It is now well recognized that the body temperature of older men and women is lower than
that of younger people and that their tolerance of thermal extremes is more limited. The …

As endotherms, humans exposed to a compensable cold environment rely on an increase in
thermogenic rate to counteract heat lost to the environment, thereby maintaining a stable …

That adult humans possess brown fat is now accepted—but is the brown fat metabolically
active? Does human brown fat actually combust fat to release heat? In this issue of the JCI …

Homeotherms have specific mechanisms to maintain a constant core body temperature
despite changes in thermal environment, food supply, and metabolic demand. Brown …

Hypothermia is one factor associated with mortality in newborn ruminants due to the drastic
temperature change upon exposure to the extrauterine environment in the first hours after …

Humans have inherited complex neural circuits which drive behavioral, somatic, and
autonomic thermoregulatory responses to defend their body temperature. While they are …

The PMV index forms the basis of international thermal comfort standards. PMV was
developed based on empirical relationships between the metabolic rate of activity and the …

Physiological modeling is important to evaluate the effects of heat and cold conditions on
people's thermal comfort and health. Experimental studies have found that older people …

Aim To explore the role of tonic motor unit activity in body temperature control. Methods
Motor unit activity in soleus and several other skeletal muscles was recorded …

This book is a guide for the constantly growing community of the users of medical thermal
imaging. It describes where and how an infrared equipment can be used in a strictly …