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Nursing Reports, 2021 A universal mask use was instituted in healthcare during COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The extensive growth in the consumption of surgical masks and respirators brought new challenges.
Anu Venesoja +8 more
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Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, 2022 Background: Correct facemask usage and disposal is crucial to prevent COVID-19 infection spread and environmental pollution. Objectives: To assess the knowledge and practises on facemask usage among the employees of University of Colombo during the ...
S. Majeed +3 more
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Journal of Education, Innovation and Communication, 2021 The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had a devastating impact around the world. The responses by government leaders around the world have been varied. While certain countries (for instance, Taiwan and New Zealand) excelled in their responses, the Presidency of Donald Trump will perhaps be best remembered because of its populist, anti ...
Jürgen Rudolph +2 more
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Efficacy of facemask resuscitation at birth [PDF]
Pediatric Pulmonology, 1984 The efficacy of facemask resuscitation was assessed by measuring the expiratory tidal volume during the first three inflations in nine babies with birth asphyxia and comparing the results with those obtained in a further nine babies resuscitated after endotracheal intubation. The facemask system was relatively inefficient, with tidal exchange less than
A D, Milner, H, Vyas, I E, Hopkin
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Efficacy Assessment of Newly-designed Filtering Facemasks during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic
Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2020 The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic resulted in shortages of production and test capacity of FFP2-respirators. Such facemasks are required to be worn by healthcare professionals when performing aerosol-generating procedures on COVID-19 patients.
Bob Boogaard +10 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 The real protection offered by facemasks to control the transmission of respiratory viruses is still undetermined. Most of the manufacturing regulations, as well as scientific studies, have focused on studying the filtration capacity of the fabrics from ...
Pedro J. Benito +2 more
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Potential biodegradable face mask to counter environmental impact of Covid-19
Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 2021 On the eve of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a tremendous increase in the production of facemasks across the world. The primary raw materials for the manufacturing of the facemasks are non-biodegradable synthetic polymers derived from ...
Pintu Pandit +6 more
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Wearing Facemasks and Maintaining Social Distancing during COIVD-19 among people in the U.S.
Jurnal Aspikom, 2023 This survey of 502 U.S. residents explored how people practiced wearing facemasks and maintaining social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rashmi Thapaliya, Shugofa Dastgeer
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Measuring the distortion of speech by a facemask
JASA Express Letters, 2022 Most prior research focuses on the reduced amplitude of speech caused by facemasks. This paper argues that the interaction between the acoustic properties of a facemask and the acoustic properties of the vocal tract contributes to speech distortion by changing the formants of the voice. Speech distortion of a number of masks was tested by measuring the
Martin Rothenberg, Sandra Rothenberg
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COVID-19 Preventative Measures: Facemasks and Cloth Face Coverings
EDIS, 2020 This one-page color fact sheet depicts the essential components of a facemask and anwers the following questions about facemasks for non-medical uses: • What is a mask or face covering designed to do?
Michelle D. Danyluk +4 more
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