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Fiber‐type soft bioelectronics for wearable and implantable sensing and therapy

BMEMat, Volume 4, Issue 2, June 2026.
Fiber‐type soft bioelectronics are emerging as versatile platforms for wearable and implantable health monitoring and therapeutic applications. These bioelectronics use organic and inorganic matrices combined with advanced fillers, which feature high conductivity, electrochemical sensitivity, softness, and biocompatibility.
Haneul Kim, Hak Yong Kim, Ja Hoon Koo, Gi Doo Cha, Dae‐Hyeong Kim, Hye Jin Kim   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Erratum to: Respiratory consequences of N95-type Mask usage in pregnant healthcare workers—a controlled clinical study [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases have led to guidelines recommending the routine use of N95 respirators for healthcare workers, many of whom are women of childbearing age.
Tong, Pearl Shuang Ye, Yiong Huak Chan, Chin Leong Lim, Pearl Shuang Ye Tong, Choolani, Mahesh Arjandas, Mahesh Arjandas Choolani, Loke, Amelia Peiwen, Chong, Yap Seng, Amelia Peiwen Loke, Yong, Eu-Leong, Chan, Yiong Huak, Anita Sugam Kale, Lim, Chin Leong, Kailyn Ng, Yap Seng Chong, Kale, Anita Sugam, Ng, Kailyn, Paul Anantharajah Tambyah, Tambyah, Paul Anantharajah, Eu-Leong Yong   +19 more
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Guidelines for Essential Trauma Care: Second Edition (2026)

World Journal of Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 6, Page 1409-1450, June 2026.
Injury is a major cause of death and disability globally, with the highest burden in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Strengthening the organization and planning for trauma care (care of the injured) can improve care and lower mortality. In 2004, the International Association for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care (IATSIC) and the World Health ...
Charles Mock, Timothy C. Hardcastle, Christine Gaarder, Amit Gupta, Adam Gyedu, Manjul Joshipura, Elmin Steyn, on behalf of the Essential Trauma Care revision author group, Valencia Adjei, Roger Alcock, Vanda Amado, Michael Boampong, Sanjeev Booi, Petra Brysiewicz, Corazon Cabanilla‐Manuntag, Cristiane de Alencar Domingues, Ghada Elhadari, Ranjith Nanda Ellawala, Sarnai Erdene, Ama Akoma Essuman, Jorge Esteban Foianini, Filippo Gatti, Armando Garcia Guererra, Greg Hynes, Adil Haider, Sandy Ingless, Balavenkata Jagannathan, Helen Jowett, Knut Magne Kolstadbråten, Sonja Krofak, Aireen Patricia Madrid, Tina Tomić Mahečić, Claude Martin, Daniel Ntogwrachu, Bisola Onajin‐Obembe, Nhobojit Roy, Andres Rubiano, Niisoja Mensah Torto, Ben Wachira, Meg Walmsley, Torben Wisborg, Elma Wong   +41 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modified N95 Mask Delivers High Inspired Oxygen Concentrations While Effectively Filtering Aerosolized Microparticles

Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2006
Study objective In a pandemic, hypoxic patients will require an effective oxygen (O2) delivery mask that protects them from inhaling aerosolized particles produced by others, as well as protecting the health care provider from exposure from the patient ...
A. Mardimae, M. Slessarev, Jay S. Han, H. Sasano, N. Sasano, T. Azami, L. Fedorko, Tim Savage, R. Fowler, J. Fisher   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR) restores the N95 face mask induced cerebral hemodynamic alterations among Healthcare Workers during COVID-19 Outbreak

, 2020
Background and aim: COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented increased usage of Personal protective equipment (PPE) by healthcare-workers. PPE usage causes headache in majority of users.
Tan, B.Y.Q., Khoo, D., Sharma, V.K., Alexandrov, A.V., Sooi, K.W.X., Lee, P., Foong, T.W., Chin, A., Ong, S.T., Ong, J.J.Y., Ng, E., Tsivgoulis, G., Hong, C.S., Leow, A.S., Bharatendu, C., Tan, Y.L., Goh, Y., Tang, J.Z.Y., Chin, B.Z., Teoh, H.L., Chan, A.C.Y.   +20 more
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The effect of medical face masks on inhalation risk of bacterial bioaerosols in hospital waste decontamination station

Scientific Reports
There is insufficient research on bioaerosols in hospital waste decontamination stations. This study aimed to investigate the effect of three-layer and N95 masks in reducing the inhalation risk of bacterial bioaerosols in a waste decontamination station ...
Morvarid Boroumand Alipour, Mojtaba Davoudi, Hadi Farsiani, Maryam Sarkhosh, Seyfollah Gharib, Hamid Heidarian Miri   +5 more
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Multifaceted Interventions Based on Education and Recognition to Enhance Nurses' Compliance With Standard Precautions: A Quasi‐Experimental Design

Nursing &Health Sciences, Volume 28, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT This study examines the effect of multifaceted interventions based on education (1) and recognition (2) of compliance with standard precautions (SPs). A quasi‐experimental research design with a one‐group pre‐test and post‐test was used. The purposive sample included 71 nurses working in different specialty units at a large hospital in Turkey.
Menevse Yildirim, Seyda Seren Intepeler, Simon Ching Lam   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A randomised controlled pilot study to compare filtration factor of a novel non-fit-tested high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtering facemask with a fit-tested N95 mask

Journal of Hospital Infection, 2010
Use of a fit-tested N95 or FFP2 mask is recommended to protect against transmission of airborne pathogens. This poses considerable logistic problems when preparing for, or dealing with, an epidemic.
S. Au, C. Gomersall, P. Leung, P.-T.-Y. Li   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mask Wearing Behavior, Type of Mask, Frequency Replacement of Mask, and Duration of Mask Wearing with Skindemic [PDF]

, 2022
One of the health protocols to prevent the occurrence of being infected with the coronavirus is using a mask. The use of masks can be a skin disorder, one of which triggers the emergence of a skin epidemic, especially if you don’t pay attention to ...
Wardani, Erika Martining, HASINA, SITI NUR, Ainiyah, Nur, Nugroho, Riezky Faisal   +3 more
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Effect on Breathing Resistance of a Surgical Mask Worn Over a N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirator

, 2008
Concerns over potential shortages of filtering facepiece respirators in the face of a pandemic influenza have prompted suggestions that the use of a surgical mask as an outer barrier might prolong the useful life of the respirator, but the effect on ...
Richard J. Vojtko, Marc R. Roberge, Raymond J. Roberge*, Douglas P. Landsittel, Mark R. Vojtko   +4 more
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