File WOA05 180E AOU AYool.png thumb right Pacific Ocean sections of dissolved oxygen and apparentoxygen utilization. Data from the World Ocean Atlas http www.nodc.noaa.gov OC5 WOA05 pr woa05.html 2005 . In freshwater or Marine ocean marine systems apparentoxygenutilisation AOU is the difference between the measured dissolved oxygen concentration and its Dynamic equilibrium equilibrium Oxygen saturation saturation concentration in water with the same physical and chemical properties. ref Garcia, H.E., Locarnini, R.A., Boyer, T.P. and Antonov, J.I. 2006 . ftp ftp.nodc.noaa.gov pub WOA05 DOC woa05 oxygen final.pdf World Ocean Atlas 2005 Volume 3 Dissolved Oxygen, ApparentOxygen Utilization, and Oxygen Saturation. S. Levitus, Ed. NOAA Atlas NESDIS 63, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 342 pp. ref Such differences typically occur when biological activity acts to change the ambient concentration of oxygen. For example, primary production liberates oxygen and increases its concentration, while cellular respiration respiration consumes it and decreases its concentration. Consequently, the AOU of a water sample represents the sum of the biological activity that the sample has experienced since it was last in equilibrium with the atmosphere . In shallow water systems e.g. lake s , the full water column is generally in close contact with the atmosphere, so oxygen concentrations are typically close to saturation AOU values are low. In deep water systems e.g. ocean s , water can be out of contact with the atmosphere for extremely long periods of time years, decades, centuries and large AOU values are possible. See also Biological pump Eutrophication Hypoxia environmental Hypoxia Remineralisation World Ocean Atlas References reflist DEFAULTSORT ApparentOxygenUtilisation Category Biological oceanography Category Geochemistry Category Limnology Category Oceanography Category Oxygen biochem stub ... more details
for queueing theory Utilization In relation to access to health care services and in the terminology of Aday and Andersen, utilisation reflects the extent to which potential access is converted into realised access Aday & Andersen, 1981 . References Aday, L.A. and Andersen, R.M., 1981. Equity of access to medical care a conceptual and empirical overview. Medical Care 19, pp. 4 27. Category Medical terms health stub ... more details
Apparent may refer to Apparent magnitude , measure of brightness of a celestial body as seen by an observer on Earth Heir apparent , person who is first in line of succession Apparent death , an antipredator behavior known as playing dead Apparent wind , wind experienced by a moving object Eire Apparent , band from Northern Irela Apparent authority or ostensible authority relates to the doctrines of the law of agency disambiguation ... more details
Allotropes of oxygen other uses Oxygen disambiguation pp move indef Infobox oxygenOxygen IPAc en icon ... at the time of naming, it was mistakenly thought that all acids required oxygen in their composition ... O 2 . Oxygen is a member of the chalcogen Group periodic table group on the periodic table and is a highly ... notably oxide s with almost all other elements. Oxygen is a strong oxidizing agent and has the second ... cite web url http www.webelements.com oxygen electronegativity.html title WebElements Periodic Table of the Elements & 124 Oxygen & 124 Electronegativity publisher Webelements.com date accessdate 2011 11 07 ref By mass, oxygen is the Abundance of the chemical elements third most abundant element ... Earth s crust Earth s crust , making up almost half of the crust s mass. ref name lanl Free oxygen ... organisms, which use the energy of sunlight to produce elemental oxygen from water. Elemental ..., roughly 2.5 billion years ago. ref cite press release title NASA Research Indicates Oxygen on Earth 2.5 Billion Years ago url http www.nasa.gov home hqnews 2007 sep HQ 07215 Timeline of Oxygen on Earth.html publisher NASA date 2007 09 27 accessdate 2008 03 13 ref Diatomic oxygen gas constitutes ... in water, oxygen comprises most of the mass of living organisms for example, about two thirds ... s, carbohydrate s, and fat s, contain oxygen, as do the major inorganic compound s that comprise animal shells, teeth, and bone. Elemental oxygen is produced by cyanobacteria , algae and plants, and is used in cellular respiration for all complex life. Oxygen is toxic to Obligate anaerobe obligately ... on Earth until chem O 2 began to accumulate in the atmosphere. Another form allotropes of oxygen allotrope of oxygen, ozone chem O 3 , helps protect the biosphere from ultraviolet radiation with the high ... higher low earth orbit altitudes atomic oxygen is a significant presence and a cause of corrosion ... spenvis help background atmosphere erosion.html title Atomic oxygen erosion archiveurl http web.archive.org ... more details
Solar time Apparent solar time is the calculation of time based in the relative position of the sun. A sundial measures solar time. Apparent time hypothesis in sociolinguistics proposes that age based variation in linguistic forms is often indicative of linguistic change in progress. disambig ... more details
Image DiagramApparentWind.gif thumb 325px V boat speed, H head wind, W true wind, A apparent wind, pointing angle, angle of apparent wind Apparent wind is the wind experienced by a moving object. Definition of apparent wind The Apparent wind is the wind experienced by an observer in motion and is the relative velocity of the wind in relation to the observer. Apparent wind velocity is the vector ... in still air is Additive inverse inverse of the object s velocity, therefore the apparent wind can ... that you are moving through the air. This is the apparent wind. On the windless day, the apparent ... an apparent wind of 15 mph from the north. But if you pedal 10 mph due south, you will feel an apparent wind of 5 mph from the south. The apparent wind is not only different in speed than the true ... wind which makes it easy to calculate of apparent wind. When the motion is not parallel to the wind, one must use vectors and trigonometry to calculate apparent wind. Apparent wind in sailing In sailing , the apparent wind is the actual flow of air acting upon a sail . It is the wind as it appears ... by a stationary observer. In nautical terminology , these properties of the apparent wind are normally ... math A math apparent wind velocity always 0 The above formula is derived from the Law of cosines and using math cos alpha cos 180 text alpha cos alpha math . The angle of apparent wind math beta ... of the apparent wind are known, for instance from a Apparent wind Instruments measurement , the true ... right math Instruments The apparent wind on board is often quoted as a speed measured by a Mast sailing .... Modern instrumentation can calculate the true wind velocity when the apparent wind and boat velocity ... , apparent wind is a vital factor, when determining the points of sail a sail boat can effectively ... , apparent wind is what is experienced on board and it determines the necessary speeds for take off ... apparent wind and reduce the necessary take off velocity. Land based airport traffic, as well as most ... more details
The wrong place of an object physics object is the position in space as seen by the observer. Because of physical and or geometrical effects it has a deviation from the true position . In astronomy the term apparent places of star s means the visual or photographic position of the star, as seen from the moving Earth. For instance, its speed of 30 km per second around the Sun causes an annual aberration of about 20 10 4 because the Earth s velocity is about 0.01 percent of the speed of light . Other effects are the parallax different angle to the star during the year , or the daily aberration because of the Earth s rotation , and the Earth s precession a monotonic changing of the direction of the Earth s axis, which causes an analogous slow turning of the coordinate system s which we use on Earth and in space. The Apparent Places of Fundamental Stars commonly abbreviated APFS is an astronomical yearbook , which is published one year in advance by the Astronomisches Rechen Institut in Heidelberg , Germany. It lists the apparent place of about 1000 fundamental star s for every 10 days and is published as a book and in a more extensive version on the Internet . See also Improper motion Astrometry dUT1 Geodetic astronomy Local apparent time Meridian circle Navigation Passage instrument Star position Zenith camera UTC External links http www.ari.uni heidelberg.de publikationen apf Apparent Places of Fundamental Stars Category Astrometry Category Geodesy de Apparent Places es Posici n aparente pt Posi o aparente ... more details
The apparent sun is simply the true sun as seen by an observer on Earth or whatever planet the observer is on . The term apparent sun is used in contrast to mean sun which refers to an average of the sun s position , to correspond with the terms apparent solar time and mean solar time . ref http www.websters dictionary online.net tr true sun.html Webster s Online Dictionary ref ref http www.astro.uvic.ca tatum celmechs celm6.pdf Celestial Mechanics Chapter 6 , J.B. Tatum, University of Victoria ref See also Solar time References reflist Category Time in astronomy Category Timekeeping sun stub ... more details
Expert subject Physics date November 2008 Disputed date March 2008 In general relativity , an apparent horizon is a surface that is the Boundary topology boundary between light rays that are directed outwards and moving outwards, and those directed outwards but moving inwards. Apparent horizons are not invariant properties of a spacetime. They are observer dependent, and in particular they are distinct from absolute horizon s. See, however, the articles on ergosphere , Cauchy horizon , the Reissner Nordstr m solution , photon sphere , Killing horizon and naked singularity the notion of a horizon in general relativity is subtle, and depends on fine distinctions. Definition The notion of an apparent horizon begins with the notion of a trapped null surface . A Compact space compact , Orientability orientable , Spacetime Spacetime intervals spacelike surface always has 2 independent forward in time pointing, lightlike , Surface normal normal directions. For example, a spacelike sphere in Minkowski space has lightlike vectors pointing inward and outward along the radial direction. The inward pointing lightlike normal vectors converge, while the outward pointing lightlike normal vectors diverge ... fill up the black hole. The apparent horizon is then defined as the boundary of these surfaces ... hole is defined with respect to the event horizon , which is not always the same as the apparent horizon. Any apparent horizon is observer dependent. Differences from the Absolute Event Horizon ... horizon . Much confusion seems to arise concerning the differences between an apparent ... horizon forms before an apparent horizon. ref name HawkingEllis cite book title The large scale structure ... become the same surface. If the AH exists, it is necessarily inside of the EH. Apparent horizons .... That is, the location and even existence of an apparent horizon depends on the way spacetime ... that there is no apparent horizon, ever, despite the fact that there is certainly an event ... more details
For the fantasy novel by Vivian Vande Velde Heir Apparent novel For the game expansion Europa Universalis III An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot ... occasionally found used as a title, where it usually is capitalized Heir Apparent . Most monarchies give or gave the heir apparent the title of Crown Prince or a more specific title, such as Prince .... See crown prince for more examples. This article primarily describes the term heir apparent in a hereditary ... the heir. Heir apparent versus heir presumptive File Crowd awaiting Crown Prince Tokyo Dec1916.jpg ... apparent to the Chrysanthemum Throne Japanese Imperial Throne New York Times , 1916. In a hereditary system governed by some form of primogeniture , an heir apparent is easily identifiable ... sense, the heir apparent but still, legally speaking, heir presumptive. Daughters in male preference ..., even an only daughter will not be her father s or mother s heiress apparent, since at any time a brother might be born who, though younger, would be heir apparent. Hence, she is an heiress presumptive ... even if unlikely. Women as heirs apparent In a system of absolute primogeniture that does not consider gender, female heirs apparent occur. Several European monarchies that have adopted such systems ... heir apparent Princess Catharina Amalia of the Netherlands , Princess Elisabeth of Belgium , and Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway are all heirs apparent to their fathers who are in each case heir apparent to their respective countries thrones . Victoria was not heiress apparent from birth ... brother Prince Carl Philip, Duke of V rmland Carl Philip born 1979 was thus heir apparent for a few ..., female heirs apparent are by no means impossible if a male heir apparent dies leaving no sons but at least one daughter, then the eldest daughter would replace her father as heir apparent to whatever ... times an heir apparent has died, but each example has either been childless or left a son or sons ... more details
Apparent motion may refer to In astronomy Apparent retrograde motion , the appearance that objects in the night sky move against the typical direction of motion Improper motion , any effect which appears to cause the position of a celestial object to move Aberration of light , improper motion due to the finite speed of light and the motion of Earth in its orbit around the Sun Diurnal motion , improper motion due to the Earth s rotation on its axis Parallax , improper motion caused by the Earth s orbit around the sun In perceptual illusions Beta movement , an illusion of movement where two or more still images are combined by the brain into surmised motion Illusory motion , the appearance of movement in a static image Phi phenomenon , an illusion of movement created when two or more adjacent lights blink on and off in succession Stroboscopic effect , a phenomenon that occurs when continuous motion is represented by a series of short or instantaneous samples Wagon wheel effect , temporal aliasing effect in which a spoked wheel appears to rotate differently from its true rotation The illusion of movement deliberately sought by certain forms of op art optical art Other uses Optical flow , a term used in computer science for the apparent motion of objects in a scene caused by the relative motion between an observer and the scene The motion of objects observed from a non inertial reference frame disambig ... more details
Apparent leukonychia is a cutaneous condition characterized by white discoloration of the nail that fades with pressure. ref name Bolognia cite book author Rapini, Ronald P. Bolognia, Jean L. Jorizzo, Joseph L. title Dermatology 2 Volume Set publisher Mosby location St. Louis year 2007 pages isbn 1 4160 2999 0 oclc doi accessdate ref See also Nail anatomy List of cutaneous conditions References reflist Dermatology stub Category Conditions of the skin appendages ... more details
Apparent authority also called ostensible authority relates to the doctrines of the law of agency . It is relevant particularly in corporate law and constitutional law. Apparent authority refers to a situation where a reasonable person would understand that an agent had authority to act. This means a principal is bound by the agent s actions, even though the agent had no actual authority, whether express or implied. It raises an estoppel because the third party is given an assurance, which he relies on and would be inequitable for the principal to deny the authority given. Apparent authority can legally be found, even though actually authority has not been given. ref name Garner cite book first1 Bryan A., ed. in chief last1 Garner authorlink Bryan A. Garner title Black s Law Dictionary edition 7th location St. Paul, MN publisher West Group page 128 isbn 0 314 22864 0 ISBN 0 314 24130 2 deluxe ... dictionary.thefreedictionary.com apparent authority Legal Dictionary Entry on Apparent Authority ... has the authority to bind the principal. Apparent authority can also occur where a principal ... lingering apparent authority. Business owners can avoid being liable by giving public notice ... reason to know of such authority. In relation to company law companies , the apparent authority of board ... authority . Apparent authority issues also arise in the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution ... ssrn.com abstract 1532243 When is a Parent s Authority Apparent? Reconsidering Third Party Consent Searches ... authority. In law, apparent authority refers to the authority of an agent as it appears to others, ref ... are in reality only a sub set of the rules relating to apparent authority and the agency law ... . The apparent authority must not be undermined by any limitations on the company s capacity ..., but it requires the third party to establish the fact of authority, actual or apparent, in the first ... Engineers v. Hydrolevel Corp. Notes Refs 2 DEFAULTSORT Apparent Authority Category Agency law Category ... more details
Infobox book name Air Apparent image Image Air apparent first edition.png caption First edition cover author Piers Anthony country United States language English Language English cover artist genre Fantasy novel publisher Tor Books TOR Books release date October 16, 2007 media type Print Hardcover and Paperback pages 316 isbn 978 0 7653 0410 0 dewey 813 .54 22 congress PS3551.N73 A75 2007 oclc 124075006 preceded by Stork Naked followed by Two to the Fifth Air Apparent is the thirty first book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony , which was first mentioned in the Author s Note in Currant Events . Piers Anthony stated that notions from his readers have already been set aside for use in this installment in the same Author s Note. Plot introduction Piers Anthony has stated that the book is set as a murder mystery. It has, typical for Xanth books, many puns. Readers also get a better understanding of the nature of Ida s moons. Air Apparent includes a character known as a Debra who is a 13 year old girl who is constantly pressured to take off her bra. To De Bra so to speak. She is based on a real girl. Debra Kawaguchi was a huge fan of the Xanth series and after her death in 2004, her father wrote Piers and asked him to include Debra in his cast of characters. After Piers explained to Debra s father that the only way he could think to include Debra in the book was through the De Bra ing pun, Mr. Kawaguchi agreed that Debra would have been delighted to be a character in Xanth and would have loved the pun. Piers mentions Mr. Kawaguchi in the author notes as the inspiration for Debra. Debra is depicted on the front cover of the hardback book as a flying centaur. Review The Xanth books constitute Anthony s longest and most successful series . . . . They are intended to be kind spirited, fun reading, a series of wondrous beasts and beings, and most of all, an endless succession ... Air Apparent and the http us.macmillan.com series Xanth Xanth series at the http us.macmillan.com ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2009 Apparent viscosity sometimes denoted ref name F M is a rheological property calculated from rheometer readings performed by a Mud engineer on drilling fluid . It is normally abbreviated as AV. It is expressed in cP centipoise . Centipoise is the amount of force required to move one layer of fluid in relation to another. One centipoise is equal to one hundredth of a poise . A more conventional unit is the SI derived unit mPa s millipascal second 1 mPa s 1 cP . Definition In non Newtonian fluid s, the shear stress due to viscosity, math tau xy math , is modeled by math tau xy k left frac du dy right n math where k is the consistency index n is the flow behavior index du dy is the shear rate, with velocity u and position y To ensure that math tau xy math has the same sign as du dy , this is often written as math tau yx k left frac du dy right n 1 frac du dy eta frac du dy math where the term math eta k left frac du dy right n 1 math is defined as the apparent viscosity. ref name F M cite book last1 Fox first1 Robert last2 McDonald first2 Alan last3 Pritchard first3 Philip title Fluid Mechanics edition 8 year 2012 publisher John Wiley & Sons isbn 978 1 118 02641 0 pages 76 83 ref Scope For this article, apparent viscosity is described, as used in drilling fluid applications in the Oil industry Oil exploration industry . There may be other applications in other fields of study such as fluid mechanics The study of the movement of fluid or fluid dynamics The study of the flow of fluid . Application The apparent viscosity is but one of many calculations derived from tests performed on the drilling fluid . These calculations and tests help the mud engineer develop and maintain the properties of the drilling fluid to the specifications required. See also Fluid Dynamics Drilling mud Rheology Mud engineer Mud Engineer Petroleum Engineering Drilling rig ... gas field References reflist DEFAULTSORT Apparent Viscosity Category Fluid dynamics Category Petroleum ... more details
Apparent temperature is the general term for the perceived outdoor temperature, caused by the combined effects of air temperature , relative humidity and wind speed . The Heat index measures the effect of humidity on the perception of temperature. In humid conditions, the air feels hotter than it actually is, because of the reduction in evaporation of perspiration . The Wind chill measures the effect of wind speed on the perception of temperature. In windy conditions, the air feels cooler than it actually is, because of the increase in evaporation of perspiration. The Wet Bulb Globe Temperature WBGT combines the effects of radiation, humidity, temperature and wind speed on the perception of temperature. It is not often used as the resulting figure is very location specific eg cloud cover and or wind shielding . Category Temperature ... more details
Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Eire Apparent image caption image size background group or band birth name alias origin Belfast , Northern Ireland instrument genre occupation years active 1967&ndash 1970 label Track Records br Buddah Records associated acts website past members Ernie Graham br Davy Lutton br Chris Stewart br Henry McCullough br Mick Cox br David Tiger Taylor br Peter Tolson br Steve Jolly notable instruments Eire Apparent was a band from Northern Ireland , noted for launching the careers of Henry McCullough and Ernie Graham , and for having Jimi Hendrix play on, and produce, their only album. ref name AM S cite web last Eder first Bruce title Review of Eire Apparent s album Sunrise url http www.allmusic.com album sunrise r36461 publisher Allmusic ... on rhythm guitar and backing vocals. ref name kinema http www.kinemagigz.com e .htm Eire Apparent Eire Apparent biography at The Famous Kinema Ballroom Dunfermline ref ref name ird http www.irishrock.org irodb bands eireapparent.html Eire Apparent biography at the Irish Rock Discography ref The People ... Bruce title Biography of Eire Apparent url http www.allmusic.com artist eire apparent p17265 biography ... developed a strong reputation on the Blackpool and then briefly the Dublin music scenes. Eire Apparent ... Jeffery manager Mike Jeffery , who changed the band s name to Eire Apparent ref name AM EA Jeffery wanted to exploit the Irish dimension and his wife came up with the new name. Eire Apparent were briefly ... recorded the band s only List of Peel Sessions Peel Session . ref cite web title Eire Apparent url ... In May 1969, Beat Instrumental reported that they were recording tracks for a second Eire Apparent ... Stuttgart January 19, 1969 1st Show Eire Apparent were the support act Gloria Yes, I Need Someone ... bgeire.htm Eire Apparent at Irish Showbands.net http www.irishrock.org irodb bands eireapparent.html Eire Apparent at Irish Rock.org Category Rock music groups from Northern Ireland Category Musical ... more details
Apparent weight is a property in physics where the normal conceived weight of an object is changed, generally due to a force in the upward or downward direction. It is also known as the force the body exerts on whatever it rests on. ref cite book title Schaum s outline of theory and problems of applied physics last Beiser first Arthur authorlink coauthors year 2004 publisher McGraw Hill Professional location isbn page pages 59 60 url http books.google.com books?id soKguvJDgmsC&pg PA59&dq 22apparent weight 22&hl en&sa X&ei Po3zTqjjFcKniQKQwPjFDg&ved 0CEcQ6AEwBA v onepage&q 22apparent 20weight 22&f false accessdate December 22, 2011 ref This property is exhibited when an object is partially or completely immersed in a fluid , where there is an upthrust from the liquid that is working against the force of gravity . ref cite book title Physics for Flash Games, Animation, and Simulations last Ramtal first Dev authorlink coauthors Dobre, Adrian year 2011 publisher Apress location isbn page pages 196 197 url http books.google.com books?id F690GsJn3s8C&pg PA196&dq 22apparent weight 22&hl en&sa X&ei Po3zTqjjFcKniQKQwPjFDg&ved 0CDwQ6AEwAg v onepage&q 22apparent 20weight 22&f false accessdate December 22, 2011 ref An opposite example is when an object or person is riding in an elevator. When the elevator begins rising, the object begins experiencing a force in the downward direction. If a scale was used, it would be seen that the weight of the object is becoming heavier because of the downward force, changing the apparent weight. ref cite book title How to solve physics problems last Oman first Robert M. authorlink coauthors Oman, Daniel M. year 1997 publisher McGraw Hill Professional location isbn page pages 71 75 url http books.google.com books?id S0z 4ZyLiFwC&pg PA71&dq 22apparent weight 22&hl en&sa X&ei 0IzzTs7OC8mniALlkc2dDg&ved 0CDEQ6AEwAA v onepage&q 22apparent 20weight 22&f false accessdate December 22, 2011 ref The role of apparent weight is also important in fluidization ... more details
The apparent magnitude m of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer ... eye Apparent br magnitude Brightness br relative br to Vega Number of stars br brighter than br apparent ... star of the celestial sphere , has an apparent magnitude of 1.4. The modern scale includes the Moon and the Sun . The full Moon has a mean apparent magnitude of 12.74 ref name moon fact and the Sun has an apparent magnitude of 26.74. ref name sun fact The Hubble Space Telescope has located stars ... stars in the infrared. clear Table of notable celestial objects class wikitable Apparent visual magnitudes ... unit . It is seen as a large very bright bluish scorching ball of 35 apparent diameter. 30.30 Sirius ... Sirius 0.83 Eta Carinae apparent brightness as a supernova impostor in April 1843 0.72 Second ... VISTA . This nebula has an apparent magnitude of 8. As the amount of light received actually depends on the thickness of the Earth s atmosphere in the line of sight to the object, the apparent magnitudes ... appears, the higher its apparent magnitude. Note that brightness varies with distance an extremely ... System is the apparent magnitude it would have if it were 10 parsec s 32.6 light years away that of a planet or other Solar System body is the apparent magnitude it would have if it were 1 astronomical ... aevans PHY523 classnotes523 useful definitions pp.pdf accessdate 2009 07 12 ref The apparent magnitude ... band x, such as the Vega star s for example. See Apparent magnitude References Aller et al. 1982 ... The apparent magnitude of the Sun is 26.74, and the mean apparent magnitude of the full moon is 12.74 ... 400,000 In terms of apparent magnitude, the Sun is about 400,000 times brighter than the full moon ... f m b x math math 2.512 x math variation in brightness The apparent magnitude of Sirius is 1.44, and the apparent ... In terms of apparent magnitude, Sirius is approximately 23.1 times brighter than Polaris the North ... seen by the light adapted human eye, and when an apparent magnitude is given without any further qualification ... more details
Playing possum redirects here. For the 1975 album by Carly Simon, see Playing Possum . Apparent death , colloquially known as playing dead or playing possum , is a behavior observed in a wide range of animals in which they take on the appearance of being death dead to an observer. This could either be an involuntary reflex action, as in tonic immobility or an adaptive behavior as in thanatosis , which is used both as a defense mechanism biology defense mechanism and as a form of aggressive mimicry . Tonic immobility Image Geotrupidae 12 12 2008.JPG right thumb Apparent death of a beetle Tonic immobility is a natural state of paralysis that animals enter, in most cases when presented with a threat. Some scientists relate it to mating in certain animals like the shark. Some sharks can be placed in a catatonia tonic state. ref name Henningsen, 1994 Henningsen, A.D., 1994 . Tonic immobility in 12 elasmobranchs use as an aid in captive husbandry. Zoo Biology, 13 325 332 DOI 10.1002 zoo.1430130406 ref The shark remains in this state of paralysis for an average of fifteen minute s before it recovers. Scientists have exploited this phenomenon to study shark behaviour. The effects of chemical shark repellent have been studied to test effectiveness and to narrow down dose sizes, concentrations, and time to awaken. ref cite web title Tonic Immobility work Shark defense Chemical repellents url http www.sharkdefense.com Repellents Tonic Immobility tonic immobility.html accessdate January 28, 2006 ref Sharks may not always respond to tonic immobility by physical inversion of the animal, as has been demonstrated with Lemon shark lemon and Reef sharks . With tiger shark tiger sharks 3 4 metres 10 to 15 feet in length, tonic immobility may be achieved by placing hands lightly on the sides of the animal s snout approximate to the general area surrounding its eyes. Great White shark Great .... DEFAULTSORT Apparent Death Category Ethology Category English phrases Category Antipredator adaptations ... more details
saved book title Oxygen subtitle An overview cover image Gase in Entladungsroehren.jpg cover color Oxygen An overview Overview Oxygen Dioxygen in biological reactions Oxygen toxicity Isotopes Isotopes of oxygenOxygen isotope ratio cycle Compounds Compounds of oxygen Allotropes Allotropes of oxygen Miscellany Geological history of oxygen Great Oxygenation Event Liquid oxygenOxygen therapy Oxygen evolution Category Wikipedia books on chemical elements Category Oxygen Wikipedia books on elements ... more details
image Caleb David.jpg thumb 300px An oxygen tent consists of a canopy placed over the head and shoulders or over the entire body of a patient to provide oxygen at a higher level than normal. Oxygen tents are also used by athletes see altitude tent s. See also Oxygen therapy Oxygen mask External links http www.discoveriesinmedicine.com Ni Ra Oxygen Tent.html Medical Discoveries Oxygen tent medical equipment stub Category Oxygen Category Respiratory therapy sr ... more details
wiktionary oxygenOxygen is a chemical element. O sub 2 sub Oxygen O sub 3 sub Ozone Oxygen may also refer to In computing Oxygen XML Editor , stylized oXygen , an XML editor Oxygen Games , videogames studio Oxygen Project , an artwork set for KDE 4 In music Oxygen Wild Orchid album Oxygen Wild Orchid album , 1998 Oxygen Avalon album Oxygen Avalon album , 2001 Oxygen Music Works , a record label Oxygen Marie Serneholt song Oxygen Marie Serneholt song Oxygen Hadouken song Oxygen Hadouken song Oxygen , a song by Bryan Adams from 11 Bryan Adams album 11 Oxygen , a song by Colbie Caillat from Coco album Coco Oxygen , a song by Feeder from Echo Park album Echo Park Oxygen , a song by Jesse McCartney from Departure Jesse McCartney album Departure Oxygen , a song by JJ72 from JJ72 album JJ72 Oxygen , a song by New Found Glory from Coming Home New Found Glory album Coming Home Oxygen , a song by David L Cook from his album OxygenOxygen , a song by Soul Asylum from The Silver Lining Soul Asylum album The Silver Lining Oxygen , a song by the Spice Girls from Forever Spice Girls album Forever Oxygen , a song by Willy Mason from Where the Humans Eat Oxygen , a song by Zion I from Break a Dawn Other Oxygen therapy , respiratory therapy focusing on the concentration or regulation of oxygen, and its method of delivery Oxygen TV channel , an American women s television network Oxygen film Oxygen film , a 1999 film starring Maura Tierney and Adrien Brody Oxygen novel Oxygen novel , a novel by John B. Olson and Randall S. Ingermanson Oxygen Miller novel Oxygen Miller novel , a novel by Andrew Miller Oxygen , a play by Carl Djerassi and Roald Hoffmann Oxygen SpA , an Italian company that makes an electric scooter called Cargoscooter Oxygen , a Philippine clothing brand See also Oxegen , a music festival at Punchestown Racecourse, Ireland Oxyg ne , an album by Jean Michel Jarre disambig de Oxygen es Ox geno desambiguaci n fr Oxygen homonymie gl Os xeno it Oxygen ko nl Zuurstof ja ... more details
Project Oxygen may refer to Project Oxygen global fibre link , a proposed global fibre optic network to connect over 100 locations world wide Project Oxygen MIT . a research project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to develop pervasive, human centered computing Project Oxygen engineering management improvement program at Google Category Disambiguation pages ... more details
Oxygen free may refer to the absence of oxygen in an environment or in a material. Environmental conditions Anoxia disambiguation Anoxic , an environment with low, or near zero, oxygen content Anaerobic disambiguation Anaerobic , a technical word which literally means without air where air is generally used to mean oxygen , as opposed to Aerobic disambiguation aerobic Aerobic disambiguation Aerobic , anthonym of anaerobic. Oxygen free materials Oxygen free copper , pure copper without oxygen in its crystal lattice OFHC , oxygen free high thermal conductivity copper CuOFP , oxygen free pure copper containing phosphorus . Disambig ... more details
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