Microplastics released from face masks used during the COVID-19 pandemic: A review of the characterization techniques

GE De-la-Torre, ADF López, DC Dioses-Salinas… - TrAC Trends in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The excessive use and incorrect disposal of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the
COVID-19 pandemic have aggravated the problem of plastic and microplastic (MPs) …

Protein subunit vaccines: Promising frontiers against COVID-19

VP Chavda, ENHK Ghali, PC Balar… - Journal of Controlled …, 2024 - Elsevier
The emergence of COVID-19 has posed an unprecedented global health crisis, challenging
the healthcare systems worldwide. Amidst the rapid development of several vaccine …

A systematic review on sociodemographic, financial and psychological factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine booster hesitancy among adult population

S Ayyalasomayajula, A Dhawan, MS Karattuthodi… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: While considerable evidence supports the safety and efficacy of COVID-19
vaccines, a sizable population expresses vaccine hesitancy. As per the World Health …

Fear of COVID-19 infection and its relation to depressive and anxiety symptoms among elderly population: online survey

OO Khalaf, SA Abdalgeleel, N Mostafa - Middle East Current Psychiatry, 2022 - Springer
Background The pandemic of COVID-19 is considered as one of the major threats that
affected all age groups all over the world. Old age group has been highly affected with …

Novel benzimidazole angiotensin receptor blockers with anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity equipotent to that of nirmatrelvir: computational and enzymatic studies

H Ridgway, GJ Moore, LK Gadanec, A Zulli… - Expert Opinion on …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background Hypertension worsens outcomes in SARS-CoV-2 patients. Sartans, a type of
antihypertensive angiotensin receptor blocker-(ARB), reduce COVID-19 morbidity and …

Mental health burden of patients with diabetes before and after the initial outbreak of COVID-19: predictors of mental health impairment

S Moradian, M Teufel, L Jahre, V Musche, M Fink… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting people's mental health worldwide.
Patients with diabetes are at risk for a severe course of illness when infected with SARS …

[HTML][HTML] Pleural abnormalities in COVID-19: a narrative review

BK Saha, WH Chong, A Austin, R Kathuria… - Journal of thoracic …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective This narrative review aims to provide a detailed overview of pleural abnormalities
in patients with coronavirus disease 19 or COVID-19. Background Severe acute respiratory …

Caregivers' perceived changes in engaged time with preschool-aged children during COVID-19: familial correlates and relations to children's learning behavior and …

X Zhang - Early childhood research quarterly, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting containment measures have forced many children
and their caregivers around the world to spend unprecedented amounts of time at home …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 vaccination acceptance and its associated factors among cancer patients in Tunisia

H Khiari, I Cherif, F M'ghirbi, A Mezlini… - Asian Pacific Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Vaccination is the most effective way to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and to
protect people who have a higher risk of developing severe illness and death from COVID …

Fatal attractions that trigger inflammation and drive atherosclerotic disease

H Sharma, K Mossman… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Atherosclerosis is the salient, underlying cause of cardiovascular diseases,
such as arrhythmia, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, pulmonary embolism and …