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Ultraviolet disinfection robots to improve hospital cleaning: Real promise or just a gimmick?

Antimicrobial resistance and infection control
The global COVID-19 pandemic due to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has challenged the availability of traditional surface disinfectants. It has also stimulated the production of ultraviolet-disinfection robots by companies and institutions. These r...

UVC disinfection robot.

Environmental science and pollution research international
The aim of the present work is to contribute in the fight against the spread of Covid-19, a novel human coronavirus, in hospitals, public transport, airlines, and any enclosed areas. In this study, we have adopted the physical disinfection method by ...

Machine learning for the prediction of sunscreen sun protection factor and protection grade of UVA.

Experimental dermatology
We report a prediction model for sunscreen sun protection factor (SPF) and protection grade of ultraviolet (UV) A (PA) based on machine learning. We illustrate with real clinical test results of UV protection ability of sunscreen for SPF and PA. With...

Validation of a UPLC-PDA method to study the content and stability of 5-chloro 8-hydroxyquinoline and 5,7-dichloro 8-hydroxyquinoline in medicated feed used in swine farming.

Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis
A new, rapid, simple and specific method to determine 5-chloro 8-hydroxyquinoline (5-HQ) and 5,7-dichloro 8-hydroxyquinoline (5,7-HQ) stability in swine feed was optimized and validated. A system consisting of an ACQUITY UPLC BEH C column (1.7 μm, 2....

Protective effect of polysaccharide from Sophora japonica L. flower buds against UVB radiation in a human keratinocyte cell line (HaCaT cells).

Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology
Natured botanical extract has attracted considerable attention recently in the field of skin anti-ultraviolet (UV) radiation. As a medicinal herb, Sophora japonica flower buds contained several components such as flavonoids, isoflavonoids, triterpene...

Thermal and irradiation resistance of folic acid encapsulated in zein ultrafine fibers or nanocapsules produced by electrospinning and electrospraying.

Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.)
The objectives of this study were to characterize zein fibers and capsules prepared by electrospinning and electrospraying techniques, respectively, and then use them to encapsulate folic acid. Folic acid containing fibers and capsules (0.5, 1.0, and...

Use of ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry associated with artificial neural networks as an alternative for determining the water quality index.

Environmental monitoring and assessment
The water quality index (WQI) is an important tool for water resource management and planning. However, it has major disadvantages: the generation of chemical waste, is costly, and time-consuming. In order to overcome these drawbacks, we propose to s...

Cyanobacterium removal and control of algal organic matter (AOM) release by UV/HO pre-oxidation enhanced Fe(II) coagulation.

Water research
Harmful algal blooms in source water are a worldwide issue for drinking water production and safety. UV/HO, a pre-oxidation process, was firstly applied to enhance Fe(II) coagulation for the removal of Microcystis aeruginosa [M. aeruginosa, 2.0 (±0.5...

Deployment of a touchless ultraviolet light robot for terminal room disinfection: The importance of audit and feedback.

American journal of infection control
Touchless ultraviolet disinfection (UVD) devices effectively reduce the bioburden of epidemiologically relevant pathogens, including Clostridium difficile. During a 25-month implementation period, UVD devices were deployed facilitywide for the termin...

Is Multitask Deep Learning Practical for Pharma?

Journal of chemical information and modeling
Multitask deep learning has emerged as a powerful tool for computational drug discovery. However, despite a number of preliminary studies, multitask deep networks have yet to be widely deployed in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. This lack ...