Temperature is an important determinant of malaria transmission. Recent work has shown that mosquito and parasite biology are influenced not only by average temperature, but also by the extent of the daily temperature variation. Here we examine how parasite development within the mosquito (Extrinsic Incubation Period) is expected to vary over time and space depending on the diurnal temperature ...

11 Thermal comfort in outdoor spaces is strongly associated with the quality of social life 12 in an urban community. This study investigated dynamic outdoor thermal comfort under 13 cold, mild, and hot climatic conditions with air temperature ranging from -0.1 to 35.0 oC. 14 Using a total of 26 human subjects in 94 tests under these climatic conditions, this study 15 measured outdoor thermal e...

Based on winter flagging experiments on Long Island, NY, adult Ixodes scapularis Say have an apparent threshold of questing activity at 4 degrees C. This threshold should be incorporated into public education efforts because the public may be at risk of contracting Lyme disease any time during the winter when temperatures exceed 4 degrees C.

Atmospheric radio ducts can trap VHF/UHF radio waves and propagate them over long distances. 284.4625 MHz Japanese radio wave signal measurements show that the radio waves are propagated to Korea coastal regions when ground temperatures exceed 10◦C. This paper discusses the reasons for the existence of this critical temperature threshold. key words: radio duct, duct propagation, critical temper...

OBJECTIVES We aimed to investigate the acute effects of heat stress on body temperature and blood pressure of elderly individuals living in poor housing conditions. METHODS Repeated measurements of the indoor temperature, relative humidity, body temperature, and blood pressure were conducted for 20 elderly individuals living in low-cost dosshouses in Seoul during hot summer days in 2010. Chan...