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The Effects of Thermal Sensation and Acclimatisation on Cognitive Performance of Adult Female Students in Saudi Arabia Using Multivariable - Multilevel Statistical Modelling

Ahmed, R., Ucci, M., Mumovic, D. and Bagkeris, E. (2022) The Effects of Thermal Sensation and Acclimatisation on Cognitive Performance of Adult Female Students in Saudi Arabia Using Multivariable - Multilevel Statistical Modelling. Indoor Air. 32(2) 0905-6947.

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Abstract:
In the hot climate of Saudi Arabia, people living year-round in air-conditioned spaces are likely to develop high expectations for homogeneity and cool temperatures, becoming potentially more sensitive if thermal conditions deviate from the comfort zone they expect. This paper presents the results from a field intervention investigating the association between participants’ thermal sensations with cognitive performance in a female university in Saudi Arabia. The climatic context plays a key role in choosing Saudi Arabia, whereas the total reliance on air-conditioners (AC) for cooling is believed to have significant effects on occupants’ perceptions of the comfort temperature. Results reveal discrepancies in the actual thermal sensations between the Saudi and non-Saudi participants which affected their performances. “Cool” and “Slightly Cool” sensations versus neutral were associated with significant lower percentage of errors and significant higher speed for all participants independently of any association with ethnicity and acclimatization. The estimates remained significant even after adjusting for ethnicity and the number of years spent in the country and the set temperature of AC at home. Implications of the study suggest a preference for staying cool when working independently of acclimatization status.
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© 2022 The Authors. Indoor Air published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Uncontrolled Keywords:
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, ORIGINAL ARTICLES, acclimatization, air‐conditioned buildings, cognitive performance, educational buildings, hot climates, thermal sensations, Building and Construction, Environmental Engineering, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Temperature, Humans, Acclimatization, Cognition, Thermosensing, Saudi Arabia, Students, Adult, Female, Air Pollution, Indoor
Creators:
Ahmed, R., Ucci, M., Mumovic, D. and Bagkeris, E.
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:
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Date:
21 February 2022
Date Type:
Publication
Journal or Publication Title:
Indoor Air
Volume:
32
Number:
2
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1111/ina.13005
ISSN:
0905-6947
Status:
Published / Disseminated
Refereed:
Yes
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