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The maximum condensation heat transfer coefficient, which measures a surface's ability to transfer heat, reached approximately 88 kW·m-2·K-1.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Ms. Southon is gifted at extracting maximum value from minimal evidence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
They say they are increasing maximum maintenance loans and reintroducing maintenance grants to help with living costs, as well as working with universities and councils to improve access to student housing.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Prosecutors have asked the court to limit his maximum sentence to 30 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
By 11:00 P.M. the night before, the pressure had already exceeded the maximum that the vessel was meant to hold.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
In a 2021 study, researchers including Owens showed that geomagnetic storms tend to occur more often during periods of higher activity, centered around peaks known as solar maxima.
From Science Magazine ● May 13, 2024
This popular methodology, which relies on machine learning, can be used to determine the maxima of a function of an unknown shape.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2024
"We found that the overall temperature averages seemed stable for a simple reason. While the minimum temperatures have been steadily on the rise, the surface temperature maxima in summer were consistently dropping," says Salerno.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023
Silverman recently finished her second week of guest hosting “The Daily Show” and reaped a shiny mea culpa maxima profile in the Los Angeles Times.
From Salon ● Dec. 3, 2023
This class of functions includes all those which have a finite number of maxima and minima in a finite-interval, and some which have an infinite number.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
The maximums typically rise each year with inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Deductibles average $5,000 for silver plans and $7,500 for bronze plans; out-of-pocket maximums were between $9,000 and $10,000, the research showed.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026
Holder was run out off the penultimate ball of the innings for 49 off 31 balls with three maximums.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
Out-of-pocket maximums are also high — $10,600 per individual and $21,200 for a family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
The weather report was routine—even boring—with details about air pressure, wind speeds, and temperature maximums and minimums.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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