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  2. Thermal manikin - Wikipedia

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    A thermal manikin being used to test helmet padding. The thermal manikin is a human model designed for scientific testing of thermal environments without the risk or inaccuracies inherent in human subject testing. Thermal manikins are primarily used in automotive, indoor environment, outdoor environment, military and clothing research. The ...

  3. Zoological specimen - Wikipedia

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    The skin is removed from the animal's carcass, treated with absorbents, and filled with cotton or polyester batting (In the past plant fibres or sawdust were used). Bird specimens have a long, thin, wooden dowel wrapped in batting at their center. The dowel is often intentionally longer than the bird's body and exits at the animal's vent.

  4. Poikilotherm - Wikipedia

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    The common frog is a poikilotherm and is able to function over a wide range of body core temperatures.. A poikilotherm (/ ˈ p ɔɪ k ə l ə ˌ θ ɜːr m, p ɔɪ ˈ k ɪ l ə ˌ θ ɜːr m /) is an animal (Greek poikilos – 'various', 'spotted', and therme – 'heat') whose internal temperature varies considerably.

  5. Man saves over 20,000 animals with custom-made prosthetics - AOL

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    Campanas pieces, which are created from medical-grade plastics before being custom-made to fit each animal, run around $500 for braces, and $1,000 for prosthetic limbs.

  6. Waste heat - Wikipedia

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    Often, these additional forms of energy are produced by a heat engine running on a source of high-temperature heat. A heat engine can never have perfect efficiency, according to the second law of thermodynamics, therefore a heat engine will always produce a surplus of low-temperature heat. This is commonly referred to as waste heat or ...

  7. Human thermoregulation - Wikipedia

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    Simplified control circuit of human thermoregulation. [8]The core temperature of a human is regulated and stabilized primarily by the hypothalamus, a region of the brain linking the endocrine system to the nervous system, [9] and more specifically by the anterior hypothalamic nucleus and the adjacent preoptic area regions of the hypothalamus.

  8. 'Sexy water' is all the rage. Is it good for you? - AOL

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    There’s water — and then there’s “sexy water.” That’s what content creator Kelly Stranick (who goes by Kelly Grace Mae online) calls her practice of adding ice, fruit and both powder ...

  9. Bedding (animals) - Wikipedia

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    Bedding, in ethology and animal husbandry, is material, usually organic, used by animals to support their bodies when resting or otherwise stationary. It reduces pressure on skin, heat loss, and contamination by waste produced by an animal or those it shares living space with. [1] Straw is a commonly used bedding material