Nicholas Ravanelli, PhD

Recent Publications

Ravanelli N, Barry H, Schlader ZJ, Gagnon D. Impact of passive heat acclimation on markers of kidney function during heat stress. Exp Physiol, 2020. doi: 10.1113/ep088637
Ravanelli N, Imbeault P, Jay O. Steady-state sweating during exercise is determined by the evaporative requirement for heat balance independently of absolute core and skin temperatures. J Physiol, 598(13): 2607-2619, 2020. doi: 10.1113/jp279447
Coombs GB, Cramer MN, Ravanelli N, Imbeault P, Jay O. Normobaric hypoxia does not alter the critical environmental limits for thermal balance during exercise-heat stress. Exp Physiol, 2020. doi: 10.1113/ep088466
Bongers CCWG, Ten Haaf DSM, Ravanelli N, Eijsvogels TMH, Hopman MTE. Core Temperature and Sweating in Men and Women During a 15-km Race in Cool Conditions. Int J Sports Physiol Perform, : 1-6, 2020. doi: 10.1123/ijspp.2019-0721
Ravanelli N, Gagnon D, Imbeault P, Jay O. A retrospective analysis to determine if exercise training-induced thermoregulatory adaptations are mediated by increased fitness or heat acclimation. Exp Physiol, 2020. doi: 10.1113/ep088385
Barry H, Chaseling GK, Moreault S, Sauvageau C, Behzadi P, et al. Improved neural control of body temperature following heat acclimation in humans. J Physiol, 598(6): 1223-1234, 2020. doi: 10.1113/jp279266
Ravanelli N, Coombs G, Imbeault P, Jay O. Thermoregulatory adaptations with progressive heat acclimation are predominantly evident in uncompensable, but not compensable, conditions. J Appl Physiol (1985), 127(4): 1095-1106, 2019. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00220.2019
Ravanelli N, Casasola W, English T, Edwards KM, Jay O. Heat stress and fetal risk. Environmental limits for exercise and passive heat stress during pregnancy: a systematic review with best evidence synthesis. Br J Sports Med, 53(13): 799-805, 2019. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-097914
Imbeault P, Ravanelli N, Chevrier J. Can POPs be substantially popped out through sweat? Environ Int, 111: 131-132, 2018. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2017.11.023
Ravanelli N, Coombs GB, Imbeault P, Jay O. Maximum Skin Wettedness after Aerobic Training with and without Heat Acclimation. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 50(2): 299-307, 2018. doi: 10.1249/mss.0000000000001439
Ravanelli N, Jay O, Gagnon D. Sustained increases in skin blood flow are not a prerequisite to initiate sweating during passive heat exposure. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 313(2): R140-R148, 2017. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00033.2017
Coombs GB, Cramer MN, Ravanelli N, Imbeault P, Jay O. Thermoregulatory responses to exercise at a fixed rate of heat production are not altered by acute hypoxia. J Appl Physiol (1985), 122(5): 1198-1207, 2017. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00829.2016
Ravanelli N, Cramer M, Imbeault P, Jay O. The optimal exercise intensity for the unbiased comparison of thermoregulatory responses between groups unmatched for body size during uncompensable heat stress. Physiol Rep, 5(5)2017. doi: 10.14814/phy2.13099
Ravanelli NM, Gagnon D, Hodder SG, Havenith G, Jay O. The biophysical and physiological basis for mitigated elevations in heart rate with electric fan use in extreme heat and humidity. Int J Biometeorol, 61(2): 313-323, 2017. doi: 10.1007/s00484-016-1213-0
Ravanelli NM, Jay O. Electric fan use in heat waves: Turn on or turn off? Temperature (Austin), 3(3): 358-360, 2016. doi: 10.1080/23328940.2016.1211073
Ravanelli N, Cramer M, Imbeault P, Jay O. The influence of body morphology on changes in core temperature during exercise in an uncompensable environment. Extrem Physiol Med, 4(suppl 1): A143-A143, 2015. doi: 10.1186/2046-7648-4-s1-a143
Ravanelli NM, Hodder SG, Havenith G, Jay O. Heart rate and body temperature responses to extreme heat and humidity with and without electric fans. JAMA, 313(7): 724-725, 2015. doi: 10.1001/jama.2015.153
Jay O, Cramer MN, Ravanelli NM, Hodder SG. Should electric fans be used during a heat wave? Appl Ergon, 46 Pt A: 137-143, 2015. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2014.07.013
Ravanelli NM, Cramer MN, Molgat-Seon Y, Carlsen AN, Jay O. Do greater rates of body heat storage precede the accelerated reduction of self-paced exercise intensity in the heat? Eur J Appl Physiol, 114(11): 2399-2410, 2014. doi: 10.1007/s00421-014-2958-y