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A thermal bag to keep pizzas being delivered hot was invented by Ingrid Kosar in 1983, and is commonly used now. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] A cool box is very similar in concept, but typically larger and in the form of a rigid box.
In cooler, more exposed areas, scrub oak is usually a small, compact shrub, but in warm or sheltered areas the plant can spread out and grow several metres high. [ 4 ] It has oval to egg-shaped, sharply toothed, dull green leaves which are 1.4–3 centimetres ( 1 ⁄ 2 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 inches) long [ 3 ] and 1–2 cm ( 1 ⁄ 2 –1 in) broad ...
Thiamine deficiency is a medical condition of low levels of thiamine (vitamin B 1). [1] A severe and chronic form is known as beriberi. [1] [7] The name beriberi was possibly borrowed in the 18th century from the Sinhalese phrase බැරි බැරි (bæri bæri, “I cannot, I cannot”), owing to the weakness caused by the condition.
An ice pack Shipment of vaccine in insulated box with gel packs An ice pack or gel pack is a portable bag filled with water, refrigerant gel , or liquid, meant to provide cooling. They can be divided into the reusable type, which works as a thermal mass and requires freezing, or the instant type, which cools itself down using chemicals but can ...
Beriberi, a set of symptoms caused by a nutritional deficit in vitamin B1; ... This page was last edited on 13 February 2024, at 13:56 (UTC).
A pot-in-pot refrigerator, clay pot cooler [1] or zeer (Arabic: زير) is an evaporative cooling refrigeration device which does not use electricity. It uses a porous outer clay pot (lined with wet sand) containing an inner pot (which can be glazed to prevent penetration by the liquid) within which the food is placed.
Einstein's and Szilárd's patent application Annotated patent drawing. The Einstein–Szilard or Einstein refrigerator is an absorption refrigerator which has no moving parts, operates at constant pressure, and requires only a heat source to operate.
The fruit is a small berry 5–15 mm (0.20–0.59 in) long, ripening red or dark blue, often with a pink or violet waxy surface bloom; in some species, they may be long and narrow, but are spherical in other species. [citation needed] Some authors regard the compound-leaved species as belonging to a different genus, Mahonia.