Use of Moringa oleifera in chickens and its effect on Productive and Economic parameters by Gloria Estefanía González-Eras, Oliverio Napoleón Vargas-González, Ángel Roberto Sánchez-Quinche

“…The variables evaluated were: live body weight, feed consumption and accumulated water, feed conversion ratio, mortality, productive efficiency factor, kilograms of meat per square meters (m2) and economic expenses. …”
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The Obesity Controversy: Does It Impact Treatment Response in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma? by Suheyla Atak, Istemi Serin, Naciye Demirel, Esra Evrim Dogan, Demet Aydın, Nihan Nizam, Ilknur Mansuroglu, Rafet Eren

“…Body mass index was calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by height in meters squared (kg/m2). Patients were divided into groups according to their BMI as underweight (BMI≤ 18.5 kg/m2), normal weight (BMI 18.5-25 kg/m2), overweight (BMI 25-30 kg/m2), and obese (BMI≥ 30 kg/m2), as defined by the World Health Organization. …”
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Morphometric characterization and body measurment correlations in Lipska Pramenka sheep by Ružić-Muslić Dragana, Cekić Bogdan, Ćosić Ivan, Maksimović Nevena, Caro-Petrović V., Delić Nikola, Lečić Nemanja

“…In the last sixty years, adult female animals gained in average ten kilograms of weight. Other linear measures also increased. …”
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Regression tree analysis to predict body weight of South African non-descript goats raised at Syferkuil farm, Capricorn district of South Africa by Louis-Tyasi Thobela, Tshegofatso-Mkhonto Amanda, Cyril-Mathapo Madumetja, Madikadike-Molabe Kagisho

“…CART model indicated that the BW mean was 29.868 kilograms (kg) as dependent variable and BL had the highest remarkable role in BW followed by SH, RH while the age had the least remarkable role in BW. …”
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The Frequency of Daily Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Is Associated with Reduced Muscle Mass Index in Adolescents by Maylla Luanna Barbosa Martins Bragança, Carla Cristine Nascimento da Silva Coelho, Bianca Rodrigues de Oliveira, Eduarda Gomes Bogea, Susana Cararo Confortin, Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva

“…MMI was examined using the ratio of muscle mass (kilograms) to height (meters squared). The highest tertile of the frequency of daily SSB intake was associated with a reduced MMI in men (β = −0.31; 95%CI: −0.60, −0.01) and women (β = −0.24; 95%CI: −0.45, −0.02). …”
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A high body mass index strengthens the association between the time of eye rubbing and keratoconus in a Chinese population: a case control study by Shengwei Ren, Runqi Tu, Liyan Xu, Yuwei Gu, Qi Fan, Qing Wang, Meng Zhu, Shanshan Yin, Chenjiu Pang, Dongqing Zhao, Kaili Yang

“…BMI was calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters. …”
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Risk factor management of atrial fibrillation using mHealth: The Atrial Fibrillation – Helping Address Care with Remote Technology (AF-HEART) Pilot Study by Lindsey R. Mitrani, MD, Isaac Goldenthal, MS, Jamie Leskowitz, RD, Elaine Y. Wan, MD, FHRS, Jose Dizon, MD, Deepak Saluja, MD, Ruth Masterson Creber, PhD, Megan Reading Turchioe, PhD, Robert R. Sciacca, EndScD, Hasan Garan, MD, Kathleen T. Hickey, EdD, Judith Korner, MD, PhD, Angelo B. Biviano, MD, FHRS

“…Patients lost an average of 3.5 kilograms at 6 months (P = .005). Patients had improved SF-12 scores (P = .01), AFSS score (P = .01), EQ-5D score (P = .006), and AFEQT Global Score (P = .03). …”
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Influence of Compost from Post-Consumer Wood on Development, Nutrition State of Plants, Microbiological and Biochemical Parameters of Substrates in Zonal Pelargonium (<i>Pelargoniu... by Anita Schroeter-Zakrzewska, Agnieszka Wolna-Maruwka, Tomasz Kleiber, Hanna Wróblewska, Katarzyna Głuchowska

“…Both variants consisted of post-consumer wood waste (OP) (70% of weight) mixed with powdery waste from processing MDF boards (6%), mature compost from fiberboard waste (19%), high peat (4%), water and a biological inoculum “Activit Las”. Thirty kilograms of urea in two portions per prism were added to the OPA variant while ammonium nitrate (1.5 kg per prism), magnesium sulphate (0.4 kg per prism), potassium phosphate (0.8kg per prism) and calcium phosphate (0.9 kg per prism) were added to the OPB variant. …”
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The Effect of 8 Weeks Resistance Training with HMB Supplementary Product on Changes in Growth Hormone and Testosteron Over Un athlete Males by M.R. Assad, R. Zoghi, M. Fashi

“…This&nbsp; presented research is a semi-experimental research and due to this matter 20 non athlete males participated voluntary&nbsp; for this research and were divided into 2 groups, experimental groups (n=10) with an average age of 75/28&plusmn;39/1 years, height 83/179&plusmn;30/0 centimeters, weight 23/84+-58/3 kilograms and fat percentage 21/29&plusmn;97/5,2: control group(n=10) with an average of 28+-14/2 years, height 25/180&plusmn;71/3 centimeters , weight 23/84&plusmn;58/3 kg and fat percentage 21/29&plusmn;97/5.both groups performed 8 weeks resistance training&nbsp; protocol ( 5 moves,3 times per a week, with&nbsp; an intensity level of 50 to 80% 1RM). …”
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Self medication in the age of connectivity and its risks - the case report by Andrzej Kościuk, Michał Kos, Justyna Drankowska, Michał Tchórz

“…The drug was bought from online trading platform. She lost 8 kilograms of body weight through this period. Subsequently, she noticed some disturbing symptoms, including dystonia movements of limbs, paresthesia in right half of the body and blurred vision. …”
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The efficacy and safety of ginger supplementation in patients with multiple sclerosis: A rationale and study protocol for a double‐blind randomized controlled trial by Sahar Foshati, Maryam Poursadeghfard, Zahra Heidari, Reza Amani

“…BMI will be calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by height in meters squared. Potential side effects of ginger supplementation will also be closely monitored during the study. …”
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Obesity and mental health by Justyna Dąbrowska, Magdalena Wójcik, Ilona Samek, Magdalena Jańczyk, Damian Bator, Joanna Milanowska

“…Body mass index (BMI), which is weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared, is used to identify individuals with obesity. …”
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Serum level of adiponectin and leptin in type 2 diabetic Cigarette smokers. by Tahrir E. Al-Kadium, Ikhlas K. Hammed, Nada F. Rashid

“…BMI was calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. Insulin resistance was calculated using HOMA-IR 1 Analysis of data was performed using the statistically package for social science (SPSS) version 17.0. …”
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406 A CTS Team Approach to Identifying Risk of Neonatal Hypoglycemia and its Relationship with Endothelial Dysfunction by Aditya Devidas Mahadevan, Jennifer Pruitt, Leslie A. Parker, Helen Jones

“…Gestational age at delivery and birth weight were similar between groups (38.1 ± 1.05 weeks; 3.6 ± 0.59 kilograms) and delivery method is evenly distributed (Cesarean section or vaginal delivery). …”
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Postoperative Analgesia in Neonates and Infants Using Epidural Chloroprocaine and Clonidine by Gibbs A, Kim SS, Heydinger G, Veneziano G, Tobias J

“…Clonidine is an &alpha;2-adrenergic agonist that is frequently added to single-shot caudal analgesia, but there are limited data regarding its use in a continuous epidural infusion, especially in patients &le; 12 months of age.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the hospital records of neonates and infants who received postoperative epidural infusions with 2-chloroprocaine, and clonidine was identified over a 4-year period.Results: The study cohort included 52 neonates and infants ranging in age from 0 to 12 months and in weight from 2.1 to 10.1 kilograms. The catheters were dosed with either 1.5% 2-chloroprocaine (n=47) or 3% 2-chloroprocaine (n=5) with clonidine (median concentration 0.2 &mu;g/mL) infused at a median rate of 0.72 mL/kg/hour. …”
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Development and large-scale production of human milk fat analog by fermentation of microalgae by Xiaoying Zhou, Xinhua Zhao, Leon Parker, Paul Derkach, Mona Correa, Veronica Benites, Roberta Miller, Dino Athanasiadis, Bryce Doherty, Gawharah Alnozaili, Jon Wittenberg, Daniel Gates, Frédéric Destaillats, Walter Rakitsky, Scott Franklin

“…Once the strain was stabilized, the fermentation was scaled up in a 50-L reactor to yield several kilograms of biomass. Subsequently, the oil was extracted and refined using standard oil processing conditions. …”
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Predictive equations for dietary energy are improved when independently developed for dry and wet food which could benefit both the pet and the environment by Dennis E. Jewell, Matthew I. Jackson

“…When expressed as a ratio of energy consumed to metabolic body weight (weight in kilograms3/4) the within species variation in energy consumed to maintain weight was still high as compared to the energy density estimates variance from measured metabolizable energy. …”
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Obesity in Primary Schools Children in Baquba City by Oday Kahtan, Nadhim Ghazal Noaman, Shefaa Mansour Hemza

“…Body mass index (BMI) defined as a person weight in kilograms divided by the square of his height in meters (kg/m2). …”
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DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF OXYGEN TRANSFERENCE PROCESSES IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT by J. E FORERO, H. J PICÓN, V. R BLANDÓN, E. K GUZMÁN, J DÍAZ

“…The energy efficiency (expressed as kilograms of oxygen transferred per kilowatt/ hour consumed) is used as the unit of comparison of the different processes studied. …”
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Weight loss program outcome of obese attending AL-Kindy obesity research and therapy unit by Faris A. K. Khazaal, Abdul Hadi Leibi, Insaf Jasim, Zidan alhergani

“…Patients were advised aboutdecreasing their weight by decreasing calories intake byabout 500 calories daily with increasing physical activity toone hour of medium tension aerobic exercise for 3 monthsthen reexamined.Results: eighteen point five percents are males and 81.5% are females with mean age of 37.3 years, weight was reduced by 3 kilograms and waist by 6.6 cm and BMI by 1.9Kg/m2 within 3 months. …”
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