Inactivation of Spores and Vegetative Forms of Clostridioides difficile by Chemical Biocides: Mechanisms of Biocidal Activity, Methods of Evaluation, and Environmental Aspects

Autor: Weronika Augustyn, Arkadiusz Chruściel, Wiesław Hreczuch, Joanna Kalka, Patryk Tarka, Wojciech Kierat

Publikováno v: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 19, Iss 750, p 750 (2022)

Clostridioides difficile infections (CDIs) are the most common cause of acquired diseases in hospitalized patients. Effective surface disinfection, focused on the inactivation of the spores of this pathogen, is a decisive factor in reducing the numbe

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https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/2/750

Towards enabling accurate measurements of CO2 exposure indoors

Autor: Zhengtao Ai, Dtelin Markov, Mariya Petrova Bivolarova, Wojciech Kierat, Arsen Krikor Melikov

Publikováno v: Building and Environment. 213:108883

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.108883

Experimental evaluation of the airborne infection probability in ventilated office room at different supply airflow rates

Autor: Aleksandra Lipczynska, Mariya P. Bivolarova, Linxuan Guo, Wojciech Kierat, Arsen K. Melikov

Publikováno v: E3S Web of Conferences. 356:05001

The impact of the supplied airflow rate on the distribution and exposure of exhaled airborne pathogens in a room with mixing ventilation was studied. Experiments were conducted in a field laboratory at three supply airflow rates: 20, 40, 60 L/s. Two

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Effect of airflow interaction in the breathing zone on exposure to bio-effluents

Autor: Wojciech Kierat, Arsen Krikor Melikov, Mariya Petrova Bivolarova, Eva Zavrl, Zbigniew Popiolek

Publikováno v: Bivolarova, M P, Kierat, W, Zavrl, E, Popiolek, Z & Melikov, A K 2017, ' Effect of airflow interaction in the breathing zone on exposure to bio-effluents ', Building and Environment, vol. 125, pp. 216-226 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.08.043

The influence of the complex interaction of three airflows - breathing flow, convective flow around the human body and ventilation flow directed against the face - on the exposure to dermally-emitted effluents from a person's own body was examined to

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.08.043

Methods of the gas concentration sinusoidal and step changes generation for dynamic properties of gas concentration meters testing

Autor: Wojciech Kierat, Zbigniew Popiolek

Publikováno v: Measurement. 88:131-136

The generation methods of a gas concentration sinusoidal and step changes for dynamic properties assessment of the fast gas concentration meters are described. The need of such fast measurements occurs together with the rising scientists’ interest

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2016.03.064