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The impact of protective face masks and coverings on patient-health provider communication

European Psychiatry, 2021
Introduction Amid the COVID-19 pandemic the trend points to universal use of protective face masks. The impact posed on verbal and non-verbal communication by masks is yet another challenge to be addressed in clinical care.
I. Ganhao, M. Trigo, A. Paixao
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Association Between Face Masks Use and Occupation in Cameroon: Perceived Susceptibility to COVID-19 and Physician’s Roles

Iberoamerican Journal of Medicine, 2020
Introduction: Face masks use among Cameroonians is a new behavior. Many citizens have adopted face masks as a step to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Individuals might use face masks because of their profession, risk perception, and social status.
Armel Fosso Setubi, Mersha Wubie, Alain Pitti Djida, Xavier Emmanuel Fosoumo, Basile Tchiotchoua Nousse, Xavier Gabriel Fopokam, Annie-Flore Kwangwa Tchougene   +6 more
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Impact of face masks and sunglasses on attractiveness, trustworthiness, and familiarity, and limited time effect: a Japanese sample

Discover Psychology, 2023
Many studies conducted after the COVID-19 pandemic have examined the relationship between changes in social traits, such as attractiveness and wearing face masks.
Takuma Takehara, Mahiro Kaigawa, Aika Kobayashi, Yuuka Yamaguchi   +3 more
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Face masks to prevent transmission of influenza virus: a systematic review [PDF]

, 2010
Influenza viruses circulate around the world every year. From time to time new strains emerge and cause global pandemics. Many national and international health agencies recommended the use of face masks during the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic.
Aiello, AE, Cowling, BJ, Ip, DKM, Leung, GM, Zhou, Y   +4 more
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Hyper-realistic face masks : a new challenge in person identification [PDF]

, 2017
We often identify people using face images. This is true in occupational settings such as passport control as well as in everyday social environments. Mapping between images and identities assumes that facial appearance is stable within certain bounds ...
Jenkins, Rob, Minemoto, Kazusa, Noyes, Eilidh, Sanders, Jet Gabrielle, Ueda, Yoshiyuki, Yoshikawa, Sakiko   +5 more
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Masked Face Dataset Generation and Masked Face Recognition

, 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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Should eye protection be worn during dermatological surgery: prospective observational study [PDF]

, 2007
Background There is a potential risk of infection with blood-borne viruses if a doctor receives a blood splash to a mucous membrane. The quantification of facial contamination with blood has never been documented in the context of dermatological surgery.
Birnie, A.J., Thomas, K.S., Varma, Sandeep   +2 more
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Mask Material Filtration Efficiency and Mask Fitting at the Crossroads: Implications during Pandemic Times

Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered the widespread use and need for respirators and face masks for the healthcare workers and public. In this study, several generally available respirators and mask designs were fit tested, and their materials were evaluated ...
Karin Ardon-Dryer, Juliusz Warzywoda, Rumeysa Tekin, Jnev Biros, Sharilyn Almodovar, Brandon L. Weeks, Louisa J. Hope-Weeks, Albert Sacco   +7 more
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Face masks versus sunglasses: limited effects of time and individual differences in the ability to judge facial identity and social traits

Cognitive Research, 2022
Some research indicates that face masks impair identification and other judgements such as trustworthiness. However, it is unclear whether those effects have abated over time as individuals adjust to widespread use of masks, or whether performance is ...
Rachel J. Bennetts, Poppy Johnson Humphrey, Paulina Zielinska, Sarah Bate   +3 more
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British and Irish newspapers implicitly support single-use masks over reusable face coverings

Frontiers in Communication, 2023
IntroductionThe environmental impact of waste caused by single-use masks or face coverings is an under-considered effect associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Anaïs Augé, Thora Tenbrink, Morwenna Spear, Nathan Abrams   +3 more
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