Assessment of wayfinding performance in complex healthcare facilities: A conceptual framework

A Al-Sharaa, M Adam, AS Amer Nordin, R Mundher… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wayfinding is considered to be one of the most demanding challenges to be performed by
hospitals' users. Wayfinding has been an interest among researchers from different fields …

How does spatial cognitive style affect indoor fire evacuation wayfinding in mobile virtual reality?

P Dang, J Zhu, X Qiao, J Wu, W Li, J You… - Cartography and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In emergency situations such as fire evacuation, indoor wayfinding is a complex and
challenging task that is closely related to spatial cognition and spatial ability. This study …

A user-centered evaluation of wayfinding in outpatient units of public hospitals in Malaysia: UMMC as a case study

A Al-Sharaa, M Adam, AS Amer Nordin, A Alhasan… - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
The difficulty of finding one's way in a complex structure has been a long-standing issue of
many buildings with highly institutionalized functions. This has been especially observed in …

Enhancing Refuge Space Safety: Tape Application to Reduce Door Leakage during Fires

HY Hung, YJ Chuang, CY Lin - Advances in Civil Engineering, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
As global climate change intensifies, the frequency and severity of wildfires affecting
communities worldwide are on the rise. Therefore, the issue of residential safety for people …

Using smartphones for indoor fire evacuation

TW Kuo, CY Lin, YJ Chuang, GLK Hsiao - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fire smoke reduces the visibility of emergency direction signs, rendering them ineffective for
providing appropriate guidance along evacuation routes in a fire situation. This is …

Route Planning for Fire Rescue Operations in Long-Term Care Facilities Using Ontology and Building Information Models

RG Wang, PY Wu, CY Liu, JC Tan, ML Chuang… - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
As our society ages, more and more elderly or disabled people live in long-term care (LTC)
facilities, which are vulnerable to fires and may result in heavy casualties. Because of the …

[HTML][HTML] Safe Firefighting Distances Using FDS and ALOHA for Oil Tank Fires

MC Hung, CY Lin, GLK Hsiao - Fire, 2024 - mdpi.com
Ensuring firefighter safety during oil tank fires is paramount, given the substantial risks
posed by thermal radiation. This study employs both the Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) and …

Application development of smoke leakage test apparatus for door sets in the field

HY Hung, CY Lin, YJ Chuang, CP Luan - Fire, 2022 - mdpi.com
Heavy smoke from building fires is the main cause of casualties. As smoke typically diffuses
through building openings, smoke control performance of building openings is critical to …

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A Al-Sharaa, M Adam, AS Amer Nordin, R Mundher… - 2022 - academia.edu
Wayfinding is considered to be one of the most demanding challenges to be performed by
hospitals' users. Wayfinding has been an interest among researchers from different fields …

Confined space induced claustrophobia

A Weaver, W Ojiambo, J Kemp, D Diserafino… - Professional …, 2023 - onepetro.org
S assp. org JULY 2023 PROFESSIONAL SAFETY PSJ 17 bag, and lying on a shelf, followed
by a structured interview. Adam Radomsky, a core member of the Centre for Clinical …