News tagged with relative humidity

A new insight into horse flu

The management of influenza outbreaks in horses will directly benefit from research by the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Detecting clouds from both sides now

Researchers have developed a more precise method to detect the boundary between clouds and clear air, by exploiting the swinging motions of a weather balloon and its payload.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cold spots contaminated in high humidity incubators

Microbes in human incubators, like those found in neonatal intensive care units, grow most robustly on cold spots when the relative humidity is at least 60 percent, according to a paper in the December 2011 issue of the journal ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Link found between influenza, absolute humidity

A new study by Oregon researchers has found a significant correlation between "absolute" humidity and influenza virus survival and transmission. When absolute humidity is low - as in peak flu months of January and February ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 09, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 1