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Universal thermal climate index associations with mortality, hospital admissions, and road accidents in Bavaria.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
When meteorological conditions deviate from the optimal range for human well-being, the risks of illness, injury, and death increase, and such impacts are feared in particular with more frequent and intense extreme weather conditions resulting from ...
Wael Ghada   +3 more
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Spatial Differences in Outdoor Thermal Comfort during the Transition Season in Cold Regions of China

open access: yesBuildings, 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   +6 more
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Evaluación del confort bioclimático del verde urbano árido mediante simulaciones micrometeorológicas y el índice UTCI

open access: yesInformes de la Construccion, 2023
En el marco de estudios de confort térmico en espacios públicos de ambientes áridos urbanos, se calcula el índice UTCI en una muestra de espacios verdes (EVU) y canales viales (CVU), en escenario actual y mejorado, como validación de indicadores ...
Alejandra Kurbán   +4 more
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Bioclimatic Conditions of June 2019 in Poland on a Multi-Year Background (1966–2019)

open access: yesAtmosphere, 2021
The study objective was to characterise human-biometeorological conditions in the summer season in the period 1966–2019 in Poland, with particular consideration of June 2019.
Arkadiusz Marek Tomczyk
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Evaluation of heat exposure in baker’s workers using WBGT, HSI and UTCI indices [PDF]

open access: yesMuhandisī-i bihdāsht-i ḥirfah/ī, 2022
Background: Heat is one of the most important physical harmful factors in many work environments. Due to the nature of work, bakery activity is considered as one of the high-risk occupations in terms of heat stress.
Vida Rezaee-Hachesu, Rajabali Hokmabadi
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Indoor heat stress: An assessment of human bioclimate using the UTCI in different buildings in Berlin [PDF]

open access: yesDIE ERDE: Journal of the Geographical Society of Berlin, 2014
Because humans spend most of their time indoors and can be negatively affected by unfavourable thermal environments, the assessment of indoor heat stress is an important issue for public health care. To characterise indoor human bioclimate, the Universal
Langner, Marcel   +2 more
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Spatial-Temporal Pattern Changes of UTCI in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor in Recent 40 Years

open access: yesAtmosphere, 2020
This paper investigated the spatial and temporal variations of the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) from 1979 to 2018.
Di Zeng   +5 more
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Niepewność pomiarów średniej temperatury promieniowania za pomocą termometrów kulistych

open access: yesPrzegląd Geograficzny, 2023
W analizie bilansu cieplnego człowieka największym problemem jest określenie ilości promieniowania pochłoniętego przez człowieka. Dlatego też w badaniach komfortu cieplnego stosuje się uproszczenia i jako miarę termicznego wymiaru pola promieniowania ...
Katarzyna Lindner-Cendrowska   +1 more
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Comparing Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) with selected thermal indices/environmental parameters during 12 months of the year

open access: yesWeather and Climate Extremes, 2018
Heat stress negatively influences human health and performance, and leading to lower efficiency in daily activities. The present study sought to examine the relationship between UTCI, other heat indices (SET, PET, PMV, PPD, and WBGT), and environmental ...
Sajad Zare   +5 more
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Characteristics of human thermal stress in South Asia during 1981–2019

open access: yesEnvironmental Research Letters, 2022
Climate change has significantly increased the frequency and intensity of human thermal stress, with relatively more severe impacts than those of pure temperature extremes.
Safi Ullah   +8 more
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