Global warming has increased the frequency of extreme high temperature events. High temperature is a major abiotic stress that limits the growth and production of plants. Therefore, the plant response to heat stress (HS) has been a focus of research....
The study objective was to determine whether in utero heat stress (IUHS) affects piglet physiology and behavior following common production practices. A total of 12 gilts were confirmed pregnant and allocated to either heat stress (HS; n = 6) or ther...
Early diagnosis of heat load in beef cattle remains a challenge due to the limited understanding of behaviour-based indicators. This preliminary longitudinal study aimed to validate behavioural and physiological responses previously identified as hea...
Heat stress (HS) is at the top of the challenges facing modern dairy production, with annual losses according to global projections, under high-emission scenarios, reaching US$14.7–40.0 billion by the end of the century. This review emphasizes...
Affected by global warming, continuous high temperature has a negative impact on plant growth and development and become a major constraint to crop production. Germplasm resource identification has become a research hotspot in many fields, and it is...
Heat stress affects production and health in cows severely. Since it is difficult to define heat-tolerant animals, studies of response to heat stress are important for understanding dairy cows’ health and production. However, information on the...
Increasing atmospheric temperature can significantly reduce global wheat productivity; despite a mounting demand for wheat grain supplies. Developing genotypes with superior performance under current and future hot climates is a key challenge for whe...
Knowledge of heat-tolerant/sensitive cultivars based on morpho-physiological indicators and an understanding of the action and interaction of different genes in the molecular network are critical for genetic improvement. To screen these indicators, t...
This experiment aimed to evaluate physiological and behavioral responses of crossbred Dehong dairy buffaloes to heat stress (HS) in comparison with those in a thermoneutral (TN) environment. Twelve crossbred dairy buffaloes at similar lactation stage...
Global climate change has markedly increased the frequency of heat stress events in rice, severely threatening both yield and grain quality and posing a substantial challenge to global food security. Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying...
As high temperature and relative humidity (RH) are the main environmental factors causing heat stress, the temperature–humidity index (THI) serves as an indicator of heat stress in livestock animals. This study aimed to determine the effects of...
Due to climate change, more temperature extremes are expected in the future, potentially endangering agricultural production. Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is an important cool-season food legume grown worldwide; however, cold and heat episodes are m...
Primula vulgaris possesses considerable edible, medicinal, and ornamental value. It is widely applied in food and pharmaceutical development and, as an early-spring flowering plant, is used in landscaping. However, its range of applications and scope...
This study aimed to investigate the thermal responses of acclimated workers exposed to heat stress in a real work environment. The physiological indices and subjective thermal perception of the 14 acclimated workers were measured in an industrial pla...
Background and Objectives: Aerobic submaximal interval training performed under hypoxic and elevated temperature conditions may induce significant alterations in physiological responses. Understanding these effects may contribute to optimizing traini...
Climate change is a global problem with an important influence on farm animals, so the entire veterinary medical industry is working to combat the effects of heat stress. In recent years, global warming has been correlated with physiological changes...
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is an economically important crop worldwide, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions. However, production is significantly and increasingly affected by the impacts of climate change, including heat and drough...
Quinoa is a high-nutrition crop originating from the Andes Mountains that is tolerant to cold, drought and salt. However, the mechanism of the high-temperature response in quinoa is still unclear. In this study, quinoa line YL-6 was used to analyze t...
This exploratory proof-of-concept study evaluated the physiological tolerability and performance of laying hens fed the microencapsulated antimicrobial peptide Ctx(Ile21)-Ha under severe heat stress (34.5 °C; THI = 85.3). Eighteen 40-week-old hen...
Previous studies assessing population exposure to heat stress have focused primarily on environmental heat loads without accounting for variations in human thermo–physiological responses to heat. A novel 30-year (1991–2020) human thermal...
Anthropogenic activities over the last century have caused rapid changes in environmental conditions through increasing CO2 emissions in the atmosphere that contribute to global warming. Moreover, the increased global average temperature is linked wi...
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of heat stress (HS) on physiological, blood, and behavioral parameters, according to the temperature–humidity index (THI), in beef steers. Twelve Korean native beef steers (342.7 ± 13.81...
5 February 2020
Increases in the frequency and intensity of heat waves are direct consequences of global climate change with a higher risk for urban populations due to the urban heat island effect. Reducing urban overheating is a priority, as is identifying the most...
Rising water temperatures due to climate change pose a significant threat to Phoxinus lagowskii, a cold-water fish that is ecologically vital to the high-latitude regions of China. This study assessed heat stress effects on behavioral, hematological,...
It is well known that application of exogenous trehalose can enhance the heat resistance of plants. To investigate the underlying molecular mechanisms by which exogenous trehalose induces heat resistance in C. sinensis, a combination of physiological...
Fogera cattle are among indigenous breeds of cattle in the northern part of Ethiopia. However, their response to heat stress (HS) under different seasonal variations has not been well investigated. This study was aimed to determine physiological, hem...
Selection and breeding of genotypes with improved drought/heat tolerance become key issues in the course of global change with predicted increased frequency of droughts or heat waves. Several morphological and physiological plant traits must be consi...
Higher milk yield and prolificacy of the modern dairy cattle requires high metabolism activities to support them. It causes high heat production by the body, which coupled with increasing environmental temperatures results in heat stress (HS). Produc...
Wheat is a globally important crop used as a main staple food in various countries of the world. The current study was conducted with the objective to evaluate the effect of a high temperature (HT) on osmolytes (starch, sucrose, total soluble sugars,...
Global warming is a significant threat to the sustainability and profitability of the dairy sector, not only in tropical or subtropical regions but also in temperate zones where extreme summer temperatures have become a new and challenging reality. P...
The effects of heat stress on broiler performance and immunological response were explored using lighting-program manipulation as a potential tool. The study included 200 Cobb500 broiler chicks that were one day old at the time of recruitment. The bi...
Heat stress is a major constraint to global egg production, as rising temperatures increasingly challenge the physiological limits of commercial layer chickens. This review integrates current advances in stress physiology to demonstrate that heat str...
Heat stress (HS) and water stress (WS) pose severe threats to viticulture, and effective management solutions to counter their effects on grapevine performance must be examined. In this study, we evaluated the physiological and spectral responses of...
Heat exposure (HE) results in decreased production in ruminant species and betaine is proposed as a dietary mitigation method. Merino ewes (
Heat waves are predicted to increase in frequency and duration in many regions as global temperatures rise. These transient increases in temperature above normal average values will have pronounced impacts upon the photosynthetic and stomatal physiol...
Heat and Cd2+ stress are major environmental challenges for marine benthic invertebrates. This study examined their combined effects on growth, physiology, and transcriptomic responses in the peanut worm (Sipunculus nudus). After 30 days, Cd2+ reduce...
1 May 2026
Aerobic exercise capacity, best quantified by maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), varies between individuals and is dependent on cardiac output (CO) and oxygen uptake in the periphery (a-vO2 diff). Environmental stressors like hypoxia, microgravity, and...
Heat stress remains a significant issue in pig production, particularly in Mediterranean regions, due to the link between climate change and rising temperatures. This study evaluated the effects of heat stress on physiology, oxidative status, animal...
12 February 2017
This study was designed to examine the effects of ambient heat on firefighters’ physical task performance, and physiological and perceptual responses when sleep restricted during simulated wildfire conditions. Thirty firefighters were randomly alloca...
15 July 2015
Human thermoregulation and acclimatization are core components of the human coping mechanism for withstanding variations in environmental heat exposure. Amidst growing recognition that curtailing global warming to less than two degrees is becoming in...
The intensification of poultry production, associated with climate change, has increased the occurrence of heat stress, compromising animal welfare and productive efficiency. Despite recent advances, studies quantifying heat exchange in quail under d...
Indoor and outdoor heat stress, which can appear during warm periods of the year, often has a negative impact on health and reduces productivity at work and study. Intense heat waves (HWs) are causing increasing rates of morbidity and mortality. This...
Tropospheric ozone (O3) is an important abiotic stress to plants and its rising concentration adversely affects crop yield. The studies associated with differential responses of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) cultivars to chronic elevated O3 are la...
When exercising in a high-temperature environment, heat stroke can cause great harm to the human body. However, runners may ignore important physiological warnings and are not usually aware that a heat stroke is occurring. To solve this problem, this...
10 June 2021
Background: Occupational heat exposure can provoke health problems that increase the risk of certain diseases and affect workers’ ability to maintain healthy and productive lives. This study investigates the effects of occupational heat stress on wor...
Heat stress is one of the major threats to wheat production in many wheat-growing areas of the world as it causes severe yield loss at the reproductive stage. In the current study, 28 crosses were developed using 11 parental lines, including 7 female...
This study aims to investigate the atmospheric conditions and human thermal comfort related to extreme heat in Rio de Janeiro during the first quarter of 2024. The dataset includes meteorological data from the A636-Jacarepaguá station of INMET...
The human-biometeorological conditions in Ukraine during two mega-heat waves were analyzed. The evaluation is based on physiologically equivalent temperature (PET). The calculation of PET is performed utilizing the RayMan model. The results revealed...
Cabbage is a heat-stress-sensitive cool-season crop. When exposed to high temperatures, cabbage plants can experience reduced growth, wilting, leaf yellowing, and premature bolting (the formation of a flowering stem). The regulatory mechanism control...
Global warming has resulted in an increase in the frequency of extreme high-temperature events. High temperatures can increase cell membrane permeability, elevate levels of osmotic adjustment substances, reduce photosynthetic capacity, impair plant g...
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