Thermal comfort of textiles plays an indispensable role in the process human civilization. Advanced textile for personal thermal management shapes body microclimates by merely regulating heat transfer between skin and local ambient without wasting excess energy. Therefore, numerous efforts have recently been devoted to development advanced thermoregulatory textiles. In this review, we provide a...

The paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN) is the gatekeeper to temperaturemodulating hormones such as vasopressin. Indeed, it is in theory a key target region for thermoregulatory efferents of the preoptic area of the anterior hypothalamus (POAH). Although several retrograde labeling studies have identified a connection between the POAH and PVN, none have directly characterized the ...

Subjective thermal comfort plays a critical role in body temperature regulation since this represents the primary stimulus for behavioral thermoregulation. Although both core (Tc) and skin-surface (Tsk) temperatures are known afferent inputs to the thermoregulatory system, the relative contributions of Tc and Tsk to thermal comfort are unknown. We independently altered Tc and Tsk in human subje...

In the present article the authors propose to modernize relationship therapy by integrating novel sensor and actuator technologies that can help optimize people's thermoregulation, especially as they pertain to social contexts. Specifically, they propose to integrate Social Thermoregulation Theory (IJzerman et al., 2015a; IJzerman and Hogerzeil, 2017) into Emotionally Focused Therapy by first d...

Afferent neural transmission of temperature sensation from skin thermoreceptors to the central thermoregulatory system is important for the defense of body temperature against environmental thermal challenges. Here, we report a thermosensory pathway that triggers physiological heat-defense responses to elevated environmental temperature. Using in vivo electrophysiological and anatomical approac...

The cardiovascular and thermoregulatory systems are considered to be susceptible in the aged population, but little is known about baseline cardiac and thermoregulatory homeostasis in rodent models of aging. Radiotransmitters were implanted in male, Brown Norway rats obtained at 4, 12, and 24 months to monitor the electrocardiogram (ECG), interbeat interval (IBI), heart rate (HR), core temperat...

Because key nutritional processes differ in their thermal optima, ectotherms may use temperature selection to optimize performance in changing nutritional environments. Such behaviour would be especially advantageous to small terrestrial animals, which have low thermal inertia and often have access to a wide range of environmental temperatures over small distances. Using the locust, Locusta mig...

Huddling is a grouping behavior where animals maintain close bodily contact and save energy. We tested the hypothesis that this thermoregulatory behavior behaves as a system with continuous (second-order phase) transition called critical when the environmental temperature (driving parameter) is near a critical value. To do so, we followed theoretical and experimental approaches, examining data ...

Purpose: The article is an attempt to assess the possibilities of selected ICT support tools, in process examining competences and predispositions management (command) staff relation styles. Design/Approach: research was carried out with qualitative methods using STRD thermoregulatory scanning, static eye-tracking data recording on passive RFID NFC transponders. concerned a pilot group students...