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Assessment of the effects of environmental radiation on wind chill equivalent temperatures by Shitzer, Avraham

“…Combinations of wind-driven convection and environmental radiation in cold weather, make the environment “feel” colder. The relative contributions of these…”
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Wind-chill-equivalent temperatures: regarding the impact due to the variability of the environmental convective heat transfer coefficient by Shitzer, Avraham

“…The wind-chill index (WCI), developed in Antarctica in the 1940s and recently updated by the weather services in the USA and Canada, expresses the enhancement…”
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A physiological strain index to evaluate heat stress by Moran, D S, Shitzer, A, Pandolf, K B

“…A physiological strain index (PSI), based on rectal temperature (Tre) and heart rate (HR), capable of indicating heat strain online and analyzing existing…”
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Paradox: increased blood perfusion to the face enhances protection against frostbite while it lowers wind chill equivalent temperatures by Shitzer, Avraham

“…A model of facial heat exchange in cold and windy environments is presented. The tissue is depicted as a hollow cylinder and the model includes heat conduction…”
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Numerical optimization of a PCM-based heat sink with internal fins by Levin, Peleg P., Shitzer, Avraham, Hetsroni, Gad

“…This study presents an optimization procedure for the design of a Latent Heat Thermal Management System (LHTMS), used for cooling an electronic device with…”
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A Novel, Efficient, Unit Circle-Based, Method for Positioning and Operating Cryo-Surgical Probes in Convex Target Areas by Magalov, Zaur, Avraham, Shitzer, David, Degani

“…A novel method for positioning and operating needle-like cryo-surgical probes in 2D convex target areas is presented. The method is based on the recorded…”
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Reply to comments by R. Osczevski on “Modified wind chill temperatures determined by a whole body thermoregulation model and human-based convective coefficients” by Ben Shabat, Shitzer, and Fiala (2013) and “Facial convective heat exchange coefficients in cold and windy environments estimated from human experiments” by Ben Shabat and Shitzer (2012) by Shitzer, Avraham

“…This article is a reply to comments by R. Osczevski on “Modified wind chill temperatures determined by a whole body thermoregulation model and human-based…”
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Role of core temperature as a stimulus for cold acclimation during repeated immersion in 20{degrees}C water by O'Brien, Catherine, Young, Andrew J, Lee, Dae T, Shitzer, Avraham, Sawka, Michael N, Pandolf, Kent B

“…1  Thermal and Mountain Medicine Division, United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusetts 01760-5007; 2  Korean Sport…”
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Advances, shortcomings, and recommendations for wind chill estimation by Shitzer, Avraham, Tikuisis, Peter

“…This article discusses briefly the advances made and the remaining short-comings in the "new" wind chill charts adopted in the US and Canada in 2001. A number…”
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Compilation of basal metabolic and blood perfusion rates in various multi-compartment, whole-body thermoregulation models by Shitzer, Avraham, Edward Arens, Hui Zhang

“…The assignments of basal metabolic rates (BMR), basal cardiac output (BCO), and basal blood perfusion rates (BBPR) were compared in nine multi-compartment,…”
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An efficient technique for estimating the two-dimensional temperature distributions around multiple cryo-surgical probes based on combining contributions of unit circles by Magalov, Zaur, Shitzer, Avraham, Degani, David

“…This study presents an efficient, fast and accurate method for estimating the two-dimensional temperature distributions around multiple cryo-surgical probes…”
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Pressure drop and arterial compliance – Two arterial parameters in one measurement by Rotman, Oren M, Zaretsky, Uri, Shitzer, Avraham, Einav, Shmuel

“…Abstract Coronary artery pressure-drop and distensibility (compliance) are two major, seemingly unrelated, parameters in the cardiovascular clinical setting,…”
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Modified wind chill temperatures determined by a whole body thermoregulation model and human-based facial convective coefficients by Shabat, Yael Ben, Shitzer, Avraham, Fiala, Dusan

“…Wind chill equivalent temperatures (WCETs) were estimated by a modified Fiala’s whole body thermoregulation model of a clothed person. Facial convective heat…”
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High accuracy differential pressure measurements using fluid-filled catheters – A feasibility study in compliant tubes by Rotman, Oren Moshe, Weiss, Dar, Zaretsky, Uri, Shitzer, Avraham, Einav, Shmuel

“…Abstract High accuracy differential pressure measurements are required in various biomedical and medical applications, such as in fluid-dynamic test systems,…”
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Transient Analysis of Cold Winds on Exposed Skin: Reflections on the Assessment of Wind Chill Equivalent Temperatures by Shitzer, Avraham

“…A transient analysis of the human–environment thermal interaction in cold and windy environments is presented. The site selected to represent this interaction…”
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Method for High Accuracy Differential Pressure Measurements Using Fluid-Filled Catheters by Rotman, Oren M., Zaretsky, Uri, Shitzer, Avraham, Einav, Shmuel

“…The advantage of measuring differential pressure using fluid-filled catheters is that the system is relatively inexpensive, but the readings are not accurate…”
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Facial convective heat exchange coefficients in cold and windy environments estimated from human experiments by Ben Shabat, Yael, Shitzer, Avraham

“…Facial heat exchange convection coefficients were estimated from experimental data in cold and windy ambient conditions applicable to wind chill calculations…”
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Reply by Shitzer, Avraham, de Dear, Richard

“…Differences between how the environment feels in cold weather depend, in the present context, on the relative motion between the individual and the air,…”
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