[Predictors of Utilization of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Emergency Department Visits - what Impact does the Environment have?].

Aim: There has been an increasing number of emergency department (ED) visits recently. It is unclear whether, in addition to a shift in services from the outpatient to the inpatient sector, other causes, (e. g.

Temporal analysis of determinants for respiratory emergency department visits in a large German hospital.

Introduction: Associations between air pollutants, meteorological conditions and respiratory diseases have been extensively shown. The aim of this study was to investigate associations between daily meteorological data, data on air pollution and emergency department (ED) visits depending on the day of the week, season and year (study period from 2013 to 2015).

Methods: Highly correlated environmental data entered a categorical principal components analysis (CATPCA).

Evaluation of thermal indices for their applicability in obstacle-resolving meteorology models.

A thermally comfortable design of outdoor spaces favors social interaction and outdoor activities and thus contributes to the overall well-being of urban dwellers. To assess such a design, obstacle-resolving models (ORM) combined with thermal indices may be used. This paper reviews existing thermal indices to identify those suitable for thermal comfort assessment with ORMs.