahani Harun, Salmaan Hussain Inayat-Hussain   +6 more
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