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A recent study has shown that the temperature threshold—after which even young healthy individuals start feeling the effect of heat on their productivity—is 30.5\(^\circ \pm 1^\circ \). In this paper, we use decision theory ideas to provide a theoretical explanation for this empirical finding.
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This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation grants 1623190 (A Model of Change for Preparing a New Generation for Professional Practice in Computer Science), and HRD-1834620 and HRD-2034030 (CAHSI Includes), and by the AT &T Fellowship in Information Technology.
It was also supported by the program of the development of the Scientific-Educational Mathematical Center of Volga Federal District No. 075-02-2020-1478, and by a grant from the Hungarian National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDI).
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Holguin, S., Kreinovich, V. (2023). How Hot is Too Hot. In: Ceberio, M., Kreinovich, V. (eds) Uncertainty, Constraints, and Decision Making. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 484. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36394-8_4
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