Personal protection measures against biting arthropods include topical insect repellents, area repellents, insecticide-treated bednets and treated clothing. The literature on the effectiveness of personal protection products against arthropods is mainly limited to studies of prevention of bites, rather than prevention of disease. Tungiasis was successfully controlled by application of topical r...

With the increasing interest in endoscopy and the rising number of endoscopic examinations in hospitals, the importance of endoscopic reprocessing is also increasing. Cure facilities that are understaffed and ill-equipped are trying to cope with the problems of insufficient cleaning and high infection risks. To prevent endoscopy-associated infection, the endoscope cleaning, and disinfection gui...

Antiseismic property of telecommunication equipment is very important for the grasp of the damage and the restoration after earthquake. Telecommunication business operators are regulating seismic standard for their equipments. These standards are organized to simulate the real seismic situations and usually define the minimum value of first natural frequency of the equipments or the allowable m...

background and aims. blood-borne infections such as hepatitis b, hepatitis c and hiv might be transmitted from one individual to another during dental procedures. therefore, sterilization and personal protection procedures are of utmost significance in dental offices. the importance of awareness of cross-infection and antiseptic principles lies in the fact that in most cases it is not possible ...

A new anonymous secure communication protocol with conditional traceability is proposed to provide personal anonymity and privacy protection, in which a secure mapping function is introduced to provide anonymity and personal information protection, when necessary, only authority principal part can act as arbitrator for communication validation. The proposed protocol has 3 advantages: 1) mutual ...

Asset protection planning is a highly technical area of legal planning. Because of the fraudulent transfer laws, asset protection planning must be done in advance of any claim, be technically sound, not rely upon secrecy, and avoid any number of critical mistakes including keeping personal and business assets separate. Physicians who engage in asset protection planning must avoid critical mista...

The theme ionizing radiation is frequently associated with danger. Therefore this subject induces to think about accessories to personal protection. These accessories can contain metal heavy (as example, lead) so that we have an efficient protection. Our analysis was done with the main objective of evidence that is not enough the radiodiagnostic services have personal protective equipment to di...

Data protection legislation was originally defined for a context where personal information is mostly stored on centralized servers with limited connectivity or openness to 3rd party access. Currently, servers are connected to the Internet, where large amounts of personal information are continuously being exchanged as part of application transactions. This is very different from the original c...

Background: Several potential challenges with radiation protection (RP) and safety culture in radiology departments need to be addressed. This study assesses radiographers’ adherence to radiation protection practices in radiology departments. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among radiographers; 210 self-administrated questionnaires were sent to the participants. An ...