Human cold stress
Ken Parsons
Bok · Engelsk · 2021
| Omfang | xiv, 144 sider : illustrasjoner
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| Opplysninger | 1. Human Cold Stress. / 2. Human Thermoregulation in the Cold. / 3. Human Metabolic Heat Production. / 4. Clothing Properties, Measurement, Clothing Required, Functional Clothing and Evaluation. / 5. Measurement of Cold Stress. / 6. Measurement of Cold Strain. / 7. Cold and Diverse Populations: People with Disabilities Age, Gender, Children, Fat and Thin People and People with Illnesses. / 8. Diverse Cold Environments: Cold Water, Up Mountains, Cold Regions, Freezer Rooms, Cold Snaps. / 9. Wind Chill. / 10. Calculation of Clothing Required Using the Body Heat Equation. / 11. Computer Models of Human Thermoregulation in Cold Conditions. / 12. Cold Injuries, Health and Prevention. / 13. Human Performance and Productivity in the Cold. / 14. Skin Contact with Cold Surfaces.. - This book provides an up-to-date, accessible, and comprehensive coverage of human cold stress from principles and theory to practical application. It defines cold stress and how people respond to it. It describes how to assess a cold environment to predict when discomfort, wind-chill, hypothermia, shivering, frostbite, and other consequences will occur. It also advises on what to do to prevent unacceptable outcomes, including determination and selection of clothing to preserve comfort and health. The book will be of interest to practitioners and students and anyone involved with fields such as textiles, clothing, and industrial hygiene.
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| Emner | humans mennesker hypothermia hypotermi cold stress kuldestress body heat kroppstemperatur
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| ISBN | 9780367551995. - 9780367552008. - 9781003092391
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