Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 BackgroundEffective personal protective equipment (PPE) contribute to the prevention of COVID-19 infection. However, it is necessary to evaluate the potential risk of different medical protections in the isolation ward of COVID-19.ObjectivesWe aimed to ...
Min Zhao +3 more
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Face masks while exercising trial (MERIT): a cross-over randomised controlled study
BMJ Open, 2023 Objectives Physical exertion is a high-risk activity for aerosol emission of respiratory pathogens. We aimed to determine the safety and tolerability of healthy young adults wearing different types of face mask during moderate-to-high intensity exercise ...
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A Preliminary Study of the Objective Measurement of Compliance Rates for Semirigid Lumbar-Support Use in Patients with Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: How Important Is the Compliance Rate? [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2017 Study DesignClinical pilot study.PurposeTo objectively evaluate the compliance rate of lumbar-support use in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain, as well as to assess low back pain intensity, disability, and fear-avoidance beliefs.Overview of
Maryam Hekmatfard +5 more
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Physical and cognitive cycling performance wearing a training mask
European Journal of Human Movement, 2023 Training mask is a respiratory muscle training device, although it was initially advertised as altitude simulators. The aim of the study was to assess the acute effects of wearing a training masks on physical and cognitive performance in cyclists ...
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Effect of Wearing Surgical Face Masks During Exercise: Does Intensity Matter?
Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 Face masks are widely recommended as means of controlling the coronavirus disease outbreak. This study aimed to examine the physiological and perceptual responses of wearing surgical face masks while exercising at different intensities.
Eric Tsz-Chun Poon +2 more
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Factors associated with headache and neck pain among telecommuters – a five days follow-up
BMC Public Health, 2021 Background The current sanitary crisis brought on by the COVID-19 recently forced a large proportion of workers to adopt telecommuting with limited time to plan transition.
Mariève Houle +6 more
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Reduction of external rail wearing on road curves
Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 2004 Railway line curves restrict train speed. Besides, there is a high side wearing intensity in the external rail head on the curves. The main functions of cant are discussed in the article. Results of experimental research which was carried out in order to
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Correlation of intraluminal esophageal pressure with the dynamic extension of tracheoesophageal voice in total laryngectomees [PDF]
Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2013 PURPOSE: To evaluate and correlate the amplitude of esophageal contractions triggered by swallowing water with dynamic extension and habitual, strong and weak sound intensity in total laryngectomees wearing a tracheoesophageal prosthesis. METHODS: Thirty
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 We present a computational cognitive model that incorporates and formalizes aspects of theories of individual-level behavior change and present simulations of COVID-19 behavioral response that modulates transmission rates.
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How does the presence of a surgical face mask impair the perceived intensity of facial emotions?
PLoS ONE, 2022 The use of surgical-type face masks has become increasingly common during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent findings suggest that it is harder to categorise the facial expressions of masked faces, than of unmasked faces.
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