The use of language to express thermal sensation suggests heat acclimatization by Indonesian people

The purpose of this study was to explore whether there is evidence of heat acclimatization in the words used to express thermal sensation. A total of 458 urban Japanese and 601 Indonesians participated in a questionnaire. In addition, in a preliminary survey, 39 native English speakers in the UK par...

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Main Authors: Yutaka Tochihara, Joo-Young Lee, Hitoshi Wakabayashi, Titis Wijayanto, Ilham Bakri, Ken Parsons
Format: Default Article
Published: 2012
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Design not elsewhere classified
Atmospheric sciences not elsewhere classified
Heat acclimatization
Thermal sensation
Thermal comfort
Language
Behavioral thermoregulation
Design Practice and Management not elsewhere classified
Atmospheric Sciences
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/11801
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