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

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
Zonglin He, , Wai-Kit Ming
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Facemask use in community settings to prevent respiratory infection transmission: A rapid review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
Introduction: Synthesis of the available evidence on the effectiveness of medical and cloth facemask use by the general public in community settings is required to learn lessons for future respiratory epidemics/pandemics. Method: Search terms relating to
Ravinder Mamtani, Karima Chaabna, Sathyanarayanan Doraiswamy   +2 more
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A comprehensive review on facemask manufacturing, testing, and its environmental impacts

Journal of Industrial Textiles, 2022
The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) is currently the biggest threat to human lives due to its rapid transmission rate causing severe damage to human health and economy.
Mariatti Jaafar, Junaid Khan
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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 ...
Dongxiao Li, Bosheng Qin, Li Dongxiao
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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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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 ...
Sami Mukhdari Mushta, Hamid Bokhary, Robert Booy   +2 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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A randomized controlled trial of nasal airway ventilation technique in edentulous patients during anesthesia induction [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Edentulous patients often experience difficult facemask ventilation during anesthesia induction, primarily due to inadequate facemask seal and air leakage.
Ling-Ling Wang, Xiao-Guang Guo, Yang Li, Fu-Shan Xue, Jian-Jun Yang   +4 more
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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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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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