Qi Zhou

Natural ventilation is believed to control airborne infection due to high ventilation rates while an undesired flow pattern may cause infection transmission in hospital wards. A computational fluid dynamics simulation was carried out in this study to investigate the impact of airflow pattern on cross infection in a real central-corridor hospital ward with natural ventilation in Nanjing, China. The simulation results demonstrate that the predicted infection risks of the downstream cubicle are up

Heritage buildings are representative of culture, aesthetics, building techniques and lifestyle of a certain period. But with the change of time, it is difficult for heritage buildings to meet the demands of modern-day society, and as a result, they lose their original functionality. The colonial architecture of Lahore during the British era was its most distinguishing feature and Burt Hall, built in 1913, is a key example. It is an architecturally significant building which is not only reminisc

Abstract Energy efficiency and indoor thermal comfort are both important in built environment, making it necessary to simultaneously take into consideration of the two aspects, building energy performance and indoor environmental quality, at the design stage. Coupled simulation between building energy simulation (BES) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) enables providing each other complementary information with regard to building energy performance and detailed indoor environment conditions;

Abstract Hospital indoor air quality (IAQ) has a significant impact on patients’ and health care workers’ health and the indoor carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) level is considered to be an indicator to evaluate IAQ in some cases. This article presents a long-term field-measurement of indoor CO 2 level in a general hospital ward in Nanjing. Four months’ data are collected and analyzed to reveal variation rule of CO 2 levels in wards in this periods. The results indicate that the variation rule of indoor C

This study aims to investigate the defensible character of the Lahore railway station built in response to “the war of independence in 1857,” which greatly impacted the location and design of the building. This study demonstrates the integral role played by the railway station in the development of the new colonial city, which the British wants to be defensive in every aspect. Railways were introduced in Pakistan (India) soon after their inauguration in Britain. Beginning from the mode of transp

The International Export Company (Kiangsu) (IEC (Kiangsu)) was the earliest reinforced concrete industrial building group in China. Among similar buildings preserved to date, its huge scale and early construction period are very rare. In recent years, after the enterprise moved away, the IEC (Kiangsu) was transformed into a landmark complex integrating commerce, culture, and tourism according to the requirements of regional development. For early modern reinforced concrete buildings, in order to

With the Nationalist Government made Nanjing its capital city, 1930s’ Nanjing witnessed a boom of detached houses. These Western style garden houses were constructed in the first residential area for upper class, such as celebrities from military, government, and institution. In this article, the general background and construction technology of detached houses in Baiziting—Fuhougang residential area are presented. This area was determined to be the first residential area in The City Plan of Nan

Abstract Backgroud: Accurately forecasting the prognosis could improve therapeutic management of cancer patients, however, the currently used clinical features are difficult to provide enought information. The purpose of this study is to develop a survival prediction model for cervical cancer patients with big data and machine learning algorithms. Results: The cancer genome atlas cervical cancer data, including the expression of 1046 microRNAs and the clinical information of 309 cervical and end