Masks are essential and effective small protective devices used to protect the general public
against infections such as COVID-19. However, available systematic reviews and …

Coughing is a dynamic physiological process resulting from input of vagal sensory neurons
innervating the airways and perceived airway irritation. Although cough serves to protect …

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic is causing a shortage of personal protective
equipment (PPE) across the world. As a public health response to control the pandemic …

Airborne transmission of respiratory diseases has been under intense spotlight in the
context of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) where continued resurgence is linked to …

Airflow exhaled from sneeze and speech is an important source of viruses and droplets in
daily life and may cause imperceptible virus propagation. The velocities of sneeze and …

The emergence of a new strain of coronavirus in late 2019, SARS-CoV-2, led to a global
pandemic in 2020. This may have been preventable if large scale, rapid diagnosis of active …

Dental clinics have a potential risk of infection, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Multi-compartment dental clinics are widely used in general hospitals and independent …

Indoor superspreading events are significant drivers of transmission of respiratory diseases.
In this work, we study the dynamics of airborne transmission in consecutive meetings of …

To prevent the ongoing spread of the highly infectious severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), accurate and early detection based on a rapid, ultrasensitive …

Outbreaks of coronavirus infectious disease 2019 (COVID-19) in meat processing plants
and media reports of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) …