Publications by authors named "M Finney"
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- The study evaluated the preparedness for and public health responses to the first two COVID-19 waves in six remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Queensland.
- Vaccination coverage varied before the first outbreak, with first doses ranging from 59% to 84% and second doses from 39% to 76%.
- During the study, 2,624 COVID-19 cases were reported, with attack rates differing across communities and only a small number resulting in hospitalization or death.
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- Mosquitoes and other biting insects transmit diseases that lead to over 700,000 deaths and costs around 3 billion USD each year, particularly affecting Aedes species.
- The modern textiles currently available are not effective at preventing mosquito bites, highlighting the need for better solutions.
- The study introduces three innovative knitted designs that significantly reduce mosquito bites and can be mass-produced using automation, ensuring comfort while allowing individuals to protect themselves from insect bites during daily activities without harming the environment.
The coronavirus pandemic provoked worldwide changes to the workplace, leading to rapid changes in lifestyles and working conditions. While organizations and governments struggled to develop regulations and policies, individuals were forced to find ways to manage work and life. During the pandemic and quarantine, a group of knowledge workers from around the world convened virtually and agreed to use qualitative autoethnographic methods to study how the quarantine disrupted their conventional patterns of work and care.
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
December 2023