Sentences with phrase «for maintaining body temperature»

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Akin to life forms maintaining their body temperatures, the celestial objects like the sun and the stars do maintain their temperatures for eons in time.

Babies cared for in this way maintain body temperature better, and have fewer infections, and gain body weight quicker.

Although not as trim as waterproof diaper covers, wool diaper covers, like the Sustainablebabyish Wool Soaker allow for air circulation to maintains baby's natural body temperature, reducing the heat that triggers bacterial growth, which in turn leads to diaper rashes.

Staff generally take the baby's body temperature every 30 minutes until the baby maintains minimum body temperature for at least two hours.

Newborns sweat less commonly, so it is harder for them to maintain the inner body temperature.

Adding a bath into the mix just makes it harder for baby to maintain their body temperature.

Can the baby maintain body temperature in an open crib for at least 24 - 48 hours, depending on how premature the baby was at birth?

For instance, newborns lose heat easily, and preemies in particular have trouble regulating their body temperature, as they lack the energy or fat reserves to generate heat and the body mass to maintain it.

Bearded dragons modify their colors for camouflage or to maintain body temperature, or to communicate with other dragons.

Twelve transgenic piglets endowed with a mouse UCP1 gene were better able to maintain their body temperature than their unmodified counterparts when they were exposed to cold for a 4 - hour period, the authors report today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

A machine that maintains livers for transplant at body temperature, instead of in a cold solution on ice, helps to improve tissue quality and reduce the discard rate of organs that are suitable for transplantation.

This reflects the ability of moisture to evaporate, which is the mechanism required for the human body to maintain its internal temperature through the evaporation of sweat.

The ability to maintain a constant body temperature is a great advantage: it allows animals to search for food even in cold regions or at night.

Core body temperature, critical for survival, is normally maintained by the body within a narrow range around 37 ° Celsius.

For instance, mice housed at temperatures below their normal body temperature (20 - 22 degrees Celsius) would need to consume 60 percent more food to maintain their normal temperature than mice housed at 30 C.

After soaking a carrot cube in simulated saliva and shaking it for 30 seconds, it was suspended inside a spinning chamber filled with gastric acid (maintained at body temperature) and plastic beads, which simulate the shearing action of other food particles.

When one type of brown fat is deficient, the body has a sophisticated system for inducing development of the other type of brown fat to maintain body temperature and metabolism,» says Dr. Tseng.

Voluntary Running Aids to Maintain High Body Temperature in Rats Bred for High Aerobic Capacity.

Inside a warm - water testing environment controlled to maintain human body temperature, the researchers implanted the prosthetics inside the models, being careful to place the new valves in the exact location that was used during the clinical procedure for each case.

warm - blooded Adjective for animals (chiefly mammals and birds) that maintain a constant body temperature, typically above that of their surroundings.

The body uses water for almost all its functions including digestion, absorption, circulation, excretion, transporting nutrients, building tissues, maintaining blood volume, and maintaining body temperature.

«Brown fat cells» metabolize fat for maintaining a steady body temperature.

For example swimmers burn more calories than runners because the body has to work even harder to maintain its preferred body temperature.

At body temperature of 39.8 ℃ (about 104 degrees Fahrenheit) maintained for a period of six hours, whole body hyperthermia «can increase the activity of T - and B - lymphocytes and the anti-tumor activity of... NK cells, and can facilitate the redistribution of the body's white blood cells to improve the monitoring function of the body's immune system.»

The main responsibilities for the thyroid are centered around producing the hormones that maintain the body's metabolic function, body temperature regulation, influence digestive function and brain function.

Remember, we are warm - blooded, meaning that we have to maintain our own high body temperature for us to stay alive and for our bodies, organs, and cells to function.

Even when you're at rest, your body needs energy for all its hidden functions, such as breathing, circulating blood, maintaining body temperature, adjusting hormone levels, and growing and repairing cells.

It has an insulating effect to help maintain your core body temperature, protect your internal organs from physical shocks and provides fatty acids for energy on demand.

We bring the body to a temperature of 103 °F and maintain this elevated temperature for as long as possible.

This heat is vital for maintaining your normal body temperature.

It's difficult for them to maintain their appropriate body temperature when wet, even if you dry them immediately.

Typically, if your dog spends more time outdoors, for every 20 ° F drop, they will need 15 % more energy to regulate and maintain their body temperature.

Yet, making your pet's fur as short as possible in the summertime is also not the best grooming option for maintaining a healthy body temperature.

We routinely run anesthesia for extended times, backed up by state of the art monitors, a warm water pad and a Bair Hugger to maintain body temperature and multimodal pain protocols including CRI's.

We also use a temperature controlled surgery table or temperature controlled water blanket in order to maintain a proper body temperature for your pet.

Because the surface area of a paw pad is so small, releasing heat exclusively from the pads is an inadequate means for cats to cool themselves and maintain normal body temperature.

Maintaining an optimal temperature for the body to function is a feature of physiological homeostasis and is crucial to survival.

The smaller the dog, the more difficulty maintaining body temperature, which is why a coat or sweater is a good idea for pups under around 20 lbs.

For longer procedures, an IV fluid warmer can also help maintain body temperature.

For the first few days the ambient temperature should be kept between 85 and 90 degrees, until the puppies are able to maintain their own body temperature.

It is important, especially for toy breeds, to be able to stay warm as they don't have enough mass to maintain their own body temperatures at the slightest hint -LSB-...]

It is important, especially for toy breeds, to be able to stay warm as they don't have enough mass to maintain their own body temperatures at the slightest hint of a chill.

As the heat dome extended its oppressive tendrils over Egypt, both temperatures and humidity spiked — pushing wet bulb readings into ranges that made it difficult for humans to maintain body temperatures.

The overall temperature of the emitting body has to adjust upward to maintain an energy balance to compensate for the photon wavelength bands that get filtered by GHG cross-sectional absorption.

We don't have to worry about the enforcement angle until the world's politicians have agreed upon the official procedure for measuring the temperature of the earth, the optimum temperature of the earth, the precise percentage of CO2 that would establish and maintain that ideal temperature, the number, location, and specifications for the CO2 monitoring stations, who would be in charge of the world CO2 monitoring system, who would pay for it, the thousands of pages of regulations and taxes that would require enforcement, who would pay for the regulatory bodies, who would collect the CO2 taxes, how the taxes would be distributed etc..

Increased mismatches between food availability in ecosystems need to also include reduced energy demands needed to maintain body temperature, such as for marine mammals and the fact that plants and cold - blooded animals usually grow faster when warmer rather than colder.

Bathing has been a central ritual of human civilizations for nearly all of recorded history but many animals, too, need to bathe to maintain hygiene and body temperature.

Castle Medical Center, New York, NY (11/2012 to Present) Emergency Department Technician • Receive patients in emergency conditions and ensure that immediate preparations are carried out to deal with their conditions • Assist doctors and nurses in providing emergency care by providing them with necessary backup support • Take and record patients» vitals such as pulse, temperature and blood pressure • Record patient history by interviewing family members • Take and record insurance information and provide families with information on any copays • Bandage wounds after cleaning and sterilizing them and ensure any needed splints are installed • Observe patients» conditions and alert medical staff members of any changes that may need to be looked into • Take samples of body fluids and arrange for them to be sent to laboratories for testing purposes • Assist in positioning patients to ensure their physical comfort and wellbeing • Operate equipment such as heart monitors and ECG machines • Clean and maintain all instruments and equipment used during emergency care procedures • Maintain medical supplies such as rubbing alcohol, swabs, bandages andmaintain all instruments and equipment used during emergency care procedures • Maintain medical supplies such as rubbing alcohol, swabs, bandages andMaintain medical supplies such as rubbing alcohol, swabs, bandages and splints