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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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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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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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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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Use of Personal Protection Equipment by Moscow Subway Passengers under Conditions of COVID-19 Pandemic

Проблемы особо опасных инфекций, 2022
The Subway is the most important means of transport in Moscow. The active flows of passengers in the metro can contribute to the spread of infectious diseases with airborne and contact mechanisms of transmission, including the coronavirus infection COVID-
M. A. Saifullin, E. A. Kol’tsova, Ya. A. Simonova, E. A. Makiev, E. A. Klimova, E. Yu. Pylaeva, N. N. Zvereva, N. Yu. Pshenichnaya   +7 more
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Masks and metamorphosis [PDF]

, 1998
The purpose of this study is to consider the uses of the mask in ritual and theatre, and in particular the reputed influence of the mask over the wearer, and the experiences of 'trance' and 'possession' reported by anthropologists and mask practitioners ...
Furlonger, Rose
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Infection Control Practices for Vascular Access Management in Hemodialysis: Results From a Nationwide Survey of Japanese National University Hospitals

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Bloodstream infections due to repeated vascular access (VA) puncture and circuit connections remain major concerns in hemodialysis. Therefore, we examined current practices for glove, disinfectant, and personal protective equipment (PPE) use according to VA type in national university hospitals in Japan.
Aiko Yamada, Makoto Harada, Tadahiko Kikugawa, Takeshi Nakata, Koji Hashimoto, Tsuneo Konta, Yuji Kamijo   +6 more
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Calpain small subunit homodimerization is robust and calcium‐independent

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Calpains dimerize via penta‐EF‐hand (PEF) domains. Using single‐molecule force spectroscopy, we measured the strength and kinetics of PEF–PEF homodimer binding. The interaction is robust, shows a transient conformational step before dissociation, and remains largely insensitive to Ca2+.
Nesha May O. Andoy, Trina Dykstra‐MacPherson, Mathias A. Bell, Peter L. Davies, Ruby May A. Sullan   +4 more
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COVID-19 transmission dynamics in close-contacts facilities: Optimizing control strategies

Computational and Mathematical Biophysics
Close-contact places such as long-term facilities have been found to be high-risk and high-morbidity places in the United States during COVID-19 outbreaks.
Ghosh Aditi, Castillo Yair Antonio Castillo, Armendariz Domenica Nicole Garzon, Arriola Leon, Mubayi Anuj   +4 more
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