At the peak of COVID-19 pandemic, estimated daily use face masks was at its highest, thereby creating huge public health and environmental challenges associated with indiscriminate disposal used ones. The present study assessed Abu Dhabi University students’ handling single-use during pandemic. A cross-sectional using an online survey questionnaire to gather data from 255 students target group....

In the early 1960s, George Mackaness showed that macrophages from mice infected with intracellular bacteria could launch an indiscriminate attack against unrelated bacteria. Thus began an explosion of research on the biology of what Mackaness first termed "macrophage activation."

While effects of institutional care on behavioral development have been studied extensively, effects on neural systems underlying these socioemotional and attention deficits are only beginning to be examined. The current study assessed electroencephalogram (EEG) power in 18-month-old internationally adopted, postinstitutionalized children (n = 37) and comparison groups of nonadopted children (n...

When cells of different type are intermixed they will adhere to one another indiscriminately. In mixed aggregates of o.th-incubation-day fibroblasts and I2th-day liver cells from chick embryos, the liver cells accumulated as groups which moved at random relative to the surrounding fibroblasts; groups of liver cells were liable to migrate from the interior to occupy the surface. Quantitative est...

Computed tomography (CT) has revolutionized diagnostic radiology. Its use has been increasing year after year due to its wide availability, its sectional imaging technology, and for being a method widely known both by radiologists and referring physicians. Additionally, CT is a fast imaging exam, which can be made with good quality in case of emergency, in claustrophobic and non-cooperative pat...

A case of severe osteoporosis following administration of low dose subcutaneous heparin in pregnancy is reported. Possible reasons for the condition are suggested which caution against the indiscriminate use of subcutaneous heparin in pregnancy.

Some drug management systems have been established in Japanese hospitals to reduce medical cost and regulate drug use. Among the many available prescription drugs, antimicrobials should be used special attention because their indiscriminate use often leads to sudden outbreaks of resistant bacteria. As drug specialists, pharmacists should monitor the use of all drugs, in particular, antimicrobia...

Indiscriminate disposal of wood shavings and sawdust into the Lagos lagoon usually constitute environmental hazard varying degree threats to marine biotic communities. In this study we applied terminal-restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) illumina sequencing 16S ribosomal RNA gene, describe microbial ecology decomposing wastes in lagoon, Nigeria. The terminal restriction fragments ...

Abstract Criminal violence in Latin American cities is increasing. Meanwhile, with urbanization, greater numbers of people are moving to and into the crossfire. What self-protection strategies do residents adopt keep safe violent cities? Drawing on qualitative data from Medellín, Colombia, Monterrey, Mexico, we document use stay safe. We synthesize insights studies civil war, criminal governanc...