Healthcare workers (HCWs) who come into contact with tuberculosis (TB) patients are at elevated risk of TB infection and disease.The collection and handling of sputum samples for TB diagnosis poses exposure risks to HCWs, particularly in settings where aerosol containment is limited.An alternative sample collection method, tongue swabbing, was desi

BackgroundOne of tools to tackle growing problem of overweight and obesity are the taxation mechanisms here applied to sugar-sweetened beverages, which are expected to influence the common eating behaviors, but also they have impact on the market and public finances.The solution is therefore highly entangled in the complex of social and intersector

Nurses suffer from musculoskeletal strains because of frequent patient mobilizations.Therefore, mobile patient hoists were developed.However, patient hoists are rarely used.A possible reason is a low user acceptance due to poor usability of available products.To increase the user acceptance in health facilities and thus the frequency of use, a comp

In the genomic era phylogenetic relationship among prokaryotes can be inferred from the core orthologous genes (OGs) or proteins in order to elucidate their evolutionary history and current taxonomy should benefits of that.The genus Salinivibrio belongs to the family Vibrionaceae and currently includes only five halophilic species, in spite the fac