Extreme Heat
"Extreme Heat" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
High temperature weather exceeding the average and of several weeks duration. Extreme heat is a dangerous situation that can bring on health emergencies in susceptible people.
| Descriptor ID |
D055874
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G16.500.750.775.271 N06.230.300.100.725.232.500 N06.230.300.100.725.710.380.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Extreme Heat- Extreme Heat
- Extreme Heats
- Heat, Extreme
- Heats, Extreme
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Extreme Heat" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Extreme Heat" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Extreme Heat" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Gao L, Xiong Y, Fu FX, Hutchins DA, Gao K, Gao G. Marine heatwaves alter competition between the cultured macroalga Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis and the harmful bloom alga Skeletonema costatum. Sci Total Environ. 2024 Oct 15; 947:174345.
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Dumont CR, Mathis WS. Mapping Heat Vulnerability of a Community Mental Health Center Population. Community Ment Health J. 2023 10; 59(7):1330-1340.
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Simmons W, Lin S, Luben TJ, Sheridan SC, Langlois PH, Shaw GM, Reefhuis J, Romitti PA, Feldkamp ML, Nembhard WN, Desrosiers TA, Browne ML, Stingone JA. Modeling complex effects of exposure to particulate matter and extreme heat during pregnancy on congenital heart defects: A U.S. population-based case-control study in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Sci Total Environ. 2022 Feb 20; 808:152150.