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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Elucir Gir, Sheila Araujo Teles, Mayra Goncalves Menegueti, Renata Karina Reis, Milton Jorge de Carvalho, Elia Pinheiro Botelho, Laelson Rochelle Milanes Sousa, Hemilio Fernandes Campos Coelho, Fernanda Maria Pereira avila, Marli Teresinha Gimeniz Galvao, Wynne Pereira Nogueira, Ana Cristina de Oliveira e Silva
Summary: This study investigated the prevalence of COVID-19 among Brazilian health professionals and found a high infection rate, with male professionals being more susceptible. Inadequate supply or poor quality of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) offered by health institutions compromised the health of professionals, leading to an increase in positive diagnosis for COVID-19.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Karla Goncalves Camacho, Saint Clair dos Santos Gomes Junior, Adriana Teixeira Reis, Maria de Fatima Junqueira-Marinho, Luiz Carlos Moraes Franca, Dimitri Marques Abramov, Zina Maria Almeida de Azevedo, Maria Elisabeth Lopes Moreira, Zilton Farias Meira de Vasconcelos, Margarida dos Santos Salu, Milene Lucio da Silva, Barbara da Silveira Madeira de Castro, Juliana Martins Rodrigues, Claudia Dayube Pereira, Jairo Werner Junior, Rossy Moreira Bastos Junior, Daniella Mancino da Luz Caixeta, Daniella Campelo Batalha Cox Moore
Summary: This study identified and analyzed healthcare workers' perceptions of their feelings and concerns in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. The findings revealed an exacerbated fear of infection and transmission of the virus to family members, work and labor issues, a need for public policies and government action, as well as fatigue and burnout during the pandemic.
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Immunology
Dimitrios Papagiannis, George Rachiotis, Foteini Malli, Ioanna Papathanasiou, Ourania Kotsiou, Evangelos C. Fradelos, Konstantinos Giannakopoulos, Konstantinos Gourgoulianis
Summary: The study found a high acceptance rate of COVID-19 vaccines among physicians, dentists, and pharmacists, with age over 45, absence of fear over vaccine safety, and information from Greek public health authorities being significant factors associated with vaccine acceptance.
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Immunology
Rohan Rao, Abigail Koehler, Katrina Beckett, Soma Sengupta
Summary: Healthcare workers hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine due to concerns over bodily autonomy, mRNA technology, and conspiracy theories. However, vaccinations are essential in preventing hospitalizations and deaths. Hesitation among healthcare workers leads to decreased trust in the vaccine within the community.
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Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Deepak Bangwal, Jyotsana Suyal, Rupesh Kumar
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of a healthy workplace and building design in combating the virus. This study examines the role of hotel building design on employee health and performance during the pandemic, using a LEED-certified hotel in India as a case study.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ianka Cristina Celuppi, Geovana dos Santos Lima, Alessandra Castro, Joao Pedro T. Souza, Leonardo Mello, Gustavo Hoff, Mariano Felisberto, Celio Luiz Cunha, Jades Fernando Hammes, Raul Sidnei Wazlawick, Eduardo M. Dalmarco
Summary: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Brazilian health ministry implemented a computerized solution to address the shortage of health workers in remote areas. By partnering with professional councils and utilizing official communication channels, they successfully mobilized over 1 million health professionals to register their willingness to work and trained and deployed over 150,000 professionals to underserved areas by February 2022. The database created through this initiative is expected to assist future public health campaigns in Brazil.
BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Regina Royan, Tricia Rae Pendergrast, Marina Del Rios, Shannon M. Rotolo, N. Seth Trueger, Eve Bloomgarden, Deanna Behrens, Shikha Jain, Vineet M. Arora
Summary: Social media plays a significant role in disseminating accurate medical information and combating the spread of false or inaccurate information, especially during a global pandemic. In response to this issue, health professional teams have been established to enhance public communication and advocacy around the COVID-19 pandemic.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Alfredo Corell-Almuzara, Jesus Lopez-Belmonte, Jose-Antonio Marin-Marin, Antonio-Jose Moreno-Guerrero
Summary: COVID-19 has significantly impacted the field of education, with research focused on analyzing its influence and trends. Current studies mainly revolve around pedagogical methods, mental health of students, various disorders, and higher education. In the future, research on COVID-19 in education is likely to focus on applying effective pedagogical methods to train students at different educational stages.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Guglielmo Campus, Magdalena Marie-Luise Jenni, Marcela Diaz Betancourt, Maria Grazia Cagetti, Rodrigo A. Giacaman, David J. Manton, Gail V. A. Douglas, Joana C. Carvalho, Thomas Gerhard Wolf, COVIDent Collaboration Grp
Summary: This study uses a global survey to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dentists, with a focus on their perception of infection risk. The results show that dentists in Europe and Asia are more likely to be infected at work, while Australian dentists feel less at risk due to low infection rates. Additionally, the study found that a significant number of American dentists only treated emergencies, while Europeans and Asians provided mostly routine care.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Shaharior Rahman Razu, Tasnuva Yasmin, Taimia Binte Arif, Md Shahin Islam, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Hailay Abrha Gesesew, Paul Ward
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has presented various challenges for healthcare professionals in Bangladesh, including increased workload, psychological distress, shortage of PPE, lack of coordination and proper management. These challenges arise from situational and organizational factors, with faith in God and mutual support being identified as key to coping with adversities. Adequate support is essential to address the difficulties faced by healthcare professionals during the pandemic for an overall improved health outcome.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Tania Gaspar, Vanesa Salado, Maria do Ceu Machado, Fabio Botelho Guedes, Manuela Faia Correia, Margarida Gaspar Matos
Summary: The objective of this paper is to understand and characterize the healthy work environment of organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study was conducted in 2021 with organizations from different sectors at the national level. The results show that organizational culture has a strong relationship with various components of a healthy work environment, including the psychosocial and physical work environment, social responsibility, health, and stress management resources.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Juan Jesus Garcia-Iglesias, Juan Gomez-Salgado, Francisco Javier Fernandez-Carrasco, Luciano Rodriguez-Diaz, Juana Maria Vazquez-Lara, Blanca Prieto-Callejero, Regina Allande-Cusso
Summary: COVID-19 has had negative effects on the mental health of healthcare workers, increasing the risk of suicidal ideation and behaviors. Factors such as depression, anxiety, pre-existing mental disorders, living alone, and substance abuse are associated with suicidal tendencies. The pandemic has also triggered economic concerns, poor working conditions, infection risks, changes in services, and social discrimination. Age, sex, and occupation type may also influence the risk of suicide.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Javier Cifuentes-Faura
Summary: This paper aims to analyze the impact of health variables such as total number of physicians, available beds, and public spending on health care on the number of deaths in EU countries. The study found that an increased number of physicians leads to lower death rates, while number of beds and Human Development Index do not significantly affect the number of deaths. Increasing the number of medical professionals can improve healthcare and reduce mortality rates. (c) 2021 The Royal Society for Public Health. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Carmen Vives-Cases, Daniel La Parra-Casado, Erica Briones-Vozmediano, Sebastia March, Ana Maria Garcia-Navas, Jose Miguel Carrasco, Laura Otero-Garcia, Belen Sanz-Barbero
Summary: The study highlights the negative impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on women experiencing IPV and the challenges faced by professionals in addressing this issue. To improve the response capacity of the service sector to IPV in crisis situations, key strategies are needed, including enhancing resource availability, strengthening coordination among professionals, establishing community support networks, and increasing flexibility and accessibility of basic services.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Tianzhen Hong, Jeetika Malik, Amanda Krelling, William O. 'Brien, Kaiyu Sun, Roberto Lamberts, Max Wei
Summary: With climate change causing more frequent and intense extreme weather events, maintaining safe indoor environmental conditions is crucial for occupants. Analyzing the impact of these events on the thermal resilience of buildings helps understand risks and inform mitigation and adaptation actions. Additionally, analyzing the technological, social, and policy dimensions of thermal resilience is critical.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chuanfang Xiong, Yinglong Zhang, Jing Yan, Xiaoxia Yang, Qiongzhen Wang, Rui Tu, Yi He
Summary: This study compared the concentration, chemical composition, and sources of PM2.5 in Jiaxing before and during the COVID-19 outbreak. It found that the PM2.5 concentration significantly decreased during the outbreak, along with a decrease in the main chemical species. Trajectory clustering analysis revealed that close-range transport was a dominant factor in pollution except during a specific time period. The study provided important insights into the impact of COVID-19 on PM2.5.
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Malachy Buck, Alexander Nurse
Summary: There is evidence of the benefits of a shift towards cycling in urban areas. This paper uses the city of Liverpool as a case study to understand the challenges and uses practice theory to analyze the factors influencing modal choice. The study finds that the provision of materials for cycling is crucial in supporting a modal shift.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION
(2023)
Article
Thermodynamics
Zhihong Pang, Xing Lu, Zheng O'Neill
Summary: This paper presents an EnergyPlus-based parametric analysis to investigate the infection risk of COVID-19 in a typical medium-sized office building under different mechanical ventilation scenarios. The results suggest that the COVID-19 infection risk varies significantly with climate and season due to the impact of heating and cooling load on the supply airflow rate. Increasing the outdoor air fraction can reduce the infection risk and save energy in certain climate zones.
BUILDING SIMULATION
(2023)
Article
Business
Lianhua Liu, Aili Xie, Shiqi Lyu
Summary: This paper aims to clarify the spatial connection characteristics and organization mode of logistics economy in 21 cities in Guangdong Province under the background of the integrated development of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Bay area, and explore the spatial development characteristics and influencing factors of logistics economy in Guangdong Province. The study provides a new perspective to understand the spatial relationship and spatial spillover of logistics economy from relational data rather than attribute data. It enriches and broadens the research topic of spatial correlation of logistics economy and promotes the original methods and empirical contributions.
ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF MARKETING AND LOGISTICS
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Mohamad Awada, Burcin Becerik-Gerber, Ruying Liu, Mirmahdi Seyedrezaei, Zheng Lu, Matheos Xenakis, Gale Lucas, Shawn C. Roll, Shrikanth Narayanan
Summary: Stress is the physical and psychological response to adjustments, experiences, conditions, and circumstances in our lives, with work and job pressure being the main cause. Companies are increasingly interested in creating stress-free offices for their workers, as the indoor environment's conditions and design parameters have been found to affect workers' stress levels.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Jiajing Huang, Hyunsoo Yoon, Teresa Wu, Kasim Selcuk Candan, Ojas Pradhan, Jin Wen, Zheng O'Neill
Summary: Sampling is a technique used to select a representative subset of data that captures the characteristics of the entire dataset. This study proposes a model-free metric called Eigen-Entropy (EE) based on information entropy for multivariate datasets. EE can measure the composition of the dataset, such as its heterogeneity or homogeneity, and support sampling decisions. Two use cases demonstrate the utility of EE in improving classification performance for imbalanced datasets and enhancing fault detection in building systems.
INFORMATION SCIENCES
(2023)
Review
Energy & Fuels
Zhelun Chen, Zheng O'Neill, Jin Wen, Ojas Pradhan, Tao Yang, Xing Lu, Guanjing Lin, Shohei Miyata, Seungjae Lee, Chou Shen, Roberto Chiosa, Marco Savino Piscitelli, Alfonso Capozzoli, Franz Hengel, Alexander Kuehrer, Marco Pritoni, Wei Liu, John Clauss, Yimin Chen, Terry Herr
Summary: This paper reviews and summarizes the literature on data-driven fault detection and diagnostics (FDD) for building HVAC systems, focusing on the process, systems studied, and evaluation metrics. It identifies challenges such as real-building deployment, performance evaluation, scalability, interpretability, cyber security, data privacy, and user experience that data-driven FDD methods still face despite promising performance reported in the literature.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Xing Lu, Yangyang Fu, Zheng O'Neill
Summary: The design and retrofit of HVAC control systems are crucially important for energy efficiency. ASHRAE Guideline 36 (GDL36) was developed to provide standardized and high-performance rule-based HVAC control sequences. However, limited studies have verified the performance of these control sequences, and most focus on single-zone systems.
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
(2023)
Review
Construction & Building Technology
Mirmahdi Seyedrezaei, Burcin Becerik-Gerber, Mohamad Awada, Santina Contreras, Geoff Boeing
Summary: Equity in the built environment refers to meeting the needs of different groups through planning, design, construction, operation, management, and regulation. Despite extensive research, certain needs and groups receive more attention, leading to significant inequities. Studies mostly focus on inequities in residential buildings, transportation facilities, and public open spaces, with fewer examining water and energy infrastructure, commercial buildings, educational buildings, and healthcare facilities. Well-being, mobility, and access needs are prioritized over shelter and safety needs. Inequities experienced by minorities, low socioeconomic status individuals, those with health concerns, and vulnerable age groups receive more attention than those relating to gender/sexual-orientation vulnerability or displaced groups. The literature has limited focus on subgroups such as refugees, homeless individuals, those with cognitive differences, people with visual or hearing impairments, children, and women. These findings suggest the need for future research to address the needs of vulnerable groups and alleviate inequities in the built environment.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Ala Nekouvaght Tak, Burgin Becerik-Gerber, Lucio Soibelman, Gale Lucas
Summary: We developed a framework to investigate the drivers for and barriers against adopting integrated smart home technologies to encourage broader adoption of these technologies that can significantly reduce the environmental impact of residential buildings. The results showed that performance expectancy, effort expectancy, habit, and trust had significant effects on adoption intent. Privacy and transparency were found to be predictors of trust, and interaction adequacy and customizability had a strong effect on effort expectancy.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Mirmahdi Seyedrezaei, Mohamad Awada, Burcin Becerik-Gerber, Gale Lucas, Shawn Roll
Summary: This study examines the interaction effects of temperature, lighting CCT, and noise levels on cognitive functioning and perceived comfort in young adults. The results show that temperature moderates the effect of noise level and lighting CCT on selective attention. Creativity is influenced by gender and its interaction with noise level. Acoustic comfort varies significantly with temperature. Thermal comfort is influenced by the combined moderating effect of lighting CCT and BMI on temperature, while visual comfort is driven by the moderation effect of gender on lighting CCT. Overall comfort is affected by noise level and temperature.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Ruying Liu, Burcin Becerik-Gerber, Gale M. Lucas
Summary: This study finds that VR-based training is more effective than traditional methods in preparing occupants for active shooter incidents. The immersion and interactivity of the VR training contribute to improved performance. Participants without previous training experience benefit more from VR-based training.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Mohamad Awada, Burcin Becerik-Gerber, Gale Lucas, Shawn C. Roll
Summary: This research applies a machine learning framework to predict the perceived productivity of office workers based on physiological, behavioral, and psychological features. The extended model, incorporating predictions of psychological states, outperforms the baseline model and sheds light on the key predictors of productivity. Mood and eustress emerged as significant predictors, along with physiological and behavioral features. Wearable devices were found to be more effective than workstation addons in predicting productivity, highlighting their potential utility as an independent assessment tool.
Article
Thermodynamics
Yapan Liu, Bing Dong, Tianzhen Hong, Bjarne Olesen, Thomas Lawrence, Zheng O'Neill
Summary: This paper introduces the ASHRAE Global Occupant Behavior Database, which aims to enhance understanding of realistic occupancy patterns and human-building interactions. The database includes 34 field-measured occupant behavior datasets for commercial and residential buildings, covering 10 climate zones. Analysis of the data shows that building electricity consumption can be reduced by 27% in Summer and 10% in Winter.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Thermodynamics
Caleb Calfa, Zhiyao Yang, Yicheng Li, Zhelun Chen, Zheng O'Neill, Jin Wen
Summary: In the past decade, there has been an increase in research on HVAC systems for building heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) that utilize intelligent control algorithms in the fight against climate change. High-efficiency electrical vapor-compression heat pumps have been the focus of these studies. This study introduces a Water-Source Heat Pump (WSHP) Hardware-in-The-Loop (HIL) Test Facility for investigating and verifying the impact of control algorithms on heat pump operation and performance. The testbed shows accurate measurement of the heat pump's performance and load.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Parth Bansal, Steven Jige Quan
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between urban form and canopy layer urban heat island (CUHI) using a relatively large sample of microclimate sensors in Seoul, Korea. The study compares different statistical models and finds that the spatially explicit gradient boosting decision tree (GBDT) model has the highest accuracy. The study also shows that the effect of urban form on CUHI varies at different time instances during the day. These findings provide valuable insights for planners to understand the complexity of urban climate and reduce CUHI magnitude.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Miaomiao Liu, Salah Almazmumi, Pinlu Cao, Carlos Jimenez-bescos, John Kaiser Calautit
Summary: Windcatchers provide effective low-energy ventilation and summer passive cooling in temperate climates. However, their use in winter is limited due to significant ventilation heat loss and potential discomfort. This study evaluates the applicability of windcatchers in low-temperature conditions, highlighting the need for control strategies to reduce over-ventilation and the integration of heat recovery or thermal storage to enhance winter thermal conditions.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Review
Construction & Building Technology
Behrouz Nourozi, Aneta Wierzbicka, Runming Yao, Sasan Sadrizadeh
Summary: This article presents a systematic review of ventilation solutions in hospital wards, aiming to enhance pathogen removal performance while maintaining patient and healthcare staff comfort using air-cleaning techniques. The study reveals the importance of proper ventilation systems in reducing infection risk and adverse effects of cross-contamination.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Zhen Yang, Weirong Zhang, Hongkai Liu, Weijia Zhang, Mingyuan Qin
Summary: The study examines the influence of personalized local heating on the thermal comfort of occupants in old residential buildings. The findings reveal that personalized local heating can increase the overall thermal sensation of occupants, but only a few methods are effective in enhancing thermal comfort. The chosen heating methods and background temperature affect the participants' selection of heating parts.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Hong Cheng, Dan Norback, Huilin Zhang, Liu Yang, Baizhan Li, Yinping Zhang, Zhuohui Zhao, Qihong Deng, Chen Huang, Xu Yang, Chan Lu, Hua Qian, Tingting Wang, Ling Zhang, Wei Yu, Juan Wang, Xin Zhang
Summary: The home environment and sick building syndrome (SBS) symptoms in five southern Chinese cities have been studied over time. The study found a decrease in asthma prevalence and an increase in allergic rhinitis. Cockroaches, rats, mice, mosquitoes or flies were identified as consistent biological risk factors for SBS symptoms, while redecoration, buying new furniture, and traffic air pollution were identified as other risk factors.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Chaojie Xing, Zhengtao Ai, Zhiwei Liu, Cheuk Ming Mak, Hai Ming Wong
Summary: This study experimentally investigated the emission characteristics of droplets around the mouth during dental treatments. The results showed that the peak mass fraction of droplets occurs within the size range of 20 μm to 100 μm, and droplets with a diameter less than 200 μm account for over 80% of the mass fraction. The dominant emission direction of droplets is towards the dummy's head and chest, forming an approximately cone shape.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Zhijian Liu, Zhe Han, Lina Hu, Chenxing Hu, Rui Rong
Summary: This study compared the effects of different respiratory behaviors on the distribution of aerosols in a ward and the risk of infection for healthcare workers using numerical simulation. It was found that talking in the ward significantly increased aerosol concentrations, particularly short periods of talking. Wards designed with side-supply ventilation had lower overall infection risk. Talking alternately between healthcare workers and patients slightly extended the impact time of aerosols.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Yan Yan, Mengyuan Kang, Haodong Zhang, Zhiwei Lian, Xiaojun Fan, Chandra Sekhar, Pawel Wargocki, Li Lan
Summary: In a high-density city, opening windows for sleep may lead to increased indoor temperature, higher PM2.5 concentration, and noise disturbance, which can negatively impact sleep quality.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Yan Bai, Liang Liu, Kai Liu, Shuai Yu, Yifan Shen, Di Sun
Summary: This study developed a non-intrusive personal thermal comfort model using machine learning techniques combined with infrared facial recognition. The results showed that the ensemble learning models perform better than traditional models, and the broad learning model has a higher prediction precision with lower computational complexity and faster training speed compared to deep neural networks. The findings provide a reference for optimizing building thermal environments.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Yue Lei, Zeynep Duygu Tekler, Sicheng Zhan, Clayton Miller, Adrian Chong
Summary: Mixed-mode ventilation is a promising solution for achieving energy-efficient and comfortable indoor environments. This study found that occupants can thermally adapt when switching between natural ventilation (NV) and air-conditioning (AC) modes within the same day, with the adaptation process stabilizing between 35 to 45 minutes after the mode switch. These findings are important for optimizing thermal comfort in mixed-mode controls, considering the dynamic nature of thermal adaptation.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Nan Mo, Jie Han, Yingde Yin, Yelin Zhang
Summary: This study develops a method based on the LCZ framework for a comprehensive evaluation of urban-scale heat island effects, considering the impact of geographic factors on LST. The results show that Guilin's geomorphological conditions lead to abnormal heat island effects during winter, and the cooling effects of mountains and water bodies vary seasonally in different built areas, with LCZ 2 exhibiting the strongest cooling effect.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Tunga Salthammer
Summary: Monitoring the potential formaldehyde emission of wood-based materials through test chamber investigations has significantly contributed to reducing indoor formaldehyde concentrations. However, the different methodologies used in these procedures prevent direct result comparison. Empirical models for converting formaldehyde steady-state concentrations based on temperature, humidity, air change rate, and loading were developed in the 1970s and have been modified to accommodate the development of lower-emitting materials. Formaldehyde emissions from wood-based materials are complex and require nonlinear regression tools for mathematical analysis.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Katarina Stebelova, Katarina Kovacova, Zuzana Dzirbikova, Peter Hanuliak, Tomas Bacigal, Peter Hartman, Andrea Vargova, Jozef Hraska
Summary: This study investigated the impact of reduced short-wavelength light on the hormone melatonin metabolite 6-sulfatoxymelatonin (u-sMEL) and examined the association between previous day's light exposure and u-sMEL. It was found that reducing short-wavelength light during the day did not change the concentration of u-sMEL. Personal photopic illuminance was positively correlated with u-sMEL in the reference week. The illuminance had a significant impact on u-sMEL, as shown by the evaluation of the mean of all three urine samples. However, this correlation was not found in the experimental week.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Ruoxin Xiong, Ying Shi, Haoming Jing, Wei Liang, Yorie Nakahira, Pingbo Tang
Summary: This study proposes a data-model integration method to identify and calibrate uncertainties in machine learning models, leading to improved thermal perception predictions. The method utilizes the Multidimensional Association Rule Mining algorithm to identify biased human responses and enhances prediction accuracy and reliability. The study also evaluates different calibration techniques and discovers their potential in enhancing prediction reliability.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Beichao Hu, Zeda Yin, Abderrachid Hamrani, Arturo Leon, Dwayne McDaniel
Summary: This paper introduces an innovative super-resolution approach to model the air flow and temperature field in the cold aisle of a data center. The proposed method reconstructs a high-fidelity flow field by using a low-fidelity flow field, significantly reducing the computational time and enabling real-time prediction.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
