Ambient Air Temperature And Cognitive Performance
The earliest writings in history report the damaging and extreme impact of the thermal environment on human performance. The Bible has documented the death of…
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Yearly Archive: 2018
Perspectives On Water-Energy Nexus Modeling
In a world of ever-increasing pressures on natural resources, water and energy issues are essential sustainability concerns. A significant share of global water resources are…
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Landing On Binary Asteroids
The in-situ exploration of small celestial bodies in our Solar System is the current frontier of space exploration. Among these objects, the Near Earth Asteroid…
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Avoiding Pitfalls In Periodic Orbits of Maps With A Piecewise Approach
Numerical computation is widely recognized to be of great importance in many fields of science. Many conclusions in nonlinear science and complex systems have been…
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How A Change In Transportation Habits Can Make You Slim
Your body mass index (better known as your BMI, weight (kg) / height² (m²)) is a measure to express your weight normalized to your height….
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Do Men Like Women Who Like Women? A Discussion Of Recent Findings
Prevalence studies indicate that about one in five women experiences some degree of same-sex attraction. Since same-sex contacts do not lead to children, selection forces…
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Have Faith In Time! The Relationships Between Time Perspective And Religiosity
Time is one of the forces that strongly influence thoughts, emotions, and actions of people around the world. Everyone has a tendency to perceive time…
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How Methanogens Could Survive On Mars Despite Low Temperatures
Mars is typically considered too cold and dry to harbor any extant lifeforms. However, on Earth, microorganisms such as bacteria are found in the most…
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How Long Is A Decade In Years?
A decade is a period of time equivalent to 10 years. The word “decade” originally stems from the Greek word dekas (δεκάς), meaning “a group of ten.”…
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The Charge Of A Carbon Ion
Carbon (C) is a very flexible element and can form a number of different ions. Carbon has an outer shell consisting of 4 valence electrons….
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WRINKLED1 Transcription Factor And Plant Oil Biosynthesis
Plants produce and build up triacylglycerol (TAG, familiar to most people as vegetable oils) in their seeds as a main carbon and energy resource for…
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