Extreme temperatures, mortality, and adaptation: Evidence from the county level in China.
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DOI: 10.1002/hec.4649
Abstract: Extreme temperatures are known to cause adverse health outcomes. Yet knowledge on the magnitude of this effect in developing countries is limited due to data availability and reliability issues. Collecting data for 2872 counties in… read more here.
Keywords: county level; mortality; extreme temperatures; adaptation ... See more keywords
The role of horizontal thermal advection in regulating wintertime mean and extreme temperatures over interior North America during the past and future
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DOI: 10.1007/s00382-019-04917-8
Abstract: Horizontal thermal advection plays an especially prominent role in affecting winter climate over continental interiors, where both climatological conditions and extreme weather are strongly regulated by transport of remote air masses. Interior North America is… read more here.
Keywords: interior north; horizontal thermal; thermal advection; extreme temperatures ... See more keywords
Impact of short-term exposure to extreme temperatures on diabetes mellitus morbidity and mortality? A systematic review and meta-analysis
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-14568-0
Abstract: The relationship between diabetes mellitus and short-term exposure to extreme temperatures remains controversial. A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed to assess the association between extreme temperatures and diabetes mellitus morbidity and mortality. PubMed, Embase,… read more here.
Keywords: term exposure; exposure; diabetes mellitus; extreme temperatures ... See more keywords
Simulation of extreme heat events over the Valencia coastal region: Sensitivity to initial conditions and boundary layer parameterizations
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DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2018.12.016
Abstract: Abstract The Valencia coastal region (Western Mediterranean) is especially sensitive to extreme heat events, where they are really common. However, due to its geophysical characteristics and climatic conditions, the incidence of high and extreme temperatures… read more here.
Keywords: heat events; heat; coastal region; extreme heat ... See more keywords
Overexpression of Bmhsp19.9 protects BmE cells and transgenic silkworm against extreme temperatures.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.10.121
Abstract: Temperature stress disrupts protein homeostasis in biological cells. High temperature causes death of the silkworm Bombyx mori, while low temperature leads to slow growth of silkworm in sericulture. Small heat shock proteins (sHsps) play a… read more here.
Keywords: silkworm; bme cells; pcr; extreme temperatures ... See more keywords
Effect of Fluctuating Extreme Temperatures on Tranexamic Acid
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DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x19004308
Abstract: Abstract Introduction: Tranexamic acid (TXA) is an antifibrinolytic agent shown to reduce morbidity and mortality in hemorrhagic shock. It has potential use in prehospital and wilderness medicine; however, in these environments, TXA is likely to… read more here.
Keywords: degradation txa; medicine; fluctuating extreme; extreme temperatures ... See more keywords
Vegetation Response to Rising CO2 Impacts Extreme Temperatures
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DOI: 10.1029/2018gl080238
Abstract: Extreme temperatures are responsible for damages to society and ecosystems. There is evidence that severe episodes of extreme heat have been occurring more frequently and more severely in recent periods. Driven primarily by oceanic and… read more here.
Keywords: vegetation response; response rising; co2 impacts; rising co2 ... See more keywords
A materials perspective on Li-ion batteries at extreme temperatures
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DOI: 10.1038/nenergy.2017.108
Abstract: Thermal effects on batteries, both due to external variations and internal fluctuations, significantly impact their performance. Ajayan and colleagues survey recent advances in understanding the thermal effects on individual battery components. read more here.
Keywords: perspective ion; materials perspective; batteries extreme; extreme temperatures ... See more keywords
Extreme temperatures compromise male and female fertility in a large desert bird.
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-20937-7
Abstract: Temperature has a crucial influence on the places where species can survive and reproduce. Past research has primarily focused on survival, making it unclear if temperature fluctuations constrain reproductive success, and if so whether populations… read more here.
Keywords: temperature; compromise male; male female; extreme temperatures ... See more keywords
An upper bound for extreme temperatures over midlatitude land
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2215278120
Abstract: Significance Heatwaves cause great harm to societies, especially in midlatitude regions that are not adapted to high temperatures. An accurate projection for extremely high temperatures is thus needed to guide adaptation to ongoing global warming.… read more here.
Keywords: extreme temperatures; temperatures midlatitude; bound extreme; midlatitude land ... See more keywords
Detection and Attribution of Changes in Extreme Temperatures at Regional Scale
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DOI: 10.1175/jcli-d-15-0835.1
Abstract: AbstractThis paper improves an extreme-value-theory-based detection and attribution method and then applies it to four types of extreme temperatures, annual minimum daily minimum (TNn) and maximum (TXn) and annual maximum daily minimum (TNx) and maximum… read more here.
Keywords: detection attribution; changes extreme; extreme temperatures; attribution changes ... See more keywords