News tagged with relative humidity
Link found between influenza, absolute humidity
Feb 09, 2009 |
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A new study by Oregon researchers has found a significant correlation between "absolute" humidity and influenza virus survival and transmission. When absolute humidity is low - as in peak flu months of January and February ...
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Humidity key to healthy nails suggests new research
Aug 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Maintaining normal humidity around you could be the key to attractive and healthy fingernails, according to new research from The University of Manchester.
Influenza spreads readily in winter conditions
Oct 19, 2007 |
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Low temperatures and relative humidities have been linked to the rapid spread of influenza in a new study by researchers, led by Dr. Peter Palese, from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. The study, published in PLoS Pa ...
Dust mite levels in Sydney are seasonal
Nov 26, 2007 |
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House dust mite (HDM) allergen levels in Sydney beds are determined by the season, with new research discovering fluctuations of such magnitude between summer and autumn levels they may be sufficient to influence asthma symptoms ...
Snail fossils suggest semiarid eastern Canary Islands were wetter 50,000 years ago
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Fossil land snail shells found in ancient soils on the subtropical eastern Canary Islands show that the Spanish archipelago off the northwest coast of Africa has become progressively drier over the past 50,000 years.
Drinking water from air humidity
Jun 05, 2009 |
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Cracks permeate the dried-out desert ground, the landscape bears testimony to the lack of water. But even here, where there are no lakes, rivers or groundwater, considerable quantities of water are stored ...
Spiky Probe on NASA Mars Lander Raises Vapor Quandary
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 05, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A fork-like conductivity probe has sensed humidity rising and falling beside NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, but when stuck into the ground, its measurements so far indicate soil that is thoroughly ...
2007 Hurricane Forecasts Took Blow from Winds and Saharan Dry, Dusty Air
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 18, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new analysis of environmental conditions over the Atlantic Ocean shows that hot, dry air associated with dust outbreaks from the Sahara desert was a likely contributor to the quieter-than-expected ...
Deadly heat waves are becoming more frequent in California
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Aug 25, 2009 |
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From mid July to early August 2006, a heat wave swept through the southwestern United States. Temperature records were broken at many locations and unusually high humidity levels for this typically arid region ...
NIST Issues Open and Transparent Methods for Testing Electronic Voting Systems
Apr 01, 2009 |
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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology today opened for public comment detailed new methods for testing future electronic voting systems' compliance with voluntary federal standards. ...
Scientists discover first moisture-sensing genes
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Nov 07, 2007 |
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Researchers in the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine have discovered the first two genes involved in moisture sensing (hygrosensation). The discovery also reveals a "two-sensor" hygrosensing ...
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