Igor B Mekjavic
Biographic Data
| ID | 2642286 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Igor B Mekjavic |
| GIVEN NAMES | Igor B |
| FAMILY NAME | Mekjavic |
| SIGNATURE | MEKJAVIC I B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Jožef Stefan Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5930-2159 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Affective and fatigue responses to incremental exercise
These findings point towards the effectiveness of SL-TH in managing fatigue and maintaining positive emotions. The effect of hypoxic training was noticed in participants mood state, highlighting the importance of a proper design aiming to improve humans' performance in hypoxic and normoxic conditions
Whole-body vibration transmission during resistance vibration exercise
Introduction Resistive exercise combined with whole-body vibration (WBV) and short-arm human centrifugation is being considered as a countermeasure to mitigate muscle and bone loss in astronauts during prolonged space missions. WBV may provide exercise benefits or adverse effects on organs and the lower back. These effects may result from vibration transmitted throughout the body. The objective of this study was to compare vibration transmission …
Effect of a Simulated Heat Wave on Physiological Strain and Labour Productivity
Here, we show for first time that a controlled simulated heat-wave increases workers' physiological strain and reduces labour productivity on the first day, but it promotes adaptations mitigating the observed implications during the subsequent days
Interaction between Indoor Occupational Heat Stress and Environmental Temperature Elevations during Heat Waves
Occupational heat strain is a public health threat, and for outdoor industries there is a direct influence from elevated environmental temperatures during heat waves. However, the impact in indoor settings is more complex as industrial heat production and building architecture become factors of importance. Therefore, this study evaluated effects of heat waves on manufacturing productivity. Production halls in a manufacturing company were instrume…
Effects of prolonged hypoxia and bed rest on appetite and appetite-related hormones
The core interthreshold zone during exposure to red and blue light
BACKGROUND: This study tested the hypothesis that the core interthreshold zone (CIZ) changes during exposure to red or blue light via the non-visual pathway, because it is known that light intensity affects the central nervous system. We conducted a series of human experiments with 5 or 10 male subjects in each experiment. METHODS: The air temperature in the climatic chamber was maintained at 20 to 24°C. The subjects wore suits perfused with 25°C…
The Effect of Season and Light Intensity on the Core Interthreshold Zone
The hypothesis tested in the present study is a seasonal difference in the core interthreshold zone (CIZ), as we suggested in an earlier study that individual awareness of heat may change the CIZ due to thermoregulatory behavior. A series of human experiments were carried out in a climatic chamber in January and August of 2009 and January of 2010. The air temperature in the chamber was controlled at 20-24°C. Subjects wore a water-perfused suit th…
Individual Variability in the Core Interthreshold Zone as Related to Body Physique, Somatotype, and Physical Constitution
For evaluating the effect of body physique, somatotype, and physical constitution on individual variability in the core interthreshold zone (CIZ), data from 22 healthy young Japanese male subjects were examined. The experiment was carried out in a climatic chamber in which air temperature was maintained at 20-24 degrees C. The subjects' body physique and the maximum work load were measured. Somatotype was predicted from the Heath-Carter Somatotyp…
Individual Variability in the Peripheral and Core Interthreshold Zones
The purpose of the study was to investigate the degree of subject variability in the peripheral and core temperature thresholds of the onset of shivering and sweating. Nine healthy young male subjects participated in three trials. In the first two trials, wearing only shorts, they were exposed to air temperatures of 5 degrees C and 40 degrees C until the onset of shivering and sweating, respectively. In the second experiment, subjects wore a wate…
Effects of prolonged hypoxia and bed rest on appetite and appetite-related hormones
The Effect of Season and Light Intensity on the Core Interthreshold Zone
The hypothesis tested in the present study is a seasonal difference in the core interthreshold zone (CIZ), as we suggested in an earlier study that individual awareness of heat may change the CIZ due to thermoregulatory behavior. A series of human experiments were carried out in a climatic chamber in January and August of 2009 and January of 2010. The air temperature in the chamber was controlled at 20-24°C. Subjects wore a water-perfused suit th…
Individual Variability in the Core Interthreshold Zone as Related to Body Physique, Somatotype, and Physical Constitution
For evaluating the effect of body physique, somatotype, and physical constitution on individual variability in the core interthreshold zone (CIZ), data from 22 healthy young Japanese male subjects were examined. The experiment was carried out in a climatic chamber in which air temperature was maintained at 20-24 degrees C. The subjects' body physique and the maximum work load were measured. Somatotype was predicted from the Heath-Carter Somatotyp…
Individual Variability in the Peripheral and Core Interthreshold Zones
The purpose of the study was to investigate the degree of subject variability in the peripheral and core temperature thresholds of the onset of shivering and sweating. Nine healthy young male subjects participated in three trials. In the first two trials, wearing only shorts, they were exposed to air temperatures of 5 degrees C and 40 degrees C until the onset of shivering and sweating, respectively. In the second experiment, subjects wore a wate…
Individual Variability in the Peripheral and Core Interthreshold Zones
The purpose of the study was to investigate the degree of subject variability in the peripheral and core temperature thresholds of the onset of shivering and sweating. Nine healthy young male subjects participated in three trials. In the first two trials, wearing only shorts, they were exposed to air temperatures of 5 degrees C and 40 degrees C until the onset of shivering and sweating, respectively. In the second experiment, subjects wore a wate…
Individual Variability in the Core Interthreshold Zone as Related to Body Physique, Somatotype, and Physical Constitution
For evaluating the effect of body physique, somatotype, and physical constitution on individual variability in the core interthreshold zone (CIZ), data from 22 healthy young Japanese male subjects were examined. The experiment was carried out in a climatic chamber in which air temperature was maintained at 20-24 degrees C. The subjects' body physique and the maximum work load were measured. Somatotype was predicted from the Heath-Carter Somatotyp…
The Effect of Season and Light Intensity on the Core Interthreshold Zone
The hypothesis tested in the present study is a seasonal difference in the core interthreshold zone (CIZ), as we suggested in an earlier study that individual awareness of heat may change the CIZ due to thermoregulatory behavior. A series of human experiments were carried out in a climatic chamber in January and August of 2009 and January of 2010. The air temperature in the chamber was controlled at 20-24°C. Subjects wore a water-perfused suit th…
The core interthreshold zone during exposure to red and blue light
BACKGROUND: This study tested the hypothesis that the core interthreshold zone (CIZ) changes during exposure to red or blue light via the non-visual pathway, because it is known that light intensity affects the central nervous system. We conducted a series of human experiments with 5 or 10 male subjects in each experiment. METHODS: The air temperature in the climatic chamber was maintained at 20 to 24°C. The subjects wore suits perfused with 25°C…
Effects of prolonged hypoxia and bed rest on appetite and appetite-related hormones
Interaction between Indoor Occupational Heat Stress and Environmental Temperature Elevations during Heat Waves
Occupational heat strain is a public health threat, and for outdoor industries there is a direct influence from elevated environmental temperatures during heat waves. However, the impact in indoor settings is more complex as industrial heat production and building architecture become factors of importance. Therefore, this study evaluated effects of heat waves on manufacturing productivity. Production halls in a manufacturing company were instrume…
Effect of a Simulated Heat Wave on Physiological Strain and Labour Productivity
Here, we show for first time that a controlled simulated heat-wave increases workers' physiological strain and reduces labour productivity on the first day, but it promotes adaptations mitigating the observed implications during the subsequent days
Whole-body vibration transmission during resistance vibration exercise
Introduction Resistive exercise combined with whole-body vibration (WBV) and short-arm human centrifugation is being considered as a countermeasure to mitigate muscle and bone loss in astronauts during prolonged space missions. WBV may provide exercise benefits or adverse effects on organs and the lower back. These effects may result from vibration transmitted throughout the body. The objective of this study was to compare vibration transmission …
Affective and fatigue responses to incremental exercise
These findings point towards the effectiveness of SL-TH in managing fatigue and maintaining positive emotions. The effect of hypoxic training was noticed in participants mood state, highlighting the importance of a proper design aiming to improve humans' performance in hypoxic and normoxic conditions
Thermoregulation and physiological responses (8 works) · Biology (5 works) · Materials Science (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Animal science (4 works) · Chemistry (4 works) · Climate Change and Health Impacts (4 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Physics (4 works) · Core (optical fiber (3 works)