Occupants' comfort perception affects building energy consumptions. To improve the
understanding of human comfort, which is crucial to reduce energy demand, laboratory …

Background Protective helmets may reduce the risk of death and head injury in motorcycle
collisions. However, there remains a large gap in knowledge regarding the effectiveness of …

The Fanger's predicted mean vote (PMV) model is used to evaluate thermal comfort.
However, when PMV is compared to people's real thermal sensations, collected in field …

As exoskeletons and exosuits rapidly transition from laboratory to practice, the thermal
discomfort posed by wearing the devices is emerging as a significant challenge towards …

Background Little is known about the economic burden of healthcare-associated infections
(HAIs) in Brazil. Aim To analyse the costs of hospitalization by reimbursement from the …

Thermal discomfort due to accumulated sweat increasing head skin wettedness may
contribute to low wearing rates of bicycle helmets. Using curated data on human head …

Introduction Military personnel are often required to wear ballistic protection in order to
defend against enemies. However, this added protection increases mass carried and …

This study investigated the cold protective performance (CPP) of two types of heated
garments using a Newton manikin operated in constant temperature mode (CT) and …

In tropical regions and hot climates, heat-stress due to wearing helmet while riding a
motorcycle is a phenomenon that is commonly experienced by the motorcyclist. The interior …

Abstract The PMV (Predicted Mean Vote) is an index which shows the thermal sensation of a
large group of people exposed to the same environment. However, discrepancies are found …