Short-term fingertip contact with cold materials by Oliver E. Jay

“…Typically, industry workers are exposed to, and may touch, either accidentally or intentionally, many surfaces of different materials (e g machine parts, walls etc.) For environments containing hot surfaces, standards are available to determine the temperature limits for these surfaces in order to minimise safety risks (skin bums, EN 563 1994). …”
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Cyclooxygenase and prostaglandin E2 at rest, during exercise and across extremes of temperature within healthy humans: The influence of acetaminophen by Chris Esh

“…Indeed, within both occupational and exercise settings, exposure to extreme heat (e.g. exercise heat stress) is often preceded and/or followed by extreme cold [e.g., cold-water immersion (CWI)]. …”
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Cold atmospheric plasma disinfection of cut fruit surfaces contaminated with migrating microorganisms by Stefano Perni, Gilbert Shama, Michael G. Kong

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Physical mechanisms of inactivation of Bacillus subtilis spores using cold atmospheric plasmas by Xu-Tao Deng, J.J. Shi, Michael G. Kong

“…This paper presents a detailed study of the potential physical mechanisms of the microbial inactivation by cold atmospheric plasmas. With the Bacillus subtilis spores as a model microorganism and an atmospheric-plasma plume in helium flow, optical emission spectroscopy and inactivation kinetics are used to demonstrate the dominating role played by the reactive oxygen species (e.g., atomic oxygen and OH) as well as the minor contributions of the UV photons, heat, charged particles, and electric fields. …”
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Probing bactericidal mechanisms induced by cold atmospheric plasmas with Escherichia coli mutants by Stefano Perni, Gilbert Shama, J.L. Hobman, P.A. Lund, C.J. Kershaw, G.A. Hidalgo-Arroyo, C.W. Penn, Xu-Tao Deng, James L. Walsh, Michael G. Kong

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Have I just pressed something? The effects of everyday cold temperatures on dexterity by Edward Elton, D. Dumolo, Colette Nicolle

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High-resolution whole-body mapping of warm and cold thermosensitivity in people with multiple sclerosis by Aikaterini Christogianni, Richard Bibb, N Evangelou, Davide Filingeri

“…Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune neurological disease affecting >2.5M people worldwide. Sensory symptoms (e.g. altered thermal sensations) are common in MS. …”
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Age comparison of changes in local warm and cold sensitivity due to whole body cooling by Nicole Coull, Simon Hodder, George Havenith

“…The findings reiterate the potential thermoregulatory risks (e.g. cold injury and hypothermia) associated with ageing, even with such short exposure times.…”
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A new individual-based modelling framework for bacterial biofilm growth applied to cold plasma treatment by Yi-Ping Lo

“…Most of the chemical products of cold plasmas are too short lived, or too reactive, to be effective in killing the biofilms, it is the longer live species, e.g. ozone, hydrogen peroxide, acid species, that penetrated the biofilm and do the most damage. …”
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The Effect of Energy Efficiency Measures on the Prevalence, Frequency and Intensity of Overheating in the EFUS2017 Dwellings: Statistical Analysis by Matthew Li

“…Frequency and intensity of exceedance of lower temperatures associated with cold discomfort and thermally neutral conditions was also assessed.Statistical testing was then undertaken to assess the significance of between-categories differences in prevalence of overheating and frequency and intensity of threshold exceedance, e.g., comparing living rooms in houses with and without insulated walls. …”
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Quantifying mechanisms of aeolian dust emission: field measurements at Etosha Pan, Namibia by Giles Wiggs, Matthew Baddock, David Thomas, Richard Washington, Joanna Nield, Sebastian Engelstaedter, Robert Bryant, Frank Eckardt, Johannah von Holdt, Shayne Kötting

“…Surface deployed field instrumentation provided 10-minute averaged data on meteorological conditions, aerosol concentration (mg/m3 30), and horizontal dust flux (g/m2/min10). A Doppler LiDAR provided additional data for some of the period. 51 significant dust events were identified in response to strong E-ENE winds. …”
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The influence of textiles' sensorial information on the perception and preference of sport clothing by Julia Wilfling

“…Especially textile surface structure related haptic attributes (e.g., rough, smooth, silky) could not be conveyed visually and needed tactile sensory input to assess. …”
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Distribution of skin thermal sensitivity by Nicola Gerrett, Yacine Ouzzahra, George Havenith

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Sensitivity analysis of emission models of parcel lockers vs. home delivery based on HBEFA by Maren Schnieder, Christopher Hinde, Andrew West

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Thermal protection of the new born during carrying: an evaluation of parents’ practices [Abstract] by Davide Filingeri, Annabelle Stoate, Victoria Filingeri

“…Public health guidelines on how to ensure babies’ thermal protection are available (e.g. dressing with 1 extra layer of clothing than the adult); yet little is known on the strategies that parents adopt to ensure their babies’ thermal protection when these are carried in a sling (i.e. babywearing). …”
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Neuromuscular fatigue, muscle temperature and hypoxia: an integrative approach. by Alex Lloyd

“…The primary finding was that different muscle temperatures can induce significant changes in voluntary activation (0.5% reduction per-degree-centigrade increase in muscle temperature) when neural drive is sustained for a prolonged effort (e.g. 120-s); however this effect is not exhibited during efforts that are brief in duration (e.g. 3-s). …”
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Chemical and biological aspects of mercury in seafoods by Evangelos Evmorfopoulos

“…It was shown that a desiccant assembly must be installed whenever samples with low mercury content are analysed, i.e. less than 0.5 μg per sample digested. [Continues.]…”
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Clothing heat exchange models for research and application by George Havenith

“…A business suit for instance is hardly functional in a tropical climate, nor is a ladies evening dress in a cold environment. Also, when the function of the clothing is not only protection against heat or cold, as e.g. is the case with chemical protective clothing, the barriers introduced in the clothing to achieve the required protection can cause a conflict between the protective function of the clothing and the thermal functioning of the body. …”
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The evaluation of medical devices with healthy people? by Michael Fray, Simon Hodder, Aneurin Canham

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Why wet feels wet? An investigation into the neurophysiology of human skin wetness perception by Davide Filingeri

“…However, when thermal cues (e.g. evaporative cooling) are limited, individuals seem to rely more on tactile cues (i.e. stickiness and skin friction) to characterise their perception of skin wetness. …”
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Endothermic salts integrated in impermeable suits do not reduce heat strain during exercise by Hein A.M. Daanen, George Havenith, Manuel Buehler, Aike W. Wypkema, Stephen S. Cheung

“…Wearing impermeable garments during work inherently leads to heat strain, even in cold environments [1]. Phase change materials (mainly paraffin’s or salt [4]) may be used as a thermal buffer (e.g. [2]) to reduce initial heat stress. …”
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Adaptive control of linear Stirling cryogenic coolers by Vladimir Dubrovsky

“…Such systems normally rely on using internal (e.g. LVDTs) or external (e.g. accelerometers or load cells) sensors and sophisticated controllers. …”
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Quantum spin-ice and dimer models with Rydberg atoms by A.W. Glaetzle, M. Dalmonte, Ramesh Nath, Ioannis Rousochatzakis, R. Moessner, P. Zoller

“…We also present strategies to implement Abelian gauge theories using both s- and p-Rydberg states in exotic geometries, e.g., on a 4-8 lattice.…”
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Green electrochemical ozone production via water splitting: mechanism studies by Gregory Gibson, Wen-Feng Lin

“…The use of electrocatalysts to form ozone-based green energy-saving methods by means of an aqueous solution provides a very attractive alternative to conventional high-energy, cold-corona discharges. In a large number of electrocatalytic catalysts for electrochemical synthesis of ozone, lead oxide (beta]-of PbO 2 ) and tin oxide (of SnO 2 ) based catalysts most effectively at room temperature. this work is calculated by the density functional theory, the formation mechanism of the above two ozone catalyst. both catalysts β- of PbO 2 and nickel / antimony-doped tin oxide (of Ni / Sb-of SnO 2 ) of the (110) crystal plane of the most stable, it is of particular interest-of PbO beta] 2 (110) and of Ni / Sb-of SnO 2 (110) surface occurs the last two steps of the reaction, i.e., formation of oxygen and ozone, may simulate the water decomposition mechanism. the results showed that of PbO-beta] 2 under the action of the catalyst, ozone is formed to follow the Eley-Rideal mechanism, and the Ni / Sb-SnO 2 , the opposite surface of the formation mechanism of ozone, which is formed by the Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechanism of PbO-beta]. 2 mainly modeled as a solid - liquid phase, of Ni / Sb-of SnO 2 mainly modeled as a gaseous phase adsorption energy is calculated to obtain (E ADS ), Gibbs free energy (ΔG) and activation energy (E ACT ), etc. …”
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Interaction of clothing and thermoregulation by George Havenith

“…Skin temperatures and the tactile sensation of the skin (e.g. sticky moist clothing) are the main signals that are fed to the brain and lead to an overall sensation of comfort or discomfort.…”
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Thermal perception and ethnicity: a British and Chinese comparison by Micheala Lawes

“…Across all studies, no significant differences were identified across most physiological measurements (e.g., forearm blood flow, resting metabolic rate, heart rate, tympanic temperature, or mean skin temperature), with minor differences observed in anthropometrics, skin thickness and skin hydration. …”
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Exploring the role of holiday clubs in promoting healthy eating among children from food insecure backgrounds by Natasha Bayes

“…Holiday clubs do not frequently use serving styles that enable children to self-serve (e.g. buffets or family-style dining); these are beneficial for children’s development and also facilitate the use of positive feeding practices such as modelling healthy eating, and are therefore recommended to be used where possible. …”
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Cultural readjustment in the RAF following the Nimrod XV230 crash by Matt Whitehead

“…As the dust settles there are ongoing disrupting factors that may make the organisation vulnerable to another disaster (e.g., churn of safety critical personnel). The study suggests that rather than ‘full’ cultural readjustment, organisations settle into a new quasi-stationary equilibrium which provides an ‘illusion’ of safety through increased safety bureaucracy (Dekker, 2014). …”
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Predicting the additional GB electricity demand resulting from a widespread uptake of domestic heat pumps by Stephen Watson

“…The biggest challenge associated with greater use of heat pumps, or indeed any form of electric heating, is the increase in the peak electricity demand in cold weather. The increase in the annual GB electricity demand, and potential increases in the ramp rate of that demand are also significant issues.Understanding the scale of these challenges requires an understanding of heat demand over short time intervals (e.g. half-hourly). …”
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Understanding occupant heating practices in UK dwellings by Tom Kane, Steven Firth, David Allinson, Katherine Irvine, Kevin Lomas

“…If the variation in indoor temperatures can be explained by; (1) social determinants such as age, income and the number of household occupants and; (2) technical determinants such as house type, house age and level of insulation then this would enable energy efficiency initiatives (e.g. cavity wall installation or education programmes) to be targeted where they will be most effective. …”
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Welding of high-strength aluminium alloy extrusions by Avinash Prabakar

“…Welding is the most versatile technique for manufacturing of automotive structural components and body-in- white; e.g. a crash management system (CMS), wherein an extruded bumper beam is welded to an extruded crush can. …”
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