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Current and projected regional economic impacts of heatwaves in Europe by García-León, David, Casanueva, Ana, Standardi, Gabriele, Burgstall, Annkatrin, Flouris, Andreas D., Nybo, Lars

“…Extreme heat undermines the working capacity of individuals, resulting in lower productivity, and thus economic output. Here we analyse the present and future…”
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Workers' health and productivity under occupational heat strain: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Flouris, Andreas D, Dinas, Petros C, Ioannou, Leonidas G, Nybo, Lars, Havenith, George, Kenny, Glen P, Kjellstrom, Tord

“…Occupational heat strain (ie, the effect of environmental heat stress on the body) directly threatens workers' ability to live healthy and productive lives. We…”
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Metabolic energy cost of workers in agriculture, construction, manufacturing, tourism, and transportation industries by POULIANITI, Konstantina P., HAVENITH, George, FLOURIS, Andreas D.

“…The assessment of energy cost (EC) at the workplace remains a key topic in occupational health due to the ever-increasing prevalence of work-related issues…”
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High prevalence of hypohydration in occupations with heat stress-Perspectives for performance in combined cognitive and motor tasks by Piil, Jacob F, Lundbye-Jensen, Jesper, Christiansen, Lasse, Ioannou, Leonidas, Tsoutsoubi, Lydia, Dallas, Constantinos N, Mantzios, Konstantinos, Flouris, Andreas D, Nybo, Lars

“…To evaluate the prevalence of dehydration in occupational settings and contextualize findings to effects on performance in cognitively dominated tasks, simple…”
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Validity of the CALERA Research Sensor to Assess Body Core Temperature during Maximum Exercise in Patients with Heart Failure by Kaltsatou, Antonia, Anifanti, Maria, Flouris, Andreas D, Xiromerisiou, Georgia, Kouidi, Evangelia

“…(1) Background: It is important to monitor the body core temperature (Tc) of individuals with chronic heart failure (CHF) during rest or exercise, as they are…”
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Sustainable solutions to mitigate occupational heat strain – an umbrella review of physiological effects and global health perspectives by Morris, Nathan B, Jay, Ollie, Flouris, Andreas D, Casanueva, Ana, Gao, Chuansi, Foster, Josh, Havenith, George, Nybo, Lars

“…Abstract Background Climate change is set to exacerbate occupational heat strain, the combined effect of environmental and internal heat stress on the body,…”
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Age, human performance, and physical employment standards by Kenny, Glen P, Groeller, Herbert, McGinn, Ryan, Flouris, Andreas D

“…The proportion of older workers has increased substantially in recent years, with over 25% of the Canadian labour force aged ≥55 years. Along with…”
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Direct exposure of the head to solar heat radiation impairs motor-cognitive performance by Piil, Jacob F., Christiansen, Lasse, Morris, Nathan B., Mikkelsen, C. Jacob, Ioannou, Leonidas G., Flouris, Andreas D., Lundbye-Jensen, Jesper, Nybo, Lars

“…Health and performance impairments provoked by thermal stress are societal challenges geographically spreading and intensifying with global warming. Yet,…”
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Acute impact of active and passive electronic cigarette smoking on serum cotinine and lung function by Flouris, Andreas D., Chorti, Maria S., Poulianiti, Konstantina P., Jamurtas, Athanasios Z., Kostikas, Konstantinos, Tzatzarakis, Manolis N., Wallace Hayes, A., Tsatsakis, Aristidis M., Koutedakis, Yiannis

“…Abstract Context: Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are becoming increasingly popular yet their effects on health remain unknown. Objective: To conduct the…”
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Effects of Weather Parameters on Endurance Running Performance: Discipline-specific Analysis of 1258 Races by MANTZIOS, KONSTANTINOS, IOANNOU, LEONIDAS G., PANAGIOTAKI, ZOE, ZIAKA, STYLIANI, PÉRIARD, JULIEN D., RACINAIS, SÉBASTIEN, NYBO, LARS, FLOURIS, ANDREAS D.

“…This study evaluated how single or combinations of weather parameters (temperature, humidity, wind speed, and solar load) affect peak performance during…”
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Effects of active and passive tobacco cigarette smoking on heart rate variability by Dinas, Petros C, Koutedakis, Yiannis, Flouris, Andreas D

“…Abstract Given the widespread incidence of smoking as well as its deleterious health effects, it is crucial to examine practical and cost effective prognostic…”
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The relevance of stretch intensity and position-a systematic review by Apostolopoulos, Nikos, Metsios, George S, Flouris, Andreas D, Koutedakis, Yiannis, Wyon, Matthew A

“…Stretching exercises to increase the range of motion (ROM) of joints have been used by sports coaches and medical professionals for improving performance and…”
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Chirality transfer from a 3D macro shape to the molecular level by controlling asymmetric secondary flows by Sevim, Semih, Sorrenti, Alessandro, Vale, João Pedro, El-Hachemi, Zoubir, Pané, Salvador, Flouris, Andreas D., Mayor, Tiago Sotto, Puigmartí-Luis, Josep

“…Homochirality is a fundamental feature of living systems, and its origin is still an unsolved mystery. Previous investigations showed that external physical…”
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A free software to predict heat strain according to the ISO 7933:2018 by IOANNOU, Leonidas G., TSOUTSOUBI, Lydia, MANTZIOS, Konstantinos, FLOURIS, Andreas D.

“…Our primary objective in this study was to design and implement the FAME Lab PHS Calculator software (PHSFL) (www.famelab.gr/research/downloads), a free tool…”
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The Impacts of Sun Exposure on Worker Physiology and Cognition: Multi-Country Evidence and Interventions by Ioannou, Leonidas G., Tsoutsoubi, Lydia, Mantzios, Konstantinos, Gkikas, Giorgos, Piil, Jacob F., Dinas, Petros C., Notley, Sean R., Kenny, Glen P., Nybo, Lars, Flouris, Andreas D.

“…Background: A set of four case-control (n = 109), randomized-controlled (n = 7), cross-sectional (n = 78), and intervention (n = 47) studies was conducted…”
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Characteristics of the Protocols Used in Electrical Pulse Stimulation of Cultured Cells for Mimicking In Vivo Exercise: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression by Nintou, Eleni, Karligiotou, Eleni, Vliora, Maria, Ioannou, Leonidas G., Flouris, Andreas D.

“…While exercise benefits a wide spectrum of diseases and affects most tissues and organs, many aspects of its underlying mechanistic effects remain unsolved. In…”
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Occupational Heat Stress: Multi-Country Observations and Interventions by Ioannou, Leonidas G, Mantzios, Konstantinos, Tsoutsoubi, Lydia, Nintou, Eleni, Vliora, Maria, Gkiata, Paraskevi, Dallas, Constantinos N, Gkikas, Giorgos, Agaliotis, Gerasimos, Sfakianakis, Kostas, Kapnia, Areti K, Testa, Davide J, Amorim, Tânia, Dinas, Petros C, Mayor, Tiago S, Gao, Chuansi, Nybo, Lars, Flouris, Andreas D

“…Occupational heat exposure can provoke health problems that increase the risk of certain diseases and affect workers' ability to maintain healthy and…”
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Implication of Irisin in Different Types of Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Vliora, Maria, Nintou, Eleni, Karligiotou, Eleni, Ioannou, Leonidas G., Grillo, Elisabetta, Mitola, Stefania, Flouris, Andreas D.

“…Cancer is a set of diseases characterized by several hallmark properties, such as increased angiogenesis, proliferation, invasion, and metastasis. The…”
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At what level of heat load are age-related impairments in the ability to dissipate heat evident in females? by Stapleton, Jill M, Poirier, Martin P, Flouris, Andreas D, Boulay, Pierre, Sigal, Ronald J, Malcolm, Janine, Kenny, Glen P

“…Studies have reported that older females have impaired heat loss responses during work in the heat compared to young females. However, it remains unclear at…”
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Analysis of Greek prehistoric combat in full body armour based on physiological principles: A series of studies using thematic analysis, human experiments, and numerical simulations by Flouris, Andreas D, Petmezas, Stavros B, Asimoglou, Panagiotis I, Vale, João P, Mayor, Tiago S, Giakas, Giannis, Jamurtas, Athanasios Z, Koutedakis, Yiannis, Wardle, Ken, Wardle, Diana

“…One of the oldest complete suits of European armour was discovered in 1960 near the village of Dendra, in Southern Greece, but it remained unknown whether this…”
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