Clinical Implications

Grodzinsky, Ewa; Sund‐Levander, Märtha

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-21886-7_9

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“…The reliability of the body temperature measurement, however, is not only related to metrological issues, but also to the intrinsic complexity and variability of the “subjective” measurand and to the homeostatic mechanisms of body thermoregulation [ 11 , 12 ]. This process is under hypothalamic control, and it is conditioned by several individual factors (e.g., comorbidities, age, physical activity, digestion, stress, use of drugs and smoking), temporal variables (e.g., circadian rhythm, menstrual cycle), spatial variables (e.g., body and skin) and environmental conditions (e.g., indoor/outdoor) [ 13 , 14 ]. In measuring body temperature, it is worthy to distinguish the core temperature from the peripheral one.…”

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Noncontact Body Temperature Measurement: Uncertainty Evaluation and Screening Decision Rule to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

Dell’Isola

Cosentini

Canale

et al. 2021

Sensors

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The need to measure body temperature contactless and quickly during the COVID-19 pandemic emergency has led to the widespread use of infrared thermometers, thermal imaging cameras and thermal scanners as an alternative to the traditional contact clinical thermometers. However, limits and issues of noncontact temperature measurement devices are not well known and technical–scientific literature itself sometimes provides conflicting reference values on the body and skin temperature of healthy subjects. To limit the risk of contagion, national authorities have set the obligation to measure body temperature of workers at the entrance to the workplace. In this paper, the authors analyze noncontact body temperature measurement issues from both clinical and metrological points of view with the aim to (i) improve body temperature measurements accuracy; (ii) estimate the uncertainty of body temperature measurement on the field; (iii) propose a screening decision rule for the prevention of the spread of COVID-19. The approach adopted in this paper takes into account both the traditional instrumental uncertainty sources and clinical–medical ones related to the subjectivity of the measurand. A proper screening protocol for body temperature measurement considering the role of uncertainty is essential to correctly choose the threshold temperature value and measurement method to access critical places during COVID-19 pandemic emergency.

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Noncontact Body Temperature Measurement: Uncertainty Evaluation and Screening Decision Rule to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

Dell’Isola

Cosentini

Canale

et al. 2021

Sensors

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Climatological and social fallacies about COVID-19 pandemic

Farooq

Kumar

Uddin

et al. 2021

Environmental Sustainability

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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has emerged as a major global challenge since 2019. With the fast rise in the infected cases and deaths worldwide, many environmental and climate-related myths and fallacies spreaded fast. These fallacies include virus cannot spread in hot and humid conditions, cold weather can inhibit the virus, drinking hot water and sunlight can help cure the COVID-19, ultraviolet (UV) disinfectant lamps and UV rays from sunlight can kill the virus, use of hairdryers and hot showers for virus prevention, etc. Social norms and mindset of the people in the world towards a pandemic are quite similar. The primary purpose of this article is to enlighten the readers regarding these climatological misconceptions and social fallacies, helping spread proper knowledge and manage the outbreak of this deadly pandemic.

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Clinical Implications

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Noncontact Body Temperature Measurement: Uncertainty Evaluation and Screening Decision Rule to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

Noncontact Body Temperature Measurement: Uncertainty Evaluation and Screening Decision Rule to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

Climatological and social fallacies about COVID-19 pandemic

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