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  2. Breathalyzer - Wikipedia

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    An Alco-Sensor IV law enforcement grade breathalyzer. A breathalyzer or breathalyser (a portmanteau of breath and analyzer/analyser), also called an alcohol meter, is a device for measuring breath alcohol content (BrAC). It is commonly utilized by law enforcement officers whenever they initiate traffic stops.

  3. Breath gas analysis - Wikipedia

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    E.g., multiplying the proposed population mean of approximately / acetone in end-tidal breath by the partition coefficient = at body temperature grossly underestimates observed (arterial) blood levels spreading around /. Furthermore, breath profiles of acetone (and other highly soluble volatile compounds such as 2-pentanone or methyl acetate ...

  4. 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.

  5. Nitrous oxide - Wikipedia

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    2 O affects several ion channels, its anaesthetic, hallucinogenic and euphoriant effects are likely caused mainly via inhibition of NMDA receptor-mediated currents. [32] [35] In addition to its effects on ion channels, N 2 O may act similarly to nitric oxide (NO) in the central nervous system. [35] Nitrous oxide is 30 to 40 times more soluble ...

  6. Lapse rate - Wikipedia

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    It varies with the temperature and pressure of the parcel and is often in the range 3.6 to 9.2 °C/km (2 to 5 °F/1000 ft), as obtained from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The environmental lapse rate is the decrease in temperature of air with altitude for a specific time and place (see below). It can be highly variable ...

  7. The Devastating Consequences Of A 'Small' Rise In Global ...

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    World leaders are meeting in Paris this month in what amounts to a last-ditch effort to avert the worst ravages of climate change. Climatologists now say that the best case scenario — assuming immediate and dramatic emissions curbs — is that planetary surface temperatures will increase by at least 2 degrees Celsius in the coming decades.

  8. Bitter cold winter temperatures are on their way out, but ...

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    Temperature forecast map. Nearly the entire U.S. is forecast to see above-average temperatures (in orange and red) during the week of Dec. 13-19, 2024, a marked contrast to the recent Arctic chill.

  9. Cold and heat adaptations in humans - Wikipedia

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    Sufficient stress from extreme external temperature may cause injury or death if it exceeds the ability of the body to thermoregulate. Hypothermia can set in when the core temperature drops to 35 °C (95 °F). [2] Hyperthermia can set in when the core body temperature rises above 37.5–38.3 °C (99.5–100.9 °F).