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Respirators

Evaluating N95 respirator designs: A mixed-methods pilot and feasibility study

Fatima Sheikh, Myrna Dolovich, Lisa Schwartz, Sarah Khan, Zeinab Hosseinidoust, Alison E. Fox-Robichaud

published 03 Dec 2025

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Children’s preferences for features and designs of KN95-style respirators: A comparative study between Indonesia and Nepal

Sarah Nila, Chandika Shrestha, Hastin M. Maharti, Claire J. Horwell, Dicky C. Pelupessy, Rachel L. Kendal, Meghnath Dhimal, Judith Covey

published 17 Oct 2025

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Measuring the fitted filtration efficiency of cloth masks, medical masks and respirators

Amanda A. Tomkins, Gurleen Dulai, Ranmeet Dulai, Sarah Rassenberg, Darren Lawless, Scott Laengert, Rebecca S. Rudman, Shiblul Hasan, Charles-Francois de Lannoy, Ken G. Drouillard, Catherine M. Clase

published 21 Apr 2025

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Examination of factors that impact mask or respirator purchase and usage during the COVID-19 pandemic

Nicole Bertges, Sachiyo Shearman, Satomi Imai, Jo Anne G. Balanay, Sinan Sousan

published 25 Sep 2024

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A retrospective characterization of pediatric facemasks marketed in the United States and implications for future designs

Ali Hasani, Bryan Ibarra, Kirstie Snodderly, Dana Rottach, BiFeng Qian, Daniel Porter, Suvajyoti Guha

published 19 Sep 2024

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Superspreading of SARS-CoV-2 at a choir rehearsal in Finland—A computational fluid dynamics view on aerosol transmission and patient interviews

Anna Tuhkuri Matvejeff, Alpo Laitinen, Marko Korhonen, Lotta-Maria Oksanen, Ahmed Geneid, Enni Sanmark, Ville Vuorinen

published 12 Sep 2024

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Effective volume of rebreathed air during breathing with facepieces increases with protection class and decreases with ambient airflow

Helen Ngo, Johannes Spaeth, Stefan Schumann

published 21 Mar 2024

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N95 respirator hybrid decontamination method using Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI) coupled with Microwave-Generated Steam (MGS)

Thirumaaran Gopalan, Mohd Ridha Muhamad, Victor Chee Wai Hoe, Pouya Hassandarvish

published 06 Feb 2024

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The effect of N95 designs on respirator fit and its associations with gender and facial dimensions

Nurul Amalina Khairul Hasni, Rohaida Ismail, Rosnawati Muhamad Robat, Nadia Mohamad, Fatin Amirah Suib, Muhammad Alfatih Pahrol, Haalah Mahmud, Baderin Osman, Yin Cheng Lim, Zamtira Seman, Rafiza Shaharudin

published 29 Nov 2023

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A systematic review of passing fit testing of the masks and respirators used during the COVID-19 pandemic: Part 1-quantitative fit test procedures

Anahita Fakherpour, Mehdi Jahangiri, Janis Jansz

published 26 Oct 2023

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Prevalence and incidence of tuberculosis infection among healthcare workers in chest diseases hospitals, Bangladesh: Putting infection control into context

Md. Saiful Islam, Emily S. Gurley, Sayera Banu, Kamal Hossain, James D. Heffelfinger, Kamal Ibne Amin Chowdhury, Shahriar Ahmed, Sadia Afreen, Mohammad Tauhidul Islam, Syed Mohammad Mazidur Rahman, Arfatur Rahman, Michele L. Pearson, Shua J. Chai

published 27 Sep 2023

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Acoustic and perceptual impact of face masks on speech: A scoping review

Gursharan Badh, Thea Knowles

published 25 Aug 2023

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Availability and use of personal protective equipment in low- and middle-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic

Salomé Henriette Paulette Drouard, Tashrik Ahmed, Pablo Amor Fernandez, Prativa Baral, Michael Peters, Peter Hansen, Tawab Hashemi, Isidore Sieleunou, Munirat Iyabode Ogunlayi, Alain-Desire Karibwami, Julie Ruel Bergeron, Edwin Eduardo Montufar Velarde, Mohamed Lamine Yansane, Chea Sanford Wesseh, Charles Mwansambo, Charles Nzelu, Helal Uddin, Mahamadi Tassembedo, Gil Shapira

published 17 Jul 2023

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