Application of a transient hygrothermal population model for house dust mites in beds: assessment of control strategies in UK buildings
Application of a transient hygrothermal population model for house dust mites in beds: assessment of control strategies in UK buildings
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床中屋尘螨瞬态湿热种群模型的应用：英国建筑控制策略的评估
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2011
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I. Ridley
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M. Ucci;P. Biddulph;T. Oreszczyn;D. Crowther;T. Wilkinson;S. Pretlove;B. Hart;I. Ridley
本文讨论了一种创新的湿热和人口相结合的模型的能力和应用，以评估建筑设计和居住者行为对床垫中屋尘螨种群的影响。该组合模型是第一个能够预测的影响，每小时瞬态湿热条件内的3维床垫人口的“野生”屋尘螨。模型显示，目前建筑物节能的驱动力可能会导致英国住宅中房屋尘螨感染的增加。需要进一步研究，以准确确定这些影响的大小，并充分评估能源效率措施和健康结果之间的任何权衡。
This article discusses the capabilities and the application of an innovative combined hygrothermal and population model to assess the impact of building design and occupant behaviour on house dust mite populations in a mattress. The combined model is the first of its kind able to predict the impact of hourly transient hygrothermal conditions within a 3-dimensional mattress on a population of ‘wild’ Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus mites. The modelling shows that the current drive for energy efficiency in buildings might lead to an increase in house dust mite infestations in UK dwellings. Further research is needed to accurately determine the size of these effects and to adequately evaluate any trade-offs between energy efficiency measures and health outcomes.