Plastic bags are very useful containers for the storage of blood and blood products since they are relatively transparent, hard to break, can be sealed aseptically with a radio-frequency current, and can be centrifuged for the isolation of blood components. In order to make the plastic more flexible, various agents are added, of which the most common is di- (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP). This...

Several cases of Candida bloodstream infections were documented from June to October 2004 at a tertiary care center in Bogotá, Colombia. Since no cases of candidemia had occurred during the preceding four months, an outbreak was declared. As a result, a microbiological study, a revision of infection control practices and a case-control study were performed. In all, 18 cases of candidemia were a...

The use of thoracic drains in connexion with water seals often causes difficulties, even in departments where these are used daily. The difficulties are (1) the cleaning of the bottles; (2) the fixing of the bottles to beds on which patients have to be moved; (3) that bottles break easily; and (4) that they take up too much space. In the University Hospital (Rigshospitalet) we have adopted a si...

The paper presents the results of surveys innovative youth project U-Report for July – August 2021: attitude young people to environmental issues and use plastic bags, volunteering, conflicts bullying in social media.

We study the impact of voluntary prices on demand for plastic bags, using two years administrative data from a national supermarket chain in Uruguay. find that US$ 0.07 and 0.10 per unit decreased number bags used by its customers range 70%–85%. also anticipation price, increased use up to 38% some branches before implementation. This result has strong implications future studies, regarding nee...

Merauke Regent’s Regulation Number 23 of 2019 concerning Reducing the Use Plastic Bags, is hoped that it can support environmental sustainability in Regency. However, regulation on handling transparency has not been fully endorsed by good cooperation from community and business actors. The purpose this study to analyze how effectiveness plastic waste control research method used Empirical Law r...