Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsThermal Comfort Assessment-A Study Toward Workers’ Satisfaction in a Low Energy Office BuildingMohd Nafiz Shaharon, Juliana JalaludinProblem statement: The government of Malaysia has raised their concerns towards the issue of workers comfort and workspace quality in a Low Energy Office (LEO) building. New energy efficient building concepts and technologies require a revision of comfort standards, to create a suitable thermal condition in avoiding occupant dissatisfaction, adverse effect on their productivity and overall building performance. Approach: Assessment … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 7 · 16 May 2012 · 8,802 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsEffect of Size of Heated Obstruction within Room on Three Dimensional Air Flow CharacteristicsAbduljabbar Muttair Ahmed, Mukhtar Ahmad, Abdur RahimProblem statement: This study reported a numerical investigation of three-dimensional turbulent buoyant recirculating flow within a room with heated obstruction. Approach: The study involved the solution of partial differential equations for the conservation of mass, momentum, energy, concentration, turbulent energy and its dissipation rate. These equations were solved together with algebraic expressions for the turbulent viscosity and the heat diffusivity, … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 6,942 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsStudy on the Thermal Accumulation and Distribution Inside a Parked Car CabinHussain H. Al-Kayiem, M. Firdaus Bin M. Sidik, Yuganthira R.A.L MunusammyProblem statement: When a vehicle is parked under the direct sun, the accumulated heat is affecting many interiors inside the vehicle cabin, such as the vinyl materials of the dashboard, the leather covers and the electronic components. Also, it represents an uncomfortable operating period for the passengers. The studies under this topic are entitled by the vehicle manufacturers as "Vehicle … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 6 · 30 Jun 2010 · 15,521 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCooling Load Prediction in the Under-Actuated Zone with Multilayer Perceptron Artificial Neural NetworkYaddarabullah, Aedah Abd Rahman, Amna SaadThis study focuses on addressing the challenge of predicting cooling loads in under-actuated zones, where the variability in occupant behavior, environmental conditions, and electronic usage creates complex dynamics. Traditional models like Support Vector Regression (SVR) and E-Lastic-Net (ELN) often struggle to capture these non-linear relationships, leading to inefficient Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) management and increased energy consumption. To … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 21, Issue 3 · 27 Jan 2025 · 5,306 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRibavirin Plus Therapy in Covid-19-A Single-Center ExperienceBudha Oinam Singh, Gaurav Chikara, Prasan Kumar Panda et al.COVID-19 infection has a similar clinical spectrum of disease presentation such as SARS and MERS in the past. These led to the assumption of the possibility to treat COVID-19 infection with antivirals which had been used to treat SARS and MERS. A retrospective analysis was done in symptomatic adult patients of COVID-19 infection to explore whether ribavirin antiviral combinations reduce … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 18, Issue 1 · 25 Jul 2023 · 8,613 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAssociation of Remdesivir with Poor Clinical Outcomes in COVID-19-A Single Center ExperienceRajat Ranka, Arjun, Prasan Kumar Panda et al.The need for an antiviral against COVID-19 prompted clinical trials worldwide and based on initial promising trends, remdesivir was widely used, including in India (compassionate use). Subsequent trials have been conflicting in their results and the utility of the drug has been widely debated. This is a record-based retrospective cohort study in a 1000-bedded government teaching hospital in North India. … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 17, Issue 1 · 3 Jun 2022 · 7,212 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCharacteristics and Incidence of Candidemia in Hospitalized Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) PatientsNaana A Boachie, Jackie P. Johnston, Simi A. Philip et al.Management of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) with high-dose corticosteroids and interleukin-2 inhibitors has potential benefits, but is associated with immunosuppression and risk of secondary infections. This single-center, retrospective, cohort study evaluated the incidence of candidemia and associated risk factors in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Twenty-three patients developed candidemia and were matched to 77 non-candidemic COVID-19 controls. The primary outcome was incidence of … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 18, Issue 1 · 18 Jan 2022 · 7,604 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMeasurement of Cooling Load-Based Occupant Behavior in Under-Actuated Zones: A Time-Variance ApproachYaddarabullah, Yusuf Maulana Akbar, Aedah Binti Abd Rahman, Amna SaadThis research is dedicated to the enhancement of Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) systems through an innovative investigation of occupant behavior within under-actuated zones. These zones are strategically positioned to elevate indoor air quality and comfort through the intelligent utilization of HVAC systems. However, accurately measuring the cooling loads within these zones, which are inherently influenced by the presence of … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 20, Issue 1 · 11 Dec 2023 · 6,162 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEnvironmental Assessment of Dust-Holding and Oxygen-Producing Productivity of Hawthorns in KazakhstanBotagoz Kentbayeva, Zhadyra Baigazakova, Mukhtar Baybatshanov et al.The research aimed to study the oxygen productionand the dynamics of the leaf blade dust-collecting ability of hawthorns growingin contrasting ecological and climatic areas. Hawthorns in urban green spacesare a fairly common tree species and play an important hygienic role inpurifying the atmospheric air from dust and harmful impurities and havesufficient oxygen productivity. Hawthorn trunks ensure 70% of all oxygenproductivity … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 22, Issue 3 · 9 Sep 2022 · 5,449 accessesView PDFCite