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Study reveals best fabric combos for cloth masks
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 28 (ANI): Cloth face masks have become one of the most essential things to protect yourself and others from COVID-19. And for some people, they have also become a fashion statement, with many fabric choices available. But have you ever thought about how effective are th
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Here's how an elephant's trunk manipulates air to eat, drink
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 11 (ANI): New research by the Georgia Institute of Technology finds that elephants dilate their nostrils in order to create more space in their trunks, allowing them to store up to nine litres of water. They can also suck up three litres per second a speed 50 times fast
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Study finds masks not enough to stop COVID-19's spread without distancing
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): Simply wearing a mask may not be enough to prevent the spread of COVID-19 without social distancing, suggest the findings of a new study.
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Exercised over nothing: Masks don't impair lung function during physical a
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 17 (ANI): Wearing a facemask helps limit the spread of COVID-19 by reducing respiratory droplets and aerosols spewed into the air when people breathe, talk, laugh, sneeze, or cough, a new study suggests.
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Study reveals new model connects respiratory droplet physics with COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
California [US], July 25 (ANI): According to a study on droplet physics by an international team of engineers, respiratory droplets from a cough or sneeze travel farther and last longer in humid, cold climates than in hot, dry ones. The researchers incorporated this understanding of the impa
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New model connects respiratory droplet physics with COVID-19 spread
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
California [US], July 21 (ANI): Respiratory droplets from a cough or sneeze travel farther and last longer in humid, cold climates than in hot, dry ones, according to a study on droplet physics by an international team of engineers.
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Infosys sacks employee over 'spread the virus' post, Bengaluru Police file
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar 28 (ANI): A case has been registered against an Infosys employee in Bengaluru for a shocking social media post urging people to "go out and sneeze" and spread the highly contagious COVID-19 virus that has infected over 800 people across the country and clai
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Allergy season worsens with changing climate
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 13 (ANI): You already know that allergy season has arrived when you sneeze your head off frequently. A new study has found that allergy season has worsened because of increased pollen count and changing the climate.
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Are Southeast Asia and India already in a bear market?
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Singapore [Singapore], Oct 29 (ANI): A saying goes that if Wall Street (or America) sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold.
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The Flu may be spread just by breathing
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Jan. 21 (ANI): Turns out, flu doesn't need coughing or sneezing for transmission. According to a new study, it was revealed influenza virus, commonly known as flu, can be transmitted through breathing, against all notions of contamination by exposure to droplets fro
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Holding nose while sneezing may burst your ear drum
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Jan. 16 (ANI): If you are about to sneeze, then don't try to stop it by pinching your nose and closing your mouth, as according to doctors, it can rupture throat, burst an ear drum and even pop a blood vessel in brain.
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