Colour Naming, Colour Categories, and Central Colour-Coding in a Case of X-Linked Incomplete Achromatopsia

Abstract Objectives To assess the dentist's awareness about dental care waste management. To know the various methods of bio-medical waste disposal practiced by private dental practitioners in Chennai City. To assess the awareness of dentists regarding colour coding of biomedical wastes. Materials and Methods A cross sectional questionnaire study was conducted among 250 private dental practitioners selected by simple random sampling. A pretested questionnaire consisting of 28 close ended questions divided into two sections was used. Results Out of 250 participants 167(66.8%) were males and 83(33.2%) were females. About 14.8% of the dentists were not aware of the different categories of bio-medical waste generated in their clinic. About 28% of the dentists were not aware of the bio-medical waste management law in India and the same number (28%) were not aware of the colour coding for different types of biomedical wastes. Conclusion The present study indicates that the majorities of the dental practitioners were not aware of the different categories of biomedical waste and are not practicing the appropriate method of waste disposal. There is an urgent need for continuing dental education on dental care waste management for the dental practitioners.

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Colour Coding of Information Layers in Computer Displays

Human-Computer Interaction INTERACT ’97 ◽

10.1007/978-0-387-35175-9_93 ◽

1997 ◽

pp. 583-584

Author(s):

Darren Laar ◽

Terry Williams ◽

Ian Umbers ◽

Steve Smeaton

Keyword(s):

Colour Coding

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Wear ‘n’ tear and repair: the colour coding of mystical mending in Zulu Zionist Churches

Africa ◽

10.2307/1160268 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 61 (1) ◽

pp. 26-39 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

J. P. Kiernan

Keyword(s):

Religious Experience ◽

Ritual Healing ◽

Colour Coding

AbstractOne of the most conspicuous aspects of religious experience in Zulu Zionist Churches is the bright colours that are worn and otherwise employed. Surprisingly, this highly visible feature has attracted only passing attention from those who have studied these Churches; certainly no serious effort has been made to uncover the ritual significance of their colour symbolism. Against the background of anthropological studies of the therapeutic deployment of colour symbols in Africa and in the light of my own research among Zulu Zionists, this article sets out to show that the colours selected by Zionists from among those of salience to Africans express how they situate themselves within their social universe and plot the process of their response to it in ritual healing.

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