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Do Various Respirator Models Fit the Workers in the Norwegian Smelting Industry?

Safety and Health at Work, 2019
Background: Respirator fit testing is a method to assess if the respirator provides an adequate face seal for the worker. Methods: Workers from four Norwegian smelters were invited to participate in the study, and 701 respirator fit tests were performed ...
Solveig Foereland, Oeystein Robertsen, Marit Noest Hegseth   +2 more
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Minimising the duration of N95 respirator use during hospital SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks: A mixed-effects analysis of post-screening infection reduction [PDF]

Infection Prevention in Practice
Summary: Hospital SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks require effective interventions. We evaluated targeted universal N95 respirator use among staff from outbreak identification until screening results.
Mari Yanaka, Toshibumi Taniguchi, Misuzu Yahaba, Shota Murata, Hiroshi Yoshikawa, Hitoshi Chiba, Misao Urushihara, Hidetoshi Igari   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Workers' perceptions on the tolerability of their respirators in Malaysia

Journal of Health Research, 2023
Background: Little is known about Malaysian workers' tolerance for respirators in the workplace. This study aimed to assess Malaysian workers' perceptions of respirator tolerability and its relationship to socio-demographics and compliance.
Muhammad Z. Yusof, Nor I. Mukhtar
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Association between face covering policies and the incidence of coronavirus disease 2019 in European countries [PDF]

Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives, 2023
Objectives This study was conducted to determine the impact of the strengthening or relaxation of face covering mandates on the subsequent national case incidence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Europe as the full vaccination rate was ...
Sookhyun Kim, Jiyoung Oh, Sangwoo Tak
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Study on protective performance of the latest low temperature chemical oxygen self-rescuer

Meikuang Anquan, 2022
Aiming at the problem of high respiratory temperature in the existing products of chemical oxygen self rescue respirator, a new type of chemical oxygen self rescue respirator is designed.
MA Yunlong, MA Long, YANG Tiantian, HUANG Qifu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Miniaturized Electrostatic Precipitator Respirator Effectively Removes Ambient SARS-CoV-2 Bioaerosols

Viruses, 2022
The inhalation of ambient SARS-CoV-2-containing bioaerosols leads to infection and pandemic airborne transmission in susceptible populations. Filter-based respirators effectively reduce exposure but complicate normal respiration through breathing zone ...
Rachel K. Redmann, Brandon J. Beddingfield, Skye Spencer, Nicole R. Chirichella, Julian L. Henley, Wes Hager, Chad J. Roy   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Adherence of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant to a surgical mask and N95 respirators

Future Science OA, 2022
The use of facial protection has been adopted globally due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We dissected four respirators and one surgical mask into layers to determine whether or not the virus adheres to them. These individual layers were contaminated with the
Ana C Lorenzo-Leal, Selvarani Vimalanathan, Horacio Bach   +2 more
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Powered Respirators Are Effective, Sustainable, and Cost-Effective Personal Protective Equipment for SARS-CoV-2

Frontiers in Medical Technology, 2021
Objectives: The provision of high-quality personal protective equipment (PPE) has been a critical challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic. We evaluated an alternative strategy, mass deployment of a powered air-purifying respirator (PeRSo), in a large ...
Alasdair Munro, Alasdair Munro, Jacqui Prieto, Jacqui Prieto, Emmanouil Mentzakis, Mohammed Dibas, Nitin Mahobia, Peter Baker, Sarah Herbert, Trevor Smith, Matthew Hine, Joann Hall, Angie McClarren, Mike Davidson, Julie Brooks, Jane Fisher, David Griffiths, Hywel Morgan, Corrado Giulietti, Saul N. Faust, Saul N. Faust, Paul Elkington, Paul Elkington   +22 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neferine Protects Endothelial Glycocalyx via Mitochondrial ROS in Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Frontiers in Physiology, 2018
Damage to the endothelial glycocalyx is a critical factor in increased pulmonary vascular permeability, which is the basic pathological feature of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
Xiang-Yong Liu, Hai-Xiao Xu, Jian-Kui Li, Dong Zhang, Xiao-Hong Ma, Li-Na Huang, Jun-Hong Lü, Xiao-Zhi Wang   +7 more
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Thinking green: modelling respirator reuse strategies to reduce cost and waste

BMJ Open, 2021
Objectives To compare the impact of respirator extended use and reuse strategies with regard to cost and sustainability during the COVID-19 pandemic.Design Cost analysis.Setting USA.Participants All healthcare workers within the USA.Interventions Not ...
Giovanni Traverso, James Byrne, Chin Hur, Jacqueline Chu, Omkar Ghenand, Joy Collins, Adam Wentworth, Peter R. Chai, Farah Dadabhoy   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source