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111Heart rate — is the number of heartbeats per unit of time, typically expressed as beats per minute (bpm). Heart rate can vary as the body s need to absorb oxygen and excrete carbon dioxide changes, such as during exercise or sleep. The measurement of heart… …
112Capacity factor — The net capacity factor of a power plant is the ratio of the actual output of a power plant over a period of time and its output if it had operated at full nameplate capacity the entire time. To calculate the capacity factor, total the energy the …
113Keichu Do — (or, as it was originally called, Keichu Ryu ) is a martial arts system created by the controversial American martial artist, Karl William Marx, Sr (born 1936 08 10). (See Controversies below.) Keichu was first taught to the public in Louisiana,… …
114Circlotron — valve amplifier is a type of power amplifier utilizing symmetrical cathode coupled bridge layout of the output stage. Original circlotrons of 1950s used output transformers to couple relatively high output impedance of vacuum tubes to low… …
115AMX-30 — French AMX 30B2 sporting a 105 rifled tank gun Type Main battle tank Place of origin …
116Specific fuel consumption (thrust) — Specific fuel consumption, often shortened to SFC, or TSFC is an engineering term that is used to describe the fuel efficiency of an engine design with respect to thrust output. It allows the efficiency of different sized engines to be directly… …
117solar cell — a photovoltaic cell that converts sunlight directly into electricity. * * * Any device that directly converts the energy in light into electrical energy through the process of photovoltaics (see photovoltaic effect). Solar cells do not use… …
118Distillation — Distiller and Distillery redirect here. For other uses, see Distiller (disambiguation) and Distillery (disambiguation). For other uses, see Distillation (disambiguation). Laboratory display of distillation: 1: A heating device 2: Still pot 3:… …
119Eco-marathon — The Eco Marathon is an annual competition sponsored by Shell, in which participants build special vehicles to achieve the highest possible fuel efficiency. The Eco Marathon is held around the world with events in the UK, Finland, France, Holland …
120public administration — 1. the implementation of public policy, largely by the executive branch. 2. a field of study preparing persons for careers in such work. * * * Introduction the implementation of government policies. Today public administration is often… …
