Was this fluctuation real, or was it merely a glitch in the equipment used to measure the decay, induced by the change of seasons, with the accompanying changes in temperature and humidity?

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This is the idea that the number of these particles we should be detecting changes as the seasons change.

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While the octane specification of a particular grade is constant throughout the year, the RVP specification changes with the seasons. (See Refining 101: Winter Gasoline for a more detailed explanation of gasoline blends).

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The imminent arrival of the new Four Seasons may have something to do with changes at the Ciragan.

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"We want to capture the changes day-by-day throughout the seasons, " said geographer Mark Schwartz at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, who monitors lilacs at a thousand U.S. locations.

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But he ruled out making sweeping changes to a club that has finished in the top half of the Premiership the last two seasons.

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