Causes of Enlarged Prostate. BPH is a benign (non-cancerous) enlargement of the prostate that is extremely common in older men. It is generally thought to be caused by years of exposure to male hormones like testosterone. While BPH is benign and cannot spread to other parts of the body, it can cause problems.
1 Conduction is the transfer of thermal energy through direct contact between particles of a substance, without moving the particles to a new location.
The greater the kinetic energy of the particles in the substance, the more thermal energy the substance has. But thermal energy also depends on the number of particles in a substance. The more particles a substance contains, the greater its thermal energy. Temperature vs. Heat : When you think of temperature, you probably think hot or cold.