Executive summary As of May 31, 2022, there were 6· 9 million reported deaths and 17· 2
million estimated deaths from COVID-19, as reported by the Institute for Health Metrics and …

Emerging evidence supports a link between environmental factors—including air pollution
and chemical exposures, climate, and the built environment—and severe acute respiratory …

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS‐CoV‐2) disease or COVID‐19
pandemic is associated with more than 230 million cases and has challenged healthcare …

Objectives To evaluate the potential for long distance airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2
in indoor community settings and to investigate factors that might influence transmission …

A simulated infected meeting participant who was exhaling aerosols was placed in a room
with two simulated uninfected participants and a simulated uninfected speaker. Using two …

The COVID-19 pandemic is the most severe pandemic caused by a respiratory virus since
the 1918 influenza pandemic. As is the case with other respiratory viruses, three modes of …

In December 2019, a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) appeared in the city of Wuhan,
China. Since little was known about the new virus at the time, the initial reaction in many …

The COVID-19 outbreak has brought the indoor airborne transmission issue to the forefront.
Although ventilation systems provide clean air and dilute indoor contaminated air, there is …

As urban development progresses, the built environment control has faced more critical
challenges in improving energy efficiency, air quality, and environmental comfort. Occupant …

Evidence-based medicine (EBM's) traditional methods, especially randomised controlled
trials (RCTs) and meta-analyses, along with risk-of-bias tools and checklists, have …