...Mika Morishima; Yoshie Mori; Yasuyuki Yamada; Lei Yumoto Purpose Our long-term goal is to develop fit and comfortable household masks. This study aimed to investigate the attitudes of Japanese youth towards wearing masks one year after the mask mandate was lifted, compared to their attitudes...

...Yeonghoon Kang; Gyungin Jung; Sungmin Kim Purpose This study aims to develop a novel design method to make personalized masks for the effective prevention of pandemic respiratory infectious disease. Design/methodology/approach The changes in facial shape during speaking were analyzed using...

... face masks in a safe, environmentally acceptable manner. The dumping of single-use PPE in domestic garbage has had an adverse effect on the environment. Mismanaged plastic waste endangers the health of ecosystems by polluting marine and terrestrial environments, posing a significant risk of ingestion...

...Mika Morishima; Tamaki Mitsuno; Koya Kishida Purpose Many Japanese hay fever (HF) sufferers wear a hygienic face mask to prevent pollen inhalation, but most find it very uncomfortable. The purpose of this paper is to identify the problems associated with mask wearing through repeated surveys...