Browsing by Subject "Humidity"
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An advanced empirical model for quantifying the impact of heat and climate change on human physical work capacity
(2021)Occupational heat stress directly hampers physical work capacity (PWC), with large economic consequences for industries and regions vulnerable to global warming. Accurately quantifying PWC is essential for forecasting ... -
Aging Impairs Whole-Body Heat Loss in Women under Both Dry and Humid Heat Stress
(2017)Purpose This study was designed to determine whether age-related impairments in whole-body heat loss, which are known to exist in dry heat, also occur in humid heat in women. Methods To evaluate this possibility, 10 young ... -
Biological activity of two new pyrrole derivatives against stored-product species: Influence of temperature and relative humidity
(2016)Members of the pyrrole group are likely to have interesting properties that merit additional investigation as insecticides at the post-harvest stages of agricultural commodities. In the present work, the insecticidal effect ... -
Effects of photoperiod and relative humidity on diapause termination and post-winter development of Rhagoletis cerasi pupae
(2020)The European cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletis cerasi (Diptera: Tephritidae), is a univoltine species that undergoes obligatory summer-winter diapause at pupal stage in the soil (2-5 cm) beneath host trees. To study the effects ... -
Greenhouse evaporative cooling: Measurement and data analysis
(2000)Temperature and humidity gradients were investigated during summer in a rose production greenhouse equipped with a ventilated cooling-pad system and a half shaded plastic roof. In a steady regime, the cooling process reached ... -
Identification of climatic factors affecting the epidemiology of humanwest nile virus infections in northern Greece
(2016)Climate can affect the geographic and seasonal patterns of vector-borne disease incidence such asWest Nile Virus (WNV) infections. We explore the association between climatic factors and the occurrence of West Nile fever ... -
Influence of temperature and relative humidity on the insecticidal efficacy of metarhizium anisopliae against larvae of ephestia kuehniella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on wheat
(2017)A series of laboratory bioassays were conducted for the evaluation of the insecticidal efficacy of an isolate of Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschnikoff) Sorokin (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) against larvae of the Mediterranean ... -
Influence of vent design on greenhouse microclimate during dehumidification with simultaneous heating and ventilation
(2006)The influence of greenhouse vent configuration on greenhouse microclimate and energy consumption when natural ventilation was used for greenhouse dehumidification was numerically analysed using a computational fluid dynamics ... -
Microclimatic effects of planted hydroponic structures in urban environment: measurements and simulations
(2017)The objectives of this effort was to study the effect of vertical (green wall) and horizontal (pergola) green structures on the microclimate conditions of the building surroundings and estimate the thermal perception and ... -
Quantifying the impact of heat on human physical work capacity; part II: the observed interaction of air velocity with temperature, humidity, sweat rate, and clothing is not captured by most heat stress indices
(2022)Increasing air movement can alleviate or exacerbate occupational heat strain, but the impact is not well defined across a wide range of hot environments, with different clothing levels. Therefore, we combined a large ... -
Quantifying the impact of heat on human physical work capacity; part III: the impact of solar radiation varies with air temperature, humidity, and clothing coverage
(2022)Heat stress decreases human physical work capacity (PWC), but the extent to which solar radiation (SOLAR) compounds this response is not well understood. This study empirically quantified how SOLAR impacts PWC in the heat, ... -
Study of heat-stress levels in naturally ventilated sheep barns during heat waves: development and assessment of regression models
(2016)It is well documented that heat-stress burdens sheep welfare and productivity. Peak heat-stress levels are observed when high temperatures prevail, i.e. during heat waves; however, continuous measurements inside livestock ...