Sentences with phrase «commonly used as an energy»

Not exact matches

Be aware that commonly - used CFL bulbs (which have replaced incandescent light bulbs as a more energy - efficient option) contain mercury and have special procedures to follow if one breaks.

The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT, is a landmark international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and to further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarmament.

-- The term «sustainable building element» means such building elements, as the Secretary shall define, that have energy efficiency or environmental sustainability qualities that are superior to such qualities for other building elements for the same purposes that are commonly or conventionally used.

In the most commonly sold supplement form, BCAAs require no digestion and are quite rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream — which is really neat because it means BCAAs can be used as an immediate energy source during your training sessions, and they will quickly act to decreasing the rate of protein breakdown.

Diets are most commonly prescribed at a 3:1 ratio (3g of fat to 1g of protein plus carbohydrate combined, 87 % of dietary energy as fat) or 4:1 ratio (4g of fat to 1g of protein plus carbohydrate, 90 % of dietary energy as fat) or somewhere in - between; a lower 2:1 starting ratio is often used which is increased as tolerated.

Some people do respond differently to guarana as compared with regular caffeine, which is commonly used in energy drinks.

Carbohydrate loading, commonly referred to as carbo - loading or carb - loading, is a strategy used by endurance athletes, such as marathon runners, to maximize the storage of glycogen (or energy) in the muscles.

Quassinoids are the biologically active component that is commonly used in these countries as food and drink additives, specifically for coffee and energy drinks.

Of the six commonly used stimulants in the world, yerba mate, coffee, tea, kola nut, cocoa and guarana, yerba mate, with naturally occurring caffeine, triumphs as the most balanced, delivering both energy and nutrition.

Whole grain corn is commonly used as a carbohydrate source for energy and can also provide natural sources of vitamins and fiber.

Wheat is commonly used in dog food because it is readily available and it provides a great source of energy and a good source of protein when blended with an animal protein such as chicken.

It stresses the good, such as «we will use and generate only renewable energy,» rather than the more commonly stated less bad; «we will reduce our use of fossil fuels.»

-- The term «sustainable building element» means such building elements, as the Secretary shall define, that have energy efficiency or environmental sustainability qualities that are superior to such qualities for other building elements for the same purposes that are commonly or conventionally used.

The point of this little rant is to suggest that our society has urgent problems that may actually be amenable to solution, and that we shouldn't waste our time and energies in futile debates over inherently shape - shifting pseudo-words such as «God» and «religion», as they are commonly used.

Instead of harnessing the sun's energy to convert carbon dioxide into plant food, artificial photosynthesis seeks to use the same starting ingredients to produce chemical precursors commonly used in synthetic products as well as fuels like ethanol.

In particular, two commonly used methods for converting cumulus condensate into precipitation can lead to drastically different climate sensitivity, as estimated here with an atmosphere — land model by increasing sea surface temperatures uniformly and examining the response in the top - of - atmosphere energy balance.

The IEA's «New Policy Scenario (NPS)» is commonly used as a roadmap for energy policies and investments, and sees increasing consumption of oil, gas and coal.

:) A «radiance» is a «comparison'to an accepted «standard radiance» (don't ask me what frequencies this involves, as that's defined by «the standard»), but an «intensity» is an «absolute measure» of «energy» (don't ask me how the «Planck constant» is considered there) and seems to be commonly used with a specific spectral wavelength.

We used our scale to drive the creation of new energy - saving technologies, such as LED freezer case lights, which are now commonly used by other retailers.