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One of the organs that has the highest oxygen demand in the human body is a child’s developing brain.
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Tom Csanidi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
Obviously, a body's oxygen demand increases with activity, so specific training is necessary to lengthen that skill.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
One theory was that fish gills were unable to keep up with the fish's oxygen demands in warmer water, which holds less oxygen than colder water.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 24 May 2024
The environmental impact of carbohydrate deicers is low in regard to soil, air, and vegetation; however, an increase in carbohydrates in water bodies could increase oxygen demand in aquatic ecosystems.
—Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2024
Ever since, the foundation has been keeping track of the water—bacteria levels, oxygen demand—and has seen the river’s health decline with India’s growth.
—Oliver Franklin-Wallis, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2023
Both of these emergencies result in oxygen deprivation to affected tissues, and because torpor involves a lower oxygen demand, the damage could be delayed or prevented.
—Emily Willingham, Scientific American, 5 June 2023
Listening to relaxing music not only reduced heart and respiration rates but also oxygen demand of the heart in patients who have had a heart attack.
—Grace Leslie, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2021
Daily oxygen demand tripled at one big hospital in a tier-three city in Guangdong Province in recent weeks and is near full capacity, according to an executive who asked not to be named discussing the sensitive topic.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2023
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Tom Csanidi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
Obviously, a body's oxygen demand increases with activity, so specific training is necessary to lengthen that skill.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
One theory was that fish gills were unable to keep up with the fish's oxygen demands in warmer water, which holds less oxygen than colder water.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 24 May 2024
The environmental impact of carbohydrate deicers is low in regard to soil, air, and vegetation; however, an increase in carbohydrates in water bodies could increase oxygen demand in aquatic ecosystems.
—Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2024
Ever since, the foundation has been keeping track of the water—bacteria levels, oxygen demand—and has seen the river’s health decline with India’s growth.
—Oliver Franklin-Wallis, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2023
Both of these emergencies result in oxygen deprivation to affected tissues, and because torpor involves a lower oxygen demand, the damage could be delayed or prevented.
—Emily Willingham, Scientific American, 5 June 2023
Listening to relaxing music not only reduced heart and respiration rates but also oxygen demand of the heart in patients who have had a heart attack.
—Grace Leslie, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2021
Daily oxygen demand tripled at one big hospital in a tier-three city in Guangdong Province in recent weeks and is near full capacity, according to an executive who asked not to be named discussing the sensitive topic.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2023
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“Oxygen demand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxygen%20demand. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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oxygen demand
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oxygen de·mand
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