Bedroom heating, prone or side sleeping, head covering, overwrapping, swaddling, and bed sharing are all associated with an increased risk of SIDS (Task Force on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Moon 2011).
The authors used U.S. Census data to reveal that the heat-prone neighborhoods were disproportionately populated by African Americans, Asians and Hispanics.
The photodetectors could also be used in optical computers that compute with electrons but transfer data using light instead of sending it over heat-prone copper wires.
Jesdale pointed to one interesting observation: Each racial group was more likely to live in a heat-prone neighborhood if they also lived in a highly segregated city.
"Overall this pattern of racial segregation appears to increase everyone's risk of living in a heat-prone environment," study co-author Rachel Morello-Frosch, a professor of public health and environmental science at UC Berkeley, told the Los AngelesTimes.
His research team found African Americans were about 50percentt more likely than their white counterparts to live in heat-prone communities, while Hispanics and Asians were at least a third more likely.
Using the bulbs incorrectly, such as by screwing low-end bulbs into fixtures where heat is prone to build up, can greatly shorten their lives.
Not amazing and, when in the heat of battle, prone to flinging out of your hand and flailing wildly.
It is very heat labile and prone to atmospheric oxidation, especially in the presence of copper, iron, or several other metallic catalysts.
Never cook oatmeal on high heat; it is prone to burning quickly.
However, the partners discovered that the insta-broiler units' heating elements were prone to degradation from the drippings of the beef patties.
