Environmental Ergonomics: The Ergonomics of Human Comfort, Health and Performance in the Thermal Environment

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Preface
Page v
Yutaka Tochihara, Tadakatsu Ohnaka

Regulatory processes of the human body during thermal and work strain Original Research Article
Pages 3-9
Jürgen Werner

The interrelation of thermal and nonthermal reflexes in the control of postexercise heat loss responses Original Research Article
Pages 11-15
Glen P. Kenny, Dwayne N. Jackson

Brain activation by thermal stimulation in humans studied with fMRI Original Research Article
Pages 17-20
Tomoko Yagishita, Norihiro Sadato, Tomohisa Okada, Aki Taniguchi, Masahiro Konishi, Kei Nagashima, Yoshiharu Yonekura, Kazuyuki Kanosue

Comparison of tympanic membrane temperatures measured by contact and noncontact tympanic thermometers during prolonged exercise in the heat Original Research Article
Pages 21-24
Hidenori Otani, Tohru Ishigaki, Mitsuharu Kaya, Junzo Tsujita, Seiki Hori

Physiological significance of bright vs. dim light intensities during the daytime for thermoregulatory responses, digestive functions and evening dressing behavior in the cold Original Research Article
Pages 25-30
Hiromi Tokura

The effect of illumination and temperature on sleep-wake rhythm disturbances in the elderly Original Research Article
Pages 31-34
Eus J.W. Van Someren, Rixt F. Riemersma, Roy J.E.M. Raymann, Dick F. Swaab

Seasonal differences in physiological and psychological responses to hot and cold environments in the elderly and young males Original Research Article
Pages 35-41
Takafumi Maeda, Toshio Kobayashi, Kazuko Tanaka, Akihiko Sato, Shin-Ya Kaneko, Masatoshi Tanaka

Evaluation of test protocols for smoke-divers working in the heat Original Research Article
Pages 45-48
Mariann Sandsund, Sverre Winnberg, Hans W. Finseth, Geir O. Fossli, Randi E. Reinertsen

The influence of various methods of fluid ingestion on changes in selected physiological reactions during thermal stress in a sauna Original Research Article
Pages 49-53
Zbigniew Szygula, Wanda Pilch, Jerzy Wnorowski, Jolanta Sztwiertnia, Masafumi Torii

Physiological effects of heat stress on ground crew in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Original Research Article
Pages 55-60
Hideo Tarui, Yoshiki Kanamaru, Jun Sakagami, Hirokazu Ozaki

Cockpit thermal conditions and physiological reactions in flight: effects of mental workload on thermal regulation of aircrew while flying tasks Original Research Article
Pages 61-64
Hirokazu Ozaki, Wataru Ogawa, Shintaro Yokoyama

Effects of sportswear on thermoregulatory responses during exercise in a hot environment Original Research Article
Pages 65-70
Hiromi Shin-ya, Seiichi Nakai, Tetsuya Yoshida, Eiich Takahashi

Environmental temperature during summertime athletic competitions in Japan Original Research Article
Pages 71-77
Yoko Kajiwara, Shinichiro Ono, Seiichi Nakai, Kazuhiko Kimura, Tadanobu Nozaki

Assessment of the risks of heat disorders encountered during work in hot conditions in German hard coal mines Original Research Article
Pages 79-84
Bernhard Kampmann, Claus Piekarski

Optimum room temperature during rest periods between repetitive exercises under heat stress Original Research Article
Pages 85-90
Seichi Horie, Takao Tsutsui, Shuhei Sakata, Koichi Monji, Yasuhiro Sogabe

Heat strain is reduced at different rates with hand, foot, forearm or lower leg cooling Original Research Article
Pages 91-95
James R. House, Michael J. Tipton

Most effective immersion treatment for exercise-induced hyperthermia Original Research Article
Pages 97-100
Caroline I. Proulx, Michel B. Ducharme, Glen P. Kenny

Can fire-fighter instructors perform a simulated rescue after a hot fire training exercise? Original Research Article
Pages 101-105
Clare Eglin, Sue Coles, Michael Tipton

The effect of water-perfused suits and vests on body cooling during exercise in a hot environment Original Research Article
Pages 107-111
Tetsuya Yoshida, Hiromi Shin-ya, Seiichi Nakai, Hiroki Ishii, Hideyuki Tsuneoka

Effect of bilateral carotid cooling with an ice pack on thermal responses during bicycle exercise Original Research Article
Pages 113-119
Masafumi Torii, Katsuya Adachi, Tatsuya Miyabayashi, Takeshi Arima, Masataka Iwashita

Upper limit of thermal comfort zone in bedrooms for falling into a deep sleep as determined by body movements during sleep Original Research Article
Pages 121-126
Tadakatsu Ohnaka, Junko Takeshita

“Something old, something new, something borrowed, someone's blue”: a review of the literature and responses associated with cold water immersion Original Research Article
Pages 129-134
Michael Tipton

The effects of exhaustive exercise on thermoregulatory fatigue during cold exposure Original Research Article
Pages 135-140
John W. Castellani, Andrew J. Young, Michael N. Sawka

Cold-induced vasodilation response and associated thermal loads in older men observed during finger cooling Original Research Article
Pages 141-146
Shin-ichi Sawada

Thermal sensation of old vs young males at 12, 18, and 27°C for 120 min Original Research Article
Pages 147-150
Edward S. Potkanowicz, Natalie Caine, Ronald Otterstetter, Ellen L. Glickman

Individual variation in thermal responses of clothed women and men during repeated short-term cold-water immersions Original Research Article
Pages 151-155
Raija Ilmarinen, Hannu Rintamäki, Harri Lindholm, Tero Mäkinen

The effect of cold immersion on hands with different types of hand protection Original Research Article
Pages 157-161
Hilde F˦revik, Kristin Ulven Jørgensen, Randi Eidsmo Reinertsen

Effects of bathroom temperature on thermal responses during whole-body bathing, half-body bathing and showering Original Research Article
Pages 163-169
Nobuko Hashiguchi, Yutaka Tochihara

Effects of bath water and bathroom temperatures on human thermoregulatory function and thermal perception during half-body bathing in winter Original Research Article
Pages 171-176
Yuko Kawahara, Mayumi Nagata, Yuki Niimi, Chihiro Miwa, Satoshi Iwase

Effect of temperature on muscular strain in simulated packing work Original Research Article
Pages 177-180
Hannu Rintamäki, Erja Sormunen, Juha Oksa, Sirkka Rissanen, Tuomo Pienimäki

Comparison of contact cooling while touching cold surfaces with an artificial and human fingers Original Research Article
Pages 181-185
Sirkka Rissanen, Qiuqing Geng, Hannu Rintamäki, Ingvar Holmér

Use of an artificial finger to measure contact temperature on various extremely cold metallic surfaces Original Research Article
Pages 187-191
Qiuqing Geng, Ingvar Holmér, Sirkka Rissanen, Hannu Rintamäki

Manual performance in urban circumpolar subjects exposed to cold in the winter and summer Original Research Article
Pages 193-197
Tiina M. Mäkinen, Tiina Pääkkönen, Hannu Rintamäki, Lawrence A. Palinkas, Juhani Leppäluoto, Juhani Hassi

An occupational health study on workers exposed to a cold environment in a cold storage warehouse Original Research Article
Pages 199-204
Ikuharu Morioka, Noriko Ishii, Nobuyuki Miyai, Hiroichi Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Minami, Tiankui Wang, Kazuhisa Miyashita

To be or not to be comfortable: basis and prediction Original Research Article
Pages 207-215
Victor Candas

Thermal comfort sensations of tourists in a subtropical region Original Research Article
Pages 217-224
Jun-ichiro G. Tsutsumi, Ryo Nakamatsu, Ryoki Arakawa

Perceived problems and discomfort at low air humidity among office workers Original Research Article
Pages 225-230
Désirée Gavhed, Lena Klasson

Study on the improvement of environmental humidity in houses for the elderly: Part 1—Actual conditions of daily behavior and thermal environment Original Research Article
Pages 231-237
Yukari Iino, Yuriko Igarashi, Akihiro Yamagishi

Study on the improvement of environmental humidity in houses for the elderly: Part 2—Examination of the humidity environment Original Research Article
Pages 239-244
Akihiro Yamagishi, Yuriko Igarashi, Yukari Iino

Effect of humidity sensation on hormonal responses in saliva and urine Original Research Article
Pages 245-250
Teruko Tamura, Tomoko Koshiba

Psychophysiological approach to thermal discomfort in non-uniform environments Original Research Article
Pages 251-256
Nicolas Pellerin, Victor Candas

Effective radiant temperature including solar radiation Original Research Article
Pages 257-262
Kouhei Kuwabara, Tohru Mochida, Katsunori Nagano, Kazumi Shimakura

Gender differences and non-thermal factors in thermal comfort of office occupants in a hot-arid climate Original Research Article
Pages 263-268
Tamara M. Erlandson, Krzysztof Cena, Richard de Dear

Thermal comfort in outdoor and semi-outdoor environments Original Research Article
Pages 269-276
Richard de Dear, Jennifer Spagnolo

Development of air-conditioning systems for the elderly Original Research Article
Pages 277-281
Hiroyuki Kitahara, Toshinori Shimazu, Minoru Kawabe, Takashi Hayakawa, Tsumoru Okamoto, Hiroki Shimomae, Takashi Mishina

Evaluation of vehicle climate Original Research Article
Pages 283-288
Ingvar Holmér

Effects of spectral properties of glass on the thermal comfort of car occupants Original Research Article
Pages 289-297
Yoshiichi Ozeki, Toru Takabayashi, Shin-ichi Tanabe

Evaluation of summertime thermal comfort in automobiles Original Research Article
Pages 299-303
Kazuaki Yamashita, Tomonori Kuroda, Yutaka Tochihara, Toshiya Shibukawa, Youichiro Kondo, Hiroki Nagayama

The effects of simulated solar radiation to the head and trunk on the thermal comfort of seated subjects Original Research Article
Pages 305-311
Tadakatsu Ohnaka, Simon Hodder, Ken Parsons

The four ‘Fs’ of clothing comfort Original Research Article
Pages 315-319
Ralph F. Goldman

The influence of thermal comfort perception on consumer's preferences to sportswear Original Research Article
Pages 321-328
Anthony S.W. Wong, Yi Li, Kwok-Wing Yeung

Water vapour permeability resistance through clothing material at combinations of temperature and pressure that simulate elevated altitudes Original Research Article
Pages 329-333
Takako Fukazawa, Yutaka Tochihara, Teruko Tamura

Effect of two kinds of quilt on the thermal comfort of subjects in a cold environment Original Research Article
Pages 335-341
Yayoi Satsumoto, Yae Hasebe, Masaaki Takeuchi, Kinzo Ishikawa

The effect of fabric air permeability on clothing ventilation Original Research Article
Pages 343-346
Hiroyuki Ueda, George Havenith

Clothing microclimate and subjective sensation of Korean and Japanese subjects when wearing Hanbok Original Research Article
Pages 347-353
M.H. Kim, S.K. Sung

Prediction of clothing insulation in a outdoor environment, based on questionnaires Original Research Article
Pages 355-360
Motoyuki Saito, Akio Ishii, Hajime Oi

Determination of clothing microclimate volume Original Research Article
Pages 361-365
Hein Daanen, Kent Hatcher, George Havenith

Improved comfort of US military chemical and biological protective clothing Original Research Article
Pages 369-373
Thomas L. Endrusick, Julio A. Gonzalez, Richard R. Gonzalez

A study on comfort of protective clothing for firefighters Original Research Article
Pages 375-378
Gi-Soo Chung, Dae Hoon Lee

Firefighter garments with non-textile insulation Original Research Article
Pages 379-382
Wolfgang Nocker, Johann Seibert

Physiological consequences of wearing personal protective equipment: clothing and helmets Original Research Article
Pages 383-388
Alison L. Fogarty, Karen A. Armstrong, Christopher J. Gordon, Herbert Groeller, Brian F. Woods, Nigel A.S. Taylor

Effects of simulated sustained operations on the thermal insulation of military footwear Original Research Article
Pages 389-393
Thomas L. Endrusick, Ian D. Cole, Paul M. Matonich

Sweat accumulation in a kendo ensemble during indoor summer training Original Research Article
Pages 395-399
Ritsuko Imamura, Naoki Sumida, Yusuke Eda

The use of thermal manikins to evaluate clothing and environmental factors Original Research Article
Pages 403-407
Elizabeth A. McCullough

Evaluation of clo values for infant's clothing using an infant-sized sweating thermal manikin Original Research Article
Pages 409-415
In-hyeng Kang, Teruko Tamura

Assessments of dry and humid heat gains under extreme conditions using a water-perfused manikin Original Research Article
Pages 417-421
Anne-Virginie Desruelle, Bruno Schmid, Nicolas Pellerin, Victor Candas

Experiments to determine the convective heat transfer coefficient of a thermal manikin Original Research Article
Pages 423-429
Kouhei Kuwabara, Tohru Mochida, Katsunori Nagano, Kazumi Shimakura

Electrically heated blanket in neonatal care: assessment of the reduction of dry heat loss from a thermal manikin Original Research Article
Pages 431-435
Elmountacer Billah Elabbassi, Stéphane Delanaud, Karen Chardon, Jean-Pierre Libert, Victor Candas

Clothing thermal insulation when sweating and when non-sweating Original Research Article
Pages 437-443
J. Fan, Y.S. Chen, W. Zhang

Water vapour transport as a determinant of comfort in evaluating shoes Original Research Article
Pages 445-448
Ronald Heus, Ed Schols, Wilbert van den Eijnde

Inter-laboratory tests on thermal foot models Original Research Article
Pages 449-457
Kelev Kuklane, Ingvar Holmér, Hannu Anttonen, Rick Burke, Peter Doughty, Thomas Endrusick, Mari Hellsten, Yuhong Shen, Wolfgang Uedelhoven

Numerical comfort simulator for evaluating thermal environment Original Research Article
Pages 459-466
Shin-ichi Tanabe, Yoshiichi Ozeki, Toru Takabayashi

Simulation of clothing thermal comfort with fuzzy logic Original Research Article
Pages 467-471
Zhong Wang, Yi Li, Anthony Siu Wo Wong

Thermal sensory engineering design of textile and apparel products Original Research Article
Pages 473-476
Yi Li, Zhong Wang

International standards for the thermal environment. Where are we and what is still needed? Original Research Article
Pages 479-485
Bjarne W. Olesen

Recent heat and cold strain predictive indices Original Research Article
Pages 487-494
Kent B. Pandolf, Daniel S. Moran

Validation of the environmental stress index (ESI) for physiological variables Original Research Article
Pages 495-501
Daniel S. Moran, Kent B. Pandolf, Yoram Epstein, Yuval Heled, Yair Shapiro, Richard R. Gonzalez

Assessment of cold stress by calculation of required clothing insulation—IREQ Original Research Article
Pages 503-506
Ingvar Holmér

Prediction of facial cooling times Original Research Article
Pages 507-510
Peter Tikuisis, Randall Osczevski

Author index
Pages 511-513

Subject index
Pages 515-522