Archive for January, 2012
Calculate Your Body Mass Index
January 21st, 2012 | 
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Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women.
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Temperature of a Healthy Human (Body Temperature)
Temperature of a Healthy Human (Body Temperature)
The Physics Factbook™
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An educational, Fair Use website
| Bibliographic Entry | Result (w/surrounding text) |
Standardized Result |
|---|---|---|
| Campbell, Neil A. Biology. 3rd ed. California: Benjamin Cummings, 1987: 790. | “… a human can maintain its ‘internal pond’ at a constant temperature of 37 °C” | 37 °C |
| “Temperature, Body.” World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago: Field Enterprises, 1996. | “… a healthy, resting adult human being is 98.6 °F (37.0 °C)” | 37.0 °C |
| Simmers, Louise. Diversified Health Occupations. 2nd ed. Canada: Delmar, 1988: 150-151. | “… the normal range for body temperature is 97 to 100 degrees fahrenheit or 36.1 to 37.8 degrees celsius” | 36.1–37.8 °C |
