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Face masks have a limited effect on the feeling of being looked at

open access: yesFrontiers in Neuroscience, 2022
IntroductionWearing face masks has been promoted as an effective measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Because face masks cover a major part of the face, they have detrimental effects on various aspects of social cognition.
Janek S. Lobmaier, Daria Knoch
doaj   +1 more source

Application of calibration masks to TV vidicon tube [PDF]

open access: yes, 1971
Photographic application method devised for overlaying test pattern masks on TV camera vidicon tubes prints the mask within 0.0076 cm of the vertical and horizontal center lines of the tube face.
Brawner, E. L.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Interplay between circadian and other transcription factors—Implications for cycling transcriptome reprogramming

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This perspective highlights emerging insights into how the circadian transcription factor CLOCK:BMAL1 regulates chromatin architecture, cooperates with other transcription factors, and coordinates enhancer dynamics. We propose an updated framework for how circadian transcription factors operate within dynamic and multifactorial chromatin landscapes ...
Xinyu Y. Nie, Jerome S. Menet
wiley   +1 more source

The relations between age, face mask perceptions and face mask wearing

open access: yesJournal of Public Health, 2021
Abstract Popular press outlets have proposed that older individuals are less likely to wear face masks despite health benefits of doing so during the COVID-19 pandemic. The current article investigates this notion in four separate studies, and we also assess the mediating effect of face mask perceptions between age and face mask wearing ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Articulation-aware Canonical Surface Mapping

open access: yes, 2020
We tackle the tasks of: 1) predicting a Canonical Surface Mapping (CSM) that indicates the mapping from 2D pixels to corresponding points on a canonical template shape, and 2) inferring the articulation and pose of the template corresponding to the input
Fouhey, David F.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Narasimha, Lord of Transitions, Transformations, and Theater Festivals: God and Evil in Hindu Cosmology, Myth, and Practice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This paper focuses on the multi-faceted nature of the divine depicted in Narasimha and the unique perspectives on God and evil offered by the myths of Narasimha, which is also subliminally represented within the religious practice and performance ...
Vemsani, Lavanya
core   +2 more sources

Mechanisms of parasite‐mediated disruption of brain vessels

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Parasites can affect the blood vessels of the brain, often causing serious neurological problems. This review explains how different parasites interact with and disrupt these vessels, what this means for brain health, and why these processes matter. Understanding these mechanisms may help us develop better ways to prevent or treat brain infections in ...
Leonor Loira   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards Use, Reuse and Disposal of Face Masks During COVID-19 Pandemic Amongst University Students of Karachi.

open access: yesAnnals of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and Karachi Medical & Dental College, 2023
Objective:  Therefore, this study is intended to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice towards use, reuse and disposal of face masks amongst university students of Karachi.
Ayusha Khalid   +3 more
doaj  

Through a Face Mask

open access: yesClinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2020
Put aside the exasperating debate about whether individuals should wear a face mask to protect themselves and others against the spread of the COVID-19 virus (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020). Wearing a face mask has become a cause célèbre, with implications of safety for oneself and others, trust in science, and being in defiance of ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Towards the production of radiotherapy treatment shells on 3D printers using data derived from DICOM CT and MRI: preclinical feasibility studies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background: Immobilisation for patients undergoing brain or head and neck radiotherapy is achieved using perspex or thermoplastic devices that require direct moulding to patient anatomy. The mould room visit can be distressing for patients and the shells
C. D. Scrase   +11 more
core   +1 more source

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