Gender Influences Bacterial Contamination of Reusable Cleanroom Operators’ Garments following Wear

EJPPS EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PARENTERAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES ◽

10.37521/ejpps25202 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Laurie M. Smith ◽

Noëlle H. O’ Driscoll ◽

Andrew J. Lamb

Keyword(s):

Significant Role ◽

Bacterial Contamination ◽

Primary Source ◽

Gender Influences ◽

Adverse Implication

Operators are the primary source of cleanroom contamination, with the majority of their detritus identified as skin squames and their associated microorganisms. To reduce contamination, operatives are required to wear a specific arrangement of specialist garments. However, bacteria can evade this clothing and tarnish outer surfaces whilst operators work, with adverse implication for cleanroom environment and product sterility. Gender plays a significant role in bacterial dispersion, with male rates being in excess of female counterparts. Currently there is a lack of published literature evaluating the effect of gender on contamination of cleanroom garments. Such information would assist cleanroom facilities to more robustly assess and mitigate operator-associated contamination risks.

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HEDYCHIUM SPICATUM BUCH-HAM. (KUCHRI), A TREASURE HOUSE OF ESSENTIAL OILS

International Journal of Current Pharmaceutical Research ◽

10.22159/ijcpr.2021v13i4.42738 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 25-31

Author(s):

ISHA KUMARI ◽

HEMLATA KAURAV ◽

GITIKA CHAUDHARY

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Medicinal Plants ◽

Medicinal Plant ◽

Essential Oils ◽

Significant Role ◽

Primary Source ◽

The World ◽

Therapeutic Properties ◽

Phytochemical Constituents ◽

Important Medicinal Plant

Medicinal plants have a very significant role in the health care system. They are served as the primary source of modern drugs. One of such important medicinal plant is Hedychium spicatum Buch-ham. which belongs to the Zingiberaceae family (ginger family). The plant is commonly known as the spiked ginger lily in English and Kuchri in Hindi and Shati in Sanskrit. It is a commercially valuable plant due to its rhizomes. This rhizomatous plant holds a significant place in Ayurveda due to its extraordinary disease-curing properties. It is mentioned as Shwasahara mahakashaya dravya in Ayurveda. It is used in many folk cultures around the world as a remedy against many diseases like diarrhoea, liver-related problems, pain, vomiting, stomachache, inflammation, nausea, headache, fever etc. It is a therapeutically important plant due to the presence of numerous important essential oils as major phytochemical constituents like 1,8-Cineole, camphene, sabinene, β-pinene, myrcene, α-phellandrene, etc. The main therapeutic properties of the plant are anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, hepatoprotective, tranquilizer, antipyretic, anti-diabetic, pediculicidal, anti-helminthic etc. The aim of the present review is to provide information related to phytochemistry, therapeutic properties, traditional uses of Hedychium spicatum in Ayurveda and folk medicinal system.

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The Role of Blessing and Cursing in Traditional Conflict Resolution Mechanism among the Hadiya People, Southern Ethiopia

PanAfrican Journal of Governance and Development (PJGD) ◽

10.46404/panjogov.v1i2.2334 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 82-99

Author(s):

Daniel Handino ◽

Gizaw Bekele

Keyword(s):

Conflict Resolution ◽

Significant Role ◽

Primary Source ◽

Southern Ethiopia ◽

Governance System ◽

Negative Attitudes ◽

Secondary Sources ◽

Or Groups ◽

Corrupt Behavior

Hadiya people have maintained their indigenous mechanisms of governance system known as “Seera”. This article addresses the role of blessing and cursing in conflict resolution among the Hadiya people. To achieve this objective, a qualitative method with an exploratory study design was employed. A total of 25, purposively selected, key informants have taken part as a primary source for this study. Besides, secondary sources have been used to substantiate data obtained from the primary sources. The major findings were that Hadiya traditional institutions have been playing a significant role to solve different local conflicts where the practices of blessing and cursing are very important enforcing tools that elders use to easily approach the individuals or groups in conflict, to investigate crimes which are committed in the absence of eye witness. Speaking truth is an essential principle that is expected from the disputants and the elders who manage the resolution process to save oneself from the curse. Men and women have a significant role and mostly every meeting begins and ends with blessing and cursing. Cursing is implicit in every day but it takes place on the last day if the suspect does not reveal the truth about the case. Concerning the link, the FDRE constitution recognized the preservation of cultures and practices of each society within its indigenous institutions. The similarity between the formal and informal is also found as in both institutions the witness begins by swearing an oath which is a part of the cursing on oneself if he or she lies or tries to falsify the truth related to the case. Lastly, the practices of blessing and cursing have been affected by different factors like individual differences over the decisions of elders or negative attitudes towards the value of the practice; sometimes the corrupt behavior of some elders. Awareness creations for youth concerning elders’ honor and value, and their roles in conflict resolution and for elders, on the other, about the importance of their work and the disadvantages of malpractices are part of the recommendation.

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Canada's Arctic sector claim in historical perspective: a response to Alan MacEachern

Polar Record ◽

10.1017/s0032247416000760 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 53 (2) ◽

pp. 186-191 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Janice Cavell

Keyword(s):

Significant Role ◽

Historical Perspective ◽

Civil Service ◽

Primary Source ◽

Historical Record ◽

Civil Servants ◽

The Arctic ◽

Unfair Treatment ◽

Sector Theory ◽

Primary Source Documents

ABSTRACTExplorer Joseph Elzéar Bernier's famous 1909 sector claim on Melville Island is often described as a key moment in the evolution of Canada's sovereignty over the Arctic archipelago. Writers such as Yolande Dorion-Robitaille and Marjolaine Saint-Pierre have argued that Bernier was unfairly deprived of the credit he deserved for his sovereignty contributions. Alan MacEachern has recently stated inPolar Recordthat civil servants in the 1920s were to blame for this supposed unfair treatment. In particular, he sees Oswald Finnie of the Department of the Interior as a man who was determined at all costs to rewrite the historical record. This article contests MacEachern's depiction of Finnie and his colleagues, based on a range of primary source documents. It also emphasises the little-known but very significant role played by James White, who first placed the sector lines on an official map five years before Bernier's 1909 proclamation. The article thus clarifies the complicated relationship between White's 1904 map, Bernier's 1909 claim, an earlier sector claim made by Bernier in 1907, and the views on the sector theory held by influential members of the Canadian civil service at the time when an official sector claim was made by Ottawa in 1925.

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Bacterial contamination during continuous epidural treatment

Anaesthesia ◽

10.1046/j.1365-2044.2000.01664-33.x ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 55 (9) ◽

pp. 934-934

Author(s):

A. Asumang

Keyword(s):

Bacterial Contamination

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Vitamin D Deficiency in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: An Italian Single-Center Study

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research ◽

10.1024/0300-9831/a000220 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 85 (1-2) ◽

pp. 23-30 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Aneta Aleksova ◽

Rita Belfiore ◽

Cosimo Carriere ◽

Salam Kassem ◽

Salvatore La Carrubba ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Myocardial Infarction ◽

Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽

Vitamin D ◽

Vitamin D Deficiency ◽

Primary Source ◽

Sun Exposure ◽

Female Gender ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Vitamin D Status ◽

High Exposure

Abstract. Background: Hypovitaminosis D is a vitamin deficiency that has been increasing in developed countries; it was also suggested as an emerging risk factor for developing of atherosclerosis and acute myocardial infarction. The primary source of vitamin D is its cutaneous synthesis under exposure to sunlight. It has been suggested that 30 min of sun exposure twice weekly leads to sufficient vitamin D synthesis. The residents of Trieste (Italy) are well-known for their high exposure to sunlight in all seasons. We aimed to investigate the vitamin D status in subjects with acute myocardial infarction living in this area. Methods: Vitamin D status was identified in 478 subjects diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction. Results: The median serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration was 14.5 [7.8 - 22.7] ng/mL. Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency were present in 324 (68 %) and 107 (22 %) subjects, respectively. Vitamin D deficiency was less frequent among subjects enrolled in the period from July to the end of September (p < 0.001). In a multivariate analysis vitamin D deficiency was predicted by older age (p = 0.02), female gender (p = 0.002), higher body mass index (p = 0.05), autumn/winter sampling (p < 0.001), increased parathyroid hormone (p = 0.03) and alkaline phosphatase (p = 0.003). Conclusions: We observed very high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among subjects with myocardial infarction in all seasons of enrollment. However, it was lower in the summer when sun exposure is higher. The exposure to sunlight may be a cost-saving therapeutic strategy for the management of vitamin D deficiency.

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