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Facemask shortage and the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak: Reflections on public health measures [PDF]

EClinicalMedicine, 2020
Background: A novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak due to the severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection occurred in China in late December 2019. Facemask wearing with proper hand hygiene is considered an effective measure to
Casper J P Zhang, Zonglin He, Wai-Kit Ming   +2 more
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Identifying Facemask-Wearing Condition Using Image Super-Resolution with Classification Network to Prevent COVID-19

Sensors, 2020
The rapid worldwide spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in a global pandemic. Correct facemask wearing is valuable for infectious disease control, but the effectiveness of facemasks has been diminished, mostly due to improper ...
Bosheng Qin, Dongxiao Li, Li Dongxiao
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Generation of Facemask in India during the COVID - 19 Pandemic [PDF]

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2023
The continuing COVID-19 outbreak has urged enormous using up of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Individual usage of the facemask become most popular to prevent the spread of the virus.
Palanisamy Krithiga, Nizamudheen Riyaz Ahil, Sivakumar Sabari Balaji   +2 more
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Uptake and effectiveness of facemask against respiratory infections at mass gatherings: a systematic review

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016
Objectives: The risk of acquisition and transmission of respiratory infections is high among attendees of mass gatherings (MGs). Currently used interventions have limitations yet the role of facemask in preventing those infections at MG has not been ...
Osamah Barasheed, Mohammad Alfelali, Sami Mukhdari Mushta   +2 more
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The Adverse and Advantage Effects of Wearing a Facemask in Thai Children: A Survey During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, 2022
Background: There is little information on facemask use during the COVID-19 pandemic in the pediatric population. This became the main purpose of the present study to investigate demographic data of facemask wearing in children, types, and length of ...
Leelawadee Techasatian, Rattapon Uppala   +1 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Assessment of Stress Distribution and Displacement in the Craniofacial Complex between Facemask Therapy and Bone Anchored Maxillary Protraction (BAMP): A 3D Finite Element Study [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] [PDF]

F1000Research
Background Class III malocclusion presents unique challenges in both diagnosis and treatment. Bone-anchored maxillary protraction (BAMP) and facemask (FM) therapy are common approaches.
Khalid Gufran, Inderjit M. Gowdar, Bhuvaneshwari Nadar, Sandra Susan Saji, Dilip Kumar N, Prakash A.T, Shruthi M S, Sultan Almalki, Usha G V   +8 more
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Exploring the effects of wearing facemasks on stair safety characteristics in young adults. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
IntroductionFacemasks are worn in many industries to protect from infections and harmful substances. Asian countries historically have a wide adoption of facemasks; though due to the COVID-19 pandemic, facemask wearing is also common in western countries.
Timmion K Skervin, Toby J Ellmers, Elmar C Kal, William R Young, Rebecca L Walker, Emily Wharton, Neil M Thomas, Constantinos N Maganaris, Mark A Hollands, Richard J Foster   +9 more
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The effect of neuromuscular blockade on the efficiency of facemask ventilation in patients difficult to facemask ventilate: a prospective trial [PDF]

Anaesthesia, 2017
Summary Facemask ventilation of the lungs can be an important rescue intervention in a ‘cannot intubate’ scenario. We assessed the effect of neuromuscular blockade on expiratory tidal volumes in patients with expected difficulty in mask ventilation.
M Hellmich
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Facemasks: A Looming Microplastic Crisis [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
Single-use disposable facemasks have been used as a preventive measure against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However, many researchers have found evidence that these facemasks are being dumped into lakes, rivers, and open garbage dumps. Facemasks have the potential of releasing microplastic fibers into the environment; a phenomenon that has been ...
Janith Dissanayake, Cecilia Torres-Quiroz, Jyoti Mahato, Junboum Park   +3 more
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Prevalence and patterns of facemask use in marketplaces in Addis Ababa: Implications for targeted SARS-CoV-2 risk communication

Cogent Social Sciences, 2022
COVID-19 is arguably the most challenging global pandemic ever, but it is considered preventable. A number of prevention strategies have been popularized through risk communication strategies.
Amanuel Gebru Woldearegay
doaj   +1 more source