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  2. Cold and heat adaptations in humans - Wikipedia

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    Humans inhabit hot climates, both dry and humid, and have done so for millions of years. Selective use of clothing and technological inventions such as air conditioning allows humans to live in hot climates. One example is the Chaamba, who live in the Sahara Desert. They wear clothing that traps air in between skin and the clothes, preventing ...

  3. Modernization theory - Wikipedia

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    Modernization theory was a dominant paradigm in the social sciences in the 1950s and 1960s, and saw a resurgence after 1991, when Francis Fukuyama wrote about the end of the Cold War as confirmation on modernization theory. [3] The theory is subject of much debate among scholars.

  4. Cold ironing - Wikipedia

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    Cold ironing mitigates harmful emissions from diesel engines by connecting a ship's load to a more environmentally friendly, shore-based source of electrical power. An alternative is to run auxiliary diesels either on gas (LNG or LPG) or extra low sulphur distillate fuels, however if noise pollution is a problem, then cold ironing becomes the ...

  5. Hot and cold cognition - Wikipedia

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    Performance on hot and cold tasks improves most rapidly during the preschool years, [8] but continues into adolescence. This co-occurs with both structural and functional development associated with the prefrontal cortex. [9] Specific areas within the prefrontal cortex (PFC) are thought to be associated with both hot and cold cognition.

  6. Thermal bridge - Wikipedia

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    Temperature distribution in a thermal bridge This thermal image shows a thermal bridging of a high-rise building (Aqua in Chicago). A thermal bridge, also called a cold bridge, heat bridge, or thermal bypass, is an area or component of an object which has higher thermal conductivity than the surrounding materials, [1] creating a path of least resistance for heat transfer. [2]

  7. What should you set your heat to in the winter? Avoid ... - AOL

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    Unless you live alone, there's a good chance you've clashed with partners, roommates or family members over just how warm your home should be in the winter. It's a debate as old as the HVAC system ...

  8. What a ‘major modernization’ of Williams-Brice ... - AOL

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    The university announced Tuesday the first steps of a proposed development project they say will include a “major modernization of Williams-Brice Stadium.” USC filed a request for information ...

  9. History of modernisation theory - Wikipedia

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    Modernisation refers to a model of a progressive transition from a "pre-modern" or "traditional" to a "modern" society. [1]The theory particularly focuses on the internal factors of a country while assuming that, with assistance, traditional or pre-modern countries can be brought to development in the same manner which more developed countries have.