Work of breathing Work of breathing Work of breathing (WOB) is the energy expended to inhale and exhale a breathing gas. It is usually expressed as work per unit volume, for example, joules/litre, or as a work rate (power), such as joules/min or equivalent units, as it is not particularly useful without a reference to volume or time. It can be calculated in terms of the pulmonary pressure multiplied by the change in pulmonary volume, or in terms of the oxygen consumption attributable to breathing. In a normal resting state the work of breathing constitutes about 5% of the total body oxygen consumption.
Modern Woman: The Lost Sex on the extent to which modern thought, confused over the unfulfilled promises of liberalistic doctrines, is seeking other faiths."" "Modern Woman: The Lost Sex" quickly became a bestseller upon its publication. Its popularity was due in part to Lundberg and Farnham's ability to see "the tremendous misery and discontent of modern times." The authors call upon the confusion and discontent following World War II and blame female independence and strength for the unhappiness, which thus provided psychological evidence for many American's beliefs concerning the modern woman. Marketed towards American women, the book gained success as a scientific work of popular