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Quantifying Face Mask Comfort [PDF]

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 2021
Abstract Face 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.
Esther Koh, Mythri Ambatipudi, DaLoria L. Boone, Julia B. W. Luehr, Alena Blaise, Jose Gonzalez, Nishant Sule, David J. Mooney, Emily M. He   +8 more
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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, Vishal Meshram, Vidula Meshram, Kailas Patil, Prawit Chumchu   +4 more
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The Effects of the Face Mask on the Skin Underneath: A Prospective Survey During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 2020
Purpose: The study aimed to explore the prevalence and possible risk factors to prevent the face mask related adverse skin reactions during the ongoing COVID-19 after a recommendation of face mask wearing for public use in Thailand.
Leelawadee Techasatian, Sirirus Lebsing, Rattapon Uppala, Wilairat Thaowandee, Jitjira Chaiyarit, Chanyut Supakunpinyo, Sunee Panombualert, Dara Mairiang, Suchaorn Saengnipanthkul, Khunton Wichajarn, Pakaphan Kiatchoosakun, Pope Kosalaraksa   +11 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 Childbirth
Background The new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in significant mortality, particularly in vulnerable groups, including pregnant women.
Samuel Adusei, Tracey Adams, Chantal Stewart   +2 more
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Face mask mandates alter major determinants of adherence to protective health behaviours in Australia [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science
Face 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, Jinjing Ye, Justin Sexton, Roslyn I. Hickson, Emily Brindal   +4 more
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Potential impact of oral flora dispersal on patients wearing face masks when undergoing ophthalmologic procedures

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, Janice C Law, Alexander Spyros Maris, Jonathan Edward Schmitz, Yuhan Liu, Qingxia Chen, Amy Chomsky   +6 more
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Masked Face Dataset Generation and Masked Face Recognition

CoRR, 2023
This is not a conference paper and is just a technical ...
Cai, Rui, Ning, Xuying, Belhumeur, Peter N.   +2 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, Andressa Miranda Magalhães, Pedro Carlos Carricondo, Amaryllis Avakian Shinzato, Richard Yudi Hida   +4 more
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Hybrid deep feature generation for appropriate face mask use detection [PDF]

, 2022
Mask usage is one of the most important precautions to limit the spread of COVID-19. Therefore, hygiene rules enforce the correct use of face coverings. Automated mask usage classification might be used to improve compliance monitoring.
Barua, Prabal Datta, Baygin, Mehmet, Aydemir, Emrah, Yalçınkaya, Mehmet Ali, Yalcinkaya, Mehmet Ali, Tuncer, Turker, Mehmet Ali Yalcinkaya, Sengul Dogan, Oliver Faust, Dogan, Sengul, Subrata Chakraborty, Mehmet Baygin, Faust, Oliver, U. Rajendra Acharya, Chakraborty, Subrata, Prabal Datta Barua, Acharya, U. Rajendra, Acharya, U Rajendra, Baygın, Mehmet, Emrah Aydemir, Turker Tuncer, Acharya, Rajendra   +21 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, Prince Asumadu Adu, Dahn Jeong, Nirma Khatri Vadlamudi, Héctor Alexander Velásquez García, Bushra Mahmood, Terri Buller-Taylor, Michael Otterstatter, Naveed Zafar Janjua   +8 more
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