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She notes, however, that at the time, workers were using heat-generating tools to remove tar in the building's attic and in the vicinity where the fire began.
Georgetown Library reopens Monday with new books, rescued artifacts Daniel de Vise 2010
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She notes, however, that at the time, workers were using heat-generating tools to remove tar in the building's attic and in the vicinity where the fire began.
Georgetown Library reopens Monday with new books, rescued artifacts Daniel de Vise 2010
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On immediate shutdown, the fuel in those reactors was more than 100 times more heat-generating than the fuel in pools, 4, 5 and 6.
Marvin Resnikoff: Conflicting Stories Surround Fukushima Fuel Pool #4 Marvin Resnikoff 2011
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She notes, however, that at the time, workers were using heat-generating tools to remove tar in the building's attic and in the vicinity where the fire began.
Georgetown Library reopens Monday with new books, rescued artifacts Daniel de Vise 2010
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They become very sensitive to minor changes in temperature, perhaps because brown fat or other heat-generating mechanisms aren't very active, he says.
A New Way to Lose Weight? Shirley S. Wang 2010
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Wouter van Marken Lichtenbelt, a professor of human biology at the Maastricht University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, estimates that boosting the body's heat-generating ability, a process known as thermogenesis, could help people burn as much as 5% to 10% additional calories.
A New Way to Lose Weight? Shirley S. Wang 2010
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Families unplug as many heat-generating appliances as possible.
In the heat wave, the case against air conditioning Stan Cox 2010
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They become very sensitive to minor changes in temperature, perhaps because brown fat or other heat-generating mechanisms aren't very active, he says.
A New Way to Lose Weight? Shirley S. Wang 2010
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Wouter van Marken Lichtenbelt, a professor of human biology at the Maastricht University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, estimates that boosting the body's heat-generating ability, a process known as thermogenesis, could help people burn as much as 5% to 10% additional calories.
A New Way to Lose Weight? Shirley S. Wang 2010
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Researchers at various institutions are seeking ways to increase the body's heat-generating ability by taking advantage of the fact that brown fat is activated by the cold.
A New Way to Lose Weight? Shirley S. Wang 2010
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