Preparing for Disasters: Your food and drinking water supply by Amy H. Simonne

“…When clean water is not available, we need to purify all water before using it for drinking, preparing food, or personal hygiene. Many methods for purifying water are available, but none (by itself) is perfect. …”
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Oral health care in older people in long-term care facilities: An updated systematic review and meta-analyses of implementation strategies by Lina F. Weening-Verbree, Anouk Douma, Cees P. van der Schans, Getty J. Huisman-de Waal, Annemarie A. Schuller, Sytse U. Zuidema, Wim P. Krijnen, Johannes S.M. Hobbelen

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The Prevalence of Enteric Viruses in Bivalve Molluscs in a Farming Area in Liguria, Northwest Italy by Chiara Masotti, Laura Serracca, Erica Costa, Barbara Betti, Aitor Garcia-Vozmediano, Elisabetta Suffredini, Roberta Battistini

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Stomatitis sub-prosthesis in patients with superior dental prosthesis by Antonia Martina Francisco Local, Yoel González Beriau, Ana Gloria Vázquez de León

“…Sub-prosthesis stomatitis type II was the most common and the main causes included constant use of the prosthesis and loose prosthesis. Buccal hygiene was not adequate in these patients. Most of them declared never attending to the dentist, or just when presenting some particular problem. …”
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Prevalence of intestinal parasites and associated factors among food handlers in food establishments in the Lideta subcity of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: an institution-based, cross-sec... by Zemichael Gizaw, Woinishet Abera, Binyam Gintamo, Tewoderos Shitemaw, Zelalem Negash Mekuria

“…It is crucially important to promote handwashing practices and provide food hygiene and safety training in these settings.…”
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The impact of common success factors on overfunding in reward-based crowdfunding: An explorative study and avenues for future research by Felix Pinkow

“…The differentiation of hygiene and motivating factors for overfunding in reward-based crowdfunding offers rich opportunities for future research. …”
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Nurse compliance with a protocol for safe injectable medication administration: comparison of two multicentre observational studies by Martine de Bruijne, Peter Spreeuwenberg, Cordula Wagner, Bernadette Schutijser, Joanna Ewa Klopotowska, Irene Jongerden

“…No significant change was seen in complete protocol compliance (22% in 2016); compliance with the proceedings ‘hand hygiene’ and ‘check by a second nurse’ remained low. …”
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Genomic Insight into <i>Vibrio</i> Isolates from Fresh Raw Mussels and Ready-to-Eat Stuffed Mussels by Artun Yibar, Muhammed Duman, Hilal Ay, Nihed Ajmi, Gorkem Tasci, Fatma Gurler, Sabire Guler, Danny Morick, Izzet Burcin Saticioglu

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Analysis of risk factors for radiation-induced oral mucositis for nasopharyngeal carcinoma and prognostic value of EGF and STREM-1 by Puyu Jiang, Po Xue, Jiani Wu

“…Conclusions: In short, age (>55 years), smoking, poor oral hygiene, and oral PH<7 are risk factors for RIOM for NPC. …”
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“We need workable micronutrient data!”: a qualitative study assessing the need for integrated micronutrient data to support evidence-based decisions by Indian food system stakehold... by Rupinder Sahota, Jaswant S. Khokhar, Aakash Deep, Aakash Deep, Katherine P. Adams, Arindam Das, E. Louise Ander, E. Louise Ander, Edward J. M. Joy, Edward J. M. Joy

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Direct MALDI-TOF MS-based method for rapid identification of microorganisms and antibiotic susceptibility testing in urine specimens by Fouad Assi, Brahim Jabri, Lamia Melalka, Yassine Sekhsokh, Mimoun Zouhdi

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Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Salmonella, Shigella, and Intestinal Parasites among Food Handlers in Motta Town, North West Ethiopia by Tibebu Yesigat, Mohabaw Jemal, Wubet Birhan

“…Food handlers should have follow-up on the order of food safety rules and keep their personal hygiene. Hotel owners are responsible to control the health status and their created awareness by given food hygiene training for food handlers. …”
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Making the most of existing research: an evidence gap map of the effects of food systems interventions in low-income and middle-income countries by Birte Snilstveit, Ingunn Gilje Storhaug, Charlotte Lane, Nick Moore, Mark Engelbert, Thalia Morrow Sparling, Amber Franich, Heike Rolker

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Determinants of Microbial Contamination of Street-Vended Chicken Products Sold in Nairobi County, Kenya by Beatrice J. Birgen, Lucy G. Njue, Dasel M. Kaindi, Fredrick O. Ogutu, Joshua O. Owade

“…The vendor practices and environmental hygiene of the vending place would not significantly (p>0.05) predict contamination with Campylobacter and Staphylococcus. …”
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Association of iron deficiency anemia with dental caries in the permanent first molars of children aged 7–12 years in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan: protocol for an analytical cross-sec... by Iqbal Azam, Ali Faisal Saleem, Farhan Raza Khan, Shiyam S Tikmani, Sadaf Syed, Waseem Ahmed Jamalvi

“…In addition, questions will be asked about sociodemographic characteristics, history of IDA, oral hygiene habits, smokeless tobacco use and the frequency of cariogenic dietary consumption. …”
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Expression Levels of Some Antioxidant and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Genes in Patients with Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer by Giuseppe De Palma, Paola Mozzoni, Olga Acampa, Eveline Internullo, Paolo Carbognani, Michele Rusca, Matteo Goldoni, Massimo Corradi, Marcello Tiseo, Pietro Apostoli, Antonio Mutti

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Risk Factors Associated with Leishmaniasis in the Most Affected Provinces by Leishmania infantum in Morocco by Maryam Hakkour, Asmae Hmamouch, Mohamed Mahmoud El Alem, Abdelhakim Bouyahya, Abdelaali Balahbib, Abdelhak EL Khazraji, Hajiba Fellah, Abderrahim Sadak, Faiza Sebti

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Brincidofovir Use after Foscarnet Crystal Nephropathy in a Kidney Transplant Recipient with Multiresistant Cytomegalovirus Infection by Romain Vial, Christine Zandotti, Sophie Alain, Alexandre Decourt, Noémie Jourde-Chiche, Raj Purgus, Charleric Bornet, Laurent Daniel, Valérie Moal, Tristan Legris

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Oxidative imbalance as a co-player in jaw functional limitations and biopsychosocial profile in patients with temporomandibular disorder—myofascial pain with referral by Joanna Kuć, Krzysztof Dariusz Szarejko, Mateusz Maciejczyk, Violetta Dymicka-Piekarska, Małgorzata Żendzian-Piotrowska, Anna Zalewska, Anna Zalewska

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Analysis of factors influencing HPV vaccination intention among Chinese college students: structural equation modeling based on health belief theory by Shi-Yuan Song, Ying Guo, Yi-Hua Li, Zheng Wang, Wei Gao

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