Comparing universal thermal climate index (UTCI) with selected thermal indices to evaluate outdoor thermal comfort in traditional courtyards with BWh climate

M Mahdavinejad, J Shaeri, A Nezami, A Goharian - Urban Climate, 2024 - Elsevier
Nowadays, outdoor thermal comfort is one of the vital factors for urban health and well-
being. The first purpose of study was to evaluate the environmental parameters and outdoor …

Assessing occupational risk of heat stress at construction: A worker-centric wearable sensor-based approach

S Shakerian, M Habibnezhad, A Ojha, G Lee, Y Liu… - Safety science, 2021 - Elsevier
Construction workers are at a high risk of exposure to excessive heat generated by several
factors such as intensive physical activities, personal protective clothing, and frequent heat …

[HTML][HTML] A comparison of the correlation between heat stress indices (UTCI, WBGT, WBDT, TSI) and physiological parameters of workers in Iran

S Zare, HE Shirvan, R Hemmatjo, F Nadri… - Weather and Climate …, 2019 - Elsevier
Heat is one of the harmful agents in many workplaces. The current study aimed at
investigating the correlation between heat stress indices (Universal Thermal Climate Index …

Knowledge mapping and research progress on personal cooling garments (PCGs) for energy saving from 2002 to 2022 based on literature review and bibliometric …

M Tian, Q Jiang, H Xie - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
Personal cooling garments (PCGs) can reduce heat stress in the human body by cooling the
micro-environment beneath clothing and help to save space cooling energy. A …

Relative Influence of Meteorological Variables of Human Thermal Stress in Peninsular Malaysia

MR Houmsi, Z Ismail, GF Ziarh, MM Hamed, DSM Ishak… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Climate change has significantly increased human thermal stress, particularly in tropical
regions, exacerbating associated risks and consequences, such as heat-related illnesses …

Evaluating the effect of heat stress on cognitive performance of petrochemical workers: A field study

Z Rastegar, MRG Ravandi, S Zare, N Khanjani… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Introduction Heat stress disrupts blood hormones and reduces workers' cognitive
performance. To further shed light on the dysfunction of heat stress, the present study aimed …

Prioritizing and weighting determinants of workers' heat stress control using an analytical network process (ANP) a field study

A Matin, S Zare, M Ghotbi-Ravandi, Y Jahani - Urban Climate, 2020 - Elsevier
Heat stress is a harmful factor in workplaces. The present study aimed to determine the
prioritization and weights of determinants of heat stress control in workers (environment …

Northern hemisphere urban heat stress and associated labor hour hazard from ERA5 reanalysis

SY Lee, SCC Lung, PG Chiu, WC Wang… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Increasing surface air temperature is a fundamental characteristic of a warming world.
Rising temperatures have potential impacts on human health through heat stress. One heat …

Exploring fatalities and injuries in construction by considering thermal comfort using uncertainty and relative importance analysis

M Lee, J Jeong, J Jeong, J Lee - International journal of environmental …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fatal injury and accidents in the construction industry occur under the influence of outdoor
weather conditions such as temperature, humidity and wind speed in all four seasons …

Threshold determination and temperature trends analysis of Indian cities for effective implementation of an early warning system

M Golechha, P Shah, D Mavalankar - Urban Climate, 2021 - Elsevier
Extreme heat events (EHEs) have been linked to increased mortality rates, rendering them a
valuable research topic in both climate and public health. Early warning systems are highly …