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Personal protective equipment<br />

reduced heat loss through that ensemble, which, on average, was approximately 20% thicker.<br />

This is a reasonable assumption, since physiological differences should not have been<br />

associated with either significant differences in heat production or external heat loading. In<br />

addition, it appears that ensemble C may provide the wearer with a slightly greater thermal<br />

advantage for skin temperature, even though this trend was not reflected within any other<br />

physiological data. Finally, these trials highlight the importance of physiological<br />

measurements during clothing tests, since thermal sensation and comfort votes lack the<br />

sensitivity to allow for valid differentiation among protective ensembles.<br />

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT<br />

This project was funded by the Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Australia.<br />

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