THE IMPACTS OF CHLORINE AND CHLORAMINE ON BIOFILMS AND DISCOLOURATION IN OPERATIONAL DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS

The Impacts of Chlorine and Chloramine on Biofilms and Discolouration in Operational Drinking Water Distribution Systems

While disinfection residuals in drinking water limit planktonic microorganism regrowth during distribution, their impact on biofilms Accessories remains uncertain.This study examined how different water qualities, specifically chlorine versus chloramine disinfection residuals, affect drinking water biofilm growth in controlled, fully representative

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"Food addiction" in patients with eating disorders is associated with negative urgency and difficulties to focus on long-term goals

Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate if eating disorder patients differ in specific personality traits depending on a positive screening of food addiction and to find a model to predict food addiction in eating disorder patients using measures of personality and impulsivity.Methods: 278 patients having an eating disorder self-reported

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CHANGES IN SARS-COV-2 ANTIBODY PREVALENCE IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS STUDENTS DURING THE EMERGENCE OF THE OMICRON VARIANT: THE UK SCHOOLS INFECTION SURVEYS

Intro: Children and Young people were the last group in England be offered COVID-19 vaccination (from September 2021), thus were the largest susceptible group when SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants emerged.We monitored vaccine and naturally-derived antibodies in schools between November 2021 and March 2022.Methods: We conducted three large surveys (Novem

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