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Heat waves are conditions have been on the rise and will continue to increase in the future. The knowledge of the quantification of heat and especially of heat stress exposure on humans is not only a focus of climate and human biometeorology but also for public health. Thermal indices provide the possibility to quantify the effect of the thermal environment on humans. They are based on the exchange of energy between humans and the atmospheric environment. The concept of equivalent temperatures summarizes most of the effects with a value of temperature, which can be communicated better as a value of energy fluxes. The calculation of the thermal indices requires input data from meteorology and thermo-physiology. In addition, the appropriate knowledge and application of models for microscale simulations are required. The different thermal indices (PET, UTCI, mPET), along with their respective limitations and possibilities, will be presented. These shall then be looked at further in terms of how these can present and support crucial climate resilience responses within warming fabrics.

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Prof. Pasquale Avino received his Master Degree in Chemistry in 1992 and his Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences at the University of Rome “La Sapienza” in 1997. He was appointed as Post-Doc (1997-1998) at the Department of Chemistry of the University of California, Irvine (UCI) in the Rowland (Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1995) and Blake group. From 1999 until January 2018, he was appointed as Researcher at the ISPESL/INAIL Research Center, and from February 2018 to January 2021, was appointed as Three-years Term Researcher contract (RTDB). In February 2021, Prof. Avino was appointed Associate Professor in Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry within the Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, at the University of Molise, Campobasso. His current research follows studies devoted to the development of innovative analytical methodologies for development and application of analytical and sampling methods for the qualitative and quantitative determination of chemical compounds (e.g., contaminants, pollutants, nutrients) in food, agricultural, biological and anthropogenic matrices. In 1988, he was the recipient of the “Group Achievement NASA Award”, and the “Next Generation Award” during the 22nd International Symposium on Chromatography. In 2003 he was the recipient of the “Environmental Sapio” Award for his research in the environmental field. In 2022 he received the Medal for Ecology from the Moldavian Chemical Society.

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Dr. Cristina Di Fiore is a PhD researcher at the Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise (UniMol), Italy. She obtained her Master’s degree in Food Science and Technology from the University of Molise in 2020 and is currently pursuing her doctoral studies in Agriculture, Technologies and Biotechnologies. Her research focuses on analytical and environmental chemistry, particularly the detection and quantification of microplastics and emerging contaminants in food, environmental matrices, and occupational indoor air. Her work aims to develop analytical methodologies to assess contamination risks and their implications for environmental sustainability and public health. Dr. Di Fiore has conducted research at the Environmental Research Group at Imperial College London and contributes to interdisciplinary studies addressing microplastic pollution in agricultural and food systems. She has also contributed to scientific publications and edited works related to microplastics in agriculture and food science.

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