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More recently, and largely due to the contagious spread of the so-called “business model,” there has been an increased emphasis on the consistency and quality of care.
To determine if airborne microorganisms can be inactivated, and therefore, prevent infection transmission, studies during the 1940's-1970's used ultraviolet germicidal irradation (UVGI) to inactivated airborne microorganisms under experimental conditions [ 19 20 21 22 ] and reduced airborne infections in a number of settings, such as hospitals [ 23 ] , military housing [ 24 ] , and classrooms [ 25 ] . However, UVGI was not effective against the highly contagious measles virus when children had extensive contact in buses and crowded tenements [ 26 27 ] . Thus, it fell into disfavor and has not been extensively employed nor has it been studied using molecular methods of detecting its efficacy.
In one realm of life--finance--almost everyone now accepts that technology is tying the welfare of Americans more closely to the welfare of foreigners; in a globalized economy, an economic downturn abroad can be contagious.
Titania, queen of the fairies, has already seduced Theseus, duke of Athens, and the struggle between her and her mate, Oberon, for possession of an orphaned changeling boy has generated hurricanes, floods, and "contagious fogs."
The Easter spirit is contagious: A week after Time 's heaven cover story, Newsweek and U.S.