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Heat stress vulnerability and critical environmental limits for older adults
The present study examined heat stress vulnerability of apparently healthy older vs. young adults and characterized critical environmental limits for...
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Heat stress in horses: a literature review
Healthy adult horses can balance accumulation and dissipation of body heat to maintain their body temperature between 37.5 and 38.5 °C, when they are...
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Exploring climate change perception and heat stress adaptation among Zambian farmers using participatory tools
More than half of Zambia’s population relies on agriculture which is vulnerable to extreme climate change impacts such as heat stress. However, heat...
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Cytoprotective effect of propolis on heat stress induces alteration to histological, ultrastructural, and oxidative stress in catfish (Clarias gariepinus)
Our study helps to evaluate the immune response, antioxidative status, and resistance against heat stress (HS) in Clarias gariepinus treated with...
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Effect of heat stress during the dry period on milk yield and reproductive performance of Holstein cows
This study aimed to determine the influence of heat stress during the dry period on milk yield and reproductive performance of Holstein cows in a hot...
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Functional transcriptome analysis revealed upregulation of MAPK-SMAD signalling pathways in chronic heat stress in crossbred cattle
Animal geneticists and breeders have the impending challenge of enhancing the resilience of Indian livestock to heat stress through better selection...
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Variability of heat stress using the UrbClim climate model in the city of Seville (Spain): mitigation proposal
Climate change is creating an increase in temperatures, which is harming the quality of life of people all over the world, particularly those with...
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Heat stress in Africa under high intensity climate change
Extreme weather events are major causes of loss of life and damage infrastructure worldwide. High temperatures cause heat stress on humans,...
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An assessment of WRF-urban schemes in simulating local meteorology for heat stress analysis in a tropical sub-Saharan African city, Lagos, Nigeria
Megacities, such as Lagos, Nigeria, face significant challenges due to rapid urbanization and climate change, resulting in a higher intensity of the...
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Negative effects of heat stress on maize yield were compensated by increasing thermal time and declining cold stress in northeast China
Northeast China (NEC), an important maize region located at high northern latitudes, is undergoing pronounced climate warming. This warming...
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Effect of heat stress on DNA damage: a systematic literature review
Thermal stress has a direct effect on various types of DNA damage, which depends on the stage of the cell cycle when the cell is exposed to different...
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Blood hematology and biochemical of four laying hen strains exposed to acute heat stress
This study is aimed at defining physiological responses to heat stress (HS) in four different lines to better understand the underlying mechanisms of...
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Effects of Heat Stress and Chemical Pollutants on Sheep Reproduction and Strategies to Mitigate Them
Nowadays, climate change and the accumulation of chemical pollutants have become major environmental challenges. Natural and anthropogenic activities...
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Heat stress on breeding value prediction for milk yield and composition of a Brazilian Holstein cattle population
Due to the high milk production of Holstein cows, many countries have chosen to import semen to improve local dairy herds. This strategy would be...
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Quantifying the impact of heat on human physical work capacity; part IV: interactions between work duration and heat stress severity
High workplace temperatures negatively impact physical work capacity (PWC). Although PWC loss models with heat based on 1-h exposures are available,...
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Optimized rice adaptations in response to heat and cold stress under climate change in southern China
Climate change has drastically affected rice production and imperiled food security. Adaptations are imperative in response to future climate change....
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Thermodynamic assessment of heat stress in dairy cattle: lessons from human biometeorology
A versatile meteorological index for predicting heat stress in dairy cattle remains elusive. Despite numerous attempts at develo** such indices and...
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Estimation of the economic impact of heat stress on the Chilean dairy regions by using two comfort thermal indices
The study aimed to estimate economic losses associated with heat stress in the eight dairy production regions (DPR), defined by the Dairy Chilean...
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Adverse effects of heat stress during summer on broiler chickens production and antioxidant mitigating effects
Broiler chicken meat is a good source of protein consumed universally, and is one of the most commonly farmed species in world. In addition to...
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A comparative study on effect of heat stress on physiological and cellular responses of crossbred cattle and riverine buffalo in subtropical region of India
The study was carried out to compare the in vitro and in vivo heat shock responses of cattle and buffaloes. The expression of heat responsive genes...
