ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TORPID
From Latin torpidus, from torpēre to be numb, motionless.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TORPID»
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Conditions for Rapid and
Torpid Mixing of Parallel and ...
Stochastic sampling methods are ubiquitous in statistical mechanics, Bayesian statistics, and theoretical computer science.
An eastern pygmy possum when torpid is curled up in a tight ball with the long tail
coiled on one side. The large ears are limp and folded, and the animal feels cold
to the touch. The body temperature is only a few degrees above the ambient ...
C. Hugh Tyndale-Biscoe, 2005
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The Edinburgh encyclopaedia
A bird and rat, introduced into a reservoir containing carbonic acid gas, did not
live a minute ; whereas a torpid marmot remained in it an hour, without betraying
the least desire to move, and recovered perfectly on being placed in a warmer ...
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Environmental Physiology of Animals
In these boreal mammals there is no single trigger for going into a torpid
hypothermic state; its onset may vary with food supply and with the imposed
ambient temperature regime, although where there is a yearly cycle the onset of
torpor is ...
Pat Willmer, Graham Stone, Ian Johnston, 2009
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Physiological Researches
At 60° it was torpid : it seemed indeed dead, and shewed no signs of life till the
temperature was raised to about 75° by placing it on a stove ; after a few minutes
at this temperature it exhibited marks of languid life, by a tremulous motion and ...
This conjecture is supported by several circumstances, viz. almost all these
animals can be rendered torpid by cold artificially applied, or recovered from their
natural torpidity by an artificial heat. The circumstances attending these
eXperirnents ...
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THE SCOTS MAGAZINE, AND EDINBURGH LITERARY MISCELLANY
This conjecture is supported by several circumstances, viz. almost all these
animals can be rendered torpid by cold artificially applied, or recovered from their
natural torpidity by an artificial heat. The circumstances attending ihese
experiments ...
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A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting ...
... to elucidate the great controversy, whether swallows remain torpid during the
cold weather, of which I have slightly treated in my other works (fee my
Annotations on the Contemplation of Nature, and Tracts on Animal and
Vegetable Physics ...
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A general collection of ... voyages and travels, digested by ...
I shall close this chapter with some curious experiments made in Siberia by Dr.
Pallas, for ascertaining the difference of the heat in animals during their torpid
and natural states. Pallas having made an incision into the abdomen of a hedge-
hog ...
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Living in the Cold: 2nd International Symposium : ...
In addition, the ratio of 5-HIAA to 5-HT was significantly elevated in the torpid
state (0.066 ± 0.015 vs 0.134 ± 0.019; p< 0.01). II. Suprachiasmatic Nuclear (SCN
) area: Since the SCN is a very small nucleus, our micropunched tissue included
...
André Malan, Bernard Canguilhem, 1989
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TORPID»
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Torpid Friday markets indicate exhaustion due to information overload
Stocks mostly down Friday as Greek-Eurozone grind, confused Federal Reserve signals and moderately oversold markets combine to sap traders' energy. «Communities Digital News, Jul 15»
South Korean exports hurt more by torpid global economy than …
South Korea's exports have been hurt more by sluggish global demand than by a weak Japanese yen , the central bank said on Tuesday, though shippers face ... «THE BUSINESS TIMES, Jun 15»
Corporate market stays torpid despite Greek improvements
Corporate market stays torpid despite Greek improvements. Growing optimism on Greece's ability to reach an agreement with its creditors failed to stimulate ... «GlobalCapital, Jun 15»
Behold the 1341bhp electric supercar
Ladies and gents, meet the Toroidion. Or, for autocorrect fans, the Torpid Ion. That's not an alter ego that bodes well for the world's first electric megacar, but we ... «Top Gear, Apr 15»
Cheery stats: February IIP infuse some hope into India's torpid …
Mumbai: The jump in the February Index of Industrial Products (IIP) numbers to 5 percent from 2.8 percent in January should offer the much-needed relief to ... «Firstpost, Apr 15»
Carmakers hope motor show will jump-start torpid sales
Carmakers hope motor show will jump-start torpid sales. Kingsley Wijayasinha The Nation March 25, 2015 1:00 am. The 36th Bangkok International Motor Show ... «The Nation, Mar 15»
Bank of Japan business survey sees torpid outlook
In this Nov. 19, 2014 photo, a man walks by the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. Japanese businesses are cautious over prospects for a recovery, ... «WTOP, Dec 14»
The Apprentice 2014, episode 9, review: 'limp'
And yet the ensuing hour was boring and torpid, lacking the kind of glorious cock-up which the show thrives on. Daniel, who led Team Summit, did a “fantastic” ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 14»
The Better Angels review: a torpid take on Lincoln's childhood
The Better Angels review: a torpid take on Lincoln's childhood. 2 / 5 stars. With its fractured characterisation, swirling camerawork and heavy-handedness with ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
To save the NHS we must let Mrs Smith run it
Stung by her torpid journey through their lifeless corridors, Torbay's officials tore up their bureaucracy. Disparate players came into concert and Mrs Smith set the ... «The Times, Oct 14»
