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DMT International continues to provide technical support for customers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
On March 11th, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus a pandemic. Since then governments have been struggling to flatten the curve either with strict limits or less restrictive measure and finding the right balance. “It has been challenging,” Huberts says, but we have found creative and innovative ways to continue to offer technical support and ...
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How Is the COVID-19 Virus Transmitted?
15 weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists know a lot more about how the disease is transmitted. The highest risk for public health is from crowded indoor spaces with poor ventilation, and especially with prolonged face-to-face interactions. In close proximity, people speaking, coughing, singing, or simply breathing can produce respiratory droplets containing the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) ...
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Why corrections officers need to pay extra attention to incoming mail
Contraband smuggling in correctional facilities was already on the rise before the coronavirus pandemic, and would-be smugglers continue to develop new means of concealment. This evolving challenge to safety inside jails and prisons has intensified in the past year, and due to the lockdowns to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus, postal mail has become a favored conduit for contraband drugs. ...
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13 Reasons NOT to Use or Wear Full Face Shields to Protect Against Covid 19
Let’s face it- wearing a full face mask will help block the spread of Corona Virus“Covid 19” Germs, but… You will not like breathing your own breath with the excess carbon produced, and captured to a point of asphyxiation (hyperventilation) Some full-face shields are uncomfortable to wear around the head, shoulders, and chest areas. They can restrict your upper body ...
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“Continuity and Connectedness in Service”
During this phase of the epidemic, the healthcare systems, care centers and other communities are facing prodigious challenges globally. India has taken rapid actions and necessary steps to ensure that we are well prepared to face the challenge and threat posed by the growing pandemic of Covid-19 the Corona Virus. Suspending travel visas, screening in airports, continuous surveillance and ...
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The Importance of Vaccine Research and Quality Control
The controversy over vaccines and immunizations have become one of the most heavily debated topics. Vaccines have had the ability to save countless individuals from unnecessary illness, death, and have even helped to eliminate certain diseases. Over the last eight months, COVID-19 has created a global pandemic, to which there is currently no cure. As the virus continues to claim lives worldwide, ...
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Münchner Merkur - Oxygen for the World
Herrsching based company Inmatec reacted quickly: instead of nitrogen generators, it produces oxygen generators and delivers them all over the world. The advantage: the generators filter the oxygen from the air. Herrsching - The corona pandemic is currently keeping the whole world in suspense: In extreme cases, the Covid-19 virus infection can lead to severe pneumonia, so that patients in the ...
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Airora & COVID-19
The Airora patented technology is a Hydroxyl Cascade air and surface sanitiser capable of destroying all types of harmful bacteria and viruses, including the COVID-19 coronavirus. While it is not possible at this time (for safety reasons) to test our technology directly against the COVID-19 virus, we know that Airora's technology destroys ALL types of pathogenic viruses, including those in the ...
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The Importance of Quality Management in the Medical Device Industry
As the world struggles to come up with a treatment for the COVID-19 virus, it’s important to remember all the amazing innovations taking place in the medical device and life sciences world: Implantable devices, like one that measures things like elevated filling pressure and weakened ventricular contraction, enabling physicians to detect risk of heart failure weeks in ...
By EtQ, LLC
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Viable SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant detected in aerosols in a residential setting with a self-isolating college student with COVID-19
Highlights Viable Delta Variant SARS-CoV-2 collected from air samples in a residential environment. SARS-CoV-2 detected in an area of a single-family dwelling distant from an isolation suite occupied by COVID-19 patient. Assessment of air samples and surface swab samples by rRT-qPCR and cell culture for SARS-CoV-2. Employment of air samplers functioning based on different collection ...
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Same-Day COVID Testing for Travelers
In light of the Delta variant, Mu variant, and breakthrough cases in vaccinated individuals, COVID-19 still presents a challenge for travelers. Requirements change quickly and vary by country or region. One of the biggest challenges is making sure travelers can be tested and receive test results quickly enough, since the longer someone has to wait for test results, the longer they have to isolate ...
By IGeneX
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Comprehensive protein interaction network helps discover candidate drugs for the treatment of COVID-19
Treatment options for COVID-19 remain limited. Researchers at the University of Helsinki and the University of Eastern Finland first searched for appropriate drug targets and reusable drugs and finally discovered six candidates with antiviral effects against SARS-CoV-2. Understanding viral pathogenesis at the molecular level is key to the development of effective therapies for COVID-19. The ...
By Profacgen
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Treos Bio Announces the Publication of Preclinical Data in Frontiers in Genetics Showing its COVID-19 Peptide Vaccine Mimics the Diversity of T Cell Immunity Produced by Natural SARS-CoV-2 Infection
LONDON, June 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Treos Bio Limited (“Treos”), a clinical stage biotechnology company using data science and proprietary biomarkers to develop precision off-the-shelf and personalized peptide cancer immunotherapies, today announced the publication of a peer-reviewed article titled “A Peptide Vaccine Candidate Tailored to Individuals’ Genetics ...
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AlphaFold - The AI Leader in Protein Structure Prediction
In this final installment of our AlphaFold series, we will tell the story of how DeepMind, a research developer in the AI community, leveraged its AlphaFold system to play a vital role in the fight against ...
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As Covid-19 Continues, US has Made Progress in Reducing Cases and Vaccinating the Public
At the beginning of this year, the US saw the highest number of Covid-19 cases and deaths it had ever seen. Personal protection equipment (PPE), like masks and gloves, was next to impossible to find and purchase resulting in the worst shortage since the start of the pandemic. On top of a PPE shortage, price gouging and supply chain disruption shook US businesses to their core. 2021 was off to a ...
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National Doctor’s Day - What effect has the Covid-19 pandemic had on healthcare in the US?
National Doctor’s Day is celebrated every year on March 30th. The first Doctor’s Day observance was March 30th, 1933, in Winder, Georgia. This first observance included mailed greeting cards and flowers placed on the graves of deceased physicians. In 1990, legislation was passed to establish a national Doctor’s Day. The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed the limits of healthcare ...
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Summer Travel 2022 - We’re Still In A Pandemic
In the best of times, summer travel can be a challenge, but for summer 2022, travel may be a bit more chaotic as the COVID-19 pandemic moves through unpredictable ups and downs. ...
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COVID-19: It’s Not Over Yet
It’s hard to believe that it’s been more than 2 years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. At that time, the scientific world and public health communities all came together to identify the cause of this outbreak, to understand the type of “virus” infecting people and identify the infectious ...
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How COVID-19 is Affecting Water Operations Worldwide
The swift spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the globe has resulted in unexpected and at times, under planned for, impacts. In some countries, the outbreak has moved businesses to halt on-site operations and urged employees to work from home. The water industry, however, is quickly adapting to the new reality and leveraging remote capabilities to continue supplying clean and safe ...
By SWAN Forum
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Ozette’s AI in the battle against Covid - Case study
Summary The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic began in 2019 and rapidly scaled to a global presence of disease known as COVID-19. Despite the relatively fast implementation of testing and vaccination worldwide, the rise of emerging viral variants and breakthrough infections raises concerns that SARS-CoV-2 will continue to pose a global health threat. ...
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