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Face masks and respirators: Towards sustainable materials and technologies to overcome the shortcomings and challenges

Nano Select, 2022
The unprecedented threat of COVID‐19 and the likelihood of other emerging infectious diseases have accentuated the need for sustainable and effective masks and respirators (MAR).
Shovon Bhattacharjee, Prateek Bahl, Abrar Ahmad Chughtai, David Heslop, C. Raina MacIntyre   +4 more
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Comparative analysis of the chosen properties of filtrating type protective masks [PDF]

Hemijska Industrija, 2014
The results of comparative experimental testing of different filtrating type masks are presented in this study. Some of the most important functional properties have been tested on available models of Italian, French, British, Canadian, Swiss ...
Rajić Dušan S., Kamberović Željko J., Karkalić Radovan M., Vitorović-Todorović Maja D., Ivanković Negovan D., Bauk Sonja Đ., Jovanović Dalibor B.   +6 more
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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
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SETD4 Confers Cancer Stem Cell Chemoresistance in Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer Patients via the Epigenetic Regulation of Cellular Quiescence

Stem Cells International, 2023
Increasing evidence indicates that quiescent cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a root cause of chemoresistance. SET domain-containing protein 4 (SETD4) epigenetically regulates cell quiescence in breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs), and SETD4-positive BCSCs are ...
Yuehong Wang, Yuman Yu, Weijun Yang, Linying Wu, Yaoshun Yang, Qianyun Lu, Jianying Zhou   +6 more
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Methodology for evaluating the level of respiratory protection of masks and respirators against particles similar to those that transmit SARS-CoV-2

Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, 2021
Objective: To develop a methodology for evaluating the level of respiratory protection provided by respirators, surgical masks and community face masks used by the Peruvian population; protection was evaluated against particles of a size similar to those
Manuel Chavez-Ruiz, Lenin Rueda-Torres, Betsabé Ruffner-Camargo, Cristofer Bellido-Achahui   +3 more
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Association of change in air quality with hospital admission for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Guangdong, China: A province-wide ecological study

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2021
Aims: To assess possible effect of air quality improvements, we investigated the temporal change in hospital admissions for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) associated with pollutant concentrations.
Zihui Wang, Yumin Zhou, Yongbo Zhang, Xiaoliang Huang, Xianzhong Duan, Duohong Chen, Yubo Ou, Longhui Tang, Shiliang Liu, Wei Hu, Chenghao Liao, Yijia Zheng, Long Wang, Min Xie, Jinzhen Zheng, Sha Liu, Ming Luo, Fan Wu, Zhishan Deng, Heshen Tian, Jieqi Peng, Huajing Yang, Shan Xiao, Xinwang Wang, Nanshan Zhong, Pixin Ran   +25 more
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Some groups of Toll-like receptor gene polymorphisms and their clinical and pathogenetic manifestations in children with bronchial asthma

Медицинская иммунология, 2020
The prevalence of bronchial asthma has shown its steady increase in the world in recent years. Despite all the achievements of Allergology, control of the disease can be achieved only in two-thirds of patients even if all social risk factors and the ...
E. N. Suprun, E. B. Nagovitsyna, N. I. Kuderova, S. V. Suprun, O. A. Lebed’ko   +4 more
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Primary prevention: exposure reduction, skin exposure and respiratory protection [PDF]

European Respiratory Review, 2012
Interventions for the primary prevention of occupational asthma have been reported in the medical literature, understanding the effectiveness of these efforts could help future interventions.
D. Heederik, P.K. Henneberger, C.A. Redlich   +2 more
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Establishment of a fit prediction model of N95 respirator based on facial images

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
Background: The protective effectiveness of an N95 respirator depends on the filtration efficiency of the material from which the N95 respirator is made of, as well as the wearers’ facial fit.
Guifang Wang, Changwei Luo, Can Cui, Shengjin Wang, Jing Huang   +4 more
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Recurrent respiratory infection protection in children: can we do anything more?

Медицинский совет, 2020
На XIV научно-практической конференции  «Совершенствование  педиатрической  практики: от простого к сложному» была затронута актуальная тема профилактики и лечения рецидивирующих респираторно-вирусных заболеваний  у детей раннего возраста.
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