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Medical face masks offer self-protection against aerosols: An evaluation using a practical in vitro approach on a dummy head.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
Since the appearance of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the question regarding the efficacy of various hygiene measures and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) has become the focus of scientific and above all ...
Christian M Sterr   +4 more
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An overview of filtration efficiency through the masks: Mechanisms of the aerosols penetration [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The masks have always been mentioned as an effective tool against environmental threats. They are considered as protective equipment to preserve the respiratory system against the non-desirable air droplets and aerosols such as the viral or pollution ...
Zarbini Seydani, M.   +17 more
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The influence of familiarity on memory for faces and mask wearing

open access: yesCognitive Research, 2022
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the wearing of face masks became mandatory in public areas or at workplaces in many countries. While offering protection, the coverage of large parts of our face (nose, mouth and chin) may have consequences for face ...
Diana Kollenda, Benjamin de Haas
doaj   +1 more source

Real masks and spoof faces: On the masked face presentation attack detection

open access: yesPattern Recognition, 2022
Accepted at Pattern ...
Meiling Fang   +3 more
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The Sociology of Masks: From Face-to-Face to Mask-to-Mask Communication

open access: yesErciyes İletişim Dergisi, 2022
In addition to their function as a health measure, masks have become a sign and symbol during the Covid 19 pandemic. The aim of this study is to reveal the transformation of masks into sociological symbols in fields such as social category, identity, rites of passage, and aesthetics within the framework of the virus-induced social change in addition to
openaire   +2 more sources

FER-2013-Dataset-With-Face-Masks

open access: yes, 2022
This is a data set of human facial expressions hidden behind ...
Jack Isle (12447069)
core   +1 more source

What influence do face masks have on reading emotions in faces?

open access: yesNeuroImage: Reports, 2022
In the past years, no event has affected people around the globe more than the SARS-COVID-2 pandemic. Besides the health system and the economy, it has affected social life.
R. Kleiser   +4 more
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A life cycle assessment of reprocessing face masks during the Covid-19 pandemic

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic led to threatening shortages in healthcare of medical products such as face masks. Due to this major impact on our healthcare society an initiative was conducted between March and July 2020 for reprocessing of face masks from 19 ...
Bart van Straten   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesEuropean 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
doaj   +1 more source

Association Between Face Masks Use and Occupation in Cameroon: Perceived Susceptibility to COVID-19 and Physician’s Roles

open access: yesIberoamerican 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   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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