Carbon dioxide (CO2) can reduce cognitive abilities at higher concentrations. CO2 can be
used as a proxy for gas transport in an indoor environment and as an index to determine …

Electrocauterization causes foul smells and surgical smoke that affect operating room (OR)
air quality. This study analyzed the concentration distribution of 87 volatile organic …

Multiple studies have demonstrated the presence of microorganisms commonly associated
with surgical site infections (SSIs), in the air within the operating theatre (OT). In some …

Aerodynamic particle resuspension is important in many practical applications, such as
surface cleaning, understanding particle fate in the environment, and surface sampling. In …

Inhaling airborne droplets exhaled from an infected person is the principal mode of COVID‐
19 transmission. When residential energy efficiency workers conduct blower door tests in …

The barn-integrated operating room (BOR), is defined as an operating room where multiple
surgical operating tables are located in the same room, and this type of operating room has …

Air conditioning systems can play a positive or negative role in the spread of COVID-19
infection. The importance of sufficient outdoor air changes in buildings was highlighted by …

This paper presents an automatic particle detection algorithm to study the time-resolved
resuspension of isolated microparticle mono-layers exposed to airflow acceleration followed …

Cruise ships transfer diverse populations between different countries, offering unique travel
experiences to thousands of people worldwide. The benefits of cruises in tourism and …

Studies show that ventilation systems take an important role to reduce surgical site infection
in hospitals. However, the ventilation system itself might not be enough. Staff's movement …