a Department of Environmental Health, Nara Women's University, Nara 630, Japan
b Sharp Energy Conversion Laboratory, Corporate R & D Group, Sharp Corporation, Nara 639-21, Japan
Abstract:
1. 1. The study aimed at knowing whether thermal sensation during afternoon cool exposure could be influenced by bright light (4000 lx) or dim light (200 lx) in the forenoon.
2. 2. The subjects felt cooler after exposure to dim light than to bright light.
3. 3. Melatonin in the urine was significantly higher in bright light than in dim light at 10:30 h and at noon.