Impact of a radio-frequency identification system and information interchange on clearance processes for cargo at border posts

Background: Improved operational efficiency is important to role players in cross-border logistics and trade corridors.Cargo owners and cargo forwarders have been particularly concerned about long delays in the processing and clearing of cargo at border posts.Field studies suggest that these delays are due to a combination of factors, such as a lac

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Estimating ventilation rates in rooms with varying occupancy levels: Relevance for reducing transmission risk of airborne pathogens.

BackgroundIn light of the role that airborne transmission plays in the spread of SARS-CoV-2, as well as the ongoing high global mortality All-Purpose Cleaners from well-known airborne diseases such as tuberculosis and measles, there is an urgent need for practical ways of identifying congregate spaces where low ventilation levels contribute to high

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