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Face mask wearing image dataset: A comprehensive benchmark for image-based face mask detection models [PDF]
Data in Brief, 2023 The Face Mask Wearing Image Dataset is a comprehensive collection of images aimed at facilitating research in the domain of face mask detection and classification.
Yogesh Suryawanshi +4 more
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Assessment of face mask use in peripartum women during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational study [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthBackground The new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in significant mortality, particularly in vulnerable groups, including pregnant women.
Samuel Adusei +2 more
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Face mask mandates alter major determinants of adherence to protective health behaviours in Australia [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceFace mask wearing is a protective health behaviour that helps mitigate the spread of infectious diseases such as influenza and COVID-19. Understanding predictors of face mask wearing can help refine public health messaging and policy in future pandemics.
Matthew Ryan +4 more
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Quantifying Face Mask Comfort [PDF]
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 2021 AbstractFace mask usage is one of the most effective ways to limit SARS-CoV-2 transmission, but a mask is only useful if user compliance is high. Through anonymous surveys, we show that mask discomfort is the primary source of noncompliance in mask wearing. Further, through these surveys, we identify three critical parameters that dictate mask comfort:
Esther Koh +8 more
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Practical Neurology, 2021 Wearing a face mask has become commonplace in public spaces since the COVID-19 pandemic. We have encountered several patients with sensory ataxia who have reported worsening of their gait when wearing a face mask. Here, we illustrate the problem in a patient with spinocerebellar ataxia type 2.
Nonnekes, J.H. +2 more
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BMJ Open Ophthalmology, 2021 Objective The purpose of this study is to investigate the amount of oral flora dispersion towards the ocular surface in relation to various face mask scenarios.Methods and analysis Thirty participants were recruited for this prospective cross-sectional ...
Santiago Angaramo +6 more
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Face masks can reduce the frequency of face touching: an observational crossover study
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022 Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyze face-touching patterns with and without a face mask. Methods: The behavior of face touching with and without a mask during an interview was assessed in 40 individuals.
Ana Vega Carreiro de Freitas +4 more
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The Impact of Mask Mandates on Face Mask Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Longitudinal Survey Study
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 2023 BackgroundFace mask use has been associated with declines in COVID-19 incidence rates worldwide. A handful of studies have examined the factors associated with face mask use in North America during the COVID-19 pandemic; however ...
Mawuena Binka +8 more
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A Modified Surgical Face Mask to Improve Protection and Wearing Comfort
Buildings, 2022 Wearing face masks is essential for reducing infection during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, ordinary surgical face masks can provide only moderate protection.
Tengfei (Tim) Zhang +2 more
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People lie less when they put on a medical face mask
Heliyon, 2023 The current study examined how a face mask people wore during the COVID-19 pandemic affects frequent lying and successful telling and detecting lies and truths in a face-to-face deception task.
Eitan Elaad
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