Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks

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Influenza Virus Aerosols in Human Exhaled Breath: Particle Size, Culturability, and Effect of Surgical Masks

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Transmission via aerosols: Plausible differences among emerging coronaviruses

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Encouraging the resumption of economic activity after COVID-19: Evidence from a large scale-field experiment in China

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Reopening Economies during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Reasoning about Value Tradeoffs

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Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of human rhinovirus in hospitalized children and adolescents with acute respiratory infections: a longitudinal study in Shenzhen, China (2019–2024)

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COVID-19 and Keeping Clean: A Narrative Review To Ascertain the Efficacy of Personal Protective Equipment To Safeguard Health Care Workers Against SARS-CoV-2

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Unmasking the mask studies: why the effectiveness of surgical masks in preventing respiratory infections has been underestimated

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School opening during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: Public acceptance of wearing fabric masks in class

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Woolen Respirators for Thermal Management

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A Comprehensive Overview of the Newly Emerged COVID-19 Pandemic: Features, Origin, Genomics, Epidemiology, Treatment, and Prevention

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Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 positivity in infants with bronchiolitis: a multicentre international study

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Towards smart surveillance as an aftereffect of COVID-19 outbreak for recognition of face masked individuals using YOLOv3 algorithm

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A comprehensive review on facemask manufacturing, testing, and its environmental impacts

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The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on influenza surveillance: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Epidemiology of Respiratory Tract Infections Using Multiplex PCR in a Japanese Acute Care Hospital During the COVID19 Pandemic

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An effective stacked autoencoder based depth separable convolutional neural network model for face mask detection

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Changes in hospitalizations and emergency department respiratory viral diagnosis trends before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada

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Dynamics and Viability of Airborne Respiratory Syncytial Virus under Various Indoor Air Conditions

Niazi, S., Groth, R., Morawska, L., Spann, K. M., & Ristovski, Z. (2023) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.3c03455 · Cited by 14

Molecular detection of SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory viruses in saliva and classroom air: a two winters tale

Banholzer, N., Bittel, P., Jent, P., Furrer, L., Zürcher, K., Egger, M., Hascher, T., & Fenner, L. (2024) · Clinical Microbiology and Infection · doi:10.1016/j.cmi.2024.03.002 · Cited by 14

Coevolution of non-pharmaceutical interventions and infectious disease spreading in age-structured populations

Li, W., Gu, W., Li, J., Xin, Y., Liu, H., Su, S., & Wang, W. (2024) · Chaos Solitons & Fractals · doi:10.1016/j.chaos.2024.115577 · Cited by 14

A short perspective on a COVID-19 clinical study: ‘diagnosis of COVID-19 by RT-PCR using exhale breath condensate samples’

Sawano, M., Takeshita, K., Ohno, H., & Oka, H. (2020) · Journal of Breath Research · doi:10.1088/1752-7163/abb99b · Cited by 14

Viable virus aerosol propagation by positive airway pressure circuit leak and mitigation with a ventilated patient hood

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Using circular economy principles to recycle materials in guiding the design of a wet scrubber-reactor for indoor air disinfection from coronavirus and other pathogens

Shishkin, A., Goel, G., Baroniņš, J., Ozoliņš, J., Hoskins, C., & Goel, S. (2021) · Environmental Technology & Innovation · doi:10.1016/j.eti.2021.101429 · Cited by 14

A virucidal face mask based on the reverse‐flow reactor concept for thermal inactivation of SARS‐CoV ‐2

Faucher, S. J., Lundberg, D. J., Liang, X. A., Jin, X., Phillips, R., Parviz, D., Buongiorno, J., & Strano, M. S. (2021) · AIChE Journal · doi:10.1002/aic.17250 · Cited by 13

Impact of Personal Protection Habits on the Spread of Pandemics: Insights from an Agent-Based Model

Pomar, L. Á., & Rojas–Galeano, S. (2021) · The Scientific World JOURNAL · doi:10.1155/2021/6616654 · Cited by 16

The Impact of Universal Mask Use on SARS-COV-2 in Victoria, Australia on the Epidemic Trajectory of COVID-19

Costantino, V., & MacIntyre, C. R. (2021) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi:10.3389/fpubh.2021.625499 · Cited by 14

COVID-19 and physical activity in sedentary individuals: differences in metabolic, cardiovascular, and respiratory responses during aerobic exercise performed with and without a surgical face masks

Umutlu, G., Acar, N. E., Ulutaş, D. S. S., Taşman, G. A., Güven, E., & Yıldırım, İ. (2022) · The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness · doi:10.23736/s0022-4707.21.12313-8 · Cited by 14

Face Mask Detection Using Deep Learning During COVID-19

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The SARS-CoV-2 viral load in COVID-19 patients is lower on face mask filters than on nasopharyngeal swabs

Smolinska, A., Jessop, D. S., Pappan, K. L., de Saedeleer, A., Kang, A., Martin, A. L., Allsworth, M., Tyson, C., Bos, M. P., Clancy, M., et al. (2021) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-021-92665-3 · Cited by 13

Adherence to mask wearing on public transport during the COVID-19 pandemic and influential factors: the case of Hanoi

Manh, T. H., Duong, D. A., Anh, N. N., Đức, N. T., Minh, N. B., Huong, M. T., & Hieu, N. M. (2021) · The Transport and Communications Science Journal · doi:10.47869/tcsj.72.4.8 · Cited by 15

Detection of respiratory pathogens by application of multiplex PCR panel during early period of COVID-19 pandemic in a tertiary hospital in Central Taiwan

Chiu, Y., Tien, N., Lin, H., Wei, H., Lai, H., Chen, J.-A., Low, Y.-Y., Lin, H.-H., Hsu, Y., & Hwang, K. (2021) · Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection · doi:10.1016/j.jmii.2021.09.011 · Cited by 14

Face masks to fight against COVID-19 pandemics: A comprehensive review of materials, design, technology and product development

Arora, S., & Majumdar, A. (2022) · Journal of Industrial Textiles · doi:10.1177/15280837211069869 · Cited by 15

Face masking and COVID-19: potential effects of variolation on transmission dynamics

Levine, Z., & Earn, D. J. D. (2022) · Journal of The Royal Society Interface · doi:10.1098/rsif.2021.0781 · Cited by 14

Bicomponent spunbond filters doped with polytetrafluoroethylene nanoparticles for long-term efficient fine particle removal

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Uncovering psychobehavioural implications of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection in Iran

Wong, L. P., Alias, H., Danaee, M., Ziaee, M., Abedi, F., Ziaee, A., Mohajer, S., Hajialibeigloo, R., Namazinia, M., Jamei, F., et al. (2020) · Transboundary and Emerging Diseases · doi:10.1111/tbed.13662 · Cited by 13

Safety and Reverence: How Roman Catholic Liturgy Can Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Estimating the Impact of Statewide Policies to Reduce Spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Real Time, Colorado, USA

Buchwald, A. G., Bayham, J., adams, J., Bortz, D. M., Colborn, K. L., Zarella, O., Buran, M. N., Samet, J. M., Ghosh, D., Herlihy, R., et al. (2021) · Emerging infectious diseases · doi:10.3201/eid2709.204167 · Cited by 11

An unexpected biomaterial against SARS-CoV-2: Bio-polyphosphate blocks binding of the viral spike to the cell receptor

Müller, W. E. G., Schröder, H. C., Neufurth, M., & Wang, X. (2021) · Materials Today · doi:10.1016/j.mattod.2021.07.029 · Cited by 15

Mask or Non-Mask? Robust Face Mask Detector via Triplet-Consistency Representation Learning

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Fitted filtration efficiency and breathability of 2-ply cotton masks: Identification of cotton consumer categories acceptable for home-made cloth mask construction

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The Practice of Wearing Surgical Masks during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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COVID-19: The Pseudo-Environment and the Need for a Paradigm Change

Stein, R. A., Ometa, O., & Broker, T. R. (2021) · GERMS · doi:10.18683/germs.2021.1283 · Cited by 16

Face Masks, Public Policies and Slowing the Spread of COVID-19: Evidence from CanadaPreprint

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The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools

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Prevalence and Clinical Correlates of COVID-19 Outbreak Among Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Level Hospital in Delhi

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The Effect of Masks and Respirators on Acoustic Voice Analysis During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Gojayev, E. K., Büyükatalay, Z. Ç., Akyüz, T., Rehan, M., & Dursun, G. (2021) · Journal of Voice · doi:10.1016/j.jvoice.2021.11.014 · Cited by 13

Effects of a taped filter mask on peak power, perceived breathlessness, heart rate, blood lactate and oxygen saturation during a graded exercise test in young healthy adults: a randomized controlled trial

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Barriers to and Facilitators of COVID-19 Prevention Behaviors Among North Carolina Residents

Hill, L. M., Davis, H., Drewry, M., Shelus, V., Bartels, S. M., Combs, K. G., Ribisl, K. M., & Lazard, A. J. (2022) · Health Education & Behavior · doi:10.1177/10901981221076408 · Cited by 13

Molecular Evidence of Coinfection with Acute Respiratory Viruses and High Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 among Patients Presenting Flu-Like Illness in Bukavu City, Democratic Republic of Congo

Bisimwa, P. N., Ayagirwe, R., Baharanyi, T. C., Kashosi, T. M., Cikwanine, J. P. B., Bisimwa, P. B., Kusinza, A. B., Mugumaarhahama, Y., Wasso, D. S., Simon, P. B., et al. (2022) · Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology · doi:10.1155/2022/1553266 · Cited by 13

Novel modelling approaches to predict the role of antivirals in reducing influenza transmission

Asher, J., Lemenuel‐Diot, A., Clay, M., Durham, D. P., Mier-y-Terán-Romero, L., Arguello, C. J., Jolivet, S., Wong, D. Y., Kuhlbusch, K., Clinch, B., et al. (2023) · PLoS Computational Biology · doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010797 · Cited by 13

Effect of Different Symmetries of Electrospun Poly(lactic acid) Nanofibers on Facemask Filtration

Kashif, M., Guo, H., Ge, J., Lv, X., Rasul, S., & Liu, Y. (2023) · ACS Applied Polymer Materials · doi:10.1021/acsapm.3c00696 · Cited by 13

Influenza A and B Viruses in Fine Aerosols of Exhaled Breath Samples from Patients in Tropical Singapore

Chow, V. T. K., Tay, D. J. W., Chen, M. I.-C., Tang, J. W.-T., Milton, D. K., & Tham, K. W. (2023) · Viruses · doi:10.3390/v15102033 · Cited by 13

An assessment of the airborne longevity of group A Streptococcus

Oswin, H. P., Blake, E., Haddrell, A. E., Finn, A. H. R., Sriskandan, S., Reid, J. P., Halliday, A., & Goenka, A. (2024) · Microbiology · doi:10.1099/mic.0.001421 · Cited by 13

Masks and thermometers: Paramount measures to stop the rapid spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the United States

Wu, E., & Qi, D. (2020) · Genes & Diseases · doi:10.1016/j.gendis.2020.04.011 · Cited by 13

Investigation on Designing Meltblown Fibers for the Filtering Layer of a Mask by Cross-Scale Simulations

Shi, J., Zou, Y., Wang, J., Zeng, X., Chu, G., Sun, B., Wang, D., & Chen, J. (2021) · Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research · doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.0c06232 · Cited by 13

SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in medical employees in a large urologic department: Spread, containment and outcome

Brandt, M. P., Jäger, W., Epple, S., Haferkamp, A., & Schröder, A. (2021) · American Journal of Infection Control · doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2021.02.011 · Cited by 13

A Multi-Disciplinary Review on the Aerobiology of COVID-19 in Dental Settings

Dabiri, D., Conti, S. R., Pour, N. S., Chong, A., Dadjoo, S., Dabiri, D., Wiese, C., Badal, J., Hoogland, M., Conti, H. R., et al. (2021) · Frontiers in Dental Medicine · doi:10.3389/fdmed.2021.726395 · Cited by 13

Front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic: what is the effectiveness of using personal protective equipment in health service environments?—a systematic review

de Araújo, C. M., Filho, O. G., Gonçalves, F. M., Basso, I. B., Schröder, Â. G. D., Cavalcante-Leão, B. L., Ravazzi, G. C., Zeigelboim, B. S., Stechman‐Neto, J., & Santos, R. S. (2021) · International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health · doi:10.1007/s00420-021-01775-y · Cited by 13

Applying a Pedestrian Level of Service in the Context of Social Distancing: The Case of the City of Madrid

Talavera-García, R., & Pérez-Campaña, R. (2021) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph182111037 · Cited by 13

Study on Droplet Dispersion Influenced by Ventilation and Source Configuration in Classroom Settings Using Low-cost Sensor Network

Chen, W., Kwak, D.-B., Anderson, J. E., Kanna, K., Pei, C., Cao, Q., Ou, Q., Kim, S. C., Kuehn, T. H., & Pui, D. Y. H. (2021) · Aerosol and Air Quality Research · doi:10.4209/aaqr.210232 · Cited by 13

SARS-CoV-2 and Public Transport in Italy

Caggiano, G., Apollonio, F., Triggiano, F., Diella, G., Stefanizzi, P., Lopuzzo, M., D’Ambrosio, M., Bartolomeo, N., Barbuti, G., Sorrenti, G. T., et al. (2021) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph182111415 · Cited by 12

An Agent-Based Simulation Model to Evaluate Contacts, Layout, and Policies in Entrance, Exit, and Seating in Indoor Activities Under a Pandemic Situation

Islam, M. T., Jain, S., Chen, Y., Chowdhury, B. D. B., & Son, Y. (2021) · IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering · doi:10.1109/tase.2021.3118008 · Cited by 13

Wastewater-based epidemiology: a new frontier for tracking environmental persistence and community transmission of COVID-19

Dutta, H., Kaushik, G., & Dutta, V. (2021) · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · doi:10.1007/s11356-021-17419-0 · Cited by 13

A multicentre retrospective cohort study on COVID-19-related physical interventions and adult hospital admissions for ENT infections

Quraishi, N., Ray, M., Srivastava, R., Ray, J., & Quraishi, M. S. (2021) · European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology · doi:10.1007/s00405-021-07180-y · Cited by 13

Spatiotemporal droplet dispersion measurements demonstrate face masks reduce risks from singing

Ho, K. M. A., Davies, H., Epstein, R., Bassett, P., Hogan, Á., Kabir, Y., Rubin, J. S., Shin, G. Y., Reid, J. P., Torii, R., et al. (2021) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-021-03519-x · Cited by 13

Numerical investigation of droplets in a cross-ventilated space with sitting passengers under asymptomatic virus transmission conditions

Peña-Monferrer, C., Antao, S., & Sawko, R. (2021) · Physics of Fluids · doi:10.1063/5.0070625 · Cited by 14

Non-pharmaceutical interventions during the COVID-19 epidemic changed detection rates of other circulating respiratory pathogens in Japan

Nagakubo, Y., Hirotsu, Y., Maejima, M., Shibusawa, M., Hosaka, K., Amemiya, K., Sueki, H., Hayakawa, M., Mochizuki, H., Tsutsui, T., et al. (2022) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0262874 · Cited by 14

Changes in the Circulation of Common Respiratory Pathogens among Hospitalized Patients with Influenza-like Illnesses in the Lazio Region (Italy) during Fall Season of the Past Three Years

Sberna, G., Lalle, E., Valli, M. B., Bordi, L., Garbuglia, A. R., & Amendola, A. (2022) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph19105962 · Cited by 13

Air dispersal of respiratory viruses other than severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the implication on hospital infection control

Wong, S., Chan, V. W.-M., AuYeung, C. H.-Y., Chen, J. H.-K., Yip, C. C., So, S. Y.-C., Li, X., Lung, D. C., Tsang, A. M.-C., To, K. K., et al. (2022) · Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · doi:10.1017/ice.2022.186 · Cited by 13

Significant perspectives on various viral infections targeted antiviral drugs and vaccines including COVID-19 pandemicity

Arumugam, G. S., Damodharan, K., Doble, M., & Thennarasu, S. (2022) · Molecular Biomedicine · doi:10.1186/s43556-022-00078-z · Cited by 14

Dual-Network Structured Nanofibrous Membranes with Superelevated Interception Probability for Extrafine Particles

Yang, Y., Wang, H., Wang, C., Chen, Y., Dang, B., Liu, M., Zhang, X., Li, Y., & Sun, Q. (2023) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.3c01385 · Cited by 13

Mask device as a new wearable sampler for breath analysis: what can we expect in the future?

Liu, X., & Hu, B. (2023) · Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry · doi:10.1007/s00216-023-04673-z · Cited by 13

COVID-19: In the Absence of Vaccination – ‘Mask the Nation’

Sleator, R. D., Darby, S. B., Giltinan, A., & Smith, N. J. (2020) · Future Microbiology · doi:10.2217/fmb-2020-0112 · Cited by 14

Effect of Face Masks on Blood Saturation, Heart Rate, and Well-Being Indicators in Health Care Providers Working in Specialized COVID-19 Center

Wojtasz, I., Cofta, S., Czudaj, P., Jaracz, K., & Kaźmierski, R. (2022) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph19031397 · Cited by 14

Potential Role of Personal Protective Equipment Use in the Protection Against COVID-19 Infection Among Health Care WorkersPreprint

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On the utility of cloth facemasks for controlling ejecta during respiratory eventsPreprint

Kumar, V., Nallamothu, S. K., Shrivastava, S., Jadeja, H., Nakod, P. M., Andrade, P., Doshi, P., & Kumaraswamy, G. (2020) · arXiv (Cornell University) · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2005.03444 · Cited by 16

Validating the correct wearing of protection mask by taking a selfie: design of a mobile application "CheckYourMask'' to limit the spread of COVID-19Preprint

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A Modified Surgical Face Mask to Improve Protection and Wearing Comfort

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Flexible biochemical sensors for point-of-care management of diseases: a review

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Changes in Respiratory Pathogens before and after the COVID‐19 Pandemic (2018–2021)

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An update on SARS-CoV-2 immunization and future directions

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Increasing rhinovirus prevalence in paediatric intensive care patients since the SARS-CoV2 pandemic

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Large Particle Emissions from Human Vocalization and Playing of Wind Instruments

Tanner, K., Good, K. M., Goble, D., Good, N., Keisling, A., Keller, K. P., L’Orange, C., Morton, E., Phillips, R., & Volckens, J. (2023) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.3c03588 · Cited by 12

The aerobiological pathway of natural respiratory viral aerosols

Santarpia, J. L., Reid, J. P., Wu, C., Lednicky, J. A., & Oswin, H. P. (2024) · TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.trac.2024.117557 · Cited by 14

The impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on community non-SARS-CoV-2 respiratory infections in preschool children

Klee, B., Diexer, S., Horn, J., Langer, S., Wende, M., Ortiz, D., Bielecka, A., Strowig, T., Mikolajczyk, R., & Gottschick, C. (2024) · BMC Pediatrics · doi:10.1186/s12887-024-04686-2 · Cited by 12

A comprehensive assessment of IAQ role in ensuring environment quality and health in schools and plan for future school environment: a systematic review

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High instantaneous response quartz crystal microbalance humidity sensor for respiratory droplet detection

Lu, J., Chen, X., Ding, X., Jia, Z., Zhang, M., Yu, X., Tang, K., Liu, F., Li, H., & Li, G. (2025) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2025.161366 · Cited by 13

Leveraging federated learning and edge computing for pandemic-resilient healthcare

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Control measures to prevent Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in endoscopy centers: Multi‐center study

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Impact of Population Mask Wearing on COVID-19 Post Lockdown

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Universal Masking during COVID-19 Pandemic – Current Evidence and Controversies

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Recommendations for the management of patients with systemic rheumatic diseases during the coronavirus disease pandemic

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Planning and Design of a Full-Outer-Air-Intake Natural Air-Conditioning System for Medical Negative Pressure Isolation Wards

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Respirators, face masks, and their risk reductions via multiple transmission routes for first responders within an ambulance

Wilson, A. M., Jones, R. M., Lerma, V. L., Abney, S. E., King, M., Weir, M. H., Sexton, J. D., Noakes, C. J., & Reynolds, K. A. (2021) · Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene · doi:10.1080/15459624.2021.1926468 · Cited by 12

Sensitivity of airborne transmission of enveloped viruses to seasonal variation in indoor relative humidity

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Analysis of the Impact of Mask-wearing in Viral Spread: Implications for COVID-19

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Localized and Whole-Room Effects of Portable Air Filtration Units on Aerosol Particle Deposition and Concentration in a Classroom Environment

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The Clinical and Genomic Epidemiology of Rhinovirus in Homeless Shelters—King County, Washington

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Transparent masks reduce the negative impact of opaque masks on understanding emotional states but not on sharing them

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Influenza Virus Aerosols in Human Exhaled Breath: Particle Size, Culturability, and Effect of Surgical Masks

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Detection of respiratory viruses and efficacy of face masks in reducing viral release in human exhaled breath

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Shedding and efficacy of face masks in reducing release of respiratory viruses in human exhaled breath

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Efficacy of surgical face masks in reducing influenza virus dissemination in human exhaled breath

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