More and more people will experience thermal stress in the future as the global temperature
is increasing at an alarming rate and the risk for extreme weather events is growing. The …

Diverse physiological processes have evolved for humans to maintain a core body
temperature of around 37° C in response to various diseases and environmental conditions …

As global warming leads to an increase in the frequency and intensity of heatwaves,
protecting outdoor workers from heat-related illnesses becomes paramount. To address this …

The two-node bioheat model is widely used in thermal comfort standards and design tools.
In recent years, there have been many new experimental studies and thermoregulatory …

Background Occupational heat exposure is a serious concern for worker health, productivity,
and the economy. Few studies in North America assess how on‐site wet bulb globe …

Overheating in buildings arising from climatic extreme heat events has been identified as a
health concern to vulnerable occupants. However, there have been very limited studies to …

As the depth of mineral resource extraction increases, heat stress in deep underground
environments poses an increasing threat to worker's health and safety. Field experiments …

Abstract The Predicted Heat Strain (PHS) model predicts physiological responses of
European people to heat stress; while its performance for Chinese population remains …

Our primary objective in this study was to design and implement the FAME Lab PHS
Calculator software (PHSFL)(www. famelab. gr/research/downloads), a free tool to calculate …

Heat strain may cause heat-related illness and reduce work efficiency as well as represent
individual differences. To simulate individualized physiological responses of the human …