In December 2019, a novel virus named COVID-19 emerged in the city of Wuhan, China. In
early 2020, the COVID-19 virus spread in all continents of the world except Antarctica …

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, countries have sought to control SARS-CoV-2
transmission by restricting population movement through social distancing interventions …

Close contact was first identified as the primary route of transmission for most respiratory
infections in the early 20th century. In this review, we synthesize the existing understanding …

Abstract During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, people in Qatar—similar to most countries
globally—were instructed by health authorities to adopt protective behaviors to avoid …

Background: The outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has dramatically changed
societies in 2020. Since the end of February, Europe has been hit particularly hard by …

Nowadays, the market of 3D human posture tracking has extended to a broad range of
application scenarios. As current mainstream solutions, vision-based posture tracking …

Telecommunication with photorealistic avatars in virtual or augmented reality is a promising
path for achieving authentic face-to-face communication in 3D over remote physical …

Pathogen threat can translate into a willingness to distance oneself from others on a
psychological level. Building on this notion, we predicted that the ongoing coronavirus …

Although the interpersonal distance represents an important parameter affecting the risk of
infection due to respiratory viruses, the mechanism of exposure to exhaled droplets remains …

For more than 40 years, the uncanny valley model has captivated researchers from various
fields of expertise. Still, explanations as to why slightly imperfect human-like characters can …