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Effects of compression legwear on body temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure following prolonged standing and sitting in women
The present study was to examine the effects of skin pressures by compression legwear (CL) with different pressure levels on multiple physiological indices and the physical-mechanical stimuli of CLs on psychol...
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Effects of pressure exerted on the skin by elastic cord on the core temperature, body weight loss and salivary secretion rate at 35°C
Effects of pressure exerted on the skin by elastic cord on the core temperature, body weight loss and salivary secretion rate were studied under conditions of ambient temperature of 35°C and a relative humidit...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Computer Simulation of Multi-phase Coupled Heat and Moisture Transfer in Clothing Assembly with a Phase Change Material in a Cold Environment
This paper describes a simulation of the physical processes of coupled heat and moisture transfer in a clothing assembly containing phase change material (PCM). This paper focuses on the analysis of the effect...
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Effects of pressure on the skin exerted by clothing on responses of urinary catecholamines and cortisol, heart rate and nocturnal urinary melatonin in humans
The study investigated how the pressure exerted on the skin by clothing worn while working in the daytime affected the urinary excretion of adrenaline, noradrenaline and cortisol, heart rate, and also melatoni...
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Thermoregulatory responses in humans during exercise after exposure to two different light intensities
The effects after exposure to two different light intensities (dim, 50 lx and bright, 5 000 lx) on thermoregulatory responses during exercise in a climatic chamber (27°C, 60% relative humidity) were studied in n...
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Physiological significance of hydrophilic and hydrophobic textile materials during intermittent exercise in humans under the influence of warm ambient temperature with and without wind
The purpose of this present study was to compare the physiological effects of the hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties of the fabrics investigated in exercising and resting subjects at an ambient temperatur...
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Influence of bright light exposure for several hours during the daytime on cutaneous vasodilatation and local sweating induced by an exercise heat load
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of exposure to differing light intensities for several hours during the daytime on the cutaneous vasodilatation and local forearm sweat rate induced ...
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Deviations in Circadian Rhythms of the Core Temperature in Color-Deficient Subjects
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Influence of two different light intensities during daytime on endurance performance of handgrip exercise
The effect of two different light intensities (dim, 50 lux andbright, 5,000 lux) on handgrip exercise in a climatic chamber (26°C, 60% relative humidity) were studied in eight female subjects, aged 20-24 years. T...
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The effects of two types of clothing on seasonal heat tolerance
The aim of this study was to look at changes in seasonal heat tolerance due to acclimatization produced by different types of clothing. A group of 12 female adults served as subjects in the study which lasted ...
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Effects of moisture absorption by clothing on thermal responses during intermittent exercise at 24°C
The effects of two kinds of clothing with different properties with respect to moisture absorption on thermophysiological responses and pulse rate were studied during intermittent exercise at an ambient temper...
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The effects of two types of clothing on seasonal cold tolerance
This study investigated the effects of two types of clothing, leaving legs covered or uncovered, on seasonal cold tolerance in women. Experiments were carried out to compare cold tolerance at an ambient temper...
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The effects of two different types of clothing on seasonal cold acclimation of thermophysiological responses
The work described in this paper investigated the effects of two types of clothing, leaving the legs covered or uncovered, on seasonal cold acclimation in women. Experiments were carried out to observe the dif...
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Different thermal conditions of the extremities affect thermoregulation in clothed man
The effects of different types of clothing on human deep body temperature were studied with six healthy male subjects in a supine posture. Two clothing ensembles were employed for the present study: A covered ...
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Seasonal adaptation of thermal and metabolic responses in men wearing different clothing at 10° C
Thermoregulatory responses at ambient temperatures of 20 and 10° C in six male subjects wearing two different kinds of clothing were compared between summer and winter. The two different kinds of clothing were...
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Circadian rhythm of rectal temperature in man with two different types of clothing
We compared the circadian rhythm of human rectal temperature with two different types of clothing at an ambient temperature of 27.5° ± 0.5°C and a relative humidity of 40 ± 10%. One clothing covered the whole ...
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Effects of wearing two different types of clothing on body temperatures during and after exercise
The experiment was conducted to investigate the human thermoregulatory responses during rest, exercise and recovery atT a 20°C and 60% R.H. under the conditions of wearing two different types of clothing. Six hea...
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Effects of wearing two different forms of garment on thermoregulation in men resting at 10°C
We have compared the human thermoregulatory responses and clothing microclimate temperature when the body core-shell ratio was changed by wearing two different forms of garment. Each was worn for 160 min at an...
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Circadian activity rhythms of the pig-tailed macaque, Macaca nemestrina, under constant illumination
Lcomotor activity was recorded in singly caged pig-tailed macaques Macaca nemestrina in constant conditions with intensities of illumination varying between 0.003 lux and 100 lux. Each animal was kept in at le...
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Sweating in the Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)
The sweating rates on the palms and chests of three adult male Japanese macaques were measured by the CaCl2 method at temperatures of 20–40°C. Rectal and skin temperatures on the palms and chests were also measur...
