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Journal articles on the topic "Comfort"

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Pevey, Carolyn F., Thomas J. Jones, and Annice Yarber. "How Religion Comforts the Dying: A Qualitative Inquiry." OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying 58, no. 1 (February 2009): 41–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/om.58.1.c.

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Although considerable social science research has explored religiosity and death anxiety, and many have theorized that religion comforts the dying, with speculations on the mechanisms by which religion comforts, very little research has asked people who were actually dying to discuss religion. This article reports on answers given by 38 hospice patients to the questions: Is religion a comfort to you? How does religion comfort you? This study found that religion, when it comforted these dying people, did so by offering a relationship to the dying, by giving the hope of life after death, through identifications, and through the assurance of cosmic order. The authors suggest theoretical perspectives accounting for these functions.
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Engemann, Kurt J., and Ronald R. Yager. "Comfort Decision Modeling." International Journal of Uncertainty, Fuzziness and Knowledge-Based Systems 26, Suppl. 1 (December 2018): 141–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0218488518400081.

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We introduce comfort decision modeling for decision problems in which an alternative is to be selected based on a measure of satisfaction we refer to as comfort. We define comfort as the difference between the payoff received by selecting a particular strategy and the worst payoff that could have been received under the manifestation of the same state-of-nature. We define the effective comfort associated with an alternative as the aggregation of an alternative’s comforts across all possible states-of-nature. We study several methods of aggregating an alternative’s individual comforts across the different states-of-nature, incorporating various types of information about the uncertainty associated with the states-of-nature. We provide a Comfort Decision Model to determine the value of alternatives utilizing attitudinal measures of the decision maker. We demonstrate a process of performing sensitivity of the resulting decision to a measure of the attitude of the decision maker. Lastly, we use an illustration to show the practicability and cogency of the new method.
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Moose, Ruth. "Comfort." Women's Review of Books 4, no. 7 (April 1987): 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/4020007.

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Lapidus, Richard. "Comfort." Iowa Review 28, no. 2 (July 1998): 133–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.17077/0021-065x.5031.

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McKinney, Irene. "Comfort." Appalachian Heritage 16, no. 4 (1988): 34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/aph.1988.0060.

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Morse, Janice M. "Comfort." Clinical Nursing Research 1, no. 1 (February 1992): 91–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/105477389200100110.

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Lin, Chia-Chin. "Comfort." Cancer Nursing 33, no. 6 (November 2010): 409–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ncc.0b013e3181f78d7d.

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Brinkley, Jamel. "Comfort." Ploughshares 46, no. 2 (2020): 15–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/plo.2020.0114.

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Beit-Arié, Malachi, and Nurit Pasternak. "Comfort of reading, comfort of writing." Gazette du livre médiéval 31, no. 1 (1997): 9–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.3406/galim.1997.1383.

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Egawa, Koji. "Concept of Comfort and Comfort Care for the Critical Care Nursing." Journal of Japan Academy of Critical Care Nursing 10, no. 1 (2014): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.11153/jaccn.10.1_1.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Comfort"

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Burris, Andrea. "Creature comforts : an exploration of comfort in the home." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2014. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/16314.

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In response to climate change, there is a growing need for the UK to reduce carbon emissions in the domestic sector. As a majority of energy consumed within the domestic sector is as a result of space and water heating, research in the field focuses on thermal comfort. The literature on thermal comfort is dominated by an examination of the physiological aspects, and although the influences of psychological and socio-cultural aspects are often recognised, their relationship to the physiological aspects is not fully understood. Additionally, the literature typically studies various elements of comfort (e.g. thermal, acoustic, lighting, etc.) in isolation to each other rather than taking a holistic approach which would mirror how they are experienced in the real world and identify potential associations. As a result, this thesis explores the multi-dimensions of comfort in the domestic environment. This research begins by taking a user-centred approach to exploring UK householders perspectives of comfort in the home. Through interviewing householders, the findings revealed householders attributed a wide scope of factors to their own experience of comfort, from aesthetics to feeling secure in their home; the findings highlighted the significance of psychological factors to householders comfort. The following stage involved a focused and in-depth exploration of the psychological dimensions of domestic comfort through photo elicitation interviews. The findings supported the presence of four intertwined psychological dimensions and further established the multidimensional nature of comfort. The final study was conducted to establish when comfort and unwinding takes place in householders everyday lives. Through the use of two self-reporting ethnographic tools, namely SenseCams and diaries, householders were observed in their homes. The findings captured householders engaging in various comfort making activities and also demonstrated the value of using self-reporting tools in the home context. In the final stage, a classification of domestic comfort was generated which presents an accumulation of the findings from this research to produce a holistic and multi-dimensional notion of domestic comfort.
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Barbero, Enrica <1993&gt. "Fuori comfort." Master's Degree Thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10579/18671.

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La tesi riguarda lo sviluppo e la diffusione del Parkour in Italia, in particolare nella zona del Veneto dove ho svolto la ricerca presso una associazione di Mestre (Apta Parkour). Mi sono focalizzata in particolare sulle pratiche e le modalità di insegnamento della disciplina nelle scuole pubbliche e presso i corsi dell'associazione stessa, con particolare attenzione alle ramificazioni dipartitesi dal nucleo associativo originario.
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Linge, Jonas. "Objective comfort evaluation." Thesis, University West, Department of Technology, Mathematics and Computer Science, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-805.

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Huynh, Kien Khanh. "Human Thermal Comfort." MSSTATE, 2001. http://sun.library.msstate.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-04092001-135104/.

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The purpose of this research is to investigate human comfort criteria under steady-state conditions as a function of ambient air temperature, mean radiant temperature, relative humidity, air velocity, level of activity, and clothing insulation. Since the current ASHRAE Standard 55-1994 is for sedentary activity, this study will consider relative humidity (20% to 65%), dry bulb temperature (73 oF to 82 oF), air velocity (30 fpm and 50 fpm), and sedentary-to-moderate activity. The mean radiant temperature will be taken to be the same as the ambient air temperature. The experimental results collected at the Kansas State University Environmental Test Chamber are compared with the Fanger (1982) thermal comfort model and with ASHRAE Standard 55-1994. The experimental study results agreed well with ASHARE Standard 55-1994 for 1-met activity level (sedentary), and the thermal comfort for 1-met activity level was predicted with reasonable accuracy by Fanger?s (1982) Model. For 2.3 met activity level, the experimental results did not agree with ASHRAE Standard 55-1994 or the Fanger Model predictions.
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D'Amico, Samantha. "HMHS Royal Comfort." Digital Commons at Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School, 2021. https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/etd/979.

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HMHS Royal Comfort is a one-hour drama about a young Army nurse named Eleanor Allen who gets assigned to the newly commissioned hospital ship, HMHS Royal Comfort, during the beginning of World War 1. Eleanor, along with the other Army nurses, volunteers, and Royal Army Medical Corp officers must treat, care for, and save the wounded soldiers who board their ship as they push aside their own personal secrets amidst the growing conflict.
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Riffelli, Stefano. "Sustainable comfort in indoor environments: global comfort indices and virtual sensors." Doctoral thesis, Urbino, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/11576/2700929.

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Cakir, Cagri. "Assessing Thermal Comfort Conditions." Master's thesis, METU, 2006. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12607936/index.pdf.

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of environmental design parameters on thermal comfort conditions in the METU Faculty of Architecture Building located in Ankara. The building had some problems in terms of indoor climatic conditions, both in winter and in summer. It was evident that some design parameters caused this undesirable situation. The study therefore focused on understanding and evaluating the effects of design-dependent elements such as thermal mass, the size and orientation of windows, shading and vegetation on thermal comfort conditions in the case study building. While conducting this study, data loggers were used to record temperature and humidity data in predetermined rooms. Data was collected during certain periods in July, August, and September 2006. The data collected was analyzed statistically and hypotheses were tested using ANOVA. This study showed that the effect of thermal mass was almost the same for the rooms investigated owing to the fact that the entire building had been constructed with concrete curtain walls. In terms of thermal performance the number and orientation of the exterior walls, orientation and size of windows, room heights and also sun shading with surrounding vegetation were most effective design parameters for the rooms investigated
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Qiao, Zhou. "Thermal comfort in vehicles." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för bygg- energi- och miljöteknik, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-17422.

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Feldmeier, Mark Christopher 1974. "Personalized building comfort control." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/55185.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Program in Media Arts and Sciences, 2009.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-278).
Creating an appropriate indoor climate is essential to worker productivity and personal happiness. It is also an area of large expenditure for building owners. And, with rising fuel costs, finding ways of reducing energy consumption is more important than ever. This idea is promoted further by the notion that most buildings are currently being run inefficiently, due to the non-adaptable nature of their control systems. Not just the occupants, but also the buildings themselves have ever changing needs, for which a single setpoint is inadequate. This dissertation presents a novel air-conditioning control system, focused around the individual, which remedies these inefficiencies through the creation of personalized environments. To date, the measurement of thermal preference has been limited to either a complex set of sensors attempting to determine a Predicted Mean Vote (PMV) value, or to direct polling of the user. The former is far too cumbersome and expensive for practical application, and the latter places an undue burden on the user. To overcome these limitations, an extremely low power, light weight, wireless sensor is developed which can measure temperature, humidity, activity and light level directly on the user's body. These data are used to immediately infer user comfort level, and to control an HVAC system in an attempt to minimize both cost and thermal discomfort. Experimental results are presented from a building under continual usage, modified with a wireless network with multiple sensing and actuating modalities.
(cont.) For four weeks, ten building occupants, in four offices and one common space, are thermally regulated via wristworn sensors controlling the local air-conditioning dampers and window operator motors. Comparisons are made to the previous four week period of standard air-conditioning control, showing an increase in comfort, while decreasing energy usage at the same time. The difficult problems of control adaptation, comfort determination, and user conflict resolution are addressed. Finally, the limitations of this format of control are discussed, along with the possible benefits and requirements of this proactive architecture.
by Mark Christopher Feldmeier.
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Hallgrímsdóttir, Una. "Comfort Food - Comfortable for Who? : An Exploration of Genuine Comfort Food Through Design." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för design (DE), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-96975.

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“Comfort Food – Comfortable for Who?” – Questions the true comfort of our eating habits, critically addressing our prevalent unsustainable animal-based food cultures by exploring genuine comfort food through design. In my process I have researched why our eating habits are so hard to change, from our psychological attachment to meat to the patriarchal foundation of our food cultures. By exploring the medium of food and cooking as design practice, I have encountered how essential the element of comfort is to human’s eating experience. Resulting in an approach to plant-based eating where the essential comfort factors of our food cultures meet the beyond-human comfort needs.
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Books on the topic "Comfort"

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Dean, Carolee. Comfort. Boston: Graphia, 2002.

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Rurh, Kiel, ed. Comfort. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2011.

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Peet, Malcolm. Comfort. Kettering: SATRA, 1995.

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der, Linden Peter van, ed. Comfort. Bergen op Zoom: Comfort, 1987.

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Tailby, Sharon. Comfort. Edited by Wilson Mike, Bodsworth Michael, Spencer Alan, George Mike, Rose Steve, Parker Keith, and SATRA Footwear Technology Centre. Kettering: SATRA, 2002.

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Hostetter, Joyce Moyer. Comfort. Honesdale, Pa: Calkins Creek, 2009.

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Dean, Carolee. Comfort. Boston: Graphia, 2002.

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Dean, Carolee. Comfort. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002.

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Tailby, Sharon. Comfort. Edited by Wilson Mike, Ferguson Mark, and SATRA Footwear Technology Centre. Kettering: SATRA, 2002.

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Justin, Poebuck, Butcher Ken, and Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, eds. Comfort. London: Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, 2006.

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Book chapters on the topic "Comfort"

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Bährle-Rapp, Marina. "comfort." In Springer Lexikon Kosmetik und Körperpflege, 126. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71095-0_2352.

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Gooch, Jan W. "Comfort." In Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers, 159. New York, NY: Springer New York, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_2701.

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Channon, Ben. "Comfort." In Happy by Design, 26–37. London: RIBA Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781032651897-3.

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Hickey, Andrew T. "Comfort, Where? The Dimensions of Comfort." In Comfort and Contemporary Culture, 15–27. London: Routledge, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003412984-3.

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Cain, Tambra K. "Comfort Women." In Encyclopedia of Women’s Health, 295–97. Boston, MA: Springer US, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-306-48113-0_99.

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Genta, Giancarlo, and Lorenzo Morello. "Comfort Performance." In Mechanical Engineering Series, 421–503. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35709-2_26.

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Ma, Li. "Little Comfort." In Christianity, Femininity and Social Change in Contemporary China, 41–55. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31802-4_4.

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Morello, Lorenzo, Lorenzo Rosti Rossini, Giuseppe Pia, and Andrea Tonoli. "Climatic Comfort." In Mechanical Engineering Series, 201–38. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0516-6_4.

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Jónsdóttir, Svanborg Rannveig, and Rósa Gunnarsdóttir. "Comfort Zone." In The Road to Independence, 83–89. Rotterdam: SensePublishers, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-800-6_10.

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Kordjamshidi, Maria. "Thermal Comfort." In House Rating Schemes, 31–51. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15790-5_3.

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Conference papers on the topic "Comfort"

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Dimara, A., S. Krinidis, and D. Tzovaras. "COMFIT: A NOVEL INDOOR COMFORT INFERENCE TOOL." In The 12th Mediterranean Conference on Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy Conversion (MEDPOWER 2020). Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/icp.2021.1228.

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Sadeghi, Mahsan, Terence Williamson, Wendy Miller, Johanna Kieboom, and Dong Chen. "Development of a Comfort Rating Method for Australia’s Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) – Darwin Houses Case Study." In Comfort at The Extremes 2023. CEPT University Press, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.62744/cate.45273.1173-541-551.

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In the face of escalating global temperatures and extreme climate challenges, this study addresses the pressing concern of overheating within homes by introducing a new Comfort Rating Method. Our approach presents a departure from conventional norms in the domain of thermal comfort modelling by incorporating the Effective Temperature index (ET*), which considers not only air and mean radiant temperature but also humidity, essential for holistic comfort assessment. Moreover, we extend our model to account for indoor air movement, a significant contributor to comfort in tropical environments. This method has been embedded in AccuRate, the benchmark software for Australia's Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) and validated against real-world data from an extensive Darwin thermal comfort field study. The new comfort calculation method was applied to examine 1,043 dwellings from Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)'s Australian House Data (AHD) sets. We proposed a 10 comfort bands, providing a framework for evaluating comfort in residential settings. This research not only advances thermal comfort knowledge but also offers architects, designers, and stakeholders a tool to create climate-sensitive, resilient residential buildings. While this study focuses on Darwin only, future research can adapt this method to various extreme climates, refining its model based on regional nuances.
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Mullick, Divya, Rashmin Damle, Nikhil Bhesaniya, Yash Shukla, and Rajan Rawal. "Influence of hygroscopic property of lime and cement plaster on building energy consumption for different climate zones of India." In Comfort at The Extremes 2023. CEPT University Press, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.62744/cate.45273.1126-102-110.

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Lime and cement are the commonly used walling materials in India. They are used as wall mortar and wall finish materials. Lime is a sustainable material with qualities such as breathability and better moisture transfer properties. Though it is a natural material, in contemporary construction practices, lime mortar or lime plaster has been replaced by cement mortar and cement plaster. To predict the impact of the moisture-buffering ability of building materials, hygrothermal simulations are carried out. It is a simulation-based study where the two numerical models of EnergyPlus are studied: Conduction Transfer Function (CTF) and Combined Heat and Moisture Transfer (HAMT). The study quantifies the annual energy consumption in a low-rise office building for five climate zones of India. Preliminary work shows that lime-plastered building has lower indoor relative humidity by 6 - 10% and the indoor conditions were 6% more comfortable. The results show that building having cement plaster is more energy consuming than lime. The moisture-buffering capacity of lime helped in reducing overall energy consumption by 12 – 23 kWh/m2 for the five climate zones of India.
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Agarwal, Pooja, and Jay Dhariwal. "Evaluation of the occupant perception of air quality within the indoor setting in the composite climate of Delhi." In Comfort at The Extremes 2023. CEPT University Press, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.62744/cate.45273.1154-351-361.

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In India, the ill effects of a poor indoor environment are seen as the cause of about 2 million premature deaths per year, wherein 44% are due to pneumonia, 54% from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and 2% from lung cancer. Conventional studies typically take lesser consideration of indoor occupancy than would be found in real surroundings. These studies often evolve in artificial conditions, which lack authenticity. This work uses field research and a data-driven approach to assess contaminants in inhabited indoor spaces, such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and particulate matter (PM2.5) along with indoor climate measurements of Indoor Operative Temperature (IOT), Relative Humidity (RH), and air velocity. This paper reports the findings of a pilot field study carried out to understand the effect of CO2, IOT, PM2.5, RH, age, sex, general health condition, and perception of odours on occupant’s perception of IAQ and perceived thermal comfort, during the summer monsoon season in the composite climate of Delhi. Participants were asked to rate their perceived thermal comfort on standardized scales and provide PIAQ votes based on their satisfaction with indoor air quality. Data analysis included correlation analyses and multiple regression modelling. Our findings reveal a statistically significant inverse relationship between perceived Indoor Air Quality (PIAQ) votes and perceived thermal comfort. Building occupants who rated the indoor air quality more favourably (higher PIAQ votes) tended to report lower levels of perceived thermal comfort, while those who expressed dissatisfaction with indoor air quality reported higher thermal comfort levels.
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Sousa, Bruna, Daniel Yoshida, and Denise Duarte. "Urban Oasis for Adaptation to Climate Change: Analysis of Climate Adaptation Plans (CAP) around the world." In Comfort at The Extremes 2023. CEPT University Press, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.62744/cate.45273.1175-424-432.

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Driven by climate change, especially the increase in the occurrence of heat waves around the world, this work has the objective of systematizing the municipal climate adaptation plans collected according to the criteria outlined in the document Measuring Benefits of Urban Heat Adaptation published in March 2021 by the C40 Group of Major Cities for Climate Leadership. The main results show that out of 259 documents raised, only 154 effectively correspond to Climate Adaptation Plans, as most of these documents are American. Among the actions proposed by C40, mention of mitigation is present in all documents, through the guideline aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The second most mentioned action refers to green infrastructure at 75%. However, it is important to highlight two other actions: heatwave response planning and development of cooling places are mentioned in only 44% and 34% of the analysed documents respectively. In particular, actions related to cooling places, such as grey built-up structures and water features appear only in more recent plans, mainly since 2015. Therefore, due to the current demand the readaptation of public spaces through the design of a network of refrigeration spaces distributed throughout the city is urgent.
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Vidyashankar, Kritika, Srushti Rahigude, and Lilly Rose Amirtham. "Role of urban morphology in enhancing the outdoor thermal comfort: A case of Mumbai." In Comfort at The Extremes 2023. CEPT University Press, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.62744/cate.45273.1134-140-150.

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In recent years, the city of Mumbai has been experiencing the pressing challenge of urban heat islands, affecting the thermal comfort of its high-density urban environment, impacting both air and surface temperatures. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projected that climate change would adversely affect 27 million people in Mumbai (6th assessment report). Understanding the intricate relationship between the built environment and its influence on microclimates and thermal comfort was imperative for creating climate-sensitive designs. This paper investigated the role of urban morphology in improving the thermal comfort of a typical neighborhood in Mumbai. The analysis was based on simulations conducted using ENVI-met, a 3D urban climate modeling tool. The research aimed to comprehend how open spaces, aspect ratio, setbacks, and plot boundary conditions within the neighborhood affected outdoor thermal comfort. The objective was to underscore the significance of urban designers and planners in assessing the impact of built environments on microclimates and leveraging microclimatic insights for the design of public spaces. Air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, and mean radiant temperature were measured at 15 locations within the neighborhood, Matunga east, and its primary street in February 2023. The recorded data were used to validate the Envi-Met model . Two distinct scales were analyzed: neighborhood-level and plot-level iterations. Neighborhood-level iterations focused on block-level modifications, while plot-level iterations examined street and boundary conditions. Each iteration was evaluated using EnviMet to assess changes in thermal conditions relative to the current site conditions (Base case). The analyses were conducted for the critical summer month (May). The study ultimately revealed that the introduction of road networks in prevailing wind directions and the incorporation of green open spaces within the urban fabric could reduce overall heat stress duration from 12 hours to 6 hours. Smaller-scale interventions, such as 50% porous pavements and strategically placed trees, also yielded positive outcomes. This research aspired to provide urban planners with a comprehensive framework that integrated outdoor thermal comfort as a pivotal aspect in the design of future urban landscapes.
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Mathew, Dennis, Richard O'Hegarty, and Oliver Kinnane. "Historic windows with passive heat loss reduction strategies and their effect on indoor thermal comfort." In Comfort at The Extremes 2023. CEPT University Press, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.62744/cate.45273.1146-514-522.

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Ireland's ambitious goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 necessitates significant reductions in operational emissions from its building sector, prompting the government to target the energy retrofitting of a quarter of its building stock by 2030. However, retrofitting historic buildings poses substantial challenges stemming from concerns related to architectural conservation, cost, and technical complexities. In this context, focusing specifically on addressing heat loss through single-glazed historic windows, this study revisits traditional heat loss mitigation techniques that were once prevalent in historic buildings but have since fallen out of common use. With in-situ tests, we investigate the thermal performance of curtains, blinds and shutters on single-glazed wooden sash and case historic windows. We present variations in heat loss through the window and its associated thermal comfort in response to each strategy. Test results show significant heat loss reduction from a combination of traditional strategies which is on par with secondary glazing. These strategies offer viable solutions for energy efficiency and thermal comfort in historic buildings without major interventions on the protected historic fabric.
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Aggarwal, Apurv, and Simos Yannas. "A Holistic Approach to Hotel Design in Delhi NCR." In Comfort at The Extremes 2023. CEPT University Press, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.62744/cate.45273.1131-305-313.

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Hotels with their high energy demand and reliance on air-conditioning present significant design challenges. The paper draws upon occupancy patterns, guest surveys and energy use in built precedents to conduct detailed research on indoor and outdoor design strategies that balance guest comfort with minimal energy usage. These combine passive and mixed-mode approaches that invite protected use of outdoor and transitional spaces and a courtyard. Balconies feature elements such as jaalis, optimized facades, ceiling fans, and misting for comfort. Findings from extensive analytical studies show that use of non-renewable energy can be reduced by 70% while thermal comfort conditions in and around the hotel premises can be improved. The final design offers an attractive, immersive, and energy-efficient experience to guests while providing cost-saving options for hoteliers. It sets an example for future hotel designs in similar urban settings, inspiring sustainability in architecture and energy efficiency.
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Sharma, Kartikay, Ali Nazemi, and Ursula Eicker. "Energy usage in buildings for future climate: a case study of Concordia University Buildings in Montreal." In Comfort at The Extremes 2023. CEPT University Press, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.62744/cate.45273.1124-433-441.

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In light of escalating extreme events and climate change, this research focuses on understanding energy consumption in buildings, specifically under varied weather scenarios including past (2019-2022) and future projections (2061, 2099). Traditional building simulations stemming from representative, using typical year’s weather data doesn't capture the intricacies of long-term climate shifts especially for the future. To address this, this study incorporates detailed future climate data from combination of RCMs & GCMs. This data is used in combination with open-geospatial data to create a building geometry. Initial results highlight a shift to warmer temperatures in 2061 and 2099. When contrasted with a typical mean weather scenario (1960-1986), there's a noticeable increase in cooling energy and a decrease in heating energy consumption from 2019-2022. By 2099, overall energy use is predicted to decrease by 10%-30%, which when broken down constitutes to reduction in heating energy and increase in cooling energy. The research underscores the impending shift towards increased cooling demands and reduced heating needs. The findings emphasize the urgency for future building designs to be energy-efficient and resilient in the face of evolving climate conditions.
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Mishra, Gaurav, Satyendra Prajapati, Jyotirmay Mathur, and Aneesh Prabhakar. "Thermal performance analysis of thermoelectric radiant panel system for indoor space heating." In Comfort at The Extremes 2023. CEPT University Press, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.62744/cate.45273.1141-278-286.

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The study is focused on the thermal performance analysis of a thermoelectric radiant heating panel (TERHP) system in a test chamber for cold climatic conditions. Three radiant panels with eight thermoelectric modules (TEM) each are installed on the three different walls of the study chamber to evaluate the performance of the panels to achieve the thermal comfort temperature inside the chamber of 1.2 × 1.2 × 2 m. All TEMs in a single TE panel of size 0.75 x 0.50 m are attached in a triangular arrangement to obtain a uniform temperature. The water block is used as a heat sink to maintain the temperature difference between the cold and hot sides of TEMs. The water circulation circuit with the "I" configuration has been used. Hot water at a constant temperature is supplied to the water block, and cold water obtained at the outlet is collected and circulated back after thermoregulation in a closed loop. The experiment is conducted by supplying inlet water at 18°C and applying operating voltages to the TERHP system of 12 V, 16 V, and 20 V. The surface temperature of panels, mean radiant temperature, operative temperature, air temperature, heating capacity, and coefficient of performance are measured on these inputs.
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Reports on the topic "Comfort"

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Goff, David G. Operation Provide Comfort. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, May 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada295955.

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Currie, K. L., and H. Williams. Geology, Comfort Cove-Newstead, Newfoundland. Natural Resources Canada/ESS/Scientific and Technical Publishing Services, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.4095/205321.

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Dean, Jesse, Lesley Herrmann, Eric Kozubal, Jesse Geiger, Mark Eastment, and Steve Slayzak. Dew Point Evaporative Comfort Cooling. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, November 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada607478.

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Dean, Jesse, Eric Kozubal, Lesley Herman, Scott Clark, Tim Heaton, Mark Eastment, Ed Hancock, Greg Barker, and James Galvin. Dew Point Evaporative Comfort Cooling. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, July 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada600308.

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Regnier, Cindy. Guide to Setting Thermal Comfort Criteria and Minimizing Energy Use in Delivering Thermal Comfort. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), August 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1169480.

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Clary, David E. Operation Provide Comfort--A Strategic Analysis. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, April 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada280675.

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Rugh, J., D. Bharathan, and L. Chaney. Predicting Human Thermal Comfort in Automobiles. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), June 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/15016823.

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Kennedy, Trevor. Public divided over ‘comfort women’ agreement. East Asia Forum, January 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.59425/eabc.1453456804.

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Jiang, yilin, Kevwe Ejenakevwe, Junke Wang, Li Song, Choon Yik Tang, Gang Wang, and Michael Brambley. Development and validation of home comfort system for total performance deficiency/fault detection and optimal comfort control. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), May 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/2352250.

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Roth, K., N. Sehgal, and C. Akers. Ductless Mini-Split Heat Pump Comfort Evaluation. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), March 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1219961.

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