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• Reply to the discussion by Liu et al. on "physical and numerical study of lateral diversion by three-layer inclined capillary barrier covers under humid climatic conditions"

  Authors:Tony L.T. Zhan, He Li, G.W. Jia, Y.M. Chen, and D.G. FredlundFrom:Canadian Geotechnical Journal (Vol. 52, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20151,454 words Report 1390LIntroduction The authors appreciate the valuable thoughts of Jian Liu, Rui Chen, and Charles W. W. Ng related to the paper (Liu et al. 2015). The response from the authors consists of two parts: first, a reply to the...

• What is relative humidity relative to anyway?

  Authors:Terry Carroll, Erin Martin, and Jon CarrollFrom:Science ScopePeer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20061,528 words Article 1580LByline: Terry Carroll, Erin Martin, and Jon Carroll When describing the amount of moisture present in the air, the term relative humidity is frequently not understood. The general term humidity is defined as "a...

• Effects of volatile organic compounds, damp, and other environmental exposures in the home on wheezing illness in children

  Authors:A.J. Venn, M. Cooper, M. Antoniak, C. Laughlin, J. Britton, and S.A. LewisFrom:Thorax (Vol. 58, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20034,271 words Article Thorax 2003;58:955-960 Background: The effects of indoor exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including formaldehyde, on respiratory health are not clearly understood. The aim of this study was to determine...

• Impedimetric Humidity Sensor Based on Nanohybrid Composite of Conducting Poly(diphenylamine sulfonic acid)

  Authors:Fule Dinc Zor and Husnu CankurtaranFrom:Journal of SensorsPeer-Reviewed

  Annual 20165,041 words Article 1390LInterdigitated thin film humidity sensors have been prepared using organic/inorganic nanocomposites of poly(diphenylamine sulfonic acid) (PSDA), 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (MPTMS), and nano-ZnO. Humidity sensing...

• Temperate forest herbs are adapted to high air humidity--evidence from climate chamber and humidity manipulation experiments in the field

  Authors:Jasmin Lendzion and Christoph LeuschnerFrom:Canadian Journal of Forest Research (Vol. 39, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20097,381 words Report How growth and morphology of wild plants are controlled by the water vapor saturation deficit of the air (vapor pressure deficit, VPD) is not sufficiently understood. We tested the hypothesis that VPD acts on temperate...

• Effect of temperature and relative humidity on algae biofouling on different fired brick surfaces

  Authors:Enrico Quagliarini, Andrea Gianangeli, Marco D'Orazio, Benedetta Gregorini, Andrea Osimani, Lucia Aquilanti, et al.From:Construction and Building Materials (Vol. 199) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 28, 20196,965 words Abstract, Report 1470LABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of environmental temperature and relative humidity on algae biofouling that often occurs on porous and rough fired brick surfaces. Brick samples were...

• Impact of the Egyptian summer season on oxidative stress biomarkers and some physiological parameters in crossbred cows and Egyptian buffaloes

  Authors:Maha M. Hady, T.M. Melegy, and Shaimaa R. AnwarFrom:Veterinary World (Vol. 11, Issue 6)

  June 20184,502 words Article 1470LAim: The current study aimed to compare the impact of heat stress (HS) on some physiological functions and blood oxidative stress biomarkers between dry dairy crossbred (Balady X Friesian) cows and buffaloes during...

• Secondary organic aerosol formation from photooxidation of furan: effects of NO.sub.x and humidity.

  Authors:Xiaotong Jiang, Narcisse T. Tsona, Long Jia, Shijie Liu, Hailiang Zhang, Yongfu Xu, et al.From:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Vol. 19, Issue 21) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 8, 2019388 words Brief article

  Atmospheric furan is a primary and secondary pollutant in the atmosphere, and its emission contributes to the formation of ultrafine particles. We investigate the effects of NO.sub.x level and humidity on the...

• Correction: The association between temperature, rainfall and humidity with common climate-sensitive infectious diseases in Bangladesh.

  Authors:Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury, Quazi Shihab Uddin Ibrahim, Md. Shafiqul Bari, M. M. Jahangir Alam, Susanna J. Dunachie, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 21, 2020252 words Correction notice, B... 1220LAuthor(s): Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury, Quazi Shihab Uddin Ibrahim, Md. Shafiqul Bari, M. M. Jahangir Alam, Susanna J. Dunachie, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, Md. Ismail Patwary The images for Figs 4 and 5 are incorrectly...

• Use of automatic radiosonde launchers to measure temperature and humidity profiles from the GRUAN perspective.

  Authors:Fabio Madonna, Rigel Kivi, Jean-Charles Dupont, Bruce Ingleby, Masatomo Fujiwara, Gonzague Romanens, et al.From:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques (Vol. 13, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 8, 2020450 words Article In the last two decades, technological progress has not only seen improvements to the quality of atmospheric upper-air observations but also provided the opportunity to design and implement automated systems able to...

• Basal tolerance to heat and cold exposure of the spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii

  Authors:Thomas Enriquez and Herve ColinetFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 23, 20178,393 words Article 1290LThe spotted wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, is a new pest in Europe and America which causes severe damages, mostly to stone fruit crops. Temperature and humidity are among the most important abiotic factors...

• 31 years of hourly spatially distributed air temperature, humidity, and precipitation amount and phase from Reynolds Critical Zone Observatory

  Authors:Patrick R. Kormos, Danny G. Marks, Mark S. Seyfried, Scott C. Havens, Andrew Hedrick, Kathleen A. Lohse, et al.From:Earth System Science Data (Vol. 10, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 28, 2018220 words Author abstract, Bri... Thirty-one years of spatially distributed air temperature, relative humidity, dew point temperature, precipitation amount, and precipitation phase data are presented for the Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed, which...

• A dedicated robust instrument for water vapor generation at low humidity for use with a laser water isotope analyzer in cold and dry polar regions.

  Authors:Christophe Leroy-Dos Santos, Mathieu Casado, Frédéric Prié, Olivier Jossoud, Erik Kerstel, Morgane Farradèche, et al.From:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques (Vol. 14, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 15, 2021223 words Brief article Obtaining precise continuous measurements of water vapor isotopic composition in dry places (polar or high-altitude regions) is an important challenge. The current limitation is the strong influence of humidity on the...

• The triple oxygen isotope composition of phytoliths, a new proxy of atmospheric relative humidity: controls of soil water isotope composition, temperature, CO.sub.2 concentration and relative humidity.

  Authors:Clément Outrequin, Anne Alexandre, Christine Vallet-Coulomb, Clément Piel, Sébastien Devidal, Amaelle Landais, et al.From:Climate of the Past (Vol. 17, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 23, 2021416 words Article Continental atmospheric relative humidity is a major climate parameter whose variability is poorly understood by global climate models. Models' improvement relies on model-data comparisons for past periods. However,...

• Humidity sensors

  Author:Alice BlancoFrom:Plastics Engineering (Vol. 61, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 2005113 words Brief article Applications for the HIH-4000 Series of humidity sensors from Honeywell Sensing and Control include environmental test chambers, moisture leak detection instrumentation and test equipment, humidistats/HVAC, and...

• Short-term changes in air humidity and water availability weakly constrain thermoregulation in a dry-skinned ectotherm.

  Authors:Jean-François Le Galliard, David Rozen-Rechels, Anjélica Lecomte, Clémence Demay, Andréaz Dupoué, and Sandrine MeylanFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 16, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 26, 20218,863 words Report 1570LThermoregulation is critical for ectotherms as it allows them to maintain their body temperature close to an optimum for ecological performance. Thermoregulation includes a range of behaviors that aim at regulating body...

• A psychrometric model to assess the biological decay of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in aerosols.

  Authors:Clive B. Beggs and Eldad J. AvitalFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 2, 20217,675 words Article 1580LThere is increasing evidence that the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has been influenced by variations in air temperature and humidity. However, the impact that these environmental parameters have on survival of the SARS-CoV-2...

• Flash drying protects standby plants

  Author:Richard E. MallardFrom:Power Engineering (Vol. 100, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 19961,383 words Article Special fast-drying technique provides effective corrosion protection for units that will be in standby for a short time The Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) has developed a technique for rapidly drying out its...

• Humidity sensor failure: a problem that should not be neglected

  Authors:Y. Liu and N. TangFrom:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques (Vol. 7, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 25, 201425 words Brief article Byline: Y. Liu, N. Tang To access, purchase, authenticate, or subscribe to the full-text of this article, please visit this link:...

• Weather-Dependent Risk for Legionnaires' Disease, United States

  Authors:Jacob E. Simmering, Linnea A. Polgreen, Douglas B. Hornick, Daniel K. Sewell, and Philip M. PolgreenFrom:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 23, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20174,836 words Article 1440LUsing the Nationwide Inpatient Sample and US weather data, we estimated the probability of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) being diagnosed as Legionnaires' disease (LD). LD risk increases when weather is warm and...