Introduction: Clean surroundings present lesser chances of catching Novel Coronavirus. Ultraviolet A (UVA, black light) flashlights can reveal things which the eye may miss but hardly anything is documented on internet about UV and Covid-19 Pandemic when it comes to hygiene inanimate objects. This report explores how one detect uncleanliness using a flashlight. The formulated hypothesis questio...

Our mental representation of object categories is hierarchically organized, and our rapid and seemingly effortless categorization ability is crucial for our daily behavior. Here, we examine responses of a large number (>600) of neurons in monkey inferior temporal (IT) cortex with a large number (>1,000) of natural and artificial object images. During the recordings, the monkeys performed a pass...

Intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired infections are a challenging health problem worldwide, especially when caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens. In ICUs, inanimate surfaces and equipment (e.g., bedrails, stethoscopes, medical charts, ultrasound machine) may be contaminated by bacteria, including MDR isolates. Cross-transmission of microorganisms from inanimate surfaces may have a signif...

Antiseptics and Disinfectants are widely used in hospitals and other health care centers to control the growth of microbes on both living tissues and inanimate objects. Different pathogens responded different antiseptics and disinfectants. Antibacterial effects of the antiseptics and disinfectants were also concentration dependent. Raut Gargi, Vanmali Harshad, Pimpliskar Mukesh