Psychrometry in the thermal comfort diagnosis of production animals: a combination of the systematic review and methodological proposal

SL de Castro Júnior, RMF Silveira… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Animal welfare and productive performance are compromised when animals are housed in
environments which place them outside their thermal comfort zone. However, the …

Assessing the monthly changes of heat stress indices in outdoor environment during a 15-year period: Case of study in a dry and warm climate

GF Ghalhari, SF Dehghan, F Shakeri… - Urban Climate, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study was aimed to assess the monthly changes in heat stress indices in
outdoor environment during a 15-year period in Bandar-e-Abbas, Iran, as a representative of …

Feasibility of relative strain index (RSI) for the assessment of heat stress in outdoor environments: Case study in three different climates of Iran

M Asghari, GF Ghalhari… - The Open …, 2020 - openenvironmentalresearchjournal …
Objectives: Different indices are used to evaluate heat stress in outdoor environments. This
study was aimed at examining the applicability of the Relative Strain Index (RSI) to the …

A new outdoor environmental heat index (OEHI) as a simple and applicable heat stress index for evaluation of outdoor workers

F Golbabaei, H Heidari, A Shamsipour, AR Forushani… - Urban Climate, 2019 - Elsevier
Several indices were introduced for assessment of heat stress worldwide many of which
developed in the North American or European countries and may encounter some …

The limitations of WBGT index for application in industries: A systematic review

F Golbabaei, AA Asour, M Kolahdoozi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - ijoh.tums.ac.ir
Abstract Introduction: The Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) is still widely applied as a
preliminary tool for evaluating the heat stress. This index faces some limitations not …

Applicability of air enthalpy for heat stress assessment of outdoor environments in different climates of Iran

GF Ghalhari, SF Dehghan, EA Pirposhteh… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2021 - Springer
The aim of the present study was to determine the applicability of air enthalpy for heat stress
assessment of outdoor environments in different climates of Iran. The relationships between …

Consistency assessment between summer simmer index and other heat stress indices (WBGT and Humidex) in Iran's climates

GF Ghalhari, H Heidari, SF Dehghan, M Asghari - Urban Climate, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aimed to assess the applicability of summer simmer index (SSI) in different
climates of Iran and compare it with other common heat stress indices including WBGT and …

Modeling heat stress changes based on wet-bulb globe temperature in respect to global warming

P Nassiri, MR Monazzam, F Golbabaei… - … of Environmental Health …, 2020 - Springer
Background This ecological study aims to model the trend of changes in exposure of
outdoor workers to heat stress in outdoors in the coming decades with the use of the Wet …

Comparison of Outdoor Environmental Heat Index (OEHI) and Other Environmental and Physiological Heat Indices: A Case of Outdoor Workers in Low Thermal Stress …

H Jalilian, A Soltanzadeh, A Rajabi… - Journal of Health …, 2023 - jhsss.sums.ac.ir
Background: This study aims to assess the consistency of the newly developed Outdoor
Environmental Heat Index (OEHI) with existing environmental and physiological heat indices …

Development and validation of assessment tool of knowledge, attitude, and practice of outdoor workers regarding heat stress

M Khorsandi, SF Dehghan, EA Pirposhteh… - Work, 2022 - content.iospress.com
BACKGROUND: Improving the level of knowledge, attitude and practices of workers
exposed to heat stress using a suitable tool can be a cheap and effective method. This …