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Assessment of Nano and Submicron Particle Penetration Criteria of Collective and Individual Layers of Face Mask Substrate

, 2023
The surgical mask has been a crucial tool in mitigating the spread of respiratory diseases caused by viral and particulate pollutants since its invention. It is widely employed in the medical context to mitigate the transmission of infectious agents. The
Khyum, Mirza Mohammad Omar
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Contributions to EUV mask metrology infrastructure

, 2022
Paper 754505There is a strong demand for stand alone actinic tools for high volume manufacturing of EUV mask infrastructure. Among such metrology tools reflectometry, blank inspection, mask defect and pattern inspection are of special need to be in pilot
Juschkin, L., Farahzadi, A., Herbert, S., Benk, M., Maryasov, A., Lebert, R.   +5 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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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
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Surgical management for upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma [PDF]

, 2011
Background Upper tract transitional cell carcinomas (TCC) are uncommon and aggressive tumours. There are a number of surgical approaches to manage this condition including open radical nephroureterectomy and laparoscopic procedures.
El-Mokadem, Ismail, Ismail El-Mokadem, Bhavan Prasad Rai, Nabi, Ghulam, Mike Shelley, Biyani, Chandra S., Bernadette Coles, Chandra S Biyani, Ghulam Nabi, Coles, Bernadette, Shelley, Mike, Rai, Bhavan Prasad   +11 more
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Acoustic voice characteristics with and without wearing a facemask

Scientific Reports, 2021
Facemasks are essential for healthcare workers but characteristics of the voice whilst wearing this personal protective equipment are not well understood. In the present study, we compared acoustic voice measures in recordings of sixteen adults producing
Duy Duong Nguyen, Patricia McCabe, Donna Thomas, Alison Purcell, Maree Doble, Daniel Novakovic, Antonia Chacon, Catherine Madill   +7 more
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Cotton and Surgical Face Masks in Community Settings: Bacterial Contamination and Face Mask Hygiene

Frontiers in Medicine, 2021
During the current COVID-19 pandemic, the use of face masks has become increasingly recommended and even mandatory in community settings. To evaluate the risk of bacterial cross-contamination, this study analyzed the bacterial bioburden of disposable ...
Lize Delanghe, Eline Cauwenberghs, Irina Spacova, Ilke De Boeck, Wannes Van Beeck, Koen Pepermans, Ingmar Claes, Dieter Vandenheuvel, Veronique Verhoeven, Sarah Lebeer   +9 more
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Design and analysis strategies for robust microbiome ageing research

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The gut microbiome changes with age and associates with age‐related morbidity and mortality, establishing it as a potential biomarker and intervention target for ageing. Realising this potential requires methodological rigour, yet distinguishing biological signals from methodological artefacts remains challenging across cohorts. This review provides an
Mark Olenik, İsmail Güderer, Yi Wang, Tayyaba Alvi, Prasoon Pandey, Handan Melike Dönertaş   +5 more
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Actinic EUV-mask metrology: Tools, concepts, components

, 2022
Paper 79850BThere is a strong demand for standalone actinic tools for mask blank and mask metrology. We expect to deliver contributions to key issues for the infrastructure tools such as actinic reflectometer, actinic defect inspection and components ...
Schäfer, D., Hoefer, M., Juschkin, L., Hoffmann, D., Farahzadi, A., Herbert, S., Phiesel, C., Diete, W., Maryasov, A., Esser, D., Lebert, R., Wilhein, T.   +11 more
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Effects of wearing a transparent face mask on perception of facial expressions

i-Perception, 2022
Wearing face masks in public has become the norm in many countries post-2020. Although mask-wearing is effective in controlling infection, it has the negative side effect of occluding the mask wearer’s facial expressions. The purpose of this study was to
Yuki Miyazaki, Miki Kamatani, Tomokazu Suda, Kei Wakasugi, Kaori Matsunaga, Jun I. Kawahara   +5 more
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