Time Length of Adaptation Phase for Subjective Thermal Environment Evaluation based on Thermal Stability Time
Building and Environment,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
267, С. 112283 - 112283
Опубликована: Ноя. 6, 2024
Язык: Английский
Role of the nasal cavity as a perception site of environmental humidity via a menthol-sensitive cold reception mechanism
Journal of Thermal Biology,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 104109 - 104109
Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025
Язык: Английский
Effects of humidity control and simulated natural airflow on indoor dynamic thermal comfort
Building Services Engineering Research and Technology,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Март 1, 2025
This
study
investigates
the
combined
effect
of
humidity
control
and
simulated
natural
airflow
on
human
thermal
comfort
in
indoor
environments.
A
custom-built
device
was
developed
to
simulate
wind
while
controlling
spray
volume
under
varying
ambient
temperatures
(27°C–30°C)
relative
levels
(40–60%).
12
participants
were
subjected
24
experimental
conditions,
their
preferences
evaluated
using
structured
questionnaires.
The
results
indicated
that
when
temperature
exceeded
28°C
reached
60%,
increasing
had
a
more
significant
impact
than
adjusting
volume.
Conversely,
at
below
28°C,
significantly
enhanced
comfort.
These
findings
provide
insights
into
optimizing
climate
systems,
offering
practical
applications
for
reducing
energy
consumption
maintaining
occupant
Practical
Application
By
exploring
effects
temperature,
humidity,
comfort,
new
can
be
provided
systems.
from
this
have
implications
designing
energy-efficient
cooling
systems
prioritize
especially
regions
with
warm
humid
climates.
Язык: Английский
Estimating the urban heat-related mortality burden due to greenness: a global modelling study
The Lancet Planetary Health,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025
Heat
exposure
poses
a
substantial
public
health
threat.
Increasing
greenness
has
been
suggested
as
mitigation
strategy
due
to
its
cooling
effect
and
potential
modify
the
heat-mortality
association.
This
study
aimed
comprehensively
estimate
effects
of
increased
on
heat-related
deaths.
We
applied
multistage
meta-analytical
approach
reduction
in
global
deaths
by
increasing
warm
season
2000-19
11
534
urban
areas.
used
enhanced
vegetation
index
(EVI)
indicate
random
forest
model
predict
daily
temperatures
counterfactual
EVI
scenarios.
In
factual
scenarios,
mortality
weather
variables
from
830
locations
53
countries
were
extracted
Multi-Country
Multi-City
Collaborative
Research
Network
assess
associations.
These
associations
then
extrapolated
each
area
under
both
scenarios
based
meta-regression
models.
estimated
that
10%
would
decrease
population-weighted
warm-season
mean
temperature
0·08°C,
20%
0·14°C,
30%
0·19°C.
scenario,
3
153
225
(2·48%)
127
179
341
total
could
be
attributed
heat
exposure.
The
attributable
fraction
(as
deaths)
0·67
(95%
empirical
CI
0·53-0·82)
percentage
points
0·80
(0·63-0·97)
0·91
(0·72-1·10)
compared
with
scenario.
South
Europe
was
modelled
have
largest
mortality.
modelling
suggests
substantially
reduce
burden.
Preserving
expanding
might
strategies
lower
ambient
impacts
Australian
Council
National
Health
Medical
Council.
Язык: Английский