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Post-exposure prophylaxis among Ugandan nurses: “Accidents do happen”
International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 2014 Purpose: In 2009 we conducted a study to explore Ugandan nurses’ practice of universal precautions while caring for persons living with HIV. During our interviews about universal precautions, nurses’ also shared their experience with post-exposure ...
J. Mill, E. Nderitu, S. Richter
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How doctors make themselves understood in primary care consultations: A mixed methods analysis of video data applying health literacy universal precautions. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2021 Byrne JV, Whitaker KL, Black GB.
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.Butterfly wing–inspired intrinsically self‐healing polymer interlayers enable flexible perovskite optoelectronics with high luminance, strain‐insensitive stability, and environmental resilience. These hierarchically structured films redistribute mechanical stress, suppress defect formation, and maintain performance under repeated bending, paving the ...
Loganathan Veeramuthu +13 more
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Knowledge, practice and factors associated with poor compliance with universal precautions among healthcare workers at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are exposed to blood-borne infections by pathogens, such as HIV, and Hepatitis B and C viruses, as they perform their clinical activities in hospitals.
Chalya, Getrude +2 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.This work reports the in situ fabrication of Escherichia coli@covalent organic frameworks (E. coli@COFs) in phosphate‐buffered saline. The COFs form an exoskeleton on E. coli, protecting intracellular β‐glucosidase (Ssbgl) while enhancing mass transfer.
Fengmei Liu +6 more
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Journal of Associated Medical Sciences, 2014 Introduction: Medical Technology students have high risk of infection from blood and body fluid borne diseases. Knowledge and awareness of the Universal Precautions enable them to be safe from infection.
Ratchadaporn Udpaun +4 more
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Curationis, 2013 Background: Nursing students, like other healthcare students, are at high risk of occupational exposure to blood and bodily fluids. Studies have shown that use of the Universal Precautions(UPs) lowers this risk, but do students know and practise these ...
Lindy S. van der Berg +1 more
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Universal Precautions and Distrust [PDF]
Pain Medicine, 2006 Dear Sir: The letter by Drs. Gourlay and Heit highlights important issues regarding universal precautions for opioid therapies. They raise concern about the term “distrust” in relation to universal precautions, but support this concern by arguing that we should always screen for substance-use disorders.
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Assessing the awareness of and adherence to the Universal Safety Precautions (USP) among Health Care Workers (HCWs) in Kogi State Specialist Hospital (KSSH), Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria [PDF]
, 2016 Magister Public Health - MPHIntroduction: The Universal Safety Precautions (USP) are a set of principles including practices and protocols, which is meant to reduce or prevent occupational exposures to blood borne pathogens among health care workers ...
Efifie, Uchechukwu E.
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Drought Stress Mediated Changes in Food Crops: Mechanisms and Remediation Strategies
Advanced Science, EarlyView.This work presents a multi‐scale framework for flavonoid‐mediated drought tolerance in staple food crops, integrating ROS redox regulation, antioxidant defense, rhizosphere microbial interactions, and sustainable agronomic practices. This interdisciplinary model provides core insights to develop climate‐resilient cropping systems and enhance global ...
Xiaoyi Duan +5 more
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