Personal protective equipment (PPE) can potentiate heat stress, which may have a negative
impact on the wearer's performance, safety and well-being. In view of this, a survey was …

Background: Skin temperature (T skin) is commonly measured using T skin sensors affixed
directly to the skin surface, although the influence of setup variables on the measured …

Abstract Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), commonly known as Covid-19, has turned into a
worldwide menace, causing death to millions of people. Coronavirus-2 transmits primarily by …

With the outbreak and spread of the COVID-19 epidemic, HCWs are frequently required to
wear personal protective equipment (PPE) for nucleic acid sample collection in semi-open …

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) has become
increasingly common, especially for healthcare workers performing nucleic acid sample …

Disposable medical protective clothing for 2019-nCoV mainly consists of stacked layers with
nanopore films, polymer coated nonwoven fabrics and melt-blown nonwoven fabrics against …

To avoid virus infections, healthcare workers have to wear personal protective equipment
(PPE) during work. However, the high temperature and humidity in PPE threaten their …

Limited research focused on exploring personal cooling garments (PCGs) that offer
excellent portability, along with a substantial, long-lasting, and consistent cooling effect for …

METHODS A computerized literature search was conducted during the period from January
2016 to April 2016 to search for publications in Medline, PubMed, Ovid, and Google Scholar …

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of personal cooling strategies (PCSs) in
reducing human heat stress, and determine the appropriate cooling strategies for medical …