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Construction & Building Technology
Xinbo Xu, Shuo Li, Yuxin Yang, Zhiwei Lian
Summary: This study investigated the persistent effects of three stable thermal environments on body temperature rhythm and thermal sensation during sleep process. The results showed that the pre-bed thermal environment influenced body temperature rhythm and sleep onset latency. The bedding system also played a significant role in regulating the impact of thermal environment on body temperature rhythm. Additionally, a novel method for evaluating sleeping thermal sensation was proposed.
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Patrice Pottier, Hsien-Yung Lin, Rachel R. Y. Oh, Pietro Pollo, A. Nayelli Rivera-Villanueva, Jose O. Valdebenito, Yefeng Yang, Tatsuya Amano, Samantha Burke, Szymon M. Drobniak, Shinichi Nakagawa
Summary: Rising temperatures pose a significant threat to ectothermic animals, and assessing their vulnerability is crucial. This study systematically compiles data on upper thermal limits of amphibians, providing a valuable tool for evaluating their susceptibility to temperature changes.
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Zoology
E. A. Sanabria, E. Gonzalez, L. B. Quiroga, M. Tejedo
Summary: Research on amphibian tadpoles in a subtropical warm ecosystem found that populations and species living in hot water bodies exhibit higher upper thermal tolerances but are more prone to acute heat impacts, confirming the prediction of higher thermal risk in ectotherms exposed to higher temperatures. However, even though hot pond breeders live closer to their upper thermal tolerances, they also prefer high temperatures and have higher thermal safety margins, resulting in lower exposure to stressful temperatures compared to cool selecting populations. Both warming tolerances and thermal safety margins show significant interpopulation variation, suggesting the importance of including physiological variation among populations in building mechanistic models to forecast species vulnerability to climate change-induced heat stress.
JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
(2021)
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Engineering, Environmental
Konstantinos-Georgios Glynis, Theano Iliopoulou, Panayiotis Dimitriadis, Demetris Koutsoyiannis
Summary: This study investigates the stochastic behavior of near-surface air temperature using the newly developed estimation tool of Knowable (K-)moments. Results suggest that average and minimum temperatures tend to increase, while overall the maximum temperature is slightly decreasing. The study highlights the importance of understanding temperature variability and extremes in the context of global warming and anthropogenic climate change discussions.
STOCHASTIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND RISK ASSESSMENT
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Amanda M. Franklin, Katrina J. Rankin, Andre Hugall, Devi Stuart-Fox
Summary: During low tides, intertidal animals can be exposed to extreme temperatures. Reflectance of solar radiation plays a crucial role in preventing overheating for animals exposed to the sun. This study found that intertidal gastropods in exposed microhabitats have higher shell total reflectivity, particularly in the near-infrared range. The high reflectivity of their shells provide thermal benefits and help regulate heat in extreme environments.
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Construction & Building Technology
Xinbo Xu, Zhiwei Lian
Summary: This study examines which specific body temperatures can characterize core and surface body temperature, and warns researchers not to blindly follow previous standards.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
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Biology
Rodrigo Gomez Ales, Juan Carlos Acosta, Vanesa Astudillo, Mariela Cordoba
Summary: The study found that seasonal and gender differences can impact the ecophysiological traits and temperature regulation behavior of lizards, demonstrating thermal acclimatization to environmental changes. There were also seasonal variations in preferred temperatures, behavior, and body temperatures.
JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Moyan Li, Junqiang Yao
Summary: This study examines the changes in precipitation and extreme events in the Taklimakan Desert and its surrounding areas since 1961, with a focus on the year 2021. It finds that the Tarim Basin has experienced warmer and wetter trends since 1961, with significant increases in extreme rainfall during the 2000s. The year 2021 was the 4th warmest in the region's history and witnessed three high-impact extreme events.
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Biology
Thiago Maia-Carneiro, Carlos A. Navas
Summary: The study found that in the field, microhabitat and body temperatures of Tropidurus catalanensis do not completely match their thermal preferences, and exposure to certain thermal conditions may threaten their thermal preferences. Constraints to reaching the desired temperature due to lower temperatures may jeopardize their ecophysiological and behavioral processes.
JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
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Construction & Building Technology
Abdelkader Bassoud, Hamid Khelafi, Abderahmane Mejedoub Mokhtari, Abdelmalek Bada
Summary: The study used the ASHRAE-55 adaptive model to evaluate thermal comfort and climatic adaptation in old buildings made of adobe in a hot and arid region. The results showed that these buildings offer better thermal comfort compared to modern concrete buildings during extreme heat, due to their high thermal insulation properties.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Melinda Boyers, Francesca Parrini, Norman Owen-Smith, Barend F. N. Erasmus, Robyn S. Hetem
Summary: Southern Africa is expected to face increased droughts due to climate change, which will negatively impact mammalian herbivores. A study in the Kalahari desert found that wildebeests, which rely heavily on water, were more sensitive to drought conditions compared to arid-adapted gemsboks. The wildebeests displayed lower daily body temperatures, suggesting they were under greater nutritional stress, potentially due to traveling long distances in search of water.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shan Gao, J. Julio Camarero, Flurin Babst, Eryuan Liang
Summary: The cold extremes caused by the Tambora eruptions severely impacted forest growth in high latitudes and elevations, with longer recovery time in mid-latitude regions.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Pedro J. Jimenez, Lyle D. Vorsatz, Tania M. Costa, Stefano Cannicci
Summary: Global warming is predicted to have negative effects on the metabolic performance of terrestrial and aquatic organisms. This study investigated the thermal sensitivity of six phylogenetically related fiddler crab species in intertidal shores, and found that subtropical species inhabiting vegetated microhabitats have lower upper lethal temperatures. Additionally, females exhibited higher oxygen consumption and lower lethal temperatures compared to males. These findings contradict previous predictions and highlight the importance of further research on thermal sensitivity in tropical and subtropical intertidal organisms.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
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Construction & Building Technology
Meriem Rahmani, Khaled A. Al-Sallal, Omar Alkhatib, Maatouk Khoukhi
Summary: Rapid population and economic growth coupled with a challenging climate in the United Arab Emirates have led to increased demand for cooling energy. This study compares different window shading techniques and their impact on surface temperature, specifically for ground floor windows. The study utilizes thermal imaging and computer simulation to analyze data, finding that self-shading pocketed designs outperform flat windows, even when shaded by vegetation or orientation, with the additional benefit of energy efficiency.
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
(2023)
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Ecology
Chung-Te Cheng, Ming-Feng Chuang, Takashi Haramura, Chaun-Bin Cheng, Ye Inn Kim, Amael Borzee, Chi-Shiun Wu, Yi-Huey Chen, Yikweon Jang, Nicholas C. Wu, Yeong-Choy Kam
Summary: Global warming and deforestation are pushing species closer to their physiological limit, especially for species with habitat-restricted life stages. The study examined the warming tolerance of larvae from 29 anuran species across a latitudinal gradient to test how latitude and habitat type affected vulnerability to climate change. The results showed that deforestation will exacerbate the effects of climate warming on warming tolerance, making species with range-restricted life stages more vulnerable to anthropogenic change.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2023)
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Biology
Aref Maddahi, Adel Saberivand, Hossein Hamali, Farnoosh Jafarpour, Maryam Saberivand
Summary: Heat stress affects the fertility of dairy cattle, but supplementing vitamins E and coenzyme Q10 can alleviate its adverse effects on oocyte maturation and embryo development. Vitamin E was found to be more effective than vitamin C and coenzyme Q10 in improving maturation and cleavage rates, as well as increasing the count of blastocyst cells.
JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY
(2024)
