Rate of Aerobic respiration (at rest) Oxygen consumption. Major process measured --> Na+/K+ pump (controlled by Thyroxine) kilocalories/ square meter of body surface/ hour. 20 year old women = 36.2; 20 year old men = 41.4. Hyperthyroidism = increased 40-80%, Hypothyroidism = decreased 25-40%.
USB adapter. A USB adapter is a type of protocol converter which is used for converting USB data signals to and from other communications standards. Commonly, USB adaptors are used to convert USB data to standard serial port data and vice versa. Most commonly the USB data signals are converted to either RS232, RS485, RS422 or TTL serial data.
The adapter might come with software, though most modern operating systems will recognize a USB network adapter and apply the proper drivers upon detection of the device. Once recognized by the system, the external network adapter can be used to connect the computer to the network by running an Ethernet cable from the router to the network adapter. In most cases, however, when people refer to a network adapter, they are referring to a wireless network adapter.