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Policies on children and schools during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Western Europe

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
During the pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), mitigation policies for children have been a topic of considerable uncertainty and debate.
Antoni Soriano-Arandes, Ana Brett, Danilo Buonsenso, Louise Emilsson, Louise Emilsson, Isabel de la Fuente Garcia, Despoina Gkentzi, Otto Helve, Otto Helve, Kasper P. Kepp, Maria Mossberg, Taulant Muka, Taulant Muka, Alasdair Munro, Alasdair Munro, Cihan Papan, Aida Perramon-Malavez, Frederik Schaltz-Buchholzer, Pierre R. Smeesters, Pierre R. Smeesters, Petra Zimmermann, Petra Zimmermann   +21 more
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The Emergence and Development of Hygienic Masks in Colonial Korea [PDF]

Uisahak, 2022
This paper examines the social life of masks in colonial Korea with a focus on their use in hygienic practices. It argues that masks first appeared in the disease control scene in late 1919 when the Governor-General of Korea belatedly introduced ...
Jaehwan HYUN
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Young Latina college students’ perspectives on mask-wearing post lifting of mask mandates

Qualitative Research in Medicine & Healthcare, 2023
Confusion, miscommunication, and debate regarding the benefits of wearing masks, social distancing, and stay-at-home orders ensued for much of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thomas A. Clobes, Heather Craig Alonge
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Preliminary thoughts on the interplay between face, masking and self-presentation in a liturgical-ecclesiological praxeology in a pandemic time

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2022
This article examines faith communities that have been offered a new front door during the pandemic, namely, the internet. Firstly, one should acknowledge that people called participants in the liturgy encountered a defining moment in their cognisance of
Ferdi P. Kruger
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Active-duty military service members’ visual representations of PTSD and TBI in masks

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2017
Active-duty military service members have a significant risk of sustaining physical and psychological trauma resulting in traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Melissa S. Walker, Girija Kaimal, Adele M. L. Gonzaga, Katherine A. Myers-Coffman, Thomas J. DeGraba   +4 more
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Perceived Effectiveness and Sustainability of Face Masks Among German Citizens During the 2nd Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic—A Cross-Sectional Study

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic, which began at the end of 2019, has led to a significant increase in the demand for face masks in Germany and around the globe. Since non-reusable masks are often not correctly disposed of and are not biodegradable, their
Maren Theresa Christin Fendt, Walter Leal Filho, Jelena Barbir, Juliane Boenecke   +3 more
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SARS among Critical Care Nurses, Toronto

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004
To determine factors that predispose or protect healthcare workers from severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), we conducted a retrospective cohort study among 43 nurses who worked in two Toronto critical care units with SARS patients.
Mark B. Loeb, Allison McGeer, Bonnie Henry, Marianna Ofner, David Rose, Tammy Hlywka, Joanne Levie, Jane McQueen, Stephanie Smith, Lorraine Moss, Andrew Smith, Karen Green, Stephen D. Walter   +12 more
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Patterns Among Healthcare Workers of Bangalore About Face Mask Usage: A Single-Center Observational Study [PDF]

Global Journal on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, 2022
Introduction: Face masks prevent acute respiratory infections. Healthcare workers are prone to infections owing to their direct and constant exposure to infected patients.
Arun Mavaji, Umashankar Raju, Suresh Kirubakaran, Chinmayee Khanderi, Madhu Hiremath   +4 more
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Safety and pulmonary function impact of surgical mask usage in stable COPD patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

Medicine Science, 2023
There are hesitations about the use of surgical face masks, which are the main tools in protection from the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the biggest disasters of our age, in chronic airway diseases.
Efraim Guzel, Oya Baydar Toprak, Burak Mete, Ertan Kara, Okan Gurbuz, Hakan Demirhindi   +5 more
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Masks, Mirrors, and Mediated Perception: Reflective Viewing in the House of the Gilded Cupids

Arts, 2019
Masks, as a locus of mimetic potential, serve both to typify and to disguise, distilling character traits and translating them visually, even as they hide the visage of those who might wear them, suggesting a performative persona through the partial ...
Neville McFerrin
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