In recent years, pandemic outbreaks have raised concerns about the spread of respiratory
infections and their impact on public health. Since the pathogen emission during human …

In the last two decades, multidisciplinary research teams worked on developing a
comprehensive understanding of the transmission mechanisms of airborne diseases. This …

The outbreak of the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection has spread to a large
number of countries worldwide. The early diagnosis of COVID-19 is complicated by its …

Airborne dispersion of the novel SARS-CoV-2 through the droplets produced during
expiratory activities is one of the main transmission mechanisms of this virus from one …

This study evaluates the convenience of the use of four different mixing ventilation
configurations in individual hospital rooms (IHR) based on ventilation performance and …

This study is focused on determining the convenience of the use of displacement ventilation
strategy in airborne infection isolation rooms (AIIRs). Thermal comfort of the occupants of the …

Abstract The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) highlights the importance of
understanding and controlling the spread of the coronavirus between persons. We …

Exposure to airborne contaminants in hospital environments can lead to infections. In this
study, a personalized exhaust system (PES) was placed in the upper part of a hospital bed …

This study intends to explore the effective and flexible solutions to cope with airborne
transmission in hospital outpatient rooms. Such solutions might be used as an additional …

Indoor air stability is a general term that refers to the indoor air's tendency to encourage or
discourage its initial inertia motion. In stable conditions where vertical temperature gradients …