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Ability of fabric face mask materials to filter ultrafine particles at coughing velocity.
OBJECTIVE:We examined the ability of fabrics which might be used to create home-made face masks to filter out ultrafine (0.02-0.1 µm) particles at the velocity of adult human coughing. METHODS:Twenty commonly available fabrics...
Infectious Diseases infection control Public Health respiratory infections Humans Pneumonia Viral Coronavirus Infections Cough Polyurethanes Cellulose Nylons Polyesters Materials Testing masks Respiratory Protective Devices textiles Cotton Fiber Particulate Matter Pandemics Air Filters Betacoronavirus Wool Fiber
Published by: BMJ Open
Ability of fabric face mask materials to filter ultrafine particles at coughing velocity
Objective: We examined the ability of fabrics which might be used to create home-made face masks to filter out ultrafine (0.02–0.1 µm) particles at the velocity of adult human coughing. Methods: Twenty commonly available fabrics...
Ability of fabric face mask materials to filter ultrafine particles at coughing velocity.
OBJECTIVE: We examined the ability of fabrics which might be used to create home-made face masks to filter out ultrafine (0.02-0.1 µm) particles at the velocity of adult human coughing. METHODS: Twenty commonly available fabrics...
infection control Infectious Diseases Public Health respiratory infections Air Filters Betacoronavirus covid-19 Cellulose Coronavirus Infections Cotton Fiber Cough Humans masks Materials Testing Nylons Pandemics Particulate Matter Pneumonia Viral Polyesters Polyurethanes Respiratory Protective Devices SARS-CoV-2 textiles Wool Fiber
Comparing the fit of N95, KN95, surgical, and cloth face masks and assessing the accuracy of fit checking.
INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic has made well-fitting face masks a critical piece of protective equipment for healthcare workers and civilians. While the importance of wearing face masks has been acknowledged, there remains...
Face Mask Fit Hacks
Eugenia O’Kelly, Anmol Arora, Sophia Pirog, Charlotte Pearson, James Ward, John Clarkson
Feb 02, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has drawn unprecedented attention to the use of masks and fabric face coverings to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses, such as SARS-CoV-2. The fit of a mask has been identified as one the primary...
Face mask fit hacks
Eugenia O'Kelly, Anmol Arora, Sophia Pirog, Charlotte Pearson, James Ward, P John Clarkson
Mar 05, 2022
INTRODUCTION: During the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been suggestions that various techniques could be employed to improve the fit and, therefore, the effectiveness of face masks. It is well recognized that...
Comparing the fit of N95, KN95, surgical, and cloth face masks and assessing the accuracy of fit checking
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has made well-fitting face masks a critical piece of protective equipment for healthcare workers and civilians. While the importance of wearing face masks has been acknowledged, there remains...
Quantum Entanglement and Emergence
Paul O'Hara
Mar 16, 2022
Paul O’Hara has a Ph.D. in mathematics from UCLA and has widely published in theoretical physics especially in the areas related to general relativity and quantum mechanics. Currently, he is a professor of scientific methodology...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Quantum Entanglement and Emergence
Paul O'Hara
Mar 16, 2022
Paul O’Hara has a Ph.D. in mathematics from UCLA and has widely published in theoretical physics especially in the areas related to general relativity and quantum mechanics. Currently, he is a professor of scientific methodology...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Defending the Indefensible
Sophia Hatzisavvidou
Jan 01, 0001
This article offers an analysis of Obama’s response to the publication of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) torture report. Using rhetoric as its mode of inquiry, the article demonstrates how Obama employed epideictic...
Inventing the Environmental State
Sophia Hatzisavvidou
Jan 02, 2020
The neoliberal nature of the environmental state prevents a transformation to long-term sustainability. Taking the case of Britain, I scrutinise the rhetorical invention of the environmental state by identifying and analysing...
Effects of DNA Interactions on the Assembly and Stability of Oligonucleotide-Lipid Nanoparticles
Sophia Roedema
Jan 01, 0001
Lipid micelles can be used to deliver hydrophobic pharmaceuticals in the bloodstream; however, micelles are inherently unstable because they require a large concentration of lipid to form, and they interact with serum proteins...
Published by: Ursinus College
Health Care Access for Children in Latinx Immigrant Families in the Greater Philadelphia Area
Sophia King
Jan 01, 0001
This work examines the gap that exists in access to health care in the Greater Philadelphia Region for children of Latinx immigrant families in comparison to other children in the nation. It provides a critical analysis of the...
undocumented immigrant families Philadelphia Latinx Healthcare Poverty CHIP Medicaid American Politics Community Health and Preventive Medicine Health Communication Health Policy Inequality and Stratification Maternal and Child Health Medicine and Health Political Science Social and Behavioral Sciences Social Policy
Published by: Ursinus College
Disturbing Binaries in Political Thought
Sophia Hatzisavvidou
Jun 11, 2015
‘Keeping silent’ can be a meaningful political event, a form of political activism that generates new political subjectivities and alters existing realities by reconfiguring power relations. To flesh out this argument, this...
SamuelsAnnemarie. After the tsunami: disaster narratives and the remaking of everyday life in Aceh. xiv, 199 pp., map, illus., bibliogr. Honolulu: Univ. of Hawai‘i Press, 2019. £68.00 (cloth)StrasslerKaren. Demanding images: democracy, mediation, and the image‐event in Indonesia. 368 pp., illus., bibliogr. Durham, N.C.
Sophia Hornbacher‐Schönleber
Feb 11, 2022
Beyond technofix
The Prometheus myth has long now provided inspiration for those who envision solutions to environmental issues. Prometheus is the figure par excellence of human forethought and progress in the anthropocene. In this article, we...
Disturbing Binaries in Political Thought
Sophia Hatzisavvidou
Jun 11, 2015
‘Keeping silent’ can be a meaningful political event, a form of political activism that generates new political subjectivities and alters existing realities by reconfiguring power relations. To flesh out this argument, this...
‘The Climate Has Always Been Changing’
Sophia Hatzisavvidou
Dec 31, 2021
Celebrity politician Sarah Palin diffused climate denialism, while advocating a version of social and political conservatism. This article scrutinises her rhetoric and argues that she crafted and performed a brand or ethos that...
Millennial Culture and Epistemology: Exploring the Meaning-making Discourse of an Emerging Generation
Sophia Driscoll Gamber
Jan 01, 0001
Millennial Culture and Epistemology takes a mixed methods approach to understanding the culture and epistemological processes of the current cohort of millennial undergraduate students at a small residential liberal arts...
millennials undergraduate students religious beliefs spirituality mental illness trauma Epistemology Higher Education Metaphysics religion Social and Behavioral Sciences Sociology
Published by: Ursinus College
Defending the Indefensible
Sophia Hatzisavvidou
Jan 01, 0001
This article offers an analysis of Obama’s response to the publication of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) torture report. Using rhetoric as its mode of inquiry, the article demonstrates how Obama employed epideictic...
‘The Climate Has Always Been Changing’
Sophia Hatzisavvidou
Dec 31, 2021
Celebrity politician Sarah Palin diffused climate denialism, while advocating a version of social and political conservatism. This article scrutinises her rhetoric and argues that she crafted and performed a brand or ethos that...
Reinhold Niebuhr's Christian Nation: The Theology of White Supremacy in Liberal White American Christianity
Sophia Driscoll Gamber
Jan 01, 0001
Reinhold Niebuhr's Christian Nation explores the relationships between white supremacy, American nation-building, and Protestantism. The argument operates on two levels. It is firstly concerned with unpacking the development of...
race white supremacy Christianity Protestantism Reinhold Niebuhr James Cone religious nationalism American Studies Arts and Humanities Christianity Race, Ethnicity and Post-Colonial Studies religion
Published by: Ursinus College
Beyond technofix
The Prometheus myth has long now provided inspiration for those who envision solutions to environmental issues. Prometheus is the figure par excellence of human forethought and progress in the anthropocene. In this article, we...
Inventing the Environmental State
Sophia Hatzisavvidou
Jan 02, 2020
The neoliberal nature of the environmental state prevents a transformation to long-term sustainability. Taking the case of Britain, I scrutinise the rhetorical invention of the environmental state by identifying and analysing...
The Role of Zuo1 Modification in Ribosome Association and Prion Formation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Sophia Lisowski
Jan 01, 0001
This study aims to elucidate the mechanism by which co-translational prion formation can be regulated by the association of a molecular chaperone known as the ribosome-associated complex (RAC) to the ribosome.
Prions RAC Zuo1 prion formation Yeast yeast prions Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology Life Sciences Molecular Biology
Published by: Ursinus College
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