BACKGROUND Despite best efforts by healthcare providers to sterilise their hands through hand washing prior to touching medical equipment and patients, bacteria are still present and can be spread through physical contact. We aimed to reduce the spread of touch-induced and airborne bacteria and virus spreading by using a touch-free glove-dispensing system that minimally exposes gloves in the bo...

Dermal exposure to skin irritants and contact allergens is frequent in hairdressing. Hair dyeing is popular today and involves exposure to highly potent contact allergens, such as p-phenylenediamine (PPD). Use of protective gloves to prevent contact with skin-damaging substances is essential. The aim of the present study was to determine the resistance to permeation by PPD, toluene-2,5-diamines...

The representation and manipulation of sound within multimedia systems is an important and currently under-researched area. The paper gives an overview of the authors’ work on the direct manipulation of audio information, and describes a solution based upon the navigation of fourdimensional scaled timbre spaces. Three hardware input devices were experimentally evaluated for use in a timbre spac...

<p>This paper discusses the evaluation of sensors used in hand grip strength glove. The glove comprises flex and force resisting sensors. Force sensor determines applied by various parts palm, while flexion fingers. These are placed a specific position on to obtain correct data when is used. has two modes, which pencil mode object mode. determine depending gesture made. examined using cyl...