Microbial Community Patterns Associated with Automated Teller Machine Keypads in New York City

Microbial Community Patterns Associated with Automated Teller Machine Keypads in New York City

In densely populated urban environments, the distribution of microbes and the drivers of microbial community assemblages are not well understood. In sprawling metropolitan habitats, the "urban microbiome" may represent a mix of human-associated and environmental taxa. Here we carried out a baseline study of automated teller machine (ATM) keypads in New York City (NYC). Our goal was to describe ...

Hospitalization costs associated with homelessness in New York City.

BACKGROUND Homelessness is believed to be a cause of health problems and high medical costs, but data supporting this association have been difficult to obtain. We compared lengths of stay and reasons for hospital admission among homeless and other low-income persons in New York City to estimate the hospitalization costs associated with homelessness. METHODS We obtained hospital-discharge dat...

Software for AT-400N Automated Teller Machine

We developed the AT-400N automated teller machine by reconstructing embedded ATM software, which was formerly developed with a dedicated OS / dedicated language, with a general purpose OS / general purpose language. This machine has WOSA/XFS, which can insure the portability of Oki software to ATM platforms made by other manufacturers. To improve productivity and maintainability, an object orie...

Bacterial Contamination and Antibiotic Resistance of Staphylococcus Aureus Isolated from Automated Teller Machine

Abstract Background and Objective: Automated Teller Machine (ATMs) is likely to be contaminated with various microorganisms specially pathogen germs. This may be due to their exposure to dust and their vast dermal contact with multiple users. This study investigated the bacterial contamination on the keyboard of ATMs and drug resistance of the bacteria isolated from them. Material and M...

Diabetes in New York City.