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Deriving the operational procedure for the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) [PDF]

International Journal of Biometeorology, 2011
The Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) aimed for a one-dimensional quantity adequately reflecting the human physiological reaction to the multi-dimensionally defined actual outdoor thermal environment.
Bernhardt Kampmann (7150415), Birger Tinz (7153040), Dusan Fiala (7149500), George Havenith (1383810), Gerd Jendritzky (7149497), Ingvar Holmer (7149974), Krzysztof Blazejczyk (7152503), Peter Broede (7149494)   +7 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
The present study aimed to investigate the applicability of Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) as an innovative and science-based index in public health researches, in occupational heat stress assessment. All indoor and outdoor workers (200 people) of Brick industries of Shahroud, Iran participated in the research.
Vatani J, Golbabaei F, Dehghan SF, Yousefi A.   +3 more
europepmc   +6 more sources

Spatial–Temporal Characteristics of Human Thermal Comfort in Xinjiang: Based on the Universal Thermal Climate Index from 1981 to 2019

Land, 2023
Xinjiang is one of the world’s most sensitive and vulnerable regions to climate change. However, little is known about the current status and changes in thermal comfort conditions in this area.
Jianwei Qi, Zhaoping Yang, Fang Han, Baoshi He, Xuankai Ma   +4 more
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The Universal Thermal Climate Index UTCI Compared to Ergonomics Standards for Assessing the Thermal Environment

Industrial Health, 2013
The growing need for valid assessment procedures of the outdoor thermal environment in the fields of public weather services, public health systems, urban planning, tourism & recreation and climate impact research raised the idea to develop the Universal Thermal Climate Index UTCI based on the most recent scientific progress both in thermo-physiology ...
Bröde, Peter, Blazejczyk, Krzysztof, Fiala, Dusan, Havenith, George, Holme, Ingvar, Jendritzky, Gerd, Kuklane, Kalev, Kampmann, Bernhard   +7 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
doaj   +2 more sources

Influence of meteorological conditions on herpes zoster occurrence: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine
IntroductionHerpes zoster is caused by the reactivation of the varicella zoster virus, typically affecting older adults and immunocompromised individuals.
Michał Ochal, Katarzyna Glińska Lewczuk, Ewa Dragańska, Iwona Cymes, Jerzy Romaszko   +4 more
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Spatio-Temporal Analysis of the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) for the Summertime in the Period 2000–2021 in Slovenia: The Implication of Heat Stress for Agricultural Workers

Agronomy, 2023
Due to climate change crisis, the risk of occupational heat stress for agricultural workers has recently increased. The temporal and spatial biometeorological conditions in different climatic regions of Slovenia during summer were analyzed using the ...
Zalika Črepinšek, Zala Žnidaršič, Tjaša Pogačar   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

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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Spatial Differences in Outdoor Thermal Comfort during the Transition Season in Cold Regions of China

Buildings, 2022
This study investigates the differences in outdoor thermal comfort in different spatial types over long-term observations during the transition season in a cold region.
Fei Guo, Zuoxing Wang, Jing Dong, Hongchi Zhang, Xiaodong Lu, Stephen Siu Yu Lau, Yijia Miao   +6 more
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Comparisons of the Urbanization Effect on Heat Stress Changes in Guangdong during Different Periods

Remote Sensing, 2023
While rapid urbanization promotes social and economic development, it exacerbates human outdoor thermal comfort, which increases the risks to human health.
Wen Li, Liya Chao, Peng Si, Huixian Zhang, Qingxiang Li   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source