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Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) and adverse pregnancy outcomes in Ahvaz, Iran [PDF]

Reproductive Health, 2022
Plain Language Summary Scientists have found that climate change has adverse effects on human health. Because pregnant women are one of the most vulnerable groups, these negative impacts may affect their fetuses, which make up the next generation.
Narges Khodadadi, Maryam Dastoorpoor, Narges Khanjani, Afsaneh Ghasemi   +3 more
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ML-Based Framework for Urban Thermal Comfort Measurement and Climate Adaptation: Case Study of Barcelona [PDF]

Sensors
Urban heat exposure is one of the most critical and rapidly intensifying impacts of climate change in metropolitan areas. Reliable measurement of outdoor thermal comfort is therefore essential not only for long-term climate-adaptation planning but also ...
Vittoria Cipollone, Serena Serroni, Nicolas Cecconi, Edoardo Federici, Nicole Morresi, Gerard Mor, Gian Marco Revel   +6 more
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Universal Thermal Climate Index and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Risk: Effect Modification by Green Space in a Chinese Prospective Cohort [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background Thermal stress has been associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), but ambient temperature alone inadequately captures integrated thermal stress.
Shujia Chen, Yuting Dong, Xiaoqing Liu, Xiaowan Zhou, Hang Zeng, Jingjing Ji, Jinying Luo, Siying Wu   +7 more
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Assessing heat-related health risk in Europe via the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI). [PDF]

Int J Biometeorol, 2018
Di Napoli C, Pappenberger F, Cloke HL.
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Application of Statistical Learning Algorithms in Thermal Stress Assessment in Comparison with the Expert Judgment Inherent to the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI)

Atmosphere
This study concerns the application of statistical learning (SL) in thermal stress assessment compared to the results accomplished by an international expert group when developing the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI).
Peter Bröde, Dusan Fiala, Bernhard Kampmann   +2 more
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Application of Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) for assessment of occupational heat stress in open-pit mines. [PDF]

Ind Health, 2017
Nassiri P, Monazzam MR, Golbabaei F, Dehghan SF, Rafieepour A, Mortezapour AR, Asghari M.   +6 more
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Comparative reliability assessment of PET and UTCI thermal comfort indices using Monte Carlo simulation in urban microclimates [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Urban thermal comfort analysis in hot-arid climates requires robust methodological frameworks to address intensifying heat stress. This study introduces a reliability-based thermal comfort framework using Monte Carlo simulation to evaluate six urban ...
Mohammad Ali Sargazi, Abolfazl Heidari, Jamshid Davtalab, Jamshid Piri   +3 more
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Applicability of Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) in occupational heat stress assessment: a case study in brick industries. [PDF]

Ind Health, 2016
Vatani J, Golbabaei F, Dehghan SF, Yousefi A.   +3 more
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UTCI as the NWP model ALADIN (CHMI) output – first experiences

Geographia Polonica, 2021
The article includes a summary of basic information about the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) calculation by the numerical weather prediction (NWP) model ALADIN of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMI). Examples of operational outputs for
Martin Novak
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Bioclimatic conditions and thermal seasons of the year in Szczecin

Geographia Polonica, 2021
Climate change is an empirical fact evidenced by subsequent IPCC reports. The observed climate change is also manifested in the altered date of occurrence and duration of the seasons in a year.
Agnieszka Mąkosza
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