COVID-19 spread in a classroom equipped with partition–A CFD approach

M Mirzaie, E Lakzian, A Khan, ME Warkiani… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the motion and distribution of droplets containing coronaviruses emitted by
coughing of an infected person in front of a classroom (eg, a teacher) were investigated …

Toward human-centric urban infrastructure: Text mining for social media data to identify the public perception of COVID-19 policy in transportation hubs

JY Park, E Mistur, D Kim, Y Mo, R Hoefer - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has made transportation hubs vulnerable to public health risks. In
response, policies using nonpharmaceutical interventions have been implemented …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the links between vaccination against COVID-19 and public attitudes toward protective countermeasures: implications for public health

R Si, Y Yao, X Zhang, Q Lu, N Aziz - Frontiers in public health, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, is spreading
globally at an unprecedented rate. To protect the world against this devastating catastrophe …

Onsite measurement and dilution-based infection risk assessment for a new mobile negative pressure isolation room (MNPIR) as a solution to minimize cross-infection

J Cho, S Jang, J Song - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
This study proposes an onsite measurement protocol and infection risk assessment using
tracer gas tests based on the dilution-based method to evaluate the ventilation system's …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of COVID-19 on visitors' wayfinding within healthcare centers

EM Khotbehsara, R Askarizad, M Mehrinejad… - Ain Shams Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The novel COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantial calamities in developing countries
such as Iran, which initially suffered from inadequate infrastructure essential for the …

Safe distancing in the time of COVID-19

M Fischetti, M Fischetti, J Stoustrup - European journal of operational …, 2023 - Elsevier
The spread of viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 brought new challenges to our society,
including a stronger focus on safety across all businesses. Many countries have imposed a …

Controlling airborne pathogen within Fangcang shelter hospitals: Aerodynamic analysis of bioaerosols released from various locations through experiment and …

C Jiang, Z Liu, X Xiao, H Liu, J He, R Rong, J Liu… - Building and …, 2024 - Elsevier
As a large-scale, temporary hospital designed to accommodate a substantial number of
infected patients, Fangcang shelter hospitals carry a significant risk of infection between …

Data-driven multiscale modelling and analysis of COVID-19 spatiotemporal evolution using explainable AI

AWZ Chew, L Zhang - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
To quantificationally identify the optimal control measures for regulators to best minimize
COVID-19′ s growth (G-rate) and death (D-rate) rates in today's context, this paper …

Effect of ceiling fan in mitigating exposure to airborne pathogens and COVID-19

B Pandey, SK Saha, R Banerjee - Indoor and Built …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Ceiling fans are the ubiquitously used electrical appliance in indoor spaces that affect the
local airflow pattern and, consequently, transmission of airborne pathogens and respiratory …

A survey of procedural modelling methods for layout generation of virtual scenes

E Cogo, E Krupalija, I Prazina… - Computer Graphics …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
As virtual worlds continue to rise in popularity, so do the expectations of users for the content
of virtual scenes. Virtual worlds must be large in scope and offer enough freedom of …