ArticleInternational journal of biometeorology2017
The biophysical and physiological basis for mitigated elevations in heart rate with electric fan use in extreme heat and humidity.
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- Age Modulates Physiological Responses during Fan Use under Extreme Heat and Humidity.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2017Trial
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- 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.International journal of biometeorology · 2022Article
- Human thermoregulation during prolonged exposure to warm and extremely humid environments expected to occur in disabled submarine scenarios.American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology · 2020Article
- Keeping older individuals cool in hot and moderately humid conditions: wetted clothing with and without an electric fan.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2020Article
- Folic acid supplementation does not attenuate thermoregulatory or cardiovascular strain of older adults exposed to extreme heat and humidity.Experimental physiology · 2018Article
- Sustained increases in skin blood flow are not a prerequisite to initiate sweating during passive heat exposure.American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology · 2017Article
- The role of sensors for building individual climate resilience and mitigating the impact on health services from extreme weather events such as heatwaves: A perspective review.The journal of climate change and healthArticle
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Abstract
Electric fan use in extreme heat wave conditions has been thought to be disadvantageous because it might accelerate heat gain to the body via convection. However, it has been recently shown that fan use delays increases in heart rate even at high temperatures (42 °C) in young adults. We here assess the biophysical and physiological mechanisms underlying the apparently beneficial effects of fan use. Eight males (24 ± 3 y; 80.7 ± 11.7 kg; 2.0 ± 0.1 m
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