Equivalent or closely related terms include famine response, starvation mode, famine mode, starvation resistance, starvation tolerance, adapted starvation, adaptive thermogenesis, fat adaptation, and metabolic adaptation.
Introduction. Arches and lintels are found wherever it is necessary to support a wall etc. over an opening which is usually not more than about two metres wide. They provide support in completely different ways and an understanding of this is fundamental to selecting, specifying and assessing them.ntroduction. Arches and lintels are found wherever it is necessary to support a wall etc. over an opening which is usually not more than about two metres wide. They provide support in completely different ways and an understanding of this is fundamental to selecting, specifying and assessing them.
1 Arches with a circular form, also referred to as rounded arch, were commonly employed by the builders of ancient, heavy masonry arches. 2  Ancient Roman builders relied heavily on the rounded arch to span large, open areas. 3  Several rounded arches placed in-line, end-to-end, form an arcade, such as the Roman aqueduct.