Author(s): Sina Pourebrahimi

Billions of disposable face masks (i.e., single-use masks) are used and discarded worldwide monthly due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The immethodical disposal of these polymer-based wastes containing non-biodegradable constituents (e.g., polypropylene) has provoked marked and severe damage to the ecosystem. Meanwhile, their ever-growing usage significantly s ...

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Author(s): Scott BM; Lacasse V; Blom DG; Tonner PD; Blom NS;

Background: The coronavirus nonstructural protein 5 (Nsp5) is a cysteine protease required for processing the viral polyprotein and is therefore crucial for viral replication. Nsp5 from several coronaviruses have also been found to cleave host proteins, disrupting molecular pathways involved in innate immunity. Nsp5 from the recently emerged SARS-CoV-2 vi ...

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Author(s): Safiabadi Tali SH; LeBlanc JJ; Sadiq Z; Oyewunmi OD; Camargo C; Nikpour B; Armanfard N; Sagan SM; Jahanshahi-Anbuhi S;

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory disease coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has led to millions of confirmed cases and deaths worldwide. Efficient diagnostic tools are in high demand, as rapid and large-scale testing plays a pivotal role in patient man ...

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Author(s): V AAR, R V, Haghighat F

Coronavirus spread is more serious in urban metropolitan cities compared to rural areas. It is observed from the data on the infection rate available in the various sources that the cold and dry conditions accelerate the spread of coronavirus. In the present work, the existing theory of respiratory droplet drying is used to propose the mechanism of virus ...

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Author(s): Thombs BD, Kwakkenbos L, Carrier ME, Bourgeault A, Tao L, Harb S, Gagarine M, Rice D, Bustamante L, Ellis K, Duchek D, Wu Y, Bhandari PM, Neupane D, Carboni-Jiménez A, Henry RS, Krishnan A, Sun Y, Levis B, He C, Turner KA, Benedetti A, C ...

J Psychosom Res. 2020 May 14;135:110132 Authors: Thombs BD, Kwakkenbos L, Carrier ME, Bourgeault A, Tao L, Harb S, Gagarine M, Rice D, Bustamante L, Ellis K, Duchek D, Wu Y, Bhandari PM, Neupane D, Carboni-Jiménez A, Henry RS, Krishnan A, Sun Y, Levis B, He C, Turner KA, Benedetti A, Culos- ...

Article GUID: 32521358

Author(s): Fortuné C, Gietzen A, Guillot G, Lewis N, Nielsen K, Richard M, Sauvé M, Welling J, SPIN Investigators, Baron M, Furst DE, Gottesman K, Malcarne V, Mayes MD, Mouthon L, Nielson WR, Riggs R, Wigley F, Assassi S, Boutron I, Ells C, van den ...

J Psychosom Res. 2020 May 14;:110132 Authors: Fortuné C, Gietzen A, Guillot G, Lewis N, Nielsen K, Richard M, Sauvé M, Welling J, SPIN Investigators, Baron M, Furst DE, Gottesman K, Malcarne V, Mayes MD, Mouthon L, Nielson WR, Riggs R, Wigley F, Assassi S, Boutron I, Ells C, van den En ...

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