[HTML][HTML] Combating Emerging Respiratory Viruses: Lessons and Future Antiviral Strategies

P Muthukutty, J MacDonald, SY Yoo - Vaccines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Emerging viral diseases, including seasonal illnesses and pandemics, pose significant
global public health risks. Respiratory viruses, particularly coronaviruses and influenza …

Seamless numerical analysis of transient infectious droplet dispersion and inhalation exposure-In silico study

T Nishihara, H Li, K Kuga, K Ito - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
To address the problem of airborne transmission caused by droplets/droplet nuclei
containing infectious viruses such as influenza A, tuberculosis, and SARS-CoV-2, the …

A local thermal sensation model suitable for thermal comfort evaluation of sensitive body segments

Z He, X Zhao, Y Yin, X Chen - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Nowadays, an indoor environment is created by heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and
cooling (HVAC) systems that meet the cooling needs of occupants in summer, however …

Assessing the portable air cleaner's effectiveness and energy efficiency in targeted removal aerosols from a negative pressure isolation ward

J Zhang, J Liu, S Wen, S Liu - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
During the COVID-19 pandemic, negative-pressure isolation wards (NPIWs) became a
crucial infrastructure for treating patients and safeguarding healthcare workers (HCWs) …

Equation discovery of dynamized coefficients in the k-ε model for urban airflow and airborne contaminant dispersion

R Zhao, S Liu, J Liu, N Jiang, Q Chen - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban airflow and pollution modeling using steady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes
(SRANS) with two-equation models has faced accuracy challenges, limiting its reliability for …

Assessment of COVID-19 infection Risk, thermal Comfort, and energy efficiency in negative pressure isolation wards with varied ventilation modes

J Zhang, Y Zhao, S Wen, D Tu, J Liu, S Liu - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
Negative pressure isolation wards (NPIWs) play a crucial role in providing care to COVID-19
patients during a pandemic. However, the exhalation of patients releases aerosols …

Development of a new dynamic smagorinsky model by an artificial neural network for prediction of outdoor airflow and pollutant dispersion

T Dai, S Liu, J Liu, N Jiang, Q Chen - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•The development of a new dynamic Smagorinsky model which obtains coefficient
by ANN.•The ANN model is trained from a simple case and is generalizable to other …

High-accuracy occupancy counting at crowded entrances for smart buildings

K Sun, X Wang, T Xing, S Liu, Q Zhao - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Buildings Global Status Report (Buildings-GSR) highlights the significant
impact of the buildings and construction sector on global climate change. This sector is …

Effectiveness of respiratory protective equipment on source control of exhaled pollutants

Z Jia, Z Ai, S Cao, G Bekö - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Respiratory protective equipment (RPE) is used either to protect the wearer (protection effect
during inhalation) or to protect others from potential transmission of pathogens from the …

Developing smart air purifier control strategies for better IAQ and energy efficiency using reinforcement learning

W Shang, J Liu, C Wang, J Li, X Dai - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
PM2. 5 has negative impact on human health. Although air purifiers can remove indoor PM2.
5 effectively, occupants do not use them well to achieve best performance. It is important to …