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Re-use of COVID-19 waste facemasks for modification of Nigeria’s naturally occurring bitumen for road construction

Journal of Construction Project Management and Innovation
Nigeria currently imports bitumen for road construction despite the presence of a significant amount of naturally occurring bitumen (NOB) in Ondo state.
Bala Musa, Kenneth Tutu, Yaw Tuffour
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The tuberculocidal activity of polyaniline and functionalised polyanilines [PDF]

PeerJ, 2016
Tuberculosis is considered a leading cause of death worldwide. More than 95% of cases and deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. In resource-limited countries, hospitals often lack adequate facilities to manage and isolate patients with ...
Julia Robertson, James Dalton, Siouxsie Wiles, Marija Gizdavic-Nikolaidis, Simon Swift   +4 more
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Use of sterile gowns for single‐shot spinal anaesthesia: consensus guidelines from the Association of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Anaesthetists, Obstetric Anaesthetists' Association, Regional Anaesthesia UK, College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland and Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists

Anaesthesia, EarlyView.
Summary Introduction International guideline recommendations vary on the use of sterile gowns during spinal anaesthesia. There is limited evidence of benefit for their routine use and debate about environmental, financial and clinical costs and benefits.
Caroline Phillips, Manpreet Bahra, Yavor Metodiev, James H. Bamber, Dónall Ó Cróinín, Li Fang, Lucy Brooks, Helgi Jóhannsson, Nat Haslam, Archana Shrivathsa, Paul Southall, Cliff Shelton, Delphi collaborators, Alan J. R. Macfarlane, Archana Shrivathsa, Athmaja Thottungal, Caroline Phillips, Charlotte Oliver, Claire Abeysekera, Cliff Shelton, David Hewson, Dominique Nuala Lucas, Dónall Ó Cróinín, Emma Wain, Felicity Plaat, Gretel Davidson, Helgi Jóhannsson, Ian Blenkharn, Jaime Greenwood, James H. Bamber, Jane Pilsbury, Jenny Ferry, Joanna Marriott, Li Fang, Lloyd Turbitt, Lucy Brooks, Manpreet Bahra, Nat Haslam, Owen O'Sullivan, Philip Barclay, Rachel Mathers, Rebecca Knagg, Rosemary M. G. Hogg, Stephen Smith, Yavor Metodiev, Yasmin Poonawala   +45 more
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Pre‐operative three‐dimensional face scans for predicting difficult facemask ventilation: a prospective development study

Anaesthesia, EarlyView.
Summary Introduction Facemask ventilation is a key airway management skill but predicting difficulty can be challenging. Pre‐operative three‐dimensional face scanning may have diagnostic value. We aimed to identify interpretable facial shape features and to quantify their value for predicting difficult facemask ventilation.
Viktor A. Wünsch, Hannes Bommes, Sofia Germer, Milan Piltan, Philipp Breitfeld, Sarah Latus, Linda Krause, Christian Zöllner, Christopher Gundler, Martin Petzoldt   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of commercial facemasks to reduce the radioactive dose of radon daughters

Journal of Industrial Textiles
Commercial facemasks have become a common tool during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are cheap, simple to use and some are capable of filtering out most particles in the air, protecting the user.
Isidoro Gutiérrez-Álvarez, Santiago Celaya González, Ismael Fuente Merino, Luis Santiago Quindós, Carlos Saínz Fernández   +4 more
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Prospective development and validation of an objective classification for difficult facemask ventilation: the MASCAN score

Anaesthesia, EarlyView.
Summary Introduction Difficult facemask ventilation is an entity that lacks a robust definition, leading to inconsistent identification in clinical practice and research. The aim of this study was to develop and validate an objective classification and numeric score for difficult facemask ventilation. Methods Four hundred patients who required tracheal
Viktor A. Wünsch, Hannes Bommes, Milan Piltan, Sofia Germer, Christopher Gundler, Thorsten Dohrmann, Vera Köhl, André Dankert, Linda Krause, Christian Zöllner, Philipp Breitfeld, Martin Petzoldt   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Developing prototypes of COVID-19 fullness facemask and testing its acceptance among youth in Benue State, Nigeria

Ianna Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2020
Background: In textile, fullness describes the shaping of a garment to aid fitting as well as enhance ease of use without compromising comfort. Within the context of this study, facemasks for preventing COVID-19 are expected to be easy to use while at ...
Nguvan Patience Gera, Eunice Ifenyinwa Ugwu   +1 more
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In Vitro Performance of Valved Holding Chambers in Paediatric Asthma Controller Therapy

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Research on the drug delivery of inhaled corticosteroids and combination medications via valved holding chambers (VHCs) with children's breathing patterns is limited. We aimed to evaluate the in vitro performance of commercially available VHCs without facemasks under preschooler breathing conditions, focusing on total delivered dose and ...
Laura Ojanperä, Lauri Lehtimäki, Péter Csonka   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Outcomes of children and young people with cerebral palsy receiving long‐term respiratory support: A systematic review

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Outcomes of children with cerebral palsy receiving long‐term respiratory support. Abstract Aim To systematically review the current knowledge gap in, and impact of, long‐term respiratory support in children and young people (CYP) with cerebral palsy (CP). Method We searched six databases from inception until 30th January 2025.
Rajkumar Dhandayuthapani, Alasdair Campbell, Catherine M McDougall, Florian Gahleitner, Steve Cunningham, Don S Urquhart   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The compounding effects of accumulated perceived employer exploitation when tough business decisions must be made

European Management Review, EarlyView.
Abstract We examine how a single exploitative employer decision event, conceptualized as a shock, interacts with employees' accumulated perceived employer exploitation to amplify feelings of violation and influence adverse employee reactions. This interaction effect, and its boundary conditions, constitutes the primary theoretical contribution of the ...
Dorothea Roumpi, Solon Magrizos, Jean M. Phillips, Caroline Moraes   +3 more
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