Masks and respirators for prevention of respiratory infections: a state of the science review

T Greenhalgh, CR MacIntyre, MG Baker… - Clinical microbiology …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
This narrative review and meta-analysis summarizes a broad evidence base on the benefits—
and also the practicalities, disbenefits, harms and personal, sociocultural and environmental …

ACE2 receptor-modified algae-based microrobot for removal of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater

F Zhang, Z Li, L Yin, Q Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 can survive in wastewater for several days with a potential
risk of waterborne human transmission, hence posing challenges in containing the virus and …

Considerations for the safe operation of schools during the coronavirus pandemic

R Lordan, S Prior, E Hennessy, A Naik… - Frontiers in public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
During the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic,
providing safe in-person schooling has been a dynamic process balancing evolving …

Changes in in-hospital mortality in the first wave of COVID-19: a multicentre prospective observational cohort study using the WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol …

AB Docherty, RH Mulholland, NI Lone… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Mortality rates in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 in the UK appeared to
decline during the first wave of the pandemic. We aimed to quantify potential drivers of this …

Analysis of the risk and pre-emptive control of viral outbreaks accounting for within-host dynamics: SARS-CoV-2 as a case study

WS Hart, H Park, YD Jeong, KS Kim… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
In the era of living with COVID-19, the risk of localised SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks remains.
Here, we develop a multiscale modelling framework for estimating the local outbreak risk for …

Multi-scale modelling reveals that early super-spreader events are a likely contributor to novel variant predominance

A Goyal, DB Reeves, JT Schiffer - Journal of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOC) has hampered international
efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. VOCs have been characterized to varying …

Identifiability of parameters in mathematical models of SARS-CoV-2 infections in humans

SM Ciupe, N Tuncer - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Determining accurate estimates for the characteristics of the severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 in the upper and lower respiratory tracts, by fitting mathematical …

Algae-based self-driven microrobot for efficient removal of nanoplastics from water environment

G Qi, J Liu, C Tian, S Zhang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanoplastics (NPs) have the characteristics of various species, wide distribution, low
concentration and difficult degradation. In recent years, the researches of NPs have mainly …

Determinants of SARS-CoV-2 contagiousness in household contacts of symptomatic adult index cases

M Trunfio, L Richiardi, F Alladio, E Staffilano… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Identifying determinants of the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission in settings of contagion is fundamental to inform …

Timing HIV infection with a simple and accurate population viral dynamics model

DB Reeves, M Rolland, BL Dearlove… - Journal of the …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Clinical trials for HIV prevention can require knowledge of infection times to subsequently
determine protective drug levels. Yet, infection timing is difficult when study visits are sparse …