Smart face masks for Covid-19 pandemic management: A concise review of emerging architectures, challenges and future research directions

TM Fagbola, FI Fagbola, OJ Aroba, R Doshi… - IEEE Sensors …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Smart sensing technology has been playing tremendous roles in digital healthcare
management over time with great impacts. Lately, smart sensing has awoken the world by …

Assessing public willingness to wear face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic: fresh insights from the theory of planned behavior

M Irfan, N Akhtar, M Ahmad, F Shahzad… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Face masks are considered an effective intervention in controlling the spread of airborne
viruses, as evidenced by the 2009′ s H1N1 swine flu and 2003′ s severe acute …

Facemask global challenges: The case of effective synthesis, utilization, and environmental sustainability

K Shirvanimoghaddam, B Czech, R Yadav, C Gokce… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has caused a rapidly spreading pandemic and is severely …

A five-year scientometric analysis of the environmental effects of 3D printing

J Nyika, FM Mwema, RM Mahamood… - Advances in Materials …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Additive manufacturing use is on a rising trend and is set to revolutionise contemporary
industrialisation activities. The technology uses a variety of materials with unique …

Self-reported mask wearing greatly exceeds directly observed use: Urgent need for policy intervention in Kenya

A Jakubowski, D Egger, C Nekesa, L Lowe, M Walker… - MedRxiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
Background Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have so far avoided large outbreaks of
COVID-19, perhaps due to the strict lockdown measures that were imposed early in the …

Is self-reported depression, HIV status, COVID-19 health risk profile and SARS-CoV-2 exposure associated with difficulty in adhering to COVID-19 prevention …

MO Folayan, RA Abeldaño Zuniga, GF Abeldaño… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background The aim of this study was to determine whether self-reported depression,
coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) health risk profile, HIV status, and SARS-CoV-2 …

A Qualitative Evaluation of COVID-19 Preventative Response Activities in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

MA Aubourg, L Bisimwa, JC Bisimwa… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Objective: In this evaluation of COVID-19 preventative response programs in South Kivu,
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), we aimed to explore community understandings …

Review of effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the textile industry: challenges, material innovation and performance

RK Seidu, S Jiang, B Tawiah, R Acquaye… - Research Journal of …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study is to present a systematic review of the effects of COVID-
19 on the conventional textile production subsector. The emergence of the COVID-19 virus …

Progress Towards Attaining SDG Target on Universal Access to Clean Water in Sub-Saharan Africa

J Nyika, MO Dinka - Water Challenges in Rural and Urban Sub-Saharan …, 2023 - Springer
This chapter focused on assessing the progress towards realization of sustainable
development goal (SDG) 6 on universal access to safe water in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) …

[HTML][HTML] Occupational risk factors associated with Covid-19 among Health Workers in a tertiary referral Hospital, Nairobi Kenya: A case control study

JM Kiragu, R Ayah - F1000Research, 2023 - f1000research.com
Background: Covid-19 disease disproportionately affected health workers (HWs) by
worsening the preexisting shortage of HWs in developing countries, thus overwhelming …