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    • Do the threshold limit values for work in hot conditions adequately protect workers? 

      Meade R.D., Poirier M.P., Flouris A.D., Hardcastle S.G., Kenny G.P. (2016)
      Purpose We evaluated core temperature responses and the change in body heat content (ΔH b) during work performed according to the ACGIH threshold limit values (TLV) for heat stress, which are designed to ensure a stable ...

    • Heart rate variability in older workers during work under the Threshold Limit Values for heat exposure 

      Kaltsatou A., Flouris A.D., Herry C.L., Notley S.R., Macartney M.J., Seely A.J.E., Kenny G.P. (2020)
      Background: The Threshold Limit Values (TLV) of the American Conference of Governmental and Industrial Hygienists indicate the levels of heat stress that all workers may be repeatedly exposed to without adverse health ...

    • Indicators to assess physiological heat strain – Part 2: Delphi exercise 

      Leonidas G. Ioannou; Petros C. Dinas; Sean R. Notley; Flora Gofa; George A. Gourzoulidis; Matt Brearley; Yoram Epstein; George Havenith; Michael N. Sawka; Peter Bröde; Igor B. Mekjavic; Glen P. Kenny; Thomas E. Bernard; Lars Nybo; Andreas D. Flouris (2022)
      In a series of three companion papers published in this Journal, we identify and validate the available thermal stress indicators (TSIs). In this second paper of the series, we identified the criteria to consider when ...

    • Lazare Rivière (1589-1655 AD), the Pioneer Pharmacologist, Anatomist, and Surgeon, Who Gave the First Modern Description of an Aortic Valve Failure 

      Sgantzos, M.; Tsoucalas, G.; Markatos, K.; Giatsiou, S.; Androutsos, G. (2015)

    • Lives versus Livelihoods? Perceived economic risk has a stronger association with support for COVID-19 preventive measures than perceived health risk 

      Nisa C.F., Bélanger J.J., Faller D.G., Buttrick N.R., Mierau J.O., Austin M.M.K., Schumpe B.M., Sasin E.M., Agostini M., Gützkow B., Kreienkamp J., Abakoumkin G., Abdul Khaiyom J.H., Ahmedi V., Akkas H., Almenara C.A., Atta M., Bagci S.C., Basel S., Kida E.B., Bernardo A.B.I., Chobthamkit P., Choi H.-S., Cristea M., Csaba S., Damnjanović K., Danyliuk I., Dash A., Di Santo D., Douglas K.M., Enea V., Fitzsimons G., Gheorghiu A., Gómez Á., Grzymala-Moszczynska J., Hamaidia A., Han Q., Helmy M., Hudiyana J., Jeronimus B.F., Jiang D.-Y., Jovanović V., Kamenov Ž., Kende A., Keng S.-L., Kieu T.T.T., Koc Y., Kovyazina K., Kozytska I., Krause J., Kruglanski A.W., Kurapov A., Kutlaca M., Lantos N.A., Lemay E.P., Jr., Lesmana C.B.J., Louis W.R., Lueders A., Malik N.I., Martinez A., McCabe K.O., Mehulić J., Milla M.N., Mohammed I., Molinario E., Moyano M., Muhammad H., Mula S., Muluk H., Myroniuk S., Najafi R., Nyúl B., O’Keefe P.A., Osuna J.J.O., Osin E.N., Park J., Pica G., Pierro A., Rees J., Reitsema A.M., Resta E., Rullo M., Ryan M.K., Samekin A., Santtila P., Selim H.A., Stanton M.V., Sultana S., Sutton R.M., Tseliou E., Utsugi A., van Breen J.A., Van Lissa C.J., Van Veen K., vanDellen M.R., Vázquez A., Wollast R., Yeung V.W.-L., Zand S., Žeželj I.L., Zheng B., Zick A., Zúñiga C., Leander N.P. (2021)
      This paper examines whether compliance with COVID-19 mitigation measures is motivated by wanting to save lives or save the economy (or both), and which implications this carries to fight the pandemic. National representative ...

    • The physical demands of electrical utilities work in North America 

      Meade R.D., Lauzon M., Poirier M.P., Flouris A.D., Kenny G.P. (2016)
      We assessed the physical demands associated with electrical utilities work in North America and how they influence the level of thermal and cardiovascular strain experienced. Three common job categories were monitored as ...

    • Prevalence and determinants of current and secondhand smoking in Greece: Results from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) study 

      Rachiotis G., Barbouni A., Katsioulis A., Antoniadou E., Kostikas K., Merakou K., Kourea K., Khoury R.N., Tsouros A., Kremastinou J., Hadjichristodoulou C. (2017)
      Objectives Greece is one of the leading tobacco-producing countries in European Union, and every year over 19 000 Greeks die from tobacco-attributable diseases. The aim of the present study was to provide nationally ...

    • The recommended threshold limit values for heat exposure fail to maintain body core temperature within safe limits in older working adults 

      Lamarche D.T., Meade R.D., D’souza A.W., Flouris A.D., Hardcastle S.G., Sigal R.J., Boulay P., Kenny G.P. (2017)
      Purpose: The American Conference of Governmental and Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH®) Threshold Limit Values (TLV® guidelines) for work in the heat consist of work-rest (WR) allocations designed to ensure a stable core ...