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The study's authors warn that the present cuts will not be enough to save heat-sensitive coral reefs, the "rainforests of the sea."
Corbin Hiar: Will Scientists' Calls For Climate Action Fall on Negotiators' Deaf Ears? Corbin Hiar 2010
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The study's authors warn that the present cuts will not be enough to save heat-sensitive coral reefs, the "rainforests of the sea."
Corbin Hiar: Will Scientists' Calls For Climate Action Fall on Negotiators' Deaf Ears? Corbin Hiar 2010
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The heat-sensitive material they developed turned from red to yellow at 180 degrees Fahrenheit (the temperature at which a person would suffer a burn) and back to red when it cooled.
SIRA Technologies Food Sentinel System Thermal Barcode for Packaging 2009
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Heat is the enemy of electronic components, and compared to a solid-state device like a calculator your computer is exceptionally heat-sensitive and finicky.
Give Your Computer And Peripherals A Clean | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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The study's authors warn that the present cuts will not be enough to save heat-sensitive coral reefs, the "rainforests of the sea."
Corbin Hiar: Will Scientists' Calls For Climate Action Fall on Negotiators' Deaf Ears? Corbin Hiar 2010
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The heat-sensitive material they developed turned from red to yellow at 180 degrees Fahrenheit (the temperature at which a person would suffer a burn) and back to red when it cooled.
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To meet demand, utilities are firing up special power plants used only a few days a year, delaying scheduled maintenance in order to keep all equipment on line and testing heat-sensitive switches and other equipment with high-tech devices like thermographers that can gauge temperatures to one-tenth of a degree.
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Both the frosting and the marshmallow creme are a little heat-sensitive.
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The heat-sensitive vaccines had been taken out of air-conditioned rooms because government labels -- required to show that the vaccines had been bought from official suppliers at inflated prices -- would not adhere to cold vials.
Joe Amon: Chinese Corruption Is Hazardous to Your Health 2010
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For example, from volatile, heat-sensitive tryptophan, we form serotonin, melatonin (a hormone), and dimethyltryptamine (the dream molecule) all of which are associated with healthy sleeping.
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