The Impact of Foehn Wind on Mental Distress among Patients in a Swiss Psychiatric Hospital [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022 Psychiatric patients are particularly vulnerable to strong weather stimuli, such as foehn, a hot wind that occurs in the alps. However, there is a dearth of research regarding its impact on mental health.
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Impact of Foehn Wind and Related Environmental Variables on the Incidence of Cardiac Events [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020 In Poland there is no data related to the impact of halny wind and the related environmental variables on the incidence of cardiac events. We decided to investigate the relationship between this weather phenomenon, as well as the related environmental ...
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Atmosphere, 2023 The special terrain of Urumqi (in the valley area) often triggers strong foehn winds, causing huge losses to local people’s lives and social economies. By using the surface observation data of the hourly temperature, pressure, humidity, and wind from the
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Foehn wind as a seasonal suicide risk factor in a mountain region
Psychiatria i Psychologia Kliniczna, 2019 Objective: The belief that the foehn wind has an impact on suicide is firmly rooted in local culture in various mountain regions of the world, but scientific data on this subject are limited.
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Foehn-like Wind in the Mountains of Southeastern Brazil as Seen by the Eta Model Simulation [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia, 2020 The present study gives evidence of the occurrence of foehn-like wind on the eastern slopes of the mountains at Southeastern Brazil. A particular case was detected based on observational evidence on 4 July 2015 near the city of Cruzeiro, state of Sao ...
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The risk of hospitalization associated with foehn winds and temperature in the mountainous region of Switzerland. [PDF]
Environ EpidemiolBackground: Foehn winds are intense warm winds, common in mountain regions, but their health impacts and potential to exacerbate existing heat-related risks remain poorly understood.
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From wind to seismic signature captured by seismometers in lake Lucerne [PDF]
Scientific ReportsOcean Bottom Seismometers (OBS) are primarily designed to record seismic signals in marine environments. However, the fundamental principles of their operation as broadband instruments enable a wider range of applications.
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Experimental evaluation of concrete shrinkage deformation under the influence of foehn wind in vietnam [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 Foehn wind or foehn effect is a hot dry wind type blowing down from the mountains. It appears in the middle of Vietnam from early April to mid-September every year.
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Tellus: Series B, Chemical and Physical Meteorology, 2021 Kraków, Poland, is a city with poor air quality, located in the large Wisła (Vistula) valley, and affected by a foehn wind from the Tatra Mountains. We analyzed 14 long episodes of the foehn from the periods Sep 2017 - Apr 2018 and Sep 2018 - Apr 2019 ...
Piotr Sekuła +4 more
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The influence of foehn winds on the incidence of severe injuries in southern Bavaria – an analysis of the TraumaRegister DGU® [PDF]
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2020 Background Foehn describes a wind which occurs in areas with close proximity to mountains. The presence of foehn wind is associated with worsening health conditions.
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