• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.199-204
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• 2000

This study was conducted to investigate the thermoregulatory responses and wearing behavior of the cold-sensitive men when exposed to the mild cold of 14$^{\circ}C$. Two sessions of experiment were carried out and five healthy young men for the cold-sensitive group(CSG) and four healthy young for the cold-insensitive group(CIG) participated in the study as subjects CSG maintained rectal temperature lower than CIG due to their thicker clothing resulted in larger decrease of rectal temperature. CSG maintained skin temperatures higher than CIG. CSG felt cooler than CIG but wore thicker clothing for thermal comfort and this made keep their sensation warmer. These results were discussed in terms of autonomic and behavioral temperature regulation.

• 건강소식
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.26-27
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• 2011

유난스러웠던 꽃샘추위 때문에 힘들었던 시간이 지나고 햇살이 따스한 것이 어느새 봄은 한 걸음 더 우리에게 다가와 있다. 덕분에 움츠러들었던 몸도 풀리고 기분도 상쾌해지고 있지만, 기온 변화와 공기의 상태에 민감한 우리 호흡기는 제 리듬을 찾지 못하고 힘겨워하기 일쑤다. 노인들의 경우에는 면역력이 저하되고 있고, 호흡기 자체에도 노화가 오기 때문에 계절이 바뀌는 요즘 같은 환절기에는 특히 건강을 잘 챙겨야 한다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.41 no.5
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• pp.872-882
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• 2017

There are no specific guidelines on how to control the heat input for the heat generating smart base layer. This study investigated the mode of actuating heat pad attached to the base layer by performing a human wear test in a cold environment. Subjects participating in the test wore T-shirts, jumper and pants on the base layer with heating pads. Skin temperature, total time of heating and the number of switching for the heating mode were observed as the subject controlled the heating mode voluntarily. The comfortable range of skin temperature on the abdomen was larger than on the lower back. The subject felt hot and turned off the switch when the mean skin temperature of the abdomen was $48.8^{\circ}C$ and the lower back was $40.1^{\circ}C$. The total heating time and the number of actuating switching were larger for women than men. The voluntary action of heating for men with high cold sensitivity was significantly different from men with low cold sensitivity. Therefore, it is necessary (depending on gender and cold sensitivity) to set the heating mode differently for the automatic heat control of a future smart base layer.