Abstract
This chapter will cover the historical development of thermoregulatory studies in Israel since the establishment of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1925, and will attempt to dissect the influences that led to the development of the various research disciplines. Annotations to earlier studies in our area are briefly provided. In parallel with the Jerusalem founders, the climatic unit in Tel-Hashomer Hospital together with the Israeli Defence Force medical corps established the Heller Institute for Medical Research Heller Institute for Medical Research where studies on human survival in harsh climatic conditions were performed, aimed at understanding the mechanisms of heat intolerance and at developing discomfort and strain indices. Likewise, in the southern part of Israel, the Negev Institute for Arid Zone Research was founded and formed the nucleus of the future Ben Gurion University.
| Original language | American English |
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| Title of host publication | Thermal Physiology: A Worldwide History |
| Editors | Clark M. Blatteis, Nigel Taylor, Duncan Mitchell |
| Place of Publication | New York, NY |
| Publisher | Springer New York |
| Pages | 541-567 |
| Number of pages | 27 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-0716-2362-6 |
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| State | Published - 2022 |