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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"sneeze"”.
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From sneeze to wheeze: Non-invasive studies on asthma and rhinitis
Asthma and allergic rhinitis are diseases that cause major disability and illness in all ethnic groups and ages. It is well established that allergic rhinitis and asthma are closely linked entities and more than 75 % of the patients with asthma reports concomitant rhinitis. Asthma is also closely …
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Bulimic bodies and “bearers of production” : representing bulimia in Todd Haynes’s Superstar: the Karen Carpenter story and Mika Rottenberg’s NoNoseKnows
… in which a 6’4” fetish performer repeatedly sneezes out plates of noodles after her sneeze reflex is triggered by a pulley-powered fan that blows pollen in her face, to examine bulimia in the context of waste and production. I argue that the bulimic body is not a deprived body, but a body …
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Three dimensional imaging of multiphase flows : from bubbles to sneezes
… fluid from the mouth during sneezing. Sneezes feature turbulent, multiphase flows containing potentially pathogen-bearing droplets that can play a key role in the spread of numerous infectious diseases, including influenza, SARS, and, possibly, Ebola. The range of contamination of the …
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Modeling person-to-person contaminant transport in enclosed environments
… studies assumed that the index person coughed or sneezed directly without covering the mouth. In reality, however, people usually cover their mouths with a hand or a tissue when they cough or sneeze. Currently, no simple method is available in the literature for predicting the exhaled airflow from …
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Background Flow Influence on Impulsive Jet-Driven Micro Droplet Dispersal
<p>Accurately predicting the airborne spread of infectious diseases is crucial in controlling the COVID19 pandemic today. Studies have shown the spread of expiratory droplets depends on ambient thermodynamic conditions and flow properties of the jet emitted by the activity. However, the droplet …