The influence of local effects on thermal sensation under non-uniform environmental conditions - Gender differences in thermophysiology, thermal comfort and productivity during convective and radiant cooling

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 252-261

  Schellen, L ^a   Loomans, M G L C ^a   de Wit, M H ^a   Olesen, B W ^b   Lichtenbelt, W D van Marken ^c  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cooling; Gender differences; Non uniform environmental conditions; Physiology; Productivity; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE SENSATION; COOLING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; COLD TEMPERATURE; EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOSENSING;

EID: 84865062657     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2012.07.008     Document Type: Article

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