anthropogenic
anthropogenic Strictly, pertaining to anthropogeny, which is the study of human origins (anthropogenesis, first used in 1839, from the Greek
anthropos, meaning ‘human being’, and
gen-, ‘be produced’) More recently the term has acquired a wider, secondary meaning, applied to substances, processes, etc. of human origin or resulting from human activity.
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Temperature acclimation of photosynthesis and related changes in photosystem II electron transport in winter wheat
Magazine article from: Plant Physiology; 3/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...grown at cold temperature regimes show...photosynthesis at lower temperatures than do plants grown under warm temperature regimes, and...Growth at high temperatures resulted in...the threshold temperature above which...
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AUTOMOTIVE TEMPERATURE SENSORS HAVE KEY APPLICATIONS IN EUROPE.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Sensor Business Digest; 8/1/2000; 700+ words
; In the European automotive market, temperature sensors have key opportunities in such applications...management (e.g., monitoring water/engine coolant temperature, oil temperature), electronically-controlled HVAC systems, and...
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RISING TEMPERATURES AND PLANT PRODUCTIVITY
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 8/1/2006; 700+ words
; ...minimum daily temperature cycles. Each...optimal mean daily temperature (OMDT) for seed yield. As temperatures rose, yields...declines at higher temperatures. The number...pollen declined as temperature increased, as...
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Temperature circulator Q & A: in the dark about temperature circulators? Understand the basic terms and sizing information be.(CHILLERS)
Magazine article from: Process Heating; 4/1/2005; 700+ words
; A temperature circulator or temperature control system is used to supply fluids with precisely controlled temperatures. One of the best ways to optimize the performance of a temperature circulator or temperature control system...
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Max Temperature Specification.
Magazine article from: Texas Contractor; 4/16/2007; 700+ words
; ...maximum allowable concrete temperature. Section 2.3.1 states...maximum ambient or concrete temperature because the humidity and...higher ambient and concrete temperatures. A maximum ambient or concrete temperature that will serve a specific...
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Temperature measurement: visibly better: multipoint systems based on fiber optics are among the latest developments in the engineer's temperature-measurement toolbox.(Newsfront)
Magazine article from: Chemical Engineering; 5/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; Among the many temperature-measurement technologies available...than thermocouples or resistance temperature detectors (RTDs). While the latest...optical fiber. These systems measure temperature in terms of a shift in the wavelength...
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Temperature and moisture monitoring in concrete structures using embedded nanotechnology/microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors.
Magazine article from: Construction and Building Materials; 2/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...concrete is significantly affected by the temperature and moisture level. Moisture transfer...addition, self-desiccation due to temperature of the hydrated cement paste causes...stresses, stability and durability. Temperature and high moisture content can also promote...
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Temperature's effect on inks. (column)
Magazine article from: Graphic Arts Monthly; 10/1/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...determine and record the temperature of an ink being tested...every time. Only when temperatures are the same will...with the effect of temperature on offset lithographic...complicated by the temperatures at which inks are...notes. Acknowledging temperature differences, says...
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Evaluate temperature gradients in fired heaters
Magazine article from: Chemical Engineering Progress; 6/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...and transverse temperature gradients. The...between firebox temperatures and radiant...the bridgewall temperature is needed, not...satisfactorily predict film temperatures, tube metal temperatures...constant-firebox-temperature model. As shown...section outlet temperatures for ...
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Temperature compensation. (preventing gaging error)
Magazine article from: Modern Machine Shop; 8/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...a room may create temperature differences between...equilibrium with ambient temperature than a bore gage...For example, high temperatures will cause bore gage...which generates a temperature-compensated measurement...surface and interior temperatures, and similar variables...
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Temperature
Book article from: Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
...express the thermodynamic temperature, denoted T, with T = 0 as the lowest possible temperature (when all motion has ceased). Temperatures on the Celsius and Fahrenheit...keep a system at a constant temperature, for otherwise observations...
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temperature regulation
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
temperature regulation The human body is a heat...Even at complete rest at a comfortable temperature, the vital functions of the body generate...during exercise or fever, the body temperature can be kept within such narrow limits...
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temperature
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...degrees. The size of a degree depends on the particular temperature scale being used. A temperature scale is determined by choosing two reference temperatures and dividing the temperature difference between these two points into a certain number...
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Temperature Regulation
Book article from: Biology
Temperature Regulation Humans and other mammals...maintain a relatively constant body temperature despite widely ranging environmental temperatures. Although the average human body temperature is 36.7 degrees Celsius (98.2 degrees...
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atmospheric temperature
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
...and their temperature. Temperature is a way of measuring...water—and the temperature of the mixture will be the average of the temperatures of the two initial glasses...in an increase in the temperature. When this happens the...
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