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The influence of external environment on workers on scaffolding illustrated by UTCI
Open Engineering, 2021 The aim of the article was to present the influence of the external environment on people working on scaffolding. For this purpose, the heat load of a man was determined using the universal thermal climate index. The research was carried out on 40 facade
Iwona Szer, Jacek Szer
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PLoS 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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The stimuli of thermal environment defined according to UTCI in Poland
Geographia Polonica, 2021 The assessment of thermal stress stimuli in Poland was based on the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI). Daily values of UTCI at 24 stations selected to represent the whole area of Poland at 12:00 UTC were calculated over the period 1951-2018. Various
Magdalena Kuchcik +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 +6 more
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Informes 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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Evaluation of heat exposure in baker’s workers using WBGT, HSI and UTCI indices [PDF]
Muhandisī-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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Bioclimatic Conditions of June 2019 in Poland on a Multi-Year Background (1966–2019)
Atmosphere, 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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Indoor heat stress: An assessment of human bioclimate using the UTCI in different buildings in Berlin [PDF]
DIE 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
Atmosphere, 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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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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