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Mathematical prediction of core body temperature from environment, activity, and clothing: The heat strain decision aid (HSDA) by Potter, Adam W., Blanchard, Laurie A., Friedl, Karl E., Cadarette, Bruce S., Hoyt, Reed W.

“…Physiological models provide useful summaries of complex interrelated regulatory functions. These can often be reduced to simple input requirements and simple…”
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Heat strain imposed by personal protective ensembles: quantitative analysis using a thermoregulation model by Xu, Xiaojiang, Julio A. Gonzalez, William R. Santee, Laurie A. Blanchard, Reed W. Hoyt

“…The objective of this paper is to study the effects of personal protective equipment (PPE) and specific PPE layers, defined as thermal/evaporative resistances…”
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Methods of Evaluating Protective Clothing Relative to Heat and Cold Stress: Thermal Manikin, Biomedical Modeling, and Human Testing by O'Brien, Catherine, Blanchard, Laurie A., Cadarette, Bruce S., Endrusick, Thomas L., Xu, Xiaojiang, Berglund, Larry G., Sawka, Michael N., Hoyt, Reed W.

“…Personal protective equipment (PPE) refers to clothing and equipment designed to protect individuals from chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and…”
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Heat strain in chemical protective ensembles: Effects of fabric thermal properties by Xu, Xiaojiang, Rioux, Timothy P., Pomerantz, Natalie, Tew, Stephanie, Blanchard, Laurie A.

“…An ongoing challenge in material science has been to reduce heat strain experienced by individuals wearing chemical protective ensembles. The objective of this…”
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Heat Strain Decision Aid (HSDA) accurately predicts individual-based core body temperature rise while wearing chemical protective clothing by Potter, Adam W., Hunt, Andrew P., Cadarette, Bruce S., Fogarty, Alison, Srinivasan, Shankar, Santee, William R., Blanchard, Laurie A., Looney, David P.

“…We examined the accuracy of the Heat Strain Decision Aid (HSDA) as a predictor of core body temperature in healthy individuals wearing chemical protective…”
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Cardiorespiratory responses to heavy military load carriage over complex terrain by Looney, David P., Santee, William R., Blanchard, Laurie A., Karis, Anthony J., Carter, Alyssa J., Potter, Adam W.

“…This study examined complex terrain march performance and cardiorespiratory responses when carrying different Soldier loads. Nine active duty military…”
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Physiological Responses to Overdressing and Exercise-Heat Stress in Trained Runners by ELY, BRETT R, BLANCHARD, LAURIE A, STEELE, JARED R, FRANCISCO, MICHAEL A, CHEUVRONT, SAMUEL N, MINSON, CHRISTOPHER T

“…Heat acclimation is the best strategy to improve performance in a hot environment. Many athletes seeking the benefits of heat acclimation lack access to a hot…”
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Complex Terrain Load Carriage Energy Expenditure Estimation Using Global Positioning System Devices by Potter, Adam W, Santee, William R, Mullen, Stephen P, Karis, Anthony J, Blanchard, Laurie A, Rome, Maxwell N, Pitts, Kenneth P, Looney, David P

“…INTRODUCTIONMilitary load carriage can cause extreme energy expenditure (EE) that is difficult to estimate due to complex terrain grades and surfaces. Global…”
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Metabolic Costs of Military Load Carriage over Complex Terrain by Looney, David P, Santee, William R, Karis, Anthony J, Blanchard, Laurie A, Rome, Maxwell N, Carter, Alyssa J, Potter, Adam W

“…Dismounted military operations often involve prolonged load carriage over complex terrain, which can result in excessive metabolic costs that can directly…”
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Planning Military Drinking Water Needs: Development of a User-Friendly Smart Device Application by Charkoudian, Nisha, Kenefick, Robert W, Lapadula, Anthony J, Swiston, Albert J, Patel, Tajesh, Blanchard, Laurie A, Caruso, Elizabeth M, Luippold, Anthony J, Cheuvront, Samuel N

“…Potable water is essential to maintain health and sustain military operations, but carrying and transporting water is a major logistical burden. Planning for…”
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Thermoregulatory responses to cold transients: effects of menstrual cycle in resting women by Gonzalez, Richard R, Blanchard, Laurie A

“…Biophysics and Biomedical Modeling Division, US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusetts 01760-5007 Effects of the menstrual…”
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Exertional fatigue, sleep loss, and negative energy balance increase susceptibility to hypothermia by Young, Andrew J, Castellani, John W, O'Brien, Catherine, Shippee, Ronald L, Tikuisis, Peter, Meyer, Lloyd G, Blanchard, Laurie A, Kain, James E, Cadarette, Bruce S, Sawka, Michael N

“…1  United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusetts 01760; 2  Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory, Pensacola,…”
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Eighty-four hours of sustained operations alter thermoregulation during cold exposure by CASTELLANI, John W, STULZ, Dean A, DEGROOT, David W, BLANCHARD, Laurie A, CADARETTE, Bruce S, NINDL, Bradley C, MONTAIN, Scott J

“…PURPOSE; This study examined the effects of short-term (3.5 d) sustained military operations (SUSOPS) on thermoregulatory responses to cold stress. Ten men…”
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Predicting Metabolic Costs Of Heavy Backpacking: 3466 Board #154 June 1 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM by Looney, David P., Frykman, Peter N., Blanchard, Laurie A., Chalmers, Christopher R., Hansen, Eric O., Harman, Everett A., McClung, Holly L., Montain, Scott J., Potter, Adam W., Santee, William R.

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Cytokine Interaction with the Menstrual Cycle during Cold Stress and Exercise by GONZALEZ, RICHARD R., BLANCHARD, LAURIE A., ALLISON, WILLIAM F.

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High Solar Radiation Degrades Thermoregulatory Model Performance in Highly Fit Runners: 2431 Board #76 May 29 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM by DeGroot, David W., Ely, Matthew R., Ely, Brett R., Blanchard, Laurie A., Montain, Scott J., Cheuvront, Samuel N.

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Assessment of a model equation to predict sweating and water requirements by Gonzalez, Richard R., Cheuvront, Samuel N., Goodman, Daniel A., Blanchard, Laurie A., Berglund, Larry G., Sawka, Michael N.

“…Abstract only We evaluated the original equation (OSE, Shapiro et al. (EJAP 48: 83, 1982)) predicting sweating rate, m sw (g•m −2 •h −1 ) = 27.9 • E req • (E…”
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Effect of Body Armor and Spacer-Vest Technologies on the Prediction of Sweat Losses: 1404 Board #167 May 30 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM by Cheuvront, Samuel N., Goodman, Daniel A., Blanchard, Laurie A., Kenefick, Robert W., Sawka, Michael N.

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Complex Terrain Load Carriage Energy Expenditure Estimation Using GPS Devices by Potter, Adam W, Santee, William R, Mullen, Stephen P, Karis, Anthony J, Blanchard, Laurie A, Rome, Maxwell N, Pitts, Kenneth P, Looney, David P

“…INTRODUCTIONMilitary load carriage can cause extreme energy expenditure (EE) that is difficult to estimate due to complex terrain grades and surfaces. Global…”
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A proposed model for load carriage on sloped terrain by Santee, W R, Allison, W F, Blanchard, L A, Small, M G

“…The purpose of this study was to develop a predictive model for uphill and downhill load carriage. Relative to level walking, net energy costs increase with…”
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